The Red Hook Parrots

The Red Hook parrots are the Northernmost colony in Brooklyn, and their existence has not to date been well documented. Like the Brooklyn College parrots, they live in a large stadium light pole above an athletic field approximately 30 feet from the park entrance at the intersection of Bay and Henry Streets.

The park belongs to New York City, whose Parks Department has long had an anti-parrot policy in place. Pursuant to this policy, the nests were destroyed in 2004, but were rebuilt by the parrots.

The Red Hook parrots are most likely a satellite of the colony at Greenwood Cemetery, itself a satellite of the main source colony at Brooklyn College. I hope to have more info and pictures on this colony soon.