Urban Parrot News from All Over

It's been a busy week at BrooklynParrots.com. On Satuday, we ran our biggest tour ever, and the antics of the Brooklyn Parrots, as well as the Brooklyn-based birdwatchers who've scientifically studied them, were recorded by Animal Planet for a forthcoming show.

Earlier in the week, our brother-in-feathers Mark Bittner, who's completely devoted to the feral parrots of San Francisco, turned up in the news. Apparently, several of the trees used by his beloved birds have been cut down, and Mark had to interpose himself between a surviving tree and a chainsaw! Go, Mark!

Over in Edgewater, NJ, Alison-Evans Fragale continues to rally support for her effort to decriminalize ownership of Monk Parakeets in the Garden State. If you'd like to help Alison and the Jersey Monks, please sign her petition!

We also learned this week about a fascinating project documenting the story of two free-flying macaws that have lived in the Netherlands for more than 25 years. Check out AraProject.nl: it's an image-rich, frequently updated site.

Finally, we've scheduled the next wild parrot trip of Brooklyn: it will happen, rain, shine or snow, on Saturday, December 3, 2005.

Regards,
Steve Baldwin
Webmaster, BrooklynParrots.com
646 361 2879