Wild Monk Parrots Sighted in New Windsor, New York

The Times Herald Record, an upstate New York newspaper, reports that at least one pair of monk parrots is currently nesting on Route 207 in the town of New Windsor. These are the same type of birds which now live in Brooklyn, The Bronx, Queens, and New Jersey. Although the monk parrot mating season has passed in the Northeast, the article describes amorous behavior that suggests that the birds are attempting to breed. Late breeding is not unusual among monks in New York State.

Although the article does not address how the parrots wound up in New Windsor, late last year, BrooklynParrots.com received a reliable monk parrot sighting from Bear Mountain State Park, which is only about 10 miles away. So these might be the same birds. On a related topic, I recently received a report, still yet to to be verified, that monk parrots are now building nests in the city of Syracuse. If you know anything about this, please send me e-mail.