Breaking News: Wild "Teenage" Parrots Invading Park Slope!

Dana Rubinstein of The Brooklyn Paper has written a good story on the wild Quaker Parrots which have recently been sighted in Park ASlope for the first time. My theory is that these birds are "teenage" parrots which likely came from Green-Wood Cemetery. Let's hope that the human residents of Park Slope take a shine to them!

PROBABLE ROUTE OF PARK SLOPE PARROTS


Aug 18th UPDATE: I walked the hypothetical route of the Park Slope Parrots on Saturday. Interestingly, there are at least three apple trees on this route. While I did not see any parrots eating these apples, a group of about 20 sparrows and starlings were feasting on fallen fruit. Wild Quaker Parrots love apples, the fruit is ripening on the trees, and this may explain the recent explosion of wild parrot sightings in Park Slope.

But questions remain. Are these parrots merely visiting Park Slope, or do they intend to command real estate there, perhaps in one of the neighborhood's many beautiful trees. Is this truly a wild parrot incursion or merely an apple-themed excursion? Stay tuned.