Latest Update on Embattled Wild Parrots of Yacolt, Washington

The weather has turned frigid in the Northwest, a heavy snow is falling, and the battle for the lives of Yacolt, Washington's endangered wild parrots has escalated. Volunteers in Yacolt are working against the clock to erect temporary nest platforms so that the parrots made homeless by the local utility company's untimely destruction of their nests might have a chance to survive. Chris "Birdman" Driggins, along with a hardy crew of local residents, is working hard to keep as many birds alive as possible in this continuing crisis. You can read more about this developing situation at BirdChannel.com; I don't know how this situation will ultimately turn out, but wish the hardy volunteers the best. All of us in Brooklyn who cherish our wild parrots are very happy that Brooklyn's own green immigrants aren't shivering in the frosty air tonight: it's wicked cold outside!