A DC Birding Blog: The Wild Parrots of Carteret


Photo Credit: Dendroica Cerulea 

From A DC Birding Blog: "New Jersey currently has two wild and self-sustaining populations of Monk Parakeets. The better known (and longer established) one is in Bergen County. The second is in Carteret, in the northeastern corner of Middlesex County. I would not be surprised to see colonies start in more of the state's urban areas as their population grows. These colonies are the descendants of birds that escaped from the pet industry.

One story I have read is that workers dropped a crate full of Monk Parakeets at JFK Airport, the crate broke open, and the birds escaped to found nesting colonies around New York City. That initial introduction may have been supplemented by subsequent escapes, but the populations in New York and New Jersey have been established long enough to pass muster as self-sustaining, and thus countable for birders under standard listing rules."

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Posted by WILDNEWJERSEY at 3/25/2012 11:00 AM
Categories: Birds
Tags: wild parrots monk parakeets birds Bergen County carteret middlesex county
 

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