Hoodline

Long Island’s Loud Green Squatters Are Menacing the Power Lines

Massive parakeet nests on Montauk Highway could threaten power. PSEG is monitoring and crews may remove nests.
AOL

I Thought Winter Had Turned Green In London, Until I Realized It Was A Thousand Parakeets (35 Pics)

If you've never visited parks in London or other English cities, you’ve probably never experienced the surprise of seeing flocks of vibrant ring-necked parrots in migration. In spring, they nibble ...
Forbes

A Biologist Tells The Story Of America’s Only Two Native Parakeets — One Lost To The World Forever In 1918 And Another That Thrives In South Texas

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Parrots are not an uncommon bird species — there are about ...
Austin American-Statesman

How monk parakeets — and grackles — came to call Austin home

American-Statesman business editor Travis Webb asks: “How did those bright green parrots get to Austin?” He refers, of course, to the monk parakeets that seem so alien to many of our city’s newcomers.