EH> But today as we drove down a different street on our treck to the DQ
 EH> we heard a familiar screetch and lo and behold two old dead palm trees
 EH> with parrot nests all over them!  Sort of hidden in a bunch of leafy
 EH> trees,
 EH> but you CANNOT hide that screech!
 Elvis, glad to hear that your parrots are still around. Lately I have
 discovered that the Quaker is going strong in the Austin area and
 occupies areas that I didn't know that they were in.
 A few Saturdays ago I drove the girls softball team to one of the local
 baseball complexes. Before I could get out of the bus I heard this loud
 chatter of parrots. I quit counting after I saw 15 nests sites. It seems
 that these little guys have taken over the stand on top of the light
 poles.
 In talking to one of the parents I was informed that this is not the
 only field that has been taken over by them. In thinking about it I
 realized that they were following the river.
 In discussing this on another list I was surprised that to hear that
 some of our more well known aviculturist think that they do not belong
 in the wild...at least here...and that they should be recaptured. This
 I do not go along with...but, each to his own thoughts.
 Wishing your little Conures a safe haven,
 Fran
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