-> More likely, they're the _descendants_ of escapees.  We have bunches
-> of them
I'd agree with you except for the fact that we have wild flocks in
Mexico less than 100 miles away.  This is where "Mexican Redheads" COME
from.  I'm not sure about the conures, but they're also numerous fairly
close in Mexico.
-> Florida; there's a huge flock of quaker 'keets in the southern part
-> of the county, and one of mongrel amazons in the north (centered a
-> few blocks from
But weren't there _always_ wild flocks in Florida?  Indiginous birds of
several varieties?  When I visited Orlando nearly fifty years ago, I
remember something green and squawky flying around in the grapefruit
grove where my sister lived.
-> here).  They are one NOISY gang of birds :-)
Ten Four on the "Noisy!"  You can hear our flock of mixed conures and
Amazons for three blocks!  There's a big old live oak tree a couple of
blocks from the city park where we walk.  You can hardly hear yourself
think when they fly in in the afternoon to roost!
-> Newly escaped birds either get re-captured, et by hawks, or find
-> their way to a feral flock.
THAT'S a fact.  I think that's one of the reasons they do better in
town. We don't HAVE many hawks in town.  That may also be why the wild
pairs that fly around out here in the country fly so fast!  If they
didn't scream so while they fly, they wouldn't have to break the speed
limit flying down our road!  In the spring when they're out here eating
Hackberrys they really HAUL from one bunch of trees to the next!
 ^..^
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