RV> More likely, they're the _descendants_ of escapees.  We have bunches
 RV> of them in Florida; there's a huge flock of quaker 'keets in the
 RV> southern part of the county, and one of mongrel amazons in the north
 RV> (centered a few blocks from here).  They are one NOISY gang of birds
 RV> :-)
There is quite a growing colony of Quakers here in Austin. The last time
I was at the park I noticed that they were establishing a new nesting
site around a transformer on a telephone. The little guy was perched
on his front porch screeching his message.
There is a feed store here in town that throws its old seed out for
the wild birds. I was told that the Quakers are making it one of
their regular stops.
Fran
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