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

For this installment of "From the Archives," we answer a reader question about the monk parakeets and grackles in Austin.
The Advocate

These 'unique' parrots have been flying around New Orleans for decades. What makes them special?

For over 60 years, green-feathered Monk parakeets have darted across the Crescent City, squawking from telephone lines and nesting in power poles. Aside from their unique preference for urban nesting, ...
Irish Examiner

'Testing the waters’ when forming new relationships

Monk parakeets don’t rush into friendships. They gradually escalate interactions, starting from safe, low-risk behaviours and ...
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Want to make new friends? Take a lesson from these birds

Making new friends has its challenges, even for birds. Researchers at the University of Cincinnati found that monk parakeets introduced to new birds will "test the waters" with potential friends to ...
Douglas Budget

Study reveals how birds carefully form new friendships

The findings, published in the journal Biology Letters, showed that strangers were more likely to approach each other with ...
The Times of Northwest Indiana

Do monk parakeets affect pecking order?

CHICAGO | St. Xavier University assistant professor Christopher Appelt is looking for volunteers to help him study the impact of monk parakeets on native bird species in the Chicago area. "Monk ...