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Mike_D · Finger Mullet Joined: 30 May 2017 Posts: 36

Driving north on 37 out of CC Sunday we saw a flock of 4 green tropical birds that looked very much like parrots. The wife and I both saw it and were rested and sober, so nothing crazy happening. Is there a population of these down that way? Austin has a parakeet population that I have seen, but there were much larger.

Neumie · Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2020 8:00 pm Post subject:

Red Crown Parrots?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPOsNB0kmgw

hickroots07 · Posted: Wed Sep 30, 2020 8:10 pm Post subject:

Yes, there is a population of them. I work around the refineries and see them all the time. There are some fairly large flocks over there too
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Mike_D · Finger Mullet Joined: 30 May 2017 Posts: 36

Thanks. Glad to know we aren

CopanoCruisin · Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2020 4:09 am Post subject:

Absolutely yes. There is a fairly large population of them in the trees around our admin bldg parking lot of off I-37 & Up River Rd.. Years ago, my good friend lived on Annaville road had quiet a few in his neighborhood trees. While parking under the trees in our south Texas heat sounds great, it really is not in the area around the parrots! Just saying..........cC

5moreminutes · Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2020 7:07 am Post subject:

We have a pair flying around Orange Grove as well. Seen inside town.
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Ma4011392 · Finger Mullet Joined: 13 Dec 2010 Posts: 21

I believe they are Green parakeet's. We are in there northern most area of their range. If you go to West Guth Park you have a good chance at running into a couple large Flocks.

RodBreaker · Posted: Thu Oct 01, 2020 8:20 am Post subject:

Probably Monk Parakeets. We have a lot of them in Austin. They are the only parrots that build a stick nest. Look for the nests on utility poles or cell phone towers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monk_parakeet
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Prof. Salt · Posted: Mon Oct 05, 2020 11:29 am Post subject:

Rxfire · Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2020 5:40 am Post subject:

Red-crowned parrots are native to Texas, and were likely pushed further south than Corpus Christi by farmers to prevent them from eating crops. A thesis from Southwest Texas State Uvsty studied historical reports of them as far north as Victoria.

original range can be seen here:

https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/red-crowned-parrot

and here is a TPWD article:

https://passporttotexas.org/red-crowned-parrots-a-texas-native/
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Yak Daniels · Horse Mullet Joined: 25 Sep 2013 Posts: 148

Yup, Monk Parrots are not uncommon on the West side. I've seen them at Salinas Park / Lozano Golf Course a few times. Even had one hang out on the telephone pole behind my house off Alameda and Doddridge while I was doing yard work a few months ago.

The most that I have seen was at Charlie's Place off 37 and McBride Ln when I was asked to price out a new parking lot for the place. There had to be at least 50 hanging out on the power lines.

My mom has had a Double Yellow Headed parrot since before she and my dad even met. Bubba is probably around 40 years old now. Once my sister and I were born he was no longer the baby and has completely resented us since. Once I heard that flock of parrots barking away I knew immediately what they were. I'm emotionally scarred from that bird.
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