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I was doing some food prep when I looked out my kitchen window. I thought I saw a parrot. I called DH in to see and he noticed that there were about 20 of these birds! Have no idea how they got there, no idea what they are, no idea where they'll go, but I thought it was a cool surprise for Christmas and right outside our window!!!



I did hear a rumor that a storm some time ago blew off the top of a bird sanctuary somewhere in Queens, so maybe they paid a visit to us.

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Hey, sorry so big!

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Wow! INteresting! Not a typical bird you would see outside especially in the winter.

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OMG, they look like Quaker parrots

I hope they are ok

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Those are Quaker Parrots. My dad has one. They should be okay, I know they live in the wild in the Northeast.

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Apparently, they've been around for 30 years...here's some google detective work!

A lot of people are surprised when they hear that there are wild parrots living in New York City, but several hundred of them have been living here for many years in Brooklyn, the Bronx, and in Queens. There are many myths and legends surrounding their first appearance here in the early 1970's, but the most credible explanation is that the parrots we find here now are all related to a flock that was inadvertently released at Kennedy Airport in 1967.

How do these parrots survive New York's cold winters? Well, it turns out that they're well-suited for survival in our city, because their native land of Argentina also has a varying, temperate climate. In fact the kind of parrot living in New York, known as the Quaker Parrot or Monk Parakeet, has been able to survive in places with tougher winters than New York City, notably Chicago and Montreal.