Saturday, August 1, 2026

Monk Parakeet

On July 23, 2021 Judy and I were visiting Andrew in New York City and we took the subway into Brooklyn and visited the Green-Wood Cemetery which houses the remains of Leonard Bernstein, Samuel Morse, Horace Greeley and many other distinguished and not so distinguished New Yorkers. I was excited to see the monk parakeet that Andrew said were all over the entrance facade to the cemetery. 





Illustration from Birds of the World.

Range from Birds of the World. Wikipedia notes that they are native to South America, but feral populations can be found all over the world. It notes populations in New York and specifically mentions Green-Wood Cemetery.