East Boston Parrots

UPDATE ON JULY 2, 2011

The parrots have not been heard from or seen in probably 3 weeks.  Our area has 2 large hawks that have taken up residence near the park.  I fear the hawks may have caught the parrots.  Their nest is falling apart.  This saddens me!  If you are from East Boston and have seen or heard the parrots, please do reply to this post or email me.

Remember I told you last week about the Parrots in the Park. Diane managed to get some pictures of them at the Garden today.  The day was very overcast at the time, but here they are.  As far as we know, there are 3 of them now.  In case anyone doubts the story, just look at the last picture with all the Boston Higway signs.  :)  If you click on the pictures, either once or twice, the picture will enlarge and you can see the parrots much better.

The Quaker Parrots of East Boston

This year, I will be posting from time to time about the Parrots of East Boston.  The birds are called Quaker Parrots.  The first time I saw them I was so sure that someone had just opened their window and let pet birds fly out.  I was so mad, I called the local news people to come out and do a news story on them.  I was told to contact the local bird rescue people in RI, which I did.  I then got my first education about the Quaker Parrots.  They were not pet birds, but wild birds.  This is the nest our birds have built.  Last year, the pair had a successful hatch of two babies.  Over the past winter, I have only seen 3 of the birds surviving.  These birds first showed up in the Fall of 2009, and as you can imagine, have caused quite the stir.  Here is their nest.  In time, I will try to get a picture of the birds, but with the little hand held camera I have, not sure it will be possible.  They do not stay still for very long.