[texbirds] Re: Green Parrots
- From: "Stevan Hawkins" <shawkins4@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "'Heidi Trudell'" <heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2013 15:33:46 -0500
Heidi:
This morning when I searched eBird for Monk Parakeets all I saw was records
for the east coast of the US. After I posted my note on TexBirds, one of
my friends sent me an eBird map of Monk Parakeet records for Bexar County.
So then I used the same methods as I had before to have eBird do another
search for Monk Parakeets. This time eBird produced a map showing Monk
Parakeets in the Greater Houston area, Corpus Christi, McAllen, Laredo, the
Dallas-Fort Worth Area, the San Antonio-Austin-Temple corridor, Kerrville,
and the Midland-Andrews area. My hypothesis is that when I did my first
search someone was editing eBird's Monk Parakeet data.
Onward!
Steve
Stevan Hawkins
San Antonio TX
-----Original Message-----
From: Heidi Trudell [mailto:heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2013 3:16 PM
To: shawkins4@xxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: texbirds texbirds
Subject: Re: [texbirds] Re: Green Parrots
Monk Parakeets probably don't get much eBird love, but that doesn't mean
they don't exist -- Andrews, Dallas, Austin, Houston, San Antonio,
Seabrook/Kemah, and a smattering of other locations have populations of
varying size. Texas A&M is keeping track of them, so any reports that are
outside of the areas I listed need additional details!
Happy trails,
-h
Heidi Trudell
Marathon, TX
On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 11:38 AM, Stevan Hawkins <shawkins4@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> Dell, Tom:
>
> From time to time Green Parakeets wander as far north as San Antonio.
>
> Although anecdotal evidence suggests that Monk Parakeets are seen in
> most, if not all, of the large cities in Texas, a minute ago when I
> searched for Monk Parakeet on eBird, I didn't see any purple
> rectangles in Texas. That contradicts the Monk Parakeets that I have seen
in Austin and San Antonio.
> Hopefully one or more of our eBird editors will enlighten us.
>
> Later!
>
> Steve
>
> Stevan Hawkins
> San Antonio TX
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: texbirds-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:texbirds-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Dell Little
> Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2013 8:34 AM
> To: endersgt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: texbirds texbirds
> Subject: [texbirds] Re: Green Parrots
>
> Tom,
> There are several populations of Monk Parakeets Myiopsitta
> monachus (green in color) established in Dallas and Tarrant counties.
> To be honest I'm not sure exactly where all the populations currently
> are. Historically northwest of White Rock Lake damn or the Fish
> Hatchery is one location. Near you in Grand Prairie, there is a small
> population at Kennedy Middle School Football Stadium at Acosta and
> 303. Also in Arlington at the Sherry St. Sub Station just north of 303
> is a another small group. I don't know wether "significant" is
> appropriate. If their sighting was put into eBird, that wouldn't hurt.
> Green Parakeets Psittacara holochlora have native populations in the
> Rio Grande Valley but no populations away from there (to my
> knowledge)
>
> Dell Little
> Arlington, Texas
> "Excellent Birds"
>
>
>
>
> On Aug 20, 2013, at 5:24 AM, Ervin Fleming <endersgt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> I see reports here from time to time on green parrots. A friend of
>> mine
> noted a group of 10-12 in North Dallas over the weekend. If this is
> significant, I can get lat/lon for Google as well as date and time of
> the sighting. Just let me know.
>> Tom Fleming
>> Grand Prairie
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