Although I don’t get out to see the wild parrots of Brooklyn as often as I’d like to these days, I did get out last Sunday to spend some time with them. My belief is that there are about 30-40 parrots residing there, and I was able to count 25 (I’m sure I missed some because they were zipping around with some pairs apparently headed for Park Slope to feed on apple trees).
I continue to be amazed by the parrots’ endurance at Green-Wood, especially given the existence of several pairs of magnificent Red-Tailed Hawks that periodically take to the skies. I’d like to imagine that some kind of truce — or at least a “detente,” has been worked out between these two species; I know it’s a fanciful idea but I’m otherwise at a loss to explain why the hawks never seem to bother the parrots.
Green-Wood Cemetery continues to be the very best place to view the parrots in New York City: I encourage everyone interested to get out there, especially now that the weather in the Northeast is favorable and the foliage is so beautiful.