At the suggestion of Karen Riede of Ridgefield, we checked in on the Monk Parakeets of Ridgefield last week, and it seems they are in the midst of a housing crunch.
    The bridge over the train tracks by Railroad Avenue (where else?) is undergoing repairs, and workers had to remove the (eggless) nests.
   Thanks to Karen, the workers did put up two nesting platforms for the parakeets but they were not yet interested in moving in.
   In fact the roughly two dozen parakeets were just hanging around the vicinity, apparently waiting for (and hoping for) the workers to finish. When that will be is unclear.  (Stay tuned!)

   Tomorrow: Laurel Hill Raven Update