Daily Archives: March 11, 2011

Parrot Census

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The Meadowlands Commission recently participated in the first World Parrot Count, an informal count done by a group called cityparrots.org. We reported the 30 Monk Parakeets in Ridgefield.

In all, 1,931 Monk Parakeets — Myiopsitta monachus — have been counted so far.

The count has received results of at least 38 parrot species from 23 countries so far.

Full results, and a note from the organizers, follow.

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