Well, here we go again—more Monk Parakeets, this time on a substation near the intersection of Royal and Marsh in Dallas, Texas.
Once again, I found this colony based on a tip I received from one of my readers. The bright green birds were frequently seen coming and going over her front yard. After identifying the general location, finding a likely electrical substation was not difficult!
When I first arrived there was very little parakeet activity going on. I spotted one intrepid parakeet keeping watch at his communal nest’s front entrance. The many other nests at this site appeared to be unoccupied.
Soon, however, a large group of parakeets returned to the substation and everything was quite raucous from that point on!
Observations Details
| County | – | Dallas |  |
| City | – | Dallas | |
| Date | – | Sep 22, 2013 | |
| Time of Day | – | Midmorning | |
| Temperature | – | Warm (70-89°F/21-32°C) | |
| Weather | – | Clear | |
| Habitat | – | Commercial-Industrial/Warehouse | |
| Type of Behavior | – | Nesting | |
| Gender | – | Mixed | |
| Maturity | – | Adult | |
| Observer | – | Chris Jackson | |
| Main Article | – | Monk Parakeet | Observation Location |
I saw a group of three in duncanville behind the costco grazing in the grass. Last year I saw a large group of 20-25 at the intersection where riverfront Ys into Irving blvd in Dallas.
I just saw a flock at Robbie and Conflans in Irving, TX. They were concentrated on a tree in West Park. Bright green and a distinctive call. – Sept 9 2014 : 9AM
Thank you for the tip!
-CJ
I have seen a group for the last 3-4 years near my home in Crowley. There is an elementary school near bye and I always seem to see them flying near there. They’ve flown over my house on several occasions too.
I was mesmerized today by a colony of green parakeets in the 24 Hour Fitness parking lot at Royal and Central Expressway in Dallas. They were raising a noisy ruckus in a tree situated on the south side of the parking lot facing Royal and then enmasse they took off and flew west to a tree located in the Drive-Thru area of the McDonald’s fronting the service road of Central.
I’m on wheatland and Hampton at the chick-fil-a and seen about 10-15
I live off Knox on the Katy Trail and these birds live here too! I admire their birds calls and watching them build their stick homes in the towers. Gorgeous birds!