Monk Parakeets and Date Palms

[2000miler]

In the New Orleans, LA area, Monk Parakeets (aka Quaker Parrots) builds their stick nest, which they occupy year round, on cell phone towers, electrical power poles, electrical power substations, microwave towers and similar man-made structures and in one type of tree, the date palm. Before the Katrina hurricane, the birds use to build nests in fan palms, but it appears they have stopped this practice. Does anyone have any idea why the Monk Parakeet has selected the date palm for its nests? In their native Argentina, Monk Parakeets generally build their nests in Prosopis nigra or Eucalyptus sp. trees.

Bruce Baird

[SubTropicRay]

I have no idea Bruce but can tell you that they practice the same thing here.

[Kathryn]

Welcome to PalmTalk Bruce! Sorry I don't know an answer for your question. I've seen the birds in the CIDP but not in any fans palms. Where have you seen them in fan palms and what species of fan palms?

[pogobob]

In the New Orleans, LA area, Monk Parakeets (aka Quaker Parrots) builds their stick nest, which they occupy year round, on cell phone towers, electrical power poles, electrical power substations, microwave towers and similar man-made structures and in one type of tree, the date palm. Before the Katrina hurricane, the birds use to build nests in fan palms, but it appears they have stopped this practice. Does anyone have any idea why the Monk Parakeet has selected the date palm for its nests? In their native Argentina, Monk Parakeets generally build their nests in Prosopis nigra or Eucalyptus sp. trees.

Bruce Baird

If I were a monk parrkeet I would choose a more sturdy tree to nest in too. What's more sturdy than a CIDP?

[pogobob]

In the New Orleans, LA area, Monk Parakeets (aka Quaker Parrots) builds their stick nest, which they occupy year round, on cell phone towers, electrical power poles, electrical power substations, microwave towers and similar man-made structures and in one type of tree, the date palm. Before the Katrina hurricane, the birds use to build nests in fan palms, but it appears they have stopped this practice. Does anyone have any idea why the Monk Parakeet has selected the date palm for its nests? In their native Argentina, Monk Parakeets generally build their nests in Prosopis nigra or Eucalyptus sp. trees.

Bruce Baird

If I were a monk parakeet I would choose a more sturdy tree to nest in too. What's more sturdy than a CIDP?