Mynas and Parakeets in the keys


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Posted by Brennan Mulrooney on 11:49:05 08/06/11

In Reply to: Re: More South Florida stuff (Aug 01) posted by Ron Smith

In the six years I lived in Key Largo I regularly saw Common Myna in Marathon, though never in flocks. I believe I saw them occasionally in Tavernier as well.

Monk Parakeet on the other hand, is well establish in Tavernier/Islamorada with multiple nest locations. They have had a nest built into the bottom of an Osprey nest at the Plantation Key School for years. I don't remember exactly where I saw other nests, but they were in antennas and at FP&L substations. I think the most I ever saw in a flock was about 15 birds.

Brennan Mulrooney
Santee, CA



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