If your dream vacation is less about beaches and bikinis and more about binoculars and birds, then you may want to listen up. A recent report released by the US Department of the Interior reveals that bird populations have headed south over the last 40 years. This “State of the Birds” report compiles all kinds of fancy research and data to see what’s been going on with our feathered friends, and unfortunately, it doesn’t too look good. ]]>
The 2003 documentary "The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill" made San Francisco's colorful birds a minor tourist fixation. But you don't have to hit the Left Coast to get your urban parrot fix: It turns out the squawkers have been invading Brooklyn at a steady pace since the 1960s.
Steve Baldwin--who is not Stephen Baldwin--runs the website BrooklynParrots.com and offers periodic tours showing off the borough's parrot population. The Brooklyn Wild Parrot Safari takes visitors through the biggest colonies, which are located at Brooklyn College and in the Greenwood Cemetery.
The next tour is September 13, and, as Steve says, "This tour is free, but the parrots are hungry." BYO bird seed!
Related Stories:
· Brooklyn Wild Parrot Safari [Official Site]
· A Parrot Flock Grows in Brooklyn [BirdChannel.com]
· Animals Travel coverage [Jaunted]
[Photo: Jef Poskanzer]]]>