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A Florida Chapter of the National Audubon Society
Serving greater Daytona Beach area
Founded 1923

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Parrots aren't generally believed to be native in coastal central Florida. 

However, a flock of parrots can be spotted at Reed Canal Road with a fair degree of regularity.  HRA member and Master Naturalist, Joel Wooster, photographed this group last year.  They may be the progeny of parrots released from the pet trade, or they may have originated in a different part of the country and settled in the Daytona Beach area.  Green Parakeets, which these birds resemble -- at least in these photographs -- are listed in The Sibley Guide to the Birds as being found in southern Texas where they may have migrated from Mexico.

Be sure to attend the September 15 meeting at Sica Hall to hear local parrot enthusiast, J. G. Pasternak, discuss parrots as companion birds.  He is bringing his birds to the meeting, so you can meet them too.


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