Monk parakeets have been flapping around Houston for around 50 years. Having logged just 20 years in the city myself, I feel some reticence calling them an invasive species. Yet, technically, the monk ...

Monk parakeets in big colonies developed voice accents and made a greater variety of sounds, possibly to handle communal ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Some of you may have read my recent piece where I shared a study that reports that native ...

At a quiet street intersection in the Englewood neighborhood, the imposing figure of a pine tree is only outweighed by the massive collection of sticks and twigs carefully placed on its branches. It’s ...

The unfamiliar monk parakeets got to know each other slowly before moving on to behaviors like preening, pictured here. Claire O'Connell Monk parakeets are highly social birds. These bright green ...

Black-capped chickadees, dark-eyed juncos and cardinals congregate around a backyard feeder as birdseed falls to the grass like sprinkles. Suddenly, from the sky comes a flash of vivid green and blue, ...

A group of green monk parakeets sits nestled at the top of Green-Wood Cemetery's 19th century gothic arched entrance. However, there is a chance you can hear them before you seem them. How vocal are ...

When artist June Woest moved into her Bellaire studio, she was surprised to find that a colony of green parrots had set up housekeeping in the gigantic transmission towers behind it. A group of monk ...

Spotted a flash of green in the Houston suburbs? It might have been a monk parakeet, an invasive species that has been flying around in Texas for nearly 50 years. Here’s what you should know about our ...