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Article: Cute or pesty, that is question: Fun-loving monk parakeets may be squeezing out native back-yard birds.
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- Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
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- January 3, 2007
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Byline: James Janega
Jan. 3--It was over the New Year's weekend, while standing in his family room in Evergreen Park, that Vince Vazza heard South American birds calling for him outside. "The monk parakeets have this thing, you know, if there's not seeds out there, they give me the 'YAA YAA YAA'--I mean, they're yelling. It's, like, they know when there's no seeds. They'll tell you," Vazza said. "At least, I think that's what they're telling me. It's possible they just do that naturally." Vazza, who never saw a wild parakeet before 2003, recorded his New Year's experience for scientific purposes. In doing so, he underscored what is known about the monk ...