Yacolt's wild parrots granted a reprieve, for now
Friday, November 30, 2007

Yacolt's parrots are in a holding pattern.

The tropical birds are no longer under an imminent death sentence, but the town's parrot advocates must find a new hangout for their feathered friends.

And it has to be the right kind of hangout: an enclosure that will keep the birds from flying free, according to Clark Public Utilities.

That process will come into clearer focus this weekend when Yacolt residents gather to discuss their options. They will meet at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Yacolt Pentecostal Church, on the corner of East Humphrey Street and Ranck Avenue.

The birds - called Monk parakeets as well as Quaker parrots - have been weaving their nests around electrical transformers atop power poles in the north-county town. [Read on…]

that just makes me sad i hope they are allowed to fly free with a new nesting site. i'd hate to hear about more being euthanized. or even captured, poor guys.