Nanday Parakeet
A rare cage bird escapee found in small flocks in the Lakeland area in 1989. LCBC high count of 5 in 1981.
Monk Parakeet *
An uncommon resident, increasing in number. This parrot is spreading rapidly since it was first discovered in Babson Park in 1984. Monks are cooperative nesters. A flock of 27 was on a utility wire in Auburndale in December 1999 near a nest tree. LCBC high count of 159 in 2003 and 96 in 1999.
note: a variety of escaped parrots are reported from time to time, but they never presist.