Monk Parakeet LbNA #12352 (ARCHIVED)
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Add Location| Owner: | N/A |
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| Plant date: | Nov 25, 2004 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Fairfield |
| County: | Fairfield |
| State: | Connecticut |
| Boxes: | 1 |
| Planted by: | jem_heist
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| Found by: | Dave & Nancy |
| Last found: | Jul 26, 2009 |
| Status: | FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF |
| Last edited: | Nov 25, 2004 |
All of our boxes are Bring Your Own Ink and Pen. You will need a compass to find this box.
First, a question: What is a mid-sized South American parrot (the Myiopsitta monachus) doing in dozens of trees along Connecticut's Gold Coast? One popular theory is that a crate of these tropical Argentinean birds was accidentally opened at New York's JFK Airport in the late 1960s. Another theory is that a truck full of them tipped over on I-95. Regardless, choosing freedom over lives in cages, the birds high-tailed it for the trees. Few observers expected them to last through their first winter. Unbelievably, these warm weather birds have survived quite well through many New England frosts!
Today, these beautiful Monk Parakeets are doing well and harmonizing with local wildlife. They can be heard and seen in Bridgeport, Westport, Milford, Stamford, Fairfield, and beyond.
From the gate of the Old Cemetery on Beach Road, turn to 115° and view an island in the road with two large trees. Among the branches of one, you will see the large stick nests of the Monk Parakeets. One has strayed from the flock and found a hiding spot in this historical cemetery.
To find this little fella', follow a route from the gate that visits the following stones:
262° to Theodore Lyman's obelisk
340° to Noah Burr
242° to Esther Smedley
325° to Eliphalet Thorp
185° to Seth Sturges
288° to John Whitear
240° to a hole in the stone wall
Behind a large loose stone you'll find your prize.
Be discreet and rehide well.
We hope you see some Monk parakeets and enjoy the historical cemetery and hand-carved stamp! Please email when found to let us know the box's condition.
First, a question: What is a mid-sized South American parrot (the Myiopsitta monachus) doing in dozens of trees along Connecticut's Gold Coast? One popular theory is that a crate of these tropical Argentinean birds was accidentally opened at New York's JFK Airport in the late 1960s. Another theory is that a truck full of them tipped over on I-95. Regardless, choosing freedom over lives in cages, the birds high-tailed it for the trees. Few observers expected them to last through their first winter. Unbelievably, these warm weather birds have survived quite well through many New England frosts!
Today, these beautiful Monk Parakeets are doing well and harmonizing with local wildlife. They can be heard and seen in Bridgeport, Westport, Milford, Stamford, Fairfield, and beyond.
From the gate of the Old Cemetery on Beach Road, turn to 115° and view an island in the road with two large trees. Among the branches of one, you will see the large stick nests of the Monk Parakeets. One has strayed from the flock and found a hiding spot in this historical cemetery.
To find this little fella', follow a route from the gate that visits the following stones:
262° to Theodore Lyman's obelisk
340° to Noah Burr
242° to Esther Smedley
325° to Eliphalet Thorp
185° to Seth Sturges
288° to John Whitear
240° to a hole in the stone wall
Behind a large loose stone you'll find your prize.
Be discreet and rehide well.
We hope you see some Monk parakeets and enjoy the historical cemetery and hand-carved stamp! Please email when found to let us know the box's condition.