New homes to be found for parakeets in Edgewater




Edgewater monk parakeet doing some repairs to its nest. EDGEWATER — The borough has begun to cut down several trees that are home to many of its famed wild parakeets, angering some residents who fear the birds could die without shelter during the cold winter or become an easy snack for the hawks and falcons that circle the Palisades.
One of the country's best known scientists calls for a radical overhaul of the system to protect threatened species.