Who is Stealing the Wild Parrots of Brooklyn?
Contributed by: brooklynparrots The poachers arrived around 2:00 AM, travelling on bicycles so that sleeping residents did not hear their stealthy approach. They parked their bikes and the leader climbed up the Con Ed power pole until he was within arms’ reach of the wild parrot nest. He threw a net over the nest, captured several terrified parrots, and handed down his quarry to a second man, who stuffed the birds into a carrier. The poachers remounted their bikes, rode a few blocks East, climbed another pole, and repeated their operation. Then the thieves were gone, departing as quietly as they had arrived. The next morning, most residents of Mill Basin, Sheepshead Bay, and Marine Park went about their business, oblivious to the fact that the wild parrots which once seemed so numerous now seemed so few. But Bob, who’s lived in the neighborhood for many years and enjoys watching these colorful, playful birds, knew something was wrong. “You used to see parrots all over the neighborhood,
