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  2. William W. Powers State Recreation Area - Wikipedia

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    Birdwatchers enjoy the non-native monk parakeet, which is a South American parrot, that nests in the park. [2] Hunters enjoy the seasonal waterfowl. [1] The South American monk parakeets arrived at the site in 1999 and have since established two nests with seven or eight birds each. They are presumed to have migrated from the Hyde Park ...

  3. Monk parakeet - Wikipedia

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    The monk parakeet (Myiopsitta monachus), also known as the monk parrot or Quaker parrot, is a species of true parrot in the family Psittacidae. It is a small, bright-green parrot with a greyish breast and greenish-yellow abdomen. Its average lifespan is approximately 15 years. It originates from the temperate to subtropical areas of South America.

  4. Feral parrot - Wikipedia

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    The most common era or years that feral parrots were released to non-native environments was from the 1890s to the 1940s, during the wild-caught parrot era. In the psittacosis "parrot fever" panic of 1930, "One city health commissioner urged everyone who owned a parrot to wring its neck. People abandoned their pet parrots on the streets." [30]

  5. Myiopsitta - Wikipedia

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    Myiopsitta is a genus of parrot in the family Psittacidae. They are native to South America, but are found all over Europe, as well. They are known as an invasive species due to the crop damage they cause, which greatly affects the wildlife all across Europe. [2] The monk parakeet is sometimes considered monotypic within the genus.

  6. Harold Washington - Wikipedia

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    Across from the Hampton House apartments where Washington lived, a city park was renamed Harold Washington Park, which was known for "Harold's Parakeets", [77] a colony of feral monk parakeets that inhabited Ash Trees in the park. A building on the campus of Chicago State University is named Harold Washington Hall.

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    Chicago. Alzheimer’s Association, Chicago Chapter p.9. Meeting with Deborah Delsingnore p.9. Minneapolis. Kairos Dance p.10-12. Walker Art Centre p.12-13. Minneapolis Institute of Art p.13-14. Alzheimer’s Association, Minneapolis Chapter p.14. New York ‘Meet Me at MOMA’ p.14-17

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    Parakeet Communities, a Maryland-based company, owns communities that comprise renter-tenant and owner-tenant residents on low and fixed incomes, often due to disability and old age.

  9. Harold Washington Park - Wikipedia

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    Harold Washington Park is a small (10 acre) [1] park in the Chicago Park District located in the Hyde Park community area on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, US.In 1992, it was named for Harold Washington (1922–1987), the first African-American Chicago Mayor.

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