What are the green birds I'm seeing in the Chgo IL area? They are very noisy and travel in a flock of 20 to 30

Question

What are the green birds I'm seeing in the Chgo IL area? They are very noisy and travel in a flock of 20 to 30

Answer 1

Sounds like grackles to me. They're fairly large, with very dark, irridescent feathers which can look greenish to black in color. We have a ton of them in the midwest. Lots of people call them the "rats of the sky", because they're big, annoying, and they're foragers. See the link:

Answer 2

They are actually all parakeets (wild) yes they are very noisy but just think of them talking to each other

Answer 3

They are Monk Parakeets and  there are colonies of them in several states. They have adapted to cold weather and are able to find food as well as being fed by people.

http://www.monkparakeet.com/jmsouth/intr...

Answer 4

It was on CNN last week, Parakeets, wild, they are moving all over the United States....and they don't so far, bird specialists and bird watchers cannot figure out why they are moving in and taking over the other birds territories...

oh no, its the Birds all over again, love that movie...watch out folks, and keep a hat on, don't want anyone getting hit by flying p**p..ha ha