Monk Parakeets, Hidalgo, TX

In a neighborhood near the Old Hildalgo Pumphouse we saw Monk Parakeets and their nests.  Monk Parakeets, native to South America but long popular in the pet trade, established wild populations here in the 1960s. They are the only parakeets to nest communally; dozens live together year-round in large, multifamily stick nests built in trees and on power poles.