Big Island birds on the "wet side"

[Grassyknoll]

Originally Posted by Blind Cleric

Viper is absolutely right about those bloody parakeets on Kauai. Lets hope they never make it to otherun islands.

In the Kona area there is a growing number of wild green parrots. They're kind of neat to see flying around or perched in a trweek squawking away. I'very seen dozens at a time so I imagine the total population must be pretty healthy. Not sure how damaging they are to the ecosystem but I don't hear of any efforts to eradicate them.

[Arktikos]

Originally Posted by Grassyknoll

In the Kona area there is a growing number of wild green parrots. They're kind of neat to see flying around or perched in a trweek squawking away. I'very seen dozens at a time so I imagine the total population must be pretty healthy. Not sure how damaging they are to the ecosystem but I don't hear of any efforts to eradicate them.

No way!

If these show up on the east side they will be considered enemy combatants and subject to being shot out of the sky.

[whtviper1]

Originally Posted by Grassyknoll

In the Kona area there is a growing number of wild green parrots. They're kind of neat to see flying around or perched in a trweek squawking away. I'very seen dozens at a time so I imagine the total population must be pretty healthy. Not sure how damaging they are to the ecosystem but I don't hear of any efforts to eradicate them.

It is virtually impossible to eradicate a species once an initial mating pair begins breeding without harmful effects on other species - tree snakes are still pervasive on Guam (which is one way to get rid of birds as most have eliminated on the island) - and one only has to look at the coqui frog situation on the Big Island and how that war was lost.....

That's why it is an all out war if a coqui hitches a ride to Oahu or someone sneaks a reptile to the islands as once they breed and spread you are stuck....

[TwoByFour]

And then of course there is that two-legged invasive species that nobody talks about....

[terracore]

Originally Posted by TwoByFour

And then of course there is that two-legged invasive species that nobody talks about....

You must mean! Wallaby sightings in Hawaii are incredibly rare. Here's why