Where to Find the Parakeets

Here is a small map of the Hyde Park area made during the winter of '97-'98. The numbers of nests and birds will undoubtedly change, especially over the breeding season and when the young fledge. If you know of any new sites, please email me at monkparakeet@yahoo.com.

Winter '98
Total # of nests = 48
Total # of active nesting chambers = 83
Approx. Total # of parakeets in Hyde Park = 166

A red circle denotes a nesting site. The numbers mean the following: # of nesting structures / # of active chambers. An active chamber is defined as a chamber at which I have seen parakeets leaving or entering. Click on the hyperlinks below to see pictures of the nests.

Click below to see nest pictures.

• 53rd and S. Shore Dr. (Harold Washington Park)
• 56th and Cottage Grove (Dusable Museum of African-American History)
• North Washington Park--Pictures on main photo page
• Look here for a top secret image that was sent to me anonymously two and a half months ago. View at your own risk, and make no mention of me or this page if you dare to speak of it. I can give you no information on its origins or what it may mean.