[Tweeters] Escaped Little corella at Green Lake?!

[Matt Dufort]

Max et al.,

There's a person who walks around Green Lake with a free-flying pet
corella.  The bird often wanders far enough away that you'd think it was
wild, but then returns to the owner.  We had a similar experience to yours
a few weeks ago, thought the bird was off on its own, then it flew back and
landed on the shoulder of the owner as they continued on their walk.

Good birding,
Matt Dufort

On Sat, Feb 4, 2023 at 12:51 PM Max Kingsbury <max.kingsbury at gmail.com>
wrote:


> Hey folks. I was just running around green lake and while passing the pull

> up bars just north of the boat rental building, I saw what at first looked

> like a large white pigeon/dove fly across the path. When I got a second

> look I saw it had the distinctive crest and bill of a parakeet or parrot!

> My wife and I just took a trip to Australia and it reminded me most of the

> Little Corellas we saw all over the place, because it was pretty much all

> white. I looked up a reference photo and I'm pretty sure that's what it

> was. I was very intent on my run so I didn't stop to get a picture of the

> bird, and it flew south along the path as I left, being chased by a crow.

>

> If anyone else is out birding this weekend at Green Lake, please keep an

> eye out and record the sighting. I imagine it's someone's pet and they'd

> love information about its whereabouts.

>

> Regards

> Max

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