CAROLINA PARAKEET

The Carolina Parakeet once thrived from the Gulf of Mexico north as far as New York and Wisconsin.  They survived the long cold winters by huddling together inside trees.  


Carolina Parakeets were even kept as pets, but with colonization came new favorite food sources. They changed their natural diet and were soon viewed as a pest and killed by farmers.  

The last pair survived at the Cincinnati Zoo for 35 years, until Lady Jane died.  Soon after Incas, her mate, died.  The Carolina Parakeet went extinct February 21, 1918.



Additional Resources:

Mounted Carolina Parakeet

http://www.lostbirdfilm.org/explore_carolinaparakeet

http://www.birdorable.com/meet/carolina-parakeet/

Mounted Carolina Parakeet
Image from Wikipedia
 Carolina Parakeet as a pet  taken in 1906
Image from Wikipedia










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