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It’s a sign of spring for the workers at PSE&G. The annual removal of monk parakeet nests from poles throughout the area began last week. Crews started in Edgewater, and by the time their work is done ...

HARTFORD, Conn. — Julie Cook came home from work Wednesday night to find utility crews tearing down a parakeet nest from a pole and taking the birds away to be killed. “I couldn’t not do anything,” ...

DALLAS — Several flocks of lime-green parakeets living in the wild have become a municipal marvel in the wooded neighborhoods near White Rock Lake. "They're so amazing and unexpected," said ...

Black-capped chickadees, dark-eyed juncos and cardinals congregate around a backyard feeder as birdseed falls to the grass like sprinkles. Suddenly, from the sky comes a flash of vivid green and blue, ...

More than 800 electric customers in Amityville lost power for just under an hour Thursday after a monk parakeet nest perched atop a utility pole made contact with electrical equipment, tripping local ...

More than 3,000 Austin Energy customers were left in the dark Monday morning after a monk parakeet nest sitting on top of a utility pole sparked a fire in North Austin. Austin Energy spokeswoman ...

Not every nest in trees is a bird nest! Here's what a squirrel nest looks like and how to deter squirrels from nesting in ...