Two Monk Parakeets have set up residence on a power pole beneath three transformers at the intersection of 3rd Avenue and 21st Streets in Watervliet, N.Y. June 15, 2012. They have garnered the attention of EnCon and the local populous. The Monk Parakeet, also known as the Quaker Parrot, (Myiopsitta monachus) is a species of parrot, in most treatments the only member of the genus Myiopsitta. It originates from the temperate to subtropical areas of Argentina and the surrounding countries in South America. Self-sustaining feral populations occur in many places, mainly in North America and Europe according to Wikipedia. (Skip Dickstein/Times Union).