An Explosion Of Green Parakeets Is Causing Big Problems On Kauai … Wild rose-ringed parakeets feast on fruit and corn crops, screech noisily and attract rats. Researchers say native birds are at risk.
KILAUEA, Kauai — Along Kauai’s resort-studded south shore, thousands of wild rose-ringed parakeets with bright green feathers and brilliant red beaks obliterate hotel parking lots and vehicles daily with their poop. Full of seeds, the bird dung attracts rats. If not quickly removed, it can ruin car paint.
At least one Poipu hotel diverts s
taff for two hours every morning to remove the bird droppings with a pressure washer.
The parakeets are also a noisy nuisance, especially while screeching as they gather by the thousands at night to roost.
