A linked hypertext work by Paul T Conneally featuring work by George Waring, Debra Woolard Bender, Sheila Windsor, Max Verhart, Robin Estil and Robert Wilson. The text on this page is an extract from: FREE-RANGING PARROT POPULATION OF HAIKU DISTRICT, MAUI, HAWAII by George Waring. Each paragraph is hyperlinked to a piece inspired by it.

The Haiku Parrots

A rather high-pitched call ["schrack"] was repeated frequently when these
birds were in flight or about to do so. Their sounds were loud and raucous.
When perched, the birds were relatively quiet; however, periodically some
begin to vocalize and suddenly a portion of the flock would circle the area
noisily before again landing. They are gregarious within their own species
but are not very social or interactive with humans ("The Founder," pers.
comm.).

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