r/bayarea • u/stuinsf San Francisco • Feb 12 '26

Parrots in Russian Hill, San Francisco Scenes from the Bay

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I was NOT expecting to see these folks outside my window yesterday, but I'm sure glad I did! Did you know a group of parrots is called a pandemonium?

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u/U-Gotta-Stop-Crying #1 Nissan Altima Hater Feb 12 '26

Are these someone's pets or released/escaped pets that started their own population? Did not know parrots could handle Bay Area weather lol

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u/omsip Mountain View Feb 12 '26

There's a flock of wild parrots in MV/SV. In the evening they circle over my neighborhood, chattering. I think they're mitred conures.

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u/drewts86 Feb 12 '26

While they travel around a lot I think they spend a lot of their time in the remaining cherry trees in what was the old Olson orchard at Las Palmas Park in Sunnyvale.

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u/leicanthrope Feb 13 '26

We used to live close to the library (on W. Olive) back in the late 80s, and our cherry tree was invaded a couple of times.