Quote Originally Posted by sbctwin View Post
Can he really survive? I feel sorry for this type of bird who is let loose or gets loose. Can he really survive? I would try to take him in and make 'him mine'. On Friday, a guy I work with, was in the work kitchen and his wife, visiting for lunch, had their pet bird and it looks just like him. I feed birds all year long. I am 'just a backyard birder'...not too sophisticated, just love to feed the birds and see what I can bring in. I would try to entice this fella home, to be mine, forever....
Yes, they can survive. Here are a couple of links to parrot/parakeet sites in the New York area. I've seen the ones in Edgewater, NJ... hundreds of them nesting in trees in a small park on a very busy road. They've been there for many years, so I guess they're doing okay.

http://www.brooklynparrots.com/
http://www.edgewaterparrots.com/