RickCorey said:A friend in Milford, CT read about a crate that was dropped in a nearby airport, releasing some tropical birds, I think parrots. They all escaped and apparently they found their way to the marsh in Milford.
(This was many years ago - 1980s? 1990s?)
There was 100% agreement that every parrot would die that same winter, "since they could not tolerate the cold".
There was a thriving tropical parrot colony a few years later. In Milford, CT. I hope they chnaged the reference books to reflect reality.
Parakeets are a lot smaller than a standard parrot, though. But hummingbirds are tiny, way smaller than parakeets, and they manage quite well. I don't know, I'll still make them a walk-in cage and they'll live in it anyway, it'll just take time to get them used to the cold. 
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