How many free-ranging Scarlet Macaws are there?
In The Netherlands only this pair remain. We call them Toos and Nape. There have been as many as 7 Scarlets seen in a flock and several successful nests since the late 70ties. It is unclear what happened to them. (Please let us know if you have information on this). Reports are that a northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) took several as prey and birds electrocuted themselves while playing on train power lines (something we suspect only young birds do). Read on…
