The last passenger pigeon died in September 1914 and before the month was out the last Carolina Parakeet fell from it's perch in it's nearby enclosure in the Cincinnati Zoo. The only parrot native to the U.S. we can blame its demise on habitat destruction, feather trade, sport, meat and the pet market. Farmers considered the bird a pest. Our trees used to shimmer green and yellow with the flocks of parrots but now they are no more.