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Member benefits include:
A great support system. Discounted nail & wing trims. Co-op purchases.
No-cost posting on our
"For Sale" page.
Members may bring their companions to meetings once the following requirements* have been met.
1. Must be healthy w/no signs of illness and have a clear *wellness check-up with-in the last 12 months.
2. No un-weened birds. 3. Venue must allow birds *This protects your bird as well as those of our other members.
Wellness check-up must include: Avian exam, fecal smear & a comprehensive profile.
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'09 past Events
Zoo Days: May 2
Youth group: March 12
Squawktalk meeting: April 23
Athens photography guild @ donbyram art: May 09
PetFest: May 30
Lyndon House youth week: June 3rd & 10th
Visit to Montessori: July 15
Art in the Park: Sept 19-20
Fly-in J.C. Airport: Nov 14
'08 Events:
Zoo Days: May 17
City Lights: June 28
Turtle Trek: Aug 9
Avian Veterinary conference: Aug 9-14
Bird Meeting: Sept 2
Art Festival with
Donbyram Art: Sept 6
Mimosas for Mutts: Sept 13
Art in the Park: Sept 20-21
Bird Transport: Nov 1-3
It was a cold rainy night out but we had a warm fun time. We discussed the direction for our club. As a group very concerned with the heath & welfare of our companions we will be holding the veterinarian community to a higher standard of care. We had 2 wondereful vets at this meeting providing great answers & support.
At the next meeting we plan on making toys, as well as discussing & sharing ideas for safe fun toys.
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Fly-in at the Jackson County Airport: Nov 14It was a promotion for the local airport and what is more fitting than to have true fliers!
An opportunity to reach more of the community while supporting the airport & a great local magazine "Living Jackson".
We spent the day talking with local & not so local residence about the wonders of flying and the wonder of these beautiful parrots. All were amazed at the beauty of these birds & more amazed by the amount of care, the high cost & the social requirements of keeping one as a companion.
One pilot made the comment "they are as expensive as owning a dang plane!"
It is a successful day if we provide just a little information to just one person. On this day we
we provided more than just a little information to a lot of people.
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Art in the Park at Hurricane Shoals: Sept 19 & 20
The rain didn't scare the visitors from this fun event. Thanks to everyone who donated to our birds & stopped by to visit. While Lola made a huge statement with her size & color on Saturday, Hansom pleased the crowds with his antics & vocabulary on Sunday. We enjoyed the opportunity to provide information about companion birds & encourage anyone with birds or interested in birds to call or join our club. A special thanks to Linda & Linda for all their help.
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Bird visit to Athens Montessori school; July 15 '09 SORRY: no pictures
We received a call asking if we would bring a few birds & talk with the kids. ABSOLUTELY. We took 6 birds and had a great time talking about birds as pets. We touched on a few other issues including smuggling, how long lived parrots are and what happens to them when owners die.
This was a very well behaved and attentive young group that enjoyed time on the floor with a cockatoo and gave some nice head scrunches to a macaw. This Montessori group also donated dozens & dozens of rolls of much needed paper towels to "no-"R"-birds" sanctuary. We thank them for their generosity!
Lyndon House youth weeks: June 3rd & 10th. We presented parrots in the wild vs: captivity in an informal discussion that included habitat destruction, ecology, smuggling & reproduction challenges. These young people were studying South America and got to participate in a rare and intimate experience with parrots.
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UP COMING EVENTS for 2010:
resume in 2010 Thursday is for the birds at Bentley Assisted Living at Northminster. On the 1st Thursdays of the month at 3 PM a special bird or two will spend some one on one time with the residents. This is a wonderful place to volunteer a few hours of your time. You will leave with much more than a great lesson in local history.
GROOMING: Starting in Feb. On the 1st Saturday of the month from 1-4 at FFS Pets. Located @ 39Hwy 98 East
Danielsville, GA. 30633. We will provide wing, nail & beak trims for your parrot. Proceeds
will help support resident birds in "no-"R"-birds sanctuary.