COMPANION PARROT QUARTERLY
Winter 2002: ISSUE #55
Cover Art: Cynthia Kulp
Mailed 2/11/02
 

 

THINGS YOUR PARROT WANTS YOU TO KNOW
A Few Absolutes about Companion Parrot Behavior
Sally Blanchard

DEALING WITH HARD-CORE AGGRESSION
Using the Tools of "Nurturing Manipulation"
Sally Blanchard

MATE MUSH
Outsmarting a Parrot about Diet Issues
Yasmeen Sands

INTERVIEW WITH A FORMER SERAM BIRD TRAPPER
Seram (Moluccan) Cockatoos in the Wild
Barbara Bailey, Stewart Metz, Kristin Bailey

NO MORE VACUUMING
Anyone with Parrots Needs one of These
Jane Aldham

CREATIVE PARROTKEEPING:
Reflections on Avian Intelligence

THE PARROT OF GOLD
The Queen of Parrots
Nancy Speed

A PERSONAL HISTORY OF THE AMAZON PARROT
Starting with Bogie, a Mealy Amazon
Julie Murad

THE COLONEL
An Appreciation of Military Macaws
Sharon Walters

AVIAN DISEASE UPDATES
An Interview with Tammy Jenkins, DVM
Shari Beaudoin

THE FUN PAGES

• Recipe: Heavenly Fruit Rice Pudding—Mickaboo Rescue
• A Cryptic Message from Spikey Le Bec
• Duchess Malachite & the Remotes—Nancyjane Bailey
• Crazy Crosses—Martha Balph
• Are You a Good Psitta-slave?—Claudia Bauer

FLOCK SECURITY & ROSE-BREASTED COCKATOOS
Why Galahs May Be More Comfortable in Groups
Kashmir Csaky

FRIENDS OF THE MINI-MACAW
Experiences and Opinions about Mini-macaws
By Sally Blanchard, Rita Groszman, Bob Hulsey, Millie Kemrer, Deborah Kirshen, Jay Landry, Jane McKee, Lynne Page, Autumn Ray, Vicki Redhawk, Nancee L. Roberts, Mark Saunders

THE PRODIGAL SON
Callie's Adventure
Paulette Jacobs

BOISTROUS BAILEY
Winner of an Unexpected Prize
Melody Marsden

IS IT YOUR PARROTS THAT ARE MAKING YOU SICK?
Get all the facts before you make the wrong decisions
Paula Fitzsimmons

ESMIRELDA: QUEEN OF MY HEART
A Call to Action
Jennifer Layton

SETTING YOUR PARROT UP FOR SUCCESS
Keeping your parrot busy so he won't need to scream
Gayle Reece

AFRICAN ALLEY: Toe Chasing

RE-CYCLES: The Ethics of Euthanasia
Sybil Erden

BIRD CALLS: Avian Anesthetics
Joel Blumberg, DVM

CPQ Q & A: Physiological Responses in Parrots
CPQ Behavioral Consultant Advertising
Adventures with Spikey Le Bec & Friends
Sally Blanchard

PRODUCT REVIEWS
Gayle Reece & Sally Blanchard

Ads for Quality Breeders & Pet Shops

CPQ Advertising Listing

BOOK REVIEWS:
Parrot Breeding by Rosemary Low

PROS & CONS: Exposing Birds to Other Birds

EDITORIAL: ETHICAL POLICY OF THE PBIC, Inc.
Many decisions are difficult to make
Sally Blanchard

SETTING YOUR PARROT UP FOR SUCCESS
Keeping your parrot busy so he won't need to scream.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
PBIC Member Only Classifieds
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