COMPANION PARROT QUARTERLY
Spring 2002: ISSUE #56

Mailed: April 17, 2002
Cover Art: Cynthia Kulp
 

 

THINGS YOUR PARROT WANTS YOU TO KNOW
Understanding Sexual Behavior in Companion Parrots
Sally Blanchard

TAKE TIME TO GIVE A PARROT A CHANCEIssue 56
When You Reach Out—Give the Parrot Time to Reach Back
Sally Blanchard

YOU'VE COME A LONG WAY BIRDY!
The Cockatoo and Parrot Industry circa 1919
From Popular Mechanics 1919

PORTRAIT OF DORIAN THE GREY
Creating a Therapeutic Milieu
Ty Binfet, PhD

SINBAD: THE SECOND HAND SENEGAL
The Queen of Parrots
Danni Duggan

THE TOP 10 REASONS PARROTS LOSE THEIR HOMES
And what are we going to do about it?
Julie Murad

WHEN PACO CAME INTO MY LIFE
Beak Problems with a Blue and Gold Macaw
Rita Groszman

GEORGE THE LOVEBIRD
True to the Stereotype with A Big Surprise
Bill and Debbie

AS THE PERCH TURN
or Days of Our Amazon Lives
Nancy Burke

GREY EMINENCE Part I
Short Story by Mercedes Lackey

THE FUN PAGES

  • If Parrots Had People for Pets—Sally Blanchard
  • Recipe: Wild Rice Pancakes
  • A Translation of Spikey's Cryptic Message —Martha Balph
  • The Best Mimic?
  • Big Brother to the Rescue —Toni West
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO FRED THE COCKATOO?
Searching for the "Real" Fred the Cockatoo
Claire Britton-Warren

FRIENDS OF THE LORIES AND LORIKEETS
Experiences and Opinions about Lories and Lorikeets
By Sally Blanchard, Nancy D'Aanna, Vanessa Hirsch, Liz Ferrell, Lee Gibson,
Bob & Liz Johnson, Diana Johnson, Michelle Schism, Elisa Valencia

THE "LAZIEST" BABY EVER
An African Grey Baby Takes Forever to Eat on His Own
Lisa Whitworth

SECOND HAND AMAZON GETS LUCKY WITH NOVICE
Finally—the Right Time to Get a Parrot
Ruth DeGennaro

IN SEARCH OF THE SERAM COCKATOO
Further Adventures to See Wild Seram Cockatoos
Barbara Bailey & Stewart Metz

SAVING SAMMY
Overcoming Obstacles with a Plucking Grey
Debbie Willis

REFLECTIONS ON AVIAN INTELLIGENCE PART II
Which Species Excel?

BATHING 101
Parrot Bathing and Showering Basics
Gayle Reece

AFRICAN ALLEY: Still Needs Reassurance  

BIRD CALLS: Smell, Taste, & Appearance
Joel Blumberg, DVM

CPQ Q & A: Tail Pulling & Returning Home
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:
Where the Wild Greys Are CD

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
PBIC Member Only Classifieds
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