COMPANION PARROT QUARTERLY
Summer 2002: ISSUE #57
Mailed: September 16, 2002
Cover Art: Pam Crookham
THINGS YOUR PARROT WANTS YOU TO KNOW![Issue 57]()
The Psychological Importance of Food
Sally Blanchard
CPQ CONVENTION & OTHER THOUGHTS
A Synopsis and Information Learned
Sally Blanchard
INSIDE THE MINDS OF PARROTS
Tantalizing Clues about the Causes of Problem Behaviors
Dr. Stewart Metz
BREEDING AND PARENTING BEHAVIOR IN A PAIR OF GREEN-WING MACAWS
Observations of a Truly Functional Relationship
Rita Groszmann
ROAD BLOCKS
Obstacles to Improving your Relationship with your Parrot
Francois Joiris
LIFE WITH MY UMBRELLA COCKATOO
A Successful Life with an Imperfect Cockatoo
Nancy Rachunok
ALTERNATIVE THINKING ABOUT PARROT BONDING
When a Parrot is Happier with another Parrot
Mike Hutchison
HOW YOU CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Becoming a Parrot Advocate
Julie Murad
YOUR WISH IS MY COMMAND
Keeping Parrots and Making Hubby Happy
Paulette Jacob
GREY EMINENCE Part II
The Continuation of Last Issue's Grey Short Story
Mercedes Lackey
THE FUN PAGES
- If Parrots Had People for Pets—Sally Blanchard
- Recipe: Sweet Potato Sandwiches Lisa Whitworth
- Who was Jose Carioca?
- A Tribute to Alex Mary Dimino
- No Ones in the Shower with Salsa Alison Morgan
- Send us Your Parrot Haikus
FRIENDS OF THE POICEPHALUS Part I
Experiences and Opinions about Senegals and their Cousins
Teresa Arseneau, Shari Carpenter, Nancy Enslin,
Betty Graham, Suzanne Harrison, Elise Kaplan, Karen Wingrove, Linda
Metzler
A LAP AND A LAUGH BIRD
A Jardine's and a Cape
Carol Spencer
GLORIUS GAM: A PARADISE FOR PARROTS
Further Adventures to See Wild Cockatoos
Barbara Bailey & Stewart Metz
WOULD YOU LIKE TO RUN AN AVIAN RESCUE?
Running Rescue as a Business
Paula Fitzsimmons
REFLECTIONS ON AVIAN INTELLIGENCE PART III
The Mid-sized Parrots
CAGE SETUP 101
Basic Requirements for Setting Up Your Parrot's Cage
Gayle Reece
AFRICAN ALLEY: Behavior as a Reflection of Breeding and
Rearing Practices
BIRD CALLS: Feather Picking Issues
Joel Blumberg, DVM
Welcome to the Birdhouse
Laura Ainsworth
ReCycles: Avian Welfare Since 9/11
Sybil Erden
CPQ Q & A: Cage Territorial Grey
CPQ Behavioral Consultant Advertising
Adventures with Spikey Le Bec & Friends Trips to Minneapolis and
Long Island
Sally Blanchard
Memorable Parrots An African Grey Named Jason
PRODUCT REVIEWS
Gayle Reece & Sally Blanchard
Ads for Quality Breeders & Pet Shops
CPQ Advertising Listing
BOOK REVIEWS:
Voices of New World Parrots CD, Cornell Home Study Course,
Cockatiels for Dummies, Estrildid Finches
Maggie Rufo and Sally Blanchard
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
PBIC Member Only Classifieds
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