COMPANION PARROT QUARTERLY
Summer 2002: ISSUE #57

Mailed: September 16, 2002
Cover Art: Pam Crookham
 

 

THINGS YOUR PARROT WANTS YOU TO KNOWIssue 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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