COMPANION PARROT QUARTERLY
Summer 2003: ISSUE #61
(mailed Aug.21, 2003)
Cover Art:
Frank "Fransiscus" Boxtiel
 
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STUFF YOUR PARROT WANTS YOU TO KNOW
Basic Nutrition for Parrot Caregivers
Sally Blanchard .........................................................pg.6

SCREAMING REVISITED
Excessive Screaming: Easier to Prevent than it is to Solve
Sally Blanchard..........................................................pg.8

WHEN TIMES GET TOUGH
The Bird Would Rather Stay Where It Is
Gayle Reece..............................................................pg.20

PROPER WEANING ETIQUETTE
It Makes a Huge Difference in Pet Potential
Lisa Whitworth...........................................................pg.24

RAINFOREST BOOT CAMP
Tambopata Research Center
Bonnie Zimmerman....................................................pg.28

LIVING WITH PARROTS IS A LIFESTYLE
Finding Someone to Live with a Parrot Lifestyle ............pg.36

TOO SHORT A TIME
Remembrances of a Delightful Hyacinth
Laurie Baker.............................................................pg.40

TO PEEL OR NOT TO PEEL
Parrots and Natural Living Food
Monica Gonzalez.......................................................pg.42

THE SOUND BARRIER
Philosophical Musings about Animals Communicating with Us
Gail A. Gillogly..........................................................pg.44

THE FUN PAGES .....................................................pg.48
If Parrots Had People for Pets
Recipe: Hominy Hash - Gayle Reece
Lawson Wood & Collier's Parrot Covers
Maverick and the Magic Box - Alison Morgan

TALKING PARROTS 101
The Best Talkers Have Lots of Social Interaction
Gayle Reece.............................................................pg.50

FRIENDS OF THE CONURE PART I
Experiences and Opinions about Conures...................pg.52

Sally Blanchard, Joe Arbogast, Barbara Bailey, Jill Bell, Jean Brosell, Susan Norton-Laired, Carol & Drew Crane, Danielle Gonthier, Tigerlily Jones, Laura Pajot, Judy Ray, Lisa Szumita, Diane Witiak

THE CREATION OF THE GREY PARROT
Gloria Ridgeway......................... ..............................pg.66

GETTING RID OF RIDLEY
Lynne Page..............................................................pg.68

INGRID THE UMBRELLA COCKATOO
Patience with a Mutilating Cockatoo
Chiara Petro.............................................................pg.72

BREEDER AND BIRD SHOP SOURCES....................pg.76

LOOKING FOR BIRD SHOP REVIEWS?...................pg.77

CREATIVE PARROT KEEPING
This Thing Called Socialization................................pg.78

WELCOME TO THE BIRDHOUSE
The Most Unflappable Timneh?
Laura Ainsworth........................................................pg.82

RECYCLES
The Lucky Seven
Sybil Erden..........
......................................................pg.83

TALE OF TWO COCKATOOS
An Abused Bird Learns from a Hand-fed Baby
Laura Ainsworth .......................................................pg.84

CPQ Q & A and THE MIS-ADVENTURES OF SALLY B
Sally Blanchard........................................................
pg.86

PRODUCT REVIEWS
Sally Blanchard...................... .................................pg.90

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ......................................pg.94

CPQ Artists..............................................................pg.95

THE BACK PAGE: Beak Bites, Etc., Bosco's Enrichment
...............................................................................pg.96