Bird Talk - January 2010 Volume 28 Number 1

Features
14 Starting Over
Hit the reset button on your relationship.
BY REBECCA K. O'CONNOR

16 What To Feed
Fulfill your bird's nutritional needs with the right foods.
BY SUSAN E. OROSZ, PHD, DVM, DIPL ABVP
(AVIAN) DIPL ECZM (AVIAN)

22 Free Flight
Let your canary spread its wings.
BY ROBIRDA MCDONALD


24 Grey Menu
What they eat in the wild & what to feed at home.
BY PAMELA CLARK, CVT, CPBC

Columns
7 MEMO TO PEPPER & PARKER
Subject: Throwing Food.
BY PATRICIA SUND

8 HEART TO HEART
There For Each Other
Our birds appreciate the little things, too.
BY CHRIS DAVIS

10 PARROT PSYCHOLOGY
Parrot Phobia
Desensitize your parrot from fear.
BY LIZ WILSON, CVT, CPBC

12 CAUSES & CURES
Reverse Zoonoses
Some conditions that afflict you warrant caution when handling the flock.
BY MARGARET A. WISSMAN, DVM, DABVP - AVIAN PRACTICE

26 MEDIUM BIRDS
Noisy At Night
Some parrots chatter the night away.
BY SALLY BLANCHARD

27 SMALL BIRDS
Pellets & Small Birds
Tips to transition your bird from seeds to pellets.
BY DIANE GRINDOL

28 LORIES & SOFTBILLS
Black-Capped Lory
This lory rivals parrots in its talking ability.
BY DICK SCHROEDER

29 DOVE & PIGEONS
Ornate Fruit-Dove
This dove is one of the most colorful of its genus.
BY ROBERT ALISON, PHD

Departments
1 Editor's Letter
3 Mailbag
4 Avian News & Notes
4 Web Column
6 Flock On
33 Avian Marketplace
36 Show Calendar
38 Advertising Index
38 Gallery
39 Avian Breeders' Directory
44 Small Birds' Directory
43 Avian Classifieds
46 Avian Services' Guide
47 Just Hatched
47 Kids Talk Back
48 Watch The Birdie

PRODUCT GUIDE
Birdie Boutique

30 BIRD-TESTED, BIRD-APPROVED
Creative Foraging Systems
BY SUSAN CHAMBERLAIN

31 TOY CHEST
Foraging Toys
Foraging toys are great ways to reduce boredom.
BY JESSICA PINEDA

32 PRODUCTS FOR YOU AND YOUR BIRD

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