Bird Talk - March 2012 - Volume 30, No. 3

Features
14 Your Food & Your Bird
Reassess what you feed your bird —and improve your diet, too.
BY SUSAN CHAMBERLAIN

18 30 Years Of Parrots
A look back: what it was like to have a parrot 30 years ago.
BY SALLY BLANCHARD

20 Breathe Easy
Clean air in your home improves your bird’s health.
BY PETER S. SAKAS, DVM, MS


24 Why Budgies Rule
The World Discover why budgies are No. 1 worldwide.
BY MARY GORMAN

38 The Age-Defying Zoo
’Too The Brookfield Zoo’s Cookie is still going strong at age 78.
BY DIANE GRINDOL

43 Pionus Facts
Find out the facts about these great pet parrots.
BY JESSICA PINEDA

Columns
7 MEMO TO PARKER & PEPPER
Subject: Tattle tale
BY PATRICIA SUND

8 PARROT PSYCHOLOGY
Eek ... A Dog!
Desensitize your parrot to a scary (dog) stimulus.
BY LIZ WILSON, CVT, CPBC

10 CAUSES & CURES
Bedbugs & Birds
Can bedbugs bug your bird?
BY MARGARET A. WISSMAN, DVM

12 HEART TO HEART
Managing Hormones
Help your bird weather hormonal cycles.
BY CHRIS DAVIS

30 BIRDS ON THE BRAIN
Parrots Are Unique
Discover some fascinating facts about parrots.
BY SUSAN CHAMBERLAIN

32 LARGER THAN LIFE
New Age Lessons
Using calm energy help strain parrots for the better.
BY SALLY BLANCHARD

46 SMALL BIRDS
Free-Flighted Budgies
Follow these tips before you allow your budgie to fly about the room.
BY DIANE GRINDOL

Departments
1 Editor’s Letter
3 Mailbag
4 Avian News & Notes
6 Web Column
6 Flock On
34 Avian Marketplace
36 Show Calendar
39 Avian Breeder Directory
43 Small Birds’ Directory
44 Avian Services’ Guide
44 Advertising Index
45 Avian Classifieds
47 Kids Talk Back
48 Watch The Birdie

PRODUCT GUIDE
28 BIRDIE BUYS
33 BIRDIE BOUTIQUE

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