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FROMTHE EDITOR’S PERCH You are inspirational? By Barbara Heidenreich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5


Positive Reinforcement for Good Bird . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 FEATURE ARTICLES


A Good Start to a Good Bird. Raising and Training a Great


Companion Parrot By Barbara Heidenreich


The Feather Distribution Project By CatherineVine


Hormonal Behavior:


Is your Parrot aVictim? By Pamela Clark, CVT


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REGULAR ARTICLES What Is Your Bird Saying? Learn to Read Bird Body Language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22


Out of the Mouths of Parrots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25


How Did They Train That? Training a Parrot to Recall OnlyWhen Cued By Barbara Heidenreich . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32


Conference, Event Reviews and Press Releases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36


IN MEMORIAM Buttercup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Stephanie Ernst . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39


YOUR GOOD BIRD! READER SUCCESS STORIES


Training a Rock Pebbler By Dorothy Schwarz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40 Call Me! Identify the Bird Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45 Upcoming Events and Seminars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46


BONUS! First Response Bird Escape Poster From the DVD/CD ROM Get Your Bird Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50


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