~ Q) CJ) to why 0 many p opl keep in ro (5 0.... poorly lit ba n1ent wh n they have o ro ampl opportunit to build garden J E aviarie . oCJ) On unn day, e en in January the (5 .£: 0.... cock tart inging hi quite nice ong orne hat r mini cent of a canar . And he 11 continue to ing until the nd of bre ding season. Because they are uch ociable bird the rna b bred on a colon) t m or t 0 h n rna b bred with one cock. I feed m a mixture of canary eed rape whit millet niger and popp eed ith generou portion of unflo er eed . From the arri al of 'pring I allow the e seeds to sprout by throwing them on the earth floor of the a iar and forking th m over twice a week. I also pick all the eeding weeds I can find and I include green and fruit, prin1aril) apple and orange .B cause the a iarie are h a, ily planted the Two satinettegreen/inches and two cinnamons. birds ar abl to find in ect . When they are ne ting, the pend mo t of their time hunting the in ects. European Oreenfinches To supplenlent the in ect diet I pro' ide an food which i a great help when The Ideal Aviary Bird the) rai young. ince greenfinche are the most for North America? domesticated pecie of European , a nun1b r ofcolor mutation have by Vladimir Kulhavy de eloped. The e lTIutation are rare Toronto, Ontario, Canada and therefore exp n iv but can be obtained from Europ if one i Hling to I am fully awar that by ch00 ing this The greenfinch m a ure about six persev reo In my ca it took over two title I am allo ing m. If to com under inche long. The male i mainl llow­ year from the tim I contacted Briti h the fir of e re critici m becau r green with a teely gr y back and bright a iculturi t until I wa able to import riou bre der b Ii e that di tinction 110 ing bars. The female is notice- three pair of mutation gr nfinche. As hould be re er ed for hi or her own ably duller. They ar prolific br ed r far a I know I am at the pre nt time fa orite p ci . And ho many people ne ting t 0 or thr e time per ea on the only per on in anada or th SA in orth Am rica do keep r br ed the which begins in pril. They are con id­ Continued onpage 6 greenfinch e cept for a few canary ered an ea specie for captive breed­ hybridizer ? Yet I hop that b the end ing even for beginner and can be bred of thi article I will be abl to upply in cage or a iarie . nough upporti e argum nt to ju tif From m per onal experi nce I thi claim and will hopefully, tir up would recon1mend the u e of aviarie orne interest in the e omewhat a er­ for the follo ing r a on . Fir t green­ looked bird . finche' are e tremely hard birds and The , can be int red out id ithout heat chloris, i still a fairly common bird in even in ver cold climates. Second, the Europe a well a in parts of A ia and can b mixed with other bird in an orth fri a in pite of a can tantl aviar) ith no bad effect. In m garden wor ening de truction of the European a iary there are in addition to the countr id. It' ucce s is due mainly to greenfinches European goldfinches, it adaptability to a changed en iron­ bullfinch linnet k lark and Pekin ment. Originally a bird of the fore t it robin. can no b found in the country ide To protect the birds from strong and aloin the city park and garden. winter winds and snowstorm I cover In winter the gr nfinch is among the the e po ed ide of the aviar ith rna t enterpri ing i itor at th bird pla'ti . There i no doubt in m mind feeder and it join flock of other that bird kept outdoor throughout the finche in the countryside feeding on year ha e plumage uperior to that of eed . The are u eful to man b feed­ bird kept ind or . The eem healthi r ing on eed and upon man garden and th e en come into breeding con­ in ect during the breeding ea on. dition at the right time. I am puzzled a A lutino green/inch. Note the red eyes.

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The oldest one Dedicated to conservation of bird wildlife through encouragement of is lutino with the bird being completely captive breeding programs, scientific research, and education of the general public. yellow and having red eyes. The hen tends to be a little more whitish. MEMBER NATIONAL & INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS The second mutation is cinnamon. In African Love Bird Society American Budgerigar Society, Inc. International Dove Society American Pigeon Fanciers' Council National Finch &Softbill Society National Parrot Association this mutation the black is eliminated, British Columbia Avicultural Society National Cockatiel Society International Softbill Society the bird being brownish on a yellow Southeastern Aviculturists Association Avicultural Society of America Society of Parrot Breeders and Exhibitors ground. The third mutation is silver, the bird being completely grey. Other mutations MEMBER CLUBS also appear; satinette, which looks like ALABAMA FLORIDA (continued) NEW YORK Bird Club of Greater Birmingham Ocala Cage Bird Society, Inc Feathered Friends Bird Club lutino but with a brownish tinge; silver Central Alabama Aviculture Society Suncoast Avian Society Finger Lakes Cage Bird Association with white wing bars; and one or two ARIZONA Sunshine State Cage Bird Greater Rochester Hookbill others heard ofbut not seen. All ofthese Arizona Aviculture Society Society, Inc. Association Avicultural Society of Tucson Tropical Cockatiel Club of Miami NORTH CAROLINA mutations are sex-linked. Seed Crackers GEORGIA Charlotte Metrolina Cage Bird Breeding this year has produced CALIFORNIA Georgia Cage Bird Society Society mixed results. I raised four young birds Aviary Association of Kern Greater Atlanta Pigeon and Smoky Mountain Cage Bird Society Avicultural Association of Dove Club OHIO from a lutino pair (with the help of San Francisco ILLINOIS Cleveland Cage Bird Society canaries), and six babies are about to Budgerigar Research Association lilini Bird Fanciers Golden Crescent Cage Bird Club Capitol City Bird Society McLean County Pet Bird Club Mid-American Exotic Bird fledge as I write this. Their parents Central California Cage Bird Club Piasa Cage Bird Club Society, Inc. consist of a cinnamon male raised last Contra Costa Avian Society IDAHO OKLAHOMA year and a wild hen ofuncertain age. Of Finch Society of San Diego County Inland Empire Bird Club Bird Fanciers of Oklahoma Foothill Bird Fanciers Oklahoma Cage Bird Society the six babies, two are normal colored Fork &Feather Bird Club IOWA Golden West Game Breeders and Mid-America Cage Bird Society OREGON males split for cinnamon, two cin­ Bird Club KANSAS Columbia Canary Club namon hens, and two satinettes. Hi Desert Bird Club Capital City Bird Club of Kansas Exotic Bird Club of Oregon I received the lutino pair last Hookbill Hobbyists of Southern Kansas Avicultural Society, Inc. Northwest Bird Club California Oregon Pheasant Breeders December and had to keep them Inland Game Bird Breeders KENTUCKY Rose City Exotic Bird Club Kentuckiana Bird Society indoors until they could be acclimated. Long Beach Bird Breeders PENNSYLVANIA Norco Valley Bird Breeders LOUISIANA Central Pennsylvania Cage Bird Club I didn't expect to breed them as most North County Aviculturists Capital Area Avicultural Society Chester County Bird Breeders European finches take two years to Orange County Bird Breeders Central Louisiana Budgerigar Delaware Valley Bird Club San Diego County Bird Breeders Society Greater Pittsburgh Cage Bird Society mature. The lutino hen, however, laid Association Gulf South Bird Club Philadelphia Avicultural Society four at the end of February but San Diego County Canary Club San Gabriel Valley Parakeet MARYLAND TENNESSEE made no attempt to sit on them. The Association Baltimore Bird Fanciers Greater Memphis Bird Club eggs were put under canaries and Santa Clara Valley Canary &Exotic Maryland Cage Bird Society, Inc Middle Tennessee Cage Bird Club Bird Club MASSACHUSETTS TEXAS turned out to be fertile but died in the Si mi Valley Bird Society Boston Cockatiel Society, Inc. Abilene Bird Club shell. The second clutch was also four South Bay Bird Club Boston Society for Aviculture, Inc. Alamo Exhibition Bird Club South Coast Finch Society Exotic Cage Bird Society of Dallas Cage Bird Society eggs, and this time the hen was sitting Southern California Roller New England Fort Worth Bird Club well, however, when the first two babies Canary Club Massachusetts Cage Bird Gulf Coast Aviculture Association hatched I found them dead on the floor Valley of Paradise Bird Club Association, Inc. Houston Cage Bird Association West Valley Bird Society Western New England Cage Bird, Parrot People Club of Houston of the cage with numerous wounds. I Western Bird Breeders Society Society UTAH transferred the two remaining eggs COLORADO MICHIGAN Utah Pheasant Society under a canary and two lutinos were Colorado Cage Bird Association Ann Arbor Cage Bird Club VIRGINIA Rocky Mountain Society of Mid-West Canary Club National Capital Bird Club eventually raised. A third clutch was laid MotorCity Bird Breeders, Inc. Aviculture, Inc. Parrot Breeders Association and exactly the same situation repeated CONNECTICUT MISSISSIPPI Peninsula Caged Bird Society Connecticut Association for Mississippi Budgerigar Society Southwestern Virginia Avicultural itself. Aviculture, Inc MISSOURI Society However, I don't place the blame on DELAWARE Missouri Cage Bird Association WASHINGTON the birds. I think it was a combination of Delaware Avicultural Association NEBRASKA Avicultural Society of Puget Sound their immaturity and the confines of a FLORIDA Greater Omaha Cage Bird Society Cascade Canary Breeders Association small cage that caused this misfortune Aviary &Cage Bird Society of NEVADA South Florida Greater Spokane Avicultural Society and I believe that next year in an aviary Las Vegas Avicultural Society Northwest Exotic Bird Society Bird Club of Manatee Northern Nevada Cage Bird Society Central Florida Bird Breeders Northwest Old Variety Canary they will raise their offspring without Gold Coast Exotic Bird Club, Inc. NEW HAMPSHIRE Association my interference. South Sound Exotic Bird Society Greater Brandon Avian Society Birds of aFeather Avicultural Society With the second pair ofgreenfinches Greater Jacksonville Avicultural New Hampshire Avicultural Society Washington Budgerigar Society, Inc Society, Inc. WISCONSIN I had more luck. Initially I had reser­ Greater Miami Avicultural Milwaukee Bird Society, Ltd. vations about the hen which was a two­ Society, Inc Wisconsin Cage Bird Club, Inc. year cage bird that I used to replace the original cinnamon hen who disap­ For information about contacting any of these member clubs, please call that club's closest state coordinator. There is a state coordinator peared under mysterious circumstances. listing with phone numbers elsewhere in this publication. The replacement hen at first refused the male's courting. In the middle of May,

6 October/November 1987 however, she built a nest and soon after began sitting on eggs. The young green­ finches hatched after 14 days incubation and have grown rather rapidly, probably thanks to the protein they were receiving in the form of insects. At 1987-1988 OFFICERS THOMAS C. MARSHALL/President (703) 759-5978 twelve days of age they are already PHYLLIS MARTIN/lsi Vice President (813) 839-4751 DAVIS KOFFRON/2nd Vice President (602) 268-9237 feathered and I expect them to leave the DAVID M. RICHARDS/Chief Financial Officer (714) 839-1916 KAYE BREDEHORST/Corresponding Secretary (703) 281-4136 nest any day. VICKI FLETCHER/Executive Secretary (206) 841-2705 Of course a lot of things can still go REGIONAL VICE PRESIDENTS Dallas D. Johnson/Northeaslern (301) 540-6198 • Chuck ClifUSoutheastern (205) 285-6522 wrong but, so far, I have found my Tony Silva/Mideastern (312) 447-3147 • Rex Kennedy/Western (801) 571-6183 breeding experiments with green­ Dick Dickinson/Northern California (408) 248-1641 • Chris Christman/Southern California (714) 638-1596 finches quite promising, especially Jeri WrightlNorthwest(206) 937-0234· RogerW. Harlin, DVM/Centra/(405) 636-1484 since 1don't qualify as an experienced LEGAL COUNSEL LEGISLATIVE VICE PRESIDENT breeder as I have kept European birds Gary Lilienthal (617) 542-7070 for only the past four years. STATE COORDINATORS So, presenting my case for these birds, Amy Worell, DVM/State Coordinator Chairman (818) 704-0223 they are lively and elegant birds, good ALABAMA KENTUCKY OHIO singers, very hardy and easy to keep, Horace Gardner (205) 874-7937 Thomas B. Angel, Jr, DVM (606) 371-4929 Michaeleen Rogers (4191639-3673 good breeders and, thanks to the color ALASKA LOUISIANA OKLAHOMA mutations, they offer a challenge to Jim Bauman (907) 334-0623 John C Lawrence Jr, DVM (504) 343-2622 their breeders. The normally colored ARIZONA MAINE OREGON greenfinches are from time to time Mickey Ollson (6021939-1003 Archie Fairbrother (2071394-2252 Kay Mahi (503) 543-6042 available on the market and the scarcity ARKANSAS MARYLAND PENNSYLVANIA of the mutations only enhances their Ro Dahle (301) 267-Bl10 Brenda Geesey (717) 854-2604 desirability. CALIFORNIA (NORTH) MASSACHUSETTS RHODE ISLAND I would like to end this article with a Laurella Desborough (415) 372-6174 Glenn Talbot (617) 651-0139 personal appeal. Through my four years CALIFORNIA (SOUTH) MICHIGAN SOUTH CAROLINA Aletta M. Long (2131596-7429 Glen Pace (313) 687-2512 ofspecializing in keeping and breeding COLORADO MINNESOTA SOUTH DAKOTA European birds I have encountered two Susan Baker (303) 223-2452 Gary Michael (612) 588-5652 major obstacles. One is the disinterest CONNECTICUT MISSISSIPPI TENNESSEE on the part of many owners of these Walter J Willoughby (203) 528-7296 Jerry Pace (601) 781-2364 Deborah Oorsey (615) 865-2941 birds to make a serious effort to breed DELAWARE MISSOURI TEXAS (NORTH) them, falsely believing they will always Diane Korolog (302) 762-0819 Gus Piros (314) 837-3063 be available. That misconception is evi­ FLORIDA (NORTHI MONTANA TEXAS (SOUTH) denced in dwindling numbers of Chuck Saffell (813) 722-0997

European countries which still permit FLORIDA (SOUTH) NEBRASKA UTAH an export of their native birds. There is Mrs. M. Simmons (305) 772-2632 Robert G. Travnicek (402) 821-2490 no doubt in my mind that very soon GEORGIA NEVADA VERMONT these birds will not be available through Christer Jonsson (404) 344-0816 Sebastian Lousada (802) 685-7724 importing them legally. And I don't HAWAII NEW HAMPSHIRE VIRGINIA think smuggling them into the country Roxanne Sullivan (808) 668-8258 FLawrence Brandt 16031642-5074 Carole Wheeler (703) 323-5048 will work either. First off, no ethical IDAHO NEW JERSEY WASHINGTON person would do it. Second, the rising Carol Bauer (201) 662-1400 Mike Wong (2061244-8468 number of people caught smuggling ILLINOIS NEW MEXICO WASHINGTON, D.C. other birds and the heavy fines make Ken Newby (6181259-5453 Ruth Hanessian (301) 424-PETS one think twice about undertaking such INOIANA NEWYORK WEST VIRGINIA an adventure. And if a few were Paul Gildersleeve (516) 922-1169 Patty Knoblauch (304) 725-5601 smuggled in they would be so over IOWA NORTH CAROLINA WISCONSIN A.M. MackLong (919) 674-9328 Greg Schauer (414) 629-9292 priced as to be out of reach for the KANSAS NORTH DAKOTA WYOMING average breeder. Hal Prester (316) 788-4505 Another frustrating experience I've SCHEDULE FOR AFA had is the inability to find suitable mates BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETINGS for my greenfinches. Therefore I am Mark these dates and plan to attend! inviting correspondence from others August 2 thru 7, 1988 Tampa, Florida - Hyatt Regency interested in breeding greenfinches. We 14th Annual Convention can exchange breeding information as Phyllis Martin, Chairperson (813) 839-4751 well as surplus stock. There may even COMMERCIAL MEMBERS Animal Crackers, Greendale, WI Hagen Avicultural Research Institute, Pets 'n Such, Erlanger, KY be enough people to establish a cor­ Animal Environments, Carlsbad, CA Rockwood, Ontario, Canada Pelland-White Flint Plaza, Kensington, MD responding club. I firmly believe that Animal Exchange, Rockville, MD House of Tropicals, Glen Burnie, MD Pritchard Bookkeeping Service, EI Cajon, CA John Ball Zoological Park, Kaytee Products, Inc., Chilton, WI Reliable Protein Products, Studio City, CA such cooperation is necessary if we Grand Rapids, MI Kellogg, Inc., Milwaukee, WI RolfC. Hagen, Inc., S1. Laurent, Quebec, Canada want to see these beautiful birds estab­ Bio-PakAssociates, NJ Key Kritters, Inc., Key Largo, FL Safari City Pets, Seattle, WA Birdcraft, Inc., Coconut Grove, FL Koolau Pets, Kaneohe, HI Scarlet Oak Aviaries, Glenwillow, OH lished in North American aviculture. Birdland, Albuquerque, NM Magnolia Bird Farm, Anaheim, CA Scooter's Pet Shop, Novato, CA Interested persons may write to Born To Burke's Birds, San Bernardino, CA Michael's Bird Paradise, Inc., Riviera Beach, FL The Peri co Companies, Houston, TX East Coast Aviaries, Inc., Conway, SC Nekton U.S.A., Inc., S1. Petersburg, FL Vivigen, Inc., Santa Fe, NM Fly, 32]uliana Court, Toronto, Ontario, Fins, Furs, 'n Feathers, Boca Raton. FL Pet Farm, Inc., Miami. FL Your Basic Bird, Berkeley, CA Canada M6S 2R2.• afa WATCHBIRD 7