March 2013 SSqquuaawwkk TTaallkk Inside this Issue 1.Stolen Birds
Bird of the Month: 2 Amazons 3 Lost Bird Alert 4 Botanical Gardens
General Meeting Minutes 5
6 Board Meeting Minutes Ads and Sponsors 7
The Coastal Bend Companion Bird Club and Rescue Mission seek to promote an interest in companion birds through communication with and education of pet owners, breeders and the general public. In addition, the CBCBC&RM strives to promote the welfare of all birds by CBCBC&RM providing monetary donations for the rescue and rehabilitation of wild birds and by placing abused,
abandoned, lost or displaced companion birds in foster care until permanent adoptive homes can be found.
Stolen Birds
Dianna Wray • • Anyone who has information about the Originally published March 7, 2013 birds is asked to call 361-573-3836 or go at 8:21 p.m., updated March 8, 2013 to Earthworks, 102 E. Airline Road. Ask at 2 p.m. for Laurie Garretson.
Mattie, the red-tailed African gray parrot, always greeted Laurie Garretson when she walked into Earthworks Nursery.
Monday morning, there was no call of "hello" from Mattie.
Her cage was empty, and the cage that held Gilbert, a green Mexican parrot, was gone.
"They're a part of our family," Garretson said. "It just makes me sick that people can do things like this."
The back door of the nursery was broken open, and two of Garretson's birds, Mattie REWARD and Gilbert, were gone. • A reward is being offered for any information leading to the return of Mattie, Garretson and her husband, Mark a red-tailed African gray parrot, and Garretson, started taking in birds more than Gilbert, a green Mexican parrot. 20 years ago after someone came to them with some doves they didn't want. The • Anyone who has information about the couple took the birds and kept them at their birds is asked to call 361-573-3836 or go nursery. to ... Over the years, more birds followed.
Garretson received Mattie about two years REWARD ago from a friend who loved the bird but knew she couldn't keep her. She made • A reward is being offered for any Garretson promise she'd never give her information leading to the return of Mattie, away. a red-tailed African gray parrot, and Gilbert, a green Mexican parrot. Gilbert has been with the couple for more than 14 years. Gilbert was given to the Garretsons by a "I'd love to know they're OK. I can't stop woman who was terrified of birds and kept thinking, 'Are they OK?' If I just knew Gilbert outside through the harsh Hill someone was taking good care of them, it Country winters, constantly covered in a wouldn't be OK, but it would help," she tarp. The woman called Garretson and said. asked her whether there was anything she could do. Garretson and her husband called the police and filed a report, but she said she's The woman couldn't keep the bird, she told trying not to let herself have too much Garretson, but she didn't want it to die. hope that the birds will be returned.
Garretson talked to her husband, and he "They mean a lot to us, and they meant a flew a plane up to the Hill Country, picked lot to the people who gave them to us," she up Gilbert and flew him back. The parrot said. was traumatized by his experience, and he developed a habit of plucking off his The couple is offering a reward for feathers. information leading to the return of the birds. "He looked like a little naked chicken with green feathers," Garretson said. "Little The birds can be difficult with people they Gilbert, he loved to get on my shoulder, don't know, Garretson said. and he loved to have his head scratched. He would literally purr like a cat." She said she's hoping that if the birds prove to be too difficult, they will be dropped off She and her husband found the back door in their cages at the nursery's backdoor demolished when they came to work rather than released into the wild, where Monday morning. they will not be able to survive.
Since then, she's been hoping that whoever "It's horrible to be robbed, period, but to took Mattie and Gilbert will be kind to take little birds from someone," she said. them and take good care of them.
Amazon parrot
Amazon parrots
Festive Amazon (Amazona festiva), illustration by Keulemans, 1891
Amazon parrot is the common name for a parrot of the genus Amazona. These are medium-size parrots native to the New World ranging from South America to Mexico and the Caribbean.
Most Amazon parrots are predominantly Orange-winged Amazon (Amazona amazonica) green, with accenting colors that depend on
Scientific classification the species and can be quite vivid. They feed
Kingdom: Animalia primarily on seeds, nuts, and fruits, supplemented by leafy matter. Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves Many Amazon parrots have a remarkable Order: Psittaciformes ability to mimic human speech and other
Superfamily: Psittacoidea sounds. Partly because of this they are
Family: Psittacidae popular as pets or companion parrots, and a small industry has developed in breeding Subfamily: Arinae parrots in captivity for this market. This
Tribe: Androglossini popularity has led to many parrots being Genus: Amazona taken from the wild to the extent that some Lesson, 1830 species have become threatened. CITES
Diversity treaties have made trapping wild parrots for c. 30 species[1] the pet trade illegal to protect wild populations. Yellow-shouldered Amazon, Amazona barbadensis Blue-fronted Amazon, Amazona Classification aestiva Further information: List of Amazon parrots Yellow-crowned Amazon, Amazona ochrocephala Cuban Amazon, Amazona o Panama Amazon, Amazona leucocephala ochrocephala panamensis Yellow-billed Amazon, Amazona Yellow-naped Amazon, Amazona collaria auropalliata Hispaniolan Amazon, Amazona Yellow-headed Amazon, Amazona ventralis oratrix Puerto Rican Amazon, Amazona Kawall's Amazon, Amazona kawalli vittata Orange-winged Amazon, Amazona Yucatan Amazon, Amazona amazonica xantholora Scaly-naped Amazon, Amazona White-fronted Amazon, Amazona mercenaria albifrons Mealy Amazon, Amazona farinosa Black-billed Amazon, Amazona Vinaceous-breasted Amazon, agilis Amazona vinacea Tucumán Amazon, Amazona Saint Lucia Amazon, Amazona tucumana versicolor Red-spectacled Amazon, Amazona Red-necked Amazon, Amazona pretrei arausiaca Red-crowned Amazon, Amazona Saint Vincent Amazon, Amazona viridigenalis guildingii Lilac-crowned Amazon, Amazona Imperial Amazon, Amazona finschi imperialis Red-lored Amazon, Amazona autumnalis The taxonomy of the Yellow-crowned Amazon (Amazona ochrocephala complex) o Lilacine Amazon, Amazona is disputed, with some authorities only autumnalis lilacina listing a single species (A. ochrocephala), Blue-cheeked Amazon, Amazona while others split it into as many as three dufresniana species (A. ochrocephala, A. auropalliata Red-browed Amazon, Amazona and A. oratrix). The split is primarily based rhodocorytha on differences related to extension of yellow Red-tailed Amazon, Amazona to the plumage and the colour of bill and legs. Phylogenetic analysis of mtDNA do brasiliensis not support the traditional split.[2] Festive Amazon, Amazona festiva Re-classification of the Yellow-faced Parrot
The Yellow-faced Parrot (Alipiopsitta xanthops) was traditionally placed within this genus of Amazon parrots, but recent research has shown that it is closer to the Short-tailed Parrot and the species from the genus Pionus, resulting in it being transferred to the monotypic genus Orange-winged Amazons in a cage with toys Alipiopsitta.[3][4] The Yellow-headed Amazon, Yellow-naped Amazon, Orange-winged Amazon, and Blue-fronted Amazon are some of the Amazon parrot species which are commonly Hypothetically extinct species kept as pets. Amazon parrots, together with macaws, and the African Grey Parrot are all Populations of Amazon parrots that lived on known for their exceptional vocal abilities, the Caribbean islands of Martinique and playfulness, and dexterity with their feet. Guadeloupe are now extinct. It is not known Well trained parrots can be loyal if they were separate species, subspecies, or companions, and they can live for 50 years if they originated from parrots introduced to or sometimes more in captivity. However, the islands by humans, and so they are some amazons—even well trained ones— regarded as hypothetical extinct species. can become aggressive, possibly during There are no surviving remains of them, and mating season. In order to maintain health their taxonomy may never be established. and happiness, pet parrots require much Populations of several parrot species were more training than domesticated animals described mainly in the unscientific writings such as dogs or even cats. They require of early travelers, and subsequently understanding, manipulative toys, and scientifically described by several naturalists rewards for good pet-like behavior, or they (to have their names linked to the species can develop quite aggressive behaviors. that they were proposing) mainly in the They have a strong, innate need to chew, twentieth century, with no more evidence and thus require safe, destructible toys. than the earlier observations and without specimens.[5] Gallery Martinique Amazon, Amazona martinica (hypothetical extinct Extant species species). A.H. Clark, 1905.[5] Guadeloupe Amazon, Amazona violacea (hypothetical extinct species). Originally called Psittacus violaceus by J.F. Gmelin in 1789.[5] Aviculture Yellow-headed Amazon (Amazona oratrix)
Red-crowned Amazon (Amazona viridigenalis)
Cuban Amazon (Amazona leucocephala)
Lilac-crowned Amazon (Amazona finschi)
Red-lored Amazon (Amazona autumnalis)
Puerto Rican Amazon (Amazona vittata)
Saint Vincent Amazon Hypothetical extinct species (Amazona guildingii)
Martinique Amazon (Amazona martinica) White-fronted Amazon male (Amazona albifrons) name for Salvatoria Miranda- Ribeiro. Ararajuba: Rev. Brasileira de Ornitologia. V. 14, n 2, pp. 91– 93.
External links Guadeloupe Amazon The Amazona Society (Amazona violacea) Amazon Parrot Training Amazon Parrots Article References
1. ^ ITIS standard report page: Amazona record last updated 1998 (URL accessed May 22, 2006) 2. ^ Eberhard, J., & E. Bermingham. 2004. Phylogeny and Biogeography of the Amazona ochrocephala (Aves: Psittacidae) Complex. Auk 121(2): 318-332 3. ^ Duarte JMB and Caparroz R (1995) Cytotaxonomic analysis of Brazilian species of the genus Amazona (Psittacidae, Aves) and confirmation of the genus Salvatoria (Ribeiro, 1920). Braz J Genet 18:623-628. 4. ^ Russello, M.A. & Amato, G (2004) A molecular phylogeny of Amazona: implications for Neotropical parrot biogeography, taxonomy, and conservation. Mol. Phylogenet. Evol. 30: 421-437. 5. ^ a b c Fuller, Errol (1987). Extinct Birds. Penguin Books (England). pp. 131. ISBN 0-670-81787-2.
Caparroz, R. and J.F. Pacheco, 2006: A homonymy in Psittacidae a new
Lost Bird Alert!!!!
I still have not heard an update on this poor lost soul so we’ll keep it running until there is one.
Lost female Rosie Bourke AKA a PINK PARAKEET named Sally lost in flour bluff, Between First National St, Compton, and Stone St.
If you see or hear of him, please give a call or send and email to me at [email protected]
Please call the number below if you find it.
Thanks!
Coastal Bend Companion Bird Club & Rescue Mission http://www.cbcbirdclub.com PO Box 6023 Corpus Christi, TX. 78466 (361)673-4629
The Aquarium's Trumpeter hornbill, Piper, was caught by the wind and flew off Sunday, March 10th during a routine training session. The Aquarium has been and continue to search for her but have not yet been able to locate her. If you see the bird, please contact the Aquarium to let them know where immediately at (361) 881-1215. Please only call this number if you have information as to the hornbill's whereabouts. All other calls should be directed to the aquarium's main number - (361) 881-1200.
Here is a link to a photo: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151328979633015&set=a.84166113014.83468.8 3477018014&type=1&theater
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Botanical Gardens
The Gardens are having the Big Bloom Plant Sale on April 13th and would like the club to take over the Bromiliad house and show off our birds again. Anyone interested, bring your bird or birds and enjoy the day.
Submit your stories and Pics
I very much appreciate everyone that is submitting their personal stories and relaying experiences and helpful information. It makes the newsletter much easier to produce when there are submissions from the members, or non-members to help fill the columns. It gives the newsletter a little more personal touch and lets us know some of the funny and enjoyable stories that we all know are out there. Also, if you have any questions that you would like the answer to concerning companion birds, send them to me. I will do the best I can to find your answer by the next newsletter. Anything else that you think might help the Newsletter become a better publication, I am open to suggestions. Please let me know. Please keep them coming and again thank you very much. Also, if you do submit a story and it doesn’t show up in that month’s publication, please be patient. If I get multiple stories I try to spread them out so I have new stories for each newsletter. Thanks again.
Please make your submissions to John Van Effen [email protected]
CBCBC & RM General Meeting Agenda February 21, 2013
Meeting called to ordered @ 7:15pm
Reminder – please turn off cell phones or place them on vibrate.
Welcome & Recognition of visitors/new member – New visitor Sandra Lara and daughter Isabella
Officers Report:
President – Marcia Schultz – Not present
Vice President – Lori Cave - Conducted the meeting in Marcia absence.
Dr. Piggot will be speaker for the March general meeting and will be speaking on bird behavior.
Secretary – Marie Koubek – Minutes were motioned and approved from January 17th 2013 meeting.
Treasurer - Jessica Gilmore – Balance as of January 31st 2013 is $36,939.96 Raffle table took in $90.00
Jessica is still working on the 2013 bird club budget.
Jessica made mention she had information on taking an on line course for AFA certification for $35.00 if any one is interested.
Membership – John Van Effen/ Allison Page – Allison not present
John Effen – Some members renewed their membership for 2013 year.
Squawk Talk 11 Written nametags were available for all that were at the meeting.
Mart Director – Jim Harmon – For each $50.00 book of raffle tickets sold for the grand prize your name will be entered into a $100.00 prize drawing to be held Friday April 26th, 2013.
The Bird Club has purchased three lab top computers and will be using these computers starting on the April 27th, 2013 spring mart.
Jim also is looking into getting Non-Profit soft wear.
The grand prize is an African Grey with cage.
AFA Representative – Ellen Mass – Nothing new to report
Committee Reports:
Webmaster – Jim Harmon – Nothing to report
Rescue – Jim Harmon – There is a pair of Nanday Conures that will be adopted as a pair. A Blue Fronted Amazon Also a Myers Parrot missing toes however the bird can perch and get around. And a Umbrella Cockatoo. If interested please fill out the adoption forms and contact Jim.
Newsletter – John Effen – Please sends any articles you may have pertaining to birds or anything you want listed in the newsletter to [email protected]
Hospitality – Butch Allen – Not present
Old Business – Marcia Schultz – Not Present. Lori Cave nothing to report
New Business – Marcia Schultz – Not Present. Lori Cave reminded every one the spring mart would be held at the Shiners.
Meeting adjourned at 7:30pm because the guest speaker Rachel Wilkinson had emergency surgery.
The club put together and stamped things that were related to the spring bird mart.
CBCBC & RM Board Meeting
March 6, 2013
Members present: Marcia Schultz, Pres; Jessica Gilmore, Treas; Lori Cave, VP; Jim Harmon, Rescue and Webmaster; John VanEffen/Allison Page, Membership.
Opening: Marcia Schultz called meeting to order at 7:40, thanked all for attending
Officer Reports:
Vice President Lori Cave reported Allison Page will be the speaker at the March 21st meeting and will report on the recent Parrot convention she attended in Houston.
Secretary Marie Koubek – not present
Membership John VanEffen/Allison Page reported club has new members and continue to receive renewals from current members.
Treasurer Jessica Gilmore reports $110 from February raffle and a balance of $33,398.75. Bird feed was purchased and donated to the Botanical Gardens and purchases will begin in preparation for the spring mart.
Mart director Jim Harmon reports DVD’s are being created to advertise the mart and should be ready soon.
Committee Reports:
Squawk Talk 13 Rescue Jim Harmon reports a Congo African Gray in rescue. Also Tiki, a Sun Conure, Peanut, a blue fronted Amazon and a Meyers Parrot who has only his back toes.
Webmaster Jim Harmon reports the new post office box is receiving mail.
Newsletter John VanEffen encourages members to send stories and pictures.
Hospitality Butch Allen not present
Old Business: Marcia is in hopes all membership dues are paid and membership forms updated this coming month in order for a roster to be created and shared with members. Thanks to membership team for providing name tags for members at the last meeting.
New Business:
None reported
Meeting adjourned 9:00p.m.
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