Club Meeting, Thursday, Sept.11, 2008
Hello everyone,
Just a quick reminder that our monthly meeting is this coming Thursday, September 11, 2008. Our meetings are held at the Church of the Living God, located at 5770 Concord Road in Beaumont, Texas. The Church is located directly behind the Target Store on the Eastex Freeway in Beaumont.

All of our meetings are potluck dinners, the dinner portion of our meetings start at about 7:00 P.M., with the business portion of our meetings starting at 7:30 P.M. If we have a speaker they will start shortly thereafter. This month we hope to have the wrap up from our Bird Fair and Expo.

If you wish to participate in our monthly door prize drawings, and you bring a door prize, you get a free door prize ticket. Also please don't forget our ongoing Food Drive, as the holidays are getting close.

As always guests are more than welcome! The more the merrier!


Hugs,
Dorothy Crocker
Secretary/Treasurer/Webmaster

Join us November 8th & 9th 2008 in Houston, Texas for the 11th annual South Texas Avian Symposium

"Promoting Aviculture through Education"
South Texas Avian Symposium

Speakers from Texas A & M including Drs. Ian Tizard, Sharman Hoppes, Donald Brightsmith, and Patricia Gray will address current topics in avian medicine, research and conservation.

Also included:
· Wet lab with radiographs
· Panel discussion
· Foraging toy lab
· "You Be the Vet" challenge

Symposium registration for Saturday and Sunday is $125.00 until October 15th.
email: registration@SouthTexasSymposium.com

Host hotel: Doubletree Hotel - Houston Intercontinental Airport
15747 JFK Boulevard
Houston, Texas 77032

Room rate: double/single $79 per night

* This special event rate will be available
after September 2nd, via 281-848-4000. *

Deadline for room reservation is October 15th

Registration includes coffee and a breakfast pastry both mornings and a buffet style box lunch on Saturday

Proceeds from the South Texas Avian Symposium are donated to an avian scholarship fund for Texas A & M University veterinary students.
~ CROSSPOSTING is appreciated! ~

Club Meeting, Thursday, August 14, 2008

Hello everyone,

Our next club meeting will be Thursday, August 14, 2008 at the Church of the Living God, located at 5770 Concord in Beaumont, TX. The Church of the Living God is located directly behind the Target Store on Eastex Freeway in Beaumont.

All of our meetings are potluck dinners the dinner portion of our meetings start at 7:00 P.M. with the business portion of our meeting starting at about 7:30 P.M.

This month we will be discussing the final plans for our annual Bird Fair which will start on Saturday August 16th at 9:00 A.M.

As always guests are more than welcome, the more the merrier!


Hugs,
Dorothy Crocker
Secretary/Treasurer/Webmaster

Who's planning to attend? (Responses appreciated but
not required.)


Cynthia Williams, and I will be there. Robyn Bear,
Cyndi Cason... and who else?


Kathy Heaton
Houston TX


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Hey Everybirdie, mark your calendar!


"2LuvBirds" http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/2luvbirds

is hosting a Birdie Bee at ABC Pets on Sunday morning,

June 29, at 10AM 'til Noonish.


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Birdie Bee = Toymaking fun with bird people.



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If you have spare bird toy parts, bring them. We have fun!
And you end up with a new toy or 2, and more ideas than
you came with.


Not craftsy? Then just stop by and visit... EVERYONE'S WELCOME!


We are going to have one of these on the last Sunday of *every* month.


ABC Pets
19333 Hwy 59N
Humble, Texas 77338
281-852-2600


Just south of 1960 on the 59 Feeder road.


See you there!


Jamie
bjwbird1@earthlink.net



***Crossposting is encouraged!***

Club Meeting, Thursday, July, 10, 2008
Hello everyone,

Our next meeting is Thursday, July 10, 2008 at the Church of the Living God, located at 5770 Concord Road in Beaumont, TX.
The Church of the Living God is located directly behind the Target Store on the Eastex Freeway in Beaumont.

We will be having a Board of Directors meeting prior to our regular meeting. The Board of Directors meeting will start at about 6:00 P.M.

Our regular meeting as usual will be a potluck dinner, the dinner portion of our meeting starts at 7:00 P.M. with the business portion of our meeting starting at 7:30 P.M. If we have a speaker they will start shortly there after.

We have door prize drawings, if you participate by bringing a door prize you get a free ticket for your participation.

We also have a food drive that we carry on monthly.

As always guests are more than welcome, the more the merrier!

Hugs,
Dorothy Crocker
Secretary/Treasurer/Webmaster

Club Meeting, Thursday, June 12th, 2008

Hello everyone,

Just a quick reminder that our next meeting is Thursday, June 12th, 2008, at the Church of the Living God, located at 5770 Concord Road in Beaumont, Texas! The Church of the Living God is located directly behind the Target Store on the Eastex Freeway in Beaumont for those of you not familiar with our area!

Please remember that all of our meetings are potluck dinners! We try to start the dinner portion of our meetings by 7:00 P.M. with the business portion of the meeting starting at 7:30 P.M., if we have a speaker they will start shortly thereafter!

We do have monthly door prizes, if you contribute to the door prizes you receive a free ticket for the door prize drawings!

As always guests are more than welcome! The more the merrier!


Hugs,
Dorothy Crocker
Secretary/Treasurer/Webmaster

Club Meeting, Thursday, May 8th, 2008

Hello everyone,

Our next club meeting will be Thursday, May 8th, 2008. As usual our meeting will be held at the Church of the Living God at 5770 Concord Rd in Beaumont, Texas. The Church of the Living God is located directly behind the Target Store on the Eastex Freeway in Beaumont.

Our meetings are potluck dinners! The dinner portion of our meetings try to start at 7:00 P.M. with the business portion of the meeting starting around 7:30 P.M.

We do have door prize drawings, if you support our door prize drawing by bringing a door prize you receive a ticket for each door prize you contribute.

For this month's meeting Laverne Armstrong will speak on her experience at Parrot Festival.

If you would like to have your bird micro-chipped, or wings and nails clipped please contact Becky Webb. She is a Board member and her number should be listed on your newsletter!

As always guests are more than welcome to attend! The more the merrier!

Hugs,
Dorothy Crocker
Secretary/Treasurer/Webmaster

HAPPY EASTER, Everyone!!!
I hope that you all have had a wonderful Easter! I hope to see all of you at this next month's meeting on Thursday, April 10th.

Hugs,
Dorothy Crocker
Secretary/Treasurer/Webmaster


HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BARBARA ARMSTRONG!!!

Barbara,

I hope you have had a FANTASTIC Birthday! Enjoy your day!


Hugs,
Dorothy Crocker
Secretary/Treasurer/Webmaster

Meeting, Thursday, March 13, 2008

Hello everyone,
Our next meeting is Thursday, March 13, 2008. Our meetings are held at the Church of the Living God, located at 5770 Concord Road in Beaumont, Texas. The Church of the Living God is located directly behind the Target Store on the Eastex Freeway in Beaumont.

Our meeting are always potluck dinners! We try to start the dinner portion of our meetings by 7:00 P.M. with the business portion starting at 7:30 P.M. and if we have a speaker for the speaker to start shortly thereafter. So please come early to socialize a little before the meeting.

This month our speaker will be Bill Christian finishing his talk on nutrition from Dr. McDonald's presentation at Parrot Festival, and if we have time Joann Jackson may give her presentation from the River City Bird Club Symposium.

We have door prize drawings at each meeting, if you would like to contribute a door prize to the drawing, you receive a ticket for each door prize you contribute.

As always guests are more than welcome! The more the merrier!

I'll bring the cheesecake as usual.

Hugs,
Dorothy Crocker
Secretary/Treasurer/Webmaster

Club Meeting, Thursday, February 14, 2008
Hello Everyone,

Please do not forget that our next club meeting is Thursday, February 14th, 2008. Our meetings are held at the Church of the Living God, located at 5770 Concord Rd. in Beaumont, Tx. The Church of the Living God is located directly behind the Target Store on the Eastex Freeway in Beaumont.

Our meetings are pot luck dinners! The dinner portion of our meetings try to start at 7:00 P.M. with the business portion starting at about 7:30, and speakers starting shortly thereafter.

We conduct a community food drive each month, we also have door prizes each month. If you contribute to the door prizes you receive a free ticket for each door prize you contribute.

As always guests are more than welcome, the more the merrier.


Hugs,
Dorothy Crocker
Secretary/Treasurer/Webmaster

From: leevon clausen <wyogvn@valornet.com>

Thursday, January 10, 2008

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

We hope that all of you have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy, Safe New Year! From the Triangle Bird Club Members, Officers, & Webmasters!

Please do not forget our next meeting, Thursday, January 10th, 2008 at the Church of the Living God, located at 5770 Concord Rd. in Beaumont, Tx.

Hugs,
Dorothy Crocker
Sectetary/Treasurer/Webmaster

by Carolyn Swicegood

"Wild parrots spend their lives in the greenery of the rain forest canopy. Not only do they use green trees and plants for camouflage and bathing, their colorful, lofty home contains a huge variety of edible green plants. Greenery provides leaves, buds, sprouts, shoots, blossoms, and stems, as well as nuts, seeds, fruits and berries. It is thought that fibrous green foods make up the majority of the wild parrot's diet, while protein, also derived mostly from vegetable matter, and fats make up a small percentage of the total diet. Compare that to the high-fat, high-protein diet with very few green foods that most parrots in captivity consume. One can easily understand the problems of Amazons and other parrot species that are prone to obesity. Somehow, we birdkeepers have failed to emulate Mother Nature's generous buffet of green foods. Birdkeepers rely more heavily on grains and seeds and many companion parrots are lucky to get green food once a week. Their wild counterparts eat mostly green food every day of their lives. Captive parrots should be offered one or two green foods daily, and the more variety, the better. ..."