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2021
SAT, MAY 22, 2021
Board Meeting via Zoom, 10-Noon
TUE, JUN 1, 2021
Educational Meeting via Zoom
SAT, JUN 26, 2021
Board Meeting at Picnic
SAT, JUN 26, 2021
Bird Club Picnic, Abbott Park, 11AM-3PM
TUE, JUL 6, 2021
NO MEETING UNTIL AUGUST 3
SAT, JUL 24, 2021
Board Meeting via Zoom, 10-Noon
TUE, AUG 3, 2021
Educational Meeting via Zoom
SAT, AUG 28, 2021
Board Meeting via Zoom, 10-Noon
TUE, SEP 7, 2021
Educational Meeting via Zoom
SAT, SEP 25, 2021
Board Meeting via Zoom, 10-Noon
TUE, OCT 5, 2021
Educational Meeting via Zoom
SAT, OCT 23, 2021
Board Meeting via Zoom, 10-Noon
TUE, NOV 2, 2021
Educational Meeting via Zoom
SAT, NOV 27, 2021
Board Meeting via Zoom, 10-Noon
TUE, DEC 7, 2021
Holiday Potluck AND Board Elections
SUN, DEC 26, 2021
Board Meeting via Zoom, 10-Noon
2022
TUE, JAN 4, 2022
Educational Meeting via Zoom
SAT, JAN 22, 2022
Board Meeting via Zoom, 10-Noon
TUE, FEB 1, 2022
Educational Meeting via Zoom
SAT, FEB 19, 2022
Board Meeting via Zoom, 10-Noon
TUE, MAR 1, 2022
Educational Meeting via Zoom
SAT, MAR 26, 2022
Board Meeting via Zoom, 10-Noon
TUE, APR 5, 2022
Educational Meeting via Zoom
SAT, APR 23, 2022
Board Meeting via Zoom, 10-Noon
TUE, MAY 3, 2022
Educational Meeting via Zoom
Bird of the Month: January 2008
Jenx
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By bird club member Julie Forsyth Jenx is a Quaker parrot and came into my flock last summer. His Mom and Dad moved down to the lower 48 and didn’t want to take him with them. He loves his toys in his cage and likes to come out to try to get me. He lands on my head all the time. I don’t hold him; he holds me. Jenx tries to make friends with the Amazon but Samson doesn’t want anything to do with him, but the Red-Bellied parrots like him. Quakers can live up to 25-30 years or more. They are a fearless bird. They come from South America, with feral colonies established in parts of the United States. They are a medium bird about 12 inches in length from beak to tail, weighing between 80 and 150 grams. They come in green or blue on the back and head. Jenx and the other Quakers are outlawed in many states, including: California, Wyoming, New Jersey, Hawaii, and Georgia because they are considered a potential agricultural pest. There are now established breeding colonies (originally escaped pets) in several states, including New York, New Jersey, Louisiana (New Orleans), Texas (Dallas), Bridgeport/Fairfield Connecticut (Bridgeport/ Fairfield), and Illinois.
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