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Calendar:
SUN, APR 28, 2019
Board Meeting at Denny's, 3950 Debarr Road, Anchorage, 10-Noon
TUE, MAY 7, 2019
Educational Meeting
SAT, MAY 18, 2019
"Reading Rendezvous" on the Loussac Library lawn 12-4pm
SUN, MAY 19, 2019
"Migratory Bird Day" at the Alaska Zoo 11-5pm
SUN, MAY 26, 2019
Board Meeting at Denny's, 3950 Debarr Road, Anchorage, 10-Noon
TUE, JUN 4, 2019
Educational Meeting
SUN, JUN 23, 2019
Board Meeting at Denny's, 3950 Debarr Road, Anchorage, 10-Noon
SAT, JUN 29, 2019
Bird Club Picnic, Abbott Park, 11AM-3PM
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TUE, JUL 2, 2019
NO EDUCATIONAL MEETING UNTIL AUG 6
SUN, JUL 28, 2019
Board Meeting at Denny's, 3950 Debarr Road, Anchorage, 10-Noon
TUE, AUG 6, 2019
Educational Meeting
SUN, AUG 18, 2019
Homeless Animals Day at the Alaska Zoo!
SUN, AUG 25, 2019
Board Meeting at Denny's, 3950 Debarr Road, Anchorage, 10-Noon
TUE, SEP 3, 2019
Educational Meeting
SUN, SEP 22, 2019
Board Meeting at Denny's, 3950 Debarr Road, Anchorage, 10-Noon
TUE, OCT 1, 2019
Educational Meeting
"Foraging"
SUN, OCT 27, 2019
Board Meeting at Denny's, 3950 Debarr Road, Anchorage, 10-Noon
TUE, NOV 5, 2019
Educational Meeting
SUN, NOV 24, 2019
Board Meeting at Denny's, 3950 Debarr Road, Anchorage, 10-Noon
TUE, DEC 3, 2019
Holiday Potluck and Board Elections
SUN, DEC 29, 2019
Board Meeting at Denny's, 3950 Debarr Road, Anchorage, 10-Noon
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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