The Northwest Bird Club


	We meet on the first Sunday of every month at Table Rock Mobile Village 12:30 p.m. 2385 Table Rock Rd. Medford, OR Click here for map

You may have received the touching story called
"An Aussie Love Story" in your email... "About eight years ago a wild Australian Sulphur Crested Cockatoo flew into a car and broke its wing. The motorist took it to the Vet in Nerang, Queensland, who had to amputate the wing. We adopted her - for which we needed a National Parks and Wildlife permit - and kept her in a cage outside where she was often visited by wild Cockatoos. One of the things that impressed us was how she would push lettuce leaves through the bars of the cage, offering food to visitors..."

Apparently this story is about 8 years old, but still tugs at the heart strings and still travels the internet. I tracked down the author of the story, Julius Bergh, who has written a book called "Love on the Wing, A Tale of Two Cockies" which tells this story of "Love, Compassion, Friendship & Loyalty". You can visit the website at http://www.juliusbergh.com/cocky/Welcome.html
and read the story and also order the book.

H.R. 669:
2009-2010 Nonnative Wildlife Invasion Prevention Act

HR 669 bans import, export, transport, breeding, sale or barter of ALL nonnative species unless they are placed on an Approved List established by the USFWS after extensive study. This law would affect most pet owners of non native species...

You can track the bill here: http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-669
You can use NAIA's Capwiz tool to send an automatic email or fax to each of the Representatives who will hear this bill to ask them to KILL HR 669. http://www.capwiz.com/naiatrust/home/
PIJAC has published a PDF flyer which explains to pet owners how HR 669 can affect all pet owners and provides you with contact information - click here to download it.

A promising new lead in the search for the cause of Proventricular Dilatation Disease (PDD)

For over thirty years, a mysterious infectious disease has been killing parrots and other exotic birds. The disease, called Proventricular Dilatation Disease, or PDD, has plagued bird owners, aviaries, zoos, and endangered bird recovery efforts. Using the ViroChip, the DeRisi and Ganem labs, in collaboration with veterinarians Susan Clubb in the US, and Ady Gancz in Israel, have identified a novel avian bornavirus strongly associated with PDD.
Read story at http://derisilab.ucsf.edu/....

News articles from Bird Talk Magazine:

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TOKYO (AP) May, 2008-- When Yosuke the parrot flew out of his cage and got lost, he did exactly what he had been taught - recite his name and address to a stranger willing to help. Police rescued the African grey parrot two weeks ago from a neighbor's roof in the city of Nagareyama, near Tokyo. After spending a night at the station, he was transferred to a nearby veterinary hospital while police searched for clues, local policeman Shinjiro Uemura said.

He kept mum with the cops, but began chatting after a few days with the vet.

"I'm Mr. Yosuke Nakamura," the bird told the veterinarian, according to Uemura. The parrot also provided his full home address, down to the street number, and even entertained the hospital staff by singing songs.

"We checked the address, and what do you know, a Nakamura family really lived there. So we told them we've found Yosuke," Uemura said.

The Nakamura family told police they had been teaching the bird its name and address for about two years.

But Yosuke apparently wasn't keen on opening up to police officials.

"I tried to be friendly and talked to him, but he completely ignored me," Uemura said.

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