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2009 Midwest Bird Expo - Was a HUGE success!
Next EXPO
SATURDAY MAY 22nd, 2010
NEW LOCATION!!!!
Kane County Exhibition Hall
525 South Randall Road
St. Charles, IL 60174-1533
9:30am - 4:00pm
Looking for tickets to
the Irene Pepperberg Fundraiser Event? >click
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Some of the Events
Planned
for 2010
SAVE THE DATE - SATURDAY MAY 22, 2010! |
MARK BITTNER
from the Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill!!! |


Author, The Wild
Parrots of Telegraph Hill
Bittner spent 14 years in the streets of San Francisco after his dream
of becoming a professional musician fell apart. After many years of
doing odd jobs, he found a flock of naturalized parrots, mostly
cherry-headed conures, in the area of Telegraph Hill. His book, The
Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill, and the documentary of the same name,
by Judy Irving, describe that encounter and the relationship he formed
with the birds. In 2006, Judy married Mark Bittner after the two fell
in love during the filming of Parrots. The book and film reveals
moving relationships between Bittner and the birds and explores
passionate dynamics among the parrots, often linking their antics to
human behavior.
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IRENE PEPPERBERG, PhD
from The Alex Foundation!!!
SPECIAL EVENING FUNDRAISER |



Cognitive Psychologist
Dr.
Irene Pepperberg, adjunct associate professor at the Dept. of
Psychology, Brandeis University, and research associate at Harvard
University, studies Grey parrots. The main focus of her work is to
determine the cognitive and communicative abilities of these birds, and
compare their abilities with those of great apes, marine mammals, and
young children. She is studying the mechanisms of their learning as well
as the outcomes. Through her life with Alex, one of the most famous
parrots of all time, Dr. Pepperberg has expanded her work to other birds
and her studies have continued to yield fascinating results.
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KAREN SHAW BECKER, DVM, NMD
from Natural Pet Animal Hospital and Feathers Bird Clinic!!! |
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Avian Veterinarian &
Holistic Practitioner
In 1989 Dr. Karen Becker
attended the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point majoring in Wildlife
and International Resource Management. In 1990 she worked at the Raptor
Center of Pueblo, Colorado, rehabilitating hawks, eagles, owls and
falcons. In 1991 she worked under the head veterinarian at the Berlin
Zoo, Germany. In 1993 she studied the native flora and fauna of
Australia at Macquarie University in Sydney. In 1996 she completed the
International Veterinary Acupuncture Society’s certification course in
Houston, TX. She graduated from the Iowa State School of Veterinary
Medicine in 1997 and completed an exotic animal internship in California
that same year. Dr. Becker completed the Academy of Veterinary
Homeopathy’s certification course in Virginia, 1998. In 1999 she
compiled her extensive training and opened Natural Pet Animal Hospital.
Dr. Becker became a licensed Naturopathic Medical Doctor in 2003. She is
owner of NPAH and Feathers Bird Clinic as well as Covenant Wildlife
Rehabilitation.
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SNOWBALL THE DANCING COCKATOO™
and
IRENA SCHULZ
World Famous Snowball the Dancing Cockatoo
with Irena Schulz!!! |
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Director, Bird Lovers
Only, Inc.
Irena Schulz directs Bird Lovers
Only Rescue Service, Inc, a 501(c)(3) designated not-for-profit
donation-based bird rescue which takes in unwanted, neglected, abused,
and special needs birds. One of their permanent residents, Snowball the
cockatoo, has gained worldwide fame for his dancing ability and has been
showcased in newspapers, television programs, and periodicals like Bird
Talk magazine. Snowball is now being observed for scientific purposes,
to track how synchronous birds are when it comes to rhythm and tempo.
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MICK McAULIFFE
Animal Behavior & Training Specialist from Australia!!! |
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Animal Behavior &
Training Specialist
Mick McAuliffe, a native
of Australia, is co-owner and manager of The Houndry and has served as
the Director of Animal Behavior and Training for the R.S.P.C..A.
Queensland, where he developed world-leading assessment, modification
and training programs for multiple species. In addition to his extensive
work in canine training, Mick has applied his training skills to a
variety of animals, from Sea World Australia's large marine mammals to
serving as head avian keeper and trainer for a collection of 130 native
and exotic birds and developing free-flight shows for visitors. Mick has
lectured on Animal Behavior across 4 continents, working extensively in
Australia, Japan, China, England, Saudi Arabia and now the United
States. Currently living in Chicago, Mick provides Behavior and Training
Consultations for Dogs, Cats, Birds and Horses.
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GEORGE & BERNADETTE RICHTER
from "SOAR" Save Our American Raptors, Illinois!!! |
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Save Our American
Raptors, Illinois
SOAR is a non profit
organization dedicated to the welfare of our native birds-of-prey;
founded in 1989 and incorporated in Illinois by George and Bernadette
Richter - licensed Master falconers, rehabilitators, falcon breeders,
raptor banders, and educators with decades of hands-on experience and
knowledge. The mission of SOAR is to educate the public on the
importance of raptors and habitat, to promote the scientific study of
free-living raptors, to train raptor handlers, and help improve
conditions for all raptors in captivity, to rehabilitate ill, injured,
and orphaned raptors and return them to the wild, and to help resolve
human/raptor conflicts.
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SY MONTGOMERY
Award-winning Author |
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Photo by: Nic Bishop

Photo by: Nic Bishop
She's been called "part
Emily Dickinson, part Indiana Jones." To research her previous
award-winning books, Sy Montgomery has been chased by a gorilla in
Zaire, worked in a pit crawling with 18,000 snakes in Manitoba, been
hunted by a swimming tiger in India and been bitten by a vampire bat in
Costa Rica. Her newest books--both on birds--brought her new challenges:
in the Australian rain forest she came face to face with a 150-pound
cassowary, its bright blue head topped with a tall helmet of bone and
its huge feet equipped slashing tonenails that make it the most
dangerous bird in the world. And for a new book for kids, researched on
a remote island off New Zealand, one of the rarest parrots on Earth
attempted to copulate with her head.
For BIRDOLOGY, to be published this May from Free Press, Montgomery
rocked out with Snowball, the dancing cockatoo; visited Irene
Pepperberg's lab to meet Alex's successor, Griffin; worked with a bird
rehabilitator to rescue and release orphaned baby hummingbirds, who
hatched from eggs the size of Navy beans; and recounts adventures with
crows and pigeons as well as with her flock of extremely friendly,
highly individualistic chickens.
Montgomery met the love-struck parrot while working on KAKAPO RESCUE:
SAVING THE STRANGEST PARROT ON EARTH. To be published this April by
Houghton Mifflin, the book is the dramatic story of one of the most
ardent and extensive efforts ever to save an endangered bird. Feared
extinct for half a century, fewer than 100 of these uniquely friendly
(see above!) huge (11 pounds!), flightless (!) nocturnal (!)
tunnel-nesting (!) parrots now survive. At the bird show, she'll be
showing slides of her encounters with an endearingly curious and
friendly species of parrot that few humans have the privilege to see.
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BILL HOFFMAN'S
Exotic Animal Show!!! |
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A Very Exciting Show for ALL
ages!!!
More information coming soon!!!
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Some comments from past MIDWEST BIRD EXPO
attendees:
"I would venture to guess you might still be
fast asleep following yesterday's spectacular expo! I just wanted to tell
you how much fun we had, both helping and enjoying so much of what the event
had to offer. I thought I might regret not participating in the programs,
and I did in some ways, but being our first time at such a huge local event,
we felt more connected by helping and "Shopping"!!! :o) Next year we will
plan to enjoy more that TASC has to offer since I know each part sounded so
beneficial, interesting and fun.
Meeting many of the members through participating made both of us feel like
we belonged. Each person was just as nice as the next. We were amazed at all
the work that was taking place all day long, not to mention the realization
of what must have had to go into the entire process. Many of the vendors
commented on how well publicized and organized things were and I'm sure they
were extremely pleased by the number of people attending and the resulting
sales they surely had.
Jason, you and your team did an awesome job. Jeff and I look forward to
being involved and having many more opportunities to share in the fun of
"birds" with people who appreciate them as much, if not more, than we do!"
Joyce and Jeff Ernst
"WOW-WHAT A GREAT EVENT! I WAS SO OVERWHELMED BY
ALL THE VENDORS I FORGOT TO ATTEND ANY OF THE WORKSHOPS." THANK YOU,"
DEBORAH HOOVER
"Great Job! I imagine none of you will be rested
for a week or so. The seminars were great. I was so pleased to meet Dr.
Pepperberg (hope I got that right). Would have loved the meet and great, but
we were pretty tired. Stayed the whole day, surprise to me! Boy, did I spend
money - Ha!" Vernadene
"I just want to say THANKS to all the TASC
members that helped put together a great bird fair. My wife and I had a
great time and it was my best fair yet! The space provided was awesome and
folks felt free to wander around and get up close and really take a good
look at what we had to offer. This show was a huge success by my standards!
I even came home with a new feathered friend
that I am just in love with! Keep up the great work! I can't wait
until next year! Now if I could only convince you to do this twice a year...
Thanks Again,
John BirdontheRocks.com"
"It really was a great Expo.
Boy, did I buy toys, etc." Member,
Vernadene Tolman
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