Coastal Bend Companion Bird Club and Rescue Mission

Memorial arrangements have been made. If you would like to attend, the memorial service for Juan is at Corpus Christi Funeral Home, 2409 Baldwin, Saturday, 12th at 3pm.

It is with sadness that I tell you this. This past Saturday night, our club president, Juan Gomez, passed away suddenly from a heart attack. Please keep his family and friends in your prayers. When I know about memorial service arrangements, I will post them. Godspeed, Juan.

Come visit us at the bird mart today until 4pm!

Are you coming to the Spring Bird Mart? See the flyer and click the link to the event for more info!

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REMINDER: no need to cook dinner tonight!!

CBCBC Thanksgiving potluck: the club will provide the smoked turkey, tea, and utensils. Please bring your favorite dish, and don't be afraid to bring your birdie buddies, too!

What: Thanksgiving Potluck Dinner
When: Thursday, November 17 at 7:00 pm
Where: 3321 Cimarron Blvd, CC 78414 (Learning Center entrance)

Birds Good for Our Mental Health, Study Finds A study from King’s College London found that hearing birds, seeing them, and having ordinary encounters with birds improved the mood of people who have depression, and of the broader population as well.

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Rescuers flock together to save 275 parrots stranded by Ian PINE ISLAND, Fla. (AP) — Will Peratino and his partner Lauren Stepp would not leave their Pine Island compound, even as authorities pleaded with residents to abandon their homes because of damaged roads, including a collapsed bridge that prevented deliveries of food, gas and other life-sustaining ...

I laughed way too hard at this....

13 Ways to Really Prepare Yourself for Getting a Pet Bird

Are you thinking about getting your first pet bird? This 13-step guide will emotionally and physically prepare you for what it’s like to live with one. If you follow this, you will have a fairly good idea what it’s like to have one of these lovely creatures in your house.

1. Take a big bite of carrot. Chew it up well, but don’t swallow it. Now go out to your dining room and spew it all over the wall. Leave it there until it dries. Get a sponge and a scraper and scrape it off the wall. Repeat daily!

2. Go to the bird supply store. Buy everything you need for the month. Then with the leftover money, go to the grocery store and pick up a five-pound box of macaroni, some parmesan cheese and some margarine. These provisions should last you about two weeks, and it’s about all you’ll be able to afford after all that money you spent at the bird supply store.

3. Take a newspaper to the bird supply store. Place it in the bottom of an empty birdcage. Read it while it’s laying on the bottom of the grate. This is how you will be reading the newspaper from now on.

4. Get some pelleted diet, some chopped up vegetables, borrow some bird p**p from the bird supply store (they’ll look at you funny, but they probably won’t charge you for it), some parrot feathers, pieces of bird toy parts, some wood chips and some almond shells. Combine in a one-gallon container. Throw some of it on the floor. Now clean it up. Throw more of it on the floor. Now clean it up. Repeat at least twice a day.

5. Get a screwdriver from your toolkit. Make some gouges in the paint on the wall. And while you’re at it, use it to rip one of your lampshades and smack up a couple of picture frames.

6. Make sure you know the meaning of all of these terms: Cloaca, preen gland, PDD, PBFD, calcium to phosphorus ratio, polyomavirus, E.N.D., and boing. This task involves a lot of research. At least you'll be on your phone for a good reason.

7. Measure out a cup of flour and place in a sifter. Move about your house and lightly coat all surfaces with the flour. Now dust all the surfaces. Repeat at least three times a week.

8. Look up some wild parrots on YouTube. Turn the volume up on your phone to full blast and place it right next to your ear. Repeat at least three times a day for 45 minutes.

9. Take some of that bird p**p you borrowed from the bird supply store and place it on a spatula. Now reach over your shoulder with the spatula and rub the bird p**p on the back of your shirt. Let dry and then go grocery shopping. Count the number of people who either stare at you or tell you that you have bird p**p on your back.

10. Do a little dumpster diving and collect odd items like water bottle caps, pieces of raffia, tree branches from bird-safe trees, pieces of cardboard and old plastic clothesline. With these items, attempt to make an interesting toy. You have 8 minutes. You may begin.

11. Save the wild parrot sounds onto your phone and set them as your 6 a.m. alarm. Make sure they are on the loudest setting possible. Repeat every morning for the rest of your life.

12. Get some bed sheets. Now take that screwdriver and make various beak-shaped holes in them. Take some of that bird p**p and smear it on the sheets. Launder and repeat at least twice a month.

13. Find a reputable bird veterinarian and make his car payment for him. Repeat at least once a year for each bird you intend to get.

Do these exercises for as long as you can. If you can keep this up for at least six months without losing your mind, you just might be ready for a parrot. 😂😍😋

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CoastalBendCompanionBirdClub on Instagram: "Hi, it’s Kelsey here! Shane and I are getting the sprouts ready for our meeting this Thursday, so I figured I’d go ahead and share the process as we go along! We’ve completed the initial rinse to remo CoastalBendCompanionBirdClub shared a post on Instagram: "Hi, it’s Kelsey here! Shane and I are getting the sprouts ready for our meeting this Thursday, so I figured I’d go ahead and share the process as we go along! We’ve completed the initial rinse to remove all dust and dirt, then soaked ov...

Shopping for this week’s meeting! Any guesses as to what we’ll be doing??

Thanks to everyone who attended the meeting last night! Shane and Kelsey’s Splendid Parekeets are loving the chop this morning! (The cockatoos are more into *throwing* the chop🙄)

Let us know how your birds reacted to the chop!

https://www.psittacology.com/what-does-parrot-eat-chop/

What does a parrot eat? Making healthy chop for your bird - Psittacology If you're interested in becoming a parrot parent, you might be asking yourself: what does a parrot eat? Let's go into one great option: chop.

https://www.theepochtimes.com/cockatoo-jealous-of-owners-baby-son-finally-falls-in-love_4657698.html

Cockatoo Jealous of Owner’s Baby Son Finally Falls in Love The pair share a brotherly bond and love nothing more than playing together. (Courtesy of Marni the Cockatoo)

UPDATE: Bird had been found!!

Summer Heat & Our Birds – Pet Birds by Lafeber Co. Summer—that sizzling time of the year when we try to stay hydrated and perhaps indulge in water-dense foods like watermelon and other juicy fruits. When exposed to the summer heat, we might break out in a sweat and seek shade to cool our bodies down. What about our feathered friends…how do they ...

Thank you to everyone who came to our potluck this evening! It was so great to see so many familiar and new faces! And y’all can cook! 😋

Tonight!!! See you this evening!

The Board will be providing brisket, Caesar salad, banana pudding, mashed potatoes, tea, and paper goods.