Abstract
(Speakers subject to change without notice)
Keynote Speaker: Benny J. Gallaway, Ph.D.
Daniel Almaguer
Victoria Crowned Pigeons (Goura victoria)
Johanna “Jeleen” Briscoe, DVM, DABVP (Avian)
The Animal Welfare Act and Birds: An Update
Laurie E. Baker
Avian Geriatrics: Birds Get Old Too
Josee Bermingham (sponsored by Hagen
Avicultural Research Institute)
• Seizing the Moment at the “Fledgling Age”
• Trouble Shooting Infertility Through Individual
Breeding Pair Assessment
• A Holistic Approach to Managing Crop Disorders
Jenifer Chatfield, DVM
Zoonotic Influenzas: Is the Sky Falling?
Julie Corwin
(sponsored by Northwest Lory League)
Nursery Techniques: The Past and the Present
Jason Crean
Tea for ‘Toos—and Other Birds Too!
Michael Dalton
Beyond “Polly Wants a Cracker”
Caroline Efstathion
• Preventing Bacterial Infections in Aviary Birds
• Microscopy for the Aviculturist
Madeleine Franco
Fat and Magical Bird Toys in a Lean Economy
Walt Frey, Ph.D.
Keeping Parrots Outdoors in Colder Climates
Benny J. Gallaway, Ph.D.
The Blue and Gold Macaw
LoraKim Joyner, DVM
Wild Psittacine Chick and Nest Assessment in
Central America
Lara Joseph
Empowerment, Choice, Control, Complexities and
Their Effects on our Birds’ Behavior
Lawrence E. Killmar, Ph.D.
(sponsored by Lowry Park Zoo)
Shoebill Stork (Balaeniceps rex) First Hatching
in North America at Lowry Park Zoo
Kevina Williams (sponsored by Hagen Avicultural
Research Institute)
Use of Clay in Aviculture
Denise Lacazette and Julie Corwin
Living with the Big Four—PDD, PBFD, Polyoma
and Psittacosis
Cassie Malina
(sponsored by Natural Encounters, Inc.)
The Secret of Training Birds, by Steve Martin
of Natural Encounters, Inc.
Sandee Molenda
Aviculture’s Future: Our Challenges and How
We Can Triumph
Linda Morrow
The Value of Reinforcement
Hildegard Niemann
Pet Parrot Ownership in the Future
Jean Pattison
Nest, Nursery and the New Home
Robin Shewokis
Enrichment for Breeding Pairs—A Three Year
Study from Three Facilities
Daniel Sigmon and Heidi Good, Ph.D.
The Quaker Parakeet in a Naturalized Setting
Darrel K. Styles, DVM, Ph.D.
Association of Avian Bornavirus with
Proventricular Dilatation Disease
Roger G. Sweeney
• Ground Hornbills
• Techniques for Pairing and Mate Selection
for Parrots
Jafet Velez-Valentin, MS
Update on Puerto Rican Parrot Recovery Program
Genny Wall, J.D., Attorney-at-Law
Legislative Update