Abstract
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF AVICULTURE®
The Mission of the AFA is to Promote the Advancement of Aviculture Through Education.
Officers
JIM C. HAWLEY, Jr., President 480-987-9201 fax 480-987-3389
WANDA ELDER, 1st Vice President 901-853-9988 fax 901-853-8452 tnbirdlady@idealbirds.com
MARY ELLEN LEPAGE, 2nd Vice President 408-997-3113 fax 408-323-1802 mail@birds2pet.com
NANCY SPEED, Secretary 662-673-8100 nancyspeed@att.net
BRENT ANDRUS, Chief Financial O cer 702-327-2042 AFACFO@aol.com
BENNY J. GALLAWAY, Ph.D., Immediate Past President 979-775-2000 fax 979-775-2002 lgl_erwin@excite.com
Member Clubs
Linda S. Rubin
617-469-0557
LSR@cockatielsplusparrots.com
» The Amazona Society
» American Budgerigar Society
» American Cockatiel Society
» American Lory Society
» Arcadia Bird Sanctuary &
Education Center
» Aviculture Microbiology
Foundation
» Avicultural Society of America
» Bird Clubs of America
» The Bird Endowment
» Caique Enthusiasts of America
» Canadian Parrot Symposium
» Celebrate Parrots Group
» Friends of the Cuban Amazon
» Golden Conure Society
» Hanging Parrot and Fig Parrot
» International Conservancy
» International Conure Association
» International Parrotlet Society
» Loro Parque Fundacion
» The Macaw Foundation
» National Cockatiel Society
» National Parrot Rescue &
Preservation Foundation
» National Finch & Softbill Society
» Parrots International
» Pionus Breeders Association
» Pionus Parrots Research
Foundation
» Quaker Parakeet Society
» Softbill Songster International
MID-EASTERN REGION
Director: Jason Crean
630-336-0197
BeaksBirdhouse@aol.com
ILLINOIS
State Coordinator:
Cli Patterson
815-968-4370
cli @babybirdfarm.com
Northern Illinois Parrot Society
INDIANA
State Coordinators:
Cathy Doss
317-241-2283
esined-64@sbcglobal.net
Central Indiana Cage Bird Club
Michiana Bird Societ
MICHIGAN
State Coordinator:
Mary Anne Kenne (acting)
989-595-5048
romarav_4@hotmail.com
Great Lakes Avicultural Society
Motor City Bird Breeder, Inc.
OHIO
State Coordinator:
Sassy Pickard
330-881-6543
PickardsPerch@aol.com
Mid American Exotic Bird Society
MID-ATLANTIC REGION
Director: Carol Woodson
804-264-8551
CVMGA@aol.com
DELAWARE
State Coordinator:
Nancy Selz
302-798-8625
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
State Coordinator: *
MARYLAND
State Coordinator: *
NEW JERSEY
State Coordinator:
Terri Jones
732-995-8562
TRJones29@aol.com
The Real Macaw Parrot Club
Sussex County Exotic Bird Club
PENNSYLVANIA
State Coordinator:
Carol Cipriano
P.O. Box 167
Hawley, PA 18428
570-470-0034
mtoasis@earthlink.net
VIRGlNlA
State Coordinator:
Sue Hutson
757-484-0256
suehut@cox.net
Commonwealth Avicultural Society
National Capital Bird Club
Parrot Breeders Association of
Virginia, Inc.
Peninsula Caged Bird Society
WEST VIRGINIA
State Coordinator: *
NORTHEASTERN REGION
Interim Director:
Mellra T. Hunt, DVM
802-644-6383
emrysfarm@verizon.net
CONNECTICUT
State Coordinator:
Barbara Cosgrove
860-621-5790
bc0515@cox.net
Connecticut Association for
Aviculture
Connecticut Parrot Society
MAINE
State Coordinator:
Cheryl Durgan
207-737-4121
durganrd@netscape.com
Maine State Caged Bird Society
MASSACHUSETTS
State Coordinator: *
Massachusetts Cage Bird Society
NEW HAMPSHIRE
State Coordinator:
Rena Fox
603-635-1324
rena@birdsupplynh.com
Birds of a Feather Avicultural
Society
NEW YORK (East)
State Coordinator:
Huyanh Ralph Tran
917-204-1457
hkt8646@uyu.edu
Long Island Parrot Society
NEW YORK (West)
State Coordinator:
Pat Staveckis
315-686-2694
spsbird@twcny.rr.com
Buffalo Hookbill Association
RHODE ISLAND
State Coordinator: *
VERMONT
State Coordinator: *
SOUTHEASTERN REGION
Director: Sharon Dvorak
919-266-4935
SLDvorak@nc.rr.com
ALABAMA
State Coordinator:
Maureen Gibbons
251-973-9309
Maureen@Gibbons-cpas.com
Central Alabama Avicultural
Society
South Alabama Cage Bird Society
GEORGIA
State Coordinator:
Margrethe Warden
770-277-6782
birdbrain@mindspring.com
Georgia Cage Bird Society
KENTUCKY
State Coordinator: *
MISSISSIPPI
State Coordinator:
Julia Stacy
601-957-7901
parrotlover26139@aol.com
Central Mississippi Bird Club
NORTH CAROLINA
State Coordinator:
Carol Wilson
919-552-8856
legswilson@aol.com
Raleigh-Durham Caged Bird Soc.
Smoky Mountain Cage
Bird Society
SOUTH CAROLINA
State Coordinator:
Marshall Liger
843-571-5688
palmettoparrot@comcast.net
TENNESSEE
State Coordinator:
Debbie Cavanaugh
615-662-6928
cavbirds@aol.com
Middle Tennessee Cage Bird Club
Tennessee Valley Exotic
Bird Club