Abstract
Many years ago, scattered throughout the United States there were pockets of people with a strong interest in birds. These individuals sharing a common passion formed bird clubs so that they could share their love of birds. Most clubs had an educational component, although, there was so much to be learned about birds at that time and so little information available. Many of these clubs had exhibitions, some had bird marts, and numerous ones had both.
Internet groups ad connections...
The early Internet discussion groups such as rec.petbird were places to ask questions and sometimes get adequate answers. In those early days you were just as likely tp be beaten up verbally as you were to get an answer you could use. THose groups evolved into discussion groups like Yahoo groups. If you are searching for a Yahoo group and type in the keyword "bird" and "parrot" and....