PARROT ENRICHMENT CLASSES Phoenix Landing hosts educational seminars featuring speakers with special knowledge or experience related to the welfare of parrots. Come and learn more about how parrots think and behave, how you can be a better parrot guardian, and what we can all do towards improving the welfare of parrots both in captivity and in the wild. You can also meet some of our adoptable birds at most of our events, from parakeets to macaws. However, for health and safety reasons, we ask that you do not bring your birds. We are very careful to insure that our birds have been vetted, and strive to minimize the spread of disease. Of course we appreciate donations to help cover our facility and speaker costs, and sometimes we will even suggest one. However, we want everyone to come regardless of money. Please take the time to learn something new for your parrot. We sell lots of wonderful parrot toys and supplies at our events, and appreciate your support. This is our primary means of paying for the needs of the parrots in our care. JUNE 28th, SATURDAY, 10:00 AM - 12:00 Noon 2nd ANNUAL LUAU Foraging Contest AND Trick Training Too 90 Merrimon Ave Greenlife Community Center ASHEVILLE, NC Put on your finest Luau attire and join the fun! Meet a wide variety of adoptable birds and learn about different species. In addition, we will have another foraging contest, and the birds will pick the winners. So bring your contest entries to make it a fun-filled morning packed with new ideas. Lastly, we will do some trick training with some of our adoptable birds, and demonstrate just how fast parrots can learn new things! Can you help us put up a sign? Click Here. JUNE 28th, SATURDAY Behavior Workshop Building a Positive Relationship with your Parrot St. Elias Catholic Church 470 Cove Road NW ROANOKE, VA This class will be in conjunction with the annual Southwest Virginia Bird Club (www.swvbc.org) Learn new skills for communication and companionship with your parrot. What do you expect from your parrot, and how do you relate to each other? We will address various ways of keeping the exchanges rewarding and positive, and discuss some specific training tools. We'll also explore trick training and other activities to keep your parrot active and occupied in acceptable ways. Come learn some new tricks! JULY 12th, SATURDAY, 10:00 AM - 12:00 Noon 5th ANNUAL LUAU Foraging Contest AND Trick Training Too Fairlington Presbyterian Church 3846 King Street ALEXANDRIA, VA Put on your finest Luau attire and join the fun! Meet a wide variety of adoptable birds and learn about different species. In addition, we will have another foraging contest, and the birds will pick the winners. So bring your contest entries to make it a fun-filled morning packed with new ideas. Lastly, we will do some trick training with some of our adoptable birds, and demonstrate just how fast parrots can learn new things! Can you help us put up a sign? Click Here. JULY 19th, SATURDAY, 10:00 AM - 12:00 Noon "THINGS I WISH I'D KNOWN" Greenlife Community Center 90 Merrimon Avenue ASHEVILLE, NC A comprehensive parrot care program for the new and experienced alike.  We will explore all the essential topics such as health, safety, nutrition, enrichment, behavior, and companionship.  Great for the whole family!   We always learn something new from each other, and hope you will join us. [Satisfies our adoption requirement.] JULY 27th, SUNDAY, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Photo by JoAnn and King Irvin THE SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS OF WILD PARROTS: PARENTS, MATES AND FRIENDS Highlands Animal Clinic 25011 Lee Highway ABINGDON, VA In the wild, parrots have an extensive social life, which revolves around three primary types of relationships: parents/chicks, mates and friends. The social life of a parrot is often complex and involves a variety of behaviors and forms of communication. Understanding the social nature of a parrot in the wild may contribute to better care for our parrots in captivity. Let’s talk about it. AUGUST 2nd, SUNDAY, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM PARROT RECREATION: Playgrounds, Puzzles and Diversions AniMall 1001 Airport Blvd Suite 510 MORRISVILLE, NC www.animall.org/ (near the Raleigh Durham Airport) One important role we play in our birds’ lives is as their Activities Director. Are you always looking for new ideas about how to keep your brilliant parrot occupied with physically and mentally enriching activities? Michelle Czaikowski will share some ideas she has implemented at home and will guide us through some exercises to get our inspirational juices flowing as we develop Personalized Activities Plans for our own birds! AUGUST 9th SATURDAY, 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM Grace Presbyterian Church 7434 Bath St SPRINGFIELD, VA DOUBLE CLASS in the Northern VIRGINIA Area 10:00 AM -11:45 AM A Parrot's Point of View Parrots are built to fly, forage, and flock together, and in the wild they must be continually on alert for predators. These physical and social attributes still govern how a parrot adapts to their lives in our homes. Do you consider your parrot’s perspective in your daily routines and interactions? Perhaps sometimes you just don’t understand each other because you see things differently? Let’s talk about life from a “Parrot’s Point of View.” [also satisfies our adoption process requirement]. 12:00 noon - 2:00 PM Behavior Workshop Building A Positive Relationship with Your Bird Learn new skills for communication and companionship with your parrot. What do you expect from your parrot, and how do you relate to each other? We will address various ways of keeping the exchanges rewarding and positive, and discuss some specific training tools. We'll also explore trick training and other activities to keep your parrot active and occupied in acceptable ways. Come learn some new tricks! AUGUST 16th, SUNDAY, 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM NOURISH TO FLOURISH #2 Indian Trail VFW 100 VFW Lane INDIAN TRAIL, NC (near Charlotte) In our first Nourish to Flourish Class, we talked about the different food groups and made a recipe in each of those categories. In this subsequent class, we will make some new recipes which comprise complete meals and can be stored for future use. This makes it easy to share quick and hearty meals with your parrot family. Once again, YOU will do the cooking! AUGUST 16th, SUNDAY, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM Behavior Workshop Building a Positive Relationship with your Parrot Indian Trail VFW 100 VFW Lane INDIAN TRAIL, NC Learn new skills for communication and companionship with your parrot. What do you expect from your parrot, and how do you relate to each other? We will address various ways of keeping the exchanges rewarding and positive, and discuss some specific training tools. We'll also explore trick training and other activities to keep your parrot active and occupied in acceptable ways. Come learn some new tricks! AUGUST 16th SATURDAY, 10:00AM-12:00 Noon "THINGS I WISH I'D KNOWN" Good Shepherd Lutheran Church 1415 West 7th Street (located on 7th Street right off I-270/15) FREDERICK, MD A comprehensive parrot care program for the new and experienced alike.  We will explore all the essential topics such as health, safety, nutrition, enrichment, behavior, and companionship.  Great for the whole family!   We always learn something new from each other, and hope you will join us. Satisfies our adoption requirement. 2008 WASHINGTON D.C. AREA EVENTS Aug 23 Richmond, VA * Behavior Workshop, Building a Positive Relationship Sept 6 Alexandria, VA LESLIE MORAN, Holistic Parrot Care Set 6 Alexandria, VA LESLIE MORAN, Reiki for Animals Sep 13 Glen Burnie, MD * A Parrot’s Point of View Oct 4 Springfield, VA Parents, Mates, and Friends: Parrot Socialization and Companionship Oct 18 Frederick, VA * A Parrot’s Point of View Nov 1 Alexandria, VA DR. DONALD BRIGHTSMITH, Tambopata Research Center (Peru) Dec 6 Alexandria, VA * Husbandry and Trick Training, a Hands-On Behavior Workshop 2008 ABINGDON and ROANOKE, VA EVENTS Sep 28 Abingdon Parrot Recreation: Playgrounds, Puzzles and Diversions Oct 5 Roanoke  * Husbandry and Trick Training, a Hands-On Behavior Workshop Nov 9 Abingdon LIZ WILSON, CVT 2008 NORTH CAROLINA EVENTS Aug 23 Hickory Pending Sep 27 Asheville Parrot Recreation: Playgrounds, Puzzles and Diversions Oct 18 Charlotte * Things I Wish I’d Known, A Comprehensive Parrot Care Class Oct 18 Charlotte Getting Jiggy with Junk: Creative Toy-making for Parrots Oct 25 Asheville * A Parrot’s Point of View Oct 26 Raleigh-Durham Parents, Mates, and Friends.  Parrot Socialization and Companionship Oct 26 Raleigh-Durham Getting Jiggy with Junk: Creative Toy-making for Parrots Nov 8 Asheville LIZ WILSON, CVT Dec 13 Hickory * Husbandry and Trick Training, a Hands-On Behavior Workshop Dec 14 Raleigh-Durham * Husbandry and Trick Training, a Hands-On Behavior Workshop * Classes that satisfy our adoption requirements. Things I Wish I'd Known and Parrots Point of View seminars are comprehensive care classes, one of which is recommended for all adoptions. The behavior workshops are important for those adopting the larger parrots, but are highly recommended for everyone who aspires to a positive relationship with their bird(s).