Golden Triangle Parrot Club

Past Events

Guest Speakers: Suzan and Nathalie
Trip to Chile11 March 2009 07:00 PM
POST-PONED DUE TO UNEXPECTED EVENTS - Suzan and Nathalie spent 10 days in Chile this past January. They joined Mark and Marie Stafford from Parrots International to assist with the Slender-billed Parrot project. They also had the opportunity to spend 2 days visiting the Patagonia Conures in the Andes. Join us at this months meeting where they will share photos and stories about their adventure!
Duration: 00:30 hours.

Chile Presentation with Suzan and Nat08 April 2009 07:00 PM
Suzan and Nathalie spent 10 days in Chile this past January. They joined Mark and Marie Stafford from Parrots International to assist with the Slender-billed Parrot project. They also had the opportunity to spend 2 days visiting the Patagonia Conures in the Andes. Join us at this months meeting where they will share photos and stories about their adventure!
Duration: 00:30 hours.

Making Foraging Toys + CPC Photo Entries Due13 May 2009 07:00 PM
The club will provide supplies (we are asking for a $2 donation to help offset the costs). You are also welcome to contribute to the pile and add your creativity to making these treats for our feathered friends. CPC Featured Birds Photo Submission Deadline. If you don’t have any good photos of your birds, bring them to this month’s club meeting and we will take photos! Maybe your bird will be the next bird on all of the CPC advertising and tote bags for 2009!!
Duration: 02:30 hours.

2nd Annual Festival of Parrots & Potluck Picnic13 September 2009 01:00 PM
Our 1st Annual Pet Bird Show was a great success however we needed more time and space. Therefore, we are combining our September meeting, Annual Picnic and Festival of Parrots into one major event and moved it to Sunday, September 13th. The location for this year's event will be the CAW Hall (small school house) located at 611 Silvercreek Parkway in Guelph. A separate flyer will be mailed out with all the details including directions.

The picnic will be pot luck (club will provide drinks). Bring your feathered (and in some cases your “not so feathered”) friends and participate in this year’s Festival of Parrots. If last year was any indication we are definitely going to have a blast! There are lots of “unique” categories so everyone is sure to go home a winner. GTPC Award Ribbons are waiting for your FIDS. We will also have fun activities for owner and parrot alike with prizes for the winners. Don’t miss out on the fun. This year’s proceeds will be donated to the CPC’s Pennies 4 Parrots (www.pennies4parrots.ca) campaign (you can play games / get tickets tickets for as low as $0.01 to participate), so dig into your penny/coin jars and come armed and ready!

If you would like to volunteer to be a judge or help out at one the stations, please let us know.

WHEN Sunday Sep 13th festivities begin at 1:00 PM

WHERE CAW Hall (small school house) located at 611 Silvercreek Parkway in Guelph.

BYOFF (bring you own feathered friend(s))

BYOFTS (bring your own food to share - appetizer, salad, dessert, main dish)
Duration: No duration!

Demonstration of chop party - Super nutrition ideas for your parrots14 October 2009 07:00 PM
This meeting has lots planned and we anticipate a great attendance. 1. Assembly of more ParrotMedics First Aid Kits. All the kits assembled to date have been sold, so more are needed. 2. Demonstration of a “Chop Party” (super nutrition for your parrots) with samples to take home (that is if our FIDS don't gobble it all up first (lol). 3. MANDATORY meeting this evening for ALL CPC VOLUNTEERS who have been contacted about working this year’ event. 4. In addition to our regular raffle, a special raffle will be held this evening for a Weekend Pass (two days) to next month’s Canadian Parrot Conference. Raffle ticket price is $10 each or 3 for $20. Value of the pass is $185. You must be a current paid up member of the GTPC to participate in this draw. If your membership is due, you can renew that night.
Duration: No duration!

Annual Christmas Social09 December 2009 07:00 PM
We are looking forward to seeing everyone and their feathered companions at our Annual Christmas Social. We request that each of you bring a wrapped birdy gift for the gift exchange (please mark on gift if it is for a small, medium or large bird), and a tasty little dish to share. The club will be providing drinks. New this year will be a special raffle with all proceeds going to the 2010 Pennies4Parrots Challenge
Duration: 03:30 hours.

January Meeting - Video preview, “Get your bird back – what to do when a parrot is lost”13 January 2010 07:00 PM
Preview the new video from Barbara Heidenreich and Robin Shewokis on “Get your bird back – what to do when a parrot is lost”. I am sure we all know someone who has gone through this dreadful experience and we all hope it never happens, but as we all learned in the Girl Guides & Boy Scouts – it is much better to “Be Prepared”. We will also have a wonderful assortment of parrot toys from Robin Shewokis’ company, The Leather Elves, on hand for our raffle.
Duration: 02:00 hours.

February Meeting - Annual Toy Making10 February 2010 07:00 PM
Our Annual Toy Making meeting has moved to February this year. Ed & Debbi Pepin from Birds ‘n Stuff were to be our guests for this meeting, however a conflict has arisen in their work schedules and their visit has been postponed at this time. Not to worry, we are asking our members to come prepared to share their toys/foraging ideas and we will also have an array of materials folks can use to create their own parrot masterpieces. We are asking everyone to make a minimum donation of $2 towards the cost of supplies this evening with all funds donated being returned to the GTPC 2010 Pennies4Parrots fundraising challenge. It will be a fun evening all round. Hope to see you all there!
Duration: 02:00 hours.

Parrot Travel - share your stories10 March 2010 07:00 PM
Join us for the March meeting as we discuss travelling with your pet birds. We would like everyone to share their stories and experiences - good and bad stories. Come ready to share with everyone!
Duration: 02:30 hours.
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Guest Speaker - Dr. D Smith14 April 2010 07:00 PM
Dr. Dale Smith from the Ontario Veterinary College will be joining us this month to talk to us about policies that should be considered when attending meetings or other events/locations with our birds to prevent disease transmission.
Duration: 02:30 hours.
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May Mtg - Dan' Aviary12 May 2010 07:00 PM
Join us as get a glimpse at Dan's aviary. He will show us all of the new changes and upgrades that he has made to his aviary and give a chance to see what it is like to breed lovebirds.
Duration: 02:00 hours.
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Buy & Sell and Military Macaw in Mexico09 June 2010 07:00 PM
June is our annual Buy & Sell Do you have any extra bird cages or toys that your birds simply don't like? Bring any avian related items to June's club meeting that you wish to sell. Individuals are also welcome to bring arts and crafts that you think parrot enthusiats would like to buy as well. Macaw Projects in Mexico Jennifer and Haley Weber will give a talk on the Military Macaw Rehabilitation Program which Jennifer visited this winter in Puerto Vallarta. It represents the work of Carlos Bonilla, a Mexican biologist, and Claudia Magallon, a Mexican veterinarian, who are fighting to save the military macaws. They are Mexico's only native macaw species and they are 70 percent extinct. Slide presentation, DVD and "Adopt A Nest Program" will be discussed. Check out Carlos Bonilla's blog on PI Press
Duration: 02:00 hours.
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