Upcoming On-Line Events

Phoenix Landing events are largely held online now. Every month we try to feature a live Zoom event with a special guest speaker.  There is always something new to learn and we hope you will join us often!  Sometimes the event is recorded and you can find it on our website to view at anytime. We also offer self-paced core classes which address the essential aspects of parrot care such as health, safety, behavior, nutrition, and enrichment. These classes coincide with our adoption process, but they are also available to anyone who is interested in new ideas or continued learning. Details about upcoming events are below. 
November 2025
November 15th, 9:00 am - 4:30 pm Eastern
EDUCATION DAY! The Power of Good Information
LIVE participation only.  $25 per person. 
This event will not be recorded for future viewing. ​
Co-Sponsored by three adoption and education organizations: Companion Parrots Rehomed, the Rhode Island Parrot Rescue, and The Phoenix Landing Foundation. 

Do something special for the parrot in your life! Spend the day with us learning about behavior, training, medical problems and diagnoses, enrichment, and nutrition. Join anytime throughout the day for some or all of your favorite topics and teachers. We are charging $25 for six informative sessions. You are welcome to donate more! These funds will be equally shared between the three welfare organizations. A bargain for you, and valuable support for us and the parrots we help.
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Here's our schedule. We hope you will join us! 
​9:00 Welcome Introduction 
9:15-10:15 Cassie Malina, CPBC, CPBT-KA:  Target Training 
10:15-11:15 Sheila S. Blanchette, CPBC: Duration: Maintaining and Extending a Behavior
11:30-12:30 Currie Carothers, DVM: Does My Bird Need Help?
12:30-1:30 Leigh Ann Hartsfield and Ann Brooks, CPBC: Edible Enrichments, Herbs, and Supplements 
1:45-2:45 Crystal Schoellmann, DVM: Hormone Therapy: Helps, Hurts, or Not the Answer?
2:45-3:45 Debbie Foster, CPBC, CPBT-KA: Training is Essential and Essentials for Training 
3:45 until — Robust Q&A session
CPBC = certified parrot behavior consultant through IAABC
CPBT-KA = certified professional bird trainer - knowledge assessed through IATCB
November 8th - November 15th
​No Place Like Home
​Self-Paced Online Core Class
When we bring a parrot into our lives, from parakeets to macaws, we are offering them a place to call home. What does home mean? For a parrot it might mean a place to be safe, be healthy, have a sense of family, and be provided positive opportunities to live and thrive. This class will address what each of these means to a bird, and give you some ideas about how to continue providing the good life for your bird. This class also satisfies our adoption process requirement if the "homework" activities are completed.
November 15th - November 22nd
The Good Life 
​Self-Paced Online Core Class
This core class looks at some essential ingredients for providing a good life for the parrots in our homes - from nutrition and behavior, to enrichment, health, and the anatomy of our “dinosaurs.”  We also offer some tips about how to accomplish parrot care functions that make life easier for you and good for the birds. This class also satisfies our adoption process requirement if the "homework" activities are completed.​
December 2025
December 13th, Saturday, 1:00 pm Eastern
Pet Bird Toxicities
Laura Stern, DVM, DABVT, DABT, ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center
Live Zoom Event
Birds are inquisitive by nature and often get into things that they should not. In this practical look at pet bird toxicities, Dr. Stern look at how we can keep pet birds safe in our homes. Additionally, she will discuss some of the more commonly reported toxins to the ASPCA Poison Control, including selected house plants, foods, cannabis, and inhaled toxicants. 
Dr. Stern has worked at the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center for the past 15 years, initially as a consulting veterinarian in clinical toxicology, then as the is the Director APCC Training, and finally as its Associate Medical Director.​
December 6th - December 13th
​No Place Like Home
​Self-Paced Online Core Class
When we bring a parrot into our lives, from parakeets to macaws, we are offering them a place to call home. What does home mean? For a parrot it might mean a place to be safe, be healthy, have a sense of family, and be provided positive opportunities to live and thrive. This class will address what each of these means to a bird, and give you some ideas about how to continue providing the good life for your bird. This class also satisfies our adoption process requirement if the "homework" activities are completed.
December 13th - December 20th
The Good Life 
​Self-Paced Online Core Class
This core class looks at some essential ingredients for providing a good life for the parrots in our homes - from nutrition and behavior, to enrichment, health, and the anatomy of our “dinosaurs.”  We also offer some tips about how to accomplish parrot care functions that make life easier for you and good for the birds. This class also satisfies our adoption process requirement if the "homework" activities are completed.​
January 2026
January 10th, Saturday, 5:00 pm Eastern
Male Hypersexual Behavior and Female Ovarian Hyperactivity
Dr. Rob Marshall and Tailai Obrien
Live Zoom Event
Dr. Marshall and Tailai Obrien will be joining us again, live from Australia, to talk about these reproductive disorders that are extremely common in companion birds across many parrot species. Significantly, they are frequently implicated as the initiating cause of a wide range of presenting complaints in clinical practice. They will explain their experience with the origins, diagnosis, consequences, treatments, and prevention strategies for these two reproductive disorders. They will also provide foundational knowledge to help owners and avian veterinarians deal with these challenges. They believe these disorders, and especially ovarian hyperactivity, have not been fully explained in the past and feel will be helpful to caretakers of parrots and backyard chickens. A small part of the talk will also explain the impact of these conditions on reproductive outcomes for budgerigars and other birds such as canary and pigeons.
February 2026 forward, coming soon
May 30 - 31, 2026 in Asheville
Our 8th Biennial Wellness Retreat, Registration begins November 1st