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Which classes meet the adoption process class requirement?
​Classes noted with a parrot icon meet the adoption process class requirement. These classes also include a statement in the class description indicating it meets the adoption process requirement. Adoption applicants are welcome to join us at other classes or talks, too, but they do not meet the adoption process requirement. If you are adopting a larger bird from us, your adoption coordinator may also request you attend an additional class on parrot behavior.
This class satisfies the adoption process class requirement.
No Place Like Home, Online and self-paced
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 satisfies our adoption process class requirement. In order for applicants to receive credit for the class, all activities must be completed and turned in.

  • October 9 - 26 session: Register here.
    Access to class materials will be sent out Friday, October 9, and will remain available through Monday, October 26th, to be completed as your time permits. Registration closes on October 19th for this session.
  • November 6 - 16 session: Register here. Last self-paced class session for 2020!
    Access to class materials will be sent out on Friday, November 6, and will remain available through Monday, November 16th, to be completed as time permits. Registration closes on Saturday, November 14th for this session. 
Avian Enrichment: Easy DIY Hacks (Online)
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2:00p.m. - 3:30p.m. ET (UTC -4)
To join: Register here
Live, online via Zoom. 

Give your parrots something to do and things to think about using some easy enrichment hacks! Make some simple toys using common household items, and tweak their setup in simple ways to add variety. Join Wendy from Companion Parrots Re-homed and Michelle from Phoenix Landing Foundation as they illustrate ways to create new toys, and update your bird's area, without breaking the bank.

This program is hosted by Companion Parrots Re-homed and Phoenix Landing Foundation!
Meet the Researchers and Authors of Thinking Like a Parrot: Judy Diamond and Alan Bond
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1:00p.m. - 2:30p.m. ET (UTC -5)
To join: Register here
Live, online via Zoom. 

Ever wonder what life is like for a wild parrot? If we could better understand their lives in the wild, it may help us understand them in our homes.

Judy Diamond and Alan Bond have spent decades researching wild parrots. They’ve traveled to several continents to study their behavior in the wild, and have exhaustively combed scientific literature for insights into what life is like for a wild parrot. Their book, Thinking Like a Parrot, offers insights into wild parrots' senses, social lives, behavior, and more. It also highlights some conservation efforts concerning wild parrots.
 
Join us for a discussion with researchers and authors Judy Diamond and Alan Bond as they read some of their favorite excerpts from their new book, Thinking Like a Parrot, and share information about what they have learned from studying parrots in the wild over the years.

​Phoenix Landing Foundation participates in the Amazon Associates program. By purchasing a copy of the book using this link, Phoenix Landing may receive a percentage from the purchase. You may also obtain a copy of the book from these booksellers, or at a library near you.
Parrot Boredom Buster Box Party with Phoenix Landing and the Leather Elves (Online)
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER14th, 1:00p.m. ET (UTC -5)
Live, online via Zoom. Link to party sent out the week before.
  • First, order your Boredom Buster Box using coupon code PL2020 from The Leather Elves by October 28th to ensure it will arrive in time! (Size = bird size, not box size)
  • Then, attend the Box Party online via Zoom: November 14th, 1p.m. EST. Your invitation will be emailed to you the week of the party.
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Have you fallen into a toy and enrichment rut with your birds? Need some new ideas to keep them busy and entertained before the hectic holiday season sets in? The Leather Elves has just the thing to help, and you can support Phoenix Landing Foundation in the process!

Order a unique box of enrichment items from the Leather Elves by October 28th to ensure it arrives in time. Use code PL2020 and $5 from each box will go to Phoenix Landing, and you will receive the invitation to the Virtual Boredom Buster Box Party for Phoenix Landing! Then, join us on November 14th for a special Zoom party hosted by Robin of the Leather Elves, as we open our boxes together and brainstorm toys and other enrichment items to make out of them. Each box is a little different, and you will be able to assemble a minimum of 4 toys or other enrichment items from the contents.

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Which classes meet the adoption process class requirement?
​Classes noted with a parrot icon meet the adoption process class requirement. These classes also include a statement in the class description indicating it meets the adoption process requirement. Adoption applicants are welcome to join us at other classes or talks, too, but they do not meet the adoption process requirement. If you are adopting a larger bird from us, your adoption coordinator may also request you attend an additional class on parrot behavior.