Are Macaws Good Talkers?

Parrot Blogger: Eva Sargent | May 19, 2008

The plethora of conflicting information about parrots extends to talking—macaws are very good talkers, or very poor talkers, or not as good as amazons or a little better than amazons.  Hopefully all this ambiguity in the literature and on the web reflects individual differences, rather than...

Parrot advocacy and eggs!

Parrot Blogger: Sam Williams, PhD | May 18, 2008

Where does the time go! Many parrots are on eggs now and I haven’t even reported on my pre season plans as I promised in my last entry. So let’s do this in chronological order.

What is it like to be back on Bonaire for my third full field season? Well of course it’s fantastic. Bonaire feels like...

Welcomes, introductions, and explanations

Parrot Blogger: Eva Sargent | May 14, 2008

Welcome to my first blog entry, wherein I explain how I got mixed up in this parrot business, and about the perplexing and somewhat intimidating alien who lives in my house now.  If you've read my bio, you've got the short version - long time conservationist, working for Defenders of Wildlife in...

Want to Experience the Life of a field biologist, working with wild Blue-throated Macaws?

Parrot Blogger: Sarah Faegre | May 13, 2008

I have been back from the Bolivian savannahs for about 2 months now and since my return I have been posting my journal entries, bit by bit, on my WPT blog site.  These entries come straight from my field journal, which was my only writing option for the 3 months that I worked in the field.  I will...