The Foothill Bird Fanciers Club

The purpose of the club is for the advancement of aviculture through the encouragement of captive breeding programs and the education of its members and the general public.

Encourage proper care of birds via safe practices.

Encourage conservation practices.

Oppose hybridization and other practices that will endanger the genetic foundation of a species.

2010 March
FEATURED SPEAKER
Dr. Jeanne Smith

Avian Health Services - Dr. Jeanne Smith

Dr Smith practices small animal medicine and surgery, radiography & diagnostic bloodwork & ultrasound. She also specializes in Avian, Reptile, & Small Mammal Laser Pain Management and Wound Healing

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2010 February
FEATURED SPEAKER
John DelRio

 John Del Rio is an accomplished aviculturist and talented photographer. He is involved in many aspects of aviculture. He is an active member of ASA, ABC, and AFA.

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2009 August
FEATURED SPEAKER
Carol Stanley

Carol Stanley has been involved in aviculture since 1997. Starting with parrotlets, she began raising and breeding larger hookbills shortly thereafter.

In 2006, AB 2862 was introduced (and eventually defeated) in California and Carol’s involvement with legislative issues concerning the right to keep and breed birds began.

Since then, she became a director for the Avicultural Society of America and has been Vice President of the Contra Costa Avian Society since 2004 and delegate for the American Federation of Avicluture since 2005. In 2008, she became a director for Advocates for Bird Conservation (ABC).

Carol has had the pleasure of hand feeding parrotlets, eclectus, cockatoos, greater vasa parrots, African greys, kookaburras, hyacinth macaws and many others.

Using her background in graphics and videography, she has created several DVDs with some of the world’s renowned aviculturists. She also works on many projects for the ASA, including assisting coordinating their annual education conference.  

Beginning in 2008, Carol has hand raised day one Caribbean Flamingos for Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo.  The babies are intended to be used in educational displays in the park in the near future.

Carol lives with her husband in Vacaville on 5 acres affectionately known as the Leaky Flamingo where she raises birds, designs website and videos and keeps learning about aviculture and slowly expanding her softbill collection.

2009 APRIL
FEATURED SPEAKER 
***NEW DATE *** Friday April 10th***

Darwin Charles Dailey

2009 FEBRUARY
FEATURED SPEAKER

Ken Larson

 

Ken is past President and current member of the Auburn Racing Pigeon Club.  He has been a member since 1985.

The Auburn club is well known through out the racing pigeon community for its excellent birds and champion flyers.

Ken has won the Au. Hall of Fame award, a national recognition, 2 time winner of the Walt Disney Award and has several AU Registered Champions.  He is known internationally for the quality of his racing pigeons.

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2008 FEATURED SPEAKER
NOVEMBER

Peter Karsten, born November 1937 in Germany, immigrated to Canada in 1962, studied agriculture and business management in Germany, Sweden and Canada. He held the position of Director of the Calgary Zoo and Botanical Garden and Executive Director of the Calgary Zoological Society from 1974 to 1994. He worked in the field of agriculture, horticulture and zoological gardens in Germany, Sweden and Canada since 1955.

His special interest has been zoo design, animal husbandry and species conservation. He was the first elected President of the Canadian Association of Zoos and Aquariums (1975/76), President of the American Zoo and Aquarium Association (1983/ 84) and President of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (1992/93). He published numerous technical papers including an internationally applied zookeeper training program. Peter Karsten provided on site consultant services to nearly 20 zoological gardens and wildlife parks in Canada, the USA, Mexico, Chile, Japan and Korea with emphasis on developing long range plans and facility design plans.

He is enjoys painting wildlife and teaching watercolour techniques. He  breeds rare species of birds in his home aviaries and published a book on aviary bird breeding  (2007) : Pekin robins and small Softbills - Management and Breeding. ISBN-13 978-0-888-606-8;  ISBN-10-88839-606-6.

Peter Karsten was our speaker in November. Originally scheduled for the Symposium, he agreed to speak at our general meeting.

PETER KARSTEN
Wildlife Artist and Zoo Management Consultant

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