There is a wealth of interesting, informative and educational material pertaining to parrots and other birds on the Net. We have put together a short list of links to start your surfing. Most have links to other bird sites, too. Check them out and be sure to bookmark the OAS website so you can come back to see what new information we have added. Let us know if you have a favorite bird-related website you'd like included.

Please report any broken links to: webmaster@okbirds.com

Oklahoma Avicultural Society Members

PeeWee's Playpen & Aviary - Home of the Jolly Ball toy & lots of other must have toys for your bird!

Totally Unique Aviaries - Offering a wide variety of products for your pet bird at the lowest prices on the internet.

Totally Unique Birdtoys - Home of the $5 bird toys, now featuring Macaw and Cockatoo toys at unbelievable prices.

Positively Parrots - A site devoted to the management of parrot behaivoral issues, including adoption. 

Busy Beaks - The one stop parrot shop for toys and more! 

Magazines & E-Zines

Companion Parrot Quarterly is an excellent, informative publication dealing with issues of the companion parrot. Well worth the subscription fee.

Winged Wisdom Pet Bird Magazine - A pet bird e-zine for exotic birds & pet parrots. Articles on the care & breeding of pet birds, pet parrots & exotic birds.

The Holistic Bird Newsletter "is dedicated to providing interesting and educational articles to aid and empower those who wish to grow in knowledge, understanding, and appreciation for all birds living in captivity and in nature."

Parrot Chronicles is an online magazine for parrot lovers covering a variety of topics

Bird Talk is also a national publication for bird owners and lovers.

Mid-America Companion Animal News - quarterly Tulsa Tabloid Newspaper archives.

General Info

Birds n Ways - Lots of excellent info on pet bird care

Land of Vos - Articles by Carol Swicegood including the Kitchen Physician series and Wing Tips from the AFA Watchbird

It's A Grey's World is obviously for owners of African Grey parrots! 

Old World Aviaries has an extensive link list to a multitude of bird-related sites.

Up At Six - Comprehensive site with articles, avian artwork, associations and mailing lists. 

Exotic Pet Vet.Net - Great site with avian and exotics health care articles by Margaret A. Wissman, D.V.M., who writes a column in Bird Talk

The Parrot House - includes articles on Avian Nutrition by Alicia McWatters and articles on Behavior by Sam Foster (Cockatoos), Joanie Doss (Amazons) and Jane Hallander (Greys).

Gillian's Help Desk - Articles on toxic substances.

Pet Station - Lots of information and resources about birds! 

Planned Parrothood - a wealth of parrot information and fun filled pages.

The Bird Hotline - World Wide Lost & Found whose goal is to reunite lost birds with their families.

The Aviary is great for all sorts of bird-related information and chat.

OAS Speakers - Past & Present

Cheryl Burns - Yellow-Eared Conure Project

Liz Wilson, CVT has been assisting pet bird owners with parrot behavior problems for several years through lectures, phone consultations, and house calls.

Marie Digatono - leads small ecotour groups to Mexico to see Amazons in the wild in addition to raising exclusively Double Yellow-headed Amazons

Darrell Styles, DVM - The Schubot Exotic Bird Health Center at Texas A&M University

Phoebe Linden - a companion parrot behavioral analyst and developer of the practice of the Abundance Weaning^TM.

Bonnie Kenk - Parrot Education & Adoption Center

Mattie Sue Athan - Companion parrot behavior consultant and author of "Guide to a Well Behaved Parrot."

Julie Murad - The Gabriel Foundation

Gail Martin - aka Elizabeth Aaron, author of "My Human, My Slave."

Organizations & Clubs

American Federation of Aviculture (AFA) protects the interests of our feathered friends. 

World Parrot Trust looks after the welfare of parrots in their wild habitat. 

Association of Avian Veterinarians - An organization formed to advance and promote Avian Medicine and Stewardship.

African Parrot Society - With articles about Greys, Poicephalus Parrots (Myer's, Jardine's, Red-Bellieds, Senegals, etc)

National Finch and Softbill Society - The National Finch and Softbill Society (NFSS) is a non-profit, hobbyist organization dedicated to the conservation, breeding, exhibiting and enjoyment of finches and softbills.

The Tulsa Zoo - featuring the American Tropical Rain Forest.

The Parrot Society UK encourages the keeping, breeding, husbandry, research and conservation, of the Parrot Species of Birds and to promote these objectives in accordance with the Society's constitution and aims.

Please email us if you are interested in exchanging links.