About Elwood and Dicha
Elwood Blues is a second generation
captive hatch who was parent-reared at Houston
Zoo. His father is the son of BE Founder Pair #2 (Prophecy and Fantasy).
His mother was raised by a wild-caught pair at
St. Catherine's. Elwood hatched Feb. 11, 2000, and was their first offspring.
The acquisition of Elwood was facilitated by support from
Ark-La-Tex Caged Bird Club of Shreveport, LA. He moved into our flock in
May 2001.
Dicha (which means happiness and good luck in Spanish) is a first generation
female raised by BE Founder Pair #1 (Ira and
Eureka). She hatched on June 4, 1997. Along with clutchmate Xena, she remained
with the parents as a family unit for almost a year.
Elwood and Dicha selected each other while in the flock during 2001. In
2002 they moved into their own habitat.
Honorary
Bird Curators
Lee McGuire, Saskatchewan, Canada
Reno Area Avian Enthusiasts, Nevada
Mark Moore, Texas
Jean Jordan, Texas
Ark-La-Tex Caged Bird Club, Louisiana
Damon and Dot Slator, Texas
Parenting
Partners
Jill Weiland, Texas
Heather Smolinski, Maryland
Dick Williams, California
Pamela Hennessy, Maryland
Eleonore McCaffry, New Jersey
Lance Brady, California
Dawn Eyler, West Virginia
Patty Jourgensen, Texas
Paola Rossi, Italy
Arby Macaw, California
In
Memoriam
Arizona Seed Cracker Society, in Memory
of Myrlene Mell
Ric Flowers, as president, accepts a Honorary
Bird Curators Certificate on behalf of Ark-La-Tex Caged Bird Club. The
Shreveport, LA., presentation by Laney Rickman was recognition for the
important role the club played in the acquisition of Elwood.
Reno
Area Avian Enthusiasts Acting President Pat Chinnici, center, holds a
Honorary Curator Certificate partnering RAAVE with Elwood and Dicha. Nora
Schmidt and her pet BTM, right, approvingly observed the RAAVE donation
to Bird Endowment after Laney's presentation to the club in Reno, NV.
