Nido Adoptivo™ Sponsors
An incredible 128 Blue-throated Macaw chicks have fledged from the nest boxes on the Laney Rickman Reserve. With estimates of 420 - 480 of these critically endangered birds in the wild, this number of fledges is truly significant - about one-third of the wild population, and increasing!
Nest Box Sponsorships are now being accepted for the 2025 breeding season of the Blue-throated Macaw.
ABC Birds / Jamie Whittaker, TX
Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo, AL (5)
American Federation of Aviculture
Anaya Crawford, WA
Andrew Maguire, New Zealand (4)
Andy Sanford, TX
Anna Todd, TX
Anneliese Walker, WA
April Blazich, NC
Arizona Bird Store / Debbie Schweikardt, AZ
Avalon Aviary / Susanne Cochran, CO (2)
Betty Jordan, TX
Bird Gardens of Naples / K. Lohrman, FL (3)
Bob Ittner, TX
Brenton Head, Australia
Carol Muir and Steve Malowski, OH
Carol Woodson, VA
Chirp Merch / Kim and Geoff Hatch, AZ
Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, OH
Connecticut Parrot Society, CT
Dawn Anderson, WA
Elizabeth Fisher, TX
EARTH Ltd. @Southwick's Zoo, MA (4)
Flight Club Foundation, WA
"Friends of Keiko" Wild Macaws Quilters
GetCreative2 / Gaye Thomasson, CO
Holly Tarquinio, TX
Janice Lang, TX
Kansas City Zoo and Aquarium, MO (8)
Kathy and Mike Hodges, TX
Katy Secor, MA
Kiko's Toy Chest / Jodie Olmos, WA
Laura Barwick, NC
Laurel Rohrer, VA
Laurie McFarlane, MN
The Leather Elves, ME (2)
Lena and William Proebsting, OR (2)
Los Angeles Zoo, CA (8)
Magaly and Bjorn Salas, TX
Matthew Robertson, LA
Meghan Cahill, WA
Meryl and Roy Friedman, CA (2)
Minnesota Companion Bird Assoc.
Nora Presutti, NY
NPRPF Parrot Festival
ParrotJOY / Apryle Craig, WA
Rockie and Nicholas Mooney, CA
Roger O'Connell, MA
Rosalie Cole, MN
Rosemarie Mueller, NV
Royal Avian Plus / M.Carollo, C. May, LA
Susan van den Broek and Jan Derr, NC
Texas Natural Freeze Dried Products/Suzanne Ort, TX
Tom Marshall, VA
Wendy Froistad, MN
Allen Wilson
by Lourdes Hernandez, TX
Audrey Paterson
by Dorothy Paterson, TX
"Bird Fever"
by Joanna and Mark Roth, IN
"Bodhi"
by Suzanna Dodd, NY
Dean Chan
by Canadian Parrot Conference
"Dabi"
by Kim Dickerson, NE
Dorothy Paterson
by Jeni Raymond, TX
Jamie Whittaker
by "Her Loving Parrot Festival Friends"
Julia Severts
by Erin Severts, VA
Lewis "Buddy" Waskey
by "His Bird Endowment Fans"
Lourdes Hernandes
by Dorothy Paterson, TX
Martin Lewis
by Canadian Parrot Conference
Nathalie Lemieux
by Canadian Parrot Conference
Scott Hutchinson
by Joanna and Mark Roth, IN
Susan Rafte
by Dorothy Paterson
"Tango"
by Alicia McLaughlin, WA
Terry Huffington
by Dorothy Paterson, TX
Verleen Hopper
by Bill Christian, TX
Willa and Austin,
the next generation of aviculturists
by Carol-Lynne Meissner, TX
Allan W. Wilkie
by Suzan Payne, Canada (2)
Barry Whittaker
by Dawn Lucero, Lanette Raymond, Suzanna Dodd, Asma Naqvi, Concetta Ferragamo
Carol Maguire
by Andrew Maguire, New Zealand
"Cheeko"
by Karen Cheek Justice, NC
Chuck Jakway
by Avian Suites / Karen Anderson, MN
"Cody"
by The Leather Elves and Diane Hyde, NY
"Cookie"
by Marylynn Loepki, NY
Colin Maguire
by Andrew Maguire, New Zealand
Damon Slator
by Bob and Linda Ittner
Daria Feinstein
by Keriellen Lohrman, FL
"Disco"
by Kashmir Csaky, VA
Dr. Frank Blazich
by April Blazich, NC
Dr. Ellen Cook
by Nancy Vesely, IN
"Fred, Munchkin, Fiammetta & Nubs"
by Amanda Hoffman, VA
Georgia Fletcher
by Carole & Dick Grommet, MO
Grandma Jean Loerop &
Grandma Martha Medenblik
by Joshua Medenblik,MI
"Higgins"
by Patti Christie, MN
Dr. Janice Dinegar Boyd
by Dorothy Paterson, Bird Endowment
Laney Slator Rickman
by Dorothy Slator Paterson, TX
Laney Rickman
by Jeni Raymond, TX
Laney Rickman
by Nancy and Todd Marbach, TX
Max E. Justice
by Karen Cheek Justice, NC
Paula Presutti
by Nora Dawn Presutti, NY
Peggy Sanford and Dot Slator
by Andy Sanford, TX
"Roger"
by Karen Anderson/ Avian Suites, MN
Sydonia Luco
by Amy Branecky, TX
Zack Gilmore
by Jessica Gilmore, TX