Welcome to Parrots First

Parrots First is an all volunteer, 501 (C) (3) charitable organization and an Avid Microchip Facility.


If you consider that we cannot save them all, and what difference does one make, you ought to know the joy of the one who is saved" "We Are Their Heroes" Copyright 2001 Jim Willis
At Parrots First, parrot adoption, care education and rescue are not a few of the things we do; they are the ONLY things we do. Support your local organization that achieves results!



A special thank you to the participants in the June Living and Learning with Parrots class for their donations and to Dr. Susan G. Friedman for her generosity and support.

Click here to make your donation for the class if you haven't already done so.



 

"Baby", blue and gold macaw and international super model parrot, passed away on September 16th. Baby was wild caught and we believed her to be over 30 years old. Baby is survived by her mate, Costa, a Greenwing macaw, and the Levine family.

Click to read more about Baby.




What's New At Parrots First:



Watch CBS Videos Online
Costa and Salsa in their television deubt

PARROTS FIRST now has a blog!  Read Rose's blog.

Parrots First has a unique opportunity to move into a facility!  We need YOUR help... Please click HERE to read how you can make a difference every day to a parrot that may soon  lose it's home!


Click here to learn more about the Parrots First Sponsorship Program.




Donate Now Through Network for Good Donate Now through Network for Good Participants in the June Living and Learning with Parrots class, please DO NOT use this link for your donations, use PayPal instead. Thank you.
Donate Now through PayPal

 

Susan G. Friedman, PhD

We at Parrots First are very proud and pleased to be able to offer articles by Susan G Friedman PhD, for your enjoyment and and learning. Her approach to behavior will help you with the daily challenges that all parrot lovers face. We highly recommend that you take Dr. Friedman's online course on behavior. Since we began using the techniques we learned from Dr. Friedman our birds have learned many new skills, and our understanding of the birds' behaviors has grown exponentially.

Here is a bio about Dr. Friedman and the class she teaches online.

You can sign up for Dr. Friedman's Living and Learning With Parrots class at www.behaviorworks.org

I have included a link to Dr. Friedman's articles that are here on our website HERE.

Happy reading - I hope you learn as much as we did from Dr. Friedman.

We are also in the process of setting up a seminar with Dr. Friedman for sometime in the near future. Stay tuned
for registration and date & time details.


We are proud to say that we are now affiliates with Beak Appetit.  Beak Appetit is GREAT for your birds AND they will love it. We recommend Beak Appetit to all who adopt a parrot from us because of its nutritional value as well as the fact that birds just love it.

If you click thru to the Beak Appetit store from our website we will get a small percentage of each sale. Please buy Beak Appetit for YOUR birds by clicking on the banner below:

 


Please click the link to the right to purchase "A Parrot For Life" by Rebecca K. O'Connor from Amazon.com. This wonderful book is a must-read whether you've had parrots for years or are just starting to think about adding a feathered friend to your home.  "A Parrot For Life" is now required reading for everyone taking the Parrots First Basic Bird Care class.  We soon hope to be able to have the books available for purchase at the class.   Buy this book if it is your only bird book purchase this year. Definitely get it if you plan on taking the class.
We also strongly urge you to buy "The Parrot Problem Solver" and "Good Bird!
A Guide to Solving Behavioral Problems in Companion Parrots", both by Barbara Heidenreich.

Frank Levine, Co-founder Parrots First.


Come visit our online store on CafePress! The Parrots First Logo Store features items produced by Cafe Press - such as clothing, coffee mugs, tote bags and mouse pads - with our logo and our web address.  Proceeds from sales at the Parrots First store go to support our birds and other operating expenses.  Show your support by buying Parrots First Logo items.  Thank you so much for your purchases! Click on the t-shirt to go to our store:


 

Click HERE for an adoption application. PDF format
Click HERE for an "Adoption Policies" form to sign.  PDF format
Click HERE for a "Probationary Adoption Contract" to read - Do NOT fill out and send in!

Please sign and either mail or email the signed adoption application and the signed adoption policies back to us.  Typed signature OK for email.


For a list of adoption donation amounts, click HERE.

There is a large list of wonderful parrots waiting to enter our adoption program.  Remember, we turn away at least 30 birds each month due to lack of foster and adoptive homes.  Please consider fostering a bird or making your second (or third) bird a "rescue" bird. 

If you are interested in adopting any of these fine birds, or providing foster care, click HERE.  The list of birds often changes more often than we can update the website.  Please phone us at (866) 248-7670 ext. 5937 for the latest list.


If you no longer feel you can properly care for your bird and are considering giving him/her up to Parrots First for placement, please contact us first to discuss possible solutions and review your options. If you decide to surrender your bird for placement in a new situation, please fill out an Acquisition Form in its entirety if at all possible.  The information you provide will help us to determine the needs of the bird and the most suitable environment for its future. You will be required to sign a legal copy of this form at the time of surrender.

To get an Acquisition Form please email adoptions@parrotsfirst.org with Acquisition Form in the subject line and we will email one back to you or leave us a message on our voice mail with your fax number and we'll fax one to you.  If you need to receive one via US Mail, please send us a stamped self-addressed envelope (first class) and we'll get one right out to you. You can also click HERE for a form in MS Word format.


Many of us buy products online. It's easy... no parking, no waiting around in checkout lines, and the selection of quality online merchants right at our fingertips is greater than we could find at dozens of shopping malls combined.

 

Now we introduce a way for you to support
PARROTS FIRST with your Internet shopping.

The product offering and pricing is the same as
if you had gone to the merchant directly.

Additionally, our mall offers dozens of
merchant specials not found anywhere else
that will instantly save you money!

Each of the over 300 highly qualified
merchants
offers a secure checkout and
prominently posts their privacy policy
.

 

Click here to support PARROTS FIRST when you shop online!
The percentages listed in the mall will go to benefit Parrots First.
Thank you for supporting us with your Internet shopping.
OUR ONLINE SHOPPING MALL SAVES YOU MONEY AND SUPPORTS PARROTS FIRST!
EASY TO USE, NO REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT!  OVER 300 TOP QUALITY MERCHANTS!
NEARLY 100 SPECIAL MONEY SAVING OFFERS!

TWO EASY STEPS:
1. Visit our shopping mall at http://www.parrotsfirst.onecause.com

2. Select a merchant and make your purchase!

Great merchants such as these: