Return to the RECBC Home Page


  RECBC Home
  About Us
 
Meeting Info
 
Calendar
 
Past Events
 
Contact Us
 
Early Bird Ads
 
Member Goods
 
Club Forms
 
Club Bylaws
 
Newsletters
 
To Advertise

  Links
  Alerts

 

 

RECBC MEDIA LIBRARY...

To place a material request, please send us an EMAIL. Be sure to include the title and media type. This service is available to RECBC members only. Material will be available for pick up at the next scheduled meeting and are to be returned at the following scheduled meeting.  If your title is not currently available, a hold request will be placed for you. Thank you!


Title: A Birdkeeper's Guide to Long-Tailed Parrots
Author: David Alderton Date: 1989 Media: Book ISBN: 3-89356-032-7
Description: Easy to keep and breed, long-tailed parrots are among the most colorful and attractive members of the family. This helpful guide provides a wealth of practical advice on caring for, housing, and breeding these popular birds, and reviews a wide range of species, including Brotogeris parakeets, kakarikis, grass parakeets, rosellas, and popular psittaculids, such as the Ring-necked Parakeet.
Title: A Guide Eclectus Parrots
Author:   Date: 1991 Media: Book ISBN: 958745544
Description:  
Title: A Guide To…Lories & Lorikeets
Author: Peter Odekerken Date: 1995 Media: Book ISBN: 958744595
Description: Full color and full of information. You'll find everything you need to know about these beautiful birds. Covering a range of topics such as keeping, feeding, breeding, sickness, selection, and species.
Title: A Step By Step Book About Lovebirds
Author: Arnold Weston Date: 1988 Media: Book ISBN: 866224564
Description: Only a book as lushly colorful as this one could even begin to approach providing its readers with an appreciation for the beauty of form and vibrant colors of the popular lovebird species and their many varieties. Covering every topic of interest and significace to both novice and experienced lovebird owners, the book gives detailed but easy-to-read answers to important questions and provides plenty of sensible, practical advice about selecting the right bird and the right equipment, feeding, housing, breeding, and health care. Full-color photos and drawings throughout.
Title: All About Parrotlets
Author: Sandee and Robert Molenda Date: 1998 Media: Book ISBN: 1888417854
Description: This book has valuable information on the care and needs of Parrotlets as pets and as breeders. It includes information on their identification, nutrition, health and hygiene, behavioral problems and more. Helpful as a reference for the novice as well as the seasoned breeder.
Title: Amazon Parrots
Author: Rosemary Low Date: 2005 Media: Book ISBN: 0-9531337-4-5
Description: Aviculture, trade and conservation - covering topics of aviaries and cages, diet, captive breeding, health and more!
Title: Avian Diseases Prevention
Author:   Date:   Media: DVD ISBN:  
Description:  
Title: Aviaries - a Complete Introduction
Author: Dr. Matthew M. Vriends Date: 1987 Media: Book ISBN: 0-86622-292-8
Description: This magnificent volume, written by one of the world's greatest pet bird ornithologists, contains everything you should know about housing pet birds, both inside your own home or outside in the garden. It also has lots of good tips for the professional, too. Completely illustrated with magnificent full color illustrations.
Title: Aviary Birds in Colour
Author: Frank Woolham Date: 1974 Media: Book ISBN: 713707070
Description: Aviary Birds in Colour is exceptional among bird books for the magnificent quality of colour photographs by Dennis Avon and Tony Tilford. They are the fruit of high technical skill and long hours of painstaking work. The text by Frank Woolham, former staffman with one of Britain's premier zoological gardens and an aviculturist for nearly thirty years, splendidly complements the colour photographs and gives a description of each species, general management, feeding and breeding.
Title: Bill and Coo
Author:   Date:   Media: VHS ISBN:  
Description:  
Title: Breeding Cockatiels Video
Author:   Date:   Media: VHS ISBN:  
Description:  
Title: Cages and Aviaries
Author: Curt Af Enehjelm Date: 1981 Media: Book ISBN: 0-87666-840-6
Description: This informative book is highly valuable to all bird enthusiasts, both beginners and experienced aviculturists. The profusely illustrated text discusses the types of cages and aviaries best suited for different types of birds and gives practical instructions for building and equipping your own facilities. Numerous full-color and black-and-white photographs, as well as thirty-five drawings accompany this comprehensive book.
Title: Canaries
Author: Cliff Newby Date: 1984 Media: Book ISBN: 866222367
Description: This book contains 3 large full-color posters PLUS 16 pages of exciting full-color photos. The 64 pages of easy-to-read text provide expert practical advice for both beginners and those more advanced.
Title: Canaries
Author: Cliff Newby Date: 1984 Media: Book ISBN: 866222367
Description: This book contains 3 large full-color posters PLUS 16 pages of exciting full-color photos. The 64 pages of easy-to-read text provide expert practical advice for both beginners and those more advanced.
Title: Canaries - A Complete Pet Owner's Manual
Author: Otto von Frisch Date: 1991 Media: Book ISBN: 812046110
Description: Answers questions about raising canaries: housing, feeding, health care and more. Up-to-date, informative, and clear enough for beginning pet owners. 36 color photos plus 25 line drawings.
Title: Canaries - A Complete Pet Owner's Manual
Author: Otto von Frisch Date: 1991 Media: Book ISBN: 812046110
Description: Answers questions about raising canaries: housing, feeding, health care and more. Up-to-date, informative, and clear enough for beginning pet owners. 36 color photos plus 25 line drawings.
Title: Caring For Your Pet Bird
Author: Dr. R. Dean Axelson Date: 1989 Media: Book ISBN: 806969865
Description: This book contains anatomy & physiology, the cage environment, the home environment, tips on care and feeding, illness, common diseases and psychological disorders, befriending your bird, species, diets, bird behavior and saving wild birds.
Title: Cockatiels
Author: W. A. Starika Date: 1989 Media: Book ISBN: 0-86622-146-8
Description: This book contains 16 pages of exciting full-color photos. The 64 pages of eay-to-read text provide expert practical advice for both beginners and those more advanced. Highly informative and beautifully illustrated, the book offers readers special advantages not found in any other book about the same subject.
Title: Complete Birds Of North America
Author: Jonathan Alderfer Date:   Media: Book ISBN: 792242394
Description: Exclusive Edition - Published by National Geographic - Companion to the National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America
Title: Conures
Author: Tony Silva and Barbara Kotlar Date: 1988 Media: Book ISBN: 0-86622-739-3
Description: This book, illustrated completely with full-color photos and drawings, presents sensible, easy-to-follow recommendations about selecting and caring for Conures. It concentrates on providing readers with the information they need and want - all given in an interesting and easy-to-read style.
Title: Conures - A Complete Pet Owner's Manual
Author: Dr. Matthew M. Vriends Date: 2000 Media: Book ISBN: 0-7641-1038-1
Description: Information and advice to help you take good care of your conure.
Title: Diseases of Cage Birds
Author: Elisha W. Burr Date: 1987 Media: Book ISBN: 0-86622-945-0
Description: This is a book for professionals, including veterinarians, bird dealers, petshop owners, bird breeders, etc. It is NOT written for the one bird owner.
Title: Doves - A Complete Pet Owner's Manual
Author: Matthew M. Vriends, Ph.D. Date: 199`4 Media: Book ISBN: 812018559
Description: An expert answers your questions about doves: feeding, caging, breeding, health care, and more. Up-to-date and informative, yet clear enough for young pet owners. Filled with full-color photos plus many helpful line drawings.
Title: Encyclopedia of Cockatiels
Author: George . Smith Date: 1978 Media: Book ISBN: 0-87666-958-5
Description:  
Title: Encyclopedia of Parakeets
Author: Kurt Kolar and Karl Heinz Spitzer Date: 1990 Media: Book ISBN: 0-86622-926-4
Description: The primary concern of Encyclpedia of Parakeets is to provide the hobbyist with a handy reference detailing the proper techniques for keeping large parakeets. Special attention is paid to the various individual requirements of each species, including the experiences of the authors and other noted breeders and keepers.
Title: Finches and Soft-Billed Birds
Author: Henry Bates and Robert Busenbark Date: 1970 Media: Book ISBN: 0-87666-421-4
Description: This book represents the most complete and authoritative volume ever published on FINCHES and SOFT-BILLED BIRDS. Within the scope of this tome you will find represented and described every species of soft-billed bird that has ever been seen, exhibited, and sold in America…plus some of the beautiful feathered creatures in this category that are so very rare that they are curiosities and have never reached a retail outlet, where the hobbyist could find and add them to his collection.
Title: Finches and Soft-Billed Birds
Author: Henry Bates and Robert Busenbark Date: 1970 Media: Book ISBN: 0-87666-421-4
Description: This book represents the most complete and authoritative volume ever published on FINCHES and SOFT-BILLED BIRDS. Within the scope of this tome you will find represented and described every species of soft-billed bird that has ever been seen, exhibited, and sold in America…plus some of the beautiful feathered creatures in this category that are so very rare that they are curiosities and have never reached a retail outlet, where the hobbyist could find and add them to his collection.
Title: For the Love of Greys
Author: Bobbi Brinker Date: 2005 Media: Book ISBN: 0-9760576-1-1
Description: For the Love of Greys is a must-own book if you have an African grey or would like to know more about these amazing birds.
Title: Genus Amazona
Author: John and Pat Stoodley Date: 1990 Media: Book ISBN: 0-947756-02-7
Description: John and Pat Stoodley are known throughout the avian world for their contributions to aviculture. They are generally considered to be the foremost specialist breeders of the Amazon Parrot and also the Pionus Parrot. Their early pioneering work in mechanical incubation ironed out many of the problems for those following later along the same path.
Title: Good Bird! A Guide To Solving Behavioral Problems In Companion Parrots!
Author: Barbara Heidenreich Date: 2004 Media: Book ISBN: 1895270278
Description: Screaming! Biting! Bonding! Cage Bound Bird! Feather Picking! - HELP IS HERE!
Title: Grey-Cheeked Parakeets and Other Brotogeris
Author: Robbie Harris Date: 1985 Media: Book ISBN: 0-86622-049-6
Description: This work offers the first detailed coverage of these popular species to appear in print. While the Grey-cheeked Parakeet is the focus of attention, all the related species in the genus Brotogeris are covered as well - Canary-wings, Cobalt-wings, Orange-chins, and Tuis, for example. Special attention has been given to assembling photographic record of the characteristics that distinguish the species. Methods for breeding these appealing birds and advice on how to solve problems are only part of this vital book, for it considers their pet potential and discusses taming, talking, and trick training as well. Recommendations for feeding, housing, and care are thoroughly illustrated in more than 80 photos.
Title: Guide To A Well-Behaved Parrot - Second Edition
Author: Mattie Sue Athan Date: 1993 Media: Book ISBN: 764110306
Description: This expanded new edition of a widely respected parrot-care handbook helps you understand parrot psychology as the first step in dealing with the most common parrot behavior problems - screaming, biting, and feather chewing. Author Mattie Sue Athan also points out the need for periodic reinforcement of desirable behavior patterns, and explains behavior reinforcement methods. In addition, you'll find a wealth of information on parrot health care, proper nutrition, grooming and much more. Full-color photos and instructive line illustrations.
Title: Guide To The Senegal Parrot And Its Family
Author: Mattie Sue Athan and Dianalee Deter Date: 1998 Media: Book ISBN: 764103326
Description: Here's everything you need to know to purchase, socialize, and care for Senegals, Meyer's, Red-Bellied, Brown-Headed, Jardines and Cape Parrots.
Title: How to Take Clicker Training to the Next Level
Author:   Date:   Media: DVD ISBN:  
Description: www.birdtricks.com - Chet Womach
Title: How to Take Clicker Training to the Next Level
Author:   Date:   Media: DVD ISBN:  
Description: www.birdtricks.com - Chet Womach
Title: Kaytee Exact - Program Overview & Handfeeding
Author:   Date:   Media: VHS ISBN:  
Description:  
Title: Kaytee Exact - Program Overview & Handfeeding
Author:   Date:   Media: VHS ISBN:  
Description:  
Title: Lories And Lorikeets - A Complete Pet Owner's Manual
Author: Matthew M. Vriends, Ph.D. Date: 1993 Media: Book ISBN: 812015673
Description: An expert answers your questions about lories and lorikeets: feeding, housing, behavior, health, breeding, and much more. Filled with full-color photos, plus informative drawings in black and white.
Title: Lovebirds - A Complete Pet Owner's Manual
Author: Matthew M. Vriends, Ph.D. Date: 1995 Media: Book ISBN: 812090144
Description: An expert answers your questions about lovebirds: feeding, caging, health care, breeding, keeping contented lovebirds and much more. Filled with full-color photos, plus informative drawings in black and white.
Title: New Zealand Parrakeets (Kakarikis)
Author: Dr. J. Batty Date: 1989 Media: Book ISBN: 1-85259-187-0
Description: The New Zealand Parrakeets have come back from almost virtual extinction to become extremely popular as aviary birds. Unlike other Parakkeets, they do not chew the wood in the aviary or the nest boxes or perches. Moreover, generally they will live in harmony with other species. This book traces their history and records the recommencement of breeding in the U.K. by E.J. Boosey. It also covers breeding, accomodation, feeding and many other aspects. There are also coloured plates to show the attractiveness of these fascinating birds which behave in an extraordinarily friendly way.
Title: Pale Male
Author:   Date:   Media: VHS ISBN:  
Description:  
Title: Parrot Incubation Procedures
Author: Rick Jordan Date: 1989 Media: Book ISBN: 969264070
Description: Rick Jordan's knowledge and experience in incubation and neonatal care is impressive. His accomplishments include the world's first ever captive hatch of the extremely rare and valuable mutation Yellow Naped Amazons along with eight Black Palm Cockatoo chicks. Many rare parrots are hatched regularly including Caninde Macaws, Hyacinth Macaws, Slender-billed Cockatoos, Major Mitchell's Cockatoos, Lutino Alexandrine Parakeets, Illiger's Macaws as well as many others. On average Rick incubates some 300/450 exotic eggs per year.
Title: Parrots - A Complete Pet Owner's Manual
Author: Annette Wolter Date: 1992 Media: Book ISBN: 812048237
Description: An expert answers all your questions about parrots: proper cages, sound nutrition, health care, and much more. Up-to-date and informative, yet clear enough for younger pet owners. More than 60 vivid color photos and dozens of accurate drawings.
Title: Parrots For Dummies
Author: Nikki Moustaki Date: 2005 Media: Book ISBN: 764583530
Description: Thinking about getting a parrot? This friendly guide offers expert advice on everything from tamig and training to nutrition, health care, and parrot safety. You'll see how to keep your feathered friend comfortable and entertained - and you'll better understand the hows and whys of your parrot's instincts and behavoir.
Title: Parrots International - Amore
Author:   Date: 2004 Media: DVD ISBN:  
Description: www.cdfa.ca.gov and www.aphis.osda.gov - for Backyard/Hobby poultry flocks
Title: Parrots International - Parrots in the Wild - Volume 1
Author:   Date: 2003 Media: DVD ISBN:  
Description:  
Title: Parrots International - Saving the Baby Blues
Author:   Date:   Media: DVD ISBN:  
Description:  
Title: Parrots, Problems & Solutions
Author:   Date:   Media: DVD ISBN:  
Description: www.birdtricks.com - Chet Womach
Title: Parrots, Problems & Solutions
Author:   Date:   Media: DVD ISBN:  
Description: www.birdtricks.com - Chet Womach
Title: Pride Night 2006
Author:   Date:   Media: DVD ISBN:  
Description:  
Title: Psittacine Aviculture
Author: Richard M. Schubot, Kevin J. Clubb, Susan L. Clubb DVM Date: 1992 Media: Book ISBN: 963142402
Description: Perspectives, techniques and research…contains extensive chapters on: Cage and Aviary Design and Construction, Captive Diets, Poisonous Plants, Avicultural Management, Incubation, Hand-Feeding and Neonatal Care, Growth & Development of Chicks, Pediatric Medicine, Perspectives On Aviculture, Re-Introduction Of Parrots To The Wild, Species Accounts. Fully illustrated with over 100 graphs, tables and drawings and 32 pages of color photographs.
Title: Red-Tails In Love
Author: Marie Winn Date: 1999 Media: Book ISBN: 679439978
Description: The scene of this enchanting (and true) story is the Ramble, an unknown wilderness deep in the heart of New York's fabled Central Park. There an odd and amiable band of nature lovers devote themselves to observing and protecting the park's rich wildlife. When a pair of red-tailed hawks builds a nest atop a Fifth Avenue apartment house across the street from the model-boat pond, Marie Winn and her fellow "Regulars" are soon transformed into obsessed hawkwatchers. The hilarious and occasionally heartbreaking saga of the Fifth Avenue hawks as they struggle to raise a family in their unprecedented nest site, and teh affectionate portrait of the humans who fall under their spell will delight and inspire readers for years to come.
Title: Sally Blanchard's Companion Parrot Handbook
Author: Sally Blanchard Date: 1999 Media: Book ISBN: 096712980X
Description: Are parrots complicated human companions? Not if you set a foundation of nuturing guidance. Sally Blanchard's Companion Parrot Handbook not oly tells you what to do but also tells you why and how!
Title: Sexing Juvenile Cockatiels
Author:   Date: 1989 Media: Book ISBN: 1-878443-10-0
Description: If you're like most breeders, you probably have no way of knowing which sex is which among your juvenile Cockatiels. Historically, the only way you knew for sure was when they molted into adult plumage, or when one laid an egg. Imagine the time and money you've spent, only to discover that "perfect" bird was the wrong sex. This valuabe text describes a simple, painless, accurate technique we've used for many years. With few exceptions, you, too, can quickly and easily sex juvenile birds, even those still in pinfeathers! This is one breeding "secret" everyone should know.
Title: Taming, Training and Tricks - Volume 1
Author:   Date:   Media: VHS ISBN:  
Description:  
Title: Taming, Training and Tricks - Volume 1 through 3
Author:   Date: 2004 Media: DVD ISBN:  
Description: www.birdtricks.com - Chet Womach
Title: Taming, Training and Tricks - Volume 1 through 3
Author:   Date: 2004 Media: DVD ISBN:  
Description: www.birdtricks.com - Chet Womach
Title: Taming, Training and Tricks - Volume 2
Author:   Date:   Media: VHS ISBN:  
Description:  
Title: Taming, Training and Tricks - Volume 3
Author:   Date:   Media: VHS ISBN:  
Description:  
Title: The Eclectus - A Complete Guide
Author: Roger Sweeney Date: 1993 Media: Book ISBN: 189527012X
Description: Roger Sweeney has spent several years at various zoological and bird gardens in the United Kingdom. In 1989 he became Livestock Manager at "Birdworld", the United Kingdom's largest bird gardens. While at Birldworld success was achieved with a wide diversity of species, including parrots, softbills, pheasants, ratites, penguins, spoonbills, wading birds and birds of prey. The Eclectus Parrot has been bred at Birdworld consistently over the last 10 years and considerable work has been carried out into its incubation and neo-natal care.
Title: The Life of Birds - Volume 1
Author:   Date:   Media: VHS ISBN:  
Description:  
Title: The Life of Birds - Volume 2
Author:   Date:   Media: VHS ISBN:  
Description:  
Title: The Life of Birds - Volume 3
Author:   Date:   Media: VHS ISBN:  
Description:  
Title: The Life of Birds - Volume 4
Author:   Date:   Media: VHS ISBN:  
Description:  
Title: The Life of Birds - Volume 5
Author:   Date:   Media: VHS ISBN:  
Description:  
Title: The New Cockatiel Handbook
Author: Dr. Matthew M. Vriends Date: 1989 Media: Book ISBN: 0-8120-4201-8
Description: Practical - Up to Date - Authoritative - Complete. Filled with solid advice and fascinating insights on to help you understand the art of raising cockatiels.
Title: The New Softbill Handbook
Author: Werner Steinigeweg Date: 1988 Media: Book ISBN: 0-8120-4075-9
Description: Practical - Up to Date - Authoritative - Complete. Filled with solid advice and fascinating insights on Mynahs, Thrushes, Tanagers, Toucans and other popular softbills.
Title: The New Softbill Handbook
Author: Werner Steinigeweg Date: 1988 Media: Book ISBN: 0-8120-4075-9
Description: Practical - Up to Date - Authoritative - Complete. Filled with solid advice and fascinating insights on Mynahs, Thrushes, Tanagers, Toucans and other popular softbills.
Title: The T.F.H. Book Of Lovebirds
Author: Georg A. Radtke Date: 1981 Media: Book ISBN: none
Description: The great popularity of lovebirds as pets derives only partly from the good looks of the birds, their vibrancy of color and sleekness of form. A very large part of their popularity results from their interesting habits and the many hours of pure fascination to be gained from observing lovebirds interacting with one another. This book about "the inseperables" will be of immense practical value to all lovebird fanciers, beginners and long-time aviculturists alike, because in it the author spells out more than just a very sensible program for keeping and breeding lovebirds - he also tells readers how to really enjoy their birds. Beautifully and pertinently illustrated with many exciting full-color photos, The T.F.H. Book of Lovebirds is a visual treat as well as a highly useful and fascinating book. The full-color photos are especially useful in identifying the many different loverbird color varieties.
Title: The Wild Parrots Of Telegraph Hill
Author: Mark Bittner Date: 2004 Media: Book ISBN: 609610554
Description: The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill is the inspiring story of how one man found his life's work - and true love - among a gang of wild parrots roosting in one of America's most picturesque urban settings.

 

 

 

   

 

 

 


Property of RECBC  
This page last updated: 03/25/2010 08:53 AM  
Contact Site Webmaster  
Return to RECBC Home Page  
Return to Top