Phoenix Landing Foundation, November 2026

Education Day! November 14th

Education Day: The Power of Good Information!

November 14th, 9:00am - 4:30pm Eastern

Spend the day with us learning about nutrition, behavior, training, enrichment, and a growing medical challenge - metal toxicities. Join anytime throughout the day for some or all of your favorite topics and teachers. Our goal? To promote The Power of Good Information! These Zoom sessions will not be recorded for future viewing, so don't miss this chance to join us live.

Speakers and topics include:

• Dr. Jason Crean: Avian Nutrition, Why Diversity Matters Co-Director SXU’s Animal Nutrition Laboratory
• Cassie Malina: CPBT-KA, CPBC: Reaching and Helping the Biting Bird - A Practical Overview Awesome Animal Solutions
• Robin Shewokis Sullivan: Enhancing Animal Welfare with Choice Leather Elves
• Lara Joseph, Building Trust Before Touch: Giving Parrots Choice, Confidence, and Consent Through Training The Animal Behavior Center
• Robin Horemans, CPBC, CPBT-KA, KPA-CTP: Parrot Body Language Unlocked Parrot SOS
• Scott Echols, DVM, AVBP (Avian): Metal Toxicities Avian Studios

Other Upcoming Events:

• November 21st: Open House at The Landing, 31 Landing Place, Alexander, NC
• December 12th: A Day in the Life of a Wild Parrot with Grace Inneme
• January 16th: What is My Parrot Saying? Decoding Parrot Behavior and Recognizing Emergencies with Melissa Driscoll

Did you miss one of our past Zoom events? Most are uploaded on our website for you to listen to anytime. There is always something new to learn!

https://www.phoenixlanding.org/recordings.html

2027 Membership Program

Become a member and support the many parrots of Phoenix Landing. We re-home hundreds of birds every year, host robust educational events, and support conservation. Each level has its own benefits. All levels include a 2027 calendar and tax deductible donation. Some levels also include our 2027 membership shirt. Calendars also available separately.

Some of Our Adoptable Birds

With 3,682 birds in our adoption program, we know that some inevitably need us for their next home(s). We rarely use the word "rescue" because that sounds like the birds came from neglect or with behavior challenges. No! Birds most often just need a new home, and they are very adaptable and resilient. Adoption is a positive way to make sure birds always have a good place to land over their hopefully long lives. Here are some birds looking for their next good family. Consider adoption first! To learn more about our adoption process, click here.

Pippa

Umbrella Cockatoo

Annapolis, MD

Carole

Female Eclectus

Baltimore, MD

Rosalina

Green Cheek Conure

Virginia Beach, VA

Houdini

Goffins Cockatoo

Alexander, NC

Bubbles

Female Parakeet

Virginia Beach, VA

Putty

Congo African Grey

Alexander, NC

Birds Helped as of November 1st

Adoptions Finalized in October

Hundy, Parakeet

Berry and Lilly Parakeets

Delilah, Parrotlet

Ms. Frizzle, Cockatiel

Alexander Graham Bell, Congo African Grey

Charlie, Umbrella Cockatoo

Sam, Black Capped Conure

Birdie, Green Cheek Conure

Pancho and Sunny, Sun Conures

Ollie, Mealy Amazon

Birds in the News

• Australian Parrot Becomes the Olympic Emblem and Mascot for Brisbane 2032 (YouTube)
• Sydney Cockatoos Are Building Their Own Urban Bird Culture (AOL)
• Night shooting of Corella cockatoos approved near Adelaide, Australia
• The first dinos that ate fruit munched like parrots (Science)
• This dinosaur had a feature typical of modern parrots (Techo-Science)
• Young parrot rescued from grips of invasive boa snake in Puerto Rico (Popular Science)
• Judi Dench accuses Petco of buying birds from breeder who kept them in cramped, filthy cages (PETA)
• Pigeons make slow, divergent eye movements during flight and large, convergent eye movements when landing (Cell)
• Parrot caught scrolling TikTok videos on iPad (Yahoo)
• Orange-bellied Parrots vaccinated against bird flu (Bird Guides)
• Ringneck flies into Chicago O’Hare terminal and tries to land on passengers (Reuters)
• Loro Parque pays tribute to Thomas Arndt, the ornithologist who taught the world about parrots, with the Gorilla Award

Conservation News

• Global Conservation Spotlight: Fighting Fires in Indonesia (Lafeber)
• Police seize 31 Eclectus and cockatoo parrots in the Philippines (Sun Star)
• Vantara, the billionaire-run Indian private zoo, discusses a “strategic conservation partnership” about the Spix macaw with Brazil (Mongabay)
• Artificial nests help Hong Kong’s rare cockatoos cope with a ‘housing crisis’ (Mongabay)
• $20,000 fine, four years’ jail for selling wild parrots (Fiji Times)
• Four Arrested In International Crackdown On Illegal Parrot Egg Trafficking Between Brazil And Europe (World Animal News)
• Man caught with 300 tortoises and 77 parrots bound for Malta at Sicilian port (AP News)
• Nearly 90% of countries adopt biodiversity targets, but most remain off track (Mongabay)
• First Rearing of an Orange-Breadsted Fig Parrot in Czech Zoos (Zoo Praha)
• The giant ‘swiftie’ demands an end to coal outside the NSW parliament (Green Left)

Wish Lists, Lots of Ways to Help!

• Small monthly pledges greatly help to sustain us!
• Become a 2027 Phoenix Landing member. Shopping discounts good for one year from the date joined.
• Check out our Wish Lists on Amazon or Chewy. We always need in-shell nuts, especially hazelnuts this month; as well as paper bags, Scotch-brite scrubbers, shelled almonds, pumpkin pie mix by Farmer's Market, and grains like oat groats and kamut.
• We also have an Amazon Workshop Wishlist for maintenance, repair, and toy-making. We are constantly fixing cages and doing maintenance in the adoption centers.
• Visit our Walmart wish list.
• Sponsor-a-parrot. Give a little extra for birds that need a little extra from us, either because of higher veterinary costs or because they have been at The Landing for a while waiting for their next home.
• Shop at our on-line store, HelpingParrots.com, another essential revenue source for us.
• Want to prepare for your bird's future? Donate to our Endowment for Sustainability. Even $5 a month adds up!
• Parrot taxi drivers always appreciated! We serve a large area on the east coast, and strive to make the best family matches for every bird. If you're interested in helping to transport a bird to their next home, sign up and join us!
• Live in the Asheville area? On-site volunteers are always needed for cleaning cages and feeding birds, if you're interested in helping on a regular basis.
• Have a car, truck, motorcycle, RV, or boat you would like to donate? Perhaps it is in need of repair? Now you can donate it through Pawsitive Impact and have it benefit Phoenix Landing Foundation.

Monetary donations are always welcome. The parrots appreciate every dollar!

Non-monetary donations may be sent to: 

Phoenix Landing 31 Landing Place, Alexander, NC 28701

Please drop us a note at contact@phoenixlanding.org if you purchase something for us, including if you'd like a thank you note, as vendors rarely tell us who generously purchases something for us. Thanks for helping parrots!