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From: mcclaren@euripides.cs.uiuc.edu (Tim McClarren)
Newsgroups: rec.birds
Subject: Re: Cockatoo feeding problems
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Date: 20 Jul 89 18:57:59 GMT
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In article <4485502b.18c0b@apollo.COM> groh_m@apollo.COM (Michael R. Groh) writes:
>Speaking of birds... I've got 2 Blue Front Amazons that,
>for the most part, are happy and well behaved.  However,
>every once in a while Spenser (2 yr old male) goes wild
>and screeches, schreeches, and schreeches for a half hour
>or so.  This usually happens when I'm not home - so you
>can imagine how annoying it is to my neighbors.

	You didn't say if they were tame or wild birds.  Assuming they're
tame, they may want attention.  I've noticed the same thing in my Quaker
(screeches and screeches when I leave).  There isn't much you can do,
as this is pretty natural and normal.  But, if you're looking for quiet
birds, stay away from certain Amazon's and Conures, especially.  I can't
say as I'd recommend Quaker's either.  One is bad, two is risking your
sanity.  I've since started breeding Cockatiel's (boring, but quiet).

Tim McClarren
mcclaren@herodotus.cs.uiuc.edu