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From: rdmiller@matt.ksu.ksu.edu (Ruth D Miller)
Subject: Re: INDOOR:  THANKS AND Gold capped-conure
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>>Anyways, he still is not playing with anything, and screams as soon as I
>>leave his sight, which is getting to be hard to deal with.
>
BirdTalk had an article a couple months back about screaming birds: one
thing it said, which I've noticed with my lovebirds, is that they scream
while separated from eachother, as a way of keeping tabs on eachothers'
locations.  This behavior is not confined to parrots: I understand owls
are the same, and probably other birds.  Anyhow, the BirdTalk article
suggested talking quietly to the bird as an indication that you are
coming/going, thus satisfying his need to locate you.  You might say
"hello, hello" or something when coming and "bye" when going.  The
writer claimed success.  Good luck--conures are known to be loud!

Ruth