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Upcoming Events and Classes

**Please note that the May class at For Other Living Things has been rescheduled.  It will be held on the fourth Sunday, May 25th.  Details are provided below.**

**Please note that the April 19th phone class has been rescheduled.  It will now be on May 17th, same time.  See below for details.**

To see listings of upcoming basic bird care classes, please scroll down!

To see listings of our new intermediate and advanced bird classes and fundraising events, click here

Free Bird Education Classes

Everyone interested in fostering or adopting a bird must attend our class on bird care prior to receiving a bird from us. This class is free of charge (although donations are appreciated) and is open to the general bird-loving public.

The class covers these topics:

  • Proper avian care
  • Proper avian diet
  • Symptoms of illness and first aid
  • General husbandry
  • Taming and training

And much much more...

Criteria for adopting/fostering a bird from us can be found on our How to Adopt page.

Upcoming Classes: Locations, Dates, and Times

We have basic bird classed scheduled throughout the bay area in the North Bay, San Francisco/Peninsula, South Bay, East Bay, and Sacramento Area. For those who cannot attend a class in person, we occasionally schedule phone classes.

Register: To reserve your spot for a class, send an email to class@mickaboo.com with the location of the class in the subject line.

North Bay

Marin Humane Society
171 Bel Marin Keys Blvd 
Novato, CA 94949
http://www.marinhumanesociety.org for directions
June - TBA

San Francisco/Peninsula

Pet Food Express
1975 Market St.
San Francisco, CA 94103

Sunday, May 18,  1-3 PM Sunday, June 22,  1-3 PM

South Bay

This class is regularly scheduled on the third sunday of the month, except for this month, when it will occur on the fourth Sunday, May 25th.  Individual classes are listed below. 

Note:
Seating is limited so, please bring a a folding chair, if you can.
Please do not bring your own birds.

Please confirm that the class is still scheduled for your preferred time.
If no class is listed please contact class@mickaboo.org for availability.

For Other Living Things
1261 So. Mary Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94087
(408) 739-6785

Sunday May 25, 2008  1-3pm

East Bay

Clubhouse at Pueblo Springs
27930 Pueblo Springs Drive
Hayward
Sunday May 11, 2008  1-3pm

Directions:
From 880, take Tennyson west, left on Hesperian, right at Arf, 2d left into Pueblo Springs. Please park in Guest Parking only.

Sacramento Area

Sylvan Oaks Library
6700 Auburn Blvd.
Citrus Heights, CA 95621
TBA

Santa Cruz Area

Scotts Valley Shelter
27 Janis Way
Scotts Valley, CA 95066
Saturday,  May 17th, 1-3 PM

Phone Class

Criteria for attending a phone class: 

  • Availability, which is limited
  • You must have submitted an application
  • You must be live out of the area or be physically unable to attend a regularly scheduled class

Once you have been accepted for the class, you will receive toll-free call in information.

Toll-free call-in number will be provided
Saturday, May 17th, 10AM-12:30 PM, PST 

*Attendance of a non-Mickaboo hosted class does not fulfill the Mickaboo education requirement as described in the adoption application.

Comments

Anonymous says:

I live in Irvine Ca very southern Ca area- do you have any sister centers here by any chance?  I would love to take  classes and be better equipped to care for my bird when I adopt.  I was very interested in your guy Sweety with disfigured beak and only one little leg...but you are quite a distance from me and taking classes would be very hard for me to do at such a distance.  Thanks for your response    Kim Logan 

Anonymous says:

Kim: Mickaboo will occasionally arrange Phone classes for people when distance is a factor, but you do need to come in person to pick up the bird you're interested in adopting (we don't ship birds!).  I am not aware of any partner organizations in the southern CA area.

Anonymous says:

Someone should start a sister center. I also live in SoCal, in Kern county.

Nancy says:

We're getting more volunteers and adopters in SoCal, so we hope at some point we will be able to have a sister center in the South!

Anonymous says:

http://www.netpets.com/birds/birdresc/birdgrp.html

Here are links to other bird rescues

Anonymous says:

How do I tell Mickaboo I need a Phone class? I would like to adopt soon but I live in Bakersfield.

Nancy says:

Send an email to class@mickaboo.org!

Anonymous says:

Ilive in Sacramento and am interested in adopting one of your macaws

I'd like to attend your workshop here at Sylvan library on the 29th. Do I have to preregister?

 also my travel is limited  how can I arrange pick up of bird when I adopt?

please email me at asevenh@yahoo.com or telephone me at (916)451-3601

thankyou

Richard Egan

Nancy says:

Hi Richard!

Send an email to class@mickaboo.org to alert the teacher that you'll be coming to the Sylvan Oaks library class.  We can work something out re your travel limitations.

Anonymous says:

To whom it may concern;

Our male African Grey Parrot died recently.  We are interested in adopting another male African Grey.  Please let us know how we can start the adoption process.  We also would like to attend the class in Sacramento on Oct. 21, 2007.  Please reserve a place for my wife and me.

Thanks,

Richard & Maria

Nancy says:

Hello Richard and Maria---My deepest condolences on the loss of your grey.    We got your application, and will look forward to seeing you at the October class in Citrus Heights.  --Nancy

Anonymous says:

Hi,

I work at a preschool and I was wondering if you have something to educate a very young crowd of 2-4 year olds? Small birds would be the best and it would, of course, be hands off!

Feathers would be great as a "sharing" or "hands on" item to bring if the birds are molting? We can divide the children onto smaller groups if you prefer? Just a short "care and information" session?

Best dates are on Mondays or Wednesdays. The school is in the Arden Fair area off Eastern near Arden.

Thanks!

 Teresa
 
Email me at tmbergman 45@aol.com

Nancy says:

Hi Teresa--Thanks for contacting us!  I just emailed you privately about this idea.

Best,

--Nancy for MCBR

Anonymous says:

I live in Huntington Beach, California are you close?

Nancy says:

No, I'm afraid we're not .  We operate primarily within Northern California.  We do some out of the area adoptions, but it means you have to come up here to meet your adoptee and take him/her home with you.

 --Nancy

Anonymous says:

I've been trying to send an email to both class@mickaboo.com and class@mickaboo.org to sign up for a class, but emails sent to either email get returned. What's up?

Nancy says:

So sorry!  We're looking into the problem.

--Nancy

Nancy says:

Hello again!
We had a server problem, but all should be well now (and has been for quite awhile.....)
 --Nancy

Anonymous says:

My family is very interested in adopting a parakeet, cockatiel, or lovebird. We were supposed to get a bird from a local shelter, but are adoption counselor was away and another counselor adopted the bird out to another party. We had almost given up until we found Mickaboo. Your website is very helpful. Is it possible to get the adoption fees that go along with either of the three birds? We have done a lot of research and have a cage ready to welcome a feathered friend to our home.

Thanks so much,

SMG

Nancy says:

Hello SMG!
If you email mail@mickaboo.org, we can get all the adoption info to you, including adoption fees.
 --Nancy for MCBR

Anonymous says:

Hello I am intresting in adopting two female cockatiels. I currently have two males and would like to give them a companien. My question is what are the requiermemts  you look for when you have at home visits? Also is the class a must do even though I have cocktiels?

   Thank You

Nancy says:

Hi there - We're mostly concerned with safety issues in the home--ceiling fans, unscreened doors and windows, toxic plants, that sort of thing. Yep, the class is a must do!  We find that even people who have many years of experience with birds learn something new.  Avian husbandry and avian medicine are changing very, very rapidly.

--Nancy

Anonymous says:

My name is Andie Axlund.  My husband Scott and I were a part of Mickaboo in 2001 and adopted our two little Cockatiels Frankie and Lily from Mickaboo.  We have since moved to Hayden, Idaho and we are all doing great!!  We live at the "tip" of a cul-de-sac and Frankie and Lily have a wonderful time watching the action of the kids playing and seasons changing.  Although I think we are all a bit tired of the snow now.   Anyway, since coming to Idaho, our family has expanded.  We just had two little boys in August and they are beginning to show signs of possibly crawling in the not too distant future.  Our bird cage is a big part of our living room and the tray (or skirting) around it is a bit of a safety concern for us.  The instability of the pieces and sharp corners could hurt our babies (Ricky and Kenny).  We do not want to remove the panels as they have been great in keeping the majority of the bird pellets and other food in the cage and not on the floor, and Frankie and Lily love to perch on the panels as well.  Does anyone have any ideas on what we can do to make this situation safer?  Any input is very much appreciated.  Thank you for your time.

Anonymous says:

DEAR NANCY

My name is courtney and i talked with you before and i wanted to know how to schedule a phone class for april 16 (it would be eaiser if you called me sooner than the bird class becaused im still intested in your blue and gold macaw )and i live in las vegas so how can i get a home visit

Anonymous says:

my number is (661)974-3628

email-courtneybutterflyprincess@yahoo.com

Anonymous says:

Hello Mickaboo,

I was interested in chewy the senegal and have read ALL the information on adopting a bird, and I was wondering if there is an age preferance for adopting a bird?? I am only sixteen but I have had a TON of experience with birds at the age of eight and was even employed at "FeatherFarm" for a few years and really have been searching for a bird (Senegal) that needs a desperate home. Please let me know of this concern of mine, thank you,

 Jose

Nancy says:

Hi Jose -

We don't have an age limitation on adoptions, but your parents would have to sign the adoption contract and confirm that they're willing to have you bring a bird into your home.  I hope you'll send in an application!

 --Nancy for MCBR

Anonymous says:

hi, im am interested in adopting one of your cockatiels and am wondering about the next date for a north bay class so i can adopt a wonderful little bird

Anonymous says:

I am a big fan of your organization. i not to long ago received a sun/
nunday conure from neighbors that lost their house and could not keep him. He is so sweet to me and i spoil him with new toys all my spare time and a large cage. My problem is he screams all day. I have roomates who are putting up with it but i have to find a way to make the screaming less often. Any ideas are welcome my email is mkanddessa@yahoo.com

Nancy says:

Hello!   I have a sun conure myself, so I'm *very* familiar with the screaming issue.  I'll email you privately with suggestions.

 --Nancy


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