[rec.birds] Indoor: Need info on Birdtalk and bird clubs

nmr1248@mars.lerc.nasa.gov (Nancy Rabel) (05/12/91)

I've been reading a lot of suggestions from people on this group
regarding what should be done before you get a bird. I realized
that one of the things I should do is get the magazine "Birdtalk".
It has been mentioned a lot here but I don't remember seeing an
address for it. If someone can post or email me the address where
I can subscribe to it, I would really appreciate it. Also, is 
BirdTalk sold in stores? I have checked various bookstores that sells
magazines and haven't seen it there.

I will be moving to a new apartment in August and am planning on
buying a hand raised baby cockatiel. In the meantime I have been
looking at various pet stores that sell cockatiels. Some of the 
cockatiels I see have a "tag" around one of their ankles and some 
don't. Is it better to get a cockatiel that has been "tagged"?  I 
need more info regarding who "tags" these birds and the significance 
of it. 

Lastly, if anyone knows of any bird clubs in or near the Cleveland,
Ohio area I would appreciated hearing from you.

Thanks in advance.

  Nancy Rabel     .... ..  KC4IYD  *  The more I study, the more I know.
  nmr1248@venus.lerc.nasa.gov      *  The more I know, the more I forget.
  nmr1248@mars.lerc.nasa.gov       *  The more I forget, the less I know.
                                   *          So why study.