• Michael Bonda, DVM
  ABVP Avian Certified
  River Landing Animal Clinic
  6140 SR 70 (53rd Ave E)
  Bradenton, FL 34203
  941-755-4592
• Cynthia Fiore, DVM
  The Animal Clinic
  3300 Tamiami Trail # 103
  Port Charlotte, FL 33952
  941-625-0742
• Carolyn Kohn, DVM
  River Forest Animal Hosp.
  4937 S. Tamiami Trail
  Sarasota, FL 34231
  941-924-2212
• Jack Landess, DVM
  Nokomis Veterinary Clinic
  405 W. Albee Road
  Nokomis, FL 34275
  941-484-2485
• Link to website
  
  After-hours,    Emergency care avail.

• Michael Mossler, DVM
  Bayshore Animal Hospital
  1511 Florida Blvd.
  Bradenton, FL 34207
  941-756-5544
• David J. Smith, VMD
  Bay Road Animal Hospital
  1712 Bay Road
  Sarasota, FL 34239
  941-366-2275
• Robert W. Rill Jr., VMD
  University Animal Clinic
  8239 Cooper Creek Blvd
  University Park, FL 34201
  941-355-7707
• Don Swerida, DVM
  Dr. Don's Mobile Vet. Svc.
  941-408-9779
• Teresa Lightfoot, DVM
  ABVP Avian Certified
  Florida Vet. Specialists
  3000 Busch Lake Blvd.
  Tampa, FL 33614
  813-933-8944

• Emergency Care
• Although emergency clinics are not avian specialists, they can provide supportive care and, if necessary, contact your vet.
• Animal ER
  8237 Cooper Creek Blvd.(in the Plaza of BJ's Wholesale, just West of I-75 off University Pkwy)
  University Park, FL 34201
  941-355-2884
• Sarasota Veterinary Emergency Hospital
  7517 S. Tamiami Trail (east side of road, 2-3 miles south of Clark Rd.)
  Sarasota, FL 34231
  941-923-7260

Recommended Websites

• MESSAGE BOARDS
• The Perch
• Bird Board
• Avian Avenue
• GENERAL PARROT INFO
• American Brd. of Vet. Practitioners
• American Federation of Aviculture
• A Step Up Bird
• Avian Enrichment
• Avian Health Network
• Bird Breath
• Bird Channel
• Bird Hobbyist
• BirdSafe
• Birds N Ways
• Companion Parrot Quarterly
• Earth Easy
• Exotic Bird
• Exotic Pet Vet
• Feather Picking Website
• Florida Federation of Aviculture
• Florida Pets
• Good Bird Inc
• Holistic Birds
• Lexicon of Parrots
• L.I. Parrot Society Toxic Plant List
• Natural Encounters
• Parrots At Play
• Planned Parrothood
• Susan Clubb
• The Leather Elves
• Up At Six Network
• USDA Nutrient Database
• YouTube-FWCAS
• SPECIES SPECIFIC INFO
• Alex Foundation (African Greys)
• An African Grey (African Greys)
• Avian Web (Amazons)
• Me & My Budgie (Budgies)
• Caique Crazy (Caiques)
• National Cockatiel Society (Cockatiels)
• My Toos (Cockatoos)
• Conures International (Conures)
• Land Of Vos (Eclectus)
• Macaw Landing Foundation (Macaws)
• Nanday Conures (Nandays)
• Pionus Research Foundation (Pionus)
• Monk Parrots (Quakers)
• CONSERVATION INFO
• Bird Endowment
• Indonesian Parrot Project
• World Parrot Trust
• Parrots International
• ONLINE SHOPPING & EXPO LISTINGS
• Animals by Nature
• Bird Shows
• Bird Supply of NH
• Bird Toy Outlet
• BirdieBread Cones & Muffins
  * FWCAS Member Discount
• Bonka Bird Toys
• Busy Beaks *15% FWCAS Member Discount
• Busy Bird *10% FWCAS Member Discount
• Doctors Foster & Smith
• Exotic Bird Expos
• Nalani Toys
• Star Bird
• The Perch Store *10% FWCAS Member Discount + FWCAS receives a 5% referral fee. Use coupon code bcfwcas.
• Windy City Parrot
• *List complied by Karen Bastis, Pat Burke, Lynda Lewis, & Dell Woollard

Articles & News

• A Look Into The Life Of Parrots
  (Article about FWCAS, by The Herald Tribune)
• **More to be added soon!**

Non-Parrot & General Wildlife Rescue Contacts

• The FWCAS Rescue ONLY handles pet exotic birds & pet or wild parrots.
  For all other rescue situations, please contact the following organizations.
• Save Our Seabirds
  (Sarasota area)
  Wild Bird Rescue ONLY
  941-388-3010
• Wildlife Center
  of Venice
  General Wildlife Rescues
  (Wild Birds & other animals)
  941-484-9567 or
  416-4967 (emergency)
• Wildlife Inc.
  (Bradenton area)
  General Wildlife Rescues
  (Wild Birds & other animals)
  941-778-6324 or
  524-6866 (emergency)
  

Recommended Parrot Books

• The Beak Book
  by Sally Blanchard
• Breaking Bad Habits in Parrots: How Responsible and Sympathetic Parrot Care Can Prevent or Remedy Problem Behaviors
  by Greg Glendell
• Companion Parrot Handbook
  by Sally Blanchard
• The Complete Pet Bird Owner's Handbook
  by Gary A. Gallerstein
• First Aid For Birds: An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet
  by Julie Rach Mancini & Gary A. Gallerstein
• A Guide to a Naturally Healthy Bird: Nutrition, Feeding, and Natural Healing Methods for Parrots
  by Alicia McWatters
• The Healthy Bird Cookbook: A Lifesaving Nutrition
  by Robin Deutsch
• Holistic Care for Birds
  by David McCluggage & Pamela Leis Higdon
• How to Care for Your Pet Bird: Practical Advice
  by Dr. Joel Murphy
• My Parrot, My Friend: An Owner's Guide to Parrot Behavior (Behavior Modification Techniques and Their Role in Contemporary Aviculture)
  by Bonnie Munro Doane & Thomas Qualkinbush
• The Parrot Companion: Caring for Parrots, Macaws, Budgies, Cockatiels and More
  by Rosemary Low
• Parrots for Dummies or Cockatiels for Dummies
  by Nikki Moustaki
• Parrots: How to Take Care of Them and Understand Them (Complete Pet Owner's Manual)
  by Annette Wolter & Matthew M. Vriends
• The Parrot in Health and Illness: An Owner's Guide
  by Bonnie Munro Doane & Martha Vogel
• Parrot Toys and Play Areas : How To Put Some Fun Into Your Parrot's Life
  by Lauren Shannon-Nunn & Carol S. D'Arezzo
• Parrot Training: A Guide to Taming and Gentling Your Avian Companion (Pets)
  by Bonnie Munro Doane
• Why Does My Bird Do That: A Guide to Parrot Behavior
  by Julie Rach Mancini
• *List complied by Lynda Lewis