West Los Angeles Bird Club

WEST LA BIRD CLUB  

June 11, 2025  

The WLABC will be streaming a zoom meeting from May with Dr. Jason Crean and the Parrot Club in Connecticut on Wednesday, June 11^th.

Topic:  Dr.  Jason Crean – Avian Nutrition Myth-Busting

Biologist and avian nutritionist Dr. Jason Crean speaks to The Parrot Club in Connecticut about avian nutrition myth-busting. He specializes in raw whole food nutrition and dietary enrichment for parrots, among other animals, and has interesting and novel ideas about how to keep our birds happy and healthy.

Dr. Jason Crean is a biologist, an avid aviculturist, and professor in the Department of Biological Science at Saint Xavier University. Crean often speaks to avicultural groups across the country and acts as consultant to zoos and other institutions, particularly when it comes to animal nutrition and biologically appropriate enrichment. Dr. Crean currently teaches courses like "Zoo Biology: Animal Nutrition, Behavior & Diagnostics" and "Animal Nutrition" at this university where he also is co-director of the Animal Nutrition Laboratory which has a special interest in avian nutrition. Crean has been awarded the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science Teaching, the highest award a teacher can receive in the US, by President Obama in 2009, the 2010 Leadership in Science Education Prize by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, as well as awards from the National Science Teachers Association, the National Association of Biology Teachers, the Illinois Science Teachers Association, among others.  Most recently he was awarded the 2016 Golden Apple award for excellence in teaching as well as the 2020 Distinguished Teaching Award by the National Science Teaching Association. He currently resides in Orlando, FL where he manages his aviary with species of toucans, fruit doves, crowned pigeons, tanagers, waxbills, partridges, and more, including his sidekick, a black palm cockatoo named Sirius.

Your healthy parrots are welcome to join us for a great evening!  

Please come early and help us set up and join or renew your memberships! We are looking for volunteers who would like to help with the club.  Remember the club is all of us!