Massachusetts Cage Bird Association


This corporation is organized for the purpose of improving & promoting the care, handling, maintenance, breeding, & welfare of cage birds, and the dissemination of useful and helpful   avian-related information.   A Long History ..........  (Take A Look!) (Continued)

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The MCBA Bird Mart held in Foxboro on 03/31/2012 was a success!!

Stay tuned - MCBA is considering a bigger and better event in the Fall of 2012.


Upcoming Activities:  MCBA will have meetings on Sunday , May 20th

and on Sunday, June 17th.  You are invited. Come, meet the members and learn about the

activities of the MCBA. 

 (See information below for time and directions)

May 20th - MCBA will have a special visitor - Brenda Piper,

former American Federation of Aviculture Massachusetts Coordinator

will offer a short talk on the Feather Collection Project.

Come and learn - maybe you can bring along some feathers - especially from larger parrots!

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                                                   April 28th - Bristol County Agricultural High School's Spring Fair The event was on April 28th, at BCAHS,  High St, Dighton MA.

MCBA President, Denise Cabral, staffed an MCBA table and had the opportunity to spread the word about MCBA!


 Meetings are at the South Foxboro Community Center in Foxboro, MA.

(382 South Street, Foxboro, MA 02035)

Please join us for a social hour & refreshments  1-2 pm.

Admission is free.

Next meeting will be on May 20, 2012

 Directions To The Meeting Hall


MCBA 2012 Canary Bands


If you wish to contribute to the activities of the MCBA, contact the president, Denise Cabral   Tel: 508-479-2789    E-mail: goshawk3@aol.com

 or the secretary, Les Embrey  send an e-mail les.embrey@gmail.com


Membership Renewal - Look at the your name on the mailing label. If there  is a (1/10) after your name it time to renew! Please send your dues to Candace Rocha, Membership Director, as quickly as possible and be sure that you won't miss any issues of the Beakon.

Membership - New or Renewal Application


    Each month look for the next issue of the "Beakon" Newsletter!

IMPORTANT - PLEASE NOTE:

PLEASE JOIN US FOR A SOCIAL HOUR & REFRESHMENTS 1-2 PM

Members are invited to bring a contribution for the refreshment table.

ADMISSION IS FREE

Directions To The South Foxboro Community Center


        Monthly MCBA Meeting

MCBA Activities - We need your ideas - Think about it for the meeting

  The  meetings of the Mass Cage Bird Club are  held at the South Foxboro Community Center, 382 South Street, Foxboro, MA 02035.

The next meeting of the MCBA will be held on Sunday, May 20, 2012.

Plan to arrive at 10:00 am

Directions To The South Foxboro Community Center


MCBA Canary Bands For 2012

Attention - Canary  and Finch Breeders - The Mass Cage Bird Association will be offering coded, registered MCBA bands for the 2012 breeding season. The club is ordering a limited number of bands which will be available to active MCBA members.  Band orders may be picked-up at the MCBA Show or at a MCBA meeting. There will be a $1.50 shipping charge for bands which are to be mailed.

Important: Regina McCarthy will order the MCBA order for 2013 bands. If you plan to buy 2013 bands from Mass Cage, please contact Regina so that she will have a correct number to order. Interested members should contact Regina McCarthy ASAP by e-mail - rmcc29@comcast.net, by phone - 781-294-0340, or by fax 781-294-0340


MCBA - Club Officers - 2012

President: Denise Cabral   Tel: 508-479-2789    E-mail: goshawk3@aol.com   

 Vice-President:  Marcia Perry  Tel:508-543-8952

Secretary:    Leslie Embrey    E-mail: les.embrey@gmail.com

 Treasurer:   Kathleen Lynch   Tel: 617-698-3308

Membership Director:  Candace Rocha Tel.: 508-697-7188    E-mail: squrlntkn@comcast.net   

     Trustee:            

Trustee

Newsletter Editor: George Sommers  E-mail: georgesommers@yahoo.com

Librarian/Archivist  Candace Rocha

Webpage   Jim McCarthy   


                                                 A Long History Continues!

                   

MCBA - 1937 - 21st Annual Exhibition

of Canaries and European Wild Birds

Horticultural Hall - Boston, Massachusetts

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Mass Cage Bird Association

MCBA was formed in 1916  Article IV of the Bylaws (2008) states the purpose as follows: [...to improve & promote] "the care, handling, maintenance, breeding, & welfare of cage birds, & the dissemination of useful & helpful avian-related information. ...[the object of] the Association is to promote the welfare of its members and bind together affiliation through good fellowship.  The Association supports efforts to preserve natural wild avian habitats, efforts to preserve avian species at risk for endangerment, and efforts to further the study of avian behavior & avian illnesses. "


For information on the MCBA web site

 - to request an addition to the links

- to advise of a change or of an incorrect link, contact:

Jim McCarthy at:

rmcc29@comcast.net

Tel.: 781-294-0340