Please welcome our new moderator Cliff Patterson!

[Kevin]

I would like to say thank you for stepping up and joining the BirdBoard moderating team... Cliff comes to us with alot of experience in the Avian World from Bird Clubs, Moderating, Caring for and raising birds.... With that said here is alittle more background on Cliff.


Cliff is a member of several bird organizations around the U.S.

National bird clubs:

· Quaker Parakeet Society

· American Federation of Aviculture – Illinois state coordinator



Local bird clubs:

· Greater Chicago Cage Bird Club

· West Suburban Cage Bird Club

· Northern Illinois Parrot Society

· The Avicultural Society of Chicagoland

· Gateway Parrot Society

· Michiana Bird Club

· Indiana Bird Buddies

· Greater Omaha Cage Bird Club

· Ann Arbor Cage Bird Club


Cliff also moderates for several email groups online

· BlueCrowns

· Hahn’s-MiniMacaws

· Quakerbreeders

· I_Love_Cockatiels

· AfricanParrots

· MidwestBirdBreeders

· I_Love_Quakers

· GreyParrots


I moderate but don’t own:

· ConureBreeders

· PassionateParrots_ParrotTalk

· SunConure



What kind of birds ya have?
I raise baby Quakers (green, blue, cinnamon and ice blue), Hahn’s MiniMacaws, Cockatiels, Blue Crown Conures, Green Cheek Conures, Sun Conures, Senegals, Meyers Parrots, Red Belly Parrots, Jardines and Goffin Cockatoos..

Where are you located?
Rockford, IL, about an hour west of Chicago


Cliff do you have any kids?

Only ones with feathers

Hobbies?
With 120 birds to care for, who has time for hobbies?

Cliff is also an active writer for various publications and bird clubs:- Quaker Parakeet Society

Anything else you we should know about ya Cliff?

Oh, I also have a retail business. I take my 24-foot lighted booth to about thirty bird fairs a year, from Detroit to Omaha. I also operate an online store where I sell my bird food, toys and supplies as well. Check out my store at www.shop.babybirdfarm.com

[Cliff]

Wow, that's huge. It's great! Thanks, Kevin.

[Samm]

Thats quite the resume, Cliff! Welcome to the team.