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Current & Past Judges Past judges from 2014 onward. There were no expos in 2020 or 2021 due to global circumstances. 2024 Jay Bunker Colour Canary Jean Haddad Finch & Hookbill Type Canary Budgerigar Kia Kianoosh Ray Watson 2023 Claudio Gatto Colour Canary Romeo Simonetto Type Canary Mario da Silva Finch & Hookbill Jeff Coles Budgerigar 2022 Ricardo Gaskin Finch & Hookbill Greg Farina Type & Colour Canary Tony Nesbitt Budgerigar 2019 Vince Moase Finch & Hookbill David Benites Colour Canary Romeo Simonetto Type Canary Jim Marshall Budgerigar 2018 John Zerafa Budgerigar, Finch, & Hookbill Jeremy Faria Type Canary Bjarne Knudskov Colour Canary 2017 John Zerafa Budgerigar, Finch, & Hookbill Brian Johannson Type & Colour Canary 2016 Jean Haddad Type & Color Canary Poul Christiansen Finch & Hookbill Carsten Jensen Budgerigar 2015 Stanley Chay Colour Canary Jim Marshall Budgerigar John Willis Type Canary Bill Carreiro Finch & Hookbill 2014 Franco Fortino Type Canary Grant Rishman Finch & Hookbill Tony Nesbitt Budgerigar Rado Pagac Colour Canary

Membership We’re happy to see you’re interested in becoming a member of NACBA! MONTHLY NEWSLETTERS Receive a monthly newsletter with tips, tricks, meetup notes, and spaces for classifieds! MEMBERS EVENTS Attend member exclusive events, like our baby bird show! FUTURE PROGRAMS Coming soon! LEG BAND ORDERS Gain access to leg ring orders, supplied through the AACC. FANCIERS LIST Are you a fancier or bird breeder? You can opt into our Fanciers List (coming soon to our website) to make it easier for potential clients to contact you! LOCAL MEETUPS Meet up with local bird lovers, with guest educators, chats, games and more! ONLINE FORUM Gain access to our online member forums and chat with other members on our website at any time! Membership Benefits Full Year Single Jan 1st - Dec 31st $30.00 per year Full Year Family Jan 1st - Dec 31st $35.00 per year Subscriptions Apply Now Membership Application Objectives To promote the study of cage birds and to facilitate the exchange of information between members. To educate members and the general public in maintaining a healthy environment for cage birds. To assist in the collection of scientific data and maintain pedigree registration through national affiliations. To encourage the general public to participate in the activities of the Society through meetings, exhibitions and shows. To encourage and protect the interests of fanciers, breeders and exhibitors. To assist as we are able, in the preservation of rare and endangered avian species. First name Last name Email Phone Mailing Address Address Line 2 City Province / Territory Postal code Country Type(s) of bird(s) kept (if any): Plan type * $30 - Single Membership $35 - Family Membership I agree to the terms & conditions View terms of use By applying for membership in the Northern Alberta Cage Bird Association, I agree to the Privacy Policy as indicated on nacba.ca, and to conform to all of NACBA’s bylaws. View privacy policy Submit Thank you! Please remember to send your membership fee to bevawatt@gmail.com . You may also download and print the form below. Send your application and payment by cheq ue, or by email / interac. ​ ​ Download

Past Expos Past expos from 1997 onward. There were no expos in 2020 or 2021 due to global circumstances. 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 This is a Job Description. Briefly describe your specific position, including details about important achievements and milestones. Make sure to include relevant skills and highlights, and don't forget to adjust the timeframe in the subtitle. This is a Job Description. Briefly describe your specific position, including details about important achievements and milestones. Make sure to include relevant skills and highlights, and don't forget to adjust the timeframe in the subtitle. This is a Job Description. Briefly describe your specific position, including details about important achievements and milestones. Make sure to include relevant skills and highlights, and don't forget to adjust the timeframe in the subtitle. This is a Job Description. Briefly describe your specific position, including details about important achievements and milestones. Make sure to include relevant skills and highlights, and don't forget to adjust the timeframe in the subtitle. This is a Job Description. Briefly describe your specific position, including details about important achievements and milestones. Make sure to include relevant skills and highlights, and don't forget to adjust the timeframe in the subtitle. This is a Job Description. Briefly describe your specific position, including details about important achievements and milestones. Make sure to include relevant skills and highlights, and don't forget to adjust the timeframe in the subtitle. This is a Job Description. Briefly describe your specific position, including details about important achievements and milestones. Make sure to include relevant skills and highlights, and don't forget to adjust the timeframe in the subtitle. This is a Job Description. Briefly describe your specific position, including details about important achievements and milestones. Make sure to include relevant skills and highlights, and don't forget to adjust the timeframe in the subtitle. This is a Job Description. Briefly describe your specific position, including details about important achievements and milestones. Make sure to include relevant skills and highlights, and don't forget to adjust the timeframe in the subtitle. This is a Job Description. Briefly describe your specific position, including details about important achievements and milestones. Make sure to include relevant skills and highlights, and don't forget to adjust the timeframe in the subtitle. This is a Job Description. Briefly describe your specific position, including details about important achievements and milestones. Make sure to include relevant skills and highlights, and don't forget to adjust the timeframe in the subtitle. This is a Job Description. Briefly describe your specific position, including details about important achievements and milestones. Make sure to include relevant skills and highlights, and don't forget to adjust the timeframe in the subtitle.

To see this working, head to your live site. Categories All Posts My Posts Member Forums Welcome! Have a look around and join the discussions. Watch for new categories as new common subjects come up. Create New Post Community Guidelines To help us keep the club and forums welcoming and friendly, we have a few rules that we kindly ask members to follow. subcategory-list-item.views subcategory-list-item.posts 1 Follow Questions & Answers Get answers and share knowledge. subcategory-list-item.views subcategory-list-item.posts 5 Follow General Discussion Share stories, ideas, pictures and more! subcategory-list-item.views subcategory-list-item.posts 1 Follow For Sale Buy and sell bird supplies, toys, accessories, and crafts through our online forums! subcategory-list-item.views subcategory-list-item.posts 2 Follow Birds For Sale Have birds you are selling? Looking for a feathery friend? Then you're in the right place! subcategory-list-item.views subcategory-list-item.posts 4 Follow Just For Fun Found a funny bird joke, comic, or image? Share it here! subcategory-list-item.views subcategory-list-item.posts 1 Follow New Posts finchroom Feb 04 Shaft Tail Finch Lonely Male Shaft Tail seeking 1-2 year old Female Shaft Tail for fun adventures and possible romance! Jean @ 780 996 5751 Birds For Sale Like 0 comments 0 Melissa Dec 22, 2023 European Show cages For Sale 2 European show cages for sale, $30 each or both for $50. Or, make an offer! Like 0 comments 0 Melissa Sep 04, 2023 Upcoming bird show Questions & Answers Hi, I would love to register 2 birds for the upcoming show but it is my first time and I'm hoping someone might be able to answer a few questions for me? I have partially figured out some of the form I have for entry but I do not know what class to put as I am a complete novice. I also am wondering what the process is: when do I bring my birds in? Do they have to stay overnight? Can I bring them the morning before official judging? If I have some things to sell but do not require an entire table? Thanks in advance for any help for the newbie 😀 Like 2 comments 2 Forum - Frameless

Order Leg Bands Leg Band Orders To order bands, you must be an official NACBA member for the year of band issue . So if you order in 2024 for 2025 bands, your 2025 membership must be paid before bands are released to you. ​ Ring orders will be sent to the AACC through our club Ring Registrar on the 15th and 30th of each month. Order Bands To order bands, please contact our bands and memberships at bevawatt@gmail.com Leg Band Sizing Chart Use the chart below to find the band size you need. Aluminum Plastic Size A – Aluminum CLOSED & SPLIT Small Waxbills and Bicheno (Owl Finches) Finches 2.16mm Size B – Aluminum CLOSED & SPLIT Cordon Bleu, Fire Finch, Lavender Finch 2.34mm Size C – Aluminum CLOSED & SPLIT Silverbills, Star Finch, Heck’s Grassfinch, Pictorella, Cherry Finch, Painted Finch, Chestnut Breasted Finch, Red Siskin, and other small Finches 2.49mm Size D – Aluminum CLOSED & SPLIT Green Singing Finch, Cut-Throat Finch, Parrot Finch, Violet Eared Waxbill, European Goldfinch, Bengalese Finch, and other Australian Finches 2.67mm Size E – Aluminum CLOSED & SPLIT Gloster, Fife, and miniature Canaries, Zebra Finch, Gouldian, Blackcap, Greenfinch, Nightingale, Raza, Scotch, Irish, Belgian, Yellow Hammer, Chaffinch, Bramble Finch, Red Bunting, Diamond Sparrow, Yellow Siskin and all Nuns 2.84mm Size G – Aluminum CLOSED & SPLIT Border, Roller, Red Factor, Japanese Hoso, Waterslager, American Singer, Lizard Canaries, Snow Bunting, Timbrado, Giboso Canary 3.05mm Size J – Aluminum CLOSED & SPLIT Yorkshire, Norwich, Crested and Frill Canaries, Corn Bunting, Lancashire, Crested Canary 3.30mm Size K – Aluminum CLOSED & SPLIT Java Sparrow, Hawfinch, Shama, Mesia, Pekin Robin, Saffron Finch 3.94mm Size L – Aluminum CLOSED & SPLIT ​ Budgerigar, Grass Parakeets including Bourkes, Turquoisines, Splendids, Elegants and Bluewings plus Diamond Dove, Chinese Painted Quail, Button Quail, Parrotlets, Bulbuls 4.09mm Size M – Aluminum CLOSED & SPLIT English Budgerigar, Redrumps, Manycolours, Lovebirds, Mistle Thrush, Blackbird, Shrike, Glossy Starlings, Kakarikis, Lineolated Parakeets, Stanley Rosella, Swift Parrots 4.34mm Size N – Aluminum CLOSED & SPLIT Cockatiels, Mealie & Golden Mantled Rosellas, Pileated Parrot, Plumheaded Parakeet, Goldie Lorikeet, Lutino & Pied Kakarikis 5.33mm Size P – Aluminum CLOSED & SPLIT Cloncurry, Pennant, small Quakers, large Quail, Dusky, Peach Fronted, Nanday, Sun, Green Cheeked, & Maroon Bellie Conures, Pyrrhura, African Ring Neck Parakeet, Tippler/Tumbler Pigeons & Doves (including Ring Neck) 5.99mm Size R – Aluminum CLOSED & SPLIT Port Lincoln, Twenty-Eight, Blue Headed Pionus, Larger Rosellas, Crimson, Jenday, & Blue-Winged Conures, larger Quakers (over 100 grams esp. Myiopsitta monachus monachus), Princess of Wales, Lesser Hill Mynah, Rainbow, Dusky, Blue-Streaked & Violet Necked Lory, Rock Pebbler, Barrabands, Grey Cheeked Parakeet 7.04mm Size S – Aluminum CLOSED & SPLIT Derbyan, & Patagonian Conure, Homing Pigeon, Australian King Parrot, Moustache Parakeets, Red Lory, Meyer’s Parrot, Hahn’s Macaw, Blue Crowned Pionus, Indian Ringneck, Caiques, Senegals* 7.57mm Size T – Aluminum CLOSED & SPLIT Alexandrine Parakeet, Mitred, White Eyed, Red Fronted, White Crowned & Scaly Headed Pionus, White Fronted, Yellow Billed and Tucuman Amazons, Dwarf Macaws, Red Bellied Parrots, Large Lories, Chattering Lories, Cherry Headed Conure, Jardine Parrot, Stella’s Lory, Hawk Headed Parrots 8.69mm Size U – Aluminum CLOSED & SPLIT Goffin, Citron Crested, Lesser Sulphur Crested and Rose Breasted Cockatoos, Timneh African Greys, Severe Macaw, White Crowned Turaco 9.45mm Size V – Aluminum CLOSED & SPLIT Congo African Grey, Medium Sulphur Crested Cockatoos, Mexican Red Headed, Yellow Crowned & Red Lored Amazons, and other large Amazons, All Eclectus 11.00mm Size W – Aluminum CLOSED & SPLIT Triton, Moluccan and Umbrella Cockatoos, Scarlet Macaw, Greater Sulphur Crested Cockatoo, Blue & Gold Macaw, Military Macaw*, Umbrella Cockatoo 12.70mm Size X – Aluminum CLOSED & SPLIT Green Winged and other large Macaws, Leadbeater’s, Palm and Sulphur Crested Cockatoos 14.29mm Size XF – Plastic SPLIT Small Waxbills and Bicheno (Owl Finches) Finches, Cordon Bleu, Fire Finch, Lavender Finch, Silverbills, Star Finch, Heck’s Grassfinch, Pictorella, Cherry Finch, Painted Finch, Chestnut Breasted Finch, Red Siskin, Green Singing Finch, Cut-Throat Finch, Parrot Finch, Violet Eared Waxbill, European Goldfinch, Bengalese Finch, and other Australian Finches 2.16mm - 2.67mm Size XCS – Plastic SPLIT ​ Gloster, Fife, and miniature Canaries, Zebra Finch, Gouldian, Blackcap, Greenfinch, Nightingale, Raza, Scotch, Irish, Belgian, Yellow Hammer, Chaffinch, Bramble Finch, Red Bunting, Diamond Sparrow, Yellow Siskin and all Nuns 2.84mm Size XCL – Plastic SPLIT Border, Roller, Red Factor, Japanese Hoso, Waterslager, American Singer, Lizard Canaries, Snow Bunting, Timbrado, Giboso Canary, Yorkshire, Norwich, Crested and Frill Canaries, Corn Bunting, Lancashire, Crested Canary 3.05mm - 3.30mm Size XB – Plastic SPLIT Java Sparrow, Hawfinch, Shama, Mesia, Pekin Robin, Saffron Finch, Budgerigar, Grass Parakeets including Bourkes, Turquoisines, Splendids, Elegants and Bluewings plus Diamond Dove, Chinese Painted Quail, Button Quail, Parrotlets, Bulbuls 3.94mm - 4.09mm Size X3 – Plastic SPLIT ​ English Budgerigar, Redrumps, Manycolours, Lovebirds, Mistle Thrush, Blackbird, Shrike, Glossy Starlings, Kakarikis, Lineolated Parakeets, Stanley Rosella, Swift Parrots 4.34mm Size 1FB – Plastic SPLIT Cockatiels, Mealie & Golden Mantled Rosellas, Pileated Parrot, Plumheaded Parakeet, Goldie Lorikeet, Lutino & Pied Kakarikis, Cloncurry, Pennant, small Quakers, large Quail, Dusky, Peach Fronted, Nanday, Sun, Green Cheeked, & Maroon Bellie Conures, Pyrrhura, African Ring Neck Parakeet, Tippler/Tumbler Pigeons & Doves (including Ring Neck), Port Lincoln, Twenty-Eight, Blue Headed Pionus, Larger Rosellas, Crimson, Jenday, & Blue-Winged Conures, larger Quakers (over 100 grams esp. Myiopsitta monachus monachus), Princess of Wales, Lesser Hill Mynah, Rainbow, Dusky, Blue-Streaked & Violet Necked Lory, Rock Pebbler, Barrabands, Grey Cheeked Parakeet 5.33mm - 7.04mm Size 2FB – Plastic SPLIT ​ Derbyan, & Patagonian Conure, Homing Pigeon, Australian King Parrot, Moustache Parakeets, Red Lory, Meyer’s Parrot, Hahn’s Macaw, Blue Crowned Pionus, Indian Ringneck Caiques, Senegals* 7.57mm Size 3FB – Plastic SPLIT ​ Alexandrine Parakeet, Mitred, White Eyed, Red Fronted, White Crowned & Scaly Headed Pionus, White Fronted, Yellow Billed and Tucuman Amazons, Dwarf Macaws, Red Bellied Parrots, Large Lories, Chattering Lories, Cherry Headed Conure, Jardine Parrot, Stella’s Lory, Hawk Headed Parrots 8.69mm Size 4PB – Plastic SPLIT ​ Goffin, Citron Crested, Lesser Sulphur Crested and Rose Breasted Cockatoos, Timneh African Greys, Severe Macaw, White Crowned Turaco 9.45mm Size 5PB – Plastic SPLIT Congo African Grey, Medium Sulphur Crested Cockatoos, Mexican Red Headed, Yellow Crowned & Red Lored Amazons, and other large Amazons, All Eclectus 11.00mm Size 6PB – Plastic SPLIT ​ Triton, Moluccan and Umbrella Cockatoos, Scarlet Macaw, Greater Sulphur Crested Cockatoo, Blue & Gold Macaw, Military Macaw*, Umbrella Cockatoo 12.70mm Size 7PB – Plastic SPLIT ​ Green Winged and other large Macaws, Leadbeater’s, Palm and Sulphur Crested Cockatoos 14.29mm

Leg Bands What Are They? Leg bands or rings help keepers, breeders, and fanciers to identify a bird, its origin, and history. Quite a bit like the tags on a dog’s collar. Bands are typically placed on the bird’s leg at around one week, but it depends on the species. ​ Closed rings are year dated, numbered, and have letter size, and AAC on them. Coded rings are made with individual initials or aviary codes. These can be up to three or four in character length on the larger sizes, and two to three letters on the smaller sizes. ​ Band colours differ for each year. COM Colours 2025 – Black 2024 – Red 2023 – Blue 2022 – Brown 2021 – Violet 2020 – Green 2019 – Black 2018 – Red 2017 – Silver 2016 – Blue 2015 – Red 2014 – Green 2013 – Purple 2012 – Orange 2011 – Silver 2010 – Blue Band Types Our rings come in a variety of materials and three main types. Closed We order our AACC Closed year as dated anodized aluminum rings in sizes A to Y. Aluminum ring sizes A to S are available in sets of ten. ​ Sizes T to Y are considered parrot sizes, and can be ordered individually in either aluminum or steel. ​ Closed rings are year dated, numbered, and have letter, size, and AAC on them. Bands are typically placed on the bird’s leg at around one week, but it depends on the species. Split Aluminum Split rings are numbered, aluminum color with black lettering only. and no choice of numbers. No tool required. One can order coded aluminum Split rings on the Closed ring page with your code and number on them. ​ Plastic Split rings in different colors are also available. Sizes range from XF to X3, and come plain or numbered in sets of ten. ​ Sizes 1FB and 2FB do not require a tool to apply. ​ An application tool is required for sizes from XF to X3, and is supplied at no charge when requested with your order. Coded Bands Coded rings are made with individual initials or aviary codes. These can be up to three or four in character length on the larger sizes, and two to three letters on the smaller sizes. ​ Keep in mind that these bands are customized specifically for the customer, and take a little longer to be received from our supplier- roughly eight weeks. Coded rings do not have letter size imprinted. ​ Registration of each code must be paid yearly ($5). All codes must be approved by the Ring Registrar, as the AACC carries over 400 codes and each one must be individual. ​ Parrot size coded bands are available in aluminum or steel, with a minimum order of five bands. To order bands, you must be an official NACBA member for the year of band issue. So if you order in 2023 for 2024 bands, your 2024 membership must be paid before bands are released to you. Order Bands Become A Member

Meetups Meetups are typically held for all club members on the second Sunday of each month, except for in July and August.

About The Club What We're About The Northern Alberta Cage Bird Association is a club whose members have an interest in all varieties of cage birds. The club operates in the greater Edmonton area but also serves members from across Alberta and western Canada. ​ As hobbyists and fanciers, we want to share our interests with others and educate people about the husbandry and breeding of cage birds. We have been very successful in doing so through regular monthly meetings, summer baby shows, and annual fall shows. We also publish a newsletter to keep in touch with our out-of-town members and keep everyone informed of the clubs activities. Executive Team This is our executive team, always working towards club improvement, setting up expos, and facilitating meets for our wonderful members! President vacant Interim President, Social Convenor Carol ​ Editor, Secretary Theresa Treasurer Jean Bands & Membership Bev Show Manager Hilal History After an initial re-evaluation, it was time to put the ‘A’ back in ‘aviculture’ and bring breeding birds to the forefront of our club. As hobbyists and fanciers, we wanted to share our interests with others and educate the public and members in keeping and breeding cage birds. We have been very successful in doing so through regular monthly meetings, summer baby shows, and annual fall shows. We also publish a newsletter to keep in touch with our out of town members and keep everyone informed of the clubs activities ​ The newsletter started out at a twice yearly printing in 1995, then progressed to 10 issues per year. It is now sent out via email to all paid members. ​ We held our first public exhibition in West Edmonton Mall in 1996 together with the Edmonton Pet Parrot Club. After building our membership base a little, we decided to start holding annual fall shows. We base the criteria for showing and judging the birds on the standards set in the United Kingdom as recommended by the AACC, which itself was based on UK criteria. In 1999 we held our first annual show as well as hosting the Western Canadian Canary Classic. This got us through the starting gates and we haven’t looked back since. ​ Due to a change in government regulation, the club had a name change in 2014, and is now referred to as an Association instead of a Society.

NACBA Bird Expo Birds, supplies, fanciers, silent auctions & more... Check out Alberta's biggest little bird exhibit! Become A Vendor Enter Your Birds Edmonton Bird Expo & Sale 2024 Each fall, the Northern Alberta Cage Bird Association hosts a bird show, which is open to the public. This is an opportunity for everyone to see the development of the birds that fanciers have bred and raised over the course of time. There are also vendors offering a variety of birds and bird products for sale. ​ ​ ADMISSION Adults - $5.00 Children 12 & under FREE LOCATION Balwin Community Hall 12904 - 74 Street DATES October 5 - 1 to 5 pm October 6 - 9 to 3 pm Bird Exhibitions What's a bird expo without birds? Each bird is looked after during our expo to ensure its safety and health. We keep a well equipped room ready on-site for basic veterinary purposes, should it be needed. Vendors & Sales Our expo vendors sell a variety of goods, supplies, and birds. From bird toys to nest boxes, from canaries and finches to parrots and doves, there's something for everyone! Judging This is our main event; judging the show birds! Each fancier brings their finest birds to show judges and audiences. The goal is to meet the birds' breed standards of appearance and health. Fanciers often sell their birds. Who knows? You may even be able to adopt a winning bird! Enter Your Birds Become A Vendor See Judges

Northern Alberta Cage Bird Association For all fanciers and bird lovers alike Become a Member 30 Years of Birdkeeping Expertise The Northern Alberta Cage Bird Association (formerly ‘Society’), is a non-profit organization that focuses on the cage bird breeding hobby and the education and preservation efforts that surround it. The club was revamped in 1993, consisting of just seven members. Now with over 50 members, we’ve continued to grow and improve. We meet regularly to discuss husbandry, nutrition, genetics, and more. We are especially happy to welcome youth, as we hope that one day they will be able to keep this educational hobby alive for years to come. Our Goals Promote Learning & Sharing Knowledge We encourage learning and studying the care of birds, the breeding of healthy animals, and facilitate the exchange of information, new and old, between members. Educate Others We want to educate both members and the general public alike in maintaining a healthy, happy environment for caged birds, to ensure proper care and address common concerns. Research & Archive We strive to collect scientific data, using reliable sources, and maintaining pedigree registration through national affiliations. Be Involved We encourage the general public to participate in the activities of the Association through meetings, exhibitions and shows. Preserve The Hobby We want to both encourage and protect the ethical efforts of fanciers, breeders, and exhibitors. Protect Biodiversity We seek to actively assist, where possible, in the preservation of rare and endangered avian species.

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