Our club does not foster nor adopt exotic birds.  In Ohio, the Charlie Brown Bird Rescue in Cardington, the Miami Valley Bird Club and Rescue in the Troy area, and Parrot Hope Rescue in Mantua all accept birds to be surrendered to them and does foster and adopt out exotic birds.

CONTACT:  MAEBS, c/o 8611 Mingo-Lewisburg Rd, North Lewisburg, OH 43060-9634

mid.american.exotic.birds@gmail.com

Facebook:  Ask to join MAEBS Discussion Forum

MAEBS 32nd Annual Bird Fair Looking for artists and crafters with parrot items to be vendors!!

Franklin County Fairgrounds, Edwards Building, 5035 Northwest Parkway, Hilliard, Ohio

(I-270 exit west onto Cemetery Rd, north onto Leap Rd, left just before railroad tracks onto Northwest Parkway, turn left at gate 3, Edwards Building is the building straight ahead) 

so far, Vendors who plan on being at the 2025 bird fair:

Jeannine McGovern – finches (? Possibly zebra, society, owl, Gouldian), parakeets, Bourke’s parakeets, red rumps parakeets, ?diamond doves, button quail

Sam Minardi – canaries: 5 pr red factor, 1 pr ?mosaic, 1 pr roller

Ace’s Canaries

JR birds –? finches, Bourke’s, English budgies

Mini-Acre canaries & Canary cottage – canaries, cages, supplies

Whisper Wind Bird Farm -conures, ringnecks, breeder pair of quakers, ?Derbyan parakeets    ALSO seed, cages, miscellaneous

Parrot mama’s Melanie Compton – 1 Indian ringneck, pair of conures, pair of quakers

Tiny Tweets Aviary – 5 lovebirds, toys, handmade parrot key chains and stickers

Susan Stieve – few breeder pairs of sun conures & red rump parakeets

CL&K Wildflower’s Aviary – 3 sun conures, ALSO toys, 3d printed items

Animal Care Unlimited – vet, education

Bryan Nolte – cage, new & used toys, perches, etc

Jeanie’s Critter Creations –

Mid-Ohio Bird Toys

Mulgrew Art – fine artwork, prints, photographs, stickers. Keychains, paintings – watercolor & acrylic, commissions 

Pippi’s Toy Box – unable to come this year

Reed Seed –

Shake Your Tail Feathers Aviary - toys, 3d printed items

Charlie Brown Bird Rescue (Cardington, Ohio) - info on their available adoptable birds

Parrot Hope Rescue (Mantua, Ohio) - info on their available adoptable birds, education, t=shirts

Miami Valley Bird Club & Rescue (Troy, Ohio)

10 am - 3:30pm NO EARLY BIRDS! as vendors are setting up

Bring Cash, Not all vendors accept Credit Cards.

Atm available with limited withdraws.

FREE Parking!

Admission $5 cash Under 12 years old free with adult admission. Raffles / Educational Material / Activity area / club membership info

FOR SALE: Bird food, seed, treats, vitamins, play gyms, cages and accessories, gifts, unique items, parrots

Plans for 2025: annual bird fair in April, annual summer picnic, annual holiday party in November/December, field trips, as well as meetings with and without our pet birds.

MEETINGS

Most meetings will be on ZOOM. Non-members wishing to join a meeting via ZOOM should email the above email address and tell why they want to join the meeting.

2025 Officers

Presidents - Carol Crocker

Vice President - Bob Kroshefsky

Secretary - Margaret Christman

Treasurer - Carla Jackson

MISSION STATEMENT

The purpose of the club is to educate the keepers and breeders of the avian community, to promote advances in aviculture, better husbandry, conservation, education, and research for the well being of the avian species.  The club shall operate as a NOT-FOR-PROFIT organization.

IN THE BEGINNING:  The Mid-American Exotic Bird Society (MAEBS) was formed on October 17, 1980 by:

Richard E Baer, DVM   Mark Reader   Donn Griffith, DVM   Stephen W Daulton   Jane Washburn   Jerry King   William Maynard