Pet Bird Travel Packing List: What to Bring for Your Bird

Many of you know I was born and raised in Nebraska. It’s where my love affair with birds, especially but not limited to parrots, began. Stories of those early years are told in the opening chapters of “Mithril and Me: A Love Story.” I defer to that book for now.

In 2000 after studying Chinese for three years at the University of Iowa I decided to move to the greater New York City area, eventually finding a place just outside of Newark, New Jersey. Days after signing my lease I flew ba...