TASC is hosting the Midwest Bird Expo 2009 on Saturday, April 25th, 2009. The show will run from 9:30am until 4:00pm at the DuPage County Fairgrounds (Main Hall) located at 2015 Manchester Road in Wheaton, Illinois.
Chris Davis, bird author and behaviorist
Australian Animal Trainer Mick McAuliffe
Dr. Karen Becker, avian veterinarian
Hoffman's Wild Animal Shows
Avian veterinarian Q&A with Dr. Pete Sakas
Indoor Summits' Clay Lick Climbing Cliff
FSBEC's How-to-Show-Birds Booth
Birds of Prey from the Great Lakes Falconers & Northern Illinois Raptor Center
Chicago Zoological Society Brookfield Zoo
Dr. Jean Dubach, animal geneticist
Many wonderful bird breeders
Bird Rescues and shelters including Bird Lovers Only Rescue Service, Inc.
Northern Illinois Parrot Society
Bird Supply vendors
HUGE raffles throughout the day
Grand Prize Raffles including "Zookeeper for a Day" experiences and huge parrot cage setups
The famous TASC kitchen featuring Portillo's beef and more
TASC's Education Stations, Games, prizes and fun for all!
First 200 people get free goodie bags!!!
Snowball can be seen instructing children on how to dance at a dance studio in Chicago, Illinois on Animal Planet's "Most Outrageous Animals." This segment can be seen on the following days (Eastern Time): 
Introducing Snowball's latest competition...the Geico gecko. The Martin Agency which produces the Geico commercials may have the recipe for the animal world's version of "Dancing With The Stars" by creating this adorable video. Personally, I think this would make a playfully amusing SUPER BOWL commercial!
If someone calls you a "bird brain," thank them for the compliment. Birds are highly intelligent according to Edward A. Wasserman of the University of Iowa. He had much to say on this subject during the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
A surgeon struck by lightning and a dancing parrot hold clues to music�s profound effects.
