2018
- Mon01Jan2018
Happy New Year!
Thank you Meg Germundson for creating art for Palomacy!
- Fri05Jan2018
National Bird Day
Palomacy Supports & Celebrates National Bird Day!Get & send virtual Bird Day Postcards!
Why National Bird Day?
- The beauty, songs, and flight of birds have long been sources of human inspiration.
- Today, nearly 12 percent of the world’s 9,800 bird species may face extinction within the next century, including nearly one-third of the world’s 330 parrot species.
- Birds are sentinel species whose plight serves as barometer of ecosystem health and alert system for detecting global environmental ills.
- Many of the world’s parrots and songbirds are threatened with extinction due to pressures from the illegal pet trade, disease, and habitat loss.
- Public awareness and education about the physical and behavioral needs of birds can go far in improving the welfare of the millions of birds kept in captivity.
- The survival and well-being of the world’s birds depends upon public education and support for conservation.
Why January 5?
National Bird Day is on January 5 each year, as it’s scheduled to coincide with the end of the annual Christmas Bird Count. The Christmas Bird Count has been going on for more than a decade. It lasts three weeks and is the longest running citizen science survey in the world that helps to monitor the health of our nation’s birds. Birders and the public go out and count as many birds as they can see during the count.
The reason National Bird Day falls on January 5 is that, for three weeks, the country is focused on native birds and wild populations. Once that period ends, we begin to focus on captive birds (who mainly consist of bird species that are native to other countries, but who are kept in captivity in the U.S.). January 5 is the new beginning for captive birds!
- Sat13Jan2018Sun14Jan2018
CANCELLED Bay Area Pet Con
10 AM - 5 PMSanta Clara County Fairgrounds
344 Tully Rd
San Jose, CA
SO SORRY TO SAY THIS EVENT’S PRODUCER HAS CANCELLED
- Sat27Jan2018
Palomacy at For Other Living Things!
11AM - 2PM1261 South Mary Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94087
408-739-6785
For Other Living Things is a pet shop that’s friendly to critters, people, and the earth. Palomacy will be there with rescued pigeons & doves in pants! Come and visit or volunteer with us! Meet and learn all about these amazing birds! Contact Elizabeth to RSVP.
- Sun11Feb2018
Palomacy @ CuriOdyssey's Swoop!
10-4CuriOdyssey 1651 Coyote Point Dr. San Mateo, CA 94401
Join Palomacy as we represent for the pigeons & doves at this multi-day Swoop! event (we’ll be there Sundays 2/11, 2/18 & Mon 2/19 from 10-4). Learn more about pigeon & dove rescue! Meet adoptable birds! Volunteer as ambassadors with us! (Newbies welcome!) Contact Elizabeth to RSVP or with questions.
- Sun18Feb2018
Palomacy @ CuriOdyssey's Swoop!
10-4CuriOdyssey 1651 Coyote Point Dr. San Mateo, CA 94401
Join Palomacy as we represent for the pigeons & doves at this multi-day Swoop! event (we’ll be there Sundays 2/11, 2/18 & Mon 2/19 from 10-4). Learn more about pigeon & dove rescue! Meet adoptable birds! Volunteer as ambassadors with us! (Newbies welcome!) Contact Elizabeth to RSVP or with questions.
- Mon19Feb2018
Palomacy @ CuriOdyssey's Swoop!
10-4CuriOdyssey 1651 Coyote Point Dr. San Mateo, CA 94401
Join Palomacy as we represent for the pigeons & doves at this multi-day Swoop! event (we’ll be there Sundays 2/11, 2/18 & Mon 2/19 from 10-4). Learn more about pigeon & dove rescue! Meet adoptable birds! Volunteer as ambassadors with us! (Newbies welcome!) Contact Elizabeth to RSVP or with questions.
- Sat24Feb2018
Palomacy @ Mickaboo Avian Adoption Fair
11am - 4pmFor Other Living Things
1261 South Mary Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94087
Come meet lots of adoptable birds- parrots, pigeons & doves!
Mickaboo’s adoption fair features foster birds available for adoption and volunteers from Mickaboo and Palomacy. Mickaboo’s free bird care class will be offered. Learn about birds and buy bird care supplies. Meet pigeons in pants! We’d love to see you! Contact Elizabeth for more info.
- Sun25Feb2018
Palomacy @ Animal Rescue Fair
12-3Berkeley Animal Rights Center, 2425 Channing Way, Berkeley CA
Palomacy will be here with rescued pigeons & doves! We hope to see YOU there too! (More event info here.)
- Sat10Mar2018
UPC's Conscious Eating Conference 2018
9AM - 6PMDavid Brower Center
2150 Allston Way
Berkeley, CA 94704
Near the UC Berkeley Campus
Palomacy will be tabling on behalf of squab and in support of all. United Poultry Concerns’ Conscious Eating Conference brings expert speakers to Berkeley, California Saturday March 10th to explore the ethics of eating and the effect that each food choice has, and why it matters.
Don’t miss this exciting day of information exchange and advocacy support!
- Sun25Mar2018
Palomacy @ Mickaboo Adoption Fair & Bird Care Classes, Carmichael
11am - 4pmCarmichael Public Library
5605 Marconi Avenue
Carmichael, CA
Come meet lots of adoptable birds- parrots, pigeons & doves!
Mickaboo’s adoption fair features foster birds available for adoption and volunteers from Mickaboo and Palomacy. Mickaboo’s free bird care class will be offered. Learn about birds and buy bird care supplies. Meet pigeons in pants! We’d love to see you! Contact Elizabeth for more info & to volunteer. (We need human & avian ambassadors. Newbies welcome- we train on the fly!)
- Sat31Mar2018
Palomacy @ The 2018 Spring Plant Exchange
12-44500 Lincoln Ave, Oakland CA
Palomacy will be at the Oakland 2018 Spring Plant Exchange introducing pigeons and doves as pets! (Volunteer ambassadors needed! Please contact Elizabeth to help out. Newbies welcome!) Held rain or shine, join hundreds of your neighbors and fellow plant enthusiasts for the great semi-annual Oalkand tradition. Bring seeds, seedlings, cuttings, plant divisions, bulbs… Go home with bird netting, pots gardening books, bulbs, seedllings, a fist full of mystery succulents, a tree maybe… Get some advice, make some friends, grab a bite and enjoy the music. Go to www.theplantexchange.com for more information
- Sat31Mar2018
Palomacy at For Other Living Things!
11AM - 2PM1261 South Mary Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94087
408-739-6785 For Other Living Things is a pet shop that’s friendly to critters, people, and the earth. Palomacy will be there with rescued pigeons & doves in pants! Come and visit or volunteer with us! Meet and learn all about these amazing birds! Contact Elizabeth to RSVP.
- Mon09Apr2018Fri13Apr2018
Little by Little Bonus Match!
6 AM - 9 PM PTOnline at Global Giving for Palomacy Pigeon & Dove Adoptions
Little by Little! Please mark your calendars & set your alarm clocks for the first GlobalGiving Bonus Match of 2018! Starting at 6 AM PT Monday, April 3rd new recurring donors will earn a 100% bonus match & one-time donations up to $50 will earn a 50% Bonus Match while funds last. Thank you!
- Fri13Apr2018
Palomacy @ SF SPCA Scavenger Hunt
5-7SF SPCA Humane Education Entrance, 243 Alabama St. SF CA
Attention Instagrammers, animal lovers, families, and friends! This trivia-filled, Insta-fabulous, 90’s neon themed scavenger hunt hosted by the SF SPCA Humane Education Department is sure to be a hit for all attendees- big and small! Come anytime between 5-7pm to our humane education entrance at 243 Alabama St. We can’t wait for you to join us on this totally tubular event! (More event details here) Volunteer as a Palomacy Pigeon Ambassador
- Sat14Apr2018
Palomacy @ Earth Day 2018 Oakland Zoo
10AM - 3PM9777 Golf Links Road
(off Highway 580)
Oakland, CA
Palomacy volunteers will bring pigeons and doves for you to meet and answer all your questions about these sweet, smart, amazing birds! (We need helpers- please volunteer with us!)
- Sat14Apr2018
Palomacy @ Berkeley Bay Festival
11 AM - 4 PMShorebird Park in front of the Strawbale Nature Center at 160 University Ave., Berkeley Marina, CA, 94710
Palomacy will be here making new friends for pigeons and doves! The Berkeley Bay Festival has been an (almost) annual event at the Berkeley Marina since 1937. The Festival provides a beautiful outdoor venue opportunity to learn, explore and be inspired! Palomacy needs volunteers! Please contact Elizabeth@PigeonRescue.org to help.This wonderful FREE event showcasing activities and environmental education that are available here at the Marina and all around the region. Come celebrate the Earth and our Bay by listening to music, eating wonderful food, and enjoying a day by the Bay.
- Sat14Apr2018
For the Birds: Art Show Benefit for Palomacy
6-9Float Gallery, 116, 1091 Calcot Place, Oakland CA
Art, music, birds! Human & avian ambassadors needed! Volunteer to help.
- Sat21Apr2018
Palomacy @ UC Davis Picnic Day!
10AM - 4PMHutchison Field (between La Rue Road & Dairy Road)
UC Davis
We love participating in this BIG fun event at UC Davis! There will be 100K visitors! Please help make LOTS of new friends for pigeons & doves! (Volunteer ambassadors needed! Please contact Elizabeth to help out. Newbies welcome!)
- Wed25Apr2018
Palomacy @ ASPCA Paws for Celebration
10-1North side of the State Capitol (Near L & 11th Streets) Sacramento, CA 95814
We have a great time meeting leaders and raising awareness and inspiring compassion for the pigeons and doves and are looking forward to being at the State Capitol. If you’re in the area, please come and meet pigeons in pants. We can help answer all your questions about pigeons- those bird we see so often but that so many misunderstand. (Volunteer ambassadors needed! Please contact Elizabeth to help out. Newbies welcome!)
- Sun06May2018
Palomacy @ Mickaboo Avian Adoption Fair
11am - 4pmFor Other Living Things
1261 South Mary Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94087
Come meet lots of adoptable birds- parrots, pigeons & doves!
Mickaboo’s adoption fair features foster birds available for adoption and volunteers from Mickaboo and Palomacy. Mickaboo’s free bird care class will be offered. Learn about birds and buy bird care supplies. Meet pigeons in pants! We’d love to see you! Contact Elizabeth for more info.
- Sat19May2018
Palomacy @ Oakland VegFest
11-5Lake Merritt Amphitheater Between 12th St and 1st Ave on Lake Merritt Blvd Oakland, CA 94612
Palomacy will be bringing the pigeons & doves to Oakland’s VegFest! Come see us & celebrate vegetarianism, compassion, sustainability & love! Get more VegFest details here. Human & avian Palomacy volunteers needed! Please contact Elizabeth to help.
- Sat09Jun2018
For the Birds: Art Show Benefit Closing Party
6-9Float Gallery, 116, 1091 Calcot Place, Oakland CA
Closing party & raffle! Art, music, birds! Human & avian ambassadors needed! Volunteer to help.
- Wed13Jun2018
Pigeon Appreciation Day!
We appreciate pigeons every day- for their gentleness, their loyalty, their courage. Let’s share our love of these birds with everybody on Pigeon Appreciation Day 2018! Artists are invited to share your Pigeon Appreciation imagery & graphics with us and we will help others to share them far and wide. (See our 2016 gallery!) Pigeons are the angels among us and they deserve a lot more appreciation than they get! You can make a donation in support of pigeon rescue here.
- Sun24Jun2018
Palomacy & Mickaboo Birds @ Pet Food Express
11-3Pet Food Express 2531 Fair Oaks Blvd, Sacramento CA
Palomacy & Mickaboo are teaming up with Pet Food Express!
Come meet adorable adoptable birds & bird nerd out with us!
- Wed18Jul2018
Bonus Match GlobalGiving Donations Earn +50%!
6 AM till Bonus Match Funds Run OutOnly Online at GlobalGiving for Palomacy Pigeon & Dove Adoptions
Starting at 6 AM PT on Wednesday 7/18, donations made to Palomacy through GlobalGiving will earn a +50% Bonus Match (!!!) until funds run out (usually in the first 30 minutes). Please mark your calendar & set your alarm!
This year’s GG Rewards Bonus Day will have more in matching funds and bonus prizes than ever before! On Wednesday, July 18th, starting at 6 AM PT, GlobalGiving will have $120,000 available in matching funds. As a Superstar organization, donations to Palomacy will receive the maximum match rate – 50%! Also up for grabs this Bonus Day will be $9,000 in bonus prizes, a 100% recurring match, and a chance to earn homepage time on GlobalGiving and social media promotion!
DONATE HERE 7/18 STARTING 6 AM
- Sat21Jul2018
East Bay SPCA Adoptathon
10AM - 2PMJack London Square
Oakland, CA
The East Bay SPCA Adoptathon is coming up soon and Palomacy will be there with pigeons in pants! Please join us as a volunteer or stop by to say Hello! Join us Saturday, July 21st from 10 am – 2 pm in Jack London Square for the East Bay SPCA’s annual Adopt-a-thon!!! This adopt-a-thon and pet fair will feature more than 350 adoptable animals including cats, dogs, rabbits, birds, guinea pigs, and reptiles!
Not looking to adopt? That’s okay! We also encourage members of the public to:
-Browse vendor booths
-Watch canine demonstrations
-Bring their dog for a $10 microchip
-Sign up to foster
-Bring your kids down for activities and fun! - Sun29Jul2018
Palomacy @ Fly Away Home Bird Adoption
11-3Marin Humane Society
171 Bel Marin Keys Blvd. Novato, CA 94949
Birds make amazing pets and there are many eager to meet you! Please join Palomacy, Mickaboo & the Marin Humane Society for their second annual Bird Adoption Fair! We will be there with doves & pigeons in pants! Want to volunteer? Please contact Elizabeth. - Sun05Aug2018
Nihonmachi Street Fair
11AM - 5PMPost & Buchanan in Japantown San Francisco, California
Join us! Come out & meet pigeons in pants & learn all about Palomacy! We need volunteers & birds too, for all or part of the day. It’s fun! Please RSVP here.
Join us at this summer’s San Francisco Nihonmachi Street Fair, Sunday, August 6th in SF’s Japantown (Post & Buchanan). The festival and outreach event will have a “Doggie World” area featuring local pet rescue agencies, pet care resources, and vendors.
The festival attracts thousands of people over two days and is heavily advertised…on MUNI buses and MUNI kiosks throughout the City, on radio, and on digital ads at SFO International Airport. It’s a great opportunity to introduce the joys of pigeons to a large number of people. You can read more about the festival on its website: http://www.
nihonmachistreetfair.org. - Sun12Aug2018
Palomacy @ Noe Valley Animal Fair
1-4:30Noe Valley Town Square, 24th St at Vicksburg
Pigeons & a pig & goats & kitties & dogs & you! Come out & join us for lots of love & fun in the sun!
- Sat18Aug2018
Palomacy @ Berkeley Humane Bark (& Meow) Around the Block
10 AM - 4 PM2700 NINTH at CARLETON STREETS, BERKELEY, CA
Come out and meet lots of beautiful, amazing, charming & adoptable domestic (unreleasable) pigeons & doves at the 5th Annual Berkeley Humane Bark (& Meow & Coo) Around the Block Adopt-a-thon & Street Fair! Volunteers needed! Please contact Elizabeth to help! More details about the event here.
- Sat18Aug2018
Palomacy @ the Sonoma County VegFest
10AM - 6PMLuther Burbank Center for the Arts (formally known as the Wells Fargo Center) 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa, CA.
We need volunteers & birds, for all or part of the day. It’s fun! Please RSVP here.
The Sonoma County VegFest was conceived by a small group of compassionate SoCo vegans that wanted to share with their beloved county how wonderful living free of animal products can be. The VegFest will bring together vendors, natural foods stores, restaurants, nutritionists, professional cooks, and other knowledgeable people — including Palomacy volunteers with pigeons in pants! — to share their expertise with us. Come and learn, eat, share and have fun!
For more information, visit the VegFest website.
- Sat25Aug2018
Palomacy @ Mickaboo Avian Adoption Fair
11am - 4pmFor Other Living Things
1261 South Mary Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94087
Come meet lots of adoptable birds- parrots, pigeons & doves!
Mickaboo’s adoption fair features foster birds available for adoption and volunteers from Mickaboo and Palomacy. Mickaboo’s free bird care class will be offered. Learn about birds and buy bird care supplies. Meet pigeons in pants! We’d love to see you! Contact Elizabeth for more info.
- Thu06Sep2018
Palomacy @ Exploratorium After Dark: Pets
6 PM - 10 PMExploratorium
Pier 15 (Embarcadero at Green St)
San Francisco, CA 94111
Palomacy will be stealing the show with pigeons & doves & answers for all your questions! Get your Exploratorium tickets here & contact Elizabeth@PigeonRescue.org to volunteer. - Sat08Sep2018
Palomacy @ Ploughshares' Harvest Festival
10 AM - 5 PMPalomacy Aviary at Ploughshares Nursery 2701 Main Street, Alameda, CA
Come meet Palomacy volunteers & amazing adoptable pigeons & birdnerd out with us at this fun event & big sale at the beautiful Ploughshares Nursery! Volunteers needed. Please contact Elizabeth to RSVP.
- Sun09Sep2018
Palomacy @ The Solano Stroll
10 AM - 5 PMWe will be with Berkeley Animal Care Services on Solano Avenue between Pomona Ave & Key Route Blvd in Albany CA
Be a part of our Pigeon Diplomacy Team! This is one of our biggest events! We need volunteers & birds, for all or part of the day. It’s fun! Please RSVP here. (Check out our photo album and see the event website.)The Solano Stroll is an annual street fair held every September, a week after Labor Day, on the Solano Avenue shopping district of Albany and Berkeley, California. Stretching close to 2 miles long and bringing between 250,000 and 300,000 attendees in a single day, it has been called the oldest and largest street festival in the San Francisco Bay Area and the “world’s biggest block party”!
Solano Stroll through Berkeley & Albany
Over five hundred vendors, non-profit organizations, food booths and entertainers. Begins at 10 am with the opening of Solano Avenue businesses and Stroll booths and the kick-off is the theme parade with about 100 groups. After the parade, you can visit one of 50 entertainers, 50 food booths, 150 juried arts and crafters, state of the art mechanical rides, and 150 community non-profit and government organizations, not to mention the unique and popular professional services, restaurants, and shops already here on Solano Avenue. You will hear the best in local music, dance and other performances and absolutely stunning costumes from all over the globe! This is a family event featuring a special area set aside just for kids that offer giant slides, carnival games, clowns, jugglers, stilt walkers, face painters, magicians and more!
- Tue11Sep2018Thu13Sep2018
GlobalGiving $50K Bonus Match!
9 PM PT 9/11 - 6 AM 9/13Online at Global Giving for Palomacy Pigeon & Dove Adoptions
Save birds’ lives! Please mark your calendars & set a reminder for the GlobalGiving $50K Bonus Match! Starting at 9 PM PT Tuesday, September 11th & continuing for 33 hours until 6 AM Thursday, September 13th, Palomacy donors will earn a percentage of the $50K bonus fund proportionate with our share of donations! (Photo of Maryam & Pearl by Cynthia Bardouka-Large)
- Sat15Sep2018Sun16Sep2018
Palomacy @ Bay Area Pet Fair
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.Alameda Fairgrounds (Palomacy Building C, Booth #117)
4501 Pleasanton Ave, Pleasanton, CA 94566
The Bay Area Pet Fair, sponsored by our special friends Pet Food Express, is a two-day adoption event packed with activities and resources for pets and their people, with a special focus on adoption and rescue of pets. The event includes more than 100 exhibitors (including Palomacy!) offering products, services and resources for all types of indoor pets– dogs, cats, rabbits, birds, guinea pigs and more! Parking and admission are free!
We need volunteers for this event; please contact us if you can help out!
- Sat22Sep2018
COO-CHELLA!
5 - 9 PMGeraldi Room, SF SPCA 250 Florida Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
Palomacy Party!Join us to celebrate eleven years of unique, culture-changing, life-saving pigeon & dove rescue!
Slideshow & Book Signing by Pigeon Photographer Andrew Garn!
Super Special Guests Commander Holly & First Officer Feathers!
Great Company- Volunteers, Adopters, Experts, Newbies, Birds!
Amazing Vegan Food, Craft Beer, Wine!
Music, Art, Prizes & Lots of birds!
Space is limited! Please RSVP at coo-chella.eventbrite.com
Please contact Elizabeth@PigeonRescue.org to get involved!
- Sat29Sep2018
Palomacy @ Mickaboo Bird Fair
11-5Davis Public Library 315 E 14th street, Davis, CA, 95616
Come meet lots of adoptable birds- parrots, pigeons & doves! Mickaboo’s adoption fair features foster birds available for adoption and volunteers from Mickaboo and Palomacy will be there to bird nerd out with you. Take Mickaboo’s free bird care class 3-5. Learn about birds and buy bird care supplies. Meet pigeons in pants! We’d love to see you! Contact Elizabeth for more info.
- Sat20Oct2018
Palomacy @ SCVAS Wildlife & Harvest Day!
10 am - 3 pmBlackberry Farm, 21979 San Fernando Ave, Cupertino, CA 95014
Join Palomacy at Santa Clara Valley Audubon Society’s Wildlife & Harvest Day! It’s one of the premier festivals in the Bay Area where hundreds of families come together to celebrate and learn about birds, nature, ecology, and wildlife. Over a dozen nature-oriented organizations will provide live animals demonstrations, educational presentations, free hands-on activities, an early morning bird walk, nestbox and bird feeder construction, face painting, and more. Volunteers needed! Please contact Elizabeth@PigeonRescue.org to help!
- Sat27Oct2018
Palomacy @ Mickaboo Avian Adoption Fair
11am - 4pmFor Other Living Things
1261 South Mary Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA 94087
Come meet lots of adoptable birds- parrots, pigeons & doves!
Mickaboo’s adoption fair features foster birds available for adoption and volunteers from Mickaboo and Palomacy. Mickaboo’s free bird care class will be offered. Learn about birds and buy bird care supplies. Meet pigeons in pants! We’d love to see you! Contact Elizabeth for more info.
- Sun11Nov2018
Palomacy @ The Smile Farm with Animal Assisted Happiness
10-4The Smile Farm located in Baylands Park, 999 E. Caribbean Drive, Sunnyvale, CA
Palomacy pigeons & doves will be tabling 10-4 Sunday 11/11 at Animal Assisted Happiness’ Smile Farm Second Sunday event. Come out & get your smiles on! Please contact Elizabeth to volunteer and visit Animal Assisted Happiness to learn about the wonderful work they do.
- Thu22Nov2018
Happy Thanksgiving!
Palomacy wishes you all a very happy, compassionate Thanksgiving
See Glory’s rescue story Glorious Glory
Special thanks to artist Meg Germundson for always helping us express ourselves in the most beautiful way
- Tue27Nov2018
Giving Tuesday!
You can support Palomacy from anywhere!
GlobalGiving has committed $150,000 in bonus funds plus 30 bonus prizes as an incentive to support #GivingTuesday! Please help the pigeons & doves with your donation on GivingTuesday!
Your support makes a life saving difference.
Make your GivingTuesday donation here.
Thank you!
- Thu29Nov2018
Palomacy @ Santa Paws Photos on Macy's Holiday Lane
5-8 PMMacy's Union Square 170 O'Farrell Street, SF CA
Palomacy is joining the SF SPCA at their Santa Paws Photos on Macy’s Holiday Lane! Register here & bring your pets for your gorgeous photos with Santa! (Proceeds benefit the SF SPCA)
- Mon03Dec2018
Palomacy's 2019 Calendars Begin Shipping
We ship worldwide!
Palomacy’s big, beautiful, inspiring 2019 wall calendar is available for purchase now! Supplies are limited. Click here to order yours today!
- Sat08Dec2018
Palomacy @ DxE's Winter Wonderland
1-3 PM2425 Channing Way, Berkeley CA
Palomacy is brining adoptable pigeons and doves to join DxE at their Winter Wonderland at the Berkeley Animal Rights Center. Come out for an afternoon of community, fun, free vegan snacks, games and to learn more about the growing animal rights community and how grassroots activism helps animals and changes the world.
Winter Wonderland RSVP required
dxe.io/community - Tue25Dec2018
Merry Christmas
Thank you to artist Meg Germundson
