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Welcome to the GARDEN STATE BIRD ASSOCIATION Web site. Our goal is to provide you with useful information about our CLUB that we hope makes it easier for you to BECOME A MEMBER.

GARDEN STATE BIRD ASSOCIATION has been serving the BIRD ENTHUSIAST] community since 2004. We specialize in canary’s & finches. ].

At this site, you will discover all about our BIRD CLUB, as well as our courteous and resourceful staff.

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The pictures that you are viewing are from a fundraiser that Garden State Bird Association had on May 3, 2008 at the Benfica Club in Newark, New Jersey.  The banquet began at 7:00PM.  The banquet was held so that the club could help generate money to fund the GSBA 2008 bird show.          The price of the dinner was 40.00 with some of the proceeds going to the club.  All who attended had a great time and ate some really good Portuguese food. Aside from raising some money the banquet also helped to get our fellow members and friends together for a night of good eating and fun.

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Garden State Bird Club originated in Hillside, NJ in the summer of 2004 by seven individual bird breeders. These breeders of mostly canaries and finch type birds came from various backgrounds yet had a commonality that they all shared. What they shared was a passion for caged bird breeding, specifically canaries and various types of finches.

         Many of the founding members expressed frustration at what seems to be the diminishing interest in canary breeding and the lack of satisfaction obtained from membership in local area clubs. Here stands the foundation of Garden State Bird Club.  Our club’s main purpose is to generate new interest in breeding small caged birds (canaries and finches).                 

         It seems that with the explosive popularity in hooked bill birds in recent years that interest in finch type birds has waned quite a bit. Perhaps people are attracted to the interactive qualities that hooked bills offer as opposed to the independent personality of canaries and their related types. Be it as it may, we here at GSBA are committed to perpetuating interest in canary and finch breeding so that others and future generations have an opportunity to see the wonders of breeding these marvelous birds.

         We hold monthly meetings at Our Lady of Fatima Church in Elizabeth, NJ on the first Friday of the month September through June from 8:00PM until approximately 9:30. The meeting’s focus is on bird breeding techniques and general club business.  We discuss various ways to increase our membership. We initially started with about seven members and within a year have currently 38 members. 

         We hold an annual bird show competition in November on the Saturday after Thanksgiving at the church where we hold our meetings.  Anyone interested in joining our club or just coming to see our annual bird show should contact the following club members:

Rui Goncalves  (908) 868-1605

John Bernardes (908) 688-2434

Meetings are held at Our Lady of Fatima Church, 403 Spring St., Elizabeth, NJ, 07201

SHOW 2009 RESULTS BELOW

Division 1 Type:  1^st Dan DelMafo  Border

                                   2^nd Mr. And Mrs. Carlo Russo  Norwich

                                   3^rd Antonio M. Figueredo  Yorkshire

 Division 2 Type:   1^st John Lund Jr.  Gloster Corona

                              2^nd John Lund Jr.  Gloster Consort

                              3^rd George Wojcicki  Lizard Gold Cap

 Division 3 Type Old Varieties:  1^st Mary Rose Volpicella  Dutch Frill

                                                   2^nd Lorenzo Torres Belgian Fancy

                                                   3^rd Carlos Martins Scots

 Division 4 Colorbred, Lipochrome:  1^st Rafale Rosales  Red Int.

                                                          2^nd Manuel Fernandes  Rec. White

                                                          3^rd Jorge Garcia  Red Frost

 Division 5 Colorbred, Melanin:  1^st Frank Raitano  Bronze Frost

                                                   2^nd Jesus Lopez Bronze Mosaico Female

                                                    3^rd Kathy Guise  Red Orange Brown Int.

Division 6 Colorbred, New Color:  1^st Rui Goncalves  White Satinet

                                                         2^nd Victor Tavarez

                                                         3^rd Victor Tavarez

 Division 7 Mule, Hybrid:  1^st Jorge Silva

                                           2^nd Gilberto Silva

                                           3^rd Jorge Silva

 Best Type Gold Metal:  John Lund Jr.  Cinn. Gloste Corona

 Best Colorbred Gold Medal:  Frank Raitano  Bronze Frost

 G.S.B.A. 2008 Member Best in show Gold Metal:  Manuel Fernandes  Rec. White

 G.S.B.A. 2008 Member Best Finch, Mule, Hybrid:  Jorge Silva

Best Youth:  Jessica Fernandes  Rec. White