Welcome to the Official Website of the Finch and Softbill Breeders and Exhibitors Club (FSBEC)
(Chicagoland Area)

Dedicated to:

  • Encouraging the breeding of better finches and softbills in captivity
  • Supporting conservation of finch/softbill species in aviculture

  • Promoting exhibition by hosting an NFSS-sanctioned local show, encouraging newcomers to show, and supporting other shows in the surrounding area

Meetings

The FSBEC meetings are held on the second Thursday of each month at 7:30 pm and are currently being held in Palatine, IL. Meetings are for members only. If you are interested in becoming a member and would like to visit us for a meeting, please contact the membership director by selecting FSBEC Membership Director on our Officer's Contact Page.


Membership

Yearly membership dues are as follows:

  • Single Membership - $20
  • Family Membership - $30
  • Junior Membership - $5

You can join by filling out the membership application and mailing it to the membership director with your payment (checks only). If you wish to pay via Pay Pal, please contact us and we will send you more information.

2008 Annual Show

Date: September 6, 2008
Check-in Time: 7 AM
Judging Begins: 10 AM

Spectator Admission: $3
Cage Tags: $2 each / Max $20

Location: Crowne Plaza Hotel, 510 E Rt 83, Mundelein, IL (Front Desk: 1-847-949-5100) Hotel Website: www.crowneplaza.com/chi-northshore
Judge: Sally Huntington

Show Flyer: Coming Soon
Show Advertisers: Coming Soon

2007 Annual Show

Our Innaugural Show was a huge success with 248 entries and 23 exhibitors! Our judge, Mr. Patrick Vance, was fantastic, and we saw some wonderful birds from all of our exhibitors. We had nine new exhibitors attend this show. The following are the show results:

Best in Show White Eye Zosterops Andrew Green
2nd Fawn Zebra Hen KJ Brown
3rd Isabelle Star Finch Jim Heffernan
4th Red-headed Parrot Finch Fumi Takeda
5th Orange-cheeked Waxbill Vonda Zwick
6th White Eye Zosterops Robert Mehl
7th Fawn Zebra Cock KJ Brown
8th Rosy-rumped Waxbill Vonda Zwick
9th Mutation Ringneck Dove Julia Howard
10th Orange-cheeked Waxbill Pair Vonda Zwick
   
Best Unflighted Fawn Zebra Hen KJ Brown
Best Novice Melba Finch Tim Wiesemann
Best Junior White Collared Warbler Jake Hartzburg

Thank you to everyone who came out to exhibit and to all of the wonderful volunteers who stepped up and helped us to make this show a success. We hope to see you all next year!

 

Events

Saturday, March 24, 2007
FSBEC was represented at the TASC Bird Expo thanks to a generous table donation by TASC. Read more here....


FSBEC Contacts

  • President: Bob Peers
  • Vice President: Cindy Hartzburg
  • Treasurer: Gail Benson
  • Secretary: Vonda Zwick
  • Membership Director: Tammy Santi
  • Webmaster: Vonda Zwick
  • Online Group Moderator: Darla Dandre

Feel free to contact us with questions or comments!


Online Discussion Group

Members are welcome to discuss aviculture, exhibition, and club business on our online discussion group: http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/FSBEC/.