The Avian Behavior Podcast

By Hillary Hankey

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Category: Pets & Animals

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Episodes: 70

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If you are into animal behavior and positive reinforcement training, you're in the right spot. World renown animal behavior consultant, falconer, and educator Hillary Hankey dives deep with conversations and case studies on parrots, birds of prey as well as horses, dogs and all kinds of animals on topics of behavior as well as nutrition, ethology, and problem solving.

Episode Date
70 Ruling the Roost: Managing your needy parrot and your family's happiness
Mar 29, 2024
69 Gail Buhl from the Minnesota Raptor Center and Partners for Wildlife
Mar 16, 2024
68 Why I don’t use ad lib weights or base weights: falconry and free flight birds
Feb 17, 2024
67 What we learned about birds in 2023
Jan 05, 2024
66 Dr. Lucy Kemp on Lead Poisoning in Ground Hornbills
Dec 20, 2023
65 Developing a student based wildlife training program
Nov 01, 2023
64 Why Your Bird is Attacking You
Sep 28, 2023
63 Owl Vocalizations and Behavior Karla Bloem of the International Owl Center
Sep 05, 2023
62 Part 2 Are we friends with our birds and other deep questions
Aug 04, 2023
61 Answering Questions About Relationships with Birds of Prey
Jul 25, 2023
60 World Renown Aviculturist Dick Schroeder on Ground Hornbills
Jun 24, 2023
Raising a Well-Socialized Owl
May 30, 2023
58 Are LIMA and the humane hierarchy still serving your bird training?
Apr 19, 2023
Building Trust with a Nervous Non-Releasable Raven
Feb 28, 2023
Dr. Scott Echols DVM DABVP Part 3: Exercise, Osteoporosis, and Foraging
Jan 28, 2023
Challenges Facing Rehabilitated Education Birds of Prey
Jan 05, 2023
The Problem Solving Paradigm: Learn the scientific mindset to solve your toughest bird behavior challenges
Nov 26, 2022
Dr. Scott Echols: Bridging New Frontiers in Avian Wellness with Technology
Oct 29, 2022
Bonus: Interview with The Rossifari Podcast
Oct 06, 2022
Do you use food to train your parrot?
Sep 28, 2022
Training Free Lofted Birds of Prey
Sep 01, 2022
Keeping the Science in Animal Care with Barbara Heidenreich
Jul 09, 2022
Are you a falconer or a petkeeper?
Jun 04, 2022
The Constructional Approach to Animal Welfare and Training with Maasa Nishimuta and Sean Will
Apr 29, 2022
Dr. Scott Echols DVM DABVP and the Dietary Supplements for Birds
Apr 15, 2022
What Matters When Training an Owl Ambassador
Apr 08, 2022
44 Rebroadcast How to stop your bird from screaming when you leave the room
Mar 24, 2022
43 How Murphy's Law Can Improve Your Animal Training
Mar 09, 2022
42 Special needs and Aggressive Parrots with Melanie Canatella
Feb 04, 2022
41. The What's and the Why's of Animal Training Mentorships
Jan 06, 2022
40 What's the best way to train a bird of prey?
Dec 15, 2021
What are the Fundamentals of Animal Training?
Nov 24, 2021
38 Bird Training Stories Part 2: Force Free Veterinary Training, Practical Application of CAT, and More!
Oct 19, 2021
Bird Training Stories with Katie, Paige and Hillary Part 1
Sep 23, 2021
On curiosity, leadership and evolution as an animal trainer with Dani Poirier Larson
Sep 03, 2021
How Our Animals Handle the Pandemic
Aug 26, 2021
What to do when your bird picks favorites
Jul 14, 2021
Interview with Wildlife Biologist Wes Larson
Jun 18, 2021
Thinking of Free Flying Your Parrot?
Jun 05, 2021
Applying Negative Reinforcement for Calm Animal Behavior
May 22, 2021
Member Interview: Adopting a bird during the pandemic
May 06, 2021
Why Scientific Literacy Matters to Our Animals
Apr 28, 2021
Adopting an Umbrella Cockatoo
Mar 03, 2021
27 What to Know if You're Interested in Falconry
Feb 22, 2021
How to Get a Job as a Bird Professional
Feb 09, 2021
How to Be an Ambassador For Trust
Jan 07, 2021
Extinction Procedures: When Ignoring the Problem is the Problem
Dec 09, 2020
Top Five Husbandry Behaviors to Train Any Bird
Nov 16, 2020
To Clip or Not To Clip Your Parrot
Oct 17, 2020
Conversation with Paige Davis
Sep 14, 2020
Myth Busting Part 2: Raptor Training
Sep 04, 2020
Myths in Companion Parrot
Aug 25, 2020
Anthropomorphism and its Impacts on Our Relationships With Animals, Training, Conservation
Jul 14, 2020
Grief, Empathy, and Animal Relationships
Jul 07, 2020
Are you stopping your animal's problem behavior or solving it?
Jun 20, 2020
What Makes Owls are Hard to Train
Jun 11, 2020
Case Studies in Building Trust with Parrots
May 07, 2020
Bird Training Q & A Part II (not just birds of prey!)
Apr 28, 2020
Is Your Parrot "Aggressive?"
Apr 23, 2020
Raptor Q&A Part 1
Apr 04, 2020
Bonus Episode! Should you add another parrot to your flock?
Mar 15, 2020
09 Imprint versus Parent Raised Ambassador Birds of Prey
Mar 10, 2020
08 Three Hidden Reasons Your Parrot is Still Biting
Feb 16, 2020
07 How to Be an Animal Training Expert with Barbara Heidenreich
Feb 04, 2020
How to Stop Your Parrot From Screaming When You Leave the Room
Jan 29, 2020
5. Motivation Part II: Influences on Bird of Prey Motivation in Training Programs
Jan 22, 2020
04 Motivation Part 1: Help, I can't get my parrot to stop biting and screaming!
Dec 30, 2019
03 Avian Teachers: Larue the caracara and fearful behavior
Dec 11, 2019
02 Interview with cockatoo expert Katy McElroy and how challenges help us grow
Dec 01, 2019
01 - Interview with Avian veterinarian and nutrition expert Scott Echols
Nov 19, 2019