The Avian Behavior Podcast

About The Avian Behavior Podcast

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.

Publisher

Hillary Hankey

Category

kids & family · science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

19 Nov 2019

Latest episode

9 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

5 of 83 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   9 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   What to Do When a Bird of Prey Won't Step Up

   Host [Host Name] explores how environmental factors and foundational skills influence a bird of prey's willingness to engage, offering insights for trainers working with reluctant raptors.

2. 

   5 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   From our Owl Ambassador Masterclass: Health and Quarantine Considerations with Your New Owl

   Host Dr. Sarah Smith discusses essential health and quarantine protocols for new ambassador owls with guest Dr. John Doe, ensuring a successful start in conservation education.

3. 

   12 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   81 The Expert Card

   Hillary examines how expertise in animal training can become a shield, advocating for rigorous, compassionate, and accountable leadership that prioritizes precision and openness to revision.

Inside a recent episode

What to Do When a Bird of Prey Won't Step Up

Published 9 Jul 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And then also some of the other things that have been kind of happening in the background vis-a-vis just some of the questions that I've been answering about, you that are working with birds of prey and maybe having some confidence issues and just where I go when I'm approaching a scenario, some of the first places that I look. So this first lesson is really how to set up that environment for success. So we are establishing the environment kind of as the main character, right? So the environment is very much a part of that training plan rather than creating it just as housing as a neutral backdrop, right? […]

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

727,804

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

38 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

19 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 68 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

65

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

90