Avian Behavior International

Hesper Fang is a brilliant speaker. So brilliant that I was holding on for dear life at the 2026 Rendezvous held by the Archives of Falconry in Boise, and I know I wasn’t the only one in the room with tears streaming down my face. I turned to my group of traveling buddies, Simone Cook, Lauren McGough, and Kathleen Tigan, and gasped, “Does anyone have a tissue?” A stranger beh...

What should you do when a bird of prey avoids the trainer, flushes during an approach, or will not step onto the glove? Before focusing on the step-up, take a closer look at the environment. Housing, perch placement, privacy, approach paths, and opportunities to move away can all affect whether a bird is able to learn and participate.

In this lesson, ...

Our Conservation Biologist, Teresa Ely, has been busy this field season working with kestrels, Swainson’s hawks, ferruginious hawks, and other California raptors. Here are some of her latest notes from the field detailing her collaborative work with the Golden State Kestrel Research Network. 

American Kestrel conservation doesn’t happen in just one place or throug...