1. Come to our indoor free-flight bird show in cooler months or our outdoor free-flight bird show in warmer months. See our birds performing their trained natural behaviors and stick around after to talk to our training staff.
2. Sign up for our Trainer for a Day program to experience what it is like to be atrainer at the National Aviary.
3. Read the books “Don’t Shoot the Dog” by Karen Pryor or “Good Bird! A Guide to Solving Behavior Problems in Companion Parrots” by Barbara Heidenreich.
4. Go to an animal training workshop. If you have a pet parrot at home, Natural Encounters, Inc. offers a workshop series on “The Art and Science of Training Companion Parrots.”