Table of Contents
Volume 2 Issue 4
Winter 2006

From the Editor’s Perch
Reinforce your Resolutions By Barbara Heidenreich

Positive Reinforcement for Good Bird  

Feature Articles
The S Files – Addressing Loud Repetitive Vocalizations By Lee McGuire and Susan G. Friedman, PhD
The Applied Science of Environmental Enrichment By Jim McKendry
How to Choose and Use (but don’t abuse!) an Avian Behavior Consultant By Rebecca K. O'Connor
How Clicker Training Saved Our Marriage By Ellen K.Cook, D.V.M.
The Trials and Tribulations of a Parrot Trainer By Linda Morrow
How Positive Reinforcement Saved a Cockatoo’s Life By Ellen K.Cook, D.V.M.
Training Your New Parrot…Where to Begin? By Barbara Heidenreich

Regular Features

Profile of an Animal Lover – Jim McKendry

How Did They Train That? Experts Share Their Training Strategies
Training your Parrot to Accept Oral Medication By Barbara Heidenreich
Harnessing a Parrot – Mission Impossible? By Ellen K.Cook, D.V.M.

What Is Your Bird Saying? Learn to Read Bird Body Language

Learning to Fly
Freeflight Adventure in the Desert By Dean Moser and Chris Biro

Science for the Bird Brain (A Synopsis of Scientific Papers)
The Avian Brain and Intelligence
By Diane Starnes

Your Good Bird! Reader Success Stories
The Myth of the One Person Bird By Neil Abbott
Tunji Learns to Trust By Terje Goldston
Changing from Negative to Positive Reinforcement By Dorothy Schwartz
Connecting with my Dream Bird By Thea Starr

Out of the Mouths of Parrots

Conference, Event Reviews and Press Releases

Upcoming Events and Seminars  

Quoth the Raven…er, we mean Parrot!