Avian Behavior Conservancy

Avian Behavior Conservancy Guests to our farm enjoy highly interactive avian experiences and falconry classes.
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Originally Avian Behavior International founded in 2013, we expanded the scope of our conservation work and our programs help our international research. Founded in 2013 as Avian Behavior International, Avian Behavior Conservancy is located in rural San Diego County on 20 acres of natural chaparral. On our farm we host falconry classes and other interactive avian classes with many different specie

s, from ravens and owls to parrots and vultures. These classes spread awareness for our conservation work here and around the world.

12/31/2025

Don’t ever walk away from a crested caracara thinking they are short on “Cara-character.” 😆 the caracara gets their name because ornithologists say they call sounds like “caracara.” It’s an onomatopoetic name, like chickadee or kiskadee (commonly called bem-te-vi in Brazil because it is also onomatopoetic!). Larue definitely uses his voice when he has something to say about what is going on in his little world, and we know to pay attention 🫡

12/30/2025

Aldo the great horned owl and I are getting some assistance from the Santa Ana winds to show off ff the many different uses for an owl’s plumicorns. These feather tufts can be found on many different species of owls around the world and are often referred to as “ears.” We know better, right? 😉 on a day like today, they can be a weather vane, a social signal or just plane good lookin’. It’s true: some features have evolved just because members of the opposite s*x like them, even in birds.

Now that’s a landing! Celebrating this holiday week with lots of experiences and programs with families. Suyana the Ande...
12/28/2025

Now that’s a landing! Celebrating this holiday week with lots of experiences and programs with families. Suyana the Andean condor coming in hot for a landing during and Elite experience showing off her enormous wingspan. Our birds of prey like Beatrix the barn owl, Oakley the Harris’s hawk, and Larue the crested caracara have been sharing in this gorgeous weather and offering sensational flights. You never know what is going to happen during a falconry class, and that’s the fun part!

12/25/2025

Our neighborhood is about as quiet as it can get, with the sounds of a few songbirds, roosters, and goats drifting in here and there. It was the perfect flight with Halley the saker falcon, and so peaceful. Keeping it simple and wishing you peace and joy wherever and how ever you can find it. Happy holidays and soak in each bird filled moment you can 🕊️🎁

12/23/2025

Owls look cool (or crazy, depending on your lens - No judgment!) when they look backwards over their opposite shoulder. They have extra long necks, twice as many vertebrae as we do, and many people attribute this to their huge eyes not being able to roll around in their sockets. It’s true, they do have bony sockets and huge eye sausages, but many birds have more vertebrae than humans, and can also turn their neck over and past their backs. It just looks neat because of the fluff around owls’ skinny necks.

Last minute ideas for bird lovers your family! Comment “gift” below and I’ll send you to our shop for gift certificates for an experience with our owls!

12/16/2025

Tell me that is not what a hungry stomach sounds like! When mine growls really loudly right before lunch, I like to look around and say “who let the crane out?” Working on reinforcing mechanics with the team and Teacup the grey crowned crane today! What this means is that the way you deliver her treats can have an impact on the success of what you are asking her to do. If I want her to fly to a perch (big effort) and she does, and then I feed her treats she can’t grab very well or they spill everywhere, she might think a bit longer the next time I ask. On the other hand, if I hold on to her pellets too tightly in my hand, she will grab and twist to get to the yummy bits. It does NOT feel good 🙃 so there is a lot that goes into one simple training concept!

Address

23945 Old Wagon Road
Escondido, CA
92027

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 5pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

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+17608003181

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Visitors to our farm enjoy highly interactive Adventures filled with soars, stoops, swoops, rolls, and dives. Guests pre-register and sign up for up close encounters and events on our website. We are open by appointment only. Our trained avian ambassadors also take it on the road through dynamic programs at libraries as well as free flying programs at zoological parks and gardens. From parrots to vultures, they bring messages of hope and beauty, inspiring hearts and minds to join in acts of conservation and preservation everywhere.