Think only larger parrots can do cool prop tricks? Think again:
First, the noob: training a cockatiel to step onto a skateboard
Day 3: Cockatiel pushing off on a skateboard
Skateboarding cockatiel catches air
More skateboarding cockatiels
Cute budgies showing off their skateboard moves
Advanced skater budgie (sorry, couldn’t embed)
This is a YouTube video I found of a woman working with a cherry headed conure (or possibly a mitred conure) who was originally part of a wild flock in San Francisco. Jasper came down with neurological issues and suffered brain damage and was then taken in by Mickaboo Rescue.
What I love about this video is the level of excitement in the trainer’s voice. This is very effective.
One of the take-aways from Jasper’s story is that even wild-caught birds can be trained via clicker training. So if your once-hand-fed baby turned into a handful - fearful and bitey - don’t despair. There’s hope for your little feathered terror.
This cockatoo’s puzzle solving skills are really impressive.
Doesn’t she look like she’s having fun? Just another example of children’s developmental toys making good (large) bird toys too. (Imagine having to keep a toddler entertained and healthy … that’s at least how much work a cockatoo takes too!)
I love this video! It’s of a cockatiel (which is about the same size as a sun conure) playing Connect Four (that four-in-a-row tic tac toe game that you play vertically). How adorable is this:
This looks like it was taught via clicker training.
I’m going to buy one of these travel size Connect Four games and teach Stewie this trick.
Update: I finally found this game after much searching (It’s the “Connect Four Fun on the Run” version). I haven’t really started working on this trick with Stewie yet, since I haven’t been able to get him to stay on the table lately. But from the initial introduction to the prop, it appears that he likes the red chips a lot better than the black chips. 
Another one of my favorite parrot videos. Here’s an Amazon groovin’ to Bob Marley: Whoo-hoo-HOO!
This isn’t about conures, but this has got to be one of my all-time favorite video of parrots. Check out the smarts on this cockatoo:
The New York Times magazine just published an article about Alex the famous African Grey. But there’s a slightly lesser known avian phenom - the bird with the Guiness record for the most words documented… and it’s a budgie if you can believe it!
Read about this amazing ‘keet who had the biggest vocabulary of any bird ever:
This isn’t my little guy, just some video I found of a conure doing tricks on YouTube. Maybe one day soon Stewie will make up his own tricks too.
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