Rescuing Raptors: Stories About Birds of Prey Rescues

You never forget your first large raptor rescue, especially if it's an osprey. In this episode, I share my story with you. It includes early April temps in the 40's, 40MPH winds, diving into the Magothy River in a bathing suit and crawling on hands and knees to save an osprey.

Nancy is a volunteer raptor rescuer who has been planning, coordinating and doing bird of prey rescues for over five years. She started out transporting sick and injured birds of prey and moved onto rescuing, renesting and releasing raptors in Maryland, primarily along the Chesapeake Bay and the surrounding rivers and creeks.

Nancy's volunteer rescues have been featured in stories locally on WTOP and WMAR, as well as nationally in the New York Times and American Forestry magazine.

Nancy also provides information on building raptor nest baskets, osprey platforms and owl boxes. She does speaking engagements that provide facts and information about ospreys that live on the Chesapeake Bay. Nancy also does public education programs featuring live birds of prey that are native to Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia.

Nancy is a retired U.S. Federal government employee and U.S. Army veteran. She now runs her own consultancy, which gives her the flexibility to quickly respond to requests for rescues. When not working or doing raptor rescues and care, she enjoys sailing, working out and spending time with her spouse, two cats and dog.

You can also follow Nancy on Instagram, where she posts her rescues, renestings and releases.

People ask me "How can I start rescuing raptors?" In this episode, I talk about:

Nancy is a volunteer raptor rescuer who has been planning, coordinating and doing bird of prey rescues for over five years. She started out transporting sick and injured birds of prey and moved onto rescuing, renesting and releasing raptors in Maryland, primarily along the Chesapeake Bay and the surrounding rivers and creeks.

Nancy's volunteer rescues have been featured in stories locally on WTOP and WMAR, as well as nationally in the New York Times and American Forestry magazine.

Nancy also provides information on building raptor nest baskets, osprey platforms and owl boxes. She does speaking engagements that provide facts and information about ospreys that live on the Chesapeake Bay. Nancy also does public education programs featuring live birds of prey that are native to Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia.

Nancy is a retired U.S. Federal government employee and U.S. Army veteran. She now runs her own consultancy, which gives her the flexibility to quickly respond to requests for rescues. When not working or doing raptor rescues and care, she enjoys sailing, working out and spending time with her spouse, two cats and dog.

You can also follow Nancy on Instagram, where she posts her rescues, renestings and releases.

There is some basic equipment you'll need to rescue birds of prey. I start out listing the most common items and why they're important for safely rescuing raptors, then I talk a little about some specialized equipment that helps me when I'm out capturing injured/sick birds of prey.

About me:

Nancy is a volunteer raptor rescuer who has been planning, coordinating and doing bird of prey rescues for over five years. She started out transporting sick and injured birds of prey and moved onto rescuing, renesting and releasing raptors in Maryland, primarily along the Chesapeake Bay and the surrounding rivers and creeks.

Nancy's volunteer rescues have been featured in stories locally on WTOP and WMAR, as well as nationally in the New York Times and American Forestry magazine.

Nancy also provides information on building raptor nest baskets, osprey platforms and owl boxes. She does speaking engagements that provide facts and information about ospreys that live on the Chesapeake Bay. Nancy also does public education programs featuring live birds of prey that are native to Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia.

Nancy is a retired U.S. Federal government employee and U.S. Army veteran. She now runs her own consultancy, which gives her the flexibility to quickly respond to requests for rescues. When not working or doing raptor rescues and care, she enjoys sailing, working out and spending time with her spouse, two cats and dog.

You can also follow Nancy on Instagram, where she posts her rescues, renestings and releases.

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People ask me all the time "what's it like to rescue raptors?" 

I'm glad they ask, and here are some answers to basic questions:

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About Nancy McDonald:

Nancy is a volunteer raptor rescuer who has been planning, coordinating and doing bird of prey rescues for over five years. She started out transporting sick and injured birds of prey and moved onto rescuing, renesting and releasing raptors in Maryland, primarily along the Chesapeake Bay and the surrounding rivers and creeks.

Nancy's volunteer rescues have been featured in stories locally on WTOP and WMAR, as well as nationally in the New York Times and American Forestry magazine.

Nancy also provides information on building raptor nest baskets, osprey platforms and owl boxes. She does speaking engagements that provide facts and information about ospreys that live on the Chesapeake Bay. Nancy also does public education programs featuring live birds of prey that are native to Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia.

Nancy is a retired U.S. Federal government employee and U.S. Army veteran. She now runs her own consultancy, which gives her the flexibility to quickly respond to requests for rescues. When not working or doing raptor rescues and care, she enjoys sailing, working out and spending time with her spouse, two cats and dog.

You can also follow Nancy on Instagram, where she posts her rescues, renestings and releases.

I'm introducing myself - I'm Nancy McDonald, a raptor rescuer here in Maryland. This episode outlines some of the topics I'll be talking about in the future.