Maryland Avian Encounters

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The Humans

Meet our falconers!

Rachel Seratte

Master Falconer Rachel has 10+ years experience as a falconer and a lifetime of experience handling wild and exotic birds. She lives in Sharpsburg.

Christy Conley

Christy is an apprentice falconer under Rachel's supervision. She lives in Baltimore with a dog, several chickens, and a verified menagerie. The raptor she wants to fly most is a Merlin.

Jess Rozek

Jess is also an apprentice falconer under Rachel's supervision. She lives in Baltimore with dogs, a cat, chickens, and a Pied Crow. She also has many years experience teaching 

The Birds

Meet our feathered ambassadors!

Mo

A female Harris' Hawk

Russell

A male African Pied Crow

Haiku

A male Aplomado Falcon

Pixie

A (baby) female Screech Owl

BETA

A female American Kestrel