Rodney Stotts

Raised in Southeast Washington, D.C., Rodney Stotts has achieved the highest level of master falconer. Stotts is an educator and the founder and director of Rodney’s Raptors. When he’s not on the sanctuary property located in Laurel, Maryland, Rodney lives on seven acres in Charlotte Court House, Virginia, where he is working to turn the property into a haven for underprivileged youth and anyone who is interested in learning about falconry, wildlife, and conservation. The finished project will be called Dippy’s Dream, after Rodney’s deceased mother. His work has been featured National Geographic, NPR, and other national outlets. He is the subject of the documentary The Falconer.

P&P Live! Rodney Stotts | BIRD BROTHER

In Bird Brother: A Falconer's Journey and the Healing Power of Wildlife, Rodney Stotts shares his unlikely journey to becoming a conservationist and one of America's few Black master falconers. Rodney grew up in Washington, D.C. during the crack epidemic, with guns, drugs, and the threat of incarceration affecting the lives of everyone he knew.

Bird Brother: A Falconer’s Journey and the Healing Power of Wildlife with Rodney Stotts

The Cornell Lab welcomed back Rodney Stotts, one of America’s few Black master falconers, to celebrate the release of his firs

An Inside Look: A Falconer's Journey with Rodney Stotts

Rodney Stotts is one of America’s few Black master falconers, and author of Bird Brother: A Falconer's Journey and the Healing Power of Wildlife. In this webinar with the National Audubon Society, Rodney shares his story as a Black child facing dangerous threats, and how he transformed his life through the healing power of nature.