falconer

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Officers said they believed the bird was owned by a local falconer.

From BBC

Last year, the Sunset Harbour Neighborhood Association hired a falconer to deal with “nuisance birds,” she said.

From Washington Times

“You cultivate this deep bond, but still, your bird could always fly away,” says Lauren McGough, 34, a licensed and permitted falconer, who rehabilitates eagles from her home in the suburbs of Oklahoma City.

From New York Times

Part of being a falconer is trapping juvenile birds, up to 90 percent of which won’t make it through their first winter in the wild, Stotts said.

From Washington Post

In some rare instances, with the right permit, falconers can keep large golden eagles, which can be used to hunt red fox, formidable predators on their own.

From Washington Times