NOWCAST WYFF News 4 Today
Watch on Demand
Advertisement

Meet the sheriff's deputy who has rescued 19 bald eagles
Jocelyn Brumbaugh
Sr Digital Curator
Meet the sheriff's deputy who has rescued 19 bald eagles
Some people call him Sergeant Anthony McCall. Write something. This driver. I took this job. I never thought that I was gonna be going after evil. Others call him The Eagle Whisperer. I don't know if I liked it too much at first, but it's growing on me. I like it. Sergeant McCall is an animal control deputy with the Stafford County Sheriff's Office who has found a calling in helping to save injured Balti goals. Everybody in the office knows if the needle comes out, I want to do it. Look at the size of him. He's bigger than Wednesday. He rescued his 19th injured bald eagle in Stafford County. I still get the butterflies, and I still get excited. You know, Sergeant McCall says, Over the years, the calls for Eagle rescues have increased. I didn't know they were that president. They weren't when I first started, but they're getting more and more every year. And although he's seen as somewhat of an eagle expert, examine this guy lying. He's still always surprised by how big they are. They're big, and when you get your hands on, you get to see how big they are and why they're in the nation's bird. It just a beautiful and very powerful. We'll go out, we'll get it. But it's the long term care that they're being provided with from the wildlife centres and the rehab er's in the steak that really deserve the recognition in this. In Stepford. Caroline Potrykus, ABC, seven News
Advertisement
Meet the sheriff's deputy who has rescued 19 bald eagles
Jocelyn Brumbaugh
Sr Digital Curator
No matter how many bald eagles he's rescued, Sgt. Anthony McCall said it never gets old. The sheriff's deputy in Stafford County, Virginia saved his 19th injured bald eagle this week."When I accepted this job, I never thought I would be going after eagles," the animal control deputy told WJLA. "I don't know if I liked it too much at first, but it's growing on me. I kind of like it."Now, McCall is the office bald eagle rescue expert."Everybody in the office knows if an eagle calls comes out, I want to go do it," he said. "I still get butterflies and I still get excited — it's an eagle."According to McCall, the calls for eagle rescues have increased over the years. "I didn't know they were that prevalent," he said. "They weren't when I first started, but they're getting more and more every year."McCall said he's still learning with each rescue."They are big," he said. "When you get your hands on them, you get to see how big they are and why they are the nation's bird. They are beautiful and very powerful. We will go out and get it but it's the long-term care they are being provided with from the wildlife centers and the rehabbers and the state that really deserve the recognition in this."McCall's latest save was a bald eagle found on railroad tracks, which he then took to the county's animal shelter.

No matter how many bald eagles he's rescued, Sgt. Anthony McCall said it never gets old.

Advertisement

The sheriff's deputy in Stafford County, Virginia saved his 19th injured bald eagle this week.

"When I accepted this job, I never thought I would be going after eagles," the animal control deputy told WJLA. "I don't know if I liked it too much at first, but it's growing on me. I kind of like it."

Now, McCall is the office bald eagle rescue expert.

"Everybody in the office knows if an eagle calls comes out, I want to go do it," he said. "I still get butterflies and I still get excited — it's an eagle."

According to McCall, the calls for eagle rescues have increased over the years.

"I didn't know they were that prevalent," he said. "They weren't when I first started, but they're getting more and more every year."

McCall said he's still learning with each rescue.

"They are big," he said. "When you get your hands on them, you get to see how big they are and why they are the nation's bird. They are beautiful and very powerful. We will go out and get it but it's the long-term care they are being provided with from the wildlife centers and the rehabbers and the state that really deserve the recognition in this."

McCall's latest save was a bald eagle found on railroad tracks, which he then took to the county's animal shelter.