Join us at the Montgomery County Agricultural Fair, August 13-21!
Look for the Second Chance booth and stop by!
The Second Chance 15th Annual Open House is Saturday, October 16th from 12-4.
Come join us for food, fun, and to see and learn about the animals and what we do.
Thank you for your support during the eBay Fundraising Tournament.
Thanks to your votes, Second Chance qualified for $5500 in prize money. Your support is very appreciated.
SCWC is supported entirely through the generosity of the public. We are a 501©3 non-profit charity and donations are tax deductible. Cash contributions cover SCWC's expenses, and gifts of animal food, supplies, and building materials are regularly and gratefully received. Donors can be assured that their gifts are used wisely and directly benefit the animals. Please visit our Donations page for more information.
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Second Chance Wildlife Center is housed in a historic Gaithersburg farmhouse surrounded by fields, woods, a marsh, and a stream. Several spacious flight cages, small mammal enclosures, waterfowl pens, and raccoon quarters are located on the adjacent lawns. Many recently released animals share the grounds with the permanent wild residents before moving on to establish their own niches in the surrounding fields and woods. To learn more about us, click here.
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A Jewel from Mother Nature
It was an average day in June, meaning animals were being admitted left and right and we were struggling to keep up with the hourly baby songbird feedings, when a citizen arrived with another baby bird. She had been trimming branches when she suddenly noted a tiny creature on the ground. An ornithologist friend of hers had identified the baby as a hummingbird. The little hummer weighed one gram on admission, barely enough to register on our scale.
