Meet Lucy

Good day all!
I would like to introduce everyone to Lucy.

Lucy

Lucy is a Barred Owl (notice its dark eyes). It is the fourth raptor to make its way to Upstate Birds of Prey. This particular owl made its way from UT's Veterinary School of Medicine as well. Lucy, like Roscoe, came to us emaciated, but Lucy was to the point to where we had to feed it the same foods its parents would have as its digestive system was also weaken. Poor Lucy came in extremely under weight and weak. It is now a healthier 600g (owl are weighed in grams), which mean its gained 275g while with us. Lucy is now in a mew. In raptor talk, a smaller holding sanctuary is called a mew. These enclosures are used after the bird comes out of the hospital situation. Lucy is not yet a good enough flier to leave the mew, but there is no apparent reason why Lucy will not one day soon be another successful release. At this point we will be four for four! How exciting!

Again please keep posted to see how Lucy is doing! Also be sure to watch for its release photos!

Working diligently,
Upstate Birds of Prey