Sophie's Release

Please join Upstate Birds of Prey for Sophie’s release

Friday, July 5, 2013 at Tellico Grill in Loudon

Please join us for this joyous occasion as we release Sophie the Great Horned Owl back into

the wild. Dinner and silent auction will begin at 6 o’clock with a brief class starting at 8

o’clock. The evening will commence with Sophie’s release at 8:30. Cameras are permitted

and binoculars are suggested. All donations are tax deductible and 100% of donations go the

rescue, rehabilitation, and release of injured and orphaned birds of prey. Tracy Monday,

owner of Tellico Grill, will be donating a portion of the nights earnings to Upstate Birds of

Prey.

There will be activities for children prior to the release. If you

would like to bring your own wine for dinner please feel free, there

will be a $2 corking fee. For more information about Tellico Grill or to

to view their menu please visit http://tellicogrill.com/

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We anticipate a large turnout for the release and request that you RSVP no later than June

29th. For more information or to RSVP please contact Natalie Mong at (865) 680-9623 or

Natalie@upstatebirdsofprey.org

Hard Work

Flight Pen (Before the bottom row completion)

Tim (Up Top) and Bryan (Center)

Two New Mews

"The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand."

Vince Lombardi 

As everyone is well aware; all work put into Upstate Birds of Prey is volunteer work, and we are extremely thankful that we have hard working volunteers! During the last two weekends of May, Tim (Natalie's husband and co-founder of Upstate) and Bryan (one of our outstanding hard working volunteers), worked tirelessly to complete the construction of our flight pen! Tremendous gratitude goes to Bryan for volunteering, because of him we were able to finish our flight pen in two weekends! It is now up, and has passed state inspection! Bryan also helped construct two mews measuring 10'x10'x8' as well! Another great volunteer, Todd, helped Tim run an electrical hard line out to our hospital. A huge thanks to our volunteers! Hard work really does pay off! 

Flight pens are structures we  use to evaluate the flight (from takeoff to landing) of all raptors being considered for release. We also verify that the raptors can successfully hunt for themselves since we have been providing their meals "work free" while in the rehabilitation process. Also, the flight pen allows the raptors to build strength and recondition their bodies for going back into the wild by allowing them to fly from end to end. A flight been for Great Horned Owls, Red Tail Hawks, and other similar raptors needs to be ten (10) feet wide, fifty (50') feet long, twelve (12) feet high, with perches, water stations, and feeding stations. So for us to have an operational flight pen is a huge success!

Again, thanks to our great volunteers! If anyone is curious about volunteering please contact us at natalie@upstatebirdsofprey.org. We would be thrilled to help you find your place amongst us here at Upstate! We promise you won't be disappointed, because once you meet the creatures you are saving you'll be glad you came. 

Beholden,

Upstate

Sophie - June 1st, 2013

Community Support

Hello there Upstate ladies and gents!
We hope this blog update finds you immersed deep within the arms of summer! It truly is a wondrous season - is it not? With the longer days, the warmer air, and the cozy nights brings much work for us here at Upstate. We imagine your summer is the same, and brimming with life. 


We'd like to make everyone aware of some spectacular new supporting partners we've been blessed to have working with us! First, The Market located in Maryville, Tennessee. We'd like to extend a huge thank you to them for their support, and hope that you too will be encourage to support them as well! On Tuesday, June 18th Natalie will be giving a hour class from 11:00am - 12:00pm teaching about nocturnal, and diurnal raptors. We hope to see you there to buy some organic local grub, learn a lot about us and the raptors we work with, and lend your support.

Here is another way The Market is lending their support (via The Market's Newsletter)...

"The Cluck Stops Here"  

Package Giveaway to help Upstate Birds of Prey

Last week we mentioned that at The Market, in Maryville, we placed a rain barrel and collection jar to help support our friends at Upstate Birds of Prey.  

We truly believe in this cause and thought it would be great to do a "The Cluck Stops Here" Bulk Package Giveaway to draw attention to this organizations cause!

Upstate Birds of Prey are dedicated to the rescue and preservation of Birds of Prey through education, rehabilitation, and returning these majestic birds back into the wild.

Visit the below link to enter for your chance to win one of our most popular bulk packages!

Mother Earth Meats

Along with The Market we are also partnering with Tellico Grill  in Loudon (Tellico Village), Tennessee. We'd like to also send a tremendous thanks to them for partnering with us. We'd also hope you'd take a trip out to Loudon to try some of their delicious and nutritious food! Here is how they will be supporting us this weekend (via The Market's Newsletter)... 

Tellico Grill Karaoke Night 

to donate to Upstate Birds of Prey!

As most of you know, the newest eatery in Tellico Village is the Tellico Grill located at 222 Ritchey Road.  Not only are we proud that the Tellico Grill serves Mother Earth Meats, hormone free & grass fed beef, we are also proud of their pledge to support Upstate Birds of Prey!  On, June 8th at 6pm the Tellico Grill will host their very first Karaoke night where some of the proceeds from that evening will be donated to the Upstate Birds of Prey organization.

Great job Tellico Grill! 

We Are Proud of You.

Also that evening Natalie will be teaching about raptors, and answering question from 6:00pm until the questions run out. So come on out; have a burger, sing a tune, absorb some awesome raptor knowledge, and support a great cause! It's that easy! 

Again, a enormous thank you to The Market and Tellico Grill. It's with the help of our community that we can continue in what we do. We could not do it without you! A cause is only as powerful as the force of spirit behind it.

Grateful,

Upstate