Feathered Fellows

Greetings Upstate followers! 

It seems the sun is back, and hopefully will be out more often. This is one wet summer, but a little extra rain never hurt anyone. It looks like this Friday will be great for Sophie's release! You can check this weekend's forecast here: Weekend Weather! 

So how about some updates on some of our feathered companions? 

Rocky

First Rocky: We are still waiting to see if he can be used as an education bird, and if we will have the donations to build him a mew. On some occasions only time can tell, and this is one. He is doing well though, and we will keep you posted as we continue his care.

Next Roscoe: After three eye surgeries, and great deal of eye drops Roscoe is stretching his wings in the flight pen. He showing Sophie how the Big Great Horned Owls hunt and live! After he works with Sophie, we go back to UT to have Dr. Ward, a fantastic ophthalmologist, to recheck his eye. We need help purchasing the lumber to build a home for Roscoe, 

Roscoe

and training supplies so we can take him to Tellico Grill, The Market,

 public schools, boy scouts, etcetera, when he is determined to be an

 education bird.

Next: Sophie: She loves having Roscoe in the flight pen with her! After the release we will  post a YouTube video of Sophie and Roscoe interacting! You can check out our YouTube channel here Upstate Birds of Prey YouTube Channel. We have yet to post a video, but be sure to subscribe so you will be informed when we upload our first.

Next our "New" Red Shouldered Hawk:

Sophie

This fellow came in after falling from its nest. It was not yet ready to fledge when it arrived. Once Sophie is released on July 12th he will go into the flight pen. (Sorry, no pictures of him yet.)

And finally Wilson the Eastern Screech Owl: This owl has been a challenge! He also fell from its nest, and we believe the fall is causing some problems with its "bum or cloaca", but we are confident it will be released very soon!

Roscoe & Sophie

Well it seems busy season is winding down. We have only a handful of birds remaining here to release, or transition into education. We are hoping to visit some other rehab facilities, and learn some of their techniques. We are also hoping to perhaps go out west to watch some falconers as well! 

We have yet to build the "raptor condo". This would be where education birds will be housed along with additional rehab birds. Please consider logging onto our website Upstate Birds of Prey to make a tax deductible donation using PayPal. OR you can mail in a donation to:

Wilson

Upstate Birds of Prey

5737 Gold Pond Way

Tallassee, TN 37878

(If you mail in your donation we will send you a tax deductible receipt!)

We hope everyone has had a wonderful summer so far! We sure have! We thank everyone who has donated time, energy, and funds so far! Please spread the word about Upstate, and help us grow even more so we can continue this great adventure set before us. 

Faithful,

 Upstate