Newsletter Contest!

Good morning everyone!
I hope everyone is doing well! We are doing absolutely fabulous here at Upstate watching Spring slowly make its way to East Tennessee.

Today we'd like to make all of our blog readers aware of our very first contest we are having here at Upstate! We need a name for our newsletter! We've had some entries already, but we are open to many, many more entries! Please submit all entries toNatalie@UpstatBirdsofPrey.org, and in the subject like please put "Newsletter Title". Along with your entry please include your first and last name, phone number, address (to mail out your prize), and your age. We require your age so we can confirm that you are over 18 or have the permission of your parents to enter this contest, receive the prize, and have your name posted in our first official newsletter featuring the name you helped select.

The winner will be announced on August 1, 2013. This will give us a chance to reach as many people as possible before the first edition is written. Also keep in mind that you can enter as many names as you would like!

The top 5 names will be submitted to our Board of Directors, and a few of our mentors to make the final decision. Should there be more than one entry for the winning name we will award up to three (3) prizes if there are more than three (3) there will be a drawing of names. 

Also if to know you are the one that named our newsletter isn't rewarding enough there is also a prize awarded as well! So get to naming guys, and good luck everyone! 

Upstate

Touch 'N Go

Tráthnóna maith!

That would be 'good evening' in Irish. It is still March you know - so we're just dragging St. Patty's day out a little. We do hope everyone is fairing well in this bipolar East Tennessee weather. If you've lived here long enough you're used to it, but for new residents it can cause whiplash. Let's get on to what everyone came here for, shall we? 

First, we'd like to share a couple more photos from Lucy's release last Saturday. We'd like to extend a thank you to Dr. Ellen Rudolph for the amazing shots!

She's "camoed" in about 3/4 of the way up on the left
hand side perched on a small branch.

Right before the release.

Next Roscoe, our Great Horned Owl, is a moseying right along. We are still keeping a close watch on his eye, and he is progressing slowly but surely. He will go for a check up this week with the veterinarian. If all goes well, and his eye continues down this road to recovery we will be able to release him soon enough! Aside from his eye, he is doing very well, and we are sure he is ready to get back to tearing up the night skies!

Now for Rocky, our newest patient, a Red Tailed Hawk. Rocky's condition is a bit sketchy at this current time. It is really "touch 'n go" with him. He has started using his injured leg more as of late, and is actually perching on it. This is wonderful progression, and we hope to see more of it. Along with the good news also comes the not so good; he is also having digestive issues. We are closely monitoring this of course, and hope this also will come a full 180° turn around. We are hoping for the best with Rocky, but are always cognizant that nature will ultimately take whatever course it chooses. Here are some heartening photos of his leg progression.

Paralyzed.

Trying desperately to perch!

Almost fully perching!

As always ladies and gents we will do our best to keep you as informed and up to date as we can! Life here at Upstate is exhilarating, and we do our best to keep the blog as up to date as possible. Should questions or comments arise don't be bashful, please ask away! Education is one of our main goals, and we want people to take advantage of any knowledge we can pass along.

Enthusiastic,

Upstate Birds of Prey

Lucy is Home

Good evening dear friends!
Well without further delay...

Lucy is home!
Saturday night's (March 16th) release was a complete success! After an introduction to Lucy's story, and lesson on the Barred Owl Lucy was released. She first flew to the top of a near by roof, and perched on the gutter. It was as if she was saying her thank you's and goodbye's. She slowly look around at all her spectators one last time, and then flew to a near by tree. She is now home, in the wild, where she belongs. If you'd like take a few moments to look over Lucy's blog entries, and make this picture even more spectacular than it already is.

Lucy's 1st Entry
Lucy's 2nd Entry

Ecstatic,
Upstate Birds of Prey