Liberty Wildlife

Annual Report 2010

WingSalsa, Harris’ HawkEducation Ambassador - photo by Stever Archer

Volunteers, Animal Ambassadors and Foster Parents by Numbers

Liberty Wildlife’s Education Team provided 424 educational programs.

Liberty Wildlife assisted 3,249 native animals.

Educational Ambassadors - hawks, owls, falcons, eagles, crows, ravens, vultures, snakes, Gila monsters and tortoises - Total: 45Raptor Foster Parents: 25 Educational volunteers: 42Medical Services volunteers: 38Daily Care volunteers: 100Orphan Care volunteers: 63Hotline volunteers: 31Rescue and Transport volunteers: 124Research and Conservation volunteers: 196Wildlife Guardians/fundraising volunteers: 44Board of Directors: 12Advisory Board: 14Scientific Advisory Board: 4Non-Eagle Feather Repository Board: 5Publications: 7

Value of volunteer time donated: $803,264.00* (41,728 hours of volunteer time x $19.25 per hour)*Based on documented volunteer hours and figures from Independant Sector research.

Liberty WildlifeOperating Income and Expenses

For the Year Ending December 31, 2010

Operational Income:

Donations $ 156,086 Wildlife services 25,605 Research & Conservation 121,799 Donated facilities and servies 35,310 Special events and merchandise (net) 157,947 Other income 982 Total Operating Income: $ 497,729

Operational Expenses:

Program salaries and related benefits $ 76,030 Wildlife food 90,111 Research & Conservation 25,349 Community education 65,259 Rehabilitation 76,933 Administrative expenses 18,474 Total Operating Expenses: $ 352,155 Operating income in excess of expenses: $ 145,574

Capital Campaign Contributions: $ 1,800

ANNUAL BUDGET

2010 Operating Expense 2010 Operating Income

Liberty Wildlife Goes Grocery Shopping for Animal Food

Crumble 1,550 lbs. Seeds 1,200 lbs. Worms 208,200 Crickets 23,000 Mice 180,985 Rats 28,981 Rabbits 245/980 lbs. Quail 3,582 Chickens 700 Small Chickens 2,025 Carnivore diet 25 lbs Trout/caplain 1,760 lbs. Minnows 80,500 Guinea Pigs 100 Fruits and Vegetables 2,500 lbs. Scratch 350 lbs. Exact tube formula 150 lbs. Dog food 180 lbs.

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Orphan Care: • Total Baby Birds 1,866 • Highest Intake Month -- June 580 • Total volunteers all shifts 63 • Volunteer hours per month 1,080 • Paper towels per month 9,600

Education: • 424 education programs in 2010 • 42 active volunteers • Over 50,000 people contacted in the year • 45 educational ambassadors • 25 different species • Flighted program including 4 trained flighted birds and 4 in training • 2 raptors working for over 25 years • 14 eagle handlers • 24 hand feeder volunteers • 1500 hours in hand feeding and training the

eagle ambassadors

Department Statisics for 2010

Abert’s towhee American coot American goldfinch American kestrel Anna’s hummingbirdantelope ground squirrelantelope jackrabbit ash-throated flycatcherbald eagle banded gecko barn owl big brown bat black-crowned nightblack-headed grosbeakblack necked stilt black-throated sparrowblue-wing teal brown-headed cowbirdburrowing owl cactus wren California Condor California leaf-nosed batCanada goose CanvasbackCattle egret chimney swiftclapper railcliff swallowcoachwhip snakecommon moorhencommon nigthawk common poorwill common ravenCooper’s hawk Costa’s hummingbirdcottontail rabbit coyote curve-billed thrasherdesert spiny lizard desert tortoisedouble-crested cormorantelf owl

ferruginous hawkflammulated owl Gambel’s quailGila monster Gila woodpeckergilded flickergolden eaglegopher snakegreat blue heron great egretgreat horned owl greater roadrunner great-tailed grackle green heronground squirrel Harris’ hawk hooded oriolehouse finchhouse wrenHutton’s vireoInca dovejavelinakangaroo ratkilldeerladder-backed woodpeckerleast grebelesser goldfinchlesser nighthawklesser scauplittle brown batMacGillivray’s warblermallardMerlinMexican freetail batMontezuma quailmourning doveneotropic cormorantnorthern cardinalnorthern flickernorthern goshawk northern mockingbirdosprey

pack ratpelagic cormorantperegrine falconphainopeplapied-bill grebeprairie falconraccoonred-naped sapsuckerred-shafted flickerred-tailed hawkred-winged blackbirdring-necked duckringtail catrock squirrelround-tailed ground squirrelSay’s phoebesharp-shinned hawksnowy egretsolitary vireoSonoran mud turtlesora railspadefoot toadspiny lizardstriped skunkTexas longnose snaketurkey vultureverdinwestern grebewestern kingbirdwestern ornate box turtlewestern pipistrellewestern screech owlwhite-crowned sparrowwhite-throated swiftwhite-winged doveWilson’s warbleryellow warbleryellow-billed cuckooyellow-throated warbler

Medical Services and Support: • 3,300 species assisted • 123 different native species (listed at right) • 100 Daily Care volunteers • 31 Hotline volunteers • 38 Medical Services volunteers • 124 Rescue & Transport volunteers

Wishes for Wildlife, silent auction and dinner under the stars

Three main fundraising events were held to support operating expenses. These events offer us a time to showcase for our supporters the impact of our

important work, and for everyone to get together and have a good time.

Attendees enjoying Birdies Fore Birds Born 2B Wild

Chester’s Harley-Davidson Arizona Bike Week March 24, 2012 Biker Bash kick-off,

last stop for the 2012 Born 2B Wild ride.

Benefiting Liberty Wildlife

You can purchase raffle tickets for a chance to win this bike at www.twogalsevents.com or call Missi at 602-568-5313 or at Liberty Wildlife 480-998-0230.

Only 500 raffle tickets will be sold.

Support Liberty Wildlife’s Born 2B Wild. Join bikers from across the country to ride during Arizona Bike Week.

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Liberty WildlifeP.O. Box 14345, Scottsdale, AZ 85267

Wildlife Hotline: (480) 998-5550

photo by Terry Stevens

Some things you can do to help Liberty Wildlife fulfill its mission to “nurture the nature of Arizona”

• Inquire about workplace giving at your office. Remember that the Environmental Fund of Arizona is a way to participate through your job in helping environmental organizations like Liberty Wildlife. Check it out at www.efaz.org.

• Visit www.wishesforwildlife.org to purchase tickets, donate items, or find out more about our May 5th, 2012 annual dinner and auction.

• Round up your fellow motorcycle pals and join us at Born 2B Wild motorcycle run on March 24, 2012. For more information, call Missi at 602-568-5313 or at Liberty Wildlife 480-998-5550, or visit www.twogalsevents.com. • Volunteer at Liberty Wildlife. Call the hotline at 480-998-5550 and leave your name. Volunteer orientations are the second Saturday of every month or by special appointment.

• Remember us in your end-of-the-year giving, your planned giving, or your bequests.

Baby Barn OwlPhoto by Lesley Guenther