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- RBA * Alberta (Canada) * Calgary, AB * Mar 27, 2003 * ABCA0303.20 - Birds mentioned Tundra Swan Scaup Bald Eagle Golden Eagle Glaucous Gull Northern Shrike American Tree Sparrow Savannah Sparrow Gray-crowned Rosy Finch American Goldfinch - Transcript Hotline: City of Calgary and Calgary Field Naturalists' Society's Bird Alert Number: (403) 221-4519 To Report: (403) 221-4519 Coverage: Southern Alberta Compiler: Terry Korolyk (CFNS & IBS) Transcriber: Lenora Flynn (lendic@shaw.ca)Welcome to the City of Calgary and CFNS Bird Alert. This Bird Alert was recorded on Thursday, March 27 at 12:00 noon. To report a bird sighting, leave a message after the recording or to bypass the recorded message, press the pound key on your touch tone phone. To speak to a naturalist, please phone 221-4500 during office hours.
An adult Glaucous Gull was seen above the Carseland weir on Tuesday, March 25. The bird was found by Terry Korolyk. It was resting on an island amongst Ring-billed, California and Herring Gulls.
A Savannah Sparrow was reported in a backyard on Bonaventure Drive in southeast Calgary on Tuesday, March 25. The bird was reported by Joel Duncan. Joel said the bird was in amongst some House Sparrows. For more information on this bird call Joel Duncan in Calgary at 253-8749.
Anne and Jerry Eaton have reported the first Scaup of the Spring season. Anne and Jerry said 3 Scaup, which were unspecified as to whether they were Greater or Lesser, were west of the bridge over the Bow River at Seebe on Friday, March 21.
Terry Korolyk observed a flock of approximately 60 Gray-crowned Rosy Finches which included 1 bird of the Hepburn's subspecies on Tuesday, March 25 on Hwy 68 where it descends into the Kananaskis River Valley west of the Sibbald Meadows Pond. The same day, Terry observed a Northern Shrike at the Hwy 68, Township Road 245A junction.
Joyce Moore has reported her overwintering American Goldfinches in the Mayfair area of Calgary have commenced moult into breeding plumage and Terry Korolyk heard a wandering overwintering Goldfinch calling in the Shawnessy area on March 26.
Several observers recently have reported Tundra Swans and American Tree Sparrows in the area.
Terry Korolyk observed 7 Golden Eagles and 12 Bald Eagles in the foothills west of Nanton and Stavely on March 21, and Doug Massit said 3 Bald Eagles south of Calgary and west of Springbank Highschool have been there all week.
The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Monday, March 31.
CFNS MEETINGS AND FIELD TRIPS
BIRD STUDY GROUP: 1st Wednesday of each month 7:30pm, Room 211, Biosciences Bldg, University of Calgary. On April 2, Tara Stehelin will present "Individual Song Variation in the Dusky Flycatcher" and on May 7, Scott Lovell will discuss "Neighbour-Stranger Discrimination in the Alder Flycatcher".
BIRDING FIELD TRIPS
Sat Mar 29, 8:30am: Birding Griffith Woods Park, 2.5 km W on Hwy 8 from Sarcee Tr then left at 69 St SW into Discovery Ridge. Continue straight at traffic circle, then 1st left into parking lot. Leader, Mike Harrison, 236-4700.
Sun Mar 30, 8am: Birding at Bankside, FCPP. Parking area, off Bow Bottom Tr turn left at park entrance. Leader, Jim Washbrook, 271-0923.
Tue Apr 1, 7:30am: Elbow River Monthly Birding Survey. Meet at Stanley Park on 42 Av SW, W of Macleod Tr. Walk to Glenmore Reservoir, drive back (3.5 hours). Leaders, Aileen Pelzer/G. Yaki, call 243-2248 to ensure vehicles for return.
Wed Apr 2, 9:00am : Birding Votier's Flats, FCPP. Meet South end of Elbow Dr. Leader TBA.
Fri Apr 4, 8:00pm: Owl Prowl, Sibbald Flats Road, Kananaskis Country. Meet south side of Canadian Tire parking lot, north of Richmond Road SW, east of Sarcee Tr. Leaders Harvey Schwartz, 246-7018 or Bob Saunders, 640-3537, call to advise participation.
Sat Apr 5, 9:00am: Birding Bowmont Park. Meet Maranatha Church, 2111 52 St NW. ( north end of Home Rd ) Leader, Horst Grothman, 286-3048.
Sun Apr 6, 9:00am: Birding Bebo Grove, FCPP. South end 24 St SW. Leader Eric Tull, 295-0830.
Wed Apr 9, 9:00am: Birding Weaselhead. Parking lot, 66 Av & 37 St SW. Leader Bruce Barnetson, 246-1329.
Sat Apr 12, 8:30am: Birding Bow River, south to city limits. Meet parking lot, south end of Bow Bottom Tr, south of 22X. Leader, Nimali Seneviratne, 271-5146.
Sun Apr 13, 8:30am: Birding SE Sloughs. Meet Southland Park, east end of Southland Dr. SE. Leader, Bill Walker, 278-7271.
Tues Apr 15, 7:30am: Carburn Park Monthly Birding Survey. South from Glenmore Tr at 18 St SE to second stoplight, then right & follow signs. Leader, Bernard Goulet, 279-0491.
Inglewood Bird Sanctuary is a City of Calgary natural area. Staff offer information, courses and field trips relating to natural history. For information, call (403) 221-4500.
Calgary Field Naturalists' Society promotes the observation, study and conservation of the native habitat through lectures, field trips and collection of scientific data. CFNS publishes a monthly newsletter and a quarterly journal, PICA. For membership or event information, call (403) 285-8553. For membership or event information, call (403) 285-8553, email cfns@cfns.fanweb.ca or visit the website at www.cfns.fanweb.ca. A Birdfinding Guide to the Calgary Region, ed. Joan F. McDonald (CFNS, 1993) is out of print. Copies are no longer available from CFNS.
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Lenora Flynn
Calgary, Alberta
lendic@shaw.caCalgary Field Naturalists' Society
PO Box 981, Station M
Calgary, AB
T2P 2K4
- RBA * Alberta (Canada) * Calgary, AB * Mar 24, 2003 * ABCA0303.24 - Birds mentioned Canada Goose (albinistic) Northern Shoveler Eurasian Wigeon Canvasback Redhead Red-tailed Hawk Gyrfalcon American Robin Spotted Towhee American Tree Sparrow Slate-sided Junco Western Meadowlark Red Crossbill - Transcript Hotline: City of Calgary and Calgary Field Naturalists' Society's Bird Alert Number: (403) 221-4519 To Report: (403) 221-4519 Coverage: Southern Alberta Compiler: Terry Korolyk (CFNS & IBS) Transcriber: Chris Havard (ckhavard@shaw.ca) Welcome to the City of Calgary and CFNS Bird Alert. This Bird Alert was recorded on Monday, March 24 at 9:40am. To report a bird sighting, leave a message after the recording or to bypass the recorded message, press the pound key on your touch tone phone. To speak to a naturalist, please phone 221-4500 during office hours. A bird that was probably a SPOTTED TOWHEE made an appearance at a home in the Elbow River Valley off Hwy 8 over the weekend. The bird appeared on the day of Saturday, March 22 at the home of Alan and Donna Holobuff on Range Road 33 and reappeared there early in the morning of Monday, March 24. For details, call Alan or Donna at 246-1800. Spring waterfowl continue to arrive in the Calgary area. Amongst recent arrivals were 3 male AMERICAN WIDGEONS. Terry Korolyk observed 2 of them Thursday, March 20 on a large slough approximately 1 km east of Range Road 281 on Inverlake Road east of Calgary. Terry also saw a pair of REDHEADS there. Andrew Slater observed one male EURASIAN WIDGEON on Sunday, March 23 at the south end of Langdon Reservoir. Andrew also observed 3 CANVASBACKS there. Terry Korolyk observed 2 male NORTHERN SHOVELERS on the first northbound road on Inverlake Road west of Hwy 9 on Sunday, March 23. On March 20, Terry Korolyk saw, on a slough at the northeast corner of Range Road 281 and Inverlake Road, a CANADA GOOSE that was albinistic except for its head and neck. The first dark-morph RED-TAILED HAWK of the spring was a bird seen by Terry Korolyk at the Hwy 22X-88 St SE junction on March 20. On March 21, Terry observed a pair of WESTERN MEADOWLARKS that were probably spring migrants in grassland west of Williams Coulee which is west of Nanton. Alan Holobuff reported a SLATE-COLOURED JUNCO at his home on March 22. There was one GYRFALCON report. Terry Korolyk observed an adult female dark-morph 1.3 kms south of Township Road 232 on Range Road 281 east of Shepard on March 20. The same day, Terry saw a flock of 22 AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS 5.2 kms north of the Cattleland Feedlots north of Strathmore. On March 19, Terry observed 2 pairs of RED CROSSBILLS along Hwy 66 just west of Allan Bill Pond west of Bragg Creek. John Moore in Bearspaw reported an AMERICAN ROBIN with a white tail and back appeared at his home on March 21. The bird was there last year as well. The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Thursday, March 27. CFNS MEETINGS AND FIELD TRIPS: BIRD STUDY GROUP: 1st Wednesday of each month 7:30pm, Room 211, Biosciences Bldg, University of Calgary. On April 2, Tara Stehelin will present "Individual Song Variation in the Dusky Flycatcher" and on May 7, Scott Lovell will discuss "Neighbour-Stranger Discrimination in the Alder Flycatcher". BIRDING FIELD TRIPS: Wed Mar 26, 9 am: Birding Carburn Park. Leader TBA. For info call 243-2248. Sat Mar 29, 8:30 am: Birding Griffith Woods Park. W on Hwy 8, left at 69 St SW into Discovery Ridge, straight at traffic circle, then 1st left. Leader Mike Harrison, 236-4700. Sun Mar 30, 8 am: Birding Bankside, FCPP off Bow Bottom Tr, left at entrance. Leader Jim Washbrook, 271-0923 Sat Mar 29, 8:30 am: Birding Griffith Woods Park, 2.5km W on Hwy 8 from Sarcee Tr then left at 69 St SW into Discovery Ridge. Continue straight at traffic circle, then 1st left into parking lot. Leader, Mike Harrison, 236-4700. Sun Mar 30, 8 am: Birding at Bankside, FCPP. Parking area, off Bow Bottom Tr turn left at park entrance. Leader, Jim Washbrook, 271-0923. Tue Apr 1, 7:30 am: Elbow River Monthly Birding Survey. Stanley Park, on 42 Av SW, W of Macleod Tr. Walk to Glenmore Reservoir, drive back (3.5 hours). Leaders, Aileen Pelzer/G. Yaki, call 243-2248 to ensure vehicles for return. Wed Apr 2, 9 am: Birding Votier´s Flats, FCPP. S end Elbow Dr. Leader, TBA. Fri Apr 4, 8 pm: Owl Prowl, Sibbald Flats Road, Kananaskis Country. Meet S side Canadian Tire parking lot, N of Richmond Road SW, E of Sarcee Tr. Leaders, Harvey Schwartz, 246-7018 or Bob Saunders, 640-3537, call to advise participation. Sat Apr 5, 9am: Birding Bowmont Park. Meet Maranatha Church, 2111 52 St NW. (N end Home Rd). Leader, Horst Grothman, 286-3048. Sat Apr 5: Set clock ahead 1 hour. DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME begins Sun Apr 6. Sun Apr 6, 9 am: Birding Bebo Grove, FCPP. S end 24 St SW. Leader, Eric Tull, 295-0830. Wed Apr 9, 9 am: Birding Weaselhead. Parking lot, 66 Av & 37 St SW. Leader, Bruce Barnetson, 246-1329. Sat Apr 12, 8:30 am: Birding Bow River, S to city limits. Meet parking lot, S end of Bow Bottom Tr, S of 22X. Leader, Nimali Seneviratne, 271-5146. Sun Apr 13, 8:30 am: Birding SE Sloughs. Meet Southland Park, E end of Southland Dr SE. Leader, Bill Walker, 278-7271. Tue Apr 15, 7:30 am: Carburn Park, Monthly Birding Survey. See Sat Mar 22 9:30 am trip, for directions. Leader, Bernard Goulet, 279-0491. Wed Apr 16, 9 am: Birding Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E end of 9 Av SE. Leader, Mike Mulligan 232-1013. Sat Apr 19, 8 am: Birding Beaverdam Flats Park. See Sat Mar 22 9 am trip, for directions. Leader, Victor Basok, 235-2050. Sun Apr 20, 7:30 am: Birding Forestry Trunk Road, Kananaskis Country. Full day. Meet at Mecca Cafe, E of Esso station at SW corner of Hwy 1 at Stoney Tr NW. Leader, Bernard Goulet, 279-0491. Sun Apr 20, 8 am: Birding Edworthy Park. Meet at Boothman Bridge accessed from Shaganappi Tr & Bowness Rd if N of river, or from W end of Spruce Dr if S of river. Leader, Alan Fishkin, 281-0636. Wed Apr 23, 8:30 am: Birds & Botany of Griffith Woods Park. See Sat Mar 29 for directions. Leader, Aileen Pelzer, 243-2248. Sat,Sun Apr 26,27 or May 3,4. Wildcat Hills Nature Hike. Full day, 11 km walk, easy pace, for all ages. View mountain and prairie vistas, spring flowers & birds. Limit: 25 participants. Leader, Jamie Podlubny, 286-0658, call for exact date, and to register. Sat Apr 26, 8 am: Early Shorebirds-SE Sloughs. TBA. Call 243-2248 for info. Sat Apr 26, 9 am: Shannon Terrace, FCPP. Meet at parking lot accessed from 37 St SW, turn left at 130 Av, follow signs. Leader, Penny Smith, 283-9260. Sat Apr 26, 1-4 pm: Visit award-winning Alberta Sustainable Home. 9211 Scurfield Dr NW (Scenic Acres) free tour offers worthwhile ideas for all, especially if building or retrofitting your home. Call 239-1882 or see www.ecobuildings.net Inglewood Bird Sanctuary is a City of Calgary natural area. Staff offer information, courses and field trips relating to natural history. For information call (403) 221-4500. Calgary Field Naturalists' Society promotes the observation, study and conservation of the native habitat through lectures, field trips and collection of scientific data. CFNS publishes a monthly newsletter and a quarterly journal, PICA. For membership or event information, call (403) 285-8553, email cfns@cfns.fanweb.ca or visit the website at www.cfns.fanweb.ca. A Birdfinding Guide to the Calgary Region, ed. Joan F. McDonald (CFNS, 1993) is out of print. Copies are no longer available from CFNS. - End transcript Chris Havard Calgary, Alberta ckhavard@shaw.caCalgary Field Naturalists' Society
PO Box 981, Station M
Calgary, AB
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- RBA * Alberta (Canada) * Calgary, AB * Mar 20, 2003 * ABCA0303.20 - Birds mentioned Tundra Swan Snow Goose American Widgeon Red-tailed Hawk Northern Saw-Whet Owl American Crow Mountain Bluebird Oregon Junco Northern Cardinal - Transcript Hotline: City of Calgary and Calgary Field Naturalists' Society's Bird Alert Number: (403) 221-4519 To Report: (403) 221-4519 Coverage: Southern Alberta Compiler: Terry Korolyk (CFNS & IBS) Transcriber: Lenora Flynn (lendic@shaw.ca)Welcome to the City of Calgary and CFNS Bird Alert. This Bird Alert was recorded on Thursday, March 20 at 10:30am. To report a bird sighting, leave a message after the recording or to bypass the recorded message, press the pound key on your touch tone phone. To speak to a naturalist, please phone 221-4500 during office hours.
A SNOW GOOSE was seen east of Calgary on Wednesday, March 20. The bird was found by Mary Huston, Mary Coughlin and Lucille Harrison at a large slough at the junction of Glenmore Trail and Range Road 284. Nearby, they also found a TUNDRA SWAN.
An adult light-phase RED-TAILED HAWK was seen in Calgary on Tuesday, March 18. The bird was seen by Terry Korolyk in the late afternoon at Hull's Wood in the east end of Fish Creek PP.
At least 4 AMERICAN CROWS were found in the Calgary area on Wednesday, March 19. Terry Korolyk saw a pair at Southcentre Mall in Calgary, then found single Crows on Hwy 22X just east of Hwy 22, and on Hwy 762 south of Hwy 22.
There were 3 MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD reports this week. Mary Coughlin and Kathleen Roman saw the first birds of spring, a pair of males on Hwy 68 between Township Road 252 and the gravel pit on March 18; then Terry Korolyk saw a lone male on Hwy 22 just east of Priddis Creens Golf Course on March 19, and Mary Huston, Mary Coughlin and Lucille Harrison saw, on March 19, a lone bird north of Dalesmead.
On March 19, Terry Korolyk observed 2 female OREGON JUNCOS at the east end of the parking lot at Allen Bill Pond on Hwy 66, and on March 18, Terry observed the first migrant flock of AMERICAN WIDGEONS this spring - 6 birds at Fish Creek PP Bankside area.
Andrew Slater heard a NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL calling west of the powerline cut on the south escarpment of the Weaselhead on March 18.
A female NORTHERN CARDINAL was still coming to feeders at a residence near Blackfalds, Alberta as of March 17. The bird has been there since Feb. 1. Those interested in seeing this bird or looking for more information on it can call Darcy or Karen Gobert at 1-403-885-4076.
The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Monday, March 24.
CFNS MEETINGS AND FIELD TRIPS
BIRD STUDY GROUP: 1st Wednesday of each month 7:30pm, Room 211, Biosciences Bldg, University of Calgary. On April 2, Tara Stehelin will present "Individual Song Variation in the Dusky Flycatcher" and on May 7, Scott Lovell will discuss "Neighbour-Stranger Discrimination in the Alder Flycatcher".
BIRDING FIELD TRIPS
Sun Mar 23, 9am: Golden Eagle Migration, Mt Lorette, Kananaskis Country. Bring lunch and warm cothing. Meet Assumption School, 34 St NW (NW corner of Sarcee Tr at Hwy 1). Leader, Shirley Fraser, 242-0079.
Wed Mar 26, 9am: Birding Carburn Park, Meet S Parking lot (Lynnview Rd & 62 Av SE). N from Glenmore Tr at 18 St SE, then left. Leader, Jeff Bank, 271-1848.
Sat Mar 29, 8:30am: Birding Griffith Woods Park, 2.5 km W on Hwy 8 from Sarcee Tr then left at 69 St SW into Discovery Ridge. Continue straight at traffic circle, then 1st left into parking lot. Leader, Mike Harrison, 236-4700.
Sun Mar 30, 8am: Birding at Bankside, FCPP. Parking area, off Bow Bottom Tr turn left at park entrance. Leader, Jim Washbrook, 271-0923.
Inglewood Bird Sanctuary is a City of Calgary natural area. Staff offer information, courses and field trips relating to natural history. For information, call (403) 221-4500.
Calgary Field Naturalists' Society promotes the observation, study and conservation of the native habitat through lectures, field trips and collection of scientific data. CFNS publishes a monthly newsletter and a quarterly journal, PICA. For membership or event information, call (403) 285-8553. For membership or event information, call (403) 285-8553, email cfns@cfns.fanweb.ca or visit the website at www.cfns.fanweb.ca. A Birdfinding Guide to the Calgary Region, ed. Joan F. McDonald (CFNS, 1993) is out of print. Copies are no longer available from CFNS.
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Lenora Flynn Calgary, Alberta lendic@shaw.ca
Calgary Field Naturalists' Society
PO Box 981, Station M
Calgary, AB
T2P 2K4
- RBA * Alberta (Canada) * Calgary, AB * Mar 17, 2003 * ABCA0303.17 - Birds mentioned Northern Pintail Northern Harrier Ring-billed Gull California Gull Herring Gull Northern Pygmy Owl Great Gray Owl American Robin Red-winged Blackbird - Transcript Hotline: City of Calgary and Calgary Field Naturalists' Society's Bird Alert Number: (403) 221-4519 To Report: (403) 221-4519 Coverage: Southern Alberta Compiler: Terry Korolyk (CFNS & IBS) Transcriber: Chris Havard (ckhavard@shaw.ca) Welcome to the City of Calgary and CFNS Bird Alert. This Bird Alert was recorded on Monday, March 17 at 1:30pm. To report a bird sighting, leave a message after the recording or to bypass the recorded message, press the pound key on your touch tone phone. To speak to a naturalist, please phone 221-4500 during office hours. The first RING-BILLED and HERRING GULLS have been seen in our area this spring season. Richard Rappel observed at least one RING-BILLED GULL at Frank Lake on Saturday, March 15, while Ted Bodnar and other members of a CFNS Field Trip observed 1 HERRING GULL and 12 RING-BILLED GULLS amongst CALIFORNIA GULLS on the river at the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary on Sunday, March 16. The first migrant NORTHERN PINTAILS of the season were a flock of 12 seen at Frank Lake March 15 by Richard Rappel. Several observers have reported AMERICAN ROBINS recently. Penny Smith reported robins in Parkdale on March 14 while Ted Bodnar et al saw 3 at Inglewood Bird Sanctuary on March 16. Kevin Corcoran said robins were 'abundant' in Drumheller over the weekend and also reported a male RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD at his home in Drumheller on Wednesday, March 12. Andrew Slater observed 3 NORTHERN HARRIERS between the town of Brant and High River on Sunday, March 16. A total of 6 NORTHERN PYGMY OWLS were reported along Hwy 68 west of Calgary on Saturday, March 15. The birds were reported by Alan MacKeigan. Alan said 1 bird was 500 kms west of the Ranger Station; another was 2 kms west of the Ranger Station. He heard 2 birds calling at the Dawson Trailhead at 10am; then at 11 am saw 2 birds mating on the walking trail which is about halfway around the South Loop of the Forest Demonstration Road. A GREAT GRAY OWL that was seen by many observers in the Strathcona-Christie Ravine on Coach Hill late last year either has returned or is still there. Joan Brook saw the bird there on the days of March 12 & 13 last week. The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Thursday, March 20. CFNS MEETINGS AND FIELD TRIPS: BIRD STUDY GROUP: 1st Wednesday of each month 7:30pm, Room 211, Biosciences Bldg, University of Calgary. On April 2, Tara Stehelin will present "Individual Song Variation in the Dusky Flycatcher" and on May 7, Scott Lovell will discuss "Neighbour-Stranger Discrimination in the Alder Flycatcher". BIRDING FIELD TRIPS: Wed Mar 19, 9 am: Birding Inglewood Bird Sanctuary. E end of 9th Av SE. Leader Lucille Harrison, 288-0839. Sat Mar 22, 9 am: Birding Beaverdam Flats. Meet S parking lot (Lynnview Rd & 62 Av SE). N from Glenmore Tr at 18 St SE, then left. Leader Jim St. Laurent, 246-6314. Sat Mar 22, 9:30 am: Birding for Beginners . Meet Carburn Park, S from Glenmore Tr. at 18 St SE to 2nd stoplight, then right & follow signs. Leader Mairi Babey, 288-2841. Sun Mar 23, 9 am: Golden Eagle Migration, Mt. Lorette, Kananaskis Country. All day bring lunch. Meet Assumption School, 34 St NW (NW corner of Sarcee Tr, at Hwy 1). Leader Shirley Fraser, 242-0079. Wed Mar 26, 9 am: Birding Carburn Park. Leader TBA. For info call 243-2248. Sat Mar 29, 8:30 am: Birding Griffith Woods Park. W on Hwy 8, left at 69 St SW into Discovery Ridge, straight at traffic circle, then 1st left. Leader Mike Harrison, 236-4700. Sun Mar 30, 8 am: Birding Bankside, FCPP off Bow Bottom Tr, left at entrance. Leader Jim Washbrook, 271-0923 Inglewood Bird Sanctuary is a City of Calgary natural area. Staff offer information, courses and field trips relating to natural history. For information call (403) 221-4500. Calgary Field Naturalists' Society promotes the observation, study and conservation of the native habitat through lectures, field trips and collection of scientific data. CFNS publishes a monthly newsletter and a quarterly journal, PICA. For membership or event information, call (403) 285-8553, email cfns@cfns.fanweb.ca or visit the website at www.cfns.fanweb.ca. A Birdfinding Guide to the Calgary Region, ed. Joan F. McDonald (CFNS, 1993) is out of print. Copies are no longer available from CFNS. - End transcriptCalgary Field Naturalists' Society
PO Box 981, Station M
Calgary, AB
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- RBA * Alberta (Canada) * Calgary, AB * Mar 13, 2003 * ABCA0303.13 - Birds mentioned California Gull Eurasian Collared Dove Short-eared Owl Western Meadowlark - Transcript Hotline: City of Calgary and Calgary Field Naturalists' Society's Bird Alert Number: (403) 221-4519 To Report: (403) 221-4519 Coverage: Southern Alberta Compiler: Terry Korolyk (CFNS & IBS) Transcriber: Chris Havard (ckhavard@shaw.ca) Welcome to the City of Calgary and CFNS Bird Alert. This Bird Alert was recorded on Thursday, March 13 at 12:25pm. To report a bird sighting, leave a message after the recording or to bypass the recorded message, press the pound key on your touch tone phone. To speak to a naturalist, please phone 221-4500 during office hours. The first gulls of the spring season have arrived in Calgary. Four adult CALIFORNIA GULLS were seen resting on the ice by a small patch of open water on the Bow River north of the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary but south of the Cushing Bridge on Wednesday, March 12. The birds were seen by Jeff Bank. A WESTERN MEADOWLARDK was seen and heard in the Millrise area of Calgary on the morning of Thursday, March 13. The report was made by Wendy Elliott. Wendy said her husband both saw and heard the bird in Millrise between 7:30 and 7:45am on March 13. At least 3 EURASIAN COLLARED DOVES have been overwintering in a subdivision in Red Deer. The most recent report of the birds came on the day of Sunday, March 9 when the birds were seen at #1 Onslow Square in the Oriole Park subdivision. Onslow Square is the site where the birds have been overwintering. There was one SHORT-EARED OWL report from the Langdon area this week. Mary Coughlin and Chris Havard observed a lone bird along the Dead Horse Road just south of Langdon on Wednesday March 12. An unusual bird has been reported in the Revy Store at Southland Dr. and Macleod Trail recently. The bird has been seen around the bird seed and bird feeder section. A description of the bird to this point shows a yellow head with a perhaps a rusty stripe down the crown, white underparts, and dark upperparts with a large orange patch on each upper wing. The bird is probably slightly smaller than an American Robin. The Alberta Bird Records Committee currently has several more rare bird reports up for adjudication. Reports this time include birds such as Green Heron, Garganey, Barn Owl, Little Gull, Anna's Hummingbird, Eurasian Collared Dove, Hermit Warbler, Sharp-tailed Sandpiper, Ruff and Pacific Golden Plover. To see any of those reports call Amanda Cole of IBS at 221-4517. The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Monday, March 17. CFNS MEETINGS AND FIELD TRIPS: BIRD STUDY GROUP: 1st Wednesday of each month 7:30pm, Room 211, Biosciences Bldg, University of Calgary. On April 2, Tara Stehelin will present "Individual Song Variation in the Dusky Flycatcher" and on May 7, Scott Lovell will discuss "Neighbour-Stranger Discrimination in the Alder Flycatcher". BIRDING FIELD TRIPS: Sun Mar 16, 8:30am: BIRDING INGLEWOOD BIRD SANCTUARY, E end of 9 Av SE. Leader, Ted Bodnar 247-9696. Wed Mar 19, 9 am: Birding Inglewood Bird Sanctuary. E end of 9th Av SE. Leader Lucille Harrison, 288-0839. Sat Mar 22, 9 am: Birding Beaverdam Flats. Meet S parking lot (Lynnview Rd & 62 Av SE). N from Glenmore Tr at 18 St SE, then left. Leader Jim St. Laurent, 246-6314. Sat Mar 22, 9:30 am: Birding for Beginners . Meet Carburn Park, S from Glenmore Tr. at 18 St SE to 2nd stoplight, then right & follow signs. Leader Mairi Babey, 288-2841. Sun Mar 23, 9 am: Golden Eagle Migration, Mt. Lorette, Kananaskis Country. All day bring lunch. Meet Assumption School, 34 St NW (NW corner of Sarcee Tr, at Hwy 1). Leader Shirley Fraser, 242-0079. Wed Mar 26, 9 am: Birding Carburn Park. Leader TBA. For info call 243-2248. Sat Mar 29, 8:30 am: Birding Griffith Woods Park. W on Hwy 8, left at 69 St SW into Discovery Ridge, straight at traffic circle, then 1st left. Leader Mike Harrison, 236-4700. Sun Mar 30, 8 am: Birding Bankside, FCPP off Bow Bottom Tr, left at entrance. Leader Jim Washbrook, 271-0923 Inglewood Bird Sanctuary is a City of Calgary natural area. Staff offer information, courses and field trips relating to natural history. For information call (403) 221-4500. Calgary Field Naturalists' Society promotes the observation, study and conservation of the native habitat through lectures, field trips and collection of scientific data. CFNS publishes a monthly newsletter and a quarterly journal, PICA. For membership or event information, call (403) 285-8553, email cfns@cfns.fanweb.ca or visit the website at www.cfns.fanweb.ca. A Birdfinding Guide to the Calgary Region, ed. Joan F. McDonald (CFNS, 1993) is out of print. Copies are no longer available from CFNS. - End transcriptCalgary Field Naturalists' Society
PO Box 981, Station M
Calgary, AB
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- RBA * Alberta (Canada) * Calgary, AB * Mar 10, 2003 * ABCA0303.10 - Birds mentioned Mallard Gyrfalcon Eurasian Collared Dove Short-eared Owl Snow Bunting Northern Cardinal - Transcript Hotline: City of Calgary and Calgary Field Naturalists' Society's Bird Alert Number: (403) 221-4519 To Report: (403) 221-4519 Coverage: Southern Alberta Compiler: Terry Korolyk (CFNS & IBS) Transcriber: Chris Havard (ckhavard@shaw.ca) Welcome to the City of Calgary and CFNS Bird Alert. This Bird Alert was recorded on Monday, March 10 at 10:05am. To report a bird sighting, leave a message after the recording or to bypass the recorded message, press the pound key on your touch tone phone. To speak to a naturalist, please phone 221-4500 during office hours. At least 3 EURASIAN COLLARED DOVES are being seen at a location in Red Deer. The birds reportedly have been seen there since about mid-February, but this is not confirmed. The most recent reports of the birds come from Jason Rogers and Terry Korolyk. Jason observed 2 birds in Onslow Ssquare in the Oriole Park subdivision of Red Deer on Thursday, March 6 and Terry Korolyk observed 3 birds at the same location on Sunday, March 9. A pair of EURASIAN COLLARED DOVES reportedly raised 2 young at a site in Red Deer last summer and a single bird was reported near Beaverhill Lake in September. The species has been spreading northward and westward the past few years across the continent following its original introduction in the Bahamas. A female NORTHERN CARDINAL continues to come to feeders at the home of Darcy and Karen Gabert near Blackfalds, Alberta. The bird was seen there the days of March 8, 9 and 10 and has been there since February 1. Those interested in seeing this bird can call Darcy or Karen Gabert at 1-403-885-4076 At least 4 SHORT-EARED OWLS were seen near Langdon on Saturday, March 8. The birds were seen by Terry Korolyk. One bird was just east of Langdon along Hwy 560 while the other 3 birds were along Hwy 797 between Langdon and Hwy 22X. On March 8, Terry also watched an immature dark-morph GYRFALCON kill and eat an adult male MALLARD along Hwy 22X in front of the Copperfield subdivision east of Calgary. Observers visiting the Revy store at Southland and Macleod can watch for at least 2 unusual birds around the bird seed section inside the store, just north of the main entrance. One bird is a SNOW BUNTING, but the other bird, reported there March 8 by Heather Maciorowski, has not been identified as yet. The bird has dark upperparts and large orange wing patches. The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Thursday, March 13. CFNS MEETINGS AND FIELD TRIPS: BIRD STUDY GROUP: 1st Wednesday of each month 7:30pm, Room 211, Biosciences Bldg, University of Calgary. On April 2, Tara Stehelin will present "Individual Song Variation in the Dusky Flycatcher" and on May 7, Scott Lovell will discuss "Neighbour-Stranger Discrimination in the Alder Flycatcher". BIRDING FIELD TRIPS: Wed Mar 12, 9:30am: BIRDING BURNSMEAD, FCPP. Meet parking lot, off Bow Bottom Tr, left at park entrance. Leader Mary Coughlin. Sat Mar 15, 8:00am: MONTHLY BIRDING SURVEY, CARBURN PARK. S from Glenmore Tr at 18 St SE to 2nd stoplight, then right & follow signs. Leader Bernard Goulet, 279-0491. Sun Mar 16, 8:30am: BIRDING INGLEWOOD BIRD SANCTUARY, E end of 9 Av SE. Leader, Ted Bodnar 247-9696. Wed Mar 19, 9 am: Birding Inglewood Bird Sanctuary. E end of 9th Av SE. Leader Lucille Harrison, 288-0839. Sat Mar 22, 9 am: Birding Beaverdam Flats. Meet S parking lot (Lynnview Rd & 62 Av SE). N from Glenmore Tr at 18 St SE, then left. Leader Jim St. Laurent, 246-6314. Sat Mar 22, 9:30 am: Birding for Beginners . Meet Carburn Park, S from Glenmore Tr. at 18 St SE to 2nd stoplight, then right & follow signs. Leader Mairi Babey, 288-2841. Sun Mar 23, 9 am: Golden Eagle Migration, Mt. Lorette, Kananaskis Country. All day bring lunch. Meet Assumption School, 34 St NW (NW corner of Sarcee Tr, at Hwy 1). Leader Shirley Fraser, 242-0079. Wed Mar 26, 9 am: Birding Carburn Park. Leader TBA. For info call 243-2248. Sat Mar 29, 8:30 am: Birding Griffith Woods Park. W on Hwy 8, left at 69 St SW into Discovery Ridge, straight at traffic circle, then 1st left. Leader Mike Harrison, 236-4700. Sun Mar 30, 8 am: Birding Bankside, FCPP off Bow Bottom Tr, left at entrance. Leader Jim Washbrook, 271-0923 Inglewood Bird Sanctuary is a City of Calgary natural area. Staff offer information, courses and field trips relating to natural history. For information call (403) 221-4500. Calgary Field Naturalists' Society promotes the observation, study and conservation of the native habitat through lectures, field trips and collection of scientific data. CFNS publishes a monthly newsletter and a quarterly journal, PICA. For membership or event information, call (403) 285-8553, email cfns@cfns.fanweb.ca or visit the website at www.cfns.fanweb.ca. A Birdfinding Guide to the Calgary Region, ed. Joan F. McDonald (CFNS, 1993) is out of print. Copies are no longer available from CFNS. - End transcriptCalgary Field Naturalists' Society
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- RBA * Alberta (Canada) * Calgary, AB * Mar 6, 2003 * ABCA0303.06 - Birds mentioned Sharp-shinned Hawk Three-toed Woodpecker American Robin - Transcript Hotline: City of Calgary and Calgary Field Naturalists' Society's Bird Alert Number: (403) 221-4519 To Report: (403) 221-4519 Coverage: Southern Alberta Compiler: Terry Korolyk (CFNS & IBS) Transcriber: Chris Havard (ckhavard@shaw.ca) Welcome to the City of Calgary and CFNS Bird Alert. This Bird Alert was recorded on Thursday, March 6 at 12:40pm. To report a bird sighting, leave a message after the recording or to bypass the recorded message, press the pound key on your touch tone phone. To speak to a naturalist, please phone 221-4500 during office hours. There have been no reports this week to this point on a female NORTHERN CARDINAL that has been appearing at a residence near Blackfalds, Alberta since February 1. The bird had been seen by many observers up until March 2 at least, at the home of Darcy and Karen Gabert who live just east of Blackfalds. For more details on the bird, call Terry Korolyk in Calgary at 254-1878. A SHARP-SHINNED HAWK was seen in the Wildwood district of Calgary on Saturday, March 1. The bird was seen by Penny Smith through late morning and early afternoon in the vicinity of 40 St and Waterloo Crescent. Penny also heard and saw a male AMERICAN ROBIN in the Parkdale district of the city on Tuesday, March 4. Very few Robins overwintered in the city this year compared to last year. Carl Savignac observed both a male and a female THREE-TOED WOODPECKER in Bowness Park on Thursday, February 27. The birds were near the parking lot furthest from the entrance. The Alberta Bird Records Committee currently has several more rare bird reports up for adjudication. Reports this time include species such as GREEN HERON, EURASIAN COLLARED DOVE, ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD, BARN OWL, HERMIT WARBLER, LITTLE GULL, GARGANEY, SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER, RUFF and PACIFIC GOLDEN PLOVER. Those interested in seeing any of those reports can call Amanda Cole at the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary at 221-4517. Observers are reminded to please be as specific as possible in providing directions to their sightings. Supply route name or number, distances from prominent landmarks, etc. Please spell your last name, provide your phone number, and home address would be appreciated. The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Monday, March 10. CFNS MEETINGS AND FIELD TRIPS: BIRD STUDY GROUP: 1st Wednesday of each month 7:30pm, Room 211, Biosciences Bldg, University of Calgary. April 2 - Tara Stehelin will present a talk on "Individual Song Variation in the Dusky Flycatcher" BIRDING FIELD TRIPS: Fri Mar 7, 7pm: STAR NIGHT. Meet Shouldice Arena, 1505 Home Rd NW. Bring warm clothes, hot drink. Call leader John McFaul, 289-9517, between 5:30-6pm to confirm trip is on. Alternate date: Mar 8. Sat Mar 8, 8:30pm: BIRDING HULL'S WOOD, FISH CREEK PP. Meet off Bow Bottom Tr, beyond Park HQ. Leaders Chris & Ken Havard, 242-0664. Sun Mar 9, 8am: BIRDING BEAVERDAM FLATS. Meet S parking lot (Lynnview Rd & 62 Av SE). N from Glenmore Tr at 18 St SE, then left. Leader John Bregar, 873-7260 Wed Mar 12, 9:30am: BIRDING BURNSMEAD, FCPP. Meet parking lot, off Bow Bottom Tr, left at park entrance. Leader Mary Coughlin. Sat Mar 15, 8:00am: MONTHLY BIRDING SURVEY, CARBURN PARK. S from Glenmore Tr at 18 St SE to 2nd stoplight, then right & follow signs. Leader Bernard Goulet, 279-0491. Sun Mar 16, 8:30 am: Birding Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E end of 9 Av SE. Leader, Ted Bodnar 247-9696. Wed Mar 19, 9 am: Birding Inglewood Bird Sanctuary. E end of 9th Av SE. Leader Lucille Harrison, 288-0839. Sat Mar 22, 9 am: Birding Beaverdam Flats. Meet S parking lot (Lynnview Rd & 62 Av SE). N from Glenmore Tr at 18 St SE, then left. Leader Jim St. Laurent, 246-6314. Sat Mar 22, 9:30 am: Birding for Beginners. Meet Carburn Park, S from Glenmore Tr. at 18 St SE to 2nd stoplight, then right & follow signs. Leader Mairi Babey, 288-2841. Sun Mar 23, 9 am: Golden Eagle Migration, Mt. Lorette, Kananaskis Country. All day bring lunch. Meet Assumption School, 34 St NW (NW corner of Sarcee Tr, at Hwy 1). Leader Shirley Fraser, 242-0079. Wed Mar 26, 9 am: Birding Carburn Park. Leader TBA. For info call 243-2248. Sat Mar 29, 8:30 am: Birding Griffith Woods Park. W on Hwy 8, left at 69 St SW into Discovery Ridge, straight at traffic circle, then 1st left. Leader Mike Harrison, 236-4700. Sun Mar 30, 8 am: Birding Bankside, FCPP off Bow Bottom Tr, left at entrance. Leader Jim Washbrook, 271-0923. Inglewood Bird Sanctuary is a City of Calgary natural area. Staff offer information, courses and field trips relating to natural history. For information call (403) 221-4500. Calgary Field Naturalists' Society promotes the observation, study and conservation of the native habitat through lectures, field trips and collection of scientific data. CFNS publishes a monthly newsletter and a quarterly journal, PICA. For membership or event information, call (403) 285-8553. A Birdfinding Guide to the Calgary Region, ed. Joan F. McDonald (CFNS, 1993) is out of print. Copies are no longer available from CFNS. - End transcriptCalgary Field Naturalists' Society
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Calgary, AB
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- RBA * Alberta (Canada) * Calgary, AB * Mar 3, 2003 * ABCA0303.03 - Birds mentioned Swan sp. Long-tailed Duck Cooper's Hawk Northern Goshawk Rough-legged Hawk American Dipper Northern Cardinal - Transcript Hotline: City of Calgary and Calgary Field Naturalists' Society's Bird Alert Number: (403) 221-4519 To Report: (403) 221-4519 Coverage: Southern Alberta Compiler: Terry Korolyk (CFNS & IBS) Transcriber: Chris Havard (ckhavard@shaw.ca) Welcome to the City of Calgary and CFNS Bird Alert. This Bird Alert was recorded on Monday, March 3 at 11:30am. To report a bird sighting, leave a message after the recording or to bypass the recorded message, press the pound key on your touch tone phone. To speak to a naturalist, please phone 221-4500 during office hours. A flock of 5 SWANS was reported flying southward along the Bow River between Deerfoot Trail and the river in the Southland Drive junction area on Monday, February 24. The birds were observed by Richard Rappel. The birds could not be identified as to species. For more details on this report, call Richard Rappel in High River at 601-4512. A female NORTHERN CARDINAL that has been coming to a residence near Blackfalds, Alberta since Feb. 1 has been enjoyed by many observers now. The bird appears daily at the home of Darcy and Karen Gabert. Those interested in seeing this bird can call Darcy or Karen Gabert near Blackfalds at 1-403-885-4076. The most recent location of the female LONG-TAILED DUCK that has been overwintering in southeast Calgary was on the Bow River near the pedestrian bridge just upstream from the Burnsmead parking area of Fish Creek PP on Sunday, March 2. The bird was seen there by Cedric Hitchon. An AMERICAN DIPPER was seen along the Bow River south of the Hwy 22X Bridge on Friday, Feb. 28. The bird was reported by Gus Yaki and other members of a CFNS Field Trip. Gus Yaki et al observed an immature female COOPER'S HAWK on the Elbow River Birding Survey in Calgary on Saturday, March 1. Joyce and Don Moore observed a NORTHERN GOSHAWK perched on a post at 562 Ave & 32 St W west of High River, also on Saturday March 2, and the same day found a concentration of 8 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS in an 8 mile-long stretch of the Coal Trail east of Longview. It appears as though the CAPE MAY WARBLER that had been attempting to overwinter at the home of Lucille Dougherty at 835 - 8 St W in High River has probably not been successful in overwintering there. First reported there on Dec. 13, the bird has not been seen for about 3 weeks now. The Alberta Bird Records Committee currently has several more rare bird reports up for adjudication. Reports this time include species such as GREEN HERON, EURASIAN COLLARED DOVE, ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD, BARN OWL, HERMIT WARBLER, LITTLE GULL, GARGANEY, SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER, RUFF and PACIFIC GOLDEN PLOVER. Those interested in seeing any of those reports can call Amanda Cole at the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary at 221-4517. The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Thursday, March 6. CFNS MEETINGS AND FIELD TRIPS: BIRD STUDY GROUP: 1st Wednesday of each month 7:30pm, Room 211, Biosciences Bldg, University of Calgary. This month, March 5, Phil Cram will discuss the Alberta Winter Bird Survey and Grahame Booth will present "Breeding Ecology of Great Horned Owls in Southern Alberta". BIRDING FIELD TRIPS: Wed Mar 5, 9am: BIRDING MALLARD POINT, FCPP. Meet parking lot at E end of Canyon Meadows Dr. Leader Bruce Barnetson, 246-1329. Fri Mar 7, 7pm: STAR NIGHT. Meet Shouldice Arena, 1505 Home Rd NW. Bring warm clothes, hot drink. Call leader John McFaul, 289-9517, between 5:30-6pm to confirm trip is on. Alternate date: Mar 8. Sat Mar 8, 8:30pm: BIRDING HULL'S WOOD, FISH CREEK PP. Meet off Bow Bottom Tr, beyond Park HQ. Leaders Chris & Ken Havard, 242-0664. Sun Mar 9, 8am: BIRDING BEAVERDAM FLATS. Meet S parking lot (Lynnview Rd & 62 Av SE). N from Glenmore Tr at 18 St SE, then left. Leader John Bregar, 873-7260 Wed Mar 12, 9:30am: BIRDING BURNSMEAD, FCPP. Meet parking lot, off Bow Bottom Tr, left at park entrance. Leader Mary Coughlin. Sat Mar 15, 8:00am: MONTHLY BIRDING SURVEY, CARBURN PARK. S from Glenmore Tr at 18 St SE to 2nd stoplight, then right & follow signs. Leader Bernard Goulet, 279-0491. Inglewood Bird Sanctuary is a City of Calgary natural area. Staff offer information, courses and field trips relating to natural history. For information call (403) 221-4500. Calgary Field Naturalists' Society promotes the observation, study and conservation of the native habitat through lectures, field trips and collection of scientific data. CFNS publishes a monthly newsletter and a quarterly journal, PICA. For membership or event information, call (403) 285-8553. A Birdfinding Guide to the Calgary Region, ed. Joan F. McDonald (CFNS, 1993) is out of print. Copies are no longer available from CFNS. - End transcriptCalgary Field Naturalists' Society
PO Box 981, Station M
Calgary, AB
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- RBA * Alberta (Canada) * Calgary, AB * Feb 27, 2003 * ABCA0302.27 - Birds mentioned Greater White-fronted Goose Green-winged Teal Lesser Scaup Red-tailed Hawk Golden Eagle Northern Pygmy Owl Northern Shrike Western Meadowlark Northern Cardinal - Transcript Hotline: City of Calgary and Calgary Field Naturalists' Society's Bird Alert Number: (403) 221-4519 To Report: (403) 221-4519 Coverage: Southern Alberta Compiler: Terry Korolyk (CFNS & IBS) Transcriber: Chris Havard (ckhavard@shaw.ca) Welcome to the City of Calgary and CFNS Bird Alert. This Bird Alert was recorded on Thursday, February 27 at 11:10am. To report a bird sighting, leave a message after the recording or to bypass the recorded message, press the pound key on your touch tone phone. To speak to a naturalist, please phone 221-4500 during office hours. A female NORTHERN CARDINAL has now been seen by several observers at a yard at a residence near Blackfalds, Alberta. The bird appears almost daily at the home of Darcy and Karen Gabert in the Burbank subdivision near Blackfalds. Those interested in seeing this bird can make arrangements with Darcy or Karen by calling them at 1-403-885-4076. A GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE was found on the Bow River in Beaverdam Flats in Calgary on Wednesday, February 26. The bird was found by Ray Woods and other members of a CFNS field trip . This is probably one of 2 birds of this species that were found on the Calgary Christmas Bird Count on December 15 but have been unreported since. Ray and CFNS also saw an immature GOLDEN EAGLE at Beaverdam the same day. A dark-morph RED-TAILED HAWK was seen by Richard Clark between Bragg Creek and Priddis on Monday, February 24. The bird was along Hwy 22 between Hwy 66 and the Hwy 22X junction. 3/4 km. west of Priddis Creek Estates on Hwy 22 the same day, Richard observed a NORTHERN PYGMY OWL on the north side of the road. A pair of WESTERN MEADOWLARKS were found in the area by Terry Korolyk and other members of the annual Snowy Owl Prowl on Saturday, February 22. The birds were 1.6 kms east of Range Road 255 on Township Road 264 in the Irricana Sloughs. Other species of interest recently include GREEN-WINGED TEAL and LESSER SCAUP which were observed by Ray Woods et al at Beaverdam Flats on Feb. 26, and NORTHERN SHRIKE that was observed by Richard Clarke near the barns in Shannon Terrace in Fish Creek PP on Wednesday, Feb. 26. The Alberta Bird Records Committee currently has several more rare bird reports up for adjudication. Reports this time include species such as GREEN HERON, EURASIAN COLLARED DOVE, ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD, BARN OWL, HERMIT WARBLER, LITTLE GULL, GARGANEY, SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER, RUFF and PACIFIC GOLDEN PLOVER. Those interested in seeing any of those reports can call Amanda Cole at the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary at 221-4517. The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Monday, March 3. CFNS MEETINGS AND FIELD TRIPS: BIRD STUDY GROUP: 1st Wednesday of each month 7:30pm, Room 211, Biosciences Bldg, University of Calgary. Call Jan Roseneder, 286-5920, for program information. BIRDING FIELD TRIPS: Wed Feb 26, 9:30am: BIRD BEAVERDAM FLATS PARK. Meet S parking lot (Lynnview Rd & 62 Ave SE). N from Glenmore Tr at 18 St SE, then left. Leader Ray Woods, 241-6007. Thur Feb. 27, 7:30pm: NOCTURAL OWL PROWL - WEASELHEAD. Meet 66 Av & 37 St SW and bring flashlight. Leader Jim St. Laurent, 246-6314. Fri Feb. 28, 8am: WIND-UP WINTER BIRD COUNT. Meet Carburn Park, S from Glenmore Tr on 18 St SE to 2nd light, then right, follow signs. Leader TBA, call 243-2248. Sat Mar 1, 8am: ELBOW RIVER BIRDING SURVEY. Meet Stanley Park, on 42 Ave SW, W of Macleod Tr. Walk to Glenmore Reservoir, drive back (3.5 hrs). Call leaders Aileen Pelzer & G. Yaki, 243-2248 to ensure vehicles for return. Sat Mar 1, 1:30pm: WINTER TREE AND SHRUB ID, Meet Weaselhead parking lot, 37th St & 66th Av SW. Leader Dana Bush, author, Wildflowers of the Rockies, 282-3975. Sat Mar 1, 7:45pm: OWL PROWL - for Saw-whet and other owls. Meet at Shannon Terrace, west end of FCPP, off 37 St and 130 Av SW. Call leader Cedric Hitchon, 271-8789, to confirm. Sun Mar 2, 9am: BIRDING BURNSMEAD, FCPP off Bow Bottom Tr, left at park entrance. Leader Pat Bulman, 236-0814. Wed Mar 5, 9am: BIRDING MALLARD POINT, FCPP. Meet parking lot at E end of Canyon Meadows Dr. Leader Bruce Barnetson, 246-1329. Fri Mar 7, 7pm: STAR NIGHT. Meet, Shouldice Arena, 1505 Home Rd NW. Bring warm clothes, hot drink. Call leader John McFaul, 289-9517, between 5:30-6 pm to confirm trip is on. Alternate date: Mar 8. Inglewood Bird Sanctuary is a City of Calgary natural area. Staff offer information, courses and field trips relating to natural history. For information call (403) 221-4500. Calgary Field Naturalists' Society promotes the observation, study and conservation of the native habitat through lectures, field trips and collection of scientific data. CFNS publishes a monthly newsletter and a quarterly journal, PICA. For membership or event information, call (403) 285-8553. A Birdfinding Guide to the Calgary Region, ed. Joan F. McDonald (CFNS, 1993) is out of print. Copies are no longer available from CFNS. - End transcriptCalgary Field Naturalists' Society
PO Box 981, Station M
Calgary, AB
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- RBA * Alberta (Canada) * Calgary, AB * Feb 24, 2003 * ABCA0302.24 - Birds mentioned Great Horned Owl Snowy Owl Short-eared Owl Western Meadowlark Northern Cardinal - Transcript Hotline: City of Calgary and Calgary Field Naturalists' Society's Bird Alert Number: (403) 221-4519 To Report: (403) 221-4519 Coverage: Southern Alberta Compiler: Terry Korolyk (CFNS & IBS) Transcriber: Chris Havard (ckhavard@shaw.ca) Welcome to the City of Calgary and CFNS Bird Alert. This Bird Alert was recorded on Monday, February 24 at 10:20am. To report a bird sighting, leave a message after the recording or to bypass the recorded message, press the pound key on your touch tone phone. To speak to a naturalist, please phone 221-4500 during office hours. A female NORTHERN CARDINAL has been spending the month of February at feeders at a residence east of Blackfalds, Alberta. The bird has been coming to a feeder at the home of Darcy and Karen Gabert ever since February 1. The bird tends to appear more there during periods of warmer weather and between the hours of 9am to 12:30am. For a chance to see this bird or for more information on it, call Terry Korolyk in Calgary at 254-1878. A pair of WESTERN MEADOWLARKS were found by members of a CFNS Field Trip in the Irricana Sloughs district on Saturday, February 22. The birds were together along a roadside 1.6 kms east of Range Road 255 on Township Road 264 when they were seen by Terry Korolyk and other members of the annual CFNS Snowy Owl Prowl. This is the only known report of this species in the area this winter season. Only 2 first year SNOWY OWLS were located by the Owl Prowl, but they also saw 2 GREAT HORNED OWLS and watched the 2 SHORT-EARED OWLS that have been off Hwy 560 1.5 kms. east of Hwy 797 at Langdon for the past couple of weeks. The Alberta Bird Records Committee currently has several more rare bird reports up for adjudication. Reports this time include species such as GREEN HERON, EURASIAN COLLARED DOVE, ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD, BARN OWL, HERMIT WARBLER, LITTLE GULL, GARGANEY, SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER, RUFF and PACIFIC GOLDEN PLOVER. Those interested in seeing any of those reports can call Amanda Cole at the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary at 221-4517. The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Thursday, February 27. CFNS MEETINGS AND FIELD TRIPS: BIRD STUDY GROUP: 1st Wednesday of each month 7:30pm, Room 211, Biosciences Bldg, University of Calgary. Call Jan Roseneder, 286-5920, for program information. BIRDING FIELD TRIPS: Wed Feb 26, 9:30am: BIRD BEAVERDAM FLATS PARK. Meet S parking lot (Lynnview Rd & 62 Ave SE). N from Glenmore Tr at 18 St SE, then left. Leader Ray Woods, 241-6007. Thur Feb. 27, 7:30pm: NOCTURAL OWL PROWL - WEASELHEAD. Meet 66 Av & 37 St SW and bring flashlight. Leader Jim St. Laurent, 246-6314. Fri Feb. 28, 8am: WIND-UP WINTER BIRD COUNT. Meet Carburn Park, S from Glenmore Tr on 18 St SE to 2nd light, then right, follow signs. Leader TBA, call 243-2248. Sat Mar 1, 8am: ELBOW RIVER BIRDING SURVEY. Meet Stanley Park, on 42 Ave SW, W of Macleod Tr. Walk to Glenmore Reservoir, drive back (3.5 hrs). Call leaders Aileen Pelzer & G. Yaki, 243-2248 to ensure vehicles for return. Sat Mar 1, 1:30pm: WINTER TREE AND SHRUB ID, Meet Weaselhead parking lot, 37th St & 66th Av SW. Leader Dana Bush, author, Wildflowers of the Rockies, 282-3975. Sat Mar 1, 7:45pm: OWL PROWL - for Saw-whet and other owls. Meet at Shannon Terrace, west end of FCPP, off 37 St and 130 Av SW. Call leader Cedric Hitchon, 271-8789, to confirm. Sun Mar 2, 9am: BIRDING BURNSMEAD, FCPP off Bow Bottom Tr, left at park entrance. Leader Pat Bulman, 236-0814. Wed Mar 5, 9am: BIRDING MALLARD POINT, FCPP. Meet parking lot at E end of Canyon Meadows Dr. Leader Bruce Barnetson, 246-1329. Inglewood Bird Sanctuary is a City of Calgary natural area. Staff offer information, courses and field trips relating to natural history. For information call (403) 221-4500. Calgary Field Naturalists' Society promotes the observation, study and conservation of the native habitat through lectures, field trips and collection of scientific data. CFNS publishes a monthly newsletter and a quarterly journal, PICA. For membership or event information, call (403) 285-8553. A Birdfinding Guide to the Calgary Region, ed. Joan F. McDonald (CFNS, 1993) is out of print. Copies are no longer available from CFNS. - End transcriptCalgary Field Naturalists' Society
PO Box 981, Station M
Calgary, AB
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- RBA * Alberta (Canada) * Calgary, AB * Feb 20, 2003 * ABCA0302.20 - Birds mentioned Snowy Owl Short-eared Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl Mountain Chickadee Dark-eyed Junco - Transcript Hotline: City of Calgary and Calgary Field Naturalists' Society's Bird Alert Number: (403) 221-4519 To Report: (403) 221-4519 Coverage: Southern Alberta Compiler: Terry Korolyk (CFNS & IBS) Transcriber: Chris Havard (ckhavard@shaw.ca) Welcome to the City of Calgary and CFNS Bird Alert. This Bird Alert was recorded on Thursday, February 20 at 12:30pm. To report a bird sighting, leave a message after the recording or to bypass the recorded message, press the pound key on your touch tone phone. To speak to a naturalist, please phone 221-4500 during office hours. A SHORT-EARED OWL has been seen once again near Langdon. This most recent report comes from Kathleen Roman who saw one SHORT-EARED OWL on Hwy 560, or Glenmore Trail , 1 1/2 kms east of the Hwy 797 junction on Wednesday, February 19. Two SHORT-EARED OWLS were seen in this same general area by Terry Korolyk on Saturday, February 15. Kathleen Roman observed a lone SNOWY OWL just south of Langdon on the Dead Horse Road on Tuesday, February 18. The Calgary Bird Alert has received a report that a NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL has been observed in Edworthy Park in northwest Calgary. The bird has been reportedly photographed, but details as to the exact location of this unconfirmed bird are not known at this time. Another recent report from Edworthy Park comes from Ann Jones who observed two MOUNTAIN CHICKADEES near one of the park's borders this week. Carol Coulter in Southview reports 2 DARK-EYED JUNCOS were in her yard on Wednesday, February 19. The Alberta Bird Records Committee currently has several more rare bird reports up for adjudication. Reports this time include species such as GREEN HERON, EURASIAN COLLARED DOVE, ANNA'S HUMMINGBIRD, BARN OWL, HERMIT WARBLER, LITTLE GULL, GARGANEY, SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER, RUFF and PACIFIC GOL DEN PLOVER. Those interested in seeing any of those reports can call Amanda Cole at the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary at 221-4517. Observers are reminded to please be as specific as possible in giving directions to their sightings. Supply route name or number, distances from prominent landmarks, etc.. Provide spelling of your last name; include your phone number and home address would be appreciated. The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Monday, February 24. CFNS MEETINGS AND FIELD TRIPS: BIRD STUDY GROUP: 1st Wednesday of each month 7:30pm, Room 211, Biosciences Bldg, University of Calgary. Call Jan Roseneder, 286-5920, for program information. BIRDING FIELD TRIPS: Sat Feb 22, 9:30am: SNOWY OWL PROWL. Car cavalcade. 5 hrs., full gas tank. Meet W side of Sunridge Mall by The Bay (36 St NE just south of 32 Ave) Leader Terry Korolyk, 254-1878. Sun Feb 23, 10am: WINTER BIRD ECOLOGY. Meet at Kananaskis Field Station by Barrier Lake, on Hwy 40, Glen Chilton will introduce, and lead a hike. Bring lunch. (Possible facility charge $5). Leader Glen Chilton 254-3710 or 202-2059, or email: glen.chilton@stmc,ab.ca. Sun Feb 23, 9am: HUNT FOR HOUSE FINCHES AND OTHER WINTER BIRDS. Meet NE corner Market Mall at Shaganappi Tr & 40 Ave NW. Leaders Roger/Jean Dunn, 288-6171 Wed Feb 26, 9:30am: BIRD BEAVERDAM FLATS PARK. Meet S parking lot (Lynnview Rd & 62 Ave SE). N from Glenmore Tr at 18 St SE, then left. Leader Ray Woods, 241-6007. Thur Feb. 27, 7:30pm: NOCTURAL OWL PROWL - WEASELHEAD. Meet 66 Av & 37 St SW and bring flashlight. Leader Jim St. Laurent, 246-6314. Fri Feb. 28, 8am: WIND-UP WINTER BIRD COUNT. Meet Carburn Park, S from Glenmore Tr on 18 St SE to 2nd light, then right, follow signs. Leader TBA, call 243-2248. Sat Mar 1, 8am: ELBOW RIVER BIRDING SURVEY. Meet Stanley Park, on 42 Ave SW, W of Macleod Tr. Walk to Glenmore Reservoir, drive back (3.5 hrs). Call leaders Aileen Pelzer & G. Yaki, 243-2248 to ensure vehicles for return. Inglewood Bird Sanctuary is a City of Calgary natural area. Staff offer information, courses and field trips relating to natural history. For information call (403) 221-4500. Calgary Field Naturalists' Society promotes the observation, study and conservation of the native habitat through lectures, field trips and collection of scientific data. CFNS publishes a monthly newsletter and a quarterly journal, PICA. For membership or event information, call (403) 285-8553. A Birdfinding Guide to the Calgary Region, ed. Joan F. McDonald (CFNS, 1993) is out of print. Copies are no longer available from CFNS. - End transcriptCalgary Field Naturalists' Society
PO Box 981, Station M
Calgary, AB
T2P 2K4
- RBA * Alberta (Canada) * Calgary, AB * Feb 17, 2003 * ABCA0302.17 - Birds mentioned Long-tailed Duck Rough-legged Hawk Short-eared Owl Three-toed Woodpecker Black-backed Woodpecker Pileated Woodpecker Snow Bunting - Transcript Hotline: City of Calgary and Calgary Field Naturalists' Society's Bird Alert Number: (403) 221-4519 To Report: (403) 221-4519 Coverage: Southern Alberta Compiler: Terry Korolyk (CFNS & IBS) Transcriber: Chris Havard (ckhavard@shaw.ca) Welcome to the City of Calgary and CFNS Bird Alert. This Bird Alert was recorded on Monday, February 17 at 11:00 am. To report a bird sighting, leave a message after the recording or to bypass the recorded message, press the pound key on your touch tone phone. To speak to a naturalist, please phone 221-4500 during office hours. A female LONG-TAILED DUCK has been observed once again on the Bow River north of the Hwy 22X Bridge in Calgary. The most recent observation of the bird comes from Joan and Peter Bailey who saw the bird there at 11am on Sunday, February 16. Two SHORT-EARED OWLS were seen near Langdon on Saturday, February 15. The birds were seen by Terry Korolyk. Location of the birds, which were approximately 100 metres apart, was on Glenmore Trail approximately 200 - 300 metres east of the Hwy 797 intersection. There were no reports on the GREAT BLUE HERON at High River over the weekend. The most recent report of that bird comes from Richard Rappell who observed it by a small patch of open water on the Highwood River by the railway bridge near the Hwy 2A entrance into High River on Monday, February 3,and not Saturday, February 1 or 8 as was stated on the February 13 Bird Alert. Woodpeckers reported over the weekend included the female BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER in the west end of Fish Creek P.P. John Thompson reported that bird was approximately 100 yards southeast of Bridge 5 on Sunday, February 16. On Monday, February 10, John observed 5 species of woodpecker in the Weaselhead area of Glenmore Park, which included THREE-TOED and PILEATED. The only SNOW BUNTING flock reported over the weekend was a flock of 30 birds found by Myrna Belyea along Hwy 520 3-4 miles west of Claresholm on Saturday, February 15. Myrna watched a dark morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK near the same location. The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Thursday, February 20. CFNS MEETINGS AND FIELD TRIPS: BIRD STUDY GROUP: 1st Wednesday of each month 7:30pm, Room 211, Biosciences Bldg, University of Calgary. Call Jan Roseneder, 286-5920, for program information. BIRDING FIELD TRIPS: Wed Feb. 19, 9:30am: BIRDING INGLEWOOD BIRD SANCTUARY. E end of 9 Ave SE. Leader Cedric Hitchon, 271-8789 Sat Feb 22, 9:30am: SNOWY OWL PROWL. Car cavalcade. 5 hrs., full gas tank. Meet W side of Sunridge Mall by The Bay (36 St NE just south of 32 Ave) Leader Terry Korolyk, 254-1878. Sun Feb 23, 10am: WINTER BIRD ECOLOGY. Meet at Kananaskis Field Station by Barrier Lake, on Hwy 40, Glen Chilton will introduce, and lead a hike. Bring lunch. (Possible facility charge $5). Leader Glen Chilton 254-3710 or 202-2059, or email: glen.chilton@stmc,ab.ca. Sun Feb 23, 9am: HUNT FOR HOUSE FINCHES AND OTHER WINTER BIRDS. Meet NE corner Market Mall at Shaganappi Tr & 40 Ave NW. Leaders Roger/Jean Dunn, 288-6171 Wed Feb 26, 9:30am: BIRD BEAVERDAM FLATS PARK. Meet S parking lot (Lynnview Rd & 62 Ave SE). N from Glenmore Tr at 18 St SE, then left. Leader Ray Woods, 241-6007. Thur Feb. 27, 7:30pm: NOCTURAL OWL PROWL - WEASELHEAD. Meet 66 Av & 37 St SW and bring flashlight. Leader Jim St. Laurent, 246-6314. Fri Feb. 28, 8am: WIND-UP WINTER BIRD COUNT. Meet Carburn Park, S from Glenmore Tr on 18 St SE to 2nd light, then right, follow signs. Leader TBA, call 243-2248. Inglewood Bird Sanctuary is a City of Calgary natural area. Staff offer information, courses and field trips relating to natural history. For information call (403) 221-4500. Calgary Field Naturalists' Society promotes the observation, study and conservation of the native habitat through lectures, field trips and collection of scientific data. CFNS publishes a monthly newsletter and a quarterly journal, PICA. For membership or event information, call (403) 285-8553. A Birdfinding Guide to the Calgary Region, ed. Joan F. McDonald (CFNS, 1993) is out of print. Copies are no longer available from CFNS. - End transcriptCalgary Field Naturalists' Society
PO Box 981, Station M
Calgary, AB
T2P 2K4
- RBA * Alberta (Canada) * Calgary, AB * Feb 13, 2003 * ABCA0302.13 - Birds mentioned Great Blue Heron Snowy Owl Black-backed Woodpecker Pileated Woodpecker Bohemian Waxwing House Finch - Transcript Hotline: City of Calgary and Calgary Field Naturalists' Society's Bird Alert Number: (403) 221-4519 To Report: (403) 221-4519 Coverage: Southern Alberta Compiler: Terry Korolyk (CFNS & IBS) Transcriber: Chris Havard (ckhavard@shaw.ca) Welcome to the City of Calgary and CFNS Bird Alert. This Bird Alert was recorded on Monday, Jan. 6 at 11:15am. To report a bird sighting, leave a message after the recording or to bypass the recorded message, press the pound key on your touch tone phone. To speak to a naturalist, please phone 221-4500 during office hours. A GREAT BLUE HERON appears to be successfully overwintering along the Highwood River in the town of High River. The most recent report of the bird comes from Richard Rappell who reported the bird by a small patch of open water at the railway bridge on the road into the town. Richard's report was on either Saturday, February 1 or Saturday, February 8. For more details, call Richard Rappell in High River at 601-4512. Winter records of GREAT BLUE HERONS in Alberta are very rare. Mary Huston observed a flock of 50 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS on Elbow Drive near the entrance to Fish Creek PP on Monday, February 10. BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS have been scarce in the Calgary area this winter. Dwight Knapik observed a female BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER in west Fish Creek PP's Bebo Grove on Wednesday morning, February 12. Dwight reported a pair of PILEATED WOODPECKERS there the same morning. Thus far this winter, BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKERS which have been historically rare in the city, have been seen in Bebo Grove, South Glenmore Park, Griffith Woods and Bowness Park. Karen Christianson, who lives near 22 Ave - 2 St., NW intersection, has had a probable HOUSE FINCH around her home. There have been only 2 SNOWY OWL reports recently. Richard Rappell has observed one bird at the south end of Frank Lake and observed a different bird by the Hwys 23 and 2 overpass at High River. The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Monday, February 17. CFNS MEETINGS AND FIELD TRIPS: BIRD STUDY GROUP: 1st Wednesday of each month 7:30pm, Room 211, Biosciences Bldg, University of Calgary. Call Jan Roseneder, 286-5920, for program information. BIRDING FIELD TRIPS: Wed Feb. 19, 9:30am: BIRDING INGLEWOOD BIRD SANCTUARY. E end of 9 Ave SE. Leader Cedric Hitchon, 271-8789 Sat Feb 22, 9:30am: SNOWY OWL PROWL. Car cavalcade. 5 hrs., full gas tank. Meet W side of Sunridge Mall by The Bay (36 St NE just south of 32 Ave) Leader Terry Korolyk, 254-1878. Sun Feb 23, 10am: WINTER BIRD ECOLOGY. Meet at Kananaskis Field Station by Barrier Lake, on Hwy 40, Glen Chilton will introduce, and lead a hike. Bring lunch. (Possible facility charge $5). Leader Glen Chilton 254-3710 or 202-2059, or email: glen.chilton@stmc,ab.ca. Sun Feb 23, 9am: HUNT FOR HOUSE FINCHES AND OTHER WINTER BIRDS. Meet NE corner Market Mall at Shaganappi Tr & 40 Ave NW. Leaders Roger/Jean Dunn, 288-6171 Wed Feb 26, 9:30am: BIRD BEAVERDAM FLATS PARK. Meet S parking lot (Lynnview Rd & 62 Ave SE). N from Glenmore Tr at 18 St SE, then left. Leader Ray Woods, 241-6007. Inglewood Bird Sanctuary is a City of Calgary natural area. Staff offer information, courses and field trips relating to natural history. For information call (403) 221-4500. Calgary Field Naturalists' Society promotes the observation, study and conservation of the native habitat through lectures, field trips and collection of scientific data. CFNS publishes a monthly newsletter and a quarterly journal, PICA. For membership or event information, call (403) 285-8553. A Birdfinding Guide to the Calgary Region, ed. Joan F. McDonald (CFNS, 1993) is out of print. Copies are no longer available from CFNS. - End transcriptCalgary Field Naturalists' Society
PO Box 981, Station M
Calgary, AB
T2P 2K4
- RBA * Alberta (Canada) * Calgary, AB * Feb 10, 2003 * ABCA0302.10 - Birds mentioned Northern Pintail Harlequin Duck Long-tailed Duck Barrow's Goldeneye Golden Eagle Short-eared Owl Northern Three-toed Woodpecker Black-backed Woodpecker Pileated Woodpecker Purple Finch - Transcript Hotline: City of Calgary and Calgary Field Naturalists' Society's Bird Alert Number: (403) 221-4519 To Report: (403) 221-4519 Coverage: Southern Alberta Compiler: Terry Korolyk (CFNS & IBS) Transcriber: Chris Havard (ckhavard@shaw.ca) Welcome to the City of Calgary and CFNS Bird Alert. This Bird Alert was recorded on Monday, Feb. 10 at 10:35am. To report a bird sighting, leave a message after the recording or to bypass the recorded message, press the pound key on your touch tone phone. To speak to a naturalist, please phone 221-4500 during office hours. Two SHORT-EARED OWLS were found near Langdon on Saturday, February 8. The birds were found by Terry Korolyk. The birds were seen in the late afternoon. One bird was by the parking lot at the north end of Langdon Reservoir; the other was 2 kms. east of Hwy 797 on the Dead Horse Road which is just south of Langdon. A visiting birder from Kelowna, B.C., Hank Vanderpol, reported an adult GOLDEN EAGLE at the north end of Beaverdam Flats in Calgary on Friday, February 7. Other birds seen by Hank Vanderpol along the Bow River on February 7 included the female HARLEQUIN DUCK by the Glenmore Trail Bridge and 3 BARROW'S GOLDENEYE slightly south of the bridge. Hank also observed a male and female NORTHERN PINTAIL on the Bow River at the south end of the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary. On Thursday, February 6, Hank Vanderpol located 6 NORTHERN THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS, 1 BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER and 1 PILEATED WOODPECKER in the west end of Fish Creek Provincial Park. Other recent waterfowl reports include a female LONG-TAILED DUCK that was seen at Hull's Wood on the Bow River in Fish Creek Provincial Park on Saturday, February 1. That bird was seen by a visiting birder from the Netherlands, Wilfred Marissen. Terry Korolyk saw a female BARROW'S GOLDENEYE there on February 3 and on February 8, Terry observed a male NORTHERN PINTAIL at the Carseland Weir. An unknown observer has reported 5-6 PURPLE FINCHES in the Weaselhead area of North Glenmore Park. The birds were just north of the green bridge on Tuesday, February 4. The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Thursday, February 13. CFNS MEETINGS AND FIELD TRIPS: BIRD STUDY GROUP: 1st Wednesday of each month 7:30pm, Room 211, Biosciences Bldg, University of Calgary. Call Jan Roseneder, 286-5920, for program information. BIRDING FIELD TRIPS: Sat., Feb. 15, 8:15am: MONTHLY BIRDING SURVEY, Carburn Park. S from Glenmore Tr. at 18 St SE to 2nd stoplight, then right & follow signs. Leader Bernard Goulet, 279-0491 Sat., Feb. 15, 9am: WATERFOWL AT BANKSIDE-MALLARD POINT FCPP. Meet E end of Canyon Meadows Dr SE. Car-pool to Bankside. Leaders Chris & Ken Havard, 242-0664 Sun., Feb. 16, 8am: WINTER WOODLAND OWLS, WATER VALLEY. All day. Meet Mecca Cafe by Esso Station at SW corner intersection of Hwy 1 at Stoney Tr. NW. Leader Bernard Goulet, 279-0491 Wed., Feb. 19, 9:30am: BIRDING INGLEWOOD BIRD SANCTUARY. E end of 9 Ave SE. Leader Cedric Hitchon, 271-8789. Sat., Feb. 22, 9:30am: SNOWY OWL PROWL, Car cavalcade, 5 hrs, have full gas tank. Meet W side of Sunridge Mall by The Bay (36 St NE just S of 32 Ave) Leader Terry Korolyk, 254-1878 Sun., Feb. 23, 10am: WINTER BIRD ECOLOGY. Meet at Kananaskis Field Station by Barrier Lake, on Hwy 40. Glen Chilton will introduce and lead a hike. Bring lunch. (Possible facility charge $5). Leader Glen Chilton, 254-3710 or 202-2059, or email: glen.chilton@stmc.ab.ca Sun., Feb. 23, 9am: HUNT FOR HOUSE FINCHES AND OTHER WINTER BIRDS. Meet NE corner Market Mall at Shaganappi Trail & 40 Ave NW. Leaders Roger/Jean Dunn, 288-6171 Wed Feb. 26, 9:30am: BIRD BEAVERDAM FLATS PARK. Meet S parking lot (Lynnview Rd & 62 Av SE). N from Glenmore Tr at 18 St SE, then left. Leader Ray Woods, 241-6007 Thur Feb. 27, 7:30pm: NOCTURNAL OWL PROWL - WEASELHEAD. Meet 66 Av & 37 St SW and bring flashlight. Leader Jim St. Laurent, 246-6314 Fri Feb 28, 8am: WIND-UP WINTER BIRD COUNT. Meet Carburn Park, S from Glenmore Tr on 18 St SE to 2nd light, then right, follow signs. Leader TBA, call 243-2248. Inglewood Bird Sanctuary is a City of Calgary natural area. Staff offer information, courses and field trips relating to natural history. For information call (403) 221-4500. Calgary Field Naturalists' Society promotes the observation, study and conservation of the native habitat through lectures, field trips and collection of scientific data. CFNS publishes a monthly newsletter and a quarterly journal, PICA. For membership or event information, call (403) 285-8553. A Birdfinding Guide to the Calgary Region, ed. Joan F. McDonald (CFNS, 1993) is out of print. Copies are no longer available from CFNS. - End transcriptCalgary Field Naturalists' Society
PO Box 981, Station M
Calgary, AB
T2P 2K4
- RBA * Alberta (Canada) * Calgary, AB * Feb 6,2003 * ABCA0302.06 - Birds mentioned Long-tailed Duck Northern Pygmy Owl Black-backed Woodpecker Three-toed Woodpecker Pileated Woodpecker American Goldfinch - Transcript Hotline: City of Calgary and Calgary Field Naturalists' Society's Bird Alert Number: (403) 221-4519 To Report: (403) 221-4519 Coverage: Southern Alberta Compiler: Terry Korolyk (CFNS & IBS) Transcriber: Jean Moore (jmmoore@ucalgary.ca) Welcome to the City of Calgary and CFNS Bird Alert. This Bird Alert was recorded Thursday, February 6, 2003, at 11:40 am. To report a bird sighting, leave a message after the recording or to bypass the recorded message, press the pound key on your touch tone phone. To speak to a naturalist, please phone (403) 221-4500 during office hours. A LONG-TAILED DUCK has been seen on the Bow River in Fish Creek PP in Calgary. The bird, a female, was seen by a visiting birder from the Netherlands, Wilfred Marissen, on Saturday, Feb 1, in the Hull's Wood area of the Park. This is only the third report of the bird this winter season at the Hull's Wood location. An adult female LONG-TAILED DUCK spent almost all of last Winter at the same location. Wilfred Marissen also reported the BLACK-BACKED and THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS in Griffith Woods were still at that location on Monday, Feb 3. To reach Griffith Woods, turn southward onto 69 St SW from Hwy 8, drive straight through the traffic circle, then take the first left turn. Wilfred Marissen and Terry Korolyk both observed a PILEATED WOODPECKER in the Burnsmead area of east Fish Creek PP on Monday, Feb 3. Alan MacKeigan reported 4 NORTHERN PYGMY OWLS on Hwy 68, W of Calgary, on Saturday, Feb 1. Locations of the birds were 800 m west of the Ranger Station; 3 km west of the Ranger Station; 5.5 km west of the Ranger Station; and the final bird was at the Dawson Creek Trailhead on the Powderface Trail. Joyce Moore had 3 AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES at her feeders in the Mayfair district of Calgary on Tuesday, Feb 4. Joyce said she has had 1-2 birds coming to her yard for approx a month now. For more information on these birds, call Joyce Moore at 255-7890. The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Monday, Feb 10. CFNS meeting and field trips: BIRD STUDY GROUP - 1st Wednesday of each month 7:30 pm, Room 211, BioSciences Bldg, University of Calgary Call Jan Roseneder, 286-5920, for program information. BIRDING FIELD TRIPS Call leader for meeting time and place. Sat Feb 8 - Search for Prairie Birds/Falcons - E of City Leader Bill Wilson - 230-0054 Sat Feb 8 - Birding for Beginners - Inglewood Bird Sanctuary Leaders Gus Yaki and Aileen Pelzer - 243-2248 Sun Feb 9 - 12th Annual Duck Waddle (4 to 5 hours) Leader Phil Cram - 228-4142 ************************************************* Inglewood Bird Sanctuary is a City of Calgary natural area. Staff offer information, courses and field trips relating to natural history. For information call (403) 269-6688. Calgary Field Naturalists' Society promotes the observation, study and conservation of the native habitat through lectures, field trips and collection of scientific data. CFNS publishes a monthly newsletter and a quarterly journal, Pica. For membership or event information call (403) 285-8553. A Birdfinding Guide to the Calgary Region, ed. Joan F. McDonald (CFNS, 1993), is out of print. Some copies may still be available from the American Birding Association or from local book stores. Copies are no longer available from CFNS. - End transcriptCalgary Field Naturalists' Society
PO Box 981, Station M
Calgary, AB
T2P 2K4
- RBA * Alberta (Canada) * Calgary, AB * Feb 3,2003 * ABCA0302.03 - Birds mentioned Snowy Owl Northern Pygmy Owl Three-toed woodpecker Northern Shrike - Transcript Hotline: City of Calgary and Calgary Field Naturalists' Society's Bird Alert Number: (403) 221-4519 To Report: (403) 221-4519 Coverage: Southern Alberta Compiler: Terry Korolyk (CFNS & IBS) Transcriber: Jean Moore (jmmoore@ucalgary.ca) Welcome to the City of Calgary and CFNS Bird Alert. This Bird Alert was recorded Monday, February, 2003, at 12:25 pm. To report a bird sighting, leave a message after the recording or to bypass the recorded message, press the pound key on your touch tone phone. To speak to a naturalist, please phone (403) 221-4500 during office hours. A total of 4 NORTHERN PYGMY OWLS were reported off Hwy 68, W of Calgary, on Saturday, Feb 1. The birds were located by Alan MacKeigan. One bird was heard calling at dawn approx 800 m west of the Ranger Station; another bird, also calling at dawn, was approx 3 km west of the Ranger Station; while another bird, also calling at dawn, was approx 5.5 km west of the Ranger Station. The fourth bird was at the Dayton Creek Trailhead off the Powderface Trail where a bird had been reported earlier in the winter. For more information on these birds call Alan MacKeigan at 651-3754. A total of 3 NORTHERN SHRIKES were observed over the weekend. Two of the birds were observed between the Northfork Recreation Area and the Quirk Creek Gas Plant on Hwy 549, west of Millarville, on Saturday, Feb 1. These birds were seen by Terry Korolyk. Mary Huston and a CFNS Field Trip to Bebo Grove in west Fish Creek Provincial Park on Sunday, Feb 2, saw one NORTHERN SHRIKE and a THREE-TOED WOODPECKER. SNOWY OWLS are still in good numbers in the Irricana Sloughs / Strathmore area. Terry Korolyk observed 4 SNOWY OWLS in the Irricana Sloughs on Sunday, Feb 2, then saw another three along Hwy 1, E of Strathmore, the same day. His eighth owl of the day was just west of Langdon Reservoir along Hwy 22X. Tom Trowell observed 3 SNOWY OWLS in the TwpRd 272 / RgeRd 270 area, S of Irricana, on Saturday, Feb 1. One of these birds seen on TwpRd 272 near the railroad line S of Irricana had a yellow tag with the number '2' on the right wing. The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Thursday, Feb 6. CFNS meeting and field trips: BIRD STUDY GROUP - 1st Wednesday of each month 7:30 pm, Room 211, BioSciences Bldg, University of Calgary Call Jan Roseneder, 286-5920, for program information. BIRDING FIELD TRIPS Call leader for meeting time and place. Wed Feb 5 - Birding Carburn Park Leader Bernard Goulet - 279-0491 Sat Feb 8 - Search for Prairie Birds/Falcons - E of City Leader Bill Wilson - 230-0054 Sat Feb 8 - Birding for Beginners - Inglewood Bird Sanctuary Leaders Gus Yaki and Aileen Pelzer - 243-2248 Sun Feb 9 - 12th Annual Duck Waddle (4 to 5 hours) Leader Phil Cram - 228-4142 ******************** Inglewood Bird Sanctuary is a City of Calgary natural area. Staff offer information, courses and field trips relating to natural history. For information call (403) 269-6688. Calgary Field Naturalists' Society promotes the observation, study and conservation of the native habitat through lectures, field trips and collection of scientific data. CFNS publishes a monthly newsletter and a quarterly journal, Pica. For membership or event information call (403) 285-8553. A Birdfinding Guide to the Calgary Region, ed. Joan F. McDonald (CFNS, 1993), is out of print. Some copies may still be available from the American Birding Association or from local book stores. Copies are no longer available from CFNS. - End transcriptCalgary Field Naturalists' Society
PO Box 981, Station M
Calgary, AB
T2P 2K4
- RBA * Alberta (Canada) * Calgary, AB * Jan 30,2003 * ABCA0301.30 - Birds mentioned Trumpeter Swan Goose sp. Peregrine Falcon Snowy Owl Black-backed Woodpecker Three-toed woodpecker Pileated Woodpecker - Transcript Hotline: City of Calgary and Calgary Field Naturalists' Society's Bird Alert Number: (403) 221-4519 To Report: (403) 221-4519 Coverage: Southern Alberta Compiler: Terry Korolyk (CFNS & IBS) Transcriber: Jean Moore (jmmoore@ucalgary.ca) Welcome to the City of Calgary and CFNS Bird Alert. This Bird Alert was recorded Thursday, January 30, 2003, at 12:30 pm. To report a bird sighting, leave a message after the recording or to bypass the recorded message, press the pound key on your touch tone phone. To speak to a naturalist, please phone (403) 221-4500 during office hours. The first-year TRUMPETER SWANS that are attempting to overwinter along the Bow River in southeast Calgary were reported at Bankside in east Fish Creek PP between 4:00 and 4:30 pm on Monday, Jan 27. THe report was made by an unknown observer. Thus far this season, the birds have ranged from Mallard Point to the Hwy 22X bridge in Fish Creek PP. A raptor that may be an immature PEREGRINE FALCON has been reported twice recently in west Calgary. Both sightings were made by Penny Smith. Penny first noticed the bird on Jan 17 over the Bow River south of the University of Calgary, but then on Jan 26 saw the bird flying towards the River from the west campus of the University. For more information, call Penny at 287-9260. A BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER was seen in Griffiths Woods on Jan 29. The bird was seen by Andrew Slater in the east end of the Park. Andrew said that within the space of 10 minutes in that area, he saw a THREE-TOED WOODPECKER and a PILEATED WOODPECKER as well as the BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER. To reach Griffith Woods, turn south onto 69 St SW from Hwy 8, stay straight at the traffic circle ahead, then take the first left hand turn. The Calgary Bird Alert has received its third report this Winter of an unusually-plumaged goose in Carburn Park. Peter Galagus on Jan 26 reported the bird, which resembled a blue morph Snow Goose, near the Eric Harvie Bridge. Thus far the bird has not been specifically identified. Mary Coughlin reported 2 SNOWY OWLS near Irricana on Sunday, Jan 26. One bird was near the TwpRd 274/RgeRd 261 junction; the other was west of RgeRd 261 on TwpRd 263. The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Monday, Feb 3. CFNS meeting and field trips: BIRD STUDY GROUP - 1st Wednesday of each month 7:30 pm, Room 211, BioSciences Bldg, University of Calgary Call Jan Roseneder, 286-5920, for program information. BIRDING FIELD TRIPS Call leader for meeting time and place. Sat Feb 1 - Elbow River Birding Survey Leader Gus Yaki & Aileen Pelzer - 243-2248 Sun Feb 2 - Winter Birds, Bebo Grove FCPP Leader Mary Huston - 238-3019 Wed Feb 5 - Birding Carburn Park Leader Bernard Goulet - 279-0491 Sat Feb 8 - Search for Prairie Birds/Falcons - E of City Leader Bill Wilson - 230-0054 Sat Feb 8 - Birding for Beginners - Inglewood Bird Sanctuary Leaders Gus Yaki and Aileen Pelzer - 243-2248 Sun Feb 9 - 12th Annual Duck Waddle (4 to 5 hours) Leader Phil Cram - 228-4142 ******************************************************** Inglewood Bird Sanctuary is a City of Calgary natural area. Staff offer information, courses and field trips relating to natural history. For information call (403) 269-6688. Calgary Field Naturalists' Society promotes the observation, study and conservation of the native habitat through lectures, field trips and collection of scientific data. CFNS publishes a monthly newsletter and a quarterly journal, Pica. For membership or event information call (403) 285-8553. A Birdfinding Guide to the Calgary Region, ed. Joan F. McDonald (CFNS, 1993), is out of print. Some copies may still be available from the American Birding Association or from local book stores. Copies are no longer available from CFNS. - End transcriptCalgary Field Naturalists' Society
PO Box 981, Station M
Calgary, AB
T2P 2K4
- RBA * Alberta (Canada) * Calgary, AB * Jan 27,2003 * ABCA0301.27 - Birds mentioned Trumpeter Swan Redhead Northern Pintail Three-toed Woodpecker Black-backed Woodpecker Golden Eagle Horned Lark Song Sparrow Lapland Longspur Rusty Blackbird Snow Bunting - Transcript Hotline: City of Calgary and Calgary Field Naturalists' Society's Bird Alert Number: (403) 221-4519 To Report: (403) 221-4519 Coverage: Southern Alberta Compiler: Terry Korolyk (CFNS & IBS) Transcriber: Jean Moore (jmmoore@ucalgary.ca) Welcome to the City of Calgary and CFNS Bird Alert. This Bird Alert was recorded Monday, January 27, 2003, at 11:05 am. To report a bird sighting, leave a message after the recording or to bypass the recorded message, press the pound key on your touch tone phone. To speak to a naturalist, please phone (403) 221-4500 during office hours. A pair of first-year TRUMPETER SWANS have been seen once again on the Bow River in east Fish Creek PP. The birds were seen twice over the weekend with the first sighting being approx 3:30 pm on Friday, Jan 24, when Darryl Galambos and Bobbie Prout observed the birds just north of the Hwy 22X bridge. The birds were at the same location when they were observed there by Terry Korolyk in the late afternoon of Saturday, Jan 25. Probably somewhere between 100-200 LAPLAND LONGSPURS were observed along 594 Ave at the south end of Frank Lake, E of High River, on Saturday, Jan 25. This could be a record-size Winter flock in southern Alberta. The birds were part of a mixed flock of approx 200 SNOW BUNTINGS and 200 HORNED LARKS that were feeding in fields around the 594 Ave/168 St junction. Also observed was a GOLDEN EAGLE in the same area and reported were 1 LAPLAND LARKSPUR and 300 HORNED LARKS at the 594 Ave/232 St junction. All these bird sightings were made by Terry Korolyk. Bill Wilson the same day saw 2 LAPLAND LONGSPURS in with 50 HORNED LARKS along the road from the southeast corner of Basin 2 at Frank Lake. John Cartwright has reported a female THREE-TOED WOODPECKER and a female BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER were both in the west end of Bowness Park in Calgary on Saturday, Jan 25. Bill Wilson reported that the SONG SPARROW and RUSTY BLACKBIRD reported earlier this Winter at the Banff Cave and Basin marsh were still there Jan 26 when he observed them. Terry Korolyk reported the male REDHEAD seen at the Carseland Weir earlier this Winter was still there on Jan 24. Bill Wilson observed a male NORTHERN PINTAIL there on Jan 25. The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Thursday, Jan 30. CFNS meeting and field trips: BIRD STUDY GROUP - 1st Wednesday of each month 7:30 pm, Room 211, BioSciences Bldg, University of Calgary Call Jan Roseneder, 286-5920, for program information. BIRDING FIELD TRIPS Call leader for meeting time and place. Wed Jan 29 - Birding at Pearce Estate Leader John Thompson - 246-0157 Sat Feb 1 - Elbow River Birding Survey Leader Gus Yaki & Aileen Pelzer - 243-2248 Sun Feb 2 - Winter Birds, Bebo Grove FCPP Leader Mary Huston - 238-3019 Wed Feb 5 - Birding Carburn Park Leader Bernard Goulet - 279-0491 Sat Feb 8 - Search for Prairie Birds/Falcons - E of City Leader Bill Wilson - 230-0054 Sat Feb 8 - Birding for Beginners - Inglewood Bird Sanctuary Leaders Gus Yaki and Aileen Pelzer - 243-2248 Sun Feb 9 - 12th Annual Duck Waddle (4 to 5 hours) Leader Phil Cram - 228-4142 *********************************************************** Inglewood Bird Sanctuary is a City of Calgary natural area. Staff offer information, courses and field trips relating to natural history. For information call (403) 269-6688. Calgary Field Naturalists' Society promotes the observation, study and conservation of the native habitat through lectures, field trips and collection of scientific data. CFNS publishes a monthly newsletter and a quarterly journal, Pica. For membership or event information call (403) 285-8553. A Birdfinding Guide to the Calgary Region, ed. Joan F. McDonald (CFNS, 1993), is out of print. Some copies may still be available from the American Birding Association or from local book stores. Copies are no longer available from CFNS. - End transcriptCalgary Field Naturalists' Society
PO Box 981, Station M
Calgary, AB
T2P 2K4
- RBA * Alberta (Canada) * Calgary, AB * Jan 23,2003 * ABCA0301.23 - Birds mentioned Red-breasted Merganser Gyrfalcon Short-eared Owl Yellow-rumped Warbler - Transcript Hotline: City of Calgary and Calgary Field Naturalists' Society's Bird Alert Number: (403) 221-4519 To Report: (403) 221-4519 Coverage: Southern Alberta Compiler: Terry Korolyk (CFNS & IBS) Transcriber: Jean Moore (jmmoore@ucalgary.ca) Welcome to the City of Calgary and CFNS Bird Alert. This Bird Alert was recorded Thursday, January 23, 2003, at 11:40 am. To report a bird sighting, leave a message after the recording or to bypass the recorded message, press the pound key on your touch tone phone. To speak to a naturalist, please phone (403) 221-4500 during office hours. The fourth warbler species to be found in the Calgary birding area this winter season has been reported. Some residents at a home in Okotoks have reported that a bird that is probably a YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER has been coming to their home in Okotoks for approx 3 weeks now. The bird was feeding there on the morning of Thursday, Jan 23. Previous warbler species reported in the area already this Winter have been WILSON'S, CAPE MAY, and PALM. For more information, call Terry Korolyk in Calgary at 254-1878. A male RED-BREASTED MERGANSER was found on the Bow River in Calgary on Saturday, Jan 18. The bird was found by Bill Wilson where the pathway running north from the parking lot meets the Bow River. A SHORT-EARED OWL was seen east of Calgary in the late afternoon of Saturday, Jan 18. The bird was hunting east of RgeRd 283, 1.7 km N of Glenmore Tr, when it was seen by Terry Korolyk. A gray morph GYRFALCON was seen on the eastern perimeter of Calgary on Friday, Jan 17. The bird was found by Michael Breiteneder approx halfway between 68 St and 84 St along Highway 1. Observers are reminded to please be as specific as possible in supplying directions to their sightings. Provide route name or number, distances from prominent landmarks, etc. We need to know spelling of your last name and must have your phone number. Home addresses should in included. The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Monday, Jan 27. CFNS meeting and field trips: BIRD STUDY GROUP - 1st Wednesday of each month 7:30 pm, Room 211, BioSciences Bldg, University of Calgary Call Jan Roseneder, 286-5920, for program information. BIRDING FIELD TRIPS Call leader for meeting time and place. Sat Jan 25 - Winter Water Birds - Beaverdam Flats Leader Gus Yaki - 243-2248 Sun Jan 26 - Birding Burnsmead FCPP Leader Yousif Attia - 254-8869 Wed Jan 29 - Birding at Pearce Estate Leader John Thompson - 246-0157 Sat Feb 1 - Elbow River Birding Survey Leader Gus Yaki & Aileen Pelzer - 243-2248 Sun Feb 2 - Winter Birds, Bebo Grove FCPP Leader Mary Huston - 238-3019 Wed Feb 5 - Birding Carburn Park Leader Bernard Goulet - 279-0491 Sat Feb 8 - Search for Prairie Birds/Falcons - E of City Leader Bill Wilson - 230-0054 Sat Feb 8 - Birding for Beginners - Inglewood Bird Sanctuary Leaders Gus Yaki and Aileen Pelzer - 243-2248 Sun Feb 9 - 12th Annual Duck Waddle (4 to 5 hours) Leader Phil Cram - 228-4142 Inglewood Bird Sanctuary is a City of Calgary natural area. Staff offer information, courses and field trips relating to natural history. For information call (403) 269-6688. Calgary Field Naturalists' Society promotes the observation, study and conservation of the native habitat through lectures, field trips and collection of scientific data. CFNS publishes a monthly newsletter and a quarterly journal, Pica. For membership or event information call (403) 285-8553. A Birdfinding Guide to the Calgary Region, ed. Joan F. McDonald (CFNS, 1993), is out of print. Some copies may still be available from the American Birding Association or from local book stores. Copies are no longer available from CFNS. - End transcriptCalgary Field Naturalists' Society
PO Box 981, Station M
Calgary, AB
T2P 2K4
- RBA * Alberta (Canada) * Calgary, AB * Jan 20,2003 * ABCA0301.20 - Birds mentioned Goose sp. American Wigeon Northern Pintail Red-breasted Merganser Northern Goshawk Gyrfalcon Bald Eagle Golden Eagle Short-eared Owl Great Gray Owl Northern Pygmy Owl Snowy Owl Cedar Waxwing Bohemian Waxwing Northern Shrike - Transcript Hotline: City of Calgary and Calgary Field Naturalists' Society's Bird Alert Number: (403) 221-4519 To Report: (403) 221-4519 Coverage: Southern Alberta Compiler: Terry Korolyk (CFNS & IBS) Transcriber: Jean Moore (jmmoore@ucalgary.ca) Welcome to the City of Calgary and CFNS Bird Alert. This Bird Alert was recorded Monday, January 20, 2003, at 11:15 am. To report a bird sighting, leave a message after the recording or to bypass the recorded message, press the pound key on your touch tone phone. To speak to a naturalist, please phone (403) 221-4500 during office hours. A male RED-BREASTED MERGANSER was found on the Bow River in Calgary on Saturday, Jan 18. The bird was found by Bill Wilson. Bill said the bird was north of the parking lot at Carburn Park where the pathway meets the river. A SHORT-EARED OWL was seen east of Calgary in the late afternoon of Saturday, Jan 18. The bird was found by Terry Korolyk 1.7 km N of Glenmore Tr on RgeRd 283. M. Belyea reported a GREAT GRAY OWL was perched on the top of the remains of a rough frame building on the ground on Coach Ridge Rd, 1/4 of a block south of 11 Ave SW, at 5 pm on Saturday, Jan 18. The site is on the west side of Coach Ridge Rd. Two NORTHERN PYGMY OWLS were located off Hwy 68, west of Calgary, by Andrew Slater on Sunday, Jan 19. One bird was at the Dawson Trailhead off Powderface Tr, and the other bird was at the Sibbald Lake campground. There was an unusual 'west of Hwy 2' record of a SNOWY OWL this weekend. Richard Rappel observed a first-winter bird along Hwy 2A, 4 km N of the Tongue Creek Rd, on Saturday, Jan 18. Other reports of raptors this weekend included a grey morph GYRFALCON that was seen along Hwy 1 by Michael Breiteneder on Jan 17. The bird was halfway between 68 St and 84 St NE. Terry Korolyk observed 4 adult and 2 immature BALD EAGLES feeding on carcases on 68 St at the Shepard Landfill on Jan 18. One of the carcases was a coyote. Andrew Slater observed an immature NORTHERN GOSHAWK and a subadult GOLDEN EAGLE just east of the Kananaskis Country entrance on Hwy 68 on Jan 19. The same day Andrew observed a NORTHERN SHRIKE at Crane Meadow. Joel Duncan observed a flock of 16 CEDAR WAXWINGS and a lone BOHEMIAN WAXWING in aspens on the south slope of Glenmore/Weaselhead on Sunday, Jan 19. For details, call Joel at 253-8749. Bill Wilson observed an unusually-plumaged GOOSE at the RED-BREASTED MERGANSER site on Jan 18. The bird may have been a domestic goose cross. Andrew Slater observed 1 male NORTHERN PINTAIL and 3 female AMERICAN WIGEON north of Fish Creek PP's Hull's Wood on Jan 16. The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Thursday, Jan 23. CFNS meeting and field trips: BIRD STUDY GROUP - 1st Wednesday of each month 7:30 pm, Room 211, BioSciences Bldg, University of Calgary Call Jan Roseneder, 286-5920, for program information. BIRDING FIELD TRIPS Call leader for meeting time and place. Wed Jan 22, 9:30 am - Birding Bowmont Park Leader Horst Grothman - 286-3048 Sat Jan 25, 9 am - Winter Water Birds Leader Gus Yaki - 243-2248 Sun Jan 26, 9 am - Birding Burnsmead FCPP Leader Yousif Attia - 254-8869 Inglewood Bird Sanctuary is a City of Calgary natural area. Staff offer information, courses and field trips relating to natural history. For information call (403) 269-6688. Calgary Field Naturalists' Society promotes the observation, study and conservation of the native habitat through lectures, field trips and collection of scientific data. CFNS publishes a monthly newsletter and a quarterly journal, Pica. For membership or event information call (403) 285-8553. A Birdfinding Guide to the Calgary Region, ed. Joan F. McDonald (CFNS, 1993), is out of print. Some copies may still be available from the American Birding Association or from local book stores. Copies are no longer available from CFNS. - End transcriptCalgary Field Naturalists' Society
PO Box 981, Station M
Calgary, AB
T2P 2K4
- RBA * Alberta (Canada) * Calgary, AB * Jan 16, 2003 * ABCA0301.16 - Birds mentioned Great Blue Heron Wood Duck Harlequin Duck Red-tailed Hawk Great Horned Owl Northern Saw-whet Owl - Transcript Hotline: City of Calgary and Calgary Field Naturalists' Society's Bird Alert Number: (403) 221-4519 To Report: (403) 221-4519 Coverage: Southern Alberta Compiler: Terry Korolyk (CFNS & IBS) Transcriber: Chris Havard (ckhavard@shaw.ca) Welcome to the City of Calgary and CFNS Bird Alert. This Bird Alert was recorded on Thursday, January 16 at 11:50am. To report a bird sighting, leave a message after the recording or to bypass the recorded message, press the pound key on your touch tone phone. To speak to a naturalist, please phone 221-4500 during office hours. A NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL was observed resting in a Weeping Willow tree at a residence in the City of Airdrie on Thursday, January 9. The bird was approximately 15 feet up in the tree which was at the home of Fred Johnson of Acacia Crescent. There have been no further sightings of the bird at that location however. A GREAT BLUE HERON was seen along the Highwood River in High River on Saturday, January 11. The bird was found by Greg Wagner along the river on the western outskirts of the town. This would be a very rare January record for this species in Alberta. For more details, call Greg Wagner in High River at 601-3893. A buteo that may have been a dark-morph RED-TAILED HAWK was seen perched along the Bow River just south of the Graves Bridge in southeast Calgary on Tuesday afternoon, January 14. The bird was seen by Terry Korolyk. Recent waterfowl reports include a male WOOD DUCK seen at the stormwater outfall just north of the Hwy 22X Bridge in east Fish Creek P.P. on Wednesday, January 15, and a female HARLEQUIN DUCK is still overwintering at the Graves Bridge where it was observed by Bernard Goulet and other members of a CFNS field trip on Wednesday, January 15. The WOOD DUCK was observed by Terry Korolyk. Ted Van recently saw 2 GREAT HORNED OWLS calling back and forth in the conifers 200 metres southwest of the south end of the bridge at Edworthy Park. Observers are reminded to please supply as specific directions as possible to their sightings. Please provide route name or number, distance from visible landmarks, etc. We must have correct spelling of your last name with your phone number and we must have the date of the sighting. The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Monday, January 20. CFNS MEETINGS AND FIELD TRIPS: BIRD STUDY GROUP: 1st Wednesday of each month 7:30pm, Room 211, Biosciences Bldg, University of Calgary. Call Jan Roseneder, 286-5920, for program information. BIRDING FIELD TRIPS: Sat., Jan 18, 9:00am: Birding Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E end of 9th Ave SE. Leader, Bruce Barnetson, 246-1329. Sun, Jan 19, 9:30am: Weaselhead Birds. Meet parking lot, 66 Av & 37 St SW. Leader, Bruce Barnetson, 246-1329. Sun, Jan 19, 8:30am: Canmore/Exshaw Townsites. All day by car. For mountain birds - Clark's Nutcracker, Evening & Pine Grosbeak, Mountain Chickadee, Rose Finch, etc. Meet at Assumption School, 34th St NW (just W of Sarcee Trail, just N of Transcanada Hwy 1). Leader, Bill Wilson, 230-0054. Wed., Jan 22, 9:30am. Birding Bowmont Park. Meet Maranatha Church, 2111 52 St, NW (N end Home Rd). Leader, Horst Grothman, 286-3048. Inglewood Bird Sanctuary is a City of Calgary natural area. Staff offer information, courses and field trips relating to natural history. For information call (403) 221-4500. Calgary Field Naturalists' Society promotes the observation, study and conservation of the native habitat through lectures, field trips and collection of scientific data. CFNS publishes a monthly newsletter and a quarterly journal, PICA. For membership or event information, call (403) 285-8553. A Birdfinding Guide to the Calgary Region, ed. Joan F. McDonald (CFNS, 1993) is out of print. Copies are no longer available from CFNS. - End transcriptCalgary Field Naturalists' Society
PO Box 981, Station M
Calgary, AB
T2P 2K4
- RBA * Alberta (Canada) * Calgary, AB * Jan 13, 2003 * ABCA0301.13 - Birds mentioned Long-tailed Duck Northern Harrier Prairie Falcon Wilson's Snipe Pileated Woodpecker Horned Lark Palm Warbler American Tree Sparrow Lapland Longspur - Transcript Hotline: City of Calgary and Calgary Field Naturalists' Society's Bird Alert Number: (403) 221-4519 To Report: (403) 221-4519 Coverage: Southern Alberta Compiler: Terry Korolyk (CFNS & IBS) Transcriber: Chris Havard (ckhavard@shaw.ca) Welcome to the City of Calgary and CFNS Bird Alert. This Bird Alert was recorded on Monday, Jan. 13 at 11:45am. To report a bird sighting, leave a message after the recording or to bypass the recorded message, press the pound key on your touch tone phone. To speak to a naturalist, please phone 221-4500 during office hours. At least 3 WILSON'S SNIPE were found in the area over the weekend. The first bird was found at the Banff Cave and Basin Marsh by Terry Korolyk on Saturday, January 11. Two birds were found by Mary Huston and members of a CFNS Field Trip on Sunday, January 12 in the Votiers Flats area of west Fish Creek Prov. Park. Mary said the birds were by the storm sewer at Bridge 9. The most recent report of the PALM WARBLER at Pearce Estate in the city comes from Phil Cram who saw the bird there on Thursday, January 9. The bird has been seen most often at the running water outlet on the east side of the Sam Livingston Fish Hatchery. A female LONG-TAILED DUCK has been seen once again in Fish Creek Prov. Park. The bird, which was seen originally on the Bow River just north of the Hwy 22X bridge on December 26, was seen there again, this time by Terry Korolyk on the morning of Monday, January 13. At least two male NORTHERN HARRIERS were found in the area on Friday, January 10. Both birds were observed by Terry Korolyk. One bird was along the road just east of Frank Lake; the other was north of Blackie 1.2 kms south of 338 Avenue on 272 St. SE. Terry also reported 20-30 longspurs (including LAPLAND LONGSPUR) and 70-80 HORNED LARKS near the Frank Lake Basin 3 parking lot on January 10. Other recent reports of interest include a PRAIRIE FALCON seen off 722 Ave west of Hwy 2 west of Nanton on January 10 by Terry Korolyk; a PILEATED WOODPECKER seen at Fish Creek's Votiers Flats by Mary Huston and members of CFNS on January 12; and 5 AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS seen at the south end of Frank Lake by Bill Wilson on January 12. The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Thursday, January 16. CFNS MEETINGS AND FIELD TRIPS: BIRD STUDY GROUP: 1st Wednesday of each month 7:30pm, Room 211, Biosciences Bldg, University of Calgary. Call Jan Roseneder, 286-5920, for program information. BIRDING FIELD TRIPS: Wed, Jan 15, 8:30am: Monthly Birding Survey, Carburn Park. S from Glenmore Tr at 18 St SE to second stoplight, then right and follow signs. Leader, Bernard Goulet, 279-0491. Sat., Jan 18, 9:00am: Birding Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E end of 9th Ave SE. Leader, Bruce Barnetson, 246-1329. Sun, Jan 19, 9:30am: Weaselhead Birds. Meet parking lot, 66 Av & 37 St SW. Leader, Bruce Barnetson, 246-1329. Sun, Jan 19, 8:30am: Canmore/Exshaw Townsites. All day by car. For mountain birds - Clark's Nutcracker, Evening & Pine Grosbeak, Mountain Chickadee, Rose Finch, etc. Meet at Assumption School, 34th St NW (just W of Sarcee Trail, just N of Transcanada Hwy 1). Leader, Bill Wilson, 230-0054. Wed., Jan 22, 9:30am. Birding Bowmont Park. Meet Maranatha Church, 2111 52 St, NW (N end Home Rd). Leader, Horst Grothman, 286-3048. Inglewood Bird Sanctuary is a City of Calgary natural area. Staff offer information, courses and field trips relating to natural history. For information call (403) 221-4500. Calgary Field Naturalists' Society promotes the observation, study and conservation of the native habitat through lectures, field trips and collection of scientific data. CFNS publishes a monthly newsletter and a quarterly journal, PICA. For membership or event information, call (403) 285-8553. A Birdfinding Guide to the Calgary Region, ed. Joan F. McDonald (CFNS, 1993) is out of print. Copies are no longer available from CFNS. - End transcriptCalgary Field Naturalists' Society
PO Box 981, Station M
Calgary, AB
T2P 2K4
- RBA * Alberta (Canada) * Calgary, AB * Jan 9, 2003 * ABCA0301.09 - Birds mentioned Green-winged Teal Redhead Sharp-shinned Hawk Black-backed Woodpecker Marsh Wren Cape May Warbler Palm Warbler Wilson's Warbler Song Sparrow Red-winged Blackbird Rusty Blackbird - Transcript Hotline: City of Calgary and Calgary Field Naturalists' Society's Bird Alert Number: (403) 221-4519 To Report: (403) 221-4519 Coverage: Southern Alberta Compiler: Terry Korolyk (CFNS & IBS) Transcriber: Chris Havard (ckhavard@shaw.ca) Welcome to the City of Calgary and CFNS Bird Alert. This Bird Alert was recorded on Thursday, Jan. 9 at 11:55pm. To report a bird sighting, leave a message after the recording or to bypass the recorded message, press the pound key on your touch tone phone. To speak to a naturalist, please phone 221-4500 during office hours. A PALM WARABLER was found in Pearce Estate in Calgary on Saturday, January 4 by Royce Howland. The bird has been seen by many observers since then. This is the third warbler species reported in the area this winter season with the others being CAPE MAY and WILSON'S. The bird is seen most often around the water outlet just east of the Sam Livingston Fish Hatchery. A MARSH WREN was seen at extremely close range at the Banff Cave and Basin Marsh on Monday, January 6th. This may be the first January, if not the first winter record of this species in the area, if not the province. The bird was observed by Peter Sherrington and Mike McIver off the boardwalk near the blind at the extreme west end of the marsh. Other birds seen at the marsh by Peter and Mike included a SONG SPARROW and 2 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS. A SONG SPARROW was seen in Calgary on Thursday, January 2. The bird was seen by John Thompson in Carburn Park where the path from the parking lot meets the river path, a site where John found possibly the same bird in the winter of 2001-2002. Two immature RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDS were found in the Irricana Sloughs area on Sunday, January 5. The birds were found by Mary Coughlin and Dorothy Hazlett. The birds were north of Township Road 270 on Range Road 252. Andrew Slater on January 7 reported the female BLACK-BACKED WOODPECKER in South Glenmore Park was about 100 yards west of the 37 St road allowance where it meets the path at the bottom of the hill. Waterfowl in the area recently include a male REDHEAD seen by Terry Korolyk above the Carseland Weir on Monday, January 6, and a male GREEN-WINGED TEAL observed by Andrew Slater at Beaverdam Flats in Calgary on January 7th. On January 7, Andrew also saw a juvenile SHARP-SHINNED HAWK in his yard in the Oakridge district. The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Monday, January 13. CFNS MEETINGS AND FIELD TRIPS: BIRD STUDY GROUP: 1st Wednesday of each month 7:30pm, Room 211, Biosciences Bldg, University of Calgary. Call Jan Roseneder, 286-5920, for program information. BIRDING FIELD TRIPS: Sat, Jan 11, 10am: Birding for Beginners. Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, off 9th Ave, SE. Leader, John McFaul, 289-9517. Sun, Jan 12, 9:30am: Winter Bird Bonanza. Search for rare woodpeckers, Gray Jay, Boreal Chickadee, Bohemian Waxwing, crossbills, etc. Meet parking lot, Votier's Flats, FCPP S end Elbow Dr. SW. Leader, Mary Houston, 238-3019. Wed, Jan 15, 8:30am: Monthly Birding Survey, Carburn Park. S from Glenmore Tr at 18 St SE to second stoplight, then right and follow signs. Leader, Bernard Goulet, 279-0491. Sat., Jan 18, 9:00am: Birding Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E end of 9th Ave SE. Leader, Bruce Barnetson, 246-1329. Sun, Jan 19, 9:30am: Weaselhead Birds. Meet parking lot, 66 Av & 37 St SW. Leader, Bruce Barnetson, 246-1329. Sun, Jan 19, 8:30am: Canmore/Exshaw Townsites. All day by car. For mountain birds - Clark's Nutcracker, Evening & Pine Grosbeak, Mountain Chickadee, Rose Finch, etc. Meet at Assumption School, 34th St NW (just W of Sarcee Trail, just N of Transcanada Hwy 1). Leader, Bill Wilson, 230-0054. Wed., Jan 22, 9:30am. Birding Bowmont Park. Meet Maranatha Church, 2111 52 St, NW (N end Home Rd). Leader, Horst Grothman, 286-3048. Inglewood Bird Sanctuary is a City of Calgary natural area. Staff offer information, courses and field trips relating to natural history. For information call (403) 221-4500. Calgary Field Naturalists' Society promotes the observation, study and conservation of the native habitat through lectures, field trips and collection of scientific data. CFNS publishes a monthly newsletter and a quarterly journal, PICA. For membership or event information, call (403) 285-8553. A Birdfinding Guide to the Calgary Region, ed. Joan F. McDonald (CFNS, 1993) is out of print. Copies are no longer available from CFNS. - End transcriptCalgary Field Naturalists' Society
PO Box 981, Station M
Calgary, AB
T2P 2K4
- RBA * Alberta (Canada) * Calgary, AB * Jan 6, 2003 * ABCA0301.06 - Birds mentioned Trumpeter Swan Canada Goose Mallard Northern Pintail Barrow's Goldeneye Cooper's Hawk Red-tailed Hawk Rough-legged Hawk Gyrfalcon Snowy Owl Northern Three-toed Woodpecker Northern Shrike Cape May Warbler Pine Grosbeak Common Redpoll - Transcript Hotline: City of Calgary and Calgary Field Naturalists' Society's Bird Alert Number: (403) 221-4519 To Report: (403) 221-4519 Coverage: Southern Alberta Compiler: Terry Korolyk (CFNS & IBS) Transcriber: Chris Havard (ckhavard@shaw.ca) Welcome to the City of Calgary and CFNS Bird Alert. This Bird Alert was recorded on Monday, Jan. 6 at 11:15am. To report a bird sighting, leave a message after the recording or to bypass the recorded message, press the pound key on your touch tone phone. To speak to a naturalist, please phone 221-4500 during office hours. A pair of juvenile TRUMPETER SWANS were found on the Bow River on the Fish Creek Prov. Park's New Year's Day Count. The birds were originally reported by an unknown observer on Friday, December 27 on the Bow River in the Douglasdale area. On January 1, counters found the birds off Poplar Island. Other highlights of the count included a dark-morph RED-TAILED HAWK near the Burnsmead area, 8 BARROW'S GOLDENEYE and 6 NORTHERN PINTAIL. A total of 36 species were found on the count including 4300 CANADA GOOSE and 4700 MALLARDS, both figures far above the norm. No COMMON REDPOLLS were found and only 1 PINE GROSBEAK was recorded. A pair of COOPER'S HAWKS have been reported upriver of the Bearspaw Dam. Ted Bodnar has been observing the birds for the past 3 weeks. For more details, call Ted at 247-9696. Ted also reported a dark-morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK off Hwy 1 west of Canada Olympic Park on Friday, Jan. 3. There was one GYRFALCON report over the weekend. Bill Wilson observed a grey-morph bird flying east to west just north of Cheadle on Sunday, January 5. Bill also found 3 SNOWY OWLS in the area, but found no Longspurs at the 722 Ave-72 St. site north of Cayley. The same day, Bill observed the CAPE MAY WARBLER which is attempting to overwinter in High River. The bird comes to the yard of Lucille Dougherty at 835 - 8 St. SW in High River. Mary Coughlin observed a NORTHERN SHRIKE on Hwy 68 west of Calgary on Saturday, January 4 and saw two NORTHERN THREE-TOED WOODPECKERS in Bowness Park, also on January 4. The Calgary Bird Alert reminds its many callers to please supply as specific directions as possible to their sightings. Please supply route name or number, distance from visible landmarks, etc. We must have correct spelling of your last name with your phone number and we must have the date of the sighting. The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Thursday, January 9. CFNS MEETINGS AND FIELD TRIPS: BIRD STUDY GROUP: 1st Wednesday of each month 7:30pm, Room 211, Biosciences Bldg, University of Calgary. Call Jan Roseneder, 286-5920, for program information. BIRDING FIELD TRIPS: Sat, Jan 11, 10am: Birding for Beginners. Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, off 9th Ave, SE. Leader, John McFaul, 289-9517. Sun, Jan 12, 9:30am: Winter Bird Bonanza. Search for rare woodpeckers, Gray Jay, Boreal Chickadee, Bohemian Waxwing, crossbills, etc. Meet parking lot, Votier's Flats, FCPP S end Elbow Dr. SW. Leader, Mary Houston, 238-3019. Wed, Jan 15, 8:30am: Monthly Birding Survey, Carburn Park. S from Glenmore Tr at 18 St SE to second stoplight, then right and follow signs. Leader, Bernard Goulet, 279-0491. Sat., Jan 18, 9:00am: Birding Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E end of 9th Ave SE. Leader, Bruce Barnetson, 246-1329. Sun, Jan 19, 9:30am: Weaselhead Birds. Meet parking lot, 66 Av & 37 St SW. Leader, Bruce Barnetson, 246-1329. Sun, Jan 19, 8:30am: Canmore/Exshaw Townsites. All day by car. For mountain birds - Clark's Nutcracker, Evening & Pine Grosbeak, Mountain Chickadee, Rose Finch, etc. Meet at Assumption School, 34th St NW (just W of Sarcee Trail, just N of Transcanada Hwy 1). Leader, Bill Wilson, 230-0054. Wed., Jan 22, 9:30am. Birding Bowmont Park. Meet Maranatha Church, 2111 52 St, NW (N end Home Rd). Leader, Horst Grothman, 286-3048. Inglewood Bird Sanctuary is a City of Calgary natural area. Staff offer information, courses and field trips relating to natural history. For information call (403) 221-4500. Calgary Field Naturalists' Society promotes the observation, study and conservation of the native habitat through lectures, field trips and collection of scientific data. CFNS publishes a monthly newsletter and a quarterly journal, PICA. For membership or event information, call (403) 285-8553. A Birdfinding Guide to the Calgary Region, ed. Joan F. McDonald (CFNS, 1993) is out of print. Copies are no longer available from CFNS. - End transcriptCalgary Field Naturalists' Society
PO Box 981, Station M
Calgary, AB
T2P 2K4
- RBA * Alberta (Canada) * Calgary, AB * Jan 2, 2003 * ABCA0301.02 - Birds mentioned Gadwall Red-tailed Hawk Gyrfalcon Glaucous Gull Horned Lark Cape May Warbler Lapland Longspur Smith's Longspur Snow Bunting Purple Finch - Transcript Hotline: City of Calgary and Calgary Field Naturalists' Society's Bird Alert Number: (403) 221-4519 To Report: (403) 221-4519 Coverage: Southern Alberta Compiler: Terry Korolyk (CFNS & IBS) Transcriber: Chris Havard (ckhavard@shaw.ca) Welcome to the City of Calgary and CFNS Bird Alert. This Bird Alert was recorded on Thursday, Jan. 2 at 10:10am. To report a bird sighting, leave a message after the recording or to bypass the recorded message, press the pound key on your touch tone phone. To speak to a naturalist, please phone 221-4500 during office hours. At least 1 and possibly as many as 3 SMITH'S LONGSPURS were disscovered on the Nanton Xmas Bird Count held Sunday, Dec. 29. To find the location where the birds were seen, go south on Hwy 2 approximately 19.1 kms. past the Hwy 23 overpass at High River to 722 Avenue. Turn right, stay on the north fork, which is 722 Avenue, and drive west 1.3 kms. past 52 St. This is where at least 1 bird was seen by Gus Yaki in amongst flocks of HORNED LARKS and SNOW BUNTINGS and at least 12 LAPLAND LONGSPURS. There were reports of PURPLE FINCHES in Calgary this week. John Thompson saw 2 males and a female at feeders approximately halfway between the Elbow River and the bottom of the hill off the 37 St. SW parking lot at the Weaselhead area on Monday, Dec. 30, then Bill Wilson saw 1 male and 1 female in approximately the same location on Wednesday, Jan. 1. On Wednesday, Jan. 1 Andrew Slater observed a female PURPLE FINCH in Carburn Park between some houses with feeders and the bicycle path where it heads northward from the river. Phil Cram and Bernard Goulet observed a RED-TAILED HAWK along 52 St., SE by the Shepard landfill on Xmas Day. For details, call Phil at 228-4142. As of January 1, the adult GLAUCOUS GULL was still at the Shepard landfill. It was seen that day by Joan and Malcolm Macdonald and Bill Wilson. The bird can be seen easily from 68 St., SE. Joan and Malcolm Macdonald also saw a light-gray morph GYRFALCON at the same location on January 1. The CAPE MAY WARBLER found in December in High River was still being seen as of January 1. The bird has been coming to the yard of Lucille Dougherty at 835-8 St., SW in High River. HORNED LARKS are being seen east of Chestermere Lake. Terry Korolyk observed flocks of 6, 40 and 20 birds on roads between McElroy Slough and Highway 9 on Monday, December 30. Andrew Slater and Bill Wilson both reported a female GADWALL downstream from the Graves Bridge in southeast Calgary on New Year's Day. The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Monday, January 6. CFNS Meetings and Field Trips: BIRD STUDY GROUP: 1st Wednesday of each month 7:30pm, Room 211, Biosciences Bldg, University of Calgary. Call Jan Roseneder, 286-5920, for program information. NOTE: January's meeting will be held on January 8th. Phil Cram will lead a discussion of the Christmas Bird Count results. BIRDING FIELD TRIPS: Sun. Jan. 5, 8:30am: Elbow River Monthly Birding Survey. Meet Stanley Park, 42 Av SW, W of Macleod Tr. Walk to Glenmore Reservoir, drive back (3.5 hrs). Call leaders Aileen Pelzer/Gus Yaki, 243-2248, to ensure enough vehicles for return. Wed. Jan 8, 9:30am: Wintering Wood Ducks & Dippers. Meet S entrance doors, Talisman Centre (Lindsay Athletic Park) off Macleod Tr S of 18 St., SW. Leader, Dave Gibson, 282-8133. Sat. Jan 11, 10am: Birding for Beginners. Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, off 9th Av SE. Leader, John McFaul, 289-9517. Sun Jan. 12, 9:30am: Winter Bird Bonanza. Search for rare woodpeckers, Gray Jay, Boreal Chickadee, Bohemian Waxwing, crossbills, etc. Meet parking lot, Votier's Flats, FCPP S end Elbow Dr SW. Leader, Mary Huston, 238-3019 Wed. Jan. 15, 8:30am: Monthly Birding Survey, Carburn Park, S from Glenmore Tr at 18 St SE to second stoplight, then right and follow signs. Leader, Bernard Goulet, 279-0491. Inglewood Bird Sanctuary is a City of Calgary natural area. Staff offer information, courses and field trips relating to natural history. For information call (403) 221-4500. Calgary Field Naturalists' Society promotes the observation, study and conservation of the native habitat through lectures, field trips and collection of scientific data. CFNS publishes a monthly newsletter and a quarterly journal, PICA. For membership or event information, call (403) 285-8553. A Birdfinding Guide to the Calgary Region, ed. Joan F. McDonald (CFNS, 1993) is out of print. Copies are no longer available from CFNS. - End transcriptCalgary Field Naturalists' Society
PO Box 981, Station M
Calgary, AB
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