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- RBA * Alberta (Canada) * Calgary, AB * Dec 22, 2003 * ABCA0312.22 - Birds mentioned Great Blue Heron Long-tailed Duck Virginia Rail American Coot Gyrfalcon Killdeer Snowy Owl Northern Three-toed Woodpecker Steller's Jay Northern Shrike Winter Wren Song Sparrow Rusty Blackbird - Transcription 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, December 22, 2003, at 12:10 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 VIRGINIA RAIL was found at the Banff Cave and Basin Marsh on the Banff-Canmore Christmas Bird Count, held on Saturday, Dec 20. The bird was seen by Kevin Barker, Heather Dempsey and Keith Webb. Other birds seen by the group at the Cave and Basin Marsh included a WINTER WREN, a GREAT BLUE HERON, a SONG SPARROW, 5 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS and 2 KILLDEER. A lone STELLER'S JAY was seen at the Marsh by Kevin Barker and Keith Webb. The Cave and Basin HERON was 1 of 2 found on the CBC with the other bird being in Canmore. For more specific directions to the locations of these birds, contact Kevin Barker in Canmore at 678-6102. Three AMERICAN COOTS were observed at Frank Lake, east of High River, on Thursday, Dec 18. The birds were seen by Phil Cram, Mike Mulligan, and Bernard and Therese Goulet. A total of 6 AMERICAN COOTS had been found there on the High River CBC, held on Tuesday, Dec 16. The birds were in a stretch of open water that was to the west of the entrance road off Hwy 23 in the NW corner of the Lake. The entrance road is gated, however, so it will be necessary to walk in from that point. Frank Lake is a few kilometres east of High River. Watch for the entrance road sign on the south side of Hwy 23. Phil Cram et al also reported the female LONG-TAILED DUCK was still north of the Hwy 22X bridge over the Bow in east Fish Creek PP on Dec 18, and also saw a lone NORTHERN SHRIKE on Meridian Road, S of High River. They saw 1 NORTHERN THREE-TOED WOODPECKER at Brown-Lowery Recreation Area on Plummer's Road near Millarville. Terry Korolyk observed an immature dark-morph GYRFALCON on 68(?) St SE on the east side of the Shepard landfill on Sunday, Dec 21, and the same day observed a 1st-year SNOWY OWL along a fencerow north of Inverlake Rd on the first north/south road west of Hwy 9. The City of Calgary and CFNS Bird Alert would like to take this opportunity to wish its many callers well at this time of year and may we all enjoy the best of birding in 2004. The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Friday, Dec 26. CFNS meeting and field trips: BIRD STUDY GROUP - 1st Wednesday of each month except July and August 7:30 pm, Room 211, BioSciences Bldg, University of Calgary Call Phil Cram, 228-4142, for more information. BIRDING FIELD TRIPS Call leader for meeting time and place. * - indicates a Christmas Bird Count Fri Dec 26, 9:30 am - Birding Votier's Flats, FCPP Leader Tony Timmons, 256-0754 *Sat Dec 27 - Town of Cochrane CBC To participate, contact Kay Detomasi, 932-6400, or Frank Hennessey, 932-4986 *Sun Dec 28 - Cochrane Wildlife Reserve CBC To participate call Jamie Podlubny, 288-0658 - Nanton CBC Contact Gus Yaki, 243-2248, or Laurie Messner, 403-646-2345 *Tue Dec 30 - Sheep River/Turner Valley CBC To participate call Doug Collister, 240-1635 Wed Dec 31, 9 am - Birding Shannon Terrace, FCPP Leader Aileen Pelzer - 243-2248 *Thu Jan 1, 2004 (morning only) Fish Creek PP, 11th Annual Bird Census To participate call Bernard Goulet - 279-0491 Thu Jan 1, 12:45 pm - Fish Creek PP Birding Highlights Leader Phil Cram - 228-4142 Thu Jan 1, 12:45 pm - Bowmont Park Leader Horst Grothman - 286-3048 Fri Jan 2, 8:30 am - Elbow River Birding Survey Leaders Gus Yaki and Aileen Pelzer - 243-2248. Call to ensure vehicle space for return trip *Sat Jan 3, Snake's Head CBC To participate, contact Doug Collister, 240-1635 ******************** 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. 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 * Dec 18, 2003 * ABCA0312.18 - Birds mentioned Great Blue Heron Tundra Swan Long-tailed Duck Golden Eagle American Kestrel Northern Goshawk Northern Pygmy-Owl American Crow Common Raven Swamp Sparrow Harris' Sparrow - 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, December 18, 2003, at 11:30 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. An adult SWAN was seen on Tuesday, Dec 16, on the Bow River north of the footbridge across the River at the Burnsmead area of east Fish Creek Provincial Park. The bird was seen by Terry Korolyk. It was a few hundred metres north of the bridge and has reportedly been in this area since Dec 1. It is reported to be a TUNDRA SWAN. Terry also reported that the female LONG-TAILED DUCK that has been on the Bow River north of the Hwy 22X bridge was at that location again on Tuesday, Dec 16. On Dec 16, Terry didn't see the GREAT BLUE HERON that had been south of the bridge since Nov 8, but Marion McIntyre of Shawnee Road reported seeing a large bird that she thinks might have been a GREAT BLUE HERON on Sunday, Dec 14, at 4:05 pm, flying eastward along James McKevitt Rd, just south of Fish Creek Provincial Park and west of McLeod Trail. Other recent sightings of interest include an AMERICAN KESTEL seen by Terry Korolyk on Monday, Dec 15, flying westward across McLeod Trail between the Lake Fraser Gate and Anderson Rd intersections. Dave Brown on Wednesday, Dec 17, observed a GOLDEN EAGLE within the Calgary city limits. The bird was at the remains of a rabbit on the south side of 80 Ave NE between 68 St and 84 St at 2:10 in the afternoon. Terry Korolyk observed 2 AMERICAN CROWS on Wednesday, Dec 17, at Bonaventure School just north of Canyon Meadows Drive on Acadia Dr. Birds in the town of Canmore recently include a SWAMP SPARROW and a HARRIS' SPARROW seen by Kevin Barker on Dec 15 along Policeman's Creek. For specific directions to the birds, call Kevin in Canmore at 678-6102. The same day, Kevin also saw a NORTHERN GOSHAWK pursuing a COMMON RAVEN near a trailer park along Spring Creek in Canmore, and on Dec 13, with Dan Measor, he saw a NORTHERN PYGMY-OWL along Spring Creek near Dan Measor's house. Final results of the Dec 14 Calgary Christmas Bird Count showed a record number of species and a record number of birds. Final number of species was well over the old record of 70 and the total number of birds at 54,000 was approx 5,000 above the old high. Final numbers included feeder watcher figures. The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Monday, Dec 22. CFNS meeting and field trips: BIRD STUDY GROUP - 1st Wednesday of each month except July and August 7:30 pm, Room 211, BioSciences Bldg, University of Calgary Call Phil Cram, 228-4142, for more information. BIRDING FIELD TRIPS Call leader for meeting time and place. * - indicates a Christmas Bird Count *Sat Dec 20 - Horseshoe Canyon CBC To participate, contact Mike Harrison, 236-4700 - Banff/Canmore CBC To participate call Mike McIvor, 403-762-4160 - BowKan (Exshaw/Seebe) CBC To participate call Cliff Hansen, 403-673-2422 Sun Dec 21, 9:30 am - Birding Inglewood Bird Sanctuary Leader Mike Mulligan, 232-1013 Fri Dec 26, 9:30 am - Birding Votier's Flats, FCPP Leader Tony Timmons, 256-0754 *Sat Dec 27 - Town of Cochrane CBC To participate, contact Kay Detomasi, 932-6400, or Frank Hennessey, 932-4986 *Sun Dec 28 - Cochrane Wildlife Reserve CBC To participate call Jamie Podlubny, 288-0658 - Nanton CBC Contact Gus Yaki, 243-2248, or Laurie Messner, 403-646-2345 *Tue Dec 30 - Sheep River/Turner Valley CBC To participate call Doug Collister, 240-1635 Wed Dec 31, 9 am - Birding Shannon Terrace, FCPP Leader Aileen Pelzer - 243-2248 *Thu Jan 1, 2004 (morning only) Fish Creek PP, 11th Annual Bird Census To participate call Bernard Goulet - 279-0491 Thu Jan 1, 12:45 pm - Fish Creek PP Birding Highlights Leader Phil Cram - 228-4142 Thu Jan 1, 12:45 pm - Bowmont Park Leader Horst Grothman - 286-3048 Fri Jan 2, 8:30 am - Elbow River Birding Survey Leaders Gus Yaki and Aileen Pelzer - 243-2248. Call to ensure vehicle space for return trip *Sat Jan 3, Snake's Head CBC To participate, contact Doug Collister, 240-1635 ******************** 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. 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 * Dec 11, 2003 * ABCA0312.11 - Birds mentioned Great Blue Heron Long-tailed Duck Barrow's Goldeneye Gadwall American Wigeon Rough-legged Hawk Wilson's Snipe Boreal Owl (not) Song Sparrow - 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, December 11, 2003, at 11 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 female LONG-TAILED DUCK has been seen once again north of the Hwy 22X bridge in east Fish Creek PP in Calgary. The bird, which had originally been seen once in the late Fall in the same area, was seen there by Terry Korolyk on Tuesday, Dec 9. This is probably the same bird that has spent the previous two Winters at this location. The same day, Terry observed the GREAT BLUE HERON south of the bridge, where the bird has been since Nov 8. The bird appeared to be listening for mice in the grasses just off the shoreline. Other waterfowl seen by Terry Korolyk at the Hwy 22X bridge on Dec 9 included 1 male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE, 1 GADWALL and 1 female AMERICAN WIGEON. At Hull's Wood, Terry observed a dark morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK. A WILSON'S SNIPE has been seen by several observers recently in Carburn Park. The most recent report is of Bernard and Therese Goulet, who observed the bird on Tuesday, Dec 9, at the wooden footbridge west of the parking lot. Horst Grothman had a SONG SPARROW at his feeder in the Bowmont Natural Area on Monday, Dec 8. For more information, call Horst at 286-3048. The BOREAL OWL that was seen by many observers on Montana Dr in northwest Calgary on Sunday, Dec 7, is reported to have flown off that evening. The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Monday, Dec 15. CFNS meeting and field trips: BIRD STUDY GROUP - 1st Wednesday of each month except July and August 7:30 pm, Room 211, BioSciences Bldg, University of Calgary Call Phil Cram, 228-4142, for more information. BIRDING FIELD TRIPS Call leader for meeting time and place. * - indicates a Christmas Bird Count Sat Dec 13, 8 am - Advance scouting of your territory for Calgary's Christmas Bird Count Spend a few hours searching for rareties. Species seen, but not spotted on Dec 14, will qualify as Count Week Species. Gather friends or join - John Bregar, 873-7260; Bernard Goulet, 279-0491; Cedric Hitchon, 271-8789; John Thompson, 246-0157; Ray Woods, 241-6007; or Gus Yaki, 243-2248. Report results to Phil Cram, 228-4142. *Sun Dec 14 - Calgary Christmas Bird Count (CBC) To participate, contact Phil Cram at 228-4142 Mon Dec 15, 8:30 am - Monthly Birding Survey, Carburn Leader Bernard Goulet, 279-0491 *Tue Dec 16 - High River CBC To participate contact Malcolm McDonald, 239-3817, or Greg Wagner, 403-601-3893 Wed Dec 17, 9 am - Birding Beaverdam Flats Park Leader Bernard Goulet - 279-0491 *Sat Dec 20 - Horseshoe Canyon CBC To participate, contact Mike Harrison, 236-4700 - Banff/Canmore CBC To participate call Mike McIvor, 403-762-4160 - BowKan (Exshaw/Seebe) CBC To participate call Cliff Hansen, 403-673-2422 Sun Dec 21, 9:30 am - Birding Inglewood Bird Sanctuary Leader Mike Mulligan, 232-1013 Fri Dec 26, 9:30 am - Birding Votier's Flats, FCPP Leader Tony Timmons, 256-0754 *Sat Dec 27 - Town of Cochrane CBC To participate, contact Kay Detomasi, 932-6400, or Frank Hennessey, 932-4986 *Sun Dec 28 - Cochrane Wildlife Reserve CBC To participate call Jamie Podlubny, 288-0658 - Nanton CBC Contact Gus Yaki, 243-2248, or Laurie Messner, 403-646-2345 *Tue Dec 30 - Sheep River/Turner Valley CBC To participate call Doug Collister, 240-1635 Wed Dec 31, 9 am - Birding Shannon Terrace, FCPP Leader Aileen Pelzer - 243-2248 *Thu Jan 1, 2004 (morning only) Fish Creek PP, 11th Annual Bird Census To participate call Bernard Goulet - 279-0491 Thu Jan 1, 12:45 pm - Fish Creek PP Birding Highlights Leader Phil Cram - 228-4142 Thu Jan 1, 12:45 pm - Bowmont Park Leader Horst Grothman - 286-3048 Fri Jan 2, 8:30 am - Elbow River Birding Survey Leaders Gus Yaki and Aileen Pelzer - 243-2248. Call to ensure vehicle space for return trip *Sat Jan 3, Snake's Head CBC To participate, contact Doug Collister, 240-1635 ******************** 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. 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 * Dec 08, 2003 * ABCA0312.08 - Birds mentioned Great Blue Heron Red-breasted Merganser Hooded Merganser Common Merganser Northern Goshawk Prairie Falcon Gray Partridge Boreal Owl Snowy Owl Waxwing sp (albino) Cedar Waxwing Bohemian Waxwing - 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, December 8, 2003, at 11 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 BOREAL OWL has been seen by many observers now in a tree in a front yard at a residence near Market Mall. The bird was originally reported by a neighbour of 4804 Montana Dr NW, which is the address where the bird is located. The neighbour reported the bird to Jim Black on Sunday, Dec 7, and subsequently other birders saw the bird during the day. For more information on this bird, call Jim Black in Calgary at 281-5085. A male RED-BREASTED MERGANSER was observed on the Bow River at Beaverdam Flats in Calgary on Sunday, Dec 7. The bird was seen by John Thompson. John said the bird was approx 1 km north of the Glenmore Trail bridge at 1 pm and was in the company of both HOODED and COMMON MERGANSERS. An albino WAXWING was seen in amongst a flock of 80-100 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS at a residence in the Varsity district of Calgary on Thursday, Dec 4. Horst Grothman is the resident there who saw the birds. Horst also reported 4-6 CEDAR WAXWINGS at his home on the same day. The Hwy 22X bridge GREAT BLUE HERON has made it into the month of December. Nemali Seneviratne observed the bird at the site this past week on the days of Wednesday, Dec 3, and Saturday, Dec 6. SNOWY OWLS were scarce in the Brooks-Kitsim Reservoir area on Friday, Dec 5. Dwight Knapik found only three birds on that day, all southeast of Dorothy. The same day, Dwight saw a PRAIRIE FALCON stooping on a flock of GRAY PARTRIDGE at the north end of McGregor Lake. On Saturday, Dec 6, Dwight reported 2 NORTHERN GOSHAWKS at the Calgary Zoo's private breeding ranch off Dunbow Rd, S of Calgary. The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Thursday, Dec 11. CFNS meeting and field trips: BIRD STUDY GROUP - 1st Wednesday of each month except July and August 7:30 pm, Room 211, BioSciences Bldg, University of Calgary Call Phil Cram, 228-4142, for more information. BIRDING FIELD TRIPS Call leader for meeting time and place. * - indicates a Christmas Bird Count Wed Dec 10, 10 am - Bow River Walk, Higgins Bridge to McKenzie Bridge & return Leader Cedric Hitchon, 271-8789 Sat Dec 13, 8 am - Advance scouting of your territory for Calgary's Christmas Bird Count Spend a few hours searching for rareties. Species seen, but not spotted on Dec 14, will qualify as Count Week Species. Gather friends or join - John Bregar, 873-7260; Bernard Goulet, 279-0491; Cedric Hitchon, 271-8789; John Thompson, 246-0157; Ray Woods, 241-6007; or Gus Yaki, 243-2248. Report results to Phil Cram, 228-4142. *Sun Dec 14 - Calgary Christmas Bird Count (CBC) To participate, contact Phil Cram at 228-4142 Mon Dec 15, 8:30 am - Monthly Birding Survey, Carburn Leader Bernard Goulet, 279-0491 *Tue Dec 16 - High River CBC To participate contact Malcolm McDonald, 239-3817, or Greg Wagner, 403-601-3893 Wed Dec 17, 9 am - Birding Beaverdam Flats Park Leader Bernard Goulet - 279-0491 *Sat Dec 20 - Horseshoe Canyon CBC To participate, contact Mike Harrison, 236-4700 - Banff/Canmore CBC To participate call Mike McIvor, 403-762-4160 - BowKan (Exshaw/Seebe) CBC To participate call Cliff Hansen, 403-673-2422 Sun Dec 21, 9:30 am - Birding Inglewood Bird Sanctuary Leader Mike Mulligan, 232-1013 Fri Dec 26, 9:30 am - Birding Votier's Flats, FCPP Leader Tony Timmons, 256-0754 *Sat Dec 27 - Town of Cochrane CBC To participate, contact Kay Detomasi, 932-6400, or Frank Hennessey, 932-4986 *Sun Dec 28 - Cochrane Wildlife Reserve CBC To participate call Jamie Podlubny, 288-0658 - Nanton CBC Contact Gus Yaki, 243-2248, or Laurie Messner, 403-646-2345 *Tue Dec 30 - Sheep River/Turner Valley CBC To participate call Doug Collister, 240-1635 Wed Dec 31, 9 am - Birding Shannon Terrace, FCPP Leader Aileen Pelzer - 243-2248 *Thu Jan 1, 2004 (morning only) Fish Creek PP, 11th Annual Bird Census To participate call Bernard Goulet - 279-0491 Thu Jan 1, 12:45 pm - Fish Creek PP Birding Highlights Leader Phil Cram - 228-4142 Thu Jan 1, 12:45 pm - Bowmont Park Leader Horst Grothman - 286-3048 Fri Jan 2, 8:30 am - Elbow River Birding Survey Leaders Gus Yaki and Aileen Pelzer - 243-2248. Call to ensure vehicle space for return trip *Sat Jan 3, Snake's Head CBC To participate, contact Doug Collister, 240-1635 ******************** 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. 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 * Dec 4, 2003 * ABCA0312.04 - Birds mentioned Northern Goshawk American Kestrel Wilson's Snipe Townsend's Solitaire Harris' Sparrow Song Sparrow Swamp Sparrow 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: Jean Moore (jmmoore@ucalgary.ca) Welcome to the City of Calgary and CFNS Bird Alert. This Bird Alert was recorded Thursday, December 4, 2003, at 7:45 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 male AMERICAN DESTREL was seen at Carburn Park in Calgary on the morning of Wednesday, Dec 3. The bird was north of the Eric Harvie Footbridge when it was seen by a CFNS field trip as reported by Phil Cram. An immature HARRIS' SPARROW was seen along Whiskey Creek in the Banff townsite on Thursday, Dec 4. Kevin Barker found the bird. Other recent reports from the Banff area include a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE seen by Joan and Malcolm McDonald in Exshaw. From the Cave and Basin marsh area the McDonalds reported the fall SONG and SWAMP SPARROWS were still there along with 1 WILSON'S SNIPE and 4 RUSTY BLACKBIRDS. NORTHERN GOSHAWKS reported recently include an immature bird pursuing a Grey Squirrel at Beaverdam Flats on Nov 30 during a CFNS field trip. Don and Joyce Moore have had a GOSHAWK around their ranch, approx halfway between High River and Longivew, through the latter part of the fall season, and that bird was there again on the weekend of Nov 29-30. The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Monday, Dec 8. CFNS meeting and field trips: BIRD STUDY GROUP - 1st Wednesday of each month except July and August 7:30 pm, Room 211, BioSciences Bldg, University of Calgary Call Phil Cram, 228-4142, for more information. BIRDING FIELD TRIPS Call leader for meeting time and place. * - indicates a Christmas Bird Count Sun Dec 7, 9:30 am - Birding for Beginners, Bowness Park Leader Mairi Babey, 288-2841 Sun Dec 7, 2 pm - Winter Survival - how did Early Man cope with the Cold - Weaselhead Leader Gus Yaki, 243-2248 Wed Dec 10, 10 am - Bow River Walk, Higgins Bridge to McKenzie Bridge & return Leader Cedric Hitchon, 271-8789 Sat Dec 13, 8 am - Advance scouting of your territory for Calgary's Christmas Bird Count Spend a few hours searching for rareties. Species seen, but not spotted on Dec 14, will qualify as Count Week Species. Gather friends or join - John Bregar, 873-7260; Bernard Goulet, 279-0491; Cedric Hitchon, 271-8789; John Thompson, 246-0157; Ray Woods, 241-6007; or Gus Yaki, 243-2248. Report results to Phil Cram, 228-4142. *Sun Dec 14 - Calgary Christmas Bird Count (CBC) To participate, contact Phil Cram at 228-4142 Mon Dec 15, 8:30 am - Monthly Birding Survey, Carburn Leader Bernard Goulet, 279-0491 *Tue Dec 16 - High River CBC To participate contact Malcolm McDonald, 239-3817, or Greg Wagner, 403-601-3893 Wed Dec 17, 9 am - Birding Beaverdam Flats Park Leader Bernard Goulet - 279-0491 *Sat Dec 20 - Horseshoe Canyon CBC To participate, contact Mike Harrison, 236-4700 - Banff/Canmore CBC To participate call Mike McIvor, 403-762-4160 - BowKan (Exshaw/Seebe) CBC To participate call Cliff Hansen, 403-673-2422 Sun Dec 21, 9:30 am - Birding Inglewood Bird Sanctuary Leader Mike Mulligan, 232-1013 Fri Dec 26, 9:30 am - Birding Votier's Flats, FCPP Leader Tony Timmons, 256-0754 *Sat Dec 27 - Town of Cochrane CBC To participate, contact Kay Detomasi, 932-6400, or Frank Hennessey, 932-4986 *Sun Dec 28 - Cochrane Wildlife Reserve CBC To participate call Jamie Podlubny, 288-0658 - Nanton CBC Contact Gus Yaki, 243-2248, or Laurie Messner, 403-646-2345 *Tue Dec 30 - Sheep River/Turner Valley CBC To participate call Doug Collister, 240-1635 Wed Dec 31, 9 am - Birding Shannon Terrace, FCPP Leader Aileen Pelzer - 243-2248 *Thu Jan 1, 2004 (morning only) Fish Creek PP, 11th Annual Bird Census To participate call Bernard Goulet - 279-0491 Thu Jan 1, 12:45 pm - Fish Creek PP Birding Highlights Leader Phil Cram - 228-4142 Thu Jan 1, 12:45 pm - Bowmont Park Leader Horst Grothman - 286-3048 Fri Jan 2, 8:30 am - Elbow River Birding Survey Leaders Gus Yaki and Aileen Pelzer - 243-2248. Call to ensure vehicle space for return trip *Sat Jan 3, Snake's Head CBC To participate, contact Doug Collister, 240-1635 ******************** 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. 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 * Dec 1,2003 * ABCA0312.01 - Birds mentioned Western Grebe Horned Grebe Great Blue Heron Tundra Swan Green-winged Teal Northern Pintail Redhead Lesser Scaup Prairie Falcon Gyrfalcon Wilson's Snipe Killdeer Snowy Owl Varied Thrush Yellow-rumped Warbler Lincoln's Sparrow - 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, December 1, 2003, at 8 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 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER has been found coming to feeders at a residence in Midnapore. The bird was originally reported by Wayne Hewitt at 128 Midpark Way at his home there on Nov 27, and the bird has been there every day since, including Dec 1. Another very unusual late migrant was a LINCOLN'S SPARROW seen in Canmore on Nov 29. Kevin Barker found the bird perched at the top of a shrub along Policeman's Creek in Canmore. Several other late migrants have been reported within recent days, two of them being grebe species. Yousif Attia and a CFNS Field Trip found a WESTERN GREBE on the Bow River at Beaverdam Flats on Sunday, Nov 30. That bird was seen there Dec 1 by Phil Cram and a CFNS Field Trip. Terry Korolyk observed a HORNED GREBE in transitional plumage on Nov 30 north of the Hwy 22X bridge in east Fish Creek PP. Mary Huston and Lucille Harrison saw a WILSON'S SNIPE and a KILLDEER in Carburn Park on Nov 29. Phil Cram and a CFNS Field Trip observed an adult TUNDRA SWAN north of the Burnsmead footbridge in east Fish Creek PP on Dec 1, and the GREAT BLUE HERON which has been south of the Hwy 22X bridge since Nov 8 was seen there Nov 30 by Terry Korolyk and Dec 1 by Phil Cram et al. Phil Cram et al found a VARIED THRUSH under a conifer at the parking lot at Stanley Park in Calgary on Dec 1, while Kevin Barker observed a VARIED THRUSH along Whiskey Creek in Banff townsite on Nov 30. Late migrating ducks reported included a female GREEN-WINGED TEAL found by John Cartwright Nov 27 in a culvert south of the weir at Pearce Estate and a male GREEN-WINGED TEAL seen by Yousif Attia et al at Beaverdam Flats Nov 30. Yousif Attia et al also saw 2 NORTHERN PINTAILS at Beaverdam Flats Nov 30, while Phil Cram et al saw 2 NORTHERN PINTAILS at Fish Creek Burnsmead Dec 1 and also saw 3 REDHEADS, 1 LESSER SCAUP and a GREEN-WINGED TEAL at Beaverdam Flats on Dec 1. Simone and Blaine Marler observed a possible white phase GYRFALCON perched on a pole at the entrance to McKinnon Flats on Nov 30, while single PRAIRIE FALCONS were seen Nov 30 by Ted Bodner south of the Hwy 1/Old Banff Coach Rd junction, and on Nov 30 on a transmission tower southwest of Chestermere Lake where it was observed by Terry Korolyk. There have been two recent SNOWY OWL reports. Mary Huston and Lucille Harrison observed a bird approx 4 km north of the Northfork Farm near Strathmore on Nov 29, while on Nov 30 Terry Korolyk saw an adult bird 4 km east of Bruce Lake on TwpRd 262 in the Irricana sloughs. The next scheduled update of the Bird Altert is Thursday, Dec 4. CFNS meeting and field trips: BIRD STUDY GROUP - 1st Wednesday of each month except July and August 7:30 pm, Room 211, BioSciences Bldg, University of Calgary December 3 - Dr Glen Chilton - From Alice in Wonderland to Conservation Icon: The Life and Times of the Great Auk, Terry Korolyk will give a slide presentation from his bird photography collection. Call Phil Cram, 228-4142, for more information. BIRDING FIELD TRIPS Call leader for meeting time and place. * - indicates a Christmas Bird Count Wed Dec 3, 9 am - Winter Waterfowl - Carburn Park Leader Bernard Goulet, 279-0491 Sat Dec 6, 8:30 am - Winter Birds on Bow River, Burnsmead to Mallard Point, FCPP Leaders Dick & Lenora Flynn, 271-1269 Sun Dec 7, 9:30 am - Birding for Beginners, Bowness Park Leader Mairi Babey, 288-2841 Sun Dec 7, 2 pm - Winter Survival - how did Early Man cope with the Cold - Weaselhead Leader Gus Yaki, 243-2248 Wed Dec 10, 10 am - Bow River Walk, Higgins Bridge to McKenzie Bridge & return Leader Cedric Hitchon, 271-8789 Sat Dec 13, 8 am - Advance scouting of your territory for Calgary's Christmas Bird Count Spend a few hours searching for rareties. Species seen, but not spotted on Dec 14, will qualify as Count Week Species. Gather friends or join - John Bregar, 873-7260; Bernard Goulet, 279-0491; Cedric Hitchon, 271-8789; John Thompson, 246-0157; Ray Woods, 241-6007; or Gus Yaki, 243-2248. Report results to Phil Cram, 228-4142. *Sun Dec 14 - Calgary Christmas Bird Count (CBC) To participate, contact Phil Cram at 228-4142 Mon Dec 15, 8:30 am - Monthly Birding Survey, Carburn Leader Bernard Goulet, 279-0491 *Tue Dec 16 - High River CBC To participate contact Malcolm McDonald, 239-3817, or Greg Wagner, 403-601-3893 Wed Dec 17, 9 am - Birding Beaverdam Flats Park Leader Bernard Goulet - 279-0491 *Sat Dec 20 - Horseshoe Canyon CBC To participate, contact Mike Harrison, 236-4700 - Banff/Canmore CBC To participate call Mike McIvor, 403-762-4160 - BowKan (Exshaw/Seebe) CBC To participate call Cliff Hansen, 403-673-2422 Sun Dec 21, 9:30 am - Birding Inglewood Bird Sanctuary Leader Mike Mulligan, 232-1013 Fri Dec 26, 9:30 am - Birding Votier's Flats, FCPP Leader Tony Timmons, 256-0754 *Sat Dec 27 - Town of Cochrane CBC To participate, contact Kay Detomasi, 932-6400, or Frank Hennessey, 932-4986 *Sun Dec 28 - Cochrane Wildlife Reserve CBC To participate call Jamie Podlubny, 288-0658 - Nanton CBC Contact Gus Yaki, 243-2248, or Laurie Messner, 403-646-2345 *Tue Dec 30 - Sheep River/Turner Valley CBC To participate call Doug Collister, 240-1635 Wed Dec 31, 9 am - Birding Shannon Terrace, FCPP Leader Aileen Pelzer - 243-2248 *Thu Jan 1, 2004 (morning only) Fish Creek PP, 11th Annual Bird Census To participate call Bernard Goulet - 279-0491 Thu Jan 1, 12:45 pm - Fish Creek PP Birding Highlights Leader Phil Cram - 228-4142 Thu Jan 1, 12:45 pm - Bowmont Park Leader Horst Grothman - 286-3048 Fri Jan 2, 8:30 am - Elbow River Birding Survey Leaders Gus Yaki and Aileen Pelzer - 243-2248. Call to ensure vehicle space for return trip *Sat Jan 3, Snake's Head CBC To participate, contact Doug Collister, 240-1635 ******************** 0Inglewood 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. 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
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- RBA * Alberta (Canada) * Calgary, AB * Nov 13, 2003 * ABCA0311.13 - Birds mentioned Greater White-fronted Goose Ross's Goose Tundra Swan White-tailed Ptarmigan Great Blue Heron Red-tailed Hawk Rough-legged Hawk American Kestrel Mew Gull Great Gray Owl albino Waxwing - 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 Thurs. Nov 13 at 11am. 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 ROSS'S GOOSE was seen along the Bow River in Calgary on Wednesday, November 12. The bird was seen on the river at Beaverdam Flats by Ray Woods and a CFNS Field Trip. The bird flew upriver after being watched for a few minutes. An adult MEW GULL was found on the Bow River at the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary on Sunday, November 9. Robert Storms found the bird opposite the upstream bench, and at the same location also saw an adult GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE. An albino WAXWING was seen in the city by Darryl Addison?, who lives in the Westgate area of Calgary, on Wednesday, Nov. 12. Darryl said the bird was in a flock of approximately 50 regularly-plumaged WAXWINGS. Alan MacKeigan observed 3 GREAT GRAY OWLS hunting during a snowstorm in the Millerville area at 10am on Tuesday, November 11. The birds were 6.3 kilometres west of Hwy 22 on Hwy 549. Marion Barker observed an AMERICAN KESTREL near her home in Canmore on two days this week. Marion, who lives on Coyote Way, saw the bird on the days of Tuesday, November 11 and Wednesday, November 12. Dick and Lenora Flynn and a CFNS Field Trip observed a GREAT BLUE HERON on the Bow River between Bankside and Mallard Point in Fish Creek Prov. Park on Sunday, November 9. Terry Korolyk had observed one on Nov. 8 farther south of the Hwy 22X Bridge. The swan that was reported by Nemali Semiviratne on November 8 & 9 at the 22X Bridge has been seen by at least one other observer. The bird appears to be neither a BEWICK'S or a WHOOPER SWAN, but a TUNDRA SWAN with a fairly large yellow patch at the base of the bill. Ray Woods and a CFNS field trip reported 5 RED-TAILED HAWKS in various plumages in the Beaverdam Flats area on Nov. 12 while Al Kimberley and Terry Korolyk watched an immature 'Calurus' subspecies light phase RED-TAILED HAWK circling over Tunnel Mtn. at Banff townsite on Nov. 7. Dwight Knapik observed a dark-morph ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK at the Calgary Zoo's Breeding Ranch on Nov. 7, while Terry Korolyk reported either a PEREGRINE or PRAIRIE FALCON flying north over Chinook Centre on Nov. 10. Andrew Slater reported one winter-plumaged WHITE-TAILED PTARMIGAN 250 metres south and 100 metres west of the parking lot in Highwood Pass on Sunday, November 9. The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Monday, November 17. CFNS MEETINGS AND FIELD TRIPS: BIRDING FIELD TRIPS: Sat Nov 15, 8:15am: Carburn Park Monthly Birding Survey. S from Glenmore Tr at 28 St SE to second stoplight, then right & follow signs. Bernard Goulet, 279-0491. Sun Nov 16, 2:00pm: The Trees & Shrubs of Weaselhead. Meet 37 St & 66 Av. Leader, Gus Yaki, 243-2248. Sat Nov 22, 9:00am: Boreal Birds at Bebo Grove, FCPP, S end of 24 St SW. Jan Roseneder, 286-5980 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, e-mail 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 * Nov 10, 2003 * ABCA0311.010 - Birds mentioned Bewick's or Whooper Swan hybrid Wigeon Green-winged Teal Long-tailed Duck Horned Grebe Eared Grebe Great Blue Heron American Coot American Avocet Wilson's Snipe 1st year Glaucous Gull 1st year Thayer's-Iceland Gull intergrade Red-breasted Sapsucker Northern Shrike Black-billed Magpie Winter Wren Varied Thrush European Starling Song Sparrow White-throated Sparrow Western Meadowlark Brewer's Blackbird 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: Chris Havard (ckhavard@shaw.ca) Welcome to the City of Calgary and CFNS Bird Alert. This Bird Alert was recorded on Monday, Nov. 10 at 11 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 possible BEWICK'S or WHOOPER SWAN has been reported on the Bow River in Calgary. The bird was seen on both Saturday, Nov. 8 and Sunday, Nov. 9 south of the Hwy 22X bridge by Nimali Semirivatne. There have been no reports on the male RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKER in Banff since Tuesday, Nov. 4. The bird had been seen by many observers since Sunday, Nov. 2 feeding on honeysuckle berries from a shrub in the front yard of 402 Muskrat Street. It appears that the bird has moved on from that address due to a depleted food supply; or it may have been killed by a BLACK-BILLED MAGPIE. At 4:15pm Nov. 4, Fred Whiley observed the bird being pursued by a Magpie and on Friday, Nov. 7, Terry Korolyk watched, at 402 Muskrat Street, a Magpie attempt to kill a lone EUROPEAN STARLING near the honeysuckle bush. A 1st year THAYER'S-ICELAND GULL intergrade that could be a KUMLIAN'S GULL and a 1st year GLAUCOUS GULL were both seen at the Shepard Landfill from 68 St. SE on Saturday, Nov. 8 by Terry Korolyk. The THAYER'S-ICELAND intergrade was first reported there on Oct. 28 while the GLAUCOUS GULL has been in that area since October 8. Terry Korolyk observed 3 LONG-TAILED DUCKS at Pine Coulee Reservoir by Willow Creek Prov. Park on Sunday, Nov. 9. Terry saw a juvenile off the boat launch there and then saw 2 adult females from the dam viewpoint. Several observers watched a WINTER WREN at the Banff Cave and Basin Marsh on Nov. 7. The bird was seen off the Blind Boardwalk by Terry Korolyk, Al Kimberley, Milt and Elaine Spitzer, Jean Dunn, Walter & Lois Zwick and Kevin Barker also saw the bird at the marsh Nov. 7. Terry et al also saw 3 WILSON'S SNIPE and a SONG SPARROW there while Kevin Barker observed 1 WILSON'S SNIPE there Nov. 7, but then saw 2 more along with a VARIED THRUSH along Whiskey Creek in Banff on Nov. 9. Kevin saw a SONG SPARROW and a GREEN-WINGED TEAL along Policeman Creek in Canmore, also on Nov. 8. Terry Korolyk saw 3 AMERICAN COOTS, 3 EARED GREBES, and 2 HORNED GREBES at Pine Coulee on Nov. 9. A WESTERN MEADOWLARK, a GREAT BLUE HERON and 2 AMERICAN GOLDFINCHES were all located by Terry Korolyk south of the 22X Bridge Nov. 8 while Dorothy Johnston observed a WHITE-THROATED SPARROW in her yard in Marlborough on Oct. 31. An extremely late migrant was an AMERICAN AVOCET seen by Terry Korolyk at the dam at Pine Coulee Nov. 9 while Milt Spitzer reported a BREWER'S BLACKBIRD along Hwy 1A west of Nakoda Lodge Nov. 7. Dick and Lenora Flynn reported a possible hybrid AMERICAN WIGEON at the Harvie Bridge at Carburn Park Nov. 2 while Doug Brittain of 14 Sunlake Way has had a pair of NORTHERN SHRIKES around his home. The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Thursday, November 13. CFNS MEETINGS AND FIELD TRIPS: BIRDING FIELD TRIPS: Wed Nov 12, 8:30am: Midweek Birding - Beaverdam Flats Park. N off Glenmore Tr at 18 St, then follow left. Leader, Ray Woods, 241-6007 Sat Nov 15, 8:15am: Carburn Park Monthly Birding Survey. S from Glenmore Tr at 28 St SE to second stoplight, then right & follow signs. Bernard Goulet, 279-0491. Sun Nov 16, 2:00pm: The Trees & Shrubs of Weaselhead. Meet 37 St & 66 Av. Leader, Gus Yaki, 243-2248. Sat Nov 22, 9:00am: Boreal Birds at Bebo Grove, FCPP, S end of 24 St SW. Jan Roseneder, 286-5980 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, e-mail 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 * Nov 2, 2003 * ABCA0311.02 - Birds mentioned Red-breasted Merganser Sharp-shinned Hawk Northern Goshawk Killdeer Wilson's Snipe Thayer's Gull Snowy Owl Long-eared Owl Short-eared Owl RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKER Stellar's Jay Horned Lark Ruby-crowned Kinglet Townsend's Solitaire Varied Thrush - 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 Sunday, Nov. 2 at 9:40pm. 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. A male RED-BREASTED SAPSUCKER was found and watched for at least 40 minutes at a residence in Banff townsite on Sunday, Nov. 2. The bird was found by Jill Beleyme in the front yard of 402 Muskrat Street at 3pm. The bird has been seen by other observers already and it has been photographed. For more information, call Jill Beleyme in Banff at 762-2475; she lives at 135 St. Julian Road in Banff. A STELLAR'S JAY visited a feeder in Bayview on two days early this past week. Dave Munro of Bayshore Road reported that a STELLAR'S JAY appeared at his feeder at his home possibly on the days of Oct. 27 & 28 before the storm hit Calgary. A RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET was an extremely late migrant on Sunday, Nov. 2 when Carol Coulter, who lives in the Southview district of the city, saw it in her yard. Three TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRES were reported over the weekend. Gus Yaki et al saw one along the Elbow River in Calgary on Nov. 1 and Joan and Malcolm Macdonald saw 2 near Two Jack Lake in Banff National Park on Friday, Oct. 31. Kevin Barker observed a VARIED THRUSH along Whiskey Creek in Banff townshite off Cougar Street on Saturday, Nov. 1. The first SNOWY OWL of the season has been reported in the area. Michael Breiteneder observed an adult male on Oct. 31 east of Calgary on Range Road 280 south of Township Road 250. Dwight Knapik observed a LONG-EARED OWL at the Calgary Zoo's private breeding ranch south of Calgary on Nov. 2, and Terry Korolyk watched a SHORT-EARED OWL on Range Road 282 5 kms. south of Nanton, on Saturday, Nov. 1. Late shorebirds included a WILSON'S SNIPE and a KILLDEER. Kevin Barker saw the Snipe along Whiskey Creek in Banff on Nov. 2 and Terry Korolyk saw 1 Killdeer at Pine Coulee Reservoir by Willow Creek Provincial Park on November 1. Terry Korolyk observed 9 RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS at the dam at Pine Coulee on Nov. 1. There have been few reports of that species in the area this season. Penny Smith observed up to 600 HORNED LARKS on highways between Hwy 1 and Rosebud on Nov. 1, and she also reported a SHARP-SHINNED HAWK on Crowchild Trail near the Masters Academy on Oct. 30. Gus Yaki et al saw a NORTHERN GOSHAWK on his Elbow River survey in Calgary on Nov. 1. The Wednesday, Nov. 5 meeting on CFNS's Bird Study Group will be held at 7:30pm in Room 211 of the U of C's Bio-Sciences Building. Robin Hitchon will show some of her slides of tropical birds and Doug Collister of the Calgary Bird Banders will talk on the group's activities of the past couple of years which includes their operations in Costa Rica. The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Thursday, Nov. 6. CFNS MEETINGS AND FIELD TRIPS: BIRDING FIELD TRIPS: Wed Nov 5, 9:30am: Midweek Birding - Bebo Grove, FCPP S end of 24 Av SW. Leader, Mary Huston, 238-3019. Sat Nov 8, 8:30am: Birding the Bow, N from 22X. Meet at Burnsmead, FCPP. parking lot off Bow Bottom Tr, left at park entrance. Leader, Tony Timmons, 426-0754. Sun Nov 9, 9:00am: Birding the Bow, Burnsmead to Mallard Point, FCPP. Meet Mallard Point, E. end Canyon Meadows, to carpool. Leader, Jim Washbrook, 271-0923. Wed Nov 12, 8:30am: Midweek Birding - Beaverdam Flats Park. N off Glenmore Tr at 18 St, then follow left. Leader, Ray Woods, 241-6007 Sat Nov 15, 8:15am: Carburn Park Monthly Birding Survey. See Oct 15. Sun Nov 16, 2:00pm: The Trees & Shrubs of Weaselhead. Meet 37 St & 66 Av. Leader, Gus Yaki, 243-2248. sat Nov 22, 9:00am: Boreal Birds at Bebo Grove, FCPP, S end of 24 St SW. Jan Roseneder, 286-5980 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, e-mail 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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Calgary, AB
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- RBA * Alberta (Canada) * Calgary, AB * Oct 30, 2003 * ABCA0310.30 - Birds mentioned Trumpeter Swan Bonaparte's Gull Mew Gull Thayer's Gull Iceland-Thayer's Gull Hybrid Glaucous-winged Gull Glaucous Gull 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: Lenora Flynn (lendic@shaw.ca) Welcome to the City of Calgary and CFNS Bird Alert. This Bird Alert was recorded on Monday, October 30 at 10:55 a.m. 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 large pale gull that was probably an ICELAND-THAYER'S GULL INTERGRADE was seen both at the Shepard landfill and at the manmade lake on 146 Ave SE south of the Shepard landfill on the morning of Tuesday, Oct 28. The bird was a 1st year bird and it was seen at approximately 11:00 a.m. by Terry Korolyk. The bird was first seen foraging at the landfill, but then was seen a few minutes later at the lake where Terry watched it for a few minutes. Other species of gulls seen at the lake this fall include GLAUCOUS-WINGED, GLAUCOUS, THAYER'S and MEW GULLS. The 1st year GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL that was seen at the lake on Oct 10 was relocated in Calgary on Oct 25 at Elliston Park on the south side of 17 Ave SE west of 68 St. Possibly the final BONAPARTE'S GULLS of the fall season were at Glenmore Reservoir in Calgary on Saturday, Oct 25. Mike Mulligan saw several there on that day. The first COMMON REDPOLLS of the season have been reported. A total of five birds were seen at a site in northwest Calgary on Saturday, Oct 25, while the same day six birds were observed at the Mt Lorette Natural Area off Highway 40 in Kananaskis Country. Dwight Knapik observed 5 TRUMPETER SWANS flying over the Calgary Zoo's private breeding ranch off Dunbow Road south of Calgary on Saturday, Oct 25. The next scheduled meeting of the CFNS Bird Study Group will be 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, November 5 in Room 211 of the U of C BioSciences Bldg. Robin Hitchon will show some slides from recent neo-tropical birding trips and Doug Collister of the Calgary Bird Banding Society will be the featured speaker talking on Migration Monitoring Programs in Calgary and Costa Rica. The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Monday, Nov 3. CFNS FIELD TRIPS Sat Nov 1, 8:15am: Elbow River Monthly Birding Survey. . Meet Stanley Park, on 42 Av SW, W of Macleod Tr. Walk to Glenmore Reservoir, drive back (3.5 hours). Call leaders, Aileen Pelzer/Gus Yaki, 243-2248, to ensure vehicle space for return. Sun Nov 2, 8:30am: Swans/Snow Geese at Frank Lake. Meet NW corner of Shawnessy Co-op Store. From north, off Macleod Tr, turn right at 162 Av SW, turn left at next light, and left again. Bring lunch. Leader, Bill Walker, 278-7271. ,Sun Nov 2, 2:00pm: What's still in bloom? Meet Griffith Woods Park, 2.5 W of Sarcee Tr on Hwy 8 (Glenmore Tr); turn left at 69 St SW into Discovery Ridge. Continue straight at traffic circle, then first left into parking lot. Leader, Aileen Pelzer, 243-2248. Wed Nov 5, 9:30am: Midweek Birding - Bebo Grove, FCPP S end of 24 Av SW. Leader, Mary Huston, 238-3019. Sat Nov 8, 8:30am: Birding the Bow, N from 22X. Meet at Burnsmead, FCPP. parking lot off Bow Bottom Tr, left at park entrance. Leader, Tony Timmons, 426-0754. Sun Nov 9, 9:00am: Birding the Bow, Burnsmead to Mallard Point, FCPP. Meet Mallard Point, E. end Canyon Meadows, to carpool. Leader, Jim Washbrook, 271-0923. Wed Nov 12, 8:30am: Midweek Birding - Beaverdam Flats Park. N off Glenmore Tr at 18 St, then follow left. Leader, Ray Woods, 241-6007 Sat Nov 15, 8:15am: Carburn Park Monthly Birding Survey. S from Glenmore Tr at 18 St SE to second stoplight, then right & follow signs. Leader, Bernard Goulet, 279-0491. Sun Nov 16, 2:00pm: The Trees & Shrubs of Weaselhead. Meet 37 St & 66 Av. Leader, Gus Yaki, 243-2248. Sat Nov 22, 9:00am: Boreal Birds at Bebo Grove, FCPP, S end of 24 St SW. Jan Roseneder, 286-5980 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, 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 Lenora Flynn Calgary, Alberta lendic@shaw.caCalgary Field Naturalists' Society
PO Box 981, Station M
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- RBA * Alberta (Canada) * Calgary, AB * Oct 27, 2003 * ABCA0310.27 - Birds mentioned Pacific Loon Greater Yellowlegs Spotted Sandpiper Dowitcher Sp. Parasitic Jaeger Franklin's Gull Thayer's Gull Glaucous-winged Gull Glaucous Gull Glaucous-Herring Gull Hybrid 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: Lenora Flynn (lendic@shaw.ca) Welcome to the City of Calgary and CFNS Bird Alert. This Bird Alert was recorded on Monday, October 27 at 10:40 a.m. 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 JAEGER that was probably a PARASITIC JAEGER was seen at Glenmore Reservoir in Calgary on Friday, Oct 24. The bird was reported by Bill Wilson who first saw it at 8 a.m. on the water offshore from the Rowing Club on the north shore. The bird did some flying around and when Bill last saw it at 8:45 a.m. it was flying westward in the west end of the Reservoir. The 1st year GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL that was found on Oct 10 just south of the Shepard landfill was relocated in the City on Saturday, Oct 25 at Elliston Park at 17 Ave & 68 St SE between 2:30-3:00 p.m. by Terry Korolyk. Terry said the bird was on the point east of the playground area southeast of the NW corner parking lot when he first saw it, but then flew over to the nearby City of Calgary landfill after a few minutes. GULLS reported at the manmade lake on 146 Ave SE south of the Shepard landfill over the weekend included 2 GLAUCOUS-HERRING GULL HYBRIDS (otherwise known as Nelson's Gulls); an adult THAYER'S GULL; the long lingering 1st year GLAUCOUS GULL; and a late migrating FRANKLIN'S GULL. The 2 Nelson's Gulls, one a 1st year bird and the other a 2nd year bird were seen Oct 25 by Terry Korolyk around midday. Around 4:00 p.m. he observed the adult THAYER'S GULL there along with the GLAUCOUS GULL, which has been there since Oct 8, Terry observed a different adult THAYER'S GULL at the same site on Thursday, Oct 23, but this bird may have been the one seen there by Mike Mulligan on Oct 20. Mike Mulligan observed the FRANKLIN'S GULL on Oct 25. Tony Timmons found an extremely late migrating SPOTTED SANDPIPER where Fish Creek joins the Bow River on Saturday, Oct 25. The same day Mike Mulligan observed 3 GREATER YELLOWLEGS and 2 DOWITCHERS on the south side of Glenmore Reservoir and Terry Korolyk found a single GREATER YELLOWLEGS at the dam at Chestermere Lake. Joan and Malcolm McDonald saw 2 PACIFIC LOONS at Lake Minnewanka in Banff NP on Oct 24 while Bill Wilson saw 3 flying south from Glenmore Reservoir on Oct 24. Tom Trowell saw 2 NORTHERN SHRIKES at the Blue Heron parking area in North Glenmore Park on Oct 25 while Dwight Knapik saw a single NORTHERN SHRIKE at the Zoo Ranch the same day. The next scheduled meeting of the CFNS Bird Study Group will be 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, November 5 in Room 211 of the U of C BioSciences Bldg. Robin Hitchon will show some slides from recent neo-tropical birding trips and Doug Collister of the Calgary Bird Banding Society will be the featured speaker talking on Migration Monitoring in Costa Rica. The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Thursday, Oct 30. CFNS FIELD TRIPS Sat Nov 1, 8:15am: Elbow River Monthly Birding Survey. . Meet Stanley Park, on 42 Av SW, W of Macleod Tr. Walk to Glenmore Reservoir, drive back (3.5 hours). Call leaders, Aileen Pelzer/Gus Yaki, 243-2248, to ensure vehicle space for return. Sun Nov 2, 8:30am: Swans/Snow Geese at Frank Lake. Meet NW corner of Shawnessy Co-op Store. From north, off Macleod Tr, turn right at 162 Av SW, turn left at next light, and left again. Bring lunch. Leader, Bill Walker, 278-7271. ,Sun Nov 2, 2:00pm: What's still in bloom? Meet Griffith Woods Park, 2.5 W of Sarcee Tr on Hwy 8 (Glenmore Tr); turn left at 69 St SW into Discovery Ridge. Continue straight at traffic circle, then first left into parking lot. Leader, Aileen Pelzer, 243-2248. Wed Nov 5, 9:30am: Midweek Birding - Bebo Grove, FCPP S end of 24 Av SW. Leader, Mary Huston, 238-3019. Sat Nov 8, 8:30am: Birding the Bow, N from 22X. Meet at Burnsmead, FCPP. parking lot off Bow Bottom Tr, left at park entrance. Leader, Tony Timmons, 426-0754. Sun Nov 9, 9:00am: Birding the Bow, Burnsmead to Mallard Point, FCPP. Meet Mallard Point, E. end Canyon Meadows, to carpool. Leader, Jim Washbrook, 271-0923. Wed Nov 12, 8:30am: Midweek Birding - Beaverdam Flats Park. N off Glenmore Tr at 18 St, then follow 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, 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 Lenora Flynn Calgary, Alberta lendic@shaw.caCalgary Field Naturalists' Society
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- RBA * Alberta (Canada) * Calgary, AB * Oct 23, 2003 * ABCA0310.23 - Birds mentioned Black Scoter Western Grebe Thayer's Gull Glaucous Gull Common Poorwill Evening Grosbeak - 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 Monday, October 23 at 09:50 a.m. 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 BLACK SCOTER has been seen at Glenmore Reservoir. The bird was found on Wednesday, Oct 22 by Ray Wershler. It was on the south side of the Reservoir near the Yacht Club. This site is off 90 Ave SW which runs west from 14 St SW in Calgary. The first year GLAUCOUS GULL that has been seen by many observers over the past two weeks on 146 Ave SE, south of the Shepherd landfill, was seen there again on Monday, Oct 20. The bird appears at a man made pond which is actually a storm water retention pond directly south of the landfill between 52 & 68 St SE. The bird was first seen here on Oct 8 and on Oct 20 it was seen here separately by both Terry Korolyk and Mike Mulligan. Mike Mulligan also reported an adult THAYER'S GULL at the site on Oct 20. There has been a change in address on the bird that was reported as a possible COMMON POORWILL on the Oct 16 Bird Alert. Rather than being in 1100 block of 17 Ave NW as the Bird Alert was informed on that date, the bird was really seen in the yard at 1727 12 Ave NW. Both Mary Roycroft and Terry Korolyk visited this site on Wednesday, Oct 22 and did not see the bird fitting Mary's original description. For more information on this bird call Mary Roycroft at 278-2858. The address where the bird was seen was not her home address. Trudy Cope, who lives north and east of Crossfield, reported a lone male EVENING GROSBEAK at her feeder at home on Saturday, Oct 18. WESTERN GREBES are staging on Chain Lakes and Pine Coulee in the foothills west of Nanton and Stavely respectively. Dick and Lenora Flynn reported good numbers there Oct 23 and Terry Korolyk observed 35 WESTERN GREBES on Chain lakes alone on October 19. The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Monday, Oct 27. CFNS FIELD TRIPS Sat Oct 25, 2:00pm: Crackweeds & Herbal Tea: What are those plants growing in the sidewalk and pavement? Meet 420 Brunswick Av SW. Leader, Aileen Pelzer, 243-2248. Sun Oct 26, 9:00am: Glenmore Reservoir for loons, scoters, etc. Meet W parking lot at Yacht Club, N of 90 Av SW at 24 St. Leader, Eric Tull, 295-0830. Sat Nov 1, 8:15am: Elbow River Monthly Birding Survey. . Meet Stanley Park, on 42 Av SW, W of Macleod Tr. Walk to Glenmore Reservoir, drive back (3.5 hours). Call leaders, Aileen Pelzer/Gus Yaki, 243-2248, to ensure vehicle space for return. Sun Nov 2, 8:30am: Swans/Snow Geese at Frank Lake. Meet NW corner of Shawnessy Co-op Store. From north, off Macleod Tr, turn right at 162 Av SW, turn left at next light, and left again. Bring lunch. Leader, Bill Walker, 278-7271. ,Sun Nov 2, 2:00pm: What's still in bloom? Meet Griffith Woods Park, 2.5 W of Sarcee Tr on Hwy 8 (Glenmore Tr); turn left at 69 St SW into Discovery Ridge. Continue straight at traffic circle, then first left into parking lot. Leader, Aileen Pelzer, 243-2248. Wed Nov 5, 9:30am: Midweek Birding - Bebo Grove, FCPP S end of 24 Av SW. Leader, Mary Huston, 238-3019. Sat Nov 8, 8:30am: Birding the Bow, N from 22X. Meet at Burnsmead, FCPP. parking lot off Bow Bottom Tr, left at park entrance. Leader, Tony Timmons, 426-0754. Sun Nov 9, 9:00am: Birding the Bow, Burnsmead to Mallard Point, FCPP. Meet Mallard Point, E. end Canyon Meadows, to carpool. Leader, Jim Washbrook, 271-0923. Wed Nov 12, 8:30am: Midweek Birding - Beaverdam Flats Park. N off Glenmore Tr at 18 St, then follow 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, 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 Lenora Flynn Calgary, Alberta lendic@shaw.caCalgary Field Naturalists' Society
PO Box 981, Station M
Calgary, AB
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- RBA * Alberta (Canada) * Calgary, AB * Oct 20, 2003 * ABCA0310.20 - Birds mentioned Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Hooded Merganser Pacific Loon Common Loon Great Blue Heron Osprey Rough-legged Hawk Killdeer American Avocet Greater Yellowlegs Pectoral Sandpiper Long-billed Dowitcher Bohemian Waxwing Palm Warbler 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: Lenora Flynn (lendic@shaw.ca) Welcome to the City of Calgary and CFNS Bird Alert. This Bird Alert was recorded on Monday, October 20 at 11:30 a.m. 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 PACIFIC LOON of the fall season in the Calgary birding area has been seen. Joan and Malcolm McDonald saw a single individual at Barrier Lake in the Kananaskis region on Friday, Oct 17. They also saw 7 COMMON LOONS there and on Wednesday, Oct 15, observed 26 COMMON LOONS at Ghost Reservoir on Hwy 1A west of Cochrane. The first BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS and SNOW BUNTINGS for the season arrived within the past week. Terry Korolyk observed 400-500 BOHEMIAN WAXWINGS feeding on crabapples and mountain ash berries at 1st St & 5 Ave SW in Black Diamond on Sunday, Oct 19. On Oct 15, Joan and Malcolm McDonald observed a flock of 23 SNOW BUNTINGS at the parking lot at Ghost Dam Recreation Area while Bill Walker and Keith Allsebrook watched a number of SNOW BUNTINGS at Frank Lake on Hwy 23 east of High River on Sunday, Oct 19. SCOTER reports recently included at least 3 SURF SCOTERS and possibly as many as 9 WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS seen at the south end of Chain Lakes at the end of Hwy 533 west of Nanton Oct 19 by Terry Korolyk. Joan and Malcolm McDonald saw a single WHITE-WINGED SCOTER at Ghost Lake on Oct 17 and on Oct 12 they saw 3 adult male WHITE-WINGED SCOTERS and a single SURF SCOTER at Barrier Lake. They also saw on Oct 12, 5 SURF SCOTERS at Gap Lake on Hwy 1A east of Canmore. Terry Korolyk observed up to 21 HOODED MERGANSERS at Elliston Park at 17 Ave & 68 St SE on Oct 18; then, the same day saw 6 more at RR 284 & Glenmore Trail SE. Recent late migrants included a PALM WARBLER at the Target Point boat launch at Barrier Lake seen by Joan and Malcolm McDonald on Oct 17. Andrew Slater observed an OSPREY at Bankside in east Fish Creek PP on Oct 17 and Terry Korolyk saw a GREAT BLUE HERON at the Willow Creek Bridge west of Pine Coulee, west of Stavely, on Oct 19. Terry Korolyk observed 7 AMERICAN AVOCETS at Pine Coulee on Oct 19 and also saw 3 GREATER YELLOWLEGS there. Bill Walker and Keith Allsebrook observed 50 LONG- BILLED DOWITCHERS, 5 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS and a KILLDEER at a site on Hwy 552 east of 80 St SE east of Okotoks on Sunday, Oct 19. Bill and Keith also reported on Oct 19, 9 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS in the Frank Lake area. The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Thursday, Oct 23. CFNS FIELD TRIPS Sat Oct 25, 2:00pm: Crackweeds & Herbal Tea: What are those plants growing in the sidewalk and pavement? Meet 420 Brunswick Av SW. Leader, Aileen Pelzer, 243-2248. Sun Oct 26, 9:00am: Glenmore Reservoir for loons, scoters, etc. Meet W parking lot at Yacht Club, N of 90 Av SW at 24 St. Leader, Eric Tull, 295-0830. Sat Nov 1, 8:15am: Elbow River Monthly Birding Survey. Meet Stanley Park, on 42 Av SW, W of Macleod Tr. Walk to Glenmore Reservoir, drive back (3.5 hours). Call leaders, Aileen Pelzer/Gus Yaki, 243-2248, to ensure vehicle space for return. Sun Nov 2, 8:30am: Swans/Snow Geese at Frank Lake. Meet NW corner of Shawnessy Co-op Store. From north, off Macleod Tr, turn right at 162 Av SW, turn left at next light, and left again. Bring lunch. Leader, Bill Walker, 278-7271. ,Sun Nov 2, 2:00pm: What's still in bloom? Meet Griffith Woods Park, 2.5 W of Sarcee Tr on Hwy 8 (Glenmore Tr); turn left at 69 St SW into Discovery Ridge. Continue straight at traffic circle, then first left into parking lot. Leader, Aileen Pelzer, 243-2248. Wed Nov 5, 9:30am: Midweek Birding - Bebo Grove, FCPP S end of 24 Av SW. Leader, Mary Huston, 238-3019. Sat Nov 8, 8:30am: Birding the Bow, N from 22X. Meet at Burnsmead, FCPP. parking lot off Bow Bottom Tr, left at park entrance. Leader, Tony Timmons, 426-0754. Sun Nov 9, 9:00am: Birding the Bow, Burnsmead to Mallard Point, FCPP. Meet Mallard Point, E. end Canyon Meadows, to carpool. Leader, Jim Washbrook, 271-0923. Wed Nov 12, 8:30am: Midweek Birding - Beaverdam Flats Park. N off Glenmore Tr at 18 St, then follow 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, 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 Lenora Flynn Calgary, Alberta lendic@shaw.caCalgary Field Naturalists' Society
PO Box 981, Station M
Calgary, AB
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- RBA * Alberta (Canada) * Calgary, AB * Oct 16, 2003 * ABCA0310.16 - Birds mentioned Trumpeter Swan Tundra Swan Surf Scoter Great Blue Heron Red-tailed Hawk (Dark Morph) Northern Saw-whet Owl Common Poorwill Pileated Woodpecker Northern Shrike 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: Lenora Flynn (lendic@shaw.ca) Welcome to the City of Calgary and CFNS Bird Alert. This Bird Alert was recorded on Thursday, October 16 at 11:30 a.m. 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 SWANS of the Fall season have been reported in the Calgary birding area as both TRUMPETER and TUNDRA SWANS were reported this week. Bill Wilson observed approximately 50 TRUMPETER SWANS at Frank Lake, located a few kms east of High River on Hwy 23, on Monday, Oct 13, while Michael Breiteneder saw 4 TUNDRA SWANS flying approximately 4 miles east of Conrich on Thursday, Oct 16. A NORTHERN SAW-WHET OWL was seen at Carburn Park by Bernard Goulet and other members of a CFNS field trip on Wednesday, October 15. A bird of this species has been seen in Carburn Park in previous Falls. For more information on this most recent sighting call Mike Mulligan in Calgary at 232-1013. An unusual bird has been reported in northwest Calgary. A bird described as having a white throat with a black band below it and with having somewhat "orangy-coloured" wings was reported at 8:00 a.m. Oct 15 in a front yard of a new appearing house approximately halfway along the 1700 block of 17 Ave NW in Calgary. The bird was seen by Mary Roycroft. The possibility of the bird being a COMMON POORWILL was discussed but no conclusion was reached. For information on the bird call Mary Roycroft at 270-2858. There has been only one recent SCOTER report. Bill Wilson observed an immature female SURF SCOTER east of the Rowing Club at Glenmore Reservoir in SW Calgary on Monday, Oct 13. RUSTY BLACKBIRD reports recently include 12 birds seen at Johnson's Island directly south of Carseland seen by Dwight Knapik on Oct 9 and another 8 birds seen by Dwight at the Zoo Ranch on Dunbow Road south of Calgary on Oct 10. Dwight also observed a NORTHERN SHRIKE at the Zoo Ranch on Oct 10. Penny Smith reported a COOPER'S HAWK perched on a fencepost north of Okotoks on Oct 11, while Terry Korolyk observed one circling over the McKnight Blvd-Deerfoot Trail intersection on Oct 15. Penny also saw a DARK MORPH RED-TAILED HAWK south of High River on Oct 11, while Mary Huston and Mary Coughlin watched one at Wyndham-Carseland PP on Oct 14. They also saw there a GREAT BLUE HERON and a PILEATED WOODPECKER. The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Monday, Oct 20. CFNS FIELD TRIPS Fri Oct 17, 7:00pm: Stars & Mars; a look at the night sky. Meet Shouldice Arena parking lot, 1515 Home Road NW, to carpool W of city. Bring warm clothing. Call leader, John McFaul, 289-9517, between 5:30-6pm to confirm trip is still on. Sat Oct 18, 9:00am: Late Autumn birds, Bowness Park. Meet, main parking lot. Leader, Mary Coughlin, 275-9651. Sun Oct 19, 8:00am: Birding Wyndham/Carseland area. Meet Anderson LRT station S of pedestrian bridge. Bring lunch. Leader, John Bregar, 873-7260. Sat Oct 25, 2:00pm: Crackweeds & Herbal Tea: What are those plants growing in the sidewalk and pavement? Meet 420 Brunswick Av SW. Leader, Aileen Pelzer, 243-2248. Sun Oct 26, 9:00am: Glenmore Reservoir for loons, scoters, etc. Meet W parking lot at Yacht Club, N of 90 Av SW at 24 St. Leader, Eric Tull, 295-0830. 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 Lenora Flynn Calgary, Alberta lendic@shaw.caCalgary Field Naturalists' Society
PO Box 981, Station M
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- RBA * Alberta (Canada) * Calgary, AB * Oct 13, 2003 * ABCA0310.13 - Birds mentioned Greater Scaup Hooded Merganser Mew Gull Glaucous-winged Gull Glaucous Gull Northern Shrike Brown Creeper Yellow-rumped Warbler Chipping Sparrow 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: Lenora Flynn (lendic@shaw.ca) Welcome to the City of Calgary and CFNS Bird Alert. This Bird Alert was recorded on Monday, October 13 at 9:05 a.m. 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 GLAUCOUS-WINGED GULL was seen on 146 Ave SE just south of the Shepard Landfill on Friday, Oct 10. The bird was seen by Terry Korolyk. Terry saw the bird, a juvenile to first winter bird between 10:30-11:00 a.m. on the east side of a man made lake on the south side of 146 Ave. He watched the bird as it rested on the ground for a few minutes; it then flew, circled the lake twice, then flew towards the landfill. At the same lake on Sunday, Oct 12, but on the west side, Terry Korolyk observed a juvenile to 1st winter MEW GULL and the 1st winter GLAUCOUS GULL Terry observed at this site on Oct 8 had returned and spent much of the day here. Andrew Slater observed a 1st winter GLAUCOUS GULL on Friday, Oct 10, on the banks of the Bow River between the Bankside and Burnsmead access point on the east side of Fish Creek PP. An immature GREATER SCAUP was seen at Chestermere Lake on Sunday, Oct 12. The bird was seen just offshore from the dam by Terry Korolyk in the afternoon. On the same day Terry observed 18 HOODED MERGANSERS at Elliston Park on 68 St & 17 Ave SE in Calgary Bill Walker, Keith Allsebrook and another observer watched a flock of 12 RUS TY BLACKBIRDS along the Bow River just north of Southland Park on Saturday, Oct 11. Then on Sunday, Oct 12, they observed a NORTHERN SHRIKE and a number of AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS in Griffith Woods, south on 69 St SW off Hwy 8, just west of Sarcee Trail. On Friday, Oct 10, Andrew Slater watched a good concentration of 15 AMERICAN TREE SPARROWS at Bow Valley Ranch on the east side of Fish Creek PP. An extremely late migrant was a CHIPPING SPARROW Terry Korolyk observed at his home in the Shawnessy district of Calgary on Oct 8, while Carol Coulter had a YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER and a BROWN CREEPER in her yard in Southview on Oct 9. The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Thursday, Oct 16. CFNS FIELD TRIPS Wed Oct 15, 8:00am: Carburn Park Monthly Birding Survey. S from Glenmore Tr at 18 St SE to second stoplight, then right & follow signs. Leader, Bernard Goulet, 279-0491. Fri Oct 17, 7:00pm: Stars & Mars; a look at the night sky. Meet Shouldice Arena parking lot, 1515 Home Road NW, to carpool W of city. Bring warm clothing. Call leader, John McFaul, 289-9517, between 5:30-6pm to confirm trip is still on. Sat Oct 18, 9:00am: Late Autumn birds, Bowness Park. Meet, main parking lot. Leader, Mary Coughlin, 275-9651. Sun Oct 19, 8:00am: Birding Wyndham/Carseland area. Meet Anderson LRT station S of pedestrian bridge. Bring lunch. Leader, John Bregar, 873-7260. Sat Oct 25, 2:00pm: Crackweeds & Herbal Tea: What are those plants growing in the sidewalk and pavement? Meet 420 Brunswick Av SW. Leader, Aileen Pelzer, 243-2248. Sun Oct 26, 9:00am: Glenmore Reservoir for loons, scoters, etc. Meet W parking lot at Yacht Club, N of 90 Av SW at 24 St. Leader, Eric Tull, 295-0830. 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 Lenora Flynn Calgary, Alberta lendic@shaw.caCalgary Field Naturalists' Society
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Calgary, AB
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- RBA * Alberta (Canada) * Calgary, AB * Oct 6, 2003 * ABCA0310.06 - Birds mentioned Greater White-fronted Goose Snow Goose Surf Scoter Barrow's Goldeneye White-tailed Ptarmigan Cattle Egret Osprey Red-tailed Hawk Rough-legged Hawk Prairie Falcon American Avocet Wilson's Phalarope Northern Pygmy-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: Lenora Flynn (lendic@shaw.ca) Welcome to the City of Calgary and CFNS Bird Alert. This Bird Alert was recorded on Monday, October 6 at 11:30 p.m. 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 confirmed reports now since October 1 on the immature CATTLE EGRET that has been west of Carseland. Dick and Lenora Flynn saw the bird then at its usual locale a few kms south of the Hwys 24-22X junction. At that point, a gravel road runs westward from Hwy 24 past some old rusting metal tanks to a pale grey house on the north side of the road. The bird has customarily been amongst cattle in the field to the south of the house where the Flynns saw it on October 1, but has also been rumored to have been at a slough by a nearby Agricore terminal. Don't open the gate if looking for the bird at the first location. It's okay to go under the gate but the landowner's property must be respected. The first ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK of the Fall season has been seen in the Calgary area. Michael Breiteneder observed a bird on Saturday, October 4 on RR 281 just north of Inverlake Rd north of Chestermere Lake. Terry Korolyk on Sunday, October 5 observed an immature DARK-MORPH RED-TAILED HAWK approximately 6 kms south of Hwy 22X on Hwy 773 south of Calgary. Terry saw 2 PRAIRIE FALCONS east of Calgary on October 3. One bird was 1 km south of Chestermere Lake; the other bird flew off a transmission tower on Inverlake Rd NE of Chestermere Lake. Kevin Barker observed an OSPREY at Upper Kananaskis Lake in Peter Lougheed PP on Friday, October 3. One SURF SCOTER was reported over the weekend. Terry Korolyk observed a female or immature bird on the dam at the west end of Pine Coulee Reservoir on October 5. Terry also saw 5 male BARROW'S GOLDENEYE there and on October 3 observed another 3 at Chestermere Lake. Pine Coulee is west of Stavely on Hwy 527. Andrew Slater saw 500 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE and 250 SNOW GEESE in the S/W corner of Namaka Lake on October 5. Namaka Lake is just southeast of Eagle Lake which is the large lake visible from Hwy 1 just east of Strathmore. Tony Timmons saw 25 GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE at the Cattleland Feedlots Slough which is in the N/E corner of the Hwys 817-564 junction north of Strathmore. Dwight Knapik saw a NORTHERN PYGMY-OWL being mobbed by other birds on October 3 at Brown-Lowery PP which is on Plummers Rd which runs westward from Hwy 22 a few kms south of the Hwy 22X junction. Late migrating shorebirds over the weekend included a WILSON'S PHALAROPE at the slough north of the Ardenode Community Hall seen October 3 by Terry Korolyk and 5 AMERICAN AVOCETS seen by Terry east of Irricana on RR 254 just south of Twp Rd 273, also on October 3. On October 5 Robert Worona saw 2 winter plumaged WHITE-TAILED PTARMIGAN on the Ptarmigan Cirque Trail in Highwood Pass on Hwy 40. The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Thursday, Oct 9. CFNS FIELD TRIPS Wed Oct 8, 8:30am: Midweek birding - Weaselhead Natural Area. Meet parking lot, 66 Av & 37 St SW. Leader, Bruce Barnetson, 246-1329. Sat Oct 11, 9:00am: Peak of Golden Eagle Migration, Mt. Lorette with Peter Sherrington. Bring lunch. Meet Assumption School, 34 St NW, just W of Sarcee Tr, N of Trans-Canada Highway. Leaders, Dick & Lenora Flynn, 271-1269. Sun Oct 12, 9:00am: Birding Bebo Grove, FCPP, S end of 24 St SW. Leader, Alan Fishkin, 281-0636. Mon Oct 13, 9:00am: Thanksgiving Day birding at Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E end of 9 Av SE., Leader, Chris Havard, 242-0664. Wed Oct 15, 8:00am: Carburn Park Monthly Birding Survey. S from Glenmore Tr at 18 St SE to second stoplight, then right & follow signs. Leader, Bernard Goulet, 279-0491. Fri Oct 17, 7:00pm: Stars & Mars; a look at the night sky. Meet Shouldice Arena parking lot, 1515 Home Road NW, to carpool W of city. Bring warm clothing. Call leader, John McFaul, 289-9517, between 5:30-6pm to confirm trip is still on. Sat Oct 18, 9:00am: Late Autumn birds, Bowness Park. Meet, main parking lot. Leader, Mary Coughlin, 275-9651. Sun Oct 19, 8:00am: Birding Wyndham/Carseland area. Meet Anderson LRT station S of pedestrian bridge. Bring lunch. Leader, John Bregar, 873-7260. Sat Oct 25, 2:00pm: Crackweeds & Herbal Tea: What are those plants growing in the sidewalk and pavement? Meet 420 Brunswick Av SW. Leader, Aileen Pelzer, 243-2248. Sun Oct 26, 9:00am: Glenmore Reservoir for loons, scoters, etc. Meet W parking lot at Yacht Club, N of 90 Av SW at 24 St. Leader, Eric Tull, 295-0830. 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 Lenora Flynn Calgary, Alberta lendic@shaw.caCalgary Field Naturalists' Society
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- RBA * Alberta (Canada) * Calgary, AB * Oct 2, 2003 * ABCA0310.02 - Birds mentioned Cattle Egret American Golden Plover Semipalmated Plover Semipalmated Sandpiper Least Sandpiper Sharp-tailed Sandpiper Curlew Sandpiper Ruff Dowitcher Sp American Pipit Palm Warbler Swamp Sparrow - 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, October 2 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 immature CATTLE EGRET has been seen once again at a site a few kilometres west of Carseland. This most recent report comes from Dick and Lenora Flynn who watched the bird on the morning of Wednesday, Oct 1. The bird was seen by many observers last week but then disappeared for a couple of days. It likes to follow a herd of cattle around as they feed. To reach the site where the bird was seen Oct 1, approximately 4-5 kms south of the Hwys 24 & 22X junction on Hwy 24, a gravel road runs westward past some rusting old storage silos to a pale grey house on the north side of the road. Stop at a barbed wire gate on the south side of the road opposite the house; the bird has been amongst the herd of cattle that feed in the field south of the gate. Don't attempt to open the gate! It's okay to go under it, but remember you are on private land so please respect the landowner's property. There were no further reports this week on the CURLEW SANDPIPER, SHARP-TAILED SANDPIPER, and RUFF and REEVE that were reported last week at Langdon Reservoir. Reports there this week included 15-20 AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERS reported by Dick and Lenora Flynn on Oct 1, who also reported there the same day a very late SEMIPALMATED PLOVER and 400-500 DOWITCHERS. On October 1 Mike Mulligan reported a very late SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER. Joan and Malcolm MacDonald observed AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVERS and a lone LEAST SANDPIPER at the reservoir on Saturday, Sept 27. Terry Korolyk observed a SWAMP SPARROW and a PALM WARBLER just south of the boat launch at east Fish Creek Provincial Parks Hull's Wood area on Tuesday, Sept 30, and Ted Bodnar observed a good concentration of 100-150 AMERICAN PIPITS at the Twp Rd 251 and RR 232 junction about 2 kms northeast of the Spri;ngbank Airport on Wednesday, October 1. The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Monday, Oct 6. CFNS FIELD TRIPS Sun Oct 5, 9:00am: Reading the Landscape; geology along the Highwood River E of De Winton, and the Big Rock at Okotoks. Bring lunch and waterproof footwear. Meet Anderson LRT station S of pedestrian bridge. Leader, Terry Poulton, 274-7393. Wed Oct 8, 8:30am: Midweek birding - Weaselhead Natural Area. Meet parking lot, 66 Av & 37 St SW. Leader, Bruce Barnetson, 246-1329. Sat Oct 11, 9:00am: Peak of Golden Eagle Migration, Mt. Lorette with Peter Sherrington. Bring lunch. Meet Assumption School, 34 St NW, just W of Sarcee Tr, N of Trans-Canada Highway. Leaders, Dick & Lenora Flynn, 271-1269. Sun Oct 12, 9:00am: Birding Bebo Grove, FCPP, S end of 24 St SW. Leader, Alan Fishkin, 281-0636. Mon Oct 13, 9:00am: Thanksgiving Day birding at Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E end of 9 Av SE., Leader, Chris Havard, 242-0664. Wed Oct 15, 8:00am: Carburn Park Monthly Birding Survey. S from Glenmore Tr at 18 St SE to second stoplight, then right & follow signs. Leader, Bernard Goulet, 279-0491. Fri Oct 17, 7:00pm: Stars & Mars; a look at the night sky. Meet Shouldice Arena parking lot, 1515 Home Road NW, to carpool W of city. Bring warm clothing. Call leader, John McFaul, 289-9517, between 5:30-6pm to confirm trip is still on. Sat Oct 18, 9:00am: Late Autumn birds, Bowness Park. Meet, main parking lot. Leader, Mary Coughlin, 275-9651. Sun Oct 19, 8:00am: Birding Wyndham/Carseland area. Meet Anderson LRT station S of pedestrian bridge. Bring lunch. Leader, John Bregar, 873-7260. Sat Oct 25, 2:00pm: Crackweeds & Herbal Tea: What are those plants growing in the sidewalk and pavement? Meet 420 Brunswick Av SW. Leader, Aileen Pelzer, 243-2248. Sun Oct 26, 9:00am: Glenmore Reservoir for loons, scoters, etc. Meet W parking lot at Yacht Club, N of 90 Av SW at 24 St. Leader, Eric Tull, 295-0830. 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 Lenora Flynn Calgary, Alberta lendic@shaw.caCalgary Field Naturalists' Society
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Calgary, AB
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