- RBA
* Alberta (Canada)
* Calgary, AB
* August 18, 2005
* ABCA0508.18
- Birds mentioned
Trumpeter Swan
Lesser Yellowlegs
Marbled Godwit
Western Sandpiper
LITTLE STINT
Stilt Sandpiper
Red-necked Phalarope
Purple Martin
Tennessee Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
- 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, August 18 at 11:40 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.
There have been no further reports on a small Calidrid Sandpiper that may have been
a juvenile LITTLE STINT that was seen just east of Irricana on Friday, August 12.
The bird was seen between 2:00-2:30 pm by Terry Korolyk amongst approximately 300
other small Calidrids at the slough on the south side of Twp Rd 273
approximately 1/2 km east of Hwy 9. Several observers visited the location on
Saturday, August 13 but there were no reports of this bird on August 13.
Shorebirds reported east of Calgary on Monday, August 15 by Terry Korolyk included
two and possibly as many as four WESTERN SANDPIPERS, all juveniles.
One juvenile was at the slough across from the west side of the Heatherglen Golf
Course, located east of Calgary on Glenmore Trail, while one and possibly three
more birds were at the Twp Rd 273 slough just east of Irricana. Some large flocks
of shorebirds have been at sloughs in the general Calgary area recently. On
Saturday, August 13, Terry Korolyk observed as many as 1500 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES,
600 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, and 350 MARBLED GODWITS at
Clear Lake on Twp Rd 142, 15 kms east of Stavely. At the Cattleland Feedlots Slough
on August 15, Terry observed 300 STILT SANDPIPERS. The slough is in the
N/E corner of the Hwys 817-564 junction north of Strathmore.
Migrating songbirds reported recently included an immature BLACKPOLL WARBLER in the
Irricana Sloughs on August 15. Terry Korolyk saw that bird in with an OVENBIRD,
TENNESSEE WARBLER and a NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH 2 kms north of Twp Rd 270 on Rge Rd
252. Terry reported the same day at least
21 PURPLE MARTINS were at the Chestermere Lake colony in the N/W corner of the
T-junction, south of the S/E corner of the Dam. Terry Korolyk also reported
that the 2 adult TRUMPETER SWANS that were at the slough on the east side of Hwy 22,
just south of Plummers Rd junction through the summer were still there as
of Sunday, August 14.
The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Monday, August 22.
BIRD STUDY GROUP - Meet the 1st Wednesday of the month, September - May at 7:30 pm,
Room 211, BioSciences Bldg, University of Calgary. The next meeting will be on
September 7. Three Calgary birders will show-and-tell about their recent
international birding adventures: Ken Havard visited Queensland Australia with a
group of Calgary birders, and Brooke Clibbon & Eric Tull will discuss their Thailand
experience.
BIRD TRIPS
Sat Aug 20, 8am: Migrating Warblers, etc. Meet parking lot, Hull's Woods, FCPP, S
end of Bow Bottom Tr SE. Leaders, Dick/Lenore Flynn, 271-1269.
Sun Aug 21, 8am: Birding Wyndham/Carseland Prov. Park. Meet Anderson LRT, (Macleod
Tr) S of pedestrian overpass for car pooling. Leader, Jan Roseneder, 286-5920.
Tue Aug 23, 6:30pm: Birding Mallard Point FCPP. Meet parking lot E end of Canyon
Meadows Dr. Leader, Jim Washbrook, 271- 0923.
Sat Aug 27, 9am: Birding Weaselhead. Meet parking lot, 37 St & 66 Av SW. Leader,
Bruce Barnetson, 246-1329.
Sat Aug 27, 9am: South side of Bearspaw Reservoir. Giant Douglas-firs, Common Loons,
etc. Meet at Van Gogh Cafe, Valley Ridge, Leader, Andrew Stiles, 288-0733.
Sun Aug 28, 8am: To Eagle & Namaka Lakes for shorebirds, etc. Meet at Carburn Park.
S from Glenmore Tr. at 18 St SE to second stoplight, then right & follow signs.
Leader, Bernard Goulet, 279-0491.
Sun Aug 28, 8am: Birding North Glenmore Park and Glenmore Reservoir. Meet Parking
Lot C, N. Glenmore Park. Leader, Rob Worona, 270-0674.
Tue Aug 30, 6:30pm: Evening Bird Walk at Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E end of 9 Av SE.
Leader, Penny Smith, 283-9260.
Wed Aug 31, 7:30am: Migrant Warblers, etc., at Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E. end of 9
Av SE. Leader, Bernard Goulet, 279-0491.
Thu Sep 1, 7:30am: Monthly Elbow River Birding Survey. Meet Stanley Park, on 42 Av
SW, W of Macleod Tr. Walk to Glenmore Reservoir, drive back (3.5 hours). Call
leader, Aileen Pelzer/G. Yaki, 243-2248 to ensure vehicles for return.
Sat Sep 3, 8am: Birding the Bow River. Meet Southland Park, E end of Southland Dr.
Cross bridge & go south from Carburn Pk. Leader, Jim St. Laurent, 246-6314.
Sun Sep 4, 8am: Birding Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E end of 9 Av SE. Leader, Tony
Timmons, 256-0754.
Sun Sep 4, 2pm: How to know the Wildflowers - Ranchlands Natural Area. From John
Laurie Blvd, turn S onto Ranchlands Blvd. Take 1st left, then 2nd left. Go about 4
blocks and meet at park entrance on Ranch Estates Dr. Leader, Linda Vaxvick,
239-9434.
Mon Sep 5, 8:30am: What's alive in...Edworthy Park. Meet on Boothman Bridge accessed
from Shaganappi Tr & Bowness Rd if N of Bow River or from W end of Spruce Dr if S of
river. Leader, Sandy Ayer/Gus Yaki, 243-2248.
Wed Sep 7, 8am: Migrant Warblers, etc., at Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E. end of 9 Av
SE. 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. 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
* Alberta (Canada)
* Calgary, AB
* August 18, 2005
* ABCA0508.18
- Birds mentioned
Trumpeter Swan
Lesser Yellowlegs
Marbled Godwit
Western Sandpiper
LITTLE STINT
Stilt Sandpiper
Red-necked Phalarope
Purple Martin
Tennessee Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
Ovenbird
Northern Waterthrush
- 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, August 18 at 11:40 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.
There have been no further reports on a small Calidrid Sandpiper that may have been
a juvenile LITTLE STINT that was seen just east of Irricana on Friday, August 12.
The bird was seen between 2:00-2:30 pm by Terry Korolyk amongst approximately 300
other small Calidrids at the slough on the south side of Twp Rd 273
approximately 1/2 km east of Hwy 9. Several observers visited the location on
Saturday, August 13 but there were no reports of this bird on August 13.
Shorebirds reported east of Calgary on Monday, August 15 by Terry Korolyk included
two and possibly as many as four WESTERN SANDPIPERS, all juveniles.
One juvenile was at the slough across from the west side of the Heatherglen Golf
Course, located east of Calgary on Glenmore Trail, while one and possibly three
more birds were at the Twp Rd 273 slough just east of Irricana. Some large flocks
of shorebirds have been at sloughs in the general Calgary area recently. On
Saturday, August 13, Terry Korolyk observed as many as 1500 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES,
600 LESSER YELLOWLEGS, and 350 MARBLED GODWITS at
Clear Lake on Twp Rd 142, 15 kms east of Stavely. At the Cattleland Feedlots Slough
on August 15, Terry observed 300 STILT SANDPIPERS. The slough is in the
N/E corner of the Hwys 817-564 junction north of Strathmore.
Migrating songbirds reported recently included an immature BLACKPOLL WARBLER in the
Irricana Sloughs on August 15. Terry Korolyk saw that bird in with an OVENBIRD,
TENNESSEE WARBLER and a NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH 2 kms north of Twp Rd 270 on Rge Rd
252. Terry reported the same day at least
21 PURPLE MARTINS were at the Chestermere Lake colony in the N/W corner of the
T-junction, south of the S/E corner of the Dam. Terry Korolyk also reported
that the 2 adult TRUMPETER SWANS that were at the slough on the east side of Hwy 22,
just south of Plummers Rd junction through the summer were still there as
of Sunday, August 14.
The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Monday, August 22.
BIRD STUDY GROUP - Meet the 1st Wednesday of the month, September - May at 7:30 pm,
Room 211, BioSciences Bldg, University of Calgary. The next meeting will be on
September 7. Three Calgary birders will show-and-tell about their recent
international birding adventures: Ken Havard visited Queensland Australia with a
group of Calgary birders, and Brooke Clibbon & Eric Tull will discuss their Thailand
experience.
BIRD TRIPS
Sat Aug 20, 8am: Migrating Warblers, etc. Meet parking lot, Hull's Woods, FCPP, S
end of Bow Bottom Tr SE. Leaders, Dick/Lenore Flynn, 271-1269.
Sun Aug 21, 8am: Birding Wyndham/Carseland Prov. Park. Meet Anderson LRT, (Macleod
Tr) S of pedestrian overpass for car pooling. Leader, Jan Roseneder, 286-5920.
Tue Aug 23, 6:30pm: Birding Mallard Point FCPP. Meet parking lot E end of Canyon
Meadows Dr. Leader, Jim Washbrook, 271- 0923.
Sat Aug 27, 9am: Birding Weaselhead. Meet parking lot, 37 St & 66 Av SW. Leader,
Bruce Barnetson, 246-1329.
Sat Aug 27, 9am: South side of Bearspaw Reservoir. Giant Douglas-firs, Common Loons,
etc. Meet at Van Gogh Cafe, Valley Ridge, Leader, Andrew Stiles, 288-0733.
Sun Aug 28, 8am: To Eagle & Namaka Lakes for shorebirds, etc. Meet at Carburn Park.
S from Glenmore Tr. at 18 St SE to second stoplight, then right & follow signs.
Leader, Bernard Goulet, 279-0491.
Sun Aug 28, 8am: Birding North Glenmore Park and Glenmore Reservoir. Meet Parking
Lot C, N. Glenmore Park. Leader, Rob Worona, 270-0674.
Tue Aug 30, 6:30pm: Evening Bird Walk at Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E end of 9 Av SE.
Leader, Penny Smith, 283-9260.
Wed Aug 31, 7:30am: Migrant Warblers, etc., at Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E. end of 9
Av SE. Leader, Bernard Goulet, 279-0491.
Thu Sep 1, 7:30am: Monthly Elbow River Birding Survey. Meet Stanley Park, on 42 Av
SW, W of Macleod Tr. Walk to Glenmore Reservoir, drive back (3.5 hours). Call
leader, Aileen Pelzer/G. Yaki, 243-2248 to ensure vehicles for return.
Sat Sep 3, 8am: Birding the Bow River. Meet Southland Park, E end of Southland Dr.
Cross bridge & go south from Carburn Pk. Leader, Jim St. Laurent, 246-6314.
Sun Sep 4, 8am: Birding Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E end of 9 Av SE. Leader, Tony
Timmons, 256-0754.
Sun Sep 4, 2pm: How to know the Wildflowers - Ranchlands Natural Area. From John
Laurie Blvd, turn S onto Ranchlands Blvd. Take 1st left, then 2nd left. Go about 4
blocks and meet at park entrance on Ranch Estates Dr. Leader, Linda Vaxvick,
239-9434.
Mon Sep 5, 8:30am: What's alive in...Edworthy Park. Meet on Boothman Bridge accessed
from Shaganappi Tr & Bowness Rd if N of Bow River or from W end of Spruce Dr if S of
river. Leader, Sandy Ayer/Gus Yaki, 243-2248.
Wed Sep 7, 8am: Migrant Warblers, etc., at Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E. end of 9 Av
SE. 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. 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