-RBA
* Alberta (Canada)
* Calgary, AB
* Mar 2, 2006
* ABCA0603.02
-Birds mentioned
Killdeer
Northern Hawk Owl
Northern Pygmy Owl
Barred Owl
Horned Lark
Mountain Bluebird
American Robin
Transcript
Hotline: City of Calgary and Calgary Field Naturalists' Society's Bird Alert
Number: (403) 221-4519
To Report: (403) 221-4519
Coverage: Southern Alberta
Compiler: Terry Korolyk (CFNS & IBS)
Transcriber: Lenora Flynn (lendic@shaw.ca)
Welcome to the City of Calgary and CFNS Bird Alert. This Bird Alert was recorded on
Thursday, March 2 at 11:25 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 male MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD was seen in a yard in Red Deer on February 21. The bird
was seen by Dorothy Dickson who subsequently reported it. This is a possible record
early Spring arrival date for this species in Alberta. The long temperate winter
this year produced other possible record early arrivals, including an AMERICAN ROBIN
on January 27 near Chestermere Lake reported by Marie Gjerdal, followed by a flock
of 4 ROBINS reported by Chris Smith in a yard in the Doverglen area of Calgary on
February 4. Another possible Spring arrival was an AMERICAN ROBIN seen by Terry
Korolyk in the Town of Nanton on February 10. HORNED LARKS were back in Alberta
around Rosebud and Stavely by the 3rd week in January, while a possible Spring
arrival KILLDEER was reported February 14 by Andrew Slater north of Hwy 22X Bridge
in east Fish Creek PP in Calgary. Observers are reminded that Gulls should be
showing up in our area within the next couple of weeks.
Owls reported recently include a NORTHERN HAWK OWL and a NORTHERN PYGMY OWL from the
south loop of the Jumping Pound Demonstration Forest south loop road off Hwy 68
reported Monday, February 27 by Rob Worona. At night, Rob reported 2 BARRED OWLS.
The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Monday, March 6.
BIRD STUDY GROUP - Meet the 1st Wednesday of the month, September - May at 7:30 pm,
Room 211, BioSciences Bldg, University of Calgary. Next month's meeting on April 5
will feature Sarah Hechtenthal who will be speaking on "Sibling Species and
secondary contact: a study of habitat use by sympatric Alder and Willow
Flycatchers".
* Alberta (Canada)
* Calgary, AB
* Mar 2, 2006
* ABCA0603.02
-Birds mentioned
Killdeer
Northern Hawk Owl
Northern Pygmy Owl
Barred Owl
Horned Lark
Mountain Bluebird
American Robin
Transcript
Hotline: City of Calgary and Calgary Field Naturalists' Society's Bird Alert
Number: (403) 221-4519
To Report: (403) 221-4519
Coverage: Southern Alberta
Compiler: Terry Korolyk (CFNS & IBS)
Transcriber: Lenora Flynn (lendic@shaw.ca)
Welcome to the City of Calgary and CFNS Bird Alert. This Bird Alert was recorded on
Thursday, March 2 at 11:25 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 male MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD was seen in a yard in Red Deer on February 21. The bird
was seen by Dorothy Dickson who subsequently reported it. This is a possible record
early Spring arrival date for this species in Alberta. The long temperate winter
this year produced other possible record early arrivals, including an AMERICAN ROBIN
on January 27 near Chestermere Lake reported by Marie Gjerdal, followed by a flock
of 4 ROBINS reported by Chris Smith in a yard in the Doverglen area of Calgary on
February 4. Another possible Spring arrival was an AMERICAN ROBIN seen by Terry
Korolyk in the Town of Nanton on February 10. HORNED LARKS were back in Alberta
around Rosebud and Stavely by the 3rd week in January, while a possible Spring
arrival KILLDEER was reported February 14 by Andrew Slater north of Hwy 22X Bridge
in east Fish Creek PP in Calgary. Observers are reminded that Gulls should be
showing up in our area within the next couple of weeks.
Owls reported recently include a NORTHERN HAWK OWL and a NORTHERN PYGMY OWL from the
south loop of the Jumping Pound Demonstration Forest south loop road off Hwy 68
reported Monday, February 27 by Rob Worona. At night, Rob reported 2 BARRED OWLS.
The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Monday, March 6.
BIRD STUDY GROUP - Meet the 1st Wednesday of the month, September - May at 7:30 pm,
Room 211, BioSciences Bldg, University of Calgary. Next month's meeting on April 5
will feature Sarah Hechtenthal who will be speaking on "Sibling Species and
secondary contact: a study of habitat use by sympatric Alder and Willow
Flycatchers".