- RBA
* Alberta (Canada)
* Calgary, AB
* August 22, 2005
* ABCA0508.22
- Birds mentioned
White-faced Ibis
Sandhill Crane
American Golden-Plover
Black-bellied Plover
Common Nighthawk
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Philadelphia Vireo
Townsend's Solitaire
Swainson's Thrush
Nashville Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
American Redstart
Ovenbird
MacGillivray's Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Canada Warbler
- Transcript
Hotline: City of Calgary and Calgary Field Naturalists' Society's Bird Alert
Number: (403) 221-4519
To Report: (403) 221-4519
Coverage: Southern Alberta
Compiler: Terry Korolyk
Transcriber: Mike Mulligan (potoo@shaw.ca)
Welcome to the City of Calgary and CFNS Bird Alert. This Bird Alert was
recorded on Monday August 22 at 11:55am. 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 fall-plumage adult male BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER was seen in the west end of
north Glenmore Park in Calgary Friday morning August 19. Seen by Terry
Korolyk, the bird was in a flock of 200 migrating songbirds moving through
the trees between Parking Lots M and L. Others seen there by Terry were
PHILADELPHIA VIREO and TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE.
Also found in the Calgary area recently were BLACK-THROATED GREEN, NASHVILLE
(two) and CANADA WARBLERS (four). The Black-throated Green was photographed
in Inglewood Bird Sanctuary on Sunday August 21. On Thursday August 18 Hank
Vanderpol observed a Nashville at the same location. Lenora and Dick Flynn
and a CFNS group watched a Nashville at Hull's Wood in east Fish Creek
Provincial Park Saturday August 20. Colin Young and Linda Bailey observed a
Canada Warbler at Hull's Wood the morning of August 19 while the Flynns and
CFNS group saw one there on August 20.
The following day Terry Korolyk found two Canada Warblers, one two km north
of Twp Road 270 on Range Road 252 east of Irricana, and the other on Twp
Road 262 just west of the north-south road through Nightingale northeast of
Strathmore. Hank Vanderpol observed two MACGILLIVRAY'S at Inglewood Bird
Sanctuary August 18. Other songbirds reported from IBS by Hank Vanderpol
include three OVENBIRDS, OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER and SWAINSON'S THRUSH.
Additional warblers well represented in the area recently include AMERICAN
REDSTART, MAGNOLIA, BLACKPOLL and WILSON'S. Blackpolls have been reported in
unusually strong numbers this early in the migration season.
The first COMMON NIGHTHAWK of the fall season has been reported. Andrew
Slater observed a bird fly over his house in the Oak Ridge community of
Calgary about 4pm Friday August 19. Hank Vanderpol watched an AMERICAN
GOLDEN-PLOVER at the Twp Road 273 slough a half km east of Hwy 9 at Irricana
on August 18. On August 21 Andrew Slater reported 11 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS
and 15 WHITE-FACED IBIS on the north side of the access road to the
southeast corner of Frank Lake six km east of Hwy 2. The access road
(currently flooded) runs west from 232 Street.
Milt Spitzer, Lois and Walter Zwick and Jean Dunne reported a SANDHILL CRANE
at the southeast corner of Eagle Lake (south of Strathmore) on Saturday
August 20.
The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Thursday August 25.
Thank you for calling the City of Calgary and CFNS Bird Alert. Leave your
bird sightings after the beep, or call 221-4500 if you have any inquiries
about our local wildlife. If you wish to report an injured bird or animal
please call Calgary Wildlife Rehab at 239-2488.
BIRD STUDY GROUP - Meets 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 Wednesday 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 and Eric Tull will discuss their Thailand experience.
BIRD FIELD TRIPS
Tue Aug 23, 6:30pm: Birding Mallard Point FCPP. Meet parking lot E end
of Canyon Meadows Dr. Leader Jim Washbrook, 271- 0923.
Wed Aug 24, 7:30am: Migrant Warblers, etc., at Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E
end of 9 Av SE. Leader, Bernard Goulet, 279-0491.
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/Gus 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.
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.
Sat Sep 10, 8am: Birding Hull's Wood, FCPP, off Bow Bottom Tr SE, beyond
Park HQ. Leader, Hank Vanderpol, 246-4532.
Sat Sep 10, 8:30am: Autumn shorebirds/Langdon Reservoir. Meet at Carburn
Park. S from Glenmore Tr at 18 St SE to 2nd stoplight, then right & follow
signs. Leader, Bill Wilson, 230-0054.
Sat Sep 10, 9am: Birding Bowmont Park. Meet Maranatha Church, 2111-52 St NW
(N end Home Rd). Leader, Horst Grothman, 286-3048.
Sun Sep 11, 8am: Birding Carburn Park. S from Glenmore Tr at 18 St SE to
second stoplight, then right & follow signs. Leader Bernard Goulet,
279-0491.
Wed Sep 14, 8am: Migrant Warblers, etc., at Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E. end
of 9 Av SE. Leader, John McFaul 289-9517.
Sun Sep 18, 9am: Where Have All the Songbirds Gone? Understanding the threat
of invasive plant species. Meet Weaselhead Natural Area parking lot, 66 Av &
37 St SW. Leader, Gus Yaki, 243-2248.
Wed Sep 21, 8am: Migrant birds at Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E. end of 9 Av
SE. Leader, Nell Simpson, 249-7003.
Sat Sep 24, 1:30pm: See Whooping Cranes and other wildlife. Currently 21
Cranes are at the Zoo Ranch. Limit: 25 participants. Call 243-2248 to
register. Meet Anderson LRT station (Macleod Tr), S of pedestrian bridge.
Guide: Crane Keeper Dwight Knapik, 254-0249. Rain date, Sun Sep 25.
Sun Sep 25, 8:30am: Bird Votier's Flats, FCPP. Meet S end of Elbow Dr SW.
Leader, Al Borgardt, 281-4306.
Wed Sep 28, 8am: Migrant birds at Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E. end of 9 Av
SE. Leader, Bernard Goulet, 279-0491.
Sat Oct 1, 8am: Monthly Elbow River Birding Survey. Meet Stanley Park, 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 Oct 15, 9am: Gulls, waterfowl, etc. Meet Parking Lot C, North Glenmore
Park. Leader, Terry Korolyk, 254-1878.
* * * * *
* * * * * *
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.
- End transcript
* Alberta (Canada)
* Calgary, AB
* August 22, 2005
* ABCA0508.22
- Birds mentioned
White-faced Ibis
Sandhill Crane
American Golden-Plover
Black-bellied Plover
Common Nighthawk
Olive-sided Flycatcher
Philadelphia Vireo
Townsend's Solitaire
Swainson's Thrush
Nashville Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Black-throated Green Warbler
Blackburnian Warbler
Blackpoll Warbler
American Redstart
Ovenbird
MacGillivray's Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Canada Warbler
- Transcript
Hotline: City of Calgary and Calgary Field Naturalists' Society's Bird Alert
Number: (403) 221-4519
To Report: (403) 221-4519
Coverage: Southern Alberta
Compiler: Terry Korolyk
Transcriber: Mike Mulligan (potoo@shaw.ca)
Welcome to the City of Calgary and CFNS Bird Alert. This Bird Alert was
recorded on Monday August 22 at 11:55am. 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 fall-plumage adult male BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER was seen in the west end of
north Glenmore Park in Calgary Friday morning August 19. Seen by Terry
Korolyk, the bird was in a flock of 200 migrating songbirds moving through
the trees between Parking Lots M and L. Others seen there by Terry were
PHILADELPHIA VIREO and TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE.
Also found in the Calgary area recently were BLACK-THROATED GREEN, NASHVILLE
(two) and CANADA WARBLERS (four). The Black-throated Green was photographed
in Inglewood Bird Sanctuary on Sunday August 21. On Thursday August 18 Hank
Vanderpol observed a Nashville at the same location. Lenora and Dick Flynn
and a CFNS group watched a Nashville at Hull's Wood in east Fish Creek
Provincial Park Saturday August 20. Colin Young and Linda Bailey observed a
Canada Warbler at Hull's Wood the morning of August 19 while the Flynns and
CFNS group saw one there on August 20.
The following day Terry Korolyk found two Canada Warblers, one two km north
of Twp Road 270 on Range Road 252 east of Irricana, and the other on Twp
Road 262 just west of the north-south road through Nightingale northeast of
Strathmore. Hank Vanderpol observed two MACGILLIVRAY'S at Inglewood Bird
Sanctuary August 18. Other songbirds reported from IBS by Hank Vanderpol
include three OVENBIRDS, OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER and SWAINSON'S THRUSH.
Additional warblers well represented in the area recently include AMERICAN
REDSTART, MAGNOLIA, BLACKPOLL and WILSON'S. Blackpolls have been reported in
unusually strong numbers this early in the migration season.
The first COMMON NIGHTHAWK of the fall season has been reported. Andrew
Slater observed a bird fly over his house in the Oak Ridge community of
Calgary about 4pm Friday August 19. Hank Vanderpol watched an AMERICAN
GOLDEN-PLOVER at the Twp Road 273 slough a half km east of Hwy 9 at Irricana
on August 18. On August 21 Andrew Slater reported 11 BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS
and 15 WHITE-FACED IBIS on the north side of the access road to the
southeast corner of Frank Lake six km east of Hwy 2. The access road
(currently flooded) runs west from 232 Street.
Milt Spitzer, Lois and Walter Zwick and Jean Dunne reported a SANDHILL CRANE
at the southeast corner of Eagle Lake (south of Strathmore) on Saturday
August 20.
The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Thursday August 25.
Thank you for calling the City of Calgary and CFNS Bird Alert. Leave your
bird sightings after the beep, or call 221-4500 if you have any inquiries
about our local wildlife. If you wish to report an injured bird or animal
please call Calgary Wildlife Rehab at 239-2488.
BIRD STUDY GROUP - Meets 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 Wednesday 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 and Eric Tull will discuss their Thailand experience.
BIRD FIELD TRIPS
Tue Aug 23, 6:30pm: Birding Mallard Point FCPP. Meet parking lot E end
of Canyon Meadows Dr. Leader Jim Washbrook, 271- 0923.
Wed Aug 24, 7:30am: Migrant Warblers, etc., at Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E
end of 9 Av SE. Leader, Bernard Goulet, 279-0491.
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/Gus 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.
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.
Sat Sep 10, 8am: Birding Hull's Wood, FCPP, off Bow Bottom Tr SE, beyond
Park HQ. Leader, Hank Vanderpol, 246-4532.
Sat Sep 10, 8:30am: Autumn shorebirds/Langdon Reservoir. Meet at Carburn
Park. S from Glenmore Tr at 18 St SE to 2nd stoplight, then right & follow
signs. Leader, Bill Wilson, 230-0054.
Sat Sep 10, 9am: Birding Bowmont Park. Meet Maranatha Church, 2111-52 St NW
(N end Home Rd). Leader, Horst Grothman, 286-3048.
Sun Sep 11, 8am: Birding Carburn Park. S from Glenmore Tr at 18 St SE to
second stoplight, then right & follow signs. Leader Bernard Goulet,
279-0491.
Wed Sep 14, 8am: Migrant Warblers, etc., at Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E. end
of 9 Av SE. Leader, John McFaul 289-9517.
Sun Sep 18, 9am: Where Have All the Songbirds Gone? Understanding the threat
of invasive plant species. Meet Weaselhead Natural Area parking lot, 66 Av &
37 St SW. Leader, Gus Yaki, 243-2248.
Wed Sep 21, 8am: Migrant birds at Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E. end of 9 Av
SE. Leader, Nell Simpson, 249-7003.
Sat Sep 24, 1:30pm: See Whooping Cranes and other wildlife. Currently 21
Cranes are at the Zoo Ranch. Limit: 25 participants. Call 243-2248 to
register. Meet Anderson LRT station (Macleod Tr), S of pedestrian bridge.
Guide: Crane Keeper Dwight Knapik, 254-0249. Rain date, Sun Sep 25.
Sun Sep 25, 8:30am: Bird Votier's Flats, FCPP. Meet S end of Elbow Dr SW.
Leader, Al Borgardt, 281-4306.
Wed Sep 28, 8am: Migrant birds at Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E. end of 9 Av
SE. Leader, Bernard Goulet, 279-0491.
Sat Oct 1, 8am: Monthly Elbow River Birding Survey. Meet Stanley Park, 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 Oct 15, 9am: Gulls, waterfowl, etc. Meet Parking Lot C, North Glenmore
Park. Leader, Terry Korolyk, 254-1878.
* * * * *
* * * * * *
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.
- End transcript