- RBA
* Alberta(Canada)
* Calgary, AB
* Sep 1, 2005
* ABCA0509.01
- Birds mentioned
Bald Eagle
Peregrine Falcon
Warbling Vireo
Tennessee Warbler
Western Tanager
Orange-crowned Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Chipping Sparrow
Clay-colored 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
Transcriber: Chris Havard (ckhavard@shaw.ca)
Welcome to the City of Calgary and CFNS Bird Alert. This Bird Alert was
recorded on Thursday, Sept 1 at 9:15am. To report a bird sighting, leave a
message after the recording, or to bypass the recorded message, press the
pound key on your touch tone phone. To speak to a naturalist, please phone
221-4500 during office hours.
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS were in North Glenmore Park in Calgary in sizable
numbers on the morning of Wednesday, August 31. Terry Korolyk reported at
least 180 of the birds were in the west end of the park between 8:30-10:00am
and there were probably over 200 birds in the entire park during that
period. Also seen there by Terry were 1 - 2 immature WESTERN TANAGERS,
small numbers of WARBLING VIREOS and CHIPPING and CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS.
Other warblers seen there by Terry included TENNESSEE, WILSON'S and
ORANGE-CROWNED.
Penny Smith reported an adult BALD EAGLE has been in the vicinity of the
Crowchild Trail Bridge this week. Penny has observed the bird there from
Sunday, August 28 to Wednesday, August 31. Penny Smith also reported a
PEREGRINE FALCON was feeding on a bird in a field at Spruce Cliff School in
southwest Calgary at 2pm on Tuesday, August 30.
The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Monday, September 5.
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 enquiries
about our local wildlife. If you wish to report an injured bird or animal,
please call Calgary Wildlife Rehabilitation at 239-2488.
BIRD STUDY GROUP: Meets the first Wednesday of each month except June thru
August when field trips replace the meetings. Meetings are held in Room 211
of the Biosciences Bldg at U of C.
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 with a group of Calgary birders, and Brooke
Clibbon and Eric Tull will discuss their Thailand experience.
For information about Bird Study, contact Phil Cram at 228-4142.
BIRD FIELD TRIPS:
Sat, Sept. 3, 8am: Birding the Bow River. Meet Southland Park, E end of
Southland Dr. Cross bridge and go south from Carburn Park. Leader, Jim St.
Laurent, 246-6314.
Sun. Sept 4, 8am: Birding Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E end of 9 Ave, SE.
Leader, Tony Timmons, 256-0754.
Sun, Sept. 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, Sept 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.
Sun Sep 11, 2pm: How to know the Wildflowers. Fringed Gentian, etc. Meet
Votier's Flats, FCPP, S end of Elbow Dr SW. Leader, Gus Yaki, 243-2248.
Wed Sep 14, 8am: Migrant Warblers, etc., at Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E. end
of 9 Av SE. Leader, John McFaul 289-9517.
Sat Sep 17, 8am: Introduction to the structure of the E. Rocky Mountains &
Foothills. Meet at Geological Survey of Canada, 3303-33 St NW for
introduction, video & car-pool. All day trip will travel west to Canmore.
Leaders: Ian Halladay (282-1420) and Terry Poulton (274-7393).
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.
Sun Sep 18, 2pm: Botany of Edgemont Ravines Park. From Shaganappi Tr, go W
on Country Hills Blvd to 1st left (Edgebrook Blvd), then S to parking lot.
Leader, Linda Vaxvick, 239-9434.
Wed Sep 21, 8am: Migrant birds at Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E. end of 9 Av
SE. Leader, Nell Simpson, 249-7003.
Fri Sep 23, 6:30pm: See and hear 250+ bugling, courting Elk. Call 243-2248
to register. Date may be altered due to seasonal changes. Limited to 12
participants. Meet Anderson LRT station (Macleod Tr), S of pedestrian bridge
to carpool for travel to Turner Valley. Leader, Wayne McGonicle, 558-2216.
Sat Sep 24, 8:30am: Bird Beaverdam Flats Park. Meet S parking lot (Lynnview
Rd & 62 Av SE). N from Glenmore Tr at 18 St SE, then left. Leader, Tom
Trowell, 375-0440.
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.
Sat Sep 24, 6:30pm: Rare Calgary Wildflowers: Clammy Hedge-Hyssop (Gratiola
neglecta), Water Mudwort (Limosella aquatica). Pearce Estate, 1440 17A St
SE, N off Blackfoot Tr. G.Yaki, 243-2248.
Sun Sep 25, 8:30am: Bird Votier's Flats, FCPP. Meet S end of Elbow Dr SW.
Leader, Al Borgardt, 281-4306.
Sun Sep 25, 9am: How to Know the Trees. See 80 species including Ponderosa
Pine, Black Walnut and Butternut at Stanley Park, 42 Av SW, just W of
Macleod Tr. Leader, Gus Yaki, 243-2248.
Sun Sep 25, 2pm: Crackweeds & Herbal Tea: What are those plants that are
growing in the sidewalk and pavement? Meet 420 Brunswick Av SW. Leader,
Aileen Pelzer, 243-2248.
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.
Inglewood Bird Sanctuary is a City of Calgary Natural Environment Park.
Staff offer information, courses and field trips relating to natural
history. For information, call (403) 221-4500.
Calgary Field Naturalists' Society (Nature Calgary) promotes the
observation, study and conservation of the native habitat through lectures,
field trips and collection of scientific data. CFNS publishes a monthly
newsletter available on the website. 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
* Sep 1, 2005
* ABCA0509.01
- Birds mentioned
Bald Eagle
Peregrine Falcon
Warbling Vireo
Tennessee Warbler
Western Tanager
Orange-crowned Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
Chipping Sparrow
Clay-colored 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
Transcriber: Chris Havard (ckhavard@shaw.ca)
Welcome to the City of Calgary and CFNS Bird Alert. This Bird Alert was
recorded on Thursday, Sept 1 at 9:15am. To report a bird sighting, leave a
message after the recording, or to bypass the recorded message, press the
pound key on your touch tone phone. To speak to a naturalist, please phone
221-4500 during office hours.
YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS were in North Glenmore Park in Calgary in sizable
numbers on the morning of Wednesday, August 31. Terry Korolyk reported at
least 180 of the birds were in the west end of the park between 8:30-10:00am
and there were probably over 200 birds in the entire park during that
period. Also seen there by Terry were 1 - 2 immature WESTERN TANAGERS,
small numbers of WARBLING VIREOS and CHIPPING and CLAY-COLORED SPARROWS.
Other warblers seen there by Terry included TENNESSEE, WILSON'S and
ORANGE-CROWNED.
Penny Smith reported an adult BALD EAGLE has been in the vicinity of the
Crowchild Trail Bridge this week. Penny has observed the bird there from
Sunday, August 28 to Wednesday, August 31. Penny Smith also reported a
PEREGRINE FALCON was feeding on a bird in a field at Spruce Cliff School in
southwest Calgary at 2pm on Tuesday, August 30.
The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Monday, September 5.
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 enquiries
about our local wildlife. If you wish to report an injured bird or animal,
please call Calgary Wildlife Rehabilitation at 239-2488.
BIRD STUDY GROUP: Meets the first Wednesday of each month except June thru
August when field trips replace the meetings. Meetings are held in Room 211
of the Biosciences Bldg at U of C.
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 with a group of Calgary birders, and Brooke
Clibbon and Eric Tull will discuss their Thailand experience.
For information about Bird Study, contact Phil Cram at 228-4142.
BIRD FIELD TRIPS:
Sat, Sept. 3, 8am: Birding the Bow River. Meet Southland Park, E end of
Southland Dr. Cross bridge and go south from Carburn Park. Leader, Jim St.
Laurent, 246-6314.
Sun. Sept 4, 8am: Birding Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E end of 9 Ave, SE.
Leader, Tony Timmons, 256-0754.
Sun, Sept. 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, Sept 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.
Sun Sep 11, 2pm: How to know the Wildflowers. Fringed Gentian, etc. Meet
Votier's Flats, FCPP, S end of Elbow Dr SW. Leader, Gus Yaki, 243-2248.
Wed Sep 14, 8am: Migrant Warblers, etc., at Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E. end
of 9 Av SE. Leader, John McFaul 289-9517.
Sat Sep 17, 8am: Introduction to the structure of the E. Rocky Mountains &
Foothills. Meet at Geological Survey of Canada, 3303-33 St NW for
introduction, video & car-pool. All day trip will travel west to Canmore.
Leaders: Ian Halladay (282-1420) and Terry Poulton (274-7393).
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.
Sun Sep 18, 2pm: Botany of Edgemont Ravines Park. From Shaganappi Tr, go W
on Country Hills Blvd to 1st left (Edgebrook Blvd), then S to parking lot.
Leader, Linda Vaxvick, 239-9434.
Wed Sep 21, 8am: Migrant birds at Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E. end of 9 Av
SE. Leader, Nell Simpson, 249-7003.
Fri Sep 23, 6:30pm: See and hear 250+ bugling, courting Elk. Call 243-2248
to register. Date may be altered due to seasonal changes. Limited to 12
participants. Meet Anderson LRT station (Macleod Tr), S of pedestrian bridge
to carpool for travel to Turner Valley. Leader, Wayne McGonicle, 558-2216.
Sat Sep 24, 8:30am: Bird Beaverdam Flats Park. Meet S parking lot (Lynnview
Rd & 62 Av SE). N from Glenmore Tr at 18 St SE, then left. Leader, Tom
Trowell, 375-0440.
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.
Sat Sep 24, 6:30pm: Rare Calgary Wildflowers: Clammy Hedge-Hyssop (Gratiola
neglecta), Water Mudwort (Limosella aquatica). Pearce Estate, 1440 17A St
SE, N off Blackfoot Tr. G.Yaki, 243-2248.
Sun Sep 25, 8:30am: Bird Votier's Flats, FCPP. Meet S end of Elbow Dr SW.
Leader, Al Borgardt, 281-4306.
Sun Sep 25, 9am: How to Know the Trees. See 80 species including Ponderosa
Pine, Black Walnut and Butternut at Stanley Park, 42 Av SW, just W of
Macleod Tr. Leader, Gus Yaki, 243-2248.
Sun Sep 25, 2pm: Crackweeds & Herbal Tea: What are those plants that are
growing in the sidewalk and pavement? Meet 420 Brunswick Av SW. Leader,
Aileen Pelzer, 243-2248.
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.
Inglewood Bird Sanctuary is a City of Calgary Natural Environment Park.
Staff offer information, courses and field trips relating to natural
history. For information, call (403) 221-4500.
Calgary Field Naturalists' Society (Nature Calgary) promotes the
observation, study and conservation of the native habitat through lectures,
field trips and collection of scientific data. CFNS publishes a monthly
newsletter available on the website. 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