RBA
* Alberta(Canada)
* Calgary, AB
* Jul 20,2006
* ABCA2007.06
- Birds mentioned
American White Pelican
Black-necked Stilt
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Solitary Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Slilt Sandpiper
Long-billed Dowitcher
Short-billed Dowitcher
Red-necked Phalarope
- Transcript
Hotline: City of Calgary and Calgary Field Naturalists' Society (Nature Calgary)
Bird Alert
Number: (403) 221-4519
To Report: (403) 221-4519
Coverage: Southern Alberta
Compiler: Terry Korolyk (CFNS & IBS)
Transcriber: Pat Mitchell (deemit@telus.net)
Welcome to the City of Calgary and CFNS Bird Alert. This Bird Alert was recorded on
Thursday, July 20 at 10:25 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 311 if calling locally during
office hours and ask for Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, or dial 403-268-2489 if calling
from outside the city.
AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS have returned to the Calgary Weir. Since early in July,
approximately 40 of the birds have taken up feeding and roosting positions below the
Weir as they have every summer for the last 3-4 years. An observation area can be
reached by parking at Pearce Estate which is on the south and west sides of the Bow
River just north of the Cushing Bridge. Go north at the first set of lights west of
the bridge.
BLACK-NECKED STILTS are probably raising young this summer at a large slough east of
Irricana. Adult birds have been seen at a large slough at Twp Rd 273, 1 km east of
Hwy 9 several times this season and on Sunday July 16, Terry Korolyk reported both
adults were very aggressive towards him as he birdwatched at athe slough. Other
possible breeding locations include the large slough east of Sheppard, the slough on
Rge Rd 283 south of Hwy 560, and at Weed Lake east of Langdon.
Fall shorebird migration has been underway since the 3rd week in June. Species
reported include GREATER and LESSER YELLOWLEGS, SHORT-BILLED and LONG-BILLED
DOWITCHERS, BAIRD'S, LEAST, SEMIPALMATED, PECTORAL, STILT and SOLITARY SANDPIPERS
and RED-NECKED PHALAROPES.
The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is on Monday July 24.
Thank you for calling the City of Calgary and the CFNS Bird Alert. Please leave your
bird sightings after the beep, or call 311 during office hours and ask for IBS if
you have any inquiries about our local wildlife.
If you wish to report an injured bird or animal, please call Calgary Wildlife
Rehabilitation at 239-2488 or the Alberta Institute for Wildlife Conservation at
946-2361.
* Alberta(Canada)
* Calgary, AB
* Jul 20,2006
* ABCA2007.06
- Birds mentioned
American White Pelican
Black-necked Stilt
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Solitary Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Slilt Sandpiper
Long-billed Dowitcher
Short-billed Dowitcher
Red-necked Phalarope
- Transcript
Hotline: City of Calgary and Calgary Field Naturalists' Society (Nature Calgary)
Bird Alert
Number: (403) 221-4519
To Report: (403) 221-4519
Coverage: Southern Alberta
Compiler: Terry Korolyk (CFNS & IBS)
Transcriber: Pat Mitchell (deemit@telus.net)
Welcome to the City of Calgary and CFNS Bird Alert. This Bird Alert was recorded on
Thursday, July 20 at 10:25 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 311 if calling locally during
office hours and ask for Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, or dial 403-268-2489 if calling
from outside the city.
AMERICAN WHITE PELICANS have returned to the Calgary Weir. Since early in July,
approximately 40 of the birds have taken up feeding and roosting positions below the
Weir as they have every summer for the last 3-4 years. An observation area can be
reached by parking at Pearce Estate which is on the south and west sides of the Bow
River just north of the Cushing Bridge. Go north at the first set of lights west of
the bridge.
BLACK-NECKED STILTS are probably raising young this summer at a large slough east of
Irricana. Adult birds have been seen at a large slough at Twp Rd 273, 1 km east of
Hwy 9 several times this season and on Sunday July 16, Terry Korolyk reported both
adults were very aggressive towards him as he birdwatched at athe slough. Other
possible breeding locations include the large slough east of Sheppard, the slough on
Rge Rd 283 south of Hwy 560, and at Weed Lake east of Langdon.
Fall shorebird migration has been underway since the 3rd week in June. Species
reported include GREATER and LESSER YELLOWLEGS, SHORT-BILLED and LONG-BILLED
DOWITCHERS, BAIRD'S, LEAST, SEMIPALMATED, PECTORAL, STILT and SOLITARY SANDPIPERS
and RED-NECKED PHALAROPES.
The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is on Monday July 24.
Thank you for calling the City of Calgary and the CFNS Bird Alert. Please leave your
bird sightings after the beep, or call 311 during office hours and ask for IBS if
you have any inquiries about our local wildlife.
If you wish to report an injured bird or animal, please call Calgary Wildlife
Rehabilitation at 239-2488 or the Alberta Institute for Wildlife Conservation at
946-2361.