- RBA
* Alberta (Canada)
* Calgary, AB
* September 11, 2006
* ABCA0609.11
- Birds mentioned
White-faced Ibis
American Golden-Plover
Great Gray Owl
Nashville Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
Palm Warbler
American Redstart
Ovenbird
- Transcript
Hotline: City of Calgary and Calgary Field Naturalists' Society 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 September 11 at 1pm. To report a bird sighting, call
221-4519 and leave a message after the recording. To bypass the recorded
message, press the pound key on your touch tone phone. To speak to a
naturalist, phone 221-4500 during office hours.
A YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER was sighted at 10am September 9 at 63 Discovery
Ridge Point SW in Calgary by Linda and Bob Heidemann. The bird was re-found
the following morning in the Heidemanns' yard by several observers. If
accepted, this will be the first provincial record for Yellow-throated
Warbler. A western subspecies of PALM WARBLER was noted in the same area by
Terry Korolyk. Terry also saw a juvenile AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER on September
4 at the mud flats across from the Heather Glen Golf Course just north of
Glenmore Trail.
Tony Timmons reported a flock of 45 WHITE-FACED IBIS on September 9 at a
slough 1km south of 530 Avenue East and 248 Street East. Sidney Moore had a
GREAT GRAY OWL in her back yard in the Dalhousie subdivision of Calgary on
September 9. Another -- or the same bird -- was spotted at The Chapters at
Crowfoot Station.
A variety of warblers is still passing through he Calgary area. On September
9 Jerry Pilny and Alan Fishkin saw an OVENBIRD and a MAGNOLIA WARBLER in
Burnsmead, Fish Creek Provincial Park, and the same day a NASHVILLE WARBLER
was reported by Steve Lane at Inglewood Bird Sanctuary. Terry Korolyk found
an AMERICAN REDSTART in the Glenfield area of Fish Creek PP, also on
September 9.
The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert will be Thursday September 14.
BIRD STUDY GROUP - Meets the first Wednesday of the month, September - May
at 7:30 pm, Room 211, BioSciences Building, University of Calgary. The next
meeting will be on Wednesday October 4. Richard Knapton will speak on
"Birding in Borneo." Doors open at 7:00 pm.
BIRD FIELD TRIPS
All CFNS field trips are free and open to everyone.
Sat Sep 16, 9am: Bird Bowmont Park. Meet at Maranatha Church,
2111-52
St NW (N end Home Rd). Leader, Jan Roseneder, 286-7033.
Sun Sep 17, 9am: Birding Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E end of 9th Av SE.
Leader, Aileen Pelzer, 243-2248.
Thu Sep 21, 1:30pm: Enjoy the autumn colours, birds and botany of
Edworthy Park. Meet S side of Boothman Bridge accessed from Shaganappi Tr &
Bowness Rd if N of river, or from W end of Spruce Dr if S of river. Leader,
Gus Yaki, 243-2248.
Sat Sep 23, 8:30am: Birding/Nature at Beaverdam Flats Park. Meet S
parking lot at Lynnview Rd & Lynnview Way S of 62 Av SE. N from Glenmore Tr.
at 18 St SE, then left. Leader, Bernard Goulet, 279-0491.
Sat Sep 23: Wildcat Hills Nature Hike. Full day 11 km walk, easy pace
and suitable for all ages. View mountain/prairie vistas, fall wildflowers &
birds. Limited to 20 participants. Call leader Jamey Podlubny 288-0658 at
least 2 days before for, meeting time and place.
Sun Sep 24, 8:30am: Birding N. Glenmore Park & Reservoir. Meet in
Weaselhead parking lot, 37th St & 66th Av SW. Leader, Rob Worona, 270-0674.
Wed Sep 27, 9am: Birding Weaselhead Natural Area. Meet parking lot,
37th St & 66th Av SW. Leader, Bruce Barnetson, 246-1329.
Sat Sep 30, 9am: Birding Glenmore Reservoir & area. Meet W parking lot
of Sailing Club, N of 90 Av at 24 St SW. Leader, Jim St. Laurent, 246-6314.
Sat Sep 30, 1:30pm: See captive Whooping Cranes at the Zoo Ranch.
Limit 25 participants. Call 243-2248 to register. Guide, Crane Keeper,
Dwight Knapik. Rain date Oct 1.
Sun Oct 1, 8am: Elbow River Birding Survey. Meet Stanley Park on 42 Av
SW, just W of Macleod Tr. Walk to Glenmore Reservoir, drive back. (3.5hrs).
Call leaders, Aileen Pelzer and Gus Yaki, 243-2248 to ensure vehicle space
for return.
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
* September 11, 2006
* ABCA0609.11
- Birds mentioned
White-faced Ibis
American Golden-Plover
Great Gray Owl
Nashville Warbler
Yellow-throated Warbler
Palm Warbler
American Redstart
Ovenbird
- Transcript
Hotline: City of Calgary and Calgary Field Naturalists' Society 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 September 11 at 1pm. To report a bird sighting, call
221-4519 and leave a message after the recording. To bypass the recorded
message, press the pound key on your touch tone phone. To speak to a
naturalist, phone 221-4500 during office hours.
A YELLOW-THROATED WARBLER was sighted at 10am September 9 at 63 Discovery
Ridge Point SW in Calgary by Linda and Bob Heidemann. The bird was re-found
the following morning in the Heidemanns' yard by several observers. If
accepted, this will be the first provincial record for Yellow-throated
Warbler. A western subspecies of PALM WARBLER was noted in the same area by
Terry Korolyk. Terry also saw a juvenile AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER on September
4 at the mud flats across from the Heather Glen Golf Course just north of
Glenmore Trail.
Tony Timmons reported a flock of 45 WHITE-FACED IBIS on September 9 at a
slough 1km south of 530 Avenue East and 248 Street East. Sidney Moore had a
GREAT GRAY OWL in her back yard in the Dalhousie subdivision of Calgary on
September 9. Another -- or the same bird -- was spotted at The Chapters at
Crowfoot Station.
A variety of warblers is still passing through he Calgary area. On September
9 Jerry Pilny and Alan Fishkin saw an OVENBIRD and a MAGNOLIA WARBLER in
Burnsmead, Fish Creek Provincial Park, and the same day a NASHVILLE WARBLER
was reported by Steve Lane at Inglewood Bird Sanctuary. Terry Korolyk found
an AMERICAN REDSTART in the Glenfield area of Fish Creek PP, also on
September 9.
The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert will be Thursday September 14.
BIRD STUDY GROUP - Meets the first Wednesday of the month, September - May
at 7:30 pm, Room 211, BioSciences Building, University of Calgary. The next
meeting will be on Wednesday October 4. Richard Knapton will speak on
"Birding in Borneo." Doors open at 7:00 pm.
BIRD FIELD TRIPS
All CFNS field trips are free and open to everyone.
Sat Sep 16, 9am: Bird Bowmont Park. Meet at Maranatha Church,
2111-52
St NW (N end Home Rd). Leader, Jan Roseneder, 286-7033.
Sun Sep 17, 9am: Birding Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E end of 9th Av SE.
Leader, Aileen Pelzer, 243-2248.
Thu Sep 21, 1:30pm: Enjoy the autumn colours, birds and botany of
Edworthy Park. Meet S side of Boothman Bridge accessed from Shaganappi Tr &
Bowness Rd if N of river, or from W end of Spruce Dr if S of river. Leader,
Gus Yaki, 243-2248.
Sat Sep 23, 8:30am: Birding/Nature at Beaverdam Flats Park. Meet S
parking lot at Lynnview Rd & Lynnview Way S of 62 Av SE. N from Glenmore Tr.
at 18 St SE, then left. Leader, Bernard Goulet, 279-0491.
Sat Sep 23: Wildcat Hills Nature Hike. Full day 11 km walk, easy pace
and suitable for all ages. View mountain/prairie vistas, fall wildflowers &
birds. Limited to 20 participants. Call leader Jamey Podlubny 288-0658 at
least 2 days before for, meeting time and place.
Sun Sep 24, 8:30am: Birding N. Glenmore Park & Reservoir. Meet in
Weaselhead parking lot, 37th St & 66th Av SW. Leader, Rob Worona, 270-0674.
Wed Sep 27, 9am: Birding Weaselhead Natural Area. Meet parking lot,
37th St & 66th Av SW. Leader, Bruce Barnetson, 246-1329.
Sat Sep 30, 9am: Birding Glenmore Reservoir & area. Meet W parking lot
of Sailing Club, N of 90 Av at 24 St SW. Leader, Jim St. Laurent, 246-6314.
Sat Sep 30, 1:30pm: See captive Whooping Cranes at the Zoo Ranch.
Limit 25 participants. Call 243-2248 to register. Guide, Crane Keeper,
Dwight Knapik. Rain date Oct 1.
Sun Oct 1, 8am: Elbow River Birding Survey. Meet Stanley Park on 42 Av
SW, just W of Macleod Tr. Walk to Glenmore Reservoir, drive back. (3.5hrs).
Call leaders, Aileen Pelzer and Gus Yaki, 243-2248 to ensure vehicle space
for return.
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