- RBA
* Alberta (Canada)
* Calgary, AB
* September 21, 2006
* ABCA0609.21
- Birds mentioned
Greater White-fronted Goose
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Red- throated Loon
Gyrfalcon
Peregrine Falcon
American Golden-Plover
Sanderling
Parasitic Jaeger
Sabine's Gull
Pileated Woodpecker
Lapland Longspur
- 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 Thursday September 21 at 10:40am. 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 311 during office hours and ask for the Inglewood Bird
Sanctuary.
A PARASITIC JAEGER was seen in the west end of Glenmore Reservoir in Calgary
the morning of September 19 by Helga and Al Borgardt. It was spotted just
off the yacht club which is on the south shore of the reservoir. The bird
has not been reported since. Jason Rogers found a juvenile RED-THROATED LOON
on Two Jake Lake in Banff NP on September 20. It was also seen by Joan and
Malcolm McDonald.
The first GYRFALCON of the Fall season was reported by Bill Walker from the
Irricana Sloughs on September 18. The bird was south of Twp Rd 270 aprx 2
miles west of Rge Rd 253. Corrine Griffin watched a PEREGRINE FALCON Sep 19
on Rge Rd 292 just north of Hwy 566 east of Balzac.
Sandra and George Gardon observed an adult female WHITE-WINGED SCOTER in Lac
des Arcs on Hwy 1 on Sep 18. Terry Korolyk saw five immature SURF SCOTERS on
Calgary's Lake Bonavista on Sep 20. Jason Rogers reported a juvenile
SABINE'S GULL on Vermilion Lakes in Banff NP on Sep 20. Remarkably he had
found another one there earlier this Fall. Jason also reported a single
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE at Vermilion Lakes on the same date, and 250 of
these geese were seen by Bill Walker at theCattleland Feedlot slough just
north of the intersection of Hwys 564 and 817 north of Strathmore.
Terry Korolyk watched several flocks of LAPLAND LONGSPURS off Hwys 531 and
539, while on the same day Bill Walker spotted a lone Lapland north of
Ardenode north of Strathmore. Bill reported Sep 18 an AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER
and a SANDERLING were at Long Lake just west of Rge Rd 253 on Twp Rd 262,
and Ann Jones found a male PILEATED WOODPECKER at her home near the Douglas
Fir Trail in Edworthy Park (Calgary) on Sep 18.
The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert will be Monday September 25.
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.
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 311 during office hours and ask for the Inglewood Bird
Sanctuary.
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 21, 2006
* ABCA0609.21
- Birds mentioned
Greater White-fronted Goose
Surf Scoter
White-winged Scoter
Red- throated Loon
Gyrfalcon
Peregrine Falcon
American Golden-Plover
Sanderling
Parasitic Jaeger
Sabine's Gull
Pileated Woodpecker
Lapland Longspur
- 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 Thursday September 21 at 10:40am. 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 311 during office hours and ask for the Inglewood Bird
Sanctuary.
A PARASITIC JAEGER was seen in the west end of Glenmore Reservoir in Calgary
the morning of September 19 by Helga and Al Borgardt. It was spotted just
off the yacht club which is on the south shore of the reservoir. The bird
has not been reported since. Jason Rogers found a juvenile RED-THROATED LOON
on Two Jake Lake in Banff NP on September 20. It was also seen by Joan and
Malcolm McDonald.
The first GYRFALCON of the Fall season was reported by Bill Walker from the
Irricana Sloughs on September 18. The bird was south of Twp Rd 270 aprx 2
miles west of Rge Rd 253. Corrine Griffin watched a PEREGRINE FALCON Sep 19
on Rge Rd 292 just north of Hwy 566 east of Balzac.
Sandra and George Gardon observed an adult female WHITE-WINGED SCOTER in Lac
des Arcs on Hwy 1 on Sep 18. Terry Korolyk saw five immature SURF SCOTERS on
Calgary's Lake Bonavista on Sep 20. Jason Rogers reported a juvenile
SABINE'S GULL on Vermilion Lakes in Banff NP on Sep 20. Remarkably he had
found another one there earlier this Fall. Jason also reported a single
GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE at Vermilion Lakes on the same date, and 250 of
these geese were seen by Bill Walker at theCattleland Feedlot slough just
north of the intersection of Hwys 564 and 817 north of Strathmore.
Terry Korolyk watched several flocks of LAPLAND LONGSPURS off Hwys 531 and
539, while on the same day Bill Walker spotted a lone Lapland north of
Ardenode north of Strathmore. Bill reported Sep 18 an AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER
and a SANDERLING were at Long Lake just west of Rge Rd 253 on Twp Rd 262,
and Ann Jones found a male PILEATED WOODPECKER at her home near the Douglas
Fir Trail in Edworthy Park (Calgary) on Sep 18.
The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert will be Monday September 25.
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.
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 311 during office hours and ask for the Inglewood Bird
Sanctuary.
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