- RBA
* Alberta (Canada)
* Calgary, AB
* October 2, 2006
* ABCA0610.02
- Birds mentioned
Tundra Swan
Greater White-fronted Goose
Surf Scoter
Barrow's Goldeneye
Rough-legged Hawk
Prairie Falcon
American Golden-Plover
Black-bellied Plover
Long-billed Dowitcher
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Baird's Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Steller's Jay
Common Grackle
- 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 October 2 at 11am. 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.
The first TUNDRA SWANS of the Fall season have been reported in the Calgary
area. Terry Korolyk observed four adult birds at 80Avenue and 36 Street NE
in the city on October 1.
Large numbers of GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE were reported in the Irricana
Sloughs. Simone Marler observed aprx 500 at Railway Slough on September 30,
and on the following day Terry K saw 200 (including 3 orange-billed
juveniles) at Cattleland Feedlot north of the intersection of Hwys 564 and
817 north of Strathmore. Railway Slough is on the north side of Twp Rd 270
just west of the Rge Rd 254 junction.
Terry K observed 7 SURF SCOTERS in the west end of Glenmore Reservoir on
September 29. A pair of BARROW'S GOLDENEYES was also present. On September
30 Al Borgardt and the CFNS birding group saw 5 Surf Scoters on the
reservoir.
Shorebird reports from Langdon Reservoir on September 30 included 2 AMERICAN
GOLDEN-PLOVERS seen by Andrew Slater and Bill Wilson. They also found 25
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, 550 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS, 300 LESSER YELLOWLEGS,
100 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 150 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, 3 BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS, 1
STILT SANDPIPER, a PRAIRIE FALCON and 2 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS.
Terry K saw a flock of aprx 100 COMMON GRACKLES near Anderson Road and
Acadia Drive on Sep 30. Joyce and Don Moore reported a STELLER'S JAY near
the Smith-Dorrien Hwy in Kananaskis Country last last week.
The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert will be Thursday October 5.
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. Inglewood Bird Sanctuary
is a City of Calgary natural area. Staff offer information, courses and
field trips relating to natural history. For information phone 311 during
office hours and ask for the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary.
Wed Oct 4, 9:30am: Birding Inglewood Bird Sanctuary. E end of 9 Av SE.
Leader, Aileen Pelzer, 243-2248.
Sat Oct 7, 9am: Peak of Golden Eagle migration at Mt. Lorette with Peter
Sherrington. Bring lunch. Meet Assumption School, 34 Av NW (just N of TC
Highway at Sarcee Tr). Call Leader, Bruce Barnetson, 246-1329.
Sun Oct 8, 8:30am: Nature walk at Carburn Park. S from Glenmore Tr at 18 St
SE to 2nd stoplight, then right & follow signs. Leader, Bernard Goulet,
279-0491.
Mon Oct 9: Boreal Birding at Shannon Terrace. Located at W end of FCPP, off
37 St & 130 Av SW. Leader, Grant Brydle, 720-4957.
Sat Oct 14, 8:30am: Birding Beaverdam Flats Park. Meet S parking lot,
Lynnview Rd & Lynnview Way S of 62 Av SE. N from Glenmore Tr. at 18 St SE,
then left. Leader, Tony Timmons, 256-0754.
Sun Oct 15, 7:30am: Boreal birding at Sibbald, Exshaw, Cave & Basin. Meet
Assumption School, 34th Av NW (just N of TC Highway at Sarcee Tr). Leader,
Bill Wilson, 230-0054.
Sun Oct 15, 9am: Birding Inglewood Bird Sanctuary. E end of 9 Av SE. Leader,
Bruce Barnetson, 246-1329.
Wed Oct 18, 9:15am: Nature Walk on Nose Hill. Meet parking lot on 14 St & 64
Av NW. Leader, Gus Yaki, 243-2248.
Sat Oct 21, 9am: All day birding. Look for Loons, Long-tailed Ducks,
Scoters, late shorebirds & passerines. Meet Parking Lot C, N. Glenmore Park.
Then visit Clear Lake & Pine Coulee nr Stavely & possibly Chain Lakes PP.
Leader, Terry Korolyk, 254-1878.
Sat Oct 21, 9am: Birding Bowmont Park. Meet Maranatha Church, 2111-52 St NW
(N end Home Rd). Leader, Horst Grothman, 286-3048.
Sun Oct 22, 9am: Birding N Glenmore Park & Reservoir. Meet Weaselhead
parking lot, 37th St & 66th Av SW. Leader, Rob Worona, 270-0674.
Wed Oct 25, 9:15am: Birding Glenmore Reservoir. Meet W parking lot of
Sailing Club, N of 90 Av at 24 St SW. Leader, Ray Woods, 241-6007.
Sat Oct 28, 9am: Birding Glenmore Reservoir & S Glenmore Park. Meet W
parking lot of Sailing Club, N of 90 Av at 24 St SW. Leader, Eric Tull,
295-0830.
Sun Oct 29, 9am: Birding Shannon Terrace FCPP. West end of FCPP, off 37 St &
130 Av SW. Leader, Hank Vanderpol, 246-4532.
Wed Nov 1, 8:15am: Elbow River Birding Survey. Meet Stanley Park, 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.
Sat Nov 4, 8:30am: Birding the Bow River. Meet at Mallard Pt, E. end of
Canyon Meadows Dr, carpool to Burnsmead, walk back. Leader, Tony Timmons,
256-0754.
Sun Nov 5, 9am: Birding Carburn Park. S from Glenmore Tr at 18 St SE to 2nd
stoplight, then right & follow signs. Leader, Bernard Goulet, 279-0491.
Wed Nov 8, 9am: Birding Weaselhead Natural Area. Meet parking lot, 37 St &
66 Av SW. Leader, Bruce Barnetson, 246-1329.
Sat Nov 11, 9:30am: Birding Inglewood Bird Sanctuary. E end of 9 Av SE.
Leader, Penny Smith, 283-9260.
Sun Nov 12, 9am: Birding Bebo Grove, FCPP. S end of 24 St SW. Leader, Eric
Tull, 295-0830.
Wed Nov 15, 9am: Birding Votier's Flats, FCPP. S end of Elbow Dr. Leader,
Mary Huston, 238-3019.
Sat Nov 18, 9am: Boreal Birding Bowness Park. Meet 1st parking lot. Leader,
Gus Yaki, 243-2248.
Sun Nov 19, 9am: Birding Carburn Park. S from Glenmore Tr at 18 St SE to
second stoplight, then right & follow signs. Leader, Rob Worona, 270-0674.
Sat Nov 25, 9am: Birding Bebo Grove, FCPP. S end of 24 St SW. Leader, Jim
St. Laurent, 246-6314.
Sun Nov 26, 9am: Birding Burnsmead/Hull's Wood, FCPP. Meet Burnsmead, off
Bow Bottom Tr, turn left before entering FCPP. Leader, Bernard Goulet,
279-0491.
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
* October 2, 2006
* ABCA0610.02
- Birds mentioned
Tundra Swan
Greater White-fronted Goose
Surf Scoter
Barrow's Goldeneye
Rough-legged Hawk
Prairie Falcon
American Golden-Plover
Black-bellied Plover
Long-billed Dowitcher
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Baird's Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Steller's Jay
Common Grackle
- 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 October 2 at 11am. 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.
The first TUNDRA SWANS of the Fall season have been reported in the Calgary
area. Terry Korolyk observed four adult birds at 80Avenue and 36 Street NE
in the city on October 1.
Large numbers of GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GEESE were reported in the Irricana
Sloughs. Simone Marler observed aprx 500 at Railway Slough on September 30,
and on the following day Terry K saw 200 (including 3 orange-billed
juveniles) at Cattleland Feedlot north of the intersection of Hwys 564 and
817 north of Strathmore. Railway Slough is on the north side of Twp Rd 270
just west of the Rge Rd 254 junction.
Terry K observed 7 SURF SCOTERS in the west end of Glenmore Reservoir on
September 29. A pair of BARROW'S GOLDENEYES was also present. On September
30 Al Borgardt and the CFNS birding group saw 5 Surf Scoters on the
reservoir.
Shorebird reports from Langdon Reservoir on September 30 included 2 AMERICAN
GOLDEN-PLOVERS seen by Andrew Slater and Bill Wilson. They also found 25
BLACK-BELLIED PLOVERS, 550 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS, 300 LESSER YELLOWLEGS,
100 GREATER YELLOWLEGS, 150 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS, 3 BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS, 1
STILT SANDPIPER, a PRAIRIE FALCON and 2 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS.
Terry K saw a flock of aprx 100 COMMON GRACKLES near Anderson Road and
Acadia Drive on Sep 30. Joyce and Don Moore reported a STELLER'S JAY near
the Smith-Dorrien Hwy in Kananaskis Country last last week.
The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert will be Thursday October 5.
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. Inglewood Bird Sanctuary
is a City of Calgary natural area. Staff offer information, courses and
field trips relating to natural history. For information phone 311 during
office hours and ask for the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary.
Wed Oct 4, 9:30am: Birding Inglewood Bird Sanctuary. E end of 9 Av SE.
Leader, Aileen Pelzer, 243-2248.
Sat Oct 7, 9am: Peak of Golden Eagle migration at Mt. Lorette with Peter
Sherrington. Bring lunch. Meet Assumption School, 34 Av NW (just N of TC
Highway at Sarcee Tr). Call Leader, Bruce Barnetson, 246-1329.
Sun Oct 8, 8:30am: Nature walk at Carburn Park. S from Glenmore Tr at 18 St
SE to 2nd stoplight, then right & follow signs. Leader, Bernard Goulet,
279-0491.
Mon Oct 9: Boreal Birding at Shannon Terrace. Located at W end of FCPP, off
37 St & 130 Av SW. Leader, Grant Brydle, 720-4957.
Sat Oct 14, 8:30am: Birding Beaverdam Flats Park. Meet S parking lot,
Lynnview Rd & Lynnview Way S of 62 Av SE. N from Glenmore Tr. at 18 St SE,
then left. Leader, Tony Timmons, 256-0754.
Sun Oct 15, 7:30am: Boreal birding at Sibbald, Exshaw, Cave & Basin. Meet
Assumption School, 34th Av NW (just N of TC Highway at Sarcee Tr). Leader,
Bill Wilson, 230-0054.
Sun Oct 15, 9am: Birding Inglewood Bird Sanctuary. E end of 9 Av SE. Leader,
Bruce Barnetson, 246-1329.
Wed Oct 18, 9:15am: Nature Walk on Nose Hill. Meet parking lot on 14 St & 64
Av NW. Leader, Gus Yaki, 243-2248.
Sat Oct 21, 9am: All day birding. Look for Loons, Long-tailed Ducks,
Scoters, late shorebirds & passerines. Meet Parking Lot C, N. Glenmore Park.
Then visit Clear Lake & Pine Coulee nr Stavely & possibly Chain Lakes PP.
Leader, Terry Korolyk, 254-1878.
Sat Oct 21, 9am: Birding Bowmont Park. Meet Maranatha Church, 2111-52 St NW
(N end Home Rd). Leader, Horst Grothman, 286-3048.
Sun Oct 22, 9am: Birding N Glenmore Park & Reservoir. Meet Weaselhead
parking lot, 37th St & 66th Av SW. Leader, Rob Worona, 270-0674.
Wed Oct 25, 9:15am: Birding Glenmore Reservoir. Meet W parking lot of
Sailing Club, N of 90 Av at 24 St SW. Leader, Ray Woods, 241-6007.
Sat Oct 28, 9am: Birding Glenmore Reservoir & S Glenmore Park. Meet W
parking lot of Sailing Club, N of 90 Av at 24 St SW. Leader, Eric Tull,
295-0830.
Sun Oct 29, 9am: Birding Shannon Terrace FCPP. West end of FCPP, off 37 St &
130 Av SW. Leader, Hank Vanderpol, 246-4532.
Wed Nov 1, 8:15am: Elbow River Birding Survey. Meet Stanley Park, 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.
Sat Nov 4, 8:30am: Birding the Bow River. Meet at Mallard Pt, E. end of
Canyon Meadows Dr, carpool to Burnsmead, walk back. Leader, Tony Timmons,
256-0754.
Sun Nov 5, 9am: Birding Carburn Park. S from Glenmore Tr at 18 St SE to 2nd
stoplight, then right & follow signs. Leader, Bernard Goulet, 279-0491.
Wed Nov 8, 9am: Birding Weaselhead Natural Area. Meet parking lot, 37 St &
66 Av SW. Leader, Bruce Barnetson, 246-1329.
Sat Nov 11, 9:30am: Birding Inglewood Bird Sanctuary. E end of 9 Av SE.
Leader, Penny Smith, 283-9260.
Sun Nov 12, 9am: Birding Bebo Grove, FCPP. S end of 24 St SW. Leader, Eric
Tull, 295-0830.
Wed Nov 15, 9am: Birding Votier's Flats, FCPP. S end of Elbow Dr. Leader,
Mary Huston, 238-3019.
Sat Nov 18, 9am: Boreal Birding Bowness Park. Meet 1st parking lot. Leader,
Gus Yaki, 243-2248.
Sun Nov 19, 9am: Birding Carburn Park. S from Glenmore Tr at 18 St SE to
second stoplight, then right & follow signs. Leader, Rob Worona, 270-0674.
Sat Nov 25, 9am: Birding Bebo Grove, FCPP. S end of 24 St SW. Leader, Jim
St. Laurent, 246-6314.
Sun Nov 26, 9am: Birding Burnsmead/Hull's Wood, FCPP. Meet Burnsmead, off
Bow Bottom Tr, turn left before entering FCPP. Leader, Bernard Goulet,
279-0491.
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