- RBA
* Alberta (Canada)
* Calgary, AB
* Oct 12, 2006
* ABCA0610.12
- Birds mentioned
Greater White-fronted Goose
Surf Scoter
Barrow's Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Red-necked Grebe
Western Grebe
Black-Crowned Night-Heron
Golden Eagle
Prairie Falcon
American Golden Plover
Killdeer
American Avocet
Baird's Sandpiper
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Franklin's Gull
Northern Shrike
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
- Transcript
Hotline: City of Calgary and Calgary Field Naturalists' Society's (Nature
Calgary) Bird Alert
Number: (403) 221-4519
To Report: (403) 221-4519
Coverage: Southern Alberta
Compiler: Terry Korolyk
Transcriber: Chris Havard (ckhavard@shaw.ca)
This Bird Alert was recorded on Thursday, October 12 at 10:45am.
A BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER was seen at Langdon Reservoir on the afternoon of
October 9. The bird was seen by Jerry Pilny and Alan Fishkin. It was in
amongst several BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS and AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER. Langdon
Reservoir is just east of Hwy 797 on Hwy 22X. The north end can be reached
by following the first Range Road east of Langdon to its terminus south of
Hwy 560.
A large flock of WESTERN GREBES was observed on Clear Lake east of Stavely
on October 9. Terry Korolyk estimated there were probably over 500 birds
there that day. Other birds observed there by Terry included a juvenile
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, a juvenile FRANKLIN'S GULL, a very young juvenile
RED-NECKED GREBE, 2 immature SURF SCOTERS, 10 BARROW'S GOLDENEYE, a GREATER
WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, a lone AMERICAN AVOCET, 18 KILLDEER, a PRAIRIE FALCON,
a dark-morph RED-TAILED HAWK and a 1st year GOLDEN EAGLE. He saw 2 NORTHERN
SHRIKES along Twp. Rd. 140 while driving to Pine Coulee Reservoir west of
Hwy 2. On the morning of Wednesday, Oct. 11, Terry saw 4 immature SURF
SCOTERS off the Yacht Club at Glenmore Reservoir in Calgary. He also
reported then a COMMON YELLOWTHROAT on the slope beLOW Parking Lot 'C' at
the reservoir. Other recent late migrant songbird reports included a
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET and a YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER by Pat Mitchell in her yard
in Valley Ridge on Oct. 9.
A flock of 12 HOODED MERGANSERS were seen west of Cochrane on Oct 9. The
birds were seen by T. McNeill on a pond on the Grand Valley Road just south
of the Simpson Ranch.
The next scheduled update of the bird alert is on Monday, October 16.
BIRD STUDY GROUP
Bird Study Group meets the first Wednesday of the month, Room 211,
BioSciences Building, U of C except June through August when field trips
replace the meeting. On November 1, Al MacKeigan will be giving a
presentation entitled "Birding with a Camera". Contact Phil Cram 228-4142
for more information.
BIRDING FIELD TRIPS
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.
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. For membership or event
information, email cfns@cfns.fanweb.ca or visit the website at
www.naturecalgary.com. CFNS publishes a monthly newsletter, CFNS News,
available on the website. "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
* Oct 12, 2006
* ABCA0610.12
- Birds mentioned
Greater White-fronted Goose
Surf Scoter
Barrow's Goldeneye
Hooded Merganser
Red-necked Grebe
Western Grebe
Black-Crowned Night-Heron
Golden Eagle
Prairie Falcon
American Golden Plover
Killdeer
American Avocet
Baird's Sandpiper
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Franklin's Gull
Northern Shrike
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Common Yellowthroat
- Transcript
Hotline: City of Calgary and Calgary Field Naturalists' Society's (Nature
Calgary) Bird Alert
Number: (403) 221-4519
To Report: (403) 221-4519
Coverage: Southern Alberta
Compiler: Terry Korolyk
Transcriber: Chris Havard (ckhavard@shaw.ca)
This Bird Alert was recorded on Thursday, October 12 at 10:45am.
A BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER was seen at Langdon Reservoir on the afternoon of
October 9. The bird was seen by Jerry Pilny and Alan Fishkin. It was in
amongst several BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS and AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER. Langdon
Reservoir is just east of Hwy 797 on Hwy 22X. The north end can be reached
by following the first Range Road east of Langdon to its terminus south of
Hwy 560.
A large flock of WESTERN GREBES was observed on Clear Lake east of Stavely
on October 9. Terry Korolyk estimated there were probably over 500 birds
there that day. Other birds observed there by Terry included a juvenile
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON, a juvenile FRANKLIN'S GULL, a very young juvenile
RED-NECKED GREBE, 2 immature SURF SCOTERS, 10 BARROW'S GOLDENEYE, a GREATER
WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE, a lone AMERICAN AVOCET, 18 KILLDEER, a PRAIRIE FALCON,
a dark-morph RED-TAILED HAWK and a 1st year GOLDEN EAGLE. He saw 2 NORTHERN
SHRIKES along Twp. Rd. 140 while driving to Pine Coulee Reservoir west of
Hwy 2. On the morning of Wednesday, Oct. 11, Terry saw 4 immature SURF
SCOTERS off the Yacht Club at Glenmore Reservoir in Calgary. He also
reported then a COMMON YELLOWTHROAT on the slope beLOW Parking Lot 'C' at
the reservoir. Other recent late migrant songbird reports included a
RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET and a YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER by Pat Mitchell in her yard
in Valley Ridge on Oct. 9.
A flock of 12 HOODED MERGANSERS were seen west of Cochrane on Oct 9. The
birds were seen by T. McNeill on a pond on the Grand Valley Road just south
of the Simpson Ranch.
The next scheduled update of the bird alert is on Monday, October 16.
BIRD STUDY GROUP
Bird Study Group meets the first Wednesday of the month, Room 211,
BioSciences Building, U of C except June through August when field trips
replace the meeting. On November 1, Al MacKeigan will be giving a
presentation entitled "Birding with a Camera". Contact Phil Cram 228-4142
for more information.
BIRDING FIELD TRIPS
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.
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. For membership or event
information, email cfns@cfns.fanweb.ca or visit the website at
www.naturecalgary.com. CFNS publishes a monthly newsletter, CFNS News,
available on the website. "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.