- RBA
* Alberta(Canada)
* Calgary, AB
* Sep 15, 2005
* ABCA0509.15
- Birds mentioned
Trumpeter Swan
Peregrine Falcon
Red-necked Phalarope
Cassin's Vireo
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
Palm Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
- Transcript
Hotline: City of Calgary and Calgary Field Naturalists' Society's Bird
Alert
Number: (403) 221-4519
To Report: (403) 221-4519
Coverage: Southern Alberta
Compiler: Terry Korolyk
Transcriber: Chris Havard (ckhavard@shaw.ca)
Welcome to the City of Calgary and CFNS Bird Alert. This Bird Alert was
recorded on Thursday Sept 15 at 3:15pm. 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
221-4500 during office hours.
Jason Rogers and Dennis Burns saw 1 CASSIN'S VIREO at North Glenmore Park on
Sept. 12th.
Jim Davis reported 8 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES at Cattleland Slough on Monday,
Sept 12th. Cattleland Slough is located just NE of the junction of Hwy 817
and 564.
There is still a variety of warblers being reported around the city. Jason
Rogers and Dennis Burns saw 1 NASHVILLE WARBLER, 1 PALM WARBLER and 1
TOWNSEND'S WARBLER in Woodcircle in Woodlands in southwest Calgary. Andrew
Slater had one MAGNOLIA WARBLER in his backyard in Oakridge within a mixed
flock of the usual suspects including WILSON'S, ORANGE-CROWNED, and
YELLOW-RUMP WARBLERS.
On Monday, Sept 12, Jim Davis saw 1 PEREGRINE FALCON, and 1 immature
TRUMPETER SWAN fly over the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary.
The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Monday, Sept. 19.
Thank you for calling the City of Calgary and CFNS Bird Alert. Leave your
bird sightings after the beep or call 221-4500 if you have any enquiries
about our local wildlife. If you wish to report an injured bird or animal,
please call Calgary Wildlife Rehabilitation at 239-2488.
*****The University of Calgary Continuing Education Fifty Plus Program is
offering a course called "Get Ready for Spring! An Introduction to the
Birds of Alberta", for beginning birders 50 years of age or older. For more
information contact Christa Macnevin, cmacnevi@ucalgary.ca or the Faculty of
Continuing Education at (403) 22f0-2952, email: adedlife@ucalgary.ca.
BIRD STUDY GROUP: Meets the first Wednesday of each month except June thru
August when field trips replace the meetings. Meetings are held in Room 211
of the Biosciences Bldg at U of C. October's meeting will be held on
October 5 at 7:30pm with Brian Elder presenting a talk on Birding Adventures
in China. Kathleen Roman is giving show-and-tell slides.
For information about Bird Study, contact Phil Cram at 228-4142.
BIRD FIELD TRIPS:
Sat Sep 17, 8am: Introduction to the structure of the E. Rocky Mountains &
Foothills. Meet at Geological Survey of Canada, 3303-33 St NW for
introduction, video & car-pool. All day trip will travel west to Canmore.
Leaders: Ian Halladay (282-1420) and Terry Poulton (274-7393).
Sun Sep 18, 9am: Where Have All the Songbirds Gone? Understanding the threat
of invasive plant species. Meet Weaselhead Natural Area parking lot, 66 Av &
37 St SW. Leader, Gus Yaki, 243-2248.
Sun Sep 18, 2pm: Botany of Edgemont Ravines Park. From Shaganappi Tr, go W
on Country Hills Blvd to 1st left (Edgebrook Blvd), then S to parking lot.
Leader, Linda Vaxvick, 239-9434.
Wed Sep 21, 8am: Migrant birds at Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E. end of 9 Av
SE. Leader, Nell Simpson, 249-7003.
Fri Sep 23, 6:30pm: See and hear 250+ bugling, courting Elk. Call 243-2248
to register. Date may be altered due to seasonal changes. Limited to 12
participants. Meet Anderson LRT station (Macleod Tr), S of pedestrian bridge
to carpool for travel to Turner Valley. Leader, Wayne McGonicle, 558-2216.
Sat Sep 24, 8:30am: Bird Beaverdam Flats Park. Meet S parking lot (Lynnview
Rd & 62 Av SE). N from Glenmore Tr at 18 St SE, then left. Leader, Tom
Trowell, 375-0440.
Sat Sep 24, 1:30pm: See Whooping Cranes and other wildlife. Currently 21
Cranes are at the Zoo Ranch. Limit: 25 participants. Call 243-2248 to
register. Meet Anderson LRT station (Macleod Tr), S of pedestrian bridge.
Guide: Crane Keeper, Dwight Knapik, 254-0249. Rain date, Sun Sep 25.
Sat Sep 24, 6:30pm: Rare Calgary Wildflowers: Clammy Hedge-Hyssop (Gratiola
neglecta), Water Mudwort (Limosella aquatica). Pearce Estate, 1440 17A St
SE, N off Blackfoot Tr. G.Yaki, 243-2248.
Sun Sep 25, 8:30am: Bird Votier's Flats, FCPP. Meet S end of Elbow Dr SW.
Leader, Al Borgardt, 281-4306.
Sun Sep 25, 9am: How to Know the Trees. See 80 species including Ponderosa
Pine, Black Walnut and Butternut at Stanley Park, 42 Av SW, just W of
Macleod Tr. Leader, Gus Yaki, 243-2248.
Sun Sep 25, 2pm: Crackweeds & Herbal Tea: What are those plants that are
growing in the sidewalk and pavement? Meet 420 Brunswick Av SW. Leader,
Aileen Pelzer, 243-2248.
Wed Sep 28, 8am: Migrant birds at Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E. end of 9 Av
SE. Leader, Bernard Goulet, 279-0491.
Sat Oct 1, 8am: Monthly Elbow River Birding Survey. Meet Stanley Park, 42 Av
SW, W of Macleod Tr. Walk to Glenmore Reservoir, drive back (3.5 hours).
Call leader, Aileen Pelzer/G. Yaki, 243-2248 to ensure vehicles for return.
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.cfns.fanweb.ca. 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
* Sep 15, 2005
* ABCA0509.15
- Birds mentioned
Trumpeter Swan
Peregrine Falcon
Red-necked Phalarope
Cassin's Vireo
Orange-crowned Warbler
Nashville Warbler
Magnolia Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Townsend's Warbler
Palm Warbler
Wilson's Warbler
- Transcript
Hotline: City of Calgary and Calgary Field Naturalists' Society's Bird
Alert
Number: (403) 221-4519
To Report: (403) 221-4519
Coverage: Southern Alberta
Compiler: Terry Korolyk
Transcriber: Chris Havard (ckhavard@shaw.ca)
Welcome to the City of Calgary and CFNS Bird Alert. This Bird Alert was
recorded on Thursday Sept 15 at 3:15pm. 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
221-4500 during office hours.
Jason Rogers and Dennis Burns saw 1 CASSIN'S VIREO at North Glenmore Park on
Sept. 12th.
Jim Davis reported 8 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES at Cattleland Slough on Monday,
Sept 12th. Cattleland Slough is located just NE of the junction of Hwy 817
and 564.
There is still a variety of warblers being reported around the city. Jason
Rogers and Dennis Burns saw 1 NASHVILLE WARBLER, 1 PALM WARBLER and 1
TOWNSEND'S WARBLER in Woodcircle in Woodlands in southwest Calgary. Andrew
Slater had one MAGNOLIA WARBLER in his backyard in Oakridge within a mixed
flock of the usual suspects including WILSON'S, ORANGE-CROWNED, and
YELLOW-RUMP WARBLERS.
On Monday, Sept 12, Jim Davis saw 1 PEREGRINE FALCON, and 1 immature
TRUMPETER SWAN fly over the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary.
The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Monday, Sept. 19.
Thank you for calling the City of Calgary and CFNS Bird Alert. Leave your
bird sightings after the beep or call 221-4500 if you have any enquiries
about our local wildlife. If you wish to report an injured bird or animal,
please call Calgary Wildlife Rehabilitation at 239-2488.
*****The University of Calgary Continuing Education Fifty Plus Program is
offering a course called "Get Ready for Spring! An Introduction to the
Birds of Alberta", for beginning birders 50 years of age or older. For more
information contact Christa Macnevin, cmacnevi@ucalgary.ca or the Faculty of
Continuing Education at (403) 22f0-2952, email: adedlife@ucalgary.ca.
BIRD STUDY GROUP: Meets the first Wednesday of each month except June thru
August when field trips replace the meetings. Meetings are held in Room 211
of the Biosciences Bldg at U of C. October's meeting will be held on
October 5 at 7:30pm with Brian Elder presenting a talk on Birding Adventures
in China. Kathleen Roman is giving show-and-tell slides.
For information about Bird Study, contact Phil Cram at 228-4142.
BIRD FIELD TRIPS:
Sat Sep 17, 8am: Introduction to the structure of the E. Rocky Mountains &
Foothills. Meet at Geological Survey of Canada, 3303-33 St NW for
introduction, video & car-pool. All day trip will travel west to Canmore.
Leaders: Ian Halladay (282-1420) and Terry Poulton (274-7393).
Sun Sep 18, 9am: Where Have All the Songbirds Gone? Understanding the threat
of invasive plant species. Meet Weaselhead Natural Area parking lot, 66 Av &
37 St SW. Leader, Gus Yaki, 243-2248.
Sun Sep 18, 2pm: Botany of Edgemont Ravines Park. From Shaganappi Tr, go W
on Country Hills Blvd to 1st left (Edgebrook Blvd), then S to parking lot.
Leader, Linda Vaxvick, 239-9434.
Wed Sep 21, 8am: Migrant birds at Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E. end of 9 Av
SE. Leader, Nell Simpson, 249-7003.
Fri Sep 23, 6:30pm: See and hear 250+ bugling, courting Elk. Call 243-2248
to register. Date may be altered due to seasonal changes. Limited to 12
participants. Meet Anderson LRT station (Macleod Tr), S of pedestrian bridge
to carpool for travel to Turner Valley. Leader, Wayne McGonicle, 558-2216.
Sat Sep 24, 8:30am: Bird Beaverdam Flats Park. Meet S parking lot (Lynnview
Rd & 62 Av SE). N from Glenmore Tr at 18 St SE, then left. Leader, Tom
Trowell, 375-0440.
Sat Sep 24, 1:30pm: See Whooping Cranes and other wildlife. Currently 21
Cranes are at the Zoo Ranch. Limit: 25 participants. Call 243-2248 to
register. Meet Anderson LRT station (Macleod Tr), S of pedestrian bridge.
Guide: Crane Keeper, Dwight Knapik, 254-0249. Rain date, Sun Sep 25.
Sat Sep 24, 6:30pm: Rare Calgary Wildflowers: Clammy Hedge-Hyssop (Gratiola
neglecta), Water Mudwort (Limosella aquatica). Pearce Estate, 1440 17A St
SE, N off Blackfoot Tr. G.Yaki, 243-2248.
Sun Sep 25, 8:30am: Bird Votier's Flats, FCPP. Meet S end of Elbow Dr SW.
Leader, Al Borgardt, 281-4306.
Sun Sep 25, 9am: How to Know the Trees. See 80 species including Ponderosa
Pine, Black Walnut and Butternut at Stanley Park, 42 Av SW, just W of
Macleod Tr. Leader, Gus Yaki, 243-2248.
Sun Sep 25, 2pm: Crackweeds & Herbal Tea: What are those plants that are
growing in the sidewalk and pavement? Meet 420 Brunswick Av SW. Leader,
Aileen Pelzer, 243-2248.
Wed Sep 28, 8am: Migrant birds at Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E. end of 9 Av
SE. Leader, Bernard Goulet, 279-0491.
Sat Oct 1, 8am: Monthly Elbow River Birding Survey. Meet Stanley Park, 42 Av
SW, W of Macleod Tr. Walk to Glenmore Reservoir, drive back (3.5 hours).
Call leader, Aileen Pelzer/G. Yaki, 243-2248 to ensure vehicles for return.
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.cfns.fanweb.ca. 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