-RBA
* Alberta (Canada)
* Calgary, AB
* Jan 18 2007
* ABCA0701.18
-Birds mentioned
"Harlan's" Red-tailed Hawk
Northern Pygmy-Owl
Townsend's Solitaire
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
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 (CFNS & IBS)
Transcriber: Lenora Flynn (lendic@shaw.ca)
Welcome to the City of Calgary and CFNS Bird Alert. This Bird Alert was recorded on
Thursday, January 18, at 10:50 a.m. 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 311, if calling locally,
during office hours and ask for Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, or dial 403-268-2489, if
calling from outside the city.
There were 2 separate reports this week of 2 unusual winter season Sparrows within
Calgary city limits. Andy Hill, who lives in the Marda Loop area of Calgary,
reported that the WHITE-THROATED SPARROW he saw in his yard in mid to late December
was there again on both days of Monday, January 15 and Tuesday, January 16. Three
other WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS were found in the City on the December 17 Christmas
Bird Count. Those interested in seeing Andy's bird can call him at 228-2184. Ray
Wershler found a SONG SPARROW in SE Calgary on Wednesday, January 17. The bird was
in weedy growth on the west side of the Bow River, approximately 75 metres south of
the train crossing running across the river at the north end of Beaverdam Flats.
The only other known report of this species in our birding area this season was a
bird on the Dec 17 CBC.
George Garden reported a NORTHERN PYGMY-OWL was near the Hwy 68 & Powderface Trail
junction west of Calgary on Sunday, January 14. The bird was on the Powderface
Trail just before the equestrian turnoff.
Mike Sturk, who observed a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE in the Raven Rocks area east of Bebo
Grove in West Fish Creek PP on Jan 11, observed 2 SOLITAIRE'S there on Wednesday,
Jan 17.
The HARLAN'S RED-TAILED HAWK that has been wintering along the Bow River in SE
Calgary was observed by Ray Wershler in the Beaverdam Flats area on Wednesday,
January 17.
The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Monday, January 22.
BIRD STUDY GROUP - Meets the 1st Wednesday of the month, September - May at 7:30 pm,
Room 211, BioSciences Bldg, University of Calgary. The next meeting on Wednesday,
February 7, will feature Brooke Clibbon & Eric Tull presenting "Birding in New
Zealand." Doors open at 7:00 PM.
BIRD FIELD TRIPS
Sat Jan 20, 9:30am: Winter Birds at Inglewood Bird Sanctuary. E end of 9th Av SE.
Leaders, Russ & Sue Costello, 271-6858.
Sun Jan 21, 8:30am: Birding Griffith Woods Park. 2.5km W on Hwy 8 from Sarcee Tr,
then left at 69 St SW into Discovery Ridge. Continue straight at traffic circle,
then left on Discovery Link into parking lot. Leader, Mike Harrison, 236-4700.
Wed Jan 24, 9am: Birding 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 Jan 27, 9:30am: Birding Fish Creek Prov. Park (FCPP). Meet Bebo Grove parking
lot, S end of 24 St SW. Leader, Victor Basok, 235-2050.
Sun Jan 28, 9am: Bird Burnsmead area, FCPP. Meet Burnsmead parking lot off Bow
Bottom Tr SE, turning left just before entering Park. Leader, Tony Timmons,
256-0754.
Sun Jan 28, 1:30pm: Winter Plant Identification at Pearce Estate. 1440 17A St SE, N
of Blackfoot Trail. Leader, Gus Yaki, 243-2248.
Thu Feb 1, 8:15am: Monthly Elbow River Birding Survey. Celebrate World Wetlands Day.
Meet Stanley Park, 42 Av SW, just W of Macleod Tr. Walk to Glenmore Reservoir, drive
back (3.5 hours). Call leaders, Aileen Pelzer/Gus Yaki, 243-2248, to ensure vehicle
space for return.
Fri Feb 2, 7pm: See 5000 + Common Goldeneyes assembled at night on Bow River at Eric
Harvie Bridge.
Meet parking lot, Southland Park, E end of Southland Dr SE at Deerfoot Tr, or on
Harvie Bridge, S of Carburn Park. Leader, Gus Yaki, 243-2248.
Sat Feb 3, 7:30am: Several hundred Black-billed Magpies roost in the Weaselhead Area
each night. Watch their dawn dispersal, then see other winter birds. Meet parking
lot, 66 Av & 37 St SW. Leader, Rob Worona, 270-0674.
Sat Feb 3, 9am: Birding Inglewood Bird Sanctuary. E end of 9 Av SE. Leader, Chris
Havard, 242-0664.
Sun Feb 4, 8:15am: 16th Annual Duck Waddle. (4-5 hours). Meet Beaverdam Flats Park S
parking lot (Lynnview Rd & Lynnview Way S of 62 Av SE). N from Glenmore Tr at 18 St
SE, then left. Carpool to Carburn Park; walk back. See waterfowl on Bow River. Bring
lunch, hot drink. Leader, Bernard Goulet, 279-0491.
Wed Feb 7, 9:30am: Nature Walk at Inglewood Bird Sanctuary. E end of 9 Av SE.
Leader, John McFaul, 289-9517.
Sat Feb 10, 9am: Bird Votier’s Flats, FCPP. S end of Elbow Dr SW. Leader, Wayne
Hewitt, 256-7609.
Burnsmead parking lot off Bow Bottom Tr SE, turning left just before entering Park.
Leader, Jim Washbrook, 271-0923.
Sun Feb 11, 9am: Visit the Bow River at Burnsmead, FCPP. Meet Burnsmead parking lot
off Bow Bottom Tr SE, turning left just before entering Park. Leader, Jim Washbrook,
271-0923.
Sun Feb 11, 9:30am: See & identify tropical plants in Devonian Gardens. 4th Floor,
TD Square, 317 - 7 Av SW. Easy access by C-train. Leaders, Aileen Pelzer/Gus Yaki,
243-2248.
Wed Feb 14, 9am: Bird 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 follow left.
Leader, Aileen Pelzer, 243-2248.
at Feb 17, 8:30am: Nature Walk, Carburn Park. S from Glenmore Tr at 18 St SE to 2nd
stoplight, then right & follow signs. Meet parking lot. Leader, Bernard Goulet,
279-0491.
Sun Feb 18, 9am: Nature Walk, Glennfield area, FCPP. From north, go S on Macleod Tr,
turn right onto Bannister Rd, going under Macleod Trail, then 1st left into FCPP.
Meet in 1st parking lot. Leader, Lorrie Warkentin, 254-5413.
Sun Feb 18, 1:30pm: Winter Birds (& Animal Tracks, if fresh snow) in S Glenmore
Park. Meet at extreme W end of 90 Av SW. Leader, Gus Yaki, 243-2248.
Mon Feb 19, 9am: Family Day Holiday. Bird Votier’s Flats, FCPP. S end of Elbow Dr
SW. Leader, Grant Brydle, 720-4957.
Mon Feb 19, 10am: Family Day Holiday. Inglewood Bird Sanctuary. E end of 9 Av SE.
Leader, Penny Smith, 283-9260.
Wed Feb 21, 9:15am: Bird Carburn Park. S from Glenmore Tr at 18 St SE to 2nd
stoplight, then right & follow signs. Meet parking lot. Leader, Peter Roxburgh,
271-7033.
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, if calling locally within the city, or call (403)
268-2489 if calling from outside the city.
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
* Jan 18 2007
* ABCA0701.18
-Birds mentioned
"Harlan's" Red-tailed Hawk
Northern Pygmy-Owl
Townsend's Solitaire
Song Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
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 (CFNS & IBS)
Transcriber: Lenora Flynn (lendic@shaw.ca)
Welcome to the City of Calgary and CFNS Bird Alert. This Bird Alert was recorded on
Thursday, January 18, at 10:50 a.m. 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 311, if calling locally,
during office hours and ask for Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, or dial 403-268-2489, if
calling from outside the city.
There were 2 separate reports this week of 2 unusual winter season Sparrows within
Calgary city limits. Andy Hill, who lives in the Marda Loop area of Calgary,
reported that the WHITE-THROATED SPARROW he saw in his yard in mid to late December
was there again on both days of Monday, January 15 and Tuesday, January 16. Three
other WHITE-THROATED SPARROWS were found in the City on the December 17 Christmas
Bird Count. Those interested in seeing Andy's bird can call him at 228-2184. Ray
Wershler found a SONG SPARROW in SE Calgary on Wednesday, January 17. The bird was
in weedy growth on the west side of the Bow River, approximately 75 metres south of
the train crossing running across the river at the north end of Beaverdam Flats.
The only other known report of this species in our birding area this season was a
bird on the Dec 17 CBC.
George Garden reported a NORTHERN PYGMY-OWL was near the Hwy 68 & Powderface Trail
junction west of Calgary on Sunday, January 14. The bird was on the Powderface
Trail just before the equestrian turnoff.
Mike Sturk, who observed a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE in the Raven Rocks area east of Bebo
Grove in West Fish Creek PP on Jan 11, observed 2 SOLITAIRE'S there on Wednesday,
Jan 17.
The HARLAN'S RED-TAILED HAWK that has been wintering along the Bow River in SE
Calgary was observed by Ray Wershler in the Beaverdam Flats area on Wednesday,
January 17.
The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Monday, January 22.
BIRD STUDY GROUP - Meets the 1st Wednesday of the month, September - May at 7:30 pm,
Room 211, BioSciences Bldg, University of Calgary. The next meeting on Wednesday,
February 7, will feature Brooke Clibbon & Eric Tull presenting "Birding in New
Zealand." Doors open at 7:00 PM.
BIRD FIELD TRIPS
Sat Jan 20, 9:30am: Winter Birds at Inglewood Bird Sanctuary. E end of 9th Av SE.
Leaders, Russ & Sue Costello, 271-6858.
Sun Jan 21, 8:30am: Birding Griffith Woods Park. 2.5km W on Hwy 8 from Sarcee Tr,
then left at 69 St SW into Discovery Ridge. Continue straight at traffic circle,
then left on Discovery Link into parking lot. Leader, Mike Harrison, 236-4700.
Wed Jan 24, 9am: Birding 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 Jan 27, 9:30am: Birding Fish Creek Prov. Park (FCPP). Meet Bebo Grove parking
lot, S end of 24 St SW. Leader, Victor Basok, 235-2050.
Sun Jan 28, 9am: Bird Burnsmead area, FCPP. Meet Burnsmead parking lot off Bow
Bottom Tr SE, turning left just before entering Park. Leader, Tony Timmons,
256-0754.
Sun Jan 28, 1:30pm: Winter Plant Identification at Pearce Estate. 1440 17A St SE, N
of Blackfoot Trail. Leader, Gus Yaki, 243-2248.
Thu Feb 1, 8:15am: Monthly Elbow River Birding Survey. Celebrate World Wetlands Day.
Meet Stanley Park, 42 Av SW, just W of Macleod Tr. Walk to Glenmore Reservoir, drive
back (3.5 hours). Call leaders, Aileen Pelzer/Gus Yaki, 243-2248, to ensure vehicle
space for return.
Fri Feb 2, 7pm: See 5000 + Common Goldeneyes assembled at night on Bow River at Eric
Harvie Bridge.
Meet parking lot, Southland Park, E end of Southland Dr SE at Deerfoot Tr, or on
Harvie Bridge, S of Carburn Park. Leader, Gus Yaki, 243-2248.
Sat Feb 3, 7:30am: Several hundred Black-billed Magpies roost in the Weaselhead Area
each night. Watch their dawn dispersal, then see other winter birds. Meet parking
lot, 66 Av & 37 St SW. Leader, Rob Worona, 270-0674.
Sat Feb 3, 9am: Birding Inglewood Bird Sanctuary. E end of 9 Av SE. Leader, Chris
Havard, 242-0664.
Sun Feb 4, 8:15am: 16th Annual Duck Waddle. (4-5 hours). Meet Beaverdam Flats Park S
parking lot (Lynnview Rd & Lynnview Way S of 62 Av SE). N from Glenmore Tr at 18 St
SE, then left. Carpool to Carburn Park; walk back. See waterfowl on Bow River. Bring
lunch, hot drink. Leader, Bernard Goulet, 279-0491.
Wed Feb 7, 9:30am: Nature Walk at Inglewood Bird Sanctuary. E end of 9 Av SE.
Leader, John McFaul, 289-9517.
Sat Feb 10, 9am: Bird Votier’s Flats, FCPP. S end of Elbow Dr SW. Leader, Wayne
Hewitt, 256-7609.
Burnsmead parking lot off Bow Bottom Tr SE, turning left just before entering Park.
Leader, Jim Washbrook, 271-0923.
Sun Feb 11, 9am: Visit the Bow River at Burnsmead, FCPP. Meet Burnsmead parking lot
off Bow Bottom Tr SE, turning left just before entering Park. Leader, Jim Washbrook,
271-0923.
Sun Feb 11, 9:30am: See & identify tropical plants in Devonian Gardens. 4th Floor,
TD Square, 317 - 7 Av SW. Easy access by C-train. Leaders, Aileen Pelzer/Gus Yaki,
243-2248.
Wed Feb 14, 9am: Bird 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 follow left.
Leader, Aileen Pelzer, 243-2248.
at Feb 17, 8:30am: Nature Walk, Carburn Park. S from Glenmore Tr at 18 St SE to 2nd
stoplight, then right & follow signs. Meet parking lot. Leader, Bernard Goulet,
279-0491.
Sun Feb 18, 9am: Nature Walk, Glennfield area, FCPP. From north, go S on Macleod Tr,
turn right onto Bannister Rd, going under Macleod Trail, then 1st left into FCPP.
Meet in 1st parking lot. Leader, Lorrie Warkentin, 254-5413.
Sun Feb 18, 1:30pm: Winter Birds (& Animal Tracks, if fresh snow) in S Glenmore
Park. Meet at extreme W end of 90 Av SW. Leader, Gus Yaki, 243-2248.
Mon Feb 19, 9am: Family Day Holiday. Bird Votier’s Flats, FCPP. S end of Elbow Dr
SW. Leader, Grant Brydle, 720-4957.
Mon Feb 19, 10am: Family Day Holiday. Inglewood Bird Sanctuary. E end of 9 Av SE.
Leader, Penny Smith, 283-9260.
Wed Feb 21, 9:15am: Bird Carburn Park. S from Glenmore Tr at 18 St SE to 2nd
stoplight, then right & follow signs. Meet parking lot. Leader, Peter Roxburgh,
271-7033.
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, if calling locally within the city, or call (403)
268-2489 if calling from outside the city.
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