-RBA
* Alberta (Canada)
* Calgary, AB
* Feb 5, 2007
* ABCA0702.05
-Birds mentioned
Northern Goshawk
Gyrfalcon
Prairie Falcon
Snowy Owl
ACORN WOODPECKER
Townsend's Solitaire
Harris's 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
Monday, February 5, at 1:00 p.m. To report a bird sighting, leave a message after
the beep at the end of the recording. To bypass the recorded message press the
pound key on your touch tone phone. To speak to a naturalist during office hours
dial 0 after reaching the Bird Alert. For inquiries after office hours please call
311 to speak with a Customer Service Agent. To report injured wildlife please call
Calgary Wildlife Rehabilitation at 239-2488, or the Alberta Institute for Wildlife
Conservation at 946-2361.
An immature NORTHERN GOSHAWK was far east on the prairie on Sunday, Feb 4. Bill
Wilson observed the bird; it was approximately 6 km east of the 232 St & 594 Ave
junction just SE of Frank Lake, east of High River.
There have been several GYRFALCON reports recently. Don Moore observed a GYR on
Monday, Jan 29, west of High River. The bird was at the Meridian Rd & 562 Ave
junction at 4:00 PM. On Saturday, Feb 3, Terry Korolyk observed a probable
GYRFALCON perched on a powerpole west of Hwy 791 at the SE corner of Chestermere
Lake. Later in the afternoon, Terry observed another large falcon that may have
been a GYR off 88 St SE just north of Hwy 22X SE of Calgary. Dave Elphinstone
observed a dark morph GYRFALCON over Signal Hill in SW Calgary on Sunday, Feb 4.
Three PRAIRIE FALCONS were reported on Sunday, Feb 4. Bill Wilson observed one bird
at 594 Ave & 232 St SE of Frank Lake, while Terry Korolyk observed one bird on Hwy
561 east of Hwy 1, then later observed a bird on the road to Conrich just south of
Hwy 564. Recent SNOWY OWL reports show the birds to be concentrated around Shepard
and Langdon and the interceding areas.
A HARRIS'S SPARROW is successfully overwintering in the Town of Nanton. On
Saturday, Feb 3, Bill Wilson watched the bird in the alleyway west of 23 Ave and
north of 17 St. Marcel Gahbauer reported on Sunday, Feb 4, a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE
was along the railroad tracks at the Douglas Fir Trail in Lowery Gardens along the
Bow River just west of the Crowchild Trail Bridge.
The Calgary Bird Alert has received details of an ACORN WOODPECKER that visited a
property near Sundre in late June and early July of last year. The bird was
photographed. If accepted it will be Alberta's first record of the species.
The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Thursday, February 8.
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
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 .
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* Alberta (Canada)
* Calgary, AB
* Feb 5, 2007
* ABCA0702.05
-Birds mentioned
Northern Goshawk
Gyrfalcon
Prairie Falcon
Snowy Owl
ACORN WOODPECKER
Townsend's Solitaire
Harris's 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
Monday, February 5, at 1:00 p.m. To report a bird sighting, leave a message after
the beep at the end of the recording. To bypass the recorded message press the
pound key on your touch tone phone. To speak to a naturalist during office hours
dial 0 after reaching the Bird Alert. For inquiries after office hours please call
311 to speak with a Customer Service Agent. To report injured wildlife please call
Calgary Wildlife Rehabilitation at 239-2488, or the Alberta Institute for Wildlife
Conservation at 946-2361.
An immature NORTHERN GOSHAWK was far east on the prairie on Sunday, Feb 4. Bill
Wilson observed the bird; it was approximately 6 km east of the 232 St & 594 Ave
junction just SE of Frank Lake, east of High River.
There have been several GYRFALCON reports recently. Don Moore observed a GYR on
Monday, Jan 29, west of High River. The bird was at the Meridian Rd & 562 Ave
junction at 4:00 PM. On Saturday, Feb 3, Terry Korolyk observed a probable
GYRFALCON perched on a powerpole west of Hwy 791 at the SE corner of Chestermere
Lake. Later in the afternoon, Terry observed another large falcon that may have
been a GYR off 88 St SE just north of Hwy 22X SE of Calgary. Dave Elphinstone
observed a dark morph GYRFALCON over Signal Hill in SW Calgary on Sunday, Feb 4.
Three PRAIRIE FALCONS were reported on Sunday, Feb 4. Bill Wilson observed one bird
at 594 Ave & 232 St SE of Frank Lake, while Terry Korolyk observed one bird on Hwy
561 east of Hwy 1, then later observed a bird on the road to Conrich just south of
Hwy 564. Recent SNOWY OWL reports show the birds to be concentrated around Shepard
and Langdon and the interceding areas.
A HARRIS'S SPARROW is successfully overwintering in the Town of Nanton. On
Saturday, Feb 3, Bill Wilson watched the bird in the alleyway west of 23 Ave and
north of 17 St. Marcel Gahbauer reported on Sunday, Feb 4, a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE
was along the railroad tracks at the Douglas Fir Trail in Lowery Gardens along the
Bow River just west of the Crowchild Trail Bridge.
The Calgary Bird Alert has received details of an ACORN WOODPECKER that visited a
property near Sundre in late June and early July of last year. The bird was
photographed. If accepted it will be Alberta's first record of the species.
The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Thursday, February 8.
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
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 .
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