-RBA
* Alberta (Canada)
* Calgary, AB
* Mar 8, 2007
* ABCA0703.08
-Birds mentioned
Tundra Swan
Northern Pintail
American Wigeon
Green-winged Teal
Canvasback
Lesser Scaup
Killdeer
Ring-billed Gull
Great Gray Owl
Northern Pygmy Owl
Northern Cardinal
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: Jean Moore (jmmoore@ucalgary.ca)
Welcome to the City of Calgary and CFNS Bird Alert. This Bird Alert was
recorded on Thursday, March 8, at 10:20 am. 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
during office hours dial 0 after reaching the Bird Alert. For inquiries
after hours please phone 311 to speak to a customer Service Agent. To
report injured wildlife contact Calgary Wildlife Rehabilitation Society
at 239-2488 or the Alberta Institute for Wildlife Conservation at 946-2361.
A CHESTNUT-BACKED CHICKADEE is still being seen in the Jasper townsite
in Jasper NP. The bird was seen there most recently on Tuesday, Feb 27.
It was originally seen in the townsite in late November af 2006, and
was reported there into early January, and then reported by Jason Rogers
to still be in the townsite as of Feb 27. The bird was always seen
coming to ground feeders in the yard of a townhouse, which was in a row
of townhouses on Aspen Cr.
There have been no reports recently on the female NORTHERN CARDINAL that
spent the last three weeks in February coming to the yard of Carl
Linnard at 5505 - 50 St in Olds. The bird was seen by many observers
during that period. The bird could usually be seen fairly early by
watching from the back alley there.
The leading edge of Spring migration 2007 has officially hit southern
Alberta. Three RING-BILLED GULLS were over the Bow River in the
Burnsmead area of east Fish Creek PP on Wednesday, Mar 7. The birds
were seen by Bruce Barnetson and members of a CFNS field trip. On
Monday, Mar 5, on Fincastle Lake, east of Taber, Lloyd Bennett observed
500 NORTHERN PINTAILS, 8 TUNDRA SWANS, 20 AMERICAN WIGEON,
3 GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 14 CANVASBACK and 4 LESSER SCAUP. In his yard near
Taber on Wednesday, Mar 7, Lloyd saw a KILLDEER.
Other recent sightings of interest include a bird that was probably a
HARRIS'S SPARROW seen by Tom Lavelle(?) et al on Mar 4 along the Little
Red Deer River west of Bowden. Roland Gunther reported a GREAT GRAY OWL
on RgeRd 54 in west Bragg Creek on Feb 28, and then on the
Wintergreen Rd on Mar 4, he reported a NORTHERN PYGMY OWL.
The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Monday, March 12.
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 will be on Wednesday, April 4, topic to announced.
BIRD FIELD TRIPS
Sat Mar 10, 9 am: Look for spring migrants - early gulls, etc. at
Inglewood Bird Sanctuary. E end of 9 Ave SE.
Leader Rob Worona - 270-0674
Sun Mar 11, 9 am: Birding Beaverdam Flats Park. Meet S parking lot
(Lynnview Rd & Lynnview Way S of 62 Ave SE). N from Glenmore Tr at 18
St SE, then left.
Leader Bernard Goulet - 279-0491
Wed Mar 14, 9:30 am: Winter Birds at Hull's Woods, FCPP. Meet in
parking lot, off Bow Bottom Tr SE.
Leader Mary Houston - 238-3019
Fri Mar 16, 8 pm: Nocturnal Owl Prowl, Weaselhead Natural Area. Bring
flashlight. Meet parking lot, 66 Av & 37 St SW.
Leader Victor Basok - 235-2050
Sat Mar 17, 9 am: Birding Brown-Lowery Prov Park. Meet Anderson LRT
(Macleod Tr) just S of pedestrian overpass.
Leader Peter Roxburgh - 271-7033
Sat Mar 17, 9 am: Birding Shannon Terrace. W end of FCPP off 37 St SW
at 130 Ave SW.
Leader Jim St Laurent - 246-6314
Sun Mar 18, 9 am: Search for early spring migrants. Perhaps visit
Wyndham/Carseland PP, SE of city. Meet Anderson LRT (Macleod Tr) S of
pedestrian overpass.
Leader Bruce Barnetson - 246-1329
Sun Mar 18, 9:30 am: Birding Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E end of 9 Av SE.
Leader Shirley Fraser - 242-0079
Wed Mar 21, 9 am: Birding Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, 1st day of spring.
Meet at parking lot, E end of 9 Ave SE.
Leader John Thompson - 246-0157
Sat Mar 24, 9 am: Swans, ducks in SE sloughs, possibly Carseland. Meet
Anderson LRT (Macleod Tr) S of pedestrian overpass.
Leader Tony Timmons - 256-0754
Sun Mar 25, 9 am: Peak of Golden Eagle Migration, Mt Lorette, Kananaskis
Country. Bring lunch, warm clothing. Meet Assumption School, 34 Av NW
(NW corner of Sarcee Tr, at Hwy 1).
Leader Bruce Barnetson - 246-1329
Sun Mar 25, 9 am: 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 Jim Washbrook - 271-0923 or 969-1056
Inglewood Bird Sanctuary is a City of Calgary natural area. Staff offer
information, courses and field trips relating to natural history.
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
* Mar 8, 2007
* ABCA0703.08
-Birds mentioned
Tundra Swan
Northern Pintail
American Wigeon
Green-winged Teal
Canvasback
Lesser Scaup
Killdeer
Ring-billed Gull
Great Gray Owl
Northern Pygmy Owl
Northern Cardinal
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: Jean Moore (jmmoore@ucalgary.ca)
Welcome to the City of Calgary and CFNS Bird Alert. This Bird Alert was
recorded on Thursday, March 8, at 10:20 am. 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
during office hours dial 0 after reaching the Bird Alert. For inquiries
after hours please phone 311 to speak to a customer Service Agent. To
report injured wildlife contact Calgary Wildlife Rehabilitation Society
at 239-2488 or the Alberta Institute for Wildlife Conservation at 946-2361.
A CHESTNUT-BACKED CHICKADEE is still being seen in the Jasper townsite
in Jasper NP. The bird was seen there most recently on Tuesday, Feb 27.
It was originally seen in the townsite in late November af 2006, and
was reported there into early January, and then reported by Jason Rogers
to still be in the townsite as of Feb 27. The bird was always seen
coming to ground feeders in the yard of a townhouse, which was in a row
of townhouses on Aspen Cr.
There have been no reports recently on the female NORTHERN CARDINAL that
spent the last three weeks in February coming to the yard of Carl
Linnard at 5505 - 50 St in Olds. The bird was seen by many observers
during that period. The bird could usually be seen fairly early by
watching from the back alley there.
The leading edge of Spring migration 2007 has officially hit southern
Alberta. Three RING-BILLED GULLS were over the Bow River in the
Burnsmead area of east Fish Creek PP on Wednesday, Mar 7. The birds
were seen by Bruce Barnetson and members of a CFNS field trip. On
Monday, Mar 5, on Fincastle Lake, east of Taber, Lloyd Bennett observed
500 NORTHERN PINTAILS, 8 TUNDRA SWANS, 20 AMERICAN WIGEON,
3 GREEN-WINGED TEAL, 14 CANVASBACK and 4 LESSER SCAUP. In his yard near
Taber on Wednesday, Mar 7, Lloyd saw a KILLDEER.
Other recent sightings of interest include a bird that was probably a
HARRIS'S SPARROW seen by Tom Lavelle(?) et al on Mar 4 along the Little
Red Deer River west of Bowden. Roland Gunther reported a GREAT GRAY OWL
on RgeRd 54 in west Bragg Creek on Feb 28, and then on the
Wintergreen Rd on Mar 4, he reported a NORTHERN PYGMY OWL.
The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Monday, March 12.
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 will be on Wednesday, April 4, topic to announced.
BIRD FIELD TRIPS
Sat Mar 10, 9 am: Look for spring migrants - early gulls, etc. at
Inglewood Bird Sanctuary. E end of 9 Ave SE.
Leader Rob Worona - 270-0674
Sun Mar 11, 9 am: Birding Beaverdam Flats Park. Meet S parking lot
(Lynnview Rd & Lynnview Way S of 62 Ave SE). N from Glenmore Tr at 18
St SE, then left.
Leader Bernard Goulet - 279-0491
Wed Mar 14, 9:30 am: Winter Birds at Hull's Woods, FCPP. Meet in
parking lot, off Bow Bottom Tr SE.
Leader Mary Houston - 238-3019
Fri Mar 16, 8 pm: Nocturnal Owl Prowl, Weaselhead Natural Area. Bring
flashlight. Meet parking lot, 66 Av & 37 St SW.
Leader Victor Basok - 235-2050
Sat Mar 17, 9 am: Birding Brown-Lowery Prov Park. Meet Anderson LRT
(Macleod Tr) just S of pedestrian overpass.
Leader Peter Roxburgh - 271-7033
Sat Mar 17, 9 am: Birding Shannon Terrace. W end of FCPP off 37 St SW
at 130 Ave SW.
Leader Jim St Laurent - 246-6314
Sun Mar 18, 9 am: Search for early spring migrants. Perhaps visit
Wyndham/Carseland PP, SE of city. Meet Anderson LRT (Macleod Tr) S of
pedestrian overpass.
Leader Bruce Barnetson - 246-1329
Sun Mar 18, 9:30 am: Birding Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E end of 9 Av SE.
Leader Shirley Fraser - 242-0079
Wed Mar 21, 9 am: Birding Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, 1st day of spring.
Meet at parking lot, E end of 9 Ave SE.
Leader John Thompson - 246-0157
Sat Mar 24, 9 am: Swans, ducks in SE sloughs, possibly Carseland. Meet
Anderson LRT (Macleod Tr) S of pedestrian overpass.
Leader Tony Timmons - 256-0754
Sun Mar 25, 9 am: Peak of Golden Eagle Migration, Mt Lorette, Kananaskis
Country. Bring lunch, warm clothing. Meet Assumption School, 34 Av NW
(NW corner of Sarcee Tr, at Hwy 1).
Leader Bruce Barnetson - 246-1329
Sun Mar 25, 9 am: 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 Jim Washbrook - 271-0923 or 969-1056
Inglewood Bird Sanctuary is a City of Calgary natural area. Staff offer
information, courses and field trips relating to natural history.
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