- RBA
* Alberta (Canada)
* Calgary, AB
* Mar 26, 2007
* ABCA0703.26
- Birds mentioned
Greater White-fronted Goose
Cackling Goose
Trumpeter Swan
Ring-necked Duck
Long-tailed Duck
Great Blue Heron
Northern Harrier
Red-tailed Hawk
Franklin's Gull
Glaucous Bull
Northern Shrike
Mountain Bluebird
Western Meadowlark
- Transcript
Hotline: City of Calgary and Calgary Field Naturalists' Society (Nature
Calgary) Bird Alert
Number: (403) 221-4519
To Report: (403) 221-4519
Coverage: Southern Alberta
Compiler: Terry Korolyk (CFNS & IBS)
Transcriber: Chris Havard (ckhavard@shaw.ca)
Welcome to the City of Calgary and CFNS Bird Alert. This Bird Alert was
recorded on Monday, Mar 26 at 9:50am. 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 dial 0
after eaching the Bird Alert. For inquiries after hours call 311 so speak
with a Customer Service Agent.
If you wish to report an injured bird or animal, please call Calgary
Wildlife Rehabilitation at 239-2488 or the Alberta Institute for Wildlife
Conservation at 946-2361.
The first GREAT BLUE HERON of the spring season arrived in our area on Thur
Mar 22. Lois and Bill Lang(e) observed a lone bird on a nest at the heronry
at Carseland-Wyndham PP. The heronry is off the group use area road running
eastward from Hwy 24 at the park entrance. The first FRANKLIN'S GULLS of
this season have been reported. Greg Wagner saw 2 birds at Frank Lake 6 kms
east of High River on Hwy 23 on Sat Mar 24; then on Sunday Mar 25, Lois and
Bill Lang and Lorne Kingwell observed 3-4 FRANKLIN'S GULLS at Frank Lake.
Lois and Bill Lang saw a MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD just south of Irricana on Thur
Mar 22, then on Fri Mar 23, Mary Coughlin, Lucille Harrison and Mary Huston
observed 3 MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRDS along Hwy 68 west of Calgary and saw 4 more
off the Horse Creek Road just west of Hwy 22 at Cochrane. They saw a
WESTERN MEADOWLARK on Rge Rd 254 just south of Twp Rd 273 east of Irricana.
Waterfowl reports over the weekend included a GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
seen by Richard Clark on Thur Mar 22. The bird was in with CANADA GEESE on
a small pond 3-4 kms west of Frank Lake on Hwy 23. Bernard and Therese
Goulet observed a female LONG-TAILED DUCK on the river at the Inglewood Bird
Sanctuary on Sat Mar 24 , and 30 RING-NECKED DUCKS were new arrivals at
Frank Lake on Mar 24 where they were seen by Greg Wagner. Bill Wilson
observed a CACKLING GOOSE and 7 TRUMPETER SWANS just upriver from the Seebe
Dam on Mar 24.
There were numerous reports of Red-tailed Hawks over the weekend. This
included a dark-morph bird seen by Terry Korolyk on Mar 24 along Hwy 2 at
the north end of Calgary. Lois and Bill Lang reported 6 NORTHERN HARRIERS
near Irricana on Mar 22 while Mary Coughlin, Lucille Harrison and Mary
Huston saw 3 NORTHERN SHRIKES on Twp Rd 252 between Hwy 22 and 1. Sandy
Ayer observed a 2nd year GLAUCOUS GULL at the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary on
Sun Mar 25.
The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is on Thursday Mar 29.
BIRD STUDY GROUP:
Bird Study Group meets 2st Wednesday of the month, Room 211, BioSciences
Bldg, U of C except June through August when field trips replace the
meetings. On April 4 Mike Mulligan presents a Gull Identification Clinic.
For information, call Phil Cram 228-4142.
CFNS FIELD TRIPS:
Wed Mar 28, 8:30am: Birding Bow River. Meet at Mallard Pt, FCPP, E end of
Canyon Meadows Dr, carpool to Burnsmead; walk back. Leader, Bernard Goulet,
279-0491.
Sat Mar 31, 8:30am: Birding Frank Lake for swans, ducks, early migrants.
Meet Anderson LRT (Macleod Tr), S of pedestrian overpass, for carpooling.
Bring lunch. Leader, Greg Wagner of High River. Info? Call 243-2248.
Sat Mar 31, 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.
Sat Mar 31, 10am: Signs of spring: early wildflowers; migrating birds on
Nose Hill. Meet parking lot off 14 St at 64 Av NW. Leader, John McFaul,
289-9517.
Sun Apr 1, 8:30am: (NOTE TIME is CHANGED). Monthly Elbow River Birding
Survey. Meet Stanley Park, 42 Av SW, just W of Macleod Tr. Walk to Glenmore
Reservoir, ride back (3.5 hours). Call leaders, Aileen Pelzer/Gus Yaki,
243-2248, to ensure vehicle space for return.
Sun Apr 1, 9am: Birding Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E. end of 9 Av SE. Leader,
Howard Heffler, 284-2961.
Wed Apr 4, 9am: Birding Weaselhead Natural Area. Meet parking lot, 37 St &
66 Av SW. Leader, Bruce Barnetson, 246-1329.
Fri Apr 6, 8:30am: Good Friday. Birding Brown-Lowery PP. Meet Anderson LRT,
(Macleod Tr) S of pedestrian overpass. Bring lunch. Leader, Tony Timmons,
256-0754.
Fri Apr 6, 10am: Bring the entire family for a nature walk at Inglewood Bird
Sanctuary, E. end of 9th Av SE. Leader, Gus Yaki, 243-2248.
Sat Apr 7, 8am: Nature walk at Carburn Park. S from Glenmore Tr at 18 St SE
to second stoplight, then right, follow signs. Leader, Bernard Goulet,
279-0491.
Sat Apr 7. 9am. Birding Windham/Carseland area. Meet Anderson LRT, (Macleod
Tr) S of pedestrian overpass. Bring lunch. Leaders, Cedric & Robin Hitchon,
271-8789.
Sat Apr 7, 9am: Trumpeter Swans Outing--also daily during their migration.
Meet Petro-Canada Service Stn, Hwys 1 & 22 (S of Cochrane). Bring lunch.
Call leader, Dr. Len Hills, 932-2480, to register.
Sun Apr 8, 8:30am: Birding SE Sloughs. Meet Southland Park, E end of
Southland Dr SE. Bring lunch. Leader, TBA. Info? 243-2248.
Sun Apr 8, 8:30am: Bird Hull's Wood, FCPP. Meet parking lot accessed from
Bow Bottom Trail SE. Leader, Victor Basok 235-2050.
Wed Apr 11, 9am: Birding Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E end of 9 Av SE. Leader,
Aileen Pelzer, 243-2248.
Sat Apr 14, 8am: Birding Irricana area. Meet at Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E
end of 9 Av SE. Leader, Ray Woods, 241-6007.
Sat Apr 14, 8:30am: Gull Study at Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E end of 9 Av
SE. Leader, Mike Mulligan, 232-1013.
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.
Nature Calgary (Calgary Field Naturalists' Society) 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, available
on the website.
- End transcript
* Alberta (Canada)
* Calgary, AB
* Mar 26, 2007
* ABCA0703.26
- Birds mentioned
Greater White-fronted Goose
Cackling Goose
Trumpeter Swan
Ring-necked Duck
Long-tailed Duck
Great Blue Heron
Northern Harrier
Red-tailed Hawk
Franklin's Gull
Glaucous Bull
Northern Shrike
Mountain Bluebird
Western Meadowlark
- Transcript
Hotline: City of Calgary and Calgary Field Naturalists' Society (Nature
Calgary) Bird Alert
Number: (403) 221-4519
To Report: (403) 221-4519
Coverage: Southern Alberta
Compiler: Terry Korolyk (CFNS & IBS)
Transcriber: Chris Havard (ckhavard@shaw.ca)
Welcome to the City of Calgary and CFNS Bird Alert. This Bird Alert was
recorded on Monday, Mar 26 at 9:50am. 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 dial 0
after eaching the Bird Alert. For inquiries after hours call 311 so speak
with a Customer Service Agent.
If you wish to report an injured bird or animal, please call Calgary
Wildlife Rehabilitation at 239-2488 or the Alberta Institute for Wildlife
Conservation at 946-2361.
The first GREAT BLUE HERON of the spring season arrived in our area on Thur
Mar 22. Lois and Bill Lang(e) observed a lone bird on a nest at the heronry
at Carseland-Wyndham PP. The heronry is off the group use area road running
eastward from Hwy 24 at the park entrance. The first FRANKLIN'S GULLS of
this season have been reported. Greg Wagner saw 2 birds at Frank Lake 6 kms
east of High River on Hwy 23 on Sat Mar 24; then on Sunday Mar 25, Lois and
Bill Lang and Lorne Kingwell observed 3-4 FRANKLIN'S GULLS at Frank Lake.
Lois and Bill Lang saw a MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRD just south of Irricana on Thur
Mar 22, then on Fri Mar 23, Mary Coughlin, Lucille Harrison and Mary Huston
observed 3 MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRDS along Hwy 68 west of Calgary and saw 4 more
off the Horse Creek Road just west of Hwy 22 at Cochrane. They saw a
WESTERN MEADOWLARK on Rge Rd 254 just south of Twp Rd 273 east of Irricana.
Waterfowl reports over the weekend included a GREATER WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE
seen by Richard Clark on Thur Mar 22. The bird was in with CANADA GEESE on
a small pond 3-4 kms west of Frank Lake on Hwy 23. Bernard and Therese
Goulet observed a female LONG-TAILED DUCK on the river at the Inglewood Bird
Sanctuary on Sat Mar 24 , and 30 RING-NECKED DUCKS were new arrivals at
Frank Lake on Mar 24 where they were seen by Greg Wagner. Bill Wilson
observed a CACKLING GOOSE and 7 TRUMPETER SWANS just upriver from the Seebe
Dam on Mar 24.
There were numerous reports of Red-tailed Hawks over the weekend. This
included a dark-morph bird seen by Terry Korolyk on Mar 24 along Hwy 2 at
the north end of Calgary. Lois and Bill Lang reported 6 NORTHERN HARRIERS
near Irricana on Mar 22 while Mary Coughlin, Lucille Harrison and Mary
Huston saw 3 NORTHERN SHRIKES on Twp Rd 252 between Hwy 22 and 1. Sandy
Ayer observed a 2nd year GLAUCOUS GULL at the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary on
Sun Mar 25.
The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is on Thursday Mar 29.
BIRD STUDY GROUP:
Bird Study Group meets 2st Wednesday of the month, Room 211, BioSciences
Bldg, U of C except June through August when field trips replace the
meetings. On April 4 Mike Mulligan presents a Gull Identification Clinic.
For information, call Phil Cram 228-4142.
CFNS FIELD TRIPS:
Wed Mar 28, 8:30am: Birding Bow River. Meet at Mallard Pt, FCPP, E end of
Canyon Meadows Dr, carpool to Burnsmead; walk back. Leader, Bernard Goulet,
279-0491.
Sat Mar 31, 8:30am: Birding Frank Lake for swans, ducks, early migrants.
Meet Anderson LRT (Macleod Tr), S of pedestrian overpass, for carpooling.
Bring lunch. Leader, Greg Wagner of High River. Info? Call 243-2248.
Sat Mar 31, 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.
Sat Mar 31, 10am: Signs of spring: early wildflowers; migrating birds on
Nose Hill. Meet parking lot off 14 St at 64 Av NW. Leader, John McFaul,
289-9517.
Sun Apr 1, 8:30am: (NOTE TIME is CHANGED). Monthly Elbow River Birding
Survey. Meet Stanley Park, 42 Av SW, just W of Macleod Tr. Walk to Glenmore
Reservoir, ride back (3.5 hours). Call leaders, Aileen Pelzer/Gus Yaki,
243-2248, to ensure vehicle space for return.
Sun Apr 1, 9am: Birding Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E. end of 9 Av SE. Leader,
Howard Heffler, 284-2961.
Wed Apr 4, 9am: Birding Weaselhead Natural Area. Meet parking lot, 37 St &
66 Av SW. Leader, Bruce Barnetson, 246-1329.
Fri Apr 6, 8:30am: Good Friday. Birding Brown-Lowery PP. Meet Anderson LRT,
(Macleod Tr) S of pedestrian overpass. Bring lunch. Leader, Tony Timmons,
256-0754.
Fri Apr 6, 10am: Bring the entire family for a nature walk at Inglewood Bird
Sanctuary, E. end of 9th Av SE. Leader, Gus Yaki, 243-2248.
Sat Apr 7, 8am: Nature walk at Carburn Park. S from Glenmore Tr at 18 St SE
to second stoplight, then right, follow signs. Leader, Bernard Goulet,
279-0491.
Sat Apr 7. 9am. Birding Windham/Carseland area. Meet Anderson LRT, (Macleod
Tr) S of pedestrian overpass. Bring lunch. Leaders, Cedric & Robin Hitchon,
271-8789.
Sat Apr 7, 9am: Trumpeter Swans Outing--also daily during their migration.
Meet Petro-Canada Service Stn, Hwys 1 & 22 (S of Cochrane). Bring lunch.
Call leader, Dr. Len Hills, 932-2480, to register.
Sun Apr 8, 8:30am: Birding SE Sloughs. Meet Southland Park, E end of
Southland Dr SE. Bring lunch. Leader, TBA. Info? 243-2248.
Sun Apr 8, 8:30am: Bird Hull's Wood, FCPP. Meet parking lot accessed from
Bow Bottom Trail SE. Leader, Victor Basok 235-2050.
Wed Apr 11, 9am: Birding Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E end of 9 Av SE. Leader,
Aileen Pelzer, 243-2248.
Sat Apr 14, 8am: Birding Irricana area. Meet at Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E
end of 9 Av SE. Leader, Ray Woods, 241-6007.
Sat Apr 14, 8:30am: Gull Study at Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E end of 9 Av
SE. Leader, Mike Mulligan, 232-1013.
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.
Nature Calgary (Calgary Field Naturalists' Society) 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, available
on the website.
- End transcript