-RBA
* Alberta (Canada)
* Calgary, AB
* Apr 2, 2007
* ABCA0704.02
-Birds mentioned
Snow Goose
Ross's Goose
Eurasian Wigeon
Cinnamon Teal
Greater Scaup
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck
American White Pelican
Double-crested Cormorant
American Kestrel
Peregrine Falcon
Sandhill Crane
American Avocet
Greater Yellowlegs
Long-eared Owl
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Dark-eyed Junco
Brewer's Blackbird
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, April 2, at 10:45 a.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.
A bird that was probably a RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET was seen in the Millrise subdivision of Calgary at 3:30 p.m on Friday, March 30. The bird was in trees along a pathway behind a church at 148 Ave SW and Millrise Blvd, but it then flew across Millrise Blvd.
A LONG-EARED OWL was seen in the Burnsmead area of Fish Creek PP in Calgary on Thursday, March 29, by Romana Windsteig. It was at the top of an aspen tree near the footbridge across the Bow River. Interestingly, a LONG-EARED OWL was seen in this same area several times in the fall of 2006.
Some large numbers of diving waterfowl have been reported recently in Southern Alberta. Terry Korolyk reported record numbers of GREATER SCAUP in Stavely area on Saturday, March 31. A total of 211 birds were seen by Terry in the north end of Pine Coulee Reservoir adjacent to Willow Creek PP, then he saw 4 males and a female at the north end of Clear Lake, 15 km east of Stavely on Twp Rd 142, with a lone male amongst Lesser Scaup at the south of Clear Lake. Lloyd Bennett observed 26 RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS on March 30 on Fincastle Lake east of Taber.
Terry Korolyk observed a GREATER YELLOWLEGS and an AMERICAN AVOCET in the NE corner of Clear lake on March 31, while Lois and Bill Lang saw an AMERICAN AVOCET at Kitsam Reservoir west of Brooks on March 30. Yousif Attia, Jerry Pilny and Alan Fishkin watched a SANDHILL CRANE at the SW corner of Frank Lake 6 kms east of High River on Hwy 23 on March 30.
Lloyd Bennett observed a ROSS'S GOOSE in with SNOW GEESE at Taber Lake on March 28. DOUBLE CRESTED CORMORANT, AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, RUDDY DUCK and CINNAMON TEAL were all reported in Southern Alberta over the weekend along with 4 male EURASIAN WIGEONS. Lois and Bill Lang observed an AMERICAN KESTREL near Kitsam Reservoir on March 31, on March 30 they observed a BREWER'S BLACKBIRD at Kinbrook Island PP north of Brooks and saw 3 DARK-EYED JUNCOS east of Brooks at Tillebrook PP. Carol Shields reported a PEREGRINE FALCON at her farm east of Namaka on Sunday, April 1.
The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Thursday, April 5.
BIRD STUDY GROUP - Meets the 1st Wednesday of the month, September - May at 7:30 pm, Room 211, BioSciences Bldg, University of Calgary. The featured speaker on April 4 will be Mike Mulligan who will be conducting a Gull Identification Workshop. Doors open at 7:00 PM.
BIRD FIELD TRIPS
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.
Sat Apr 14, 10am: Botany at Reader Rock Garden. Meet parking lot S of 25 Av SW, just E of Macleod Tr. Leaders, Aileen Pelzer/Gus Yaki, 243-2248.
Sun Apr 15, 8am: Nature at Griffith Woods Park, 2.5km W from Sarcee Tr on Hwy 8, turn left at 69 St SW into Discovery Ridge. Continue straight at traffic circle, then first left to parking lot. Leader, Sid Andrews, 265-1049.
Sun Apr 15, 8:30am: SE sloughs for early waterfowl. Meet Carburn Park. S from Glenmore Tr at 18 St SE to second stoplight, then right, follow signs. Leader, Eric Tull, 295-0830.
Sun Apr 15, 9am: Nature Walk, Glennfield area, FCPP. From N, 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.
Wed Apr 18, 9am: Birding Beaverdam Flats Park. Meet S parking lot (Lynnview Rd & 62 Av SE). N from Glenmore Tr at 18 St SE, then left. Leader, Bernard Goulet, 279-0491.
Thu Apr 19, 7:15pm: For 2 years a Canada Goose has nested in planter
on City Hall SE steps. If alive, she will do so again. Meet NE Corner of City Hall, 7 Av & 3 St SE. Info? 243-2248.
Sat Apr 21. 9am: Birding Frank Lake, High River area. Meet Anderson LRT, (Macleod Tr) S of pedestrian overpass. Bring lunch. Leaders, Cedric & Robin Hitchon, 271-8789.
Sat Apr 21, 9am: Bird Bowmont Park. Meet Maranatha Church, 2111 52 St NW. (N end Home Rd). Leader, Horst Grothman, 286-3048. Bernard Goulet, 279-0491.
Sun Apr 22, 9am: Birding Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E end of 9 Av SE. Leader, Penny Smith, 283-9260.
Sun Apr 22, 2pm: Botany of 12 mile-Coulee. See 100s of Townsendia, Early Cinquefoil & 100,000 Crocus. From Stoney Tr NW, go W onto Tuscany Blvd; turn S on Tuscany Way to the 6th crossroad to the left, then 2nd right. Meet at playground on Tuscany Ravine Terrace. Leader Linda Vaxvick, 239-9434.
Tue Apr 24, 7:30am: Birding Weaselhead Natural Area. Meet parking lot, 37 St & 66 Av SW. Leader, John Thompson, 246-0157.
Sat Apr 28, 8am: Birding area NW of Cochrane. Meet Cochrane Ranch parking lot on #1A, just east of #22. Leader, Milt Spitzer, 932-7394.
Sat Apr 28, 9am: Birding the Bow River. Meet parking lot, Hull’s Woods, FCPP, off Bow Bottom Trail. Leader, Bruce Barnetson, 246-1329.
Sun Apr 29, 7:30am: Birding Eagle & Namaka Lakes. Meet Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E end of 9 Av SE. Bring lunch. Leader, Robert Worona, 270-0674.
Sun Apr 29, 8:30am: Birding Glenmore Reservoir-Waterfowl. Meet W parking lot of Sailing Club, N of 90 Av at 24 St SW. Leader, Jim Washbrook, 271-0923.
Sun Apr 29, 8:30am: Nature at Bebo Grove, FCPP. Meet S end of 24 St SW. Leader, Bernard Goulet, 279-0491.
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 .
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* Alberta (Canada)
* Calgary, AB
* Apr 2, 2007
* ABCA0704.02
-Birds mentioned
Snow Goose
Ross's Goose
Eurasian Wigeon
Cinnamon Teal
Greater Scaup
Red-breasted Merganser
Ruddy Duck
American White Pelican
Double-crested Cormorant
American Kestrel
Peregrine Falcon
Sandhill Crane
American Avocet
Greater Yellowlegs
Long-eared Owl
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Dark-eyed Junco
Brewer's Blackbird
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, April 2, at 10:45 a.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.
A bird that was probably a RUBY-CROWNED KINGLET was seen in the Millrise subdivision of Calgary at 3:30 p.m on Friday, March 30. The bird was in trees along a pathway behind a church at 148 Ave SW and Millrise Blvd, but it then flew across Millrise Blvd.
A LONG-EARED OWL was seen in the Burnsmead area of Fish Creek PP in Calgary on Thursday, March 29, by Romana Windsteig. It was at the top of an aspen tree near the footbridge across the Bow River. Interestingly, a LONG-EARED OWL was seen in this same area several times in the fall of 2006.
Some large numbers of diving waterfowl have been reported recently in Southern Alberta. Terry Korolyk reported record numbers of GREATER SCAUP in Stavely area on Saturday, March 31. A total of 211 birds were seen by Terry in the north end of Pine Coulee Reservoir adjacent to Willow Creek PP, then he saw 4 males and a female at the north end of Clear Lake, 15 km east of Stavely on Twp Rd 142, with a lone male amongst Lesser Scaup at the south of Clear Lake. Lloyd Bennett observed 26 RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS on March 30 on Fincastle Lake east of Taber.
Terry Korolyk observed a GREATER YELLOWLEGS and an AMERICAN AVOCET in the NE corner of Clear lake on March 31, while Lois and Bill Lang saw an AMERICAN AVOCET at Kitsam Reservoir west of Brooks on March 30. Yousif Attia, Jerry Pilny and Alan Fishkin watched a SANDHILL CRANE at the SW corner of Frank Lake 6 kms east of High River on Hwy 23 on March 30.
Lloyd Bennett observed a ROSS'S GOOSE in with SNOW GEESE at Taber Lake on March 28. DOUBLE CRESTED CORMORANT, AMERICAN WHITE PELICAN, RUDDY DUCK and CINNAMON TEAL were all reported in Southern Alberta over the weekend along with 4 male EURASIAN WIGEONS. Lois and Bill Lang observed an AMERICAN KESTREL near Kitsam Reservoir on March 31, on March 30 they observed a BREWER'S BLACKBIRD at Kinbrook Island PP north of Brooks and saw 3 DARK-EYED JUNCOS east of Brooks at Tillebrook PP. Carol Shields reported a PEREGRINE FALCON at her farm east of Namaka on Sunday, April 1.
The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Thursday, April 5.
BIRD STUDY GROUP - Meets the 1st Wednesday of the month, September - May at 7:30 pm, Room 211, BioSciences Bldg, University of Calgary. The featured speaker on April 4 will be Mike Mulligan who will be conducting a Gull Identification Workshop. Doors open at 7:00 PM.
BIRD FIELD TRIPS
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.
Sat Apr 14, 10am: Botany at Reader Rock Garden. Meet parking lot S of 25 Av SW, just E of Macleod Tr. Leaders, Aileen Pelzer/Gus Yaki, 243-2248.
Sun Apr 15, 8am: Nature at Griffith Woods Park, 2.5km W from Sarcee Tr on Hwy 8, turn left at 69 St SW into Discovery Ridge. Continue straight at traffic circle, then first left to parking lot. Leader, Sid Andrews, 265-1049.
Sun Apr 15, 8:30am: SE sloughs for early waterfowl. Meet Carburn Park. S from Glenmore Tr at 18 St SE to second stoplight, then right, follow signs. Leader, Eric Tull, 295-0830.
Sun Apr 15, 9am: Nature Walk, Glennfield area, FCPP. From N, 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.
Wed Apr 18, 9am: Birding Beaverdam Flats Park. Meet S parking lot (Lynnview Rd & 62 Av SE). N from Glenmore Tr at 18 St SE, then left. Leader, Bernard Goulet, 279-0491.
Thu Apr 19, 7:15pm: For 2 years a Canada Goose has nested in planter
on City Hall SE steps. If alive, she will do so again. Meet NE Corner of City Hall, 7 Av & 3 St SE. Info? 243-2248.
Sat Apr 21. 9am: Birding Frank Lake, High River area. Meet Anderson LRT, (Macleod Tr) S of pedestrian overpass. Bring lunch. Leaders, Cedric & Robin Hitchon, 271-8789.
Sat Apr 21, 9am: Bird Bowmont Park. Meet Maranatha Church, 2111 52 St NW. (N end Home Rd). Leader, Horst Grothman, 286-3048. Bernard Goulet, 279-0491.
Sun Apr 22, 9am: Birding Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E end of 9 Av SE. Leader, Penny Smith, 283-9260.
Sun Apr 22, 2pm: Botany of 12 mile-Coulee. See 100s of Townsendia, Early Cinquefoil & 100,000 Crocus. From Stoney Tr NW, go W onto Tuscany Blvd; turn S on Tuscany Way to the 6th crossroad to the left, then 2nd right. Meet at playground on Tuscany Ravine Terrace. Leader Linda Vaxvick, 239-9434.
Tue Apr 24, 7:30am: Birding Weaselhead Natural Area. Meet parking lot, 37 St & 66 Av SW. Leader, John Thompson, 246-0157.
Sat Apr 28, 8am: Birding area NW of Cochrane. Meet Cochrane Ranch parking lot on #1A, just east of #22. Leader, Milt Spitzer, 932-7394.
Sat Apr 28, 9am: Birding the Bow River. Meet parking lot, Hull’s Woods, FCPP, off Bow Bottom Trail. Leader, Bruce Barnetson, 246-1329.
Sun Apr 29, 7:30am: Birding Eagle & Namaka Lakes. Meet Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E end of 9 Av SE. Bring lunch. Leader, Robert Worona, 270-0674.
Sun Apr 29, 8:30am: Birding Glenmore Reservoir-Waterfowl. Meet W parking lot of Sailing Club, N of 90 Av at 24 St SW. Leader, Jim Washbrook, 271-0923.
Sun Apr 29, 8:30am: Nature at Bebo Grove, FCPP. Meet S end of 24 St SW. Leader, Bernard Goulet, 279-0491.
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 .
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