-RBA
* Alberta (Canada)
* Calgary, AB
* Apr 5, 2007
* ABCA0704.05
-Birds mentioned
Eurasian Wigeon
Wild Turkey
Killdeer
Thayer's Gull
Mountain Bluebird
American Robin
Varied Thrush
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, April 5, at 1:20 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.
Cold, snowy weather has resulted in concentrations of various species of songbirds and other species of birds within the city of Calgary this week. Jim Davis observed 22 MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRDS in the Burnsmead area of east Fish Creek PP around 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 4, with 20 of the birds along the Bow River shoreline within 100 metres of the pedestrian bridge there. The same day in North Glenmore Park, Jay Willis reported more MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRDS in the scrubby aspen growth between the Rowing Club and the point. Several flocks of AMERICAN ROBINS were seen this week with Terry Korolyk observing 120 - 130 birds in a residential area just south of the Parkland Community Hall in the Parkland subdivision in SE Calgary on the morning of Tuesday, Apr 3. Terry observed 7 KILLDEER on the rocky point north of the Hwy 22X Bridge in east Fish Creek PP the same morning.
There were 2 VARIED THRUSHES reported in the Okotoks area this week. Wendy Adam, who lives on a ranch south of Okotoks, has had a VARIED THRUSH in her yard from April 2 - April 5, while Linda Blasetti had a VARIED THRUSH in her yard in Okotoks on Wednesday, April 4.
Mike Heigl reported 2 THAYER'S GULLS at the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary in Calgary earlier this week, while Jim Davis reported a pair of EURASIAN WIGEON on the Bow River near the bridge at Fish Creek Burnsmead on Wednesday, April 4.
Observers in and around east Fish Creek PP can be on the lookout for TURKEYS. There have been several reports recently. The only known established flocks of WILD TURKEYS have been in the Porcupine Hills and the Cypress Hills. There have been some reports in recent years from the foothills north of the Porcupine Hills.
The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Monday, April 9.
BIRD STUDY GROUP - Meets the 1st Wednesday of the month, September - May at 7:30 pm, Room 211, BioSciences Bldg, University of Calgary. On May 2 Gus Yaki will present "Wild America - in the Footsteps of Roger Tory Peterson." Doors open at 7:00 PM.
BIRD FIELD TRIPS
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 5, 2007
* ABCA0704.05
-Birds mentioned
Eurasian Wigeon
Wild Turkey
Killdeer
Thayer's Gull
Mountain Bluebird
American Robin
Varied Thrush
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, April 5, at 1:20 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.
Cold, snowy weather has resulted in concentrations of various species of songbirds and other species of birds within the city of Calgary this week. Jim Davis observed 22 MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRDS in the Burnsmead area of east Fish Creek PP around 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 4, with 20 of the birds along the Bow River shoreline within 100 metres of the pedestrian bridge there. The same day in North Glenmore Park, Jay Willis reported more MOUNTAIN BLUEBIRDS in the scrubby aspen growth between the Rowing Club and the point. Several flocks of AMERICAN ROBINS were seen this week with Terry Korolyk observing 120 - 130 birds in a residential area just south of the Parkland Community Hall in the Parkland subdivision in SE Calgary on the morning of Tuesday, Apr 3. Terry observed 7 KILLDEER on the rocky point north of the Hwy 22X Bridge in east Fish Creek PP the same morning.
There were 2 VARIED THRUSHES reported in the Okotoks area this week. Wendy Adam, who lives on a ranch south of Okotoks, has had a VARIED THRUSH in her yard from April 2 - April 5, while Linda Blasetti had a VARIED THRUSH in her yard in Okotoks on Wednesday, April 4.
Mike Heigl reported 2 THAYER'S GULLS at the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary in Calgary earlier this week, while Jim Davis reported a pair of EURASIAN WIGEON on the Bow River near the bridge at Fish Creek Burnsmead on Wednesday, April 4.
Observers in and around east Fish Creek PP can be on the lookout for TURKEYS. There have been several reports recently. The only known established flocks of WILD TURKEYS have been in the Porcupine Hills and the Cypress Hills. There have been some reports in recent years from the foothills north of the Porcupine Hills.
The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Monday, April 9.
BIRD STUDY GROUP - Meets the 1st Wednesday of the month, September - May at 7:30 pm, Room 211, BioSciences Bldg, University of Calgary. On May 2 Gus Yaki will present "Wild America - in the Footsteps of Roger Tory Peterson." Doors open at 7:00 PM.
BIRD FIELD TRIPS
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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