-RBA
* Alberta (Canada)
* Calgary, AB
* Apr 19, 2007
* ABCA0704.19
-Birds mentioned
Trumpeter Swan
Long-tailed Duck
Red-breasted Merganser
Sandhill Crane
Black-necked Stilt
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
Glaucous Gull
Barred Owl
White-throated 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 Thursday, April 19 at 10:00 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 Society at 239-2488, or the Alberta Institute for Wildlife Conservation at 946-2361.
The first WHITE-THROATED SPARROW of this year's Spring migration has been reported in our birding area. Carol Coulter observed the bird in her yard in the Southview subdivision of SE Calgary on Tuesday, April 17.
On Tuesday, April 17, Milt Spitzer reported a SANDHILL CRANE west of Cochrane. The bird was circling over Twp Rd 252 just north of Hwy 1, north of the Hwy 68 junction. On Hwy 68 Milt heard a BARRED OWL calling from a location near the Jumpingpound Creek bridge over Hwy 68.
GREATER SCAUP have been reported in almost unheard of numbers in Southern Alberta this Spring. Andrew Slater noted several at Glenmore Reservoir in SW Calgary on Tuesday, April 17. On Sunday, April 15, Terry Korolyk observed at least 41 birds at Clear Lake, 15 kms east of Stavely on Twp Rds 140 & 142, and saw another 6 birds at the north end of Lake Silver which is on the east side of Hwy 2, just north of Nanton. Over 300 birds of the species have moved through our area this Spring. Andrew Slater observed a LONG-TAILED DUCK at Glenmore Reservoir on April 17 and also reported 100 TRUMPETER SWANS there. Bill Wilson observed 10 RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS in our area on Wednesday, April 18. He saw 3 males & 2 females at the Weir at Wyndham-Carseland PP, then saw another 3 males and 2 females at Glenmore Reservoir.
Recent gull reports include 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS seen at the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary in SE Calgary on Saturday, April 14, and a GLAUCOUS GULL seen on the Bow River near the 12 St NE bridge on April 12 by Nimali Seneviratne.
Penny Hajdar reported at least 6 BLACK-NECKED STILTS near her home between Cayley & High River on Tuesday, April 17.
The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Monday, April 23.
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
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 19, 2007
* ABCA0704.19
-Birds mentioned
Trumpeter Swan
Long-tailed Duck
Red-breasted Merganser
Sandhill Crane
Black-necked Stilt
LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL
Glaucous Gull
Barred Owl
White-throated 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 Thursday, April 19 at 10:00 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 Society at 239-2488, or the Alberta Institute for Wildlife Conservation at 946-2361.
The first WHITE-THROATED SPARROW of this year's Spring migration has been reported in our birding area. Carol Coulter observed the bird in her yard in the Southview subdivision of SE Calgary on Tuesday, April 17.
On Tuesday, April 17, Milt Spitzer reported a SANDHILL CRANE west of Cochrane. The bird was circling over Twp Rd 252 just north of Hwy 1, north of the Hwy 68 junction. On Hwy 68 Milt heard a BARRED OWL calling from a location near the Jumpingpound Creek bridge over Hwy 68.
GREATER SCAUP have been reported in almost unheard of numbers in Southern Alberta this Spring. Andrew Slater noted several at Glenmore Reservoir in SW Calgary on Tuesday, April 17. On Sunday, April 15, Terry Korolyk observed at least 41 birds at Clear Lake, 15 kms east of Stavely on Twp Rds 140 & 142, and saw another 6 birds at the north end of Lake Silver which is on the east side of Hwy 2, just north of Nanton. Over 300 birds of the species have moved through our area this Spring. Andrew Slater observed a LONG-TAILED DUCK at Glenmore Reservoir on April 17 and also reported 100 TRUMPETER SWANS there. Bill Wilson observed 10 RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS in our area on Wednesday, April 18. He saw 3 males & 2 females at the Weir at Wyndham-Carseland PP, then saw another 3 males and 2 females at Glenmore Reservoir.
Recent gull reports include 2 LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULLS seen at the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary in SE Calgary on Saturday, April 14, and a GLAUCOUS GULL seen on the Bow River near the 12 St NE bridge on April 12 by Nimali Seneviratne.
Penny Hajdar reported at least 6 BLACK-NECKED STILTS near her home between Cayley & High River on Tuesday, April 17.
The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Monday, April 23.
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
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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