-RBA
* Alberta (Canada)
* Calgary, AB
* May 9, 2007
* ABCA0905.07
-Birds mentioned
White-faced Ibis
Ross's Goose
Harlequin Duck
Rough-legged Hawk
Wilson's Phalarope
Hudsonian Godwit
Long-billed Dowitcher
Dunlin
White-rumped Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Kumlin's Gull
Western Wood-Pewee
Violet-green Swallow
Loggerhead Shrike
Brown-headed Cowbird
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 the CFNS Bird Alert. This Bird Alert
was recorded on Wednesday, May 9, at 10:45 am. 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. To report injured wildlife contact Calgary
Wildlife Rehabilitation Society at 239-2488, or the Alberta Institute
for Wildlife Conservation at 946-2361.
There have been 2 WHITE-FACED IBIS reported in our birding area this
week. Eric Tull observed a single bird east of Keoma and south of
Irricana on Saturday, May 5. The bird was at a couple of small ponds on
RgeRd 265 approx 1 mile north of TwpRd 260 (about 3.2 km west of Bruce
Lake). An unidentified observer reported a WHITE-FACED IBIS had arrived
at Frank Lake, 6 km east of High River on Hwy 23, on Wednesday, May 9.
Shorebirds reported recently included 2 DUNLIN seen by Eric Tull and a
CFNS field trip on Sunday, May 6, at the ponds on RgeRd 265 north of
TwpRd 260, and 8 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS were seen by Lois and Bill Lang
at Sadler's Slough, just north of the Hwy 1 & Hwy 24 junction, on
Friday, May 4. This is an unusually large number of birds of this
species to be seen in our area. 8 HUDSONIAN GODWITS were seen at the
ponds on RgeRd 265 north of TwpRd 260 last week. BAIRD'S, PECTORAL and
SOLITARY SANDPIPERS have all been reported in the Calgary area recently,
and on Saturday, May 5, Eric Tull observed 40 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS and
10 WILSON'S PHALAROPES at sloughs on RgeRd 254 just south of TwpRd 273,
east of Irricana. Joan and Malcolm McDonald had seen the first WILSON'S
PHALAROPE of the season on Sunday, Apr 29, at a slough on Hwy 564 just
west of the turn south to Conrich. On Sunday, May 6, Eric Tull and the
CFNS field trip saw 100 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS and 20 LONG-BILLED
DOWITCHERS at the ponds on RgeRd 265 north of TwpRd 260.
Jim Davis reported 2 WESTERN WOOD=PEWEES near the Douglasglen Siltation
Ponds in Calgary on Monday, May 7; and Eric Tull watched a LOGGERHEAD
SHRIKE east of Irricana on May 5. The Siltation Ponds are along the Bow
River just north of the Deerfoot Tr Bridge into Douglasglen. Jim Davis
also saw a female HARLEQUIN DUCK there on May 7, while the same day
Jason Rogers and a field trip saw a ROSS'S GOOSE on an outing to the
Banff Cave & Basin. The group also saw VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOWS there,
while BROWN-HEADED COWBIRDS were seen east of Calgary on May 5 by Eric
Tull. Eric also saw a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK in the Irricana area on May 5.
A 1st or 2nd year KUMLIN'S GULL seen by Terry Korolyk on Saturday, Apr
28, was at the pond at the Browning Ferris landfill on 194 Ave SE
east of Hwy 2.
The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Monday, May 14.
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 September 5. In June, July & August, meetings are
replaced with birding field trips.
BIRD FIELD TRIPS
Thu May 10, 7:30 am: Early Morning Birding at Inglewood Bird Sanctuary,
E end of 9 Ave SE.
Leader - Phil Cram, 228-4142
Sat May 12, 7 am: See hundreds of Whimbrels and other shorebirds
migrating through the Taber area. Meet Anderson LRT (Macleod Tr), south
of the pedestrian overpass for car pooling. Call 243-2248 to register
and more info. Four motels in Taber if wanting to stay overnight.
Leader - Lloyd Bennett, Taber, 403-223-0456
Sat May 12, 8 am: Birding Irricana Sloughs area for shorebirds
waterfowl, etc. Meet Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E end of 9 Ave SE.
Bring lunch.
Leaders - Ken & Chris Havard, 242-0664
Sat May 12, 8:30 am: Birding Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E end of 9 Ave SE
Leader - Penny Smith, 283-9260
Sun May 13, 7:30 pm: Birding Griffith Woods Park, 2.5 km W on Hwy 8
from Sarcee Tr, then left at 69 St SW into Discovery Ridge. Continue
straight at traffic circle, then left to Discovery Link into parking lot.
Leader - John Thompson, 246-0157
Tue May 15, 6:30 pm: Birding Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E end of 9 Ave SE
Leader - TBA, info 243-2248
Sat May 19, 8 am: Birding Griffith Woods Park, (directions see May 13)
Leader - Grant Brydle, 720-4957
Sun May 20, 7:30 am: Birding N Glenmore Park. Meet Weaselhead parking
lot, 66 Ave & 37 St SW
Leader - Robert Worona, 270-0674
Mon May 21, 7 am: See 100+ species of birds within the city. Meet
Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E end of 8 ave SE
Leaders - Tony Timmons/256-0754 & Gus Yaki/246-2248
Tue May 22, 6:30 pm: Birding Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E end of 9 Ave SE
Leader - Nimali Seneviratne, 265-8750
Sat/Sun May 26/27, May Species Count. Call Milt Spitzer, 932-7394, to
confirm your area or,if new on the count, to be assigned an area
Tue May 29, 6:30 pm: Birding Weaselhead Natural Area. Meet parking lot
37 St & 66 Ave SW
Leader - John Thompson, 246-0157
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
* May 9, 2007
* ABCA0905.07
-Birds mentioned
White-faced Ibis
Ross's Goose
Harlequin Duck
Rough-legged Hawk
Wilson's Phalarope
Hudsonian Godwit
Long-billed Dowitcher
Dunlin
White-rumped Sandpiper
Baird's Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Kumlin's Gull
Western Wood-Pewee
Violet-green Swallow
Loggerhead Shrike
Brown-headed Cowbird
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 the CFNS Bird Alert. This Bird Alert
was recorded on Wednesday, May 9, at 10:45 am. 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. To report injured wildlife contact Calgary
Wildlife Rehabilitation Society at 239-2488, or the Alberta Institute
for Wildlife Conservation at 946-2361.
There have been 2 WHITE-FACED IBIS reported in our birding area this
week. Eric Tull observed a single bird east of Keoma and south of
Irricana on Saturday, May 5. The bird was at a couple of small ponds on
RgeRd 265 approx 1 mile north of TwpRd 260 (about 3.2 km west of Bruce
Lake). An unidentified observer reported a WHITE-FACED IBIS had arrived
at Frank Lake, 6 km east of High River on Hwy 23, on Wednesday, May 9.
Shorebirds reported recently included 2 DUNLIN seen by Eric Tull and a
CFNS field trip on Sunday, May 6, at the ponds on RgeRd 265 north of
TwpRd 260, and 8 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS were seen by Lois and Bill Lang
at Sadler's Slough, just north of the Hwy 1 & Hwy 24 junction, on
Friday, May 4. This is an unusually large number of birds of this
species to be seen in our area. 8 HUDSONIAN GODWITS were seen at the
ponds on RgeRd 265 north of TwpRd 260 last week. BAIRD'S, PECTORAL and
SOLITARY SANDPIPERS have all been reported in the Calgary area recently,
and on Saturday, May 5, Eric Tull observed 40 LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS and
10 WILSON'S PHALAROPES at sloughs on RgeRd 254 just south of TwpRd 273,
east of Irricana. Joan and Malcolm McDonald had seen the first WILSON'S
PHALAROPE of the season on Sunday, Apr 29, at a slough on Hwy 564 just
west of the turn south to Conrich. On Sunday, May 6, Eric Tull and the
CFNS field trip saw 100 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS and 20 LONG-BILLED
DOWITCHERS at the ponds on RgeRd 265 north of TwpRd 260.
Jim Davis reported 2 WESTERN WOOD=PEWEES near the Douglasglen Siltation
Ponds in Calgary on Monday, May 7; and Eric Tull watched a LOGGERHEAD
SHRIKE east of Irricana on May 5. The Siltation Ponds are along the Bow
River just north of the Deerfoot Tr Bridge into Douglasglen. Jim Davis
also saw a female HARLEQUIN DUCK there on May 7, while the same day
Jason Rogers and a field trip saw a ROSS'S GOOSE on an outing to the
Banff Cave & Basin. The group also saw VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOWS there,
while BROWN-HEADED COWBIRDS were seen east of Calgary on May 5 by Eric
Tull. Eric also saw a ROUGH-LEGGED HAWK in the Irricana area on May 5.
A 1st or 2nd year KUMLIN'S GULL seen by Terry Korolyk on Saturday, Apr
28, was at the pond at the Browning Ferris landfill on 194 Ave SE
east of Hwy 2.
The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Monday, May 14.
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 September 5. In June, July & August, meetings are
replaced with birding field trips.
BIRD FIELD TRIPS
Thu May 10, 7:30 am: Early Morning Birding at Inglewood Bird Sanctuary,
E end of 9 Ave SE.
Leader - Phil Cram, 228-4142
Sat May 12, 7 am: See hundreds of Whimbrels and other shorebirds
migrating through the Taber area. Meet Anderson LRT (Macleod Tr), south
of the pedestrian overpass for car pooling. Call 243-2248 to register
and more info. Four motels in Taber if wanting to stay overnight.
Leader - Lloyd Bennett, Taber, 403-223-0456
Sat May 12, 8 am: Birding Irricana Sloughs area for shorebirds
waterfowl, etc. Meet Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E end of 9 Ave SE.
Bring lunch.
Leaders - Ken & Chris Havard, 242-0664
Sat May 12, 8:30 am: Birding Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E end of 9 Ave SE
Leader - Penny Smith, 283-9260
Sun May 13, 7:30 pm: Birding Griffith Woods Park, 2.5 km W on Hwy 8
from Sarcee Tr, then left at 69 St SW into Discovery Ridge. Continue
straight at traffic circle, then left to Discovery Link into parking lot.
Leader - John Thompson, 246-0157
Tue May 15, 6:30 pm: Birding Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E end of 9 Ave SE
Leader - TBA, info 243-2248
Sat May 19, 8 am: Birding Griffith Woods Park, (directions see May 13)
Leader - Grant Brydle, 720-4957
Sun May 20, 7:30 am: Birding N Glenmore Park. Meet Weaselhead parking
lot, 66 Ave & 37 St SW
Leader - Robert Worona, 270-0674
Mon May 21, 7 am: See 100+ species of birds within the city. Meet
Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E end of 8 ave SE
Leaders - Tony Timmons/256-0754 & Gus Yaki/246-2248
Tue May 22, 6:30 pm: Birding Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E end of 9 Ave SE
Leader - Nimali Seneviratne, 265-8750
Sat/Sun May 26/27, May Species Count. Call Milt Spitzer, 932-7394, to
confirm your area or,if new on the count, to be assigned an area
Tue May 29, 6:30 pm: Birding Weaselhead Natural Area. Meet parking lot
37 St & 66 Ave SW
Leader - John Thompson, 246-0157
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