- RBA
* Alberta (Canada)
* Calgary, AB
* April 23, 2007
* ABCA0704.23
- Birds mentioned
Greater Scaup
Long-tailed Duck
Red-breasted Merganser
Western Grebe
Black-necked Stilt
Marbled Godwit
Bonaparte's Gull
Caspian Tern
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Mourning Dove
Barn Swallow
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Townsend's Solitaire
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Lincoln's Sparrow
Common Grackle
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
- Transcript
Hotline: City of Calgary and Calgary Field Naturalists' Society Bird Alert
Number: (403) 221-4519
To Report: (403) 221-4519
Coverage: Southern Alberta
Compiler: Terry Korolyk
Transcriber: Mike Mulligan (potoo@shaw.ca)
Welcome to the City of Calgary and CFNS Bird Alert. This Bird Alert was
recorded on Monday April 23 at 10:40am. To report a bird sighting, call
221-4519 and leave a message after the recording. To bypass the recorded
message, press the pound key on your touch tone phone. To speak to a
naturalist, phone 311 during office hours and ask for the Inglewood Bird
Sanctuary.
An EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE was found in Calgary's Deer Run subdivision on
April 15. The observer saw the bird in an apple tree in her back yard.
Although present in many towns and cities in Alberta, this dove has not been
documented in Calgary before.
BLACK-NECKED STILTS were widely reported in southern Alberta over the
weekend. Lois and Bill Lang saw 18 birds on April 20 along Hwy 23 just north
of Frank Lake. On April 21 David Brown reported 4 stilts were at Goose
Lagoon at 36 Street and 80 Avenue NE in Calgary. The following day Terry
Korolyk saw 10 stilts just east of Shepard along Twp Rd 232, and Ray Woods
spotted another 3 at Glenmore Reservoir. On April 22 Joan and Malcolm
McDonald observed Black-necked Stilts in the Bassano area and another near
Lake Newell.
The McDonalds also found 15 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS near Kinbrook Island
south of Brooks, plus RUBY-THROATED KINGLETS, COMMON GRACKLES, 2 CASPIAN
TERNS and a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE. They saw 3 more solitaires at the large
teepee rest stop on Hwy 1 in eastern Alberta. Phil Cram watched a LINCOLN'S
SPARROW in his yard in Calgary Mount Royal on April 22; the same day the
Langs saw a MOURNING DOVE at the Irricana Sloughs and Lenora and Dick Flynn
noted a male COMMON GRACKLE in their yard in Calgary Maple Ridge. Other
species seen recently include WESTERN GREBE, BARN SWALLOW, BONAPARTE'S GULL
and MARBLED GODWIT.
Ray Woods observed a LONG-TAILED DUCK and 5 RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS at
Glenmore Reservoir April 22. Andrew Slater found a male Red-breasted at the
Carseland Weir and TK saw a female on Chestermere Lake on the same day. TK
also noted 21 GREATER SCAUP on Lake McDonald by the 2 tall smokestacks on 52
Street NE off Hwy 564. Frank Chappell found 30-50 GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCHES
along Twp Rd 252 just west of Hwy 22 on April 21.
The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is on Thursday April 26..
BIRD STUDY GROUP - Meets the first Wednesday of the month, September - May
at 7:30 pm, Room 211, BioSciences Building, University of Calgary. The next
meeting will be on Wednesday May 2. Doors open at 7:00 PM.
Program: Gus Yaki will present "Wild America - in the Footsteps of Roger
Tory Peterson."
BIRD FIELD TRIPS
All CFNS field trips are free and open to everyone.
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 Ranche
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 Wood,
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 for 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.
Tue May 1, 7am: 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.
Tue May 1, 6:30pm: First of weekly series of Tuesday evening birding
outings. Meet Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E end of 9 Av SE. Leader, Bruce
Barnetson, 246-1329.
Sat May 5, 8am: Birding Carburn Park. S from Glenmore Tr at 18 St SE
to second stoplight, then right & follow signs. Meet in parking lot. Leader,
Howard Heffler, 284-2961.
Sat May 5, 9:30am: Birding for Beginners. Begin now while there are
few leaves. Meet at Carburn Park, S from Glenmore Tr at 18 St SE to second
stoplight, then right & follow signs. Leader, Mairi Babey, 288-2841.
Sun May 6, 8:30am: Birding Irricana Sloughs area for shorebirds,
waterfowl, etc. Meet E of Deerfoot Tr on 64 Av NW, S into Deerfoot Shopping
Plaza, turn E, park on N side. Leader, Eric Tull, 295-0830.
Sun May 6, 8:30am: Birding Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E end of 9 Av SE.
Leader, Victor Basok, 235-2050.
Tue May 8, 6:30pm: Birding Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, East end of 9 Av
SE. Leader, Mary Coughlin, 275-9651.
Thu May 10, 7:30am: Early Morning Birding at Inglewood Bird Sanctuary,
E end of 9 Av SE. Leader, Phil Cram, 228-4142.
Sat May 12, 7am: See hundreds of Whimbrels & other shorebirds
migrating through the Taber area. (Read Nature Alberta, Spring 2007, Vol.37,
#1, pp.19-23). Meet Anderson LRT (Macleod Tr), S of 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,
lloydaben@hotmail.com. Directions: from Taber, go east on highway #3 for 4
miles. Turn north at the big green Agricore building for 3 1/2 miles (go
exactly 1/2 mile past the 2nd intersection). Lloyd's house is on the east
side, over 200 m from the road, with a round slough on the west side of the
road. His place has a blue sign with the address - 104043, Range Road 160.
Meet by 10am.
Sat May 12, 8am: Birding Irricana Sloughs area for shorebirds,
waterfowl, etc. Meet Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E end of 9 Av SE. Bring
lunch. Leaders, Ken & Chris Havard, 242-0664.
Sat May 12, 8:30am: Birding Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E end of 9 Av
SE. Leader, Penny Smith, 283-9260.
Sun May 13, 7:30am: 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, John
Thompson, 246-0157.
Tue May 15, 6:30pm: Birding Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E end of 9 Av
SE. Leader, TBA. info 243-2248.
Sat May 19: 8am: 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, Grant
Brydle, 720-4957.
Sun May 20, 7:30am: Birding N Glenmore Park. Meet Weaselhead parking
lot, 66 Av & 37 St SW. Leader Robert Worona, 270-0674.
Mon May 21, 7am: See 100+ species of birds within the city. Meet
Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E end of 9th Av SE. Leader, Tony Timmons,
256-0754/Gus Yaki, 246-2248.
Tue May 22, 6:30pm: Birding Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E end of 9 Av
SE. Leader, Nimali Seneviratne, 265-8750.
Tue May 29, 6:30pm: Birding Weaselhead Natural Area. Meet parking lot,
37 St & 66 Av 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. For
information call 311 during office hours and ask for the Inglewood Bird
Sanctuary.
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
* April 23, 2007
* ABCA0704.23
- Birds mentioned
Greater Scaup
Long-tailed Duck
Red-breasted Merganser
Western Grebe
Black-necked Stilt
Marbled Godwit
Bonaparte's Gull
Caspian Tern
Eurasian Collared-Dove
Mourning Dove
Barn Swallow
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
Townsend's Solitaire
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Lincoln's Sparrow
Common Grackle
Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch
- Transcript
Hotline: City of Calgary and Calgary Field Naturalists' Society Bird Alert
Number: (403) 221-4519
To Report: (403) 221-4519
Coverage: Southern Alberta
Compiler: Terry Korolyk
Transcriber: Mike Mulligan (potoo@shaw.ca)
Welcome to the City of Calgary and CFNS Bird Alert. This Bird Alert was
recorded on Monday April 23 at 10:40am. To report a bird sighting, call
221-4519 and leave a message after the recording. To bypass the recorded
message, press the pound key on your touch tone phone. To speak to a
naturalist, phone 311 during office hours and ask for the Inglewood Bird
Sanctuary.
An EURASIAN COLLARED-DOVE was found in Calgary's Deer Run subdivision on
April 15. The observer saw the bird in an apple tree in her back yard.
Although present in many towns and cities in Alberta, this dove has not been
documented in Calgary before.
BLACK-NECKED STILTS were widely reported in southern Alberta over the
weekend. Lois and Bill Lang saw 18 birds on April 20 along Hwy 23 just north
of Frank Lake. On April 21 David Brown reported 4 stilts were at Goose
Lagoon at 36 Street and 80 Avenue NE in Calgary. The following day Terry
Korolyk saw 10 stilts just east of Shepard along Twp Rd 232, and Ray Woods
spotted another 3 at Glenmore Reservoir. On April 22 Joan and Malcolm
McDonald observed Black-necked Stilts in the Bassano area and another near
Lake Newell.
The McDonalds also found 15 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS near Kinbrook Island
south of Brooks, plus RUBY-THROATED KINGLETS, COMMON GRACKLES, 2 CASPIAN
TERNS and a TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE. They saw 3 more solitaires at the large
teepee rest stop on Hwy 1 in eastern Alberta. Phil Cram watched a LINCOLN'S
SPARROW in his yard in Calgary Mount Royal on April 22; the same day the
Langs saw a MOURNING DOVE at the Irricana Sloughs and Lenora and Dick Flynn
noted a male COMMON GRACKLE in their yard in Calgary Maple Ridge. Other
species seen recently include WESTERN GREBE, BARN SWALLOW, BONAPARTE'S GULL
and MARBLED GODWIT.
Ray Woods observed a LONG-TAILED DUCK and 5 RED-BREASTED MERGANSERS at
Glenmore Reservoir April 22. Andrew Slater found a male Red-breasted at the
Carseland Weir and TK saw a female on Chestermere Lake on the same day. TK
also noted 21 GREATER SCAUP on Lake McDonald by the 2 tall smokestacks on 52
Street NE off Hwy 564. Frank Chappell found 30-50 GRAY-CROWNED ROSY-FINCHES
along Twp Rd 252 just west of Hwy 22 on April 21.
The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is on Thursday April 26..
BIRD STUDY GROUP - Meets the first Wednesday of the month, September - May
at 7:30 pm, Room 211, BioSciences Building, University of Calgary. The next
meeting will be on Wednesday May 2. Doors open at 7:00 PM.
Program: Gus Yaki will present "Wild America - in the Footsteps of Roger
Tory Peterson."
BIRD FIELD TRIPS
All CFNS field trips are free and open to everyone.
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 Ranche
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 Wood,
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 for 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.
Tue May 1, 7am: 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.
Tue May 1, 6:30pm: First of weekly series of Tuesday evening birding
outings. Meet Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E end of 9 Av SE. Leader, Bruce
Barnetson, 246-1329.
Sat May 5, 8am: Birding Carburn Park. S from Glenmore Tr at 18 St SE
to second stoplight, then right & follow signs. Meet in parking lot. Leader,
Howard Heffler, 284-2961.
Sat May 5, 9:30am: Birding for Beginners. Begin now while there are
few leaves. Meet at Carburn Park, S from Glenmore Tr at 18 St SE to second
stoplight, then right & follow signs. Leader, Mairi Babey, 288-2841.
Sun May 6, 8:30am: Birding Irricana Sloughs area for shorebirds,
waterfowl, etc. Meet E of Deerfoot Tr on 64 Av NW, S into Deerfoot Shopping
Plaza, turn E, park on N side. Leader, Eric Tull, 295-0830.
Sun May 6, 8:30am: Birding Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E end of 9 Av SE.
Leader, Victor Basok, 235-2050.
Tue May 8, 6:30pm: Birding Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, East end of 9 Av
SE. Leader, Mary Coughlin, 275-9651.
Thu May 10, 7:30am: Early Morning Birding at Inglewood Bird Sanctuary,
E end of 9 Av SE. Leader, Phil Cram, 228-4142.
Sat May 12, 7am: See hundreds of Whimbrels & other shorebirds
migrating through the Taber area. (Read Nature Alberta, Spring 2007, Vol.37,
#1, pp.19-23). Meet Anderson LRT (Macleod Tr), S of 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,
lloydaben@hotmail.com. Directions: from Taber, go east on highway #3 for 4
miles. Turn north at the big green Agricore building for 3 1/2 miles (go
exactly 1/2 mile past the 2nd intersection). Lloyd's house is on the east
side, over 200 m from the road, with a round slough on the west side of the
road. His place has a blue sign with the address - 104043, Range Road 160.
Meet by 10am.
Sat May 12, 8am: Birding Irricana Sloughs area for shorebirds,
waterfowl, etc. Meet Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E end of 9 Av SE. Bring
lunch. Leaders, Ken & Chris Havard, 242-0664.
Sat May 12, 8:30am: Birding Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E end of 9 Av
SE. Leader, Penny Smith, 283-9260.
Sun May 13, 7:30am: 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, John
Thompson, 246-0157.
Tue May 15, 6:30pm: Birding Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E end of 9 Av
SE. Leader, TBA. info 243-2248.
Sat May 19: 8am: 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, Grant
Brydle, 720-4957.
Sun May 20, 7:30am: Birding N Glenmore Park. Meet Weaselhead parking
lot, 66 Av & 37 St SW. Leader Robert Worona, 270-0674.
Mon May 21, 7am: See 100+ species of birds within the city. Meet
Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E end of 9th Av SE. Leader, Tony Timmons,
256-0754/Gus Yaki, 246-2248.
Tue May 22, 6:30pm: Birding Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E end of 9 Av
SE. Leader, Nimali Seneviratne, 265-8750.
Tue May 29, 6:30pm: Birding Weaselhead Natural Area. Meet parking lot,
37 St & 66 Av 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. For
information call 311 during office hours and ask for the Inglewood Bird
Sanctuary.
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