RBA
* Alberta (Canada)
* Calgary, AB
* July 19, 2007
* ABCA0707.19
- Birds mentioned
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Wilson's Phalarope
Red-necked Phalarope
Short-billed Dowitcher
Stilt Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Tennessee Warbler
Transcript
Hotline: City of Calgary and Calgary Field Naturalists' Society (Nature Calgary) Bird Alert
Number: (403) 221-4519
To Report: (403) 221-4519
Coverage: Southern Alberta
Compiler: Terry Korolyk (CFNS & IBS)
Transcriber: Pat Mitchell (deemit@telus.net)
Welcome to the City of Calgary and CFNS Bird Alert. This Bird Alert was recorded on Thursday, July 19, at 9:55 am. To report a bird sighting, leave a message after the recording, or to bypass the recorded message, press the pound key on your touch tone phone. To speak to a naturalist, please phone 311 if calling locally during office hours and ask for Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, or dial 403-268-2489 if calling from outside the city.
If you wish to report an injured bird or animal, please call Calgary Wildlife Rehabilitation at 239-2488 or the Alberta Institute for Wildlife Conservation at 946-2361.
Shorebirds from the north have been moving through the Calgary area in good numbers.
On July 15, Terry Korolyk estimated 500 LESSER YELLOWLEGS and 60-70 GREATER YELLOWLEGS at the south end of Weed Lake along Hwy 560 just east of Langdon as well as 200 LESSER and 30 GREATER YELLOWLEGS east of Irricana at ponds on Twp Rd 264 1 km east of Rge Rd 261. Also seen there were 100 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS, 22 STILT SANDPIPERS, and 10 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS.
Terry Korolyk and Richard Clarke both reported good numbers of SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS at Weed Lake. Richard Clarke also saw 60-70 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES at the south end of Weed Lake on July 15.
On July 14 at Clear Lake, east of Stavely, T. Korolyk reported 500-600 WILSON'S PHALAROPES as well as many SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS AND 2 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES and Ken Havard reported 2 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS.
TENNESSEE WARBLERS have been banded at IBS on July 7 (2) and July 17 (1).
The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is on Monday, July 23.
CFNS Field Trips
Tue Jul 24, 6:30pm: Birding Burnsmead area, FCPP. Take Bow Bottom Tr SE, turning left just before entering park. Leader, Wayne Hewitt, 256-7609.
Tue Jul 31, 6:30pm: Birding Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E end of 9 Av SE. Leader, Gus Yaki, 243-2248.
Wed Aug 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 Aug 7, 6:30pm: Birding Carburn Park. See Sun July 22 for directions. Leader, Andrew Hart, 279-6508.
Sat Aug 11, 9am: Birding Beaverdam Flats Park. Meet S parking lot at Lynnview Rd & Lynnview Way S of 62 Av SE. Go N from Glenmore Tr at 18 St SE, then left. Leader, Bruce Barnetson, 246-1329.
Sun Aug 12, 8am: Birding Griffith Woods Park. See Tue Jun 19 for directions. Leader, Grant Brydle, 720-4957.
Tue Aug 14, 6:30pm: Birding Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E end of 9 Av SE. Leader, Aileen Pelzer, 243-2248.
Sun Aug 19, 7:15am: Frank Lake. Meet Anderson LRT (Macleod Tr), S of pedestrian overpass. Bring Lunch. Leader, Ian Halladay, 282-1420.
Tue Aug 21, 6:30pm: Migrating Autumn Warblers at Hull's Wood. Meet at FCPP HQ, S on Bow Bottom Trail SE. Leaders, Dick and Lenora Flynn, 271-2261.
Sat Aug 25, 8am: Birding Carseland area. Meet Anderson LRT (Macleod Tr), S of pedestrian overpass. Leader, Bruce Barnetson 246-1329.
Sat Aug 25, 8am: Birding Burnsmead area, FCPP. Turn left off S end of Bow Bottom Tr. before entering park. Leader, Tony Timmons, 256--0754.
Sun Aug 26, 8:30am: Birding Eagle/Namaka Lakes. Bring lunch. Meet Carburn Park, see Sun July 22 for directions. Leader, Andrew Hart, 279-6508.
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 Wednesday, September 5, with Ted Hindmarch presenting "Birding in the Cold Lake Region." Doors open at 7:00 PM.
Pat Mitchell
deemit@telus.net
* Alberta (Canada)
* Calgary, AB
* July 19, 2007
* ABCA0707.19
- Birds mentioned
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Wilson's Phalarope
Red-necked Phalarope
Short-billed Dowitcher
Stilt Sandpiper
White-rumped Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Tennessee Warbler
Transcript
Hotline: City of Calgary and Calgary Field Naturalists' Society (Nature Calgary) Bird Alert
Number: (403) 221-4519
To Report: (403) 221-4519
Coverage: Southern Alberta
Compiler: Terry Korolyk (CFNS & IBS)
Transcriber: Pat Mitchell (deemit@telus.net)
Welcome to the City of Calgary and CFNS Bird Alert. This Bird Alert was recorded on Thursday, July 19, at 9:55 am. To report a bird sighting, leave a message after the recording, or to bypass the recorded message, press the pound key on your touch tone phone. To speak to a naturalist, please phone 311 if calling locally during office hours and ask for Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, or dial 403-268-2489 if calling from outside the city.
If you wish to report an injured bird or animal, please call Calgary Wildlife Rehabilitation at 239-2488 or the Alberta Institute for Wildlife Conservation at 946-2361.
Shorebirds from the north have been moving through the Calgary area in good numbers.
On July 15, Terry Korolyk estimated 500 LESSER YELLOWLEGS and 60-70 GREATER YELLOWLEGS at the south end of Weed Lake along Hwy 560 just east of Langdon as well as 200 LESSER and 30 GREATER YELLOWLEGS east of Irricana at ponds on Twp Rd 264 1 km east of Rge Rd 261. Also seen there were 100 SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS, 22 STILT SANDPIPERS, and 10 PECTORAL SANDPIPERS.
Terry Korolyk and Richard Clarke both reported good numbers of SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS at Weed Lake. Richard Clarke also saw 60-70 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES at the south end of Weed Lake on July 15.
On July 14 at Clear Lake, east of Stavely, T. Korolyk reported 500-600 WILSON'S PHALAROPES as well as many SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHERS AND 2 RED-NECKED PHALAROPES and Ken Havard reported 2 WHITE-RUMPED SANDPIPERS.
TENNESSEE WARBLERS have been banded at IBS on July 7 (2) and July 17 (1).
The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is on Monday, July 23.
CFNS Field Trips
Tue Jul 24, 6:30pm: Birding Burnsmead area, FCPP. Take Bow Bottom Tr SE, turning left just before entering park. Leader, Wayne Hewitt, 256-7609.
Tue Jul 31, 6:30pm: Birding Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E end of 9 Av SE. Leader, Gus Yaki, 243-2248.
Wed Aug 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 Aug 7, 6:30pm: Birding Carburn Park. See Sun July 22 for directions. Leader, Andrew Hart, 279-6508.
Sat Aug 11, 9am: Birding Beaverdam Flats Park. Meet S parking lot at Lynnview Rd & Lynnview Way S of 62 Av SE. Go N from Glenmore Tr at 18 St SE, then left. Leader, Bruce Barnetson, 246-1329.
Sun Aug 12, 8am: Birding Griffith Woods Park. See Tue Jun 19 for directions. Leader, Grant Brydle, 720-4957.
Tue Aug 14, 6:30pm: Birding Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E end of 9 Av SE. Leader, Aileen Pelzer, 243-2248.
Sun Aug 19, 7:15am: Frank Lake. Meet Anderson LRT (Macleod Tr), S of pedestrian overpass. Bring Lunch. Leader, Ian Halladay, 282-1420.
Tue Aug 21, 6:30pm: Migrating Autumn Warblers at Hull's Wood. Meet at FCPP HQ, S on Bow Bottom Trail SE. Leaders, Dick and Lenora Flynn, 271-2261.
Sat Aug 25, 8am: Birding Carseland area. Meet Anderson LRT (Macleod Tr), S of pedestrian overpass. Leader, Bruce Barnetson 246-1329.
Sat Aug 25, 8am: Birding Burnsmead area, FCPP. Turn left off S end of Bow Bottom Tr. before entering park. Leader, Tony Timmons, 256--0754.
Sun Aug 26, 8:30am: Birding Eagle/Namaka Lakes. Bring lunch. Meet Carburn Park, see Sun July 22 for directions. Leader, Andrew Hart, 279-6508.
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 Wednesday, September 5, with Ted Hindmarch presenting "Birding in the Cold Lake Region." Doors open at 7:00 PM.
Pat Mitchell
deemit@telus.net