- RBA
* Alberta (Canada)
* Calgary, AB
* August 2, 2005
* ABCA0508.02
- Birds mentioned
Hooded Merganser
Virginia Rail
Bonaparte's Gull
Say's Phoebe
Purple Martin
- 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
Transcriber: Mike Mulligan ([log in to unmask])
Welcome to the City of Calgary and CFNS Bird Alert. This Bird Alert was
recorded on Monday August 1 at 9:40am. 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
221-4500 during office hours.
A VIRGINIA RAIL was reported in the Springbank area west of Calgary. Ted
Bodnar listened to the bird calling on Sunday July 31 but did not see it.
The bird was in a grassy depression on Range Road 32 approximately a half km
(quarter mile) south of Twp Road 251. The depression was on the east side of
the road. A large Remax Realty sign was on the west side.
PURPLE MARTINS can be seen at Chestermere Lake east of Calgary. Terry
Korolyk reported that a pair of adults was fledging at least four young at
an acreage in the northwest corner at the first intersection south of the
dam on Saturday July 30. Also present was a SAY'S PHOEBE. Terry observed
another two adult martins flying along the east side of the lake just north
of Camp Chestermere.
Terry also reported unusually large numbers of BONAPARTE'S GULLS and HOODED
MERGANSERS in the Irricana sloughs on Saturday July 30. On a slough on the
east side of Range Road 261 just south of Twp Road 270 he observed 116
Bonaparte's Gulls and four Hooded Mergs. Then at a slough on the north side
of Twp Road 270 just east of Range Road 261 he saw two Bonies and 16 mergs.
The Bonies included eight juveniles while the mergs were mixed immatures and
adult females.
The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Thursday August 4.
Thank you for calling the City of Calgary and CFNS Bird Alert. Leave your
bird sightings after the beep, or call 221-4500 if you have any inquiries
about our local wildlife. If you wish to report an injured bird or animal
please call Calgary Wildlife Rehab at 239-2488.
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 7.
BIRD FIELD TRIPS
Sat Aug 6, 8am: Bird Inglewood Bird Sanctuary. E end of 9 Av SW.
Leader Al Borgardt, 281-4306.
Sun Aug 7, 8am: Birding Bebo Grove, FCPP. S end of 24 St SW. Leader Al
Borgardt, 281-4306.
Tue Aug 9, 6:30pm: Evening Bird Walk, Inglewood Bird Sanctuary. E end
of 9 Av SE. Leader Mike Mulligan, 232-1013.
Tue Aug 9, 7pm: Nature Walk in Confluence Park. Meet parking lot at
Beddington Tr & Beddington Blvd NE. Leader John McFaul, 289-9517.
Sat Aug 13, 9am: Birds/Plants, 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 1st left into parking lot. Leader Aileen
Pelzer, 243-2248.
Sun Aug 14, 7:15am: Birding Frank Lake. All day. Meet Anderson LRT,
(Macleod Tr) S of pedestrian overpass for car pooling. Leader Ian Halladay,
282-1420.
Mon Aug 15, 7am: Monthly Birding Survey, Carburn Park. S from Glenmore
Tr. at 18 St SE to second stoplight, then right & follow signs. Leader
Bernard Goulet, 279-0491.
Tue Aug 16, 6:30pm: Confluence Park for Black-crowned Night-Herons,
etc. Meet parking lot at Beddington Tr and Beddington Blvd NE. Leader M.
Coughlin, 275-9651.
Thu Aug 18, 8am: Autumn Birds, Beaverdam Flats Park. Meet S parking
lot (Lynnview Rd & 62 Av SE). N from Glenmore Tr at 18 St SE, then follow
left. Leader John Cartwright, 265-2980.
Sat Aug 20, 8am: Migrating Warblers, etc. Meet parking lot, Hull's
Woods, FCPP, S end of Bow Bottom Tr SE. Leaders Dick/Lenore Flynn, 271-1269.
Sun Aug 21, 8am: Birding Wyndham/Carseland Prov. Park. Meet Anderson
LRT, (Macleod Tr) S of pedestrian overpass for car pooling. Leader Jan
Roseneder, 286-5920.
Tue Aug 23, 6:30pm: Birding Mallard Point FCPP. Meet parking lot E end
of Canyon Meadows Dr. Leader Jim Washbrook, 271- 0923.
Sat Aug 27, 9am: Birding Weaselhead. Meet parking lot, 37 St & 66 Av
SW. Leader Bruce Barnetson, 246-1329.
Inglewood Bird Sanctuary is a City of Calgary natural area. Staff offer
information, courses and field trips relating to natural history. For
information call (403) 221-4500.
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 [log in to unmask] or visit the
website at www.cfns.fanweb.ca.
- End transcript
* Alberta (Canada)
* Calgary, AB
* August 2, 2005
* ABCA0508.02
- Birds mentioned
Hooded Merganser
Virginia Rail
Bonaparte's Gull
Say's Phoebe
Purple Martin
- 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
Transcriber: Mike Mulligan ([log in to unmask])
Welcome to the City of Calgary and CFNS Bird Alert. This Bird Alert was
recorded on Monday August 1 at 9:40am. 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
221-4500 during office hours.
A VIRGINIA RAIL was reported in the Springbank area west of Calgary. Ted
Bodnar listened to the bird calling on Sunday July 31 but did not see it.
The bird was in a grassy depression on Range Road 32 approximately a half km
(quarter mile) south of Twp Road 251. The depression was on the east side of
the road. A large Remax Realty sign was on the west side.
PURPLE MARTINS can be seen at Chestermere Lake east of Calgary. Terry
Korolyk reported that a pair of adults was fledging at least four young at
an acreage in the northwest corner at the first intersection south of the
dam on Saturday July 30. Also present was a SAY'S PHOEBE. Terry observed
another two adult martins flying along the east side of the lake just north
of Camp Chestermere.
Terry also reported unusually large numbers of BONAPARTE'S GULLS and HOODED
MERGANSERS in the Irricana sloughs on Saturday July 30. On a slough on the
east side of Range Road 261 just south of Twp Road 270 he observed 116
Bonaparte's Gulls and four Hooded Mergs. Then at a slough on the north side
of Twp Road 270 just east of Range Road 261 he saw two Bonies and 16 mergs.
The Bonies included eight juveniles while the mergs were mixed immatures and
adult females.
The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Thursday August 4.
Thank you for calling the City of Calgary and CFNS Bird Alert. Leave your
bird sightings after the beep, or call 221-4500 if you have any inquiries
about our local wildlife. If you wish to report an injured bird or animal
please call Calgary Wildlife Rehab at 239-2488.
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 7.
BIRD FIELD TRIPS
Sat Aug 6, 8am: Bird Inglewood Bird Sanctuary. E end of 9 Av SW.
Leader Al Borgardt, 281-4306.
Sun Aug 7, 8am: Birding Bebo Grove, FCPP. S end of 24 St SW. Leader Al
Borgardt, 281-4306.
Tue Aug 9, 6:30pm: Evening Bird Walk, Inglewood Bird Sanctuary. E end
of 9 Av SE. Leader Mike Mulligan, 232-1013.
Tue Aug 9, 7pm: Nature Walk in Confluence Park. Meet parking lot at
Beddington Tr & Beddington Blvd NE. Leader John McFaul, 289-9517.
Sat Aug 13, 9am: Birds/Plants, 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 1st left into parking lot. Leader Aileen
Pelzer, 243-2248.
Sun Aug 14, 7:15am: Birding Frank Lake. All day. Meet Anderson LRT,
(Macleod Tr) S of pedestrian overpass for car pooling. Leader Ian Halladay,
282-1420.
Mon Aug 15, 7am: Monthly Birding Survey, Carburn Park. S from Glenmore
Tr. at 18 St SE to second stoplight, then right & follow signs. Leader
Bernard Goulet, 279-0491.
Tue Aug 16, 6:30pm: Confluence Park for Black-crowned Night-Herons,
etc. Meet parking lot at Beddington Tr and Beddington Blvd NE. Leader M.
Coughlin, 275-9651.
Thu Aug 18, 8am: Autumn Birds, Beaverdam Flats Park. Meet S parking
lot (Lynnview Rd & 62 Av SE). N from Glenmore Tr at 18 St SE, then follow
left. Leader John Cartwright, 265-2980.
Sat Aug 20, 8am: Migrating Warblers, etc. Meet parking lot, Hull's
Woods, FCPP, S end of Bow Bottom Tr SE. Leaders Dick/Lenore Flynn, 271-1269.
Sun Aug 21, 8am: Birding Wyndham/Carseland Prov. Park. Meet Anderson
LRT, (Macleod Tr) S of pedestrian overpass for car pooling. Leader Jan
Roseneder, 286-5920.
Tue Aug 23, 6:30pm: Birding Mallard Point FCPP. Meet parking lot E end
of Canyon Meadows Dr. Leader Jim Washbrook, 271- 0923.
Sat Aug 27, 9am: Birding Weaselhead. Meet parking lot, 37 St & 66 Av
SW. Leader Bruce Barnetson, 246-1329.
Inglewood Bird Sanctuary is a City of Calgary natural area. Staff offer
information, courses and field trips relating to natural history. For
information call (403) 221-4500.
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 [log in to unmask] or visit the
website at www.cfns.fanweb.ca.
- End transcript