- RBA
* Alberta (Canada)
* Calgary, AB
* August 8, 2005
* ABCA0508.08
- Birds mentioned
Red Knot
Sanderling
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Western Kingbird
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Purple Finch
- 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
Monday, August 8 at 10:20 a.m. 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 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER was seen at the Cattleland Feedlots Slough north of
Strathmore on Sunday, August 7. The bird was seen by Eric Tull and Brooke Clibbon.
The slough is in the N/E corner of the Hwys 817 & 564 junction. The first wave of
shorebird migration is peaking now at sloughs in the Calgray area. Other highlights
over the W/E included a RED KNOT on the mudflats in the S/W corner of Eagle Lake S/E
of Strathmore found by Bill Wilson on Saturday, August 6, then seen there on Sunday,
August 7 by Eric Tull and Brooke Clibbon. To reach the parking area drive south
from Hwy 1 in Strathmore 9.7 kms on Hwy 817; then drive east 3.3 kms, then north 3.2
kms. Terry Korolyk observed a WESTERN SANDPIPER along the N/W shoreline of the
Cattleland Feedlots Slough at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, August 5. The bird was either an
adult moulting into winter plumage or a juvenile. Seen there at the same time by
Terry were one SANDERLING and 8 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS amongst very good numbers and
variety of other shorebirds.
Migrant songbirds are now being detected in the Calgary area. Banders at the
Inglewood Bird Sanctuary banded 2 PURPLE FINCHES there on Sunday, July 31 and on
Thursday, August 4, Mike Mulligan observed a YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER there. Banders
banded a YELLOW-RUMP there on August 5, and on August 6 they banded a ROSE-BREASTED
GROSBEAK. A juvenile WESTERN KINGBIRD was sadly out of place at 10:00 am Saturday,
August 6 at James McKevitt & Millrise Blvd in S/W Calgary when it was seen by Terry
Korolyk.
The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Thursday, August 11.
BIRD STUDY GROUP - Meet 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. Three Calgary birders will show-and-tell about their recent
international birding adventures: Ken Havard visited Queensland Australia with a
group of Calgary birders, and Brooke Clibbon & Eric Tull will discuss their Thailand
experience.
BIRD TRIPS
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 cfns@cfns.fanweb.ca or visit the website at www.cfns.fanweb.ca.
A Birdfinding Guide to the Calgary Region, ed. Joan F. McDonald (CFNS, 1993) is out
of print. Copies are no longer available from CFNS.
- End transcript
* Alberta (Canada)
* Calgary, AB
* August 8, 2005
* ABCA0508.08
- Birds mentioned
Red Knot
Sanderling
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Buff-breasted Sandpiper
Western Kingbird
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Rose-breasted Grosbeak
Purple Finch
- 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
Monday, August 8 at 10:20 a.m. 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 BUFF-BREASTED SANDPIPER was seen at the Cattleland Feedlots Slough north of
Strathmore on Sunday, August 7. The bird was seen by Eric Tull and Brooke Clibbon.
The slough is in the N/E corner of the Hwys 817 & 564 junction. The first wave of
shorebird migration is peaking now at sloughs in the Calgray area. Other highlights
over the W/E included a RED KNOT on the mudflats in the S/W corner of Eagle Lake S/E
of Strathmore found by Bill Wilson on Saturday, August 6, then seen there on Sunday,
August 7 by Eric Tull and Brooke Clibbon. To reach the parking area drive south
from Hwy 1 in Strathmore 9.7 kms on Hwy 817; then drive east 3.3 kms, then north 3.2
kms. Terry Korolyk observed a WESTERN SANDPIPER along the N/W shoreline of the
Cattleland Feedlots Slough at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, August 5. The bird was either an
adult moulting into winter plumage or a juvenile. Seen there at the same time by
Terry were one SANDERLING and 8 SEMIPALMATED PLOVERS amongst very good numbers and
variety of other shorebirds.
Migrant songbirds are now being detected in the Calgary area. Banders at the
Inglewood Bird Sanctuary banded 2 PURPLE FINCHES there on Sunday, July 31 and on
Thursday, August 4, Mike Mulligan observed a YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLER there. Banders
banded a YELLOW-RUMP there on August 5, and on August 6 they banded a ROSE-BREASTED
GROSBEAK. A juvenile WESTERN KINGBIRD was sadly out of place at 10:00 am Saturday,
August 6 at James McKevitt & Millrise Blvd in S/W Calgary when it was seen by Terry
Korolyk.
The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Thursday, August 11.
BIRD STUDY GROUP - Meet 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. Three Calgary birders will show-and-tell about their recent
international birding adventures: Ken Havard visited Queensland Australia with a
group of Calgary birders, and Brooke Clibbon & Eric Tull will discuss their Thailand
experience.
BIRD TRIPS
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 cfns@cfns.fanweb.ca or visit the website at www.cfns.fanweb.ca.
A Birdfinding Guide to the Calgary Region, ed. Joan F. McDonald (CFNS, 1993) is out
of print. Copies are no longer available from CFNS.
- End transcript