Calgary RBA
March 20, 2008
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- RBA
* Alberta (Canada)
* Calgary, AB
* March 20, 2008
* ABCA0803.20
- Birds mentioned
Tundra Swan
Eurasian Wigeon
American Wigeon
Northern Pintail
Canvasback
Redhead
Lesser Scaup
Herring Gull
-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 Thursday March 20 at 10:50am. 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.
Lois and Bill Lange watched 12 TUNDRA SWANS at Frank Lake east of High River
on March 17. These were the first of the season reported in the Calgary
area. They also saw many NORTHERN PINTAILS, a male EURASIAN WIGEON, 4
CANVASBACKS, 4 LESSER SCAUP, 10 REDHEADS and 10 AMERICAN WIGEON.
Terry Korolyk found 2 adult HERRING GULLS south of Calgary on March 19. They
were with a flock of California Gulls, along 194 Avenue east of Hwy 2, just
west of the Browning-Ferris landfill.
The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is on Monday March 24.
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 April 2. Doors open at 7:00pm.
Program: Jason Rogers, Birds and Birding in Banff and Jasper National Parks
BIRD FIELD TRIPS
All CFNS field trips are free and open to everyone.
Fri Mar 21 (Good Friday), 8:30am: Birding Votier's Flats, FCPP at South end
of Elbow Drive SW. Leader, Grant Brydle, 720-4957.
Sat Mar 22, 9am: Peak of Golden Eagle Migration, Mt. Lorette,
Kananaskis Country. Bring lunch, warm clothing. Meet Assumption School, 34th
Av NW (NW corner of Sarcee Tr, at Hwy 1). Leader, Andrew Hart, 279-5209.
Mon Mar 24, 9am: Easter Monday, Birding Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E
end of 9 Av SE. Leader, Aileen Pelzer, 243-2248.
Fri Mar 28, 8pm: Nocturnal Owl Prowl. Listen for N. Saw-whet Owl
singing. Meet first parking lot, Bowness Park, N of 48 Av NW, W of 85 St.
Bring Flashlight. Leader, Lucille Harrison/G.Yaki, 243-2248.
Sat Mar 29, 8:30am: Boreal Birding at Bebo Grove, Fish Creek
Provincial Park (FCPP), S end of 24 St SW. Leader, Wayne Hewitt, 256-7609.
Sat Mar 29, 9:30am: BIRDING FOR BEGINNERS. With no leaves & birds in
flocks, this is a good time to begin. Meet Carburn Park. S from Glenmore Tr
at 18 St SE to second stoplight, then right & follow signs. Dress warmly.
Leader, Mairi Babey, 288-2841.
Sun Mar 30, 8am: See swans, ducks in SE Sloughs, possibly Carseland.
Meet Anderson LRT, (Macleod Tr) S of pedestrian overpass. Leader, Eric Tull,
295-0830.
Sun Mar 30, 8:30am: Birding Votier's Flats, FCCP at S end of Elbow Dr
SW. Leaders, Dick/Lenora Flynn, 271-1269.
Tue Apr 1, 8:30am: 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.
Thu Apr 3, 9am: Birding Weaselhead Natural Area. Meet parking lot, 37
St & 66 Av SW. Leader, Bruce Barnetson, 246-1329.
Sat Apr 5, 7:30am: Birding Frank Lake for swans, ducks, early
migrants. Meet Anderson LRT (Macleod Tr), S of pedestrian overpass, for
carpooling. Bring lunch. Leader, Hank Vanderpol, 246-4532.
Sat Apr 5, 9am: Trumpeter Swans Outing, also daily during their
migration. In addition, if able to make a full day, extend travel eastward
to study & compare behaviour of Tundra Swans. Meet Petro-Canada Service Stn,
Hwys 1 & 22 (S of Cochrane). Bring Lunch. Call leader, Dr. Len Hills,
932-2480, to register.
Sat Apr 5, 9am: Birding Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E. end of 9 Av SE.
Leader, Ken Havard, 242-0664.
Sat Apr 12, 8:30am: Bird Griffith Woods Park, 2.5km W on Hwy 8 from
Sarcee Tr SW, then left at 69 St SW into Discovery Ridge. Continue straight
at traffic circle, then first left on Discovery Link into parking lot.
Leader, Grant Brydle,720-4957.
Sun Apr 13, 8:30am: Birding Sibbald Creek Trail. Meet Assumption
School, 34th Av NW (just N of TCH #1, at Sarcee Trail). Bring lunch, full
tank of gas. Leader, Tony Timmons, 256-0754.
Sun Apr 13, 9am: Birding Carburn. S from Glenmore Tr at 18 St SE to
second stoplight, then right & follow signs. Meet parking lot. Leader,
Andrew Hart, 279-5209.
Sat Apr 19, 8:30am: Birding Windham/Carseland area. Meet Anderson LRT,
(Macleod Tr) S of pedestrian overpass. Bring Lunch. Leader, Andrew Hart,
279-5209.
Sat Apr 19, 9am: Bird Votier's Flats, FCPP, S end of Elbow Dr SW.
Leader, Mary Huston, 238-3019.
Sun Apr 20, 7:30am: Birding East to Eagle Lake. Meet Inglewood Bird
Sanctuary, E end of 9th Av SE to carpool. End at noon. Leader, Rob Worona,
984-7655.
Sun Apr 20, 9am: Birding Beaverdam Flats Park. Meet S parking lot
(Lynnview Rd & Lynnview Way, S of 62 Av SE). N from Glenmore Tr at 18 St SE,
then left. Leader, Bruce Barnetson, 246-1329.
Sat Apr 26, 8am: Bird Eagle Lake, Carseland, etc. Meet Anderson LRT,
(Macleod Tr) S of pedestrian overpass. Bring Lunch. Leader, Eric Tull,
295-0830.
Sat Apr 26, 9am: Bird Bowmont Park. Meet Maranatha Church, 2111 52 St
NW. (N end Home Rd). Leader, Horst Grothman, 286-3048.
Sun Apr 27, 8am: Birding area NW of Cochrane. Meet Cochrane Ranche
parking lot on #1A, just east of #22. Bring lunch. Leader, Frank Hennessey,
932-4986.
Sun Apr 27, 8am: Birding the Bow River from Burnsmead to 22X. Meet
Burnsmead parking lot, off Bow Bottom Tr SE, turning left just before
entering FCPP. Leader, Tony Timmons, 256-0754.
Thu 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.
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.
Nature Calgary (Calgary Field Naturalists' Society) promotes the
observation, study and conservation of the native habitat through lectures,
field trips and collection of scientific data. For membership or event
information, email naturecalgary@cfns.fanweb.ca or visit the website at
www.naturecalgary.com. The Birding section of the website
http://birdcomp.fanweb.ca/index.html includes descriptions of birding
locales in the Calgary area. Nature Calgary also publishes a newsletter,
Nature News, available to members by email and on the website.
- End transcript
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