Calgary RBA
January 28, 2010
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- RBA
* Alberta (Canada)
* Calgary, AB
* January 28, 2010
* ABCA1001.28
- Birds mentioned
Northern Goshawk
Gyrfalcon
Prairie Falcon
American Robin
American Tree Sparrow
White-throated Sparrow
- 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: Hank Vanderpol (rhvander AT shaw.ca)
Welcome to the City of Calgary and CFNS Bird Alert. This report was
recorded
on Thursday January 28. To report a bird sighting, call 403-221-4519 and
leave a message after the recording. To speak to a naturalist, phone
311
during office hours and ask for the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary.
January 24:
--AMERICAN ROBIN, Edworthy park, unknown observer
January 25:
--GYRFALCON, 50 Ave.SE, just east of 68Str. by Hank Vanderpol
--AMERICAN TREE SPARROW (3), same as above, by HV
--WHITE-THROATED SPARROW(1), Mayfair yard of Joyce Moore.To see the
bird, call Joyce at 403-255-2890.
January 27:
--NORTHERN GOSHAWK, 14 Str.NW, 1 mile S.of 176 Ave.in wooded farm
yard, by Howard Heffler.
--PRAIRIE FALCON, Rge.Rd.284, 1 mile S. of Hwy.#1, by HH.
The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is on Monday February 1.
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 is Wednesday February 3. Doors open at 7:00 PM.
Program:
Alberta's Piping Plovers: their Conservation and Management -- with
Dave Prescott.
BIRDING FIELD TRIPS
CFNS field trips are free and open to all.
...January 2010
Sun Jan 24, 9:30am: Bird Weaselhead Natural Area. Meet parking lot,
37 St & 66 Av SW. Leader, Andrew Hart, 403-279-5209.
Sun Jan 24, 10am: Visit the tropics. Meet in the new ENMAX
Conservatory, Calgary Zoo. Regular admission applies. Obtain map at
entrance. Leader, Gus Yaki, 403-243-2248.
Fri Jan 29, 7pm: See the overnight concentration of up to 5000 Common
Goldeneyes S of Eric Harvie Bridge. Meet at Southland Park parking
lot, off Southland Dr SE, just E of Deerfoot Tr. Leader, Gus Yaki,
403-243-2248.
Sat Jan 30, 9am: Bird the Bow River in FCPP. Meet at Bankside Parking
Lot, off Bow Bottom Tr SE, turning left just before entering the
park. Leader, Wayne Hewitt, 403-256-7609.
Sun Jan 31, 7:30am: Several hundred Black-billed Magpies roost in the
Weaselhead Area each night. Watch their dawn dispersal and then see
other winter birds. Meet parking lot, 66 Av & 37 St SW. Leader,
Bernie Diebolt, 403-210-2446.
...February 2010
Mon Feb 1, 8:15am: 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.
Sat Feb 6, 9am: Bird Mallard Point area of FCPP, accessed from the E
end of Canyon Meadows Dr SE. Leader, Chris Lefebvre, 403-239-9847.
Sat Feb 6, 9:30am: Bird Reader Rock Garden and environs, looking for
White-winged Crossbills, Wood Ducks, etc. Meet in parking lot, S off
25 Av SE, just E of Macleod Tr, S of Stampede Grounds. Leader, Ken
Havard, 403-242-0664.
Sun Feb 7, 8:15am: 18th Annual Duck Waddle, (4-5 hours). Meet
Beaverdam Flats Park S parking lot (Lynnview Rd & Lynnview Way, S of
62 Av SE). N from Glenmore Tr at 18 St SE, then left. Carpool to
Carburn Park; walk back. See varied waterfowl on Bow River. Bring
lunch, hot drink. Leader, Tony Timmons, 256-0754.
Sat Feb 13, 9am: Bird Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E end of 9 Av SE.
Leader Penny Smith, 403-283-9260.
Sun Feb 14, 9am: Bird Marshall Springs, FCPP. Access is from the S
side of the Park, off Fish Creek Blvd, formerly 146 Av SW. From N
side of the park, take Anderson Rd W to 37 St SW. Leader, Grant
Brydle, 403-720-4957.
Mon Feb 15, Family Day, 8:30am: Bird Bowness Park, 48 Av, W of 85 St
NW. Meet first parking lot. Leader, Howard Heffler, 284-2961.
Sat Feb 20, 9:30 am: Snowy Owl Prowl. The annual February trek east
of Calgary to find snowy owls and other birds. Meet at west end of
Deerfoot Mall parking lot (Deerfoot Trail & 64th Ave. NE at Deerfoot
Trail end). Leader: Terry Korolyk 403-254-1878.
Sat Feb 20, 2pm: Animal tracks, birds, trees and shrubs, S. Glenmore
Park. Meet parking W end of 90 Av SW. Leader, Gus Yaki, 403-243-2248.
Sun Feb 21, 9am: Bird Edworthy Park. Meet S side of Boothman
Pedestrian Bridge accessed from Shaganappi Tr & Bowness Rd if N of
river, or from W end of Spruce Dr if S of river. Leaders, Russ/Sue
Costello, 403-271-6858.
Mon Feb 22, 10 am: Family Day of Birding: Meet Inglewood Bird
Sanctuary, E end of 9 Av SE. Leader, Gus Yaki, 403-243-2248.
Sat Feb 27, 9am: Bird Sikome Lake area of FCPP, accessed from the S
end of Bow Bottom Tr SE. Leader Wayne Hewitt, 403-256-7609.
Sun Feb 28, 8:30am: Bird Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E end of 9 Av SE.
Leader, Chris Lefebvre, 403-239-9847.
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 AT 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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