Calgary RBA
February 1, 2010
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- RBA
* Alberta (Canada)
* Calgary, AB
* February 1, 2010
* ABCA1002.01
- Birds mentioned:
Trumpeter Swan
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Prairie Falcon
Gyrfalcon
Snowy Owl
American Dipper
- 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 Monday Feb.1, 2010. 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 28:
-- SHARP-SHINNED HAWK, Fish Creek PP, Bebo Grove area, by Andrew Slater.
January 29:
--RED-TAILED HAWK(HARLAN'S), Bow River,N.of Lafarge plant, at
Glenmore Tr., by Terry Korolyk
January 30:
--TRUMPETER SWAN(family of 5),Bow River S.of Hwy.22x and N.of Hwy.2
bridge, by Bill Wilson.
--GYRFALCON(grey morph), along Hwy.8, 2km. east of Hwy.22, by AS.
--SNOWY OWL(1),on Twp.Rd.250 near Rge.Rd.282, by Eddy Matuod.
--AMERICAN DIPPER, Griffith Woods, by Gus Yaki et.al.
January 31:
--PRAIRIE FALCON, near 84St.SE and 114 Ave.,at the "Oats'R'Us"
operation, by TK.
The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is on Thursday, Feb.4, 2010.
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.
...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.
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