Calgary RBA
February 8, 2010
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-RBA
* Alberta (Canada)
* Calgary, AB
* Feb 8, 2010
* ABCA1002.08
-Birds mentioned
Greater Scaup
Harlequin Duck
Bald Eagle
Northern Goshawk
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Prairie Falcon
Northern Hawk Owl
American Robin
Transcript
Hotline: City of Calgary and Nature Calgary's (CFNS) Bird Alert
Number: 403 221-4519
To Report: 403 221-4519
Coverage: Southern Alberta
Compiler: Terry Korolyk (Nature Calgary & IBS)
Transcriber: Lenora Flynn (lendic@shaw.ca)
Welcome to the City of Calgary and Nature Calgary's (CFNS) Bird Alert. This
Bird Alert was recorded on Monday, Feb 8, at 11:00 am. To report a bird
sighting, leave a message after the beep at the end of the recording. To bypass
the recorded message press the pound key on your touch tone phone. To speak to
a naturalist during office hours dial 0 after reaching the Bird Alert. For
inquiries after office hours please call 311 to speak with a Customer Service
Agent. To report injured wildlife please call Calgary Wildlife Rehabilitation
Society at 403 239-2488, or the Alberta Institute for Wildlife Conservation at
403 946-2361
Sightings for February 7
--NORTHERN HAWK OWL (1) - reported by Ray Woods N/W of Calgary in the Winchell
Lake area. The owl was on the north side of Winchell Lake Rd about 100 m E of
the steep downhill part of the road where rock slide management has taken place
recently.
--NORTHERN GOSHAWK (1) - atop a spruce tree looking out over the Bow River at
Exshaw by RW.
--HARLEQUIN DUCK (1 female) - was still at Inglewood Bird Sanctuary in SE
Calgary as reported by Bob Lefebvre.
--PRAIRIE FALCON (2) - 1st bird was seen 1 mile S of 51 Ave SE & just E of 57 St
by BL and the 2nd by TT & Nature Calgary group outing as below.
--HARLAN'S RED-TAILED HAWK (1) - by Tony Timmons and Nature Calgary field trip
group on Annual Duck Waddle between Beaverdam Flats and Carburn Park.
--BALD EAGLE (21) - NW of High River just N of the Tongue Creek feeders reported
by Tim McNeill.
Sightings for February 6
--RED-TAILED HAWK (1) - Dwight Knapik reported a 1st year bird was at Calgary
Zoo's private breeding centre just SE of Calgary along Dunbow Rd.
--GREATER SCAUP (1) - continues to overwinter below the Weir at
Wyndham-Carseland PP south of Carseland observed by Terry Korolyk.
--SHARP-SHINNED HAWK (2) - one reported by Nimali Seneviratne at Glenmore
Reservoir and another bird seen by Ken & Chris Havard on Council Way in Mt Royal
about 2 blocks E of 14 St SW in Calgary.
--PRAIRIE FALCON (2) - one observed at the Oats R Us centre on 114 Ave SE near
Shepard by Tony Timmons and a 2nd report from Gus Yaki and FFCPS field trip
outing S of the 22X bridge in Fish Creek PP in SE Calgary.
Sightings for February 4
--AMERICAN ROBIN (1) - reported by Corinne Griffin in the town of Linden, NE of
Calgary.
The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Thursday, February 11.
BIRD STUDY GROUP - Meet September - May, 7:30 PM on the 1st Wednesday of the
month, Room 211, BioSciences Bldg, University of Calgary. Doors open at 7:00 pm
for the next meeting on Wednesday, March 3. Cyndi Smith, Conservation
Biologist and master bander at Waterton Lakes National Park, will speak on
Monitoring Breeding Songbirds through the MAPS program.
***2010 CALGARY BIG-YEAR BIRDING COMPETITION***
Join us in 2010 in our Calgary wide birding competition! It's free and open to
all. There will be prizes, fun events, field trips and get-togethers throughout
the year. Sign up now to be kept up-to-date with news about the competition
and to be informed of events in which you can participate. For more information
and to register see http://birdcomp.fanweb.ca/2010/ and watch the web and
Nature News for updates.
NATURE CALGARY (CFNS) BIRDING FIELD TRIPS
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, 403-284-2961.
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, 10am: 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.
Mon Mar 1, 8am: 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 leader Gus Yaki, 403-243-2248, to ensure vehicle space for return.
Sat Mar 6, 9am: Bird Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E end of 9 Av SE. Leader
Penny Smith, 403-283-9260.
Sun Mar 7, 8:30am: Birding Bow River, Burnsmead to Hwy 22X. Meet parking lot
FCPP HQ, off Bow Bottom Tr SE. Leader, Tony Timmons, 403-256-0754.
Sun Mar 14, 1:30pm: Woody plants of Reader Rock Garden. Meet parking lot S off
25 Av SE, just E of Macleod Tr, S of Stampede Grounds. Leader, Gus Yaki,
403-243-2248. ** Note Daylight Saving Time begins Mar 14 **
Fri Mar 19, 8:30pm: Watch for Northern Flying Squirrels and other nocturnal
life. Bring flashlight. Meet Weaselhead parking lot, 37 St & 66 Av SW. Leader,
Gus Yaki,
403-243-2248.
Sun Mar 21, 9:30am: 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, 403-279-5209.
Fri Mar 26, 9pm: Listen for Northern Saw-whet Owls, Sandy Beach Park. For the
past two years, these owls have been heard calling here. Meet at parking lot at
W end of Riverdale Av SW, W off Elbow Dr. Bring flashlight. Leader, Gus Yaki,
403-243-2248.
Sat Mar 27, 9am: Bird Glennfield area, FCPP, E of Macleod Tr, just S of Fish
Creek. From N, go S on Macleod Tr, turn right onto Bannister Rd, go under
Macleod Tr, then 1st left into FCPP. Meet at N end of 1st parking lot. Leader,
Wayne Hewitt, 403-256-7609.
Inglewood Bird Sanctuary is a City of Calgary natural area. Staff offer
information, courses and field trips relating to natural history.
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. Nature Calgary publishes a monthly newsletter.
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.
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