Calgary RBA
March 8, 2010
Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 15:15:46 -0700
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-RBA
* Alberta (Canada)
* Calgary, AB
* Mar 8, 2010
* ABCA10.03.08
-Birds mentioned
Tundra Swan
Cackling Goose
Eurasian Wigeon
American Wigeon
Northern Pintail
Gyrfalcon
Herring Gull
California Gull
Ring-billed Gull
American Robin
American Tree Sparrow
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: Jean Moore (jmmoore@ucalgary.ca)
Welcome to the City of Calgary and Nature Calgary's (CFNS) Bird Alert.
This Bird Alert was recorded on Monday March 8, at 11:30 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 Monday March 8
-- AMERICAN ROBIN (1) - S of Balzac by Corinne Griffin
Sightings for Sunday, March 7
-- TUNDRA SWAN (25) - Frank Lake by Claude Benoit
-- CALIFORNIA GULL ( 30+) - 3o seen on Bow River in Hull's Wood/Lafarge
Meadows area of Fish Creek PP by Tony Timmons & CFNS field trip;
several other reports from observers at Inglewood Bird Sanctuary
-- HERRING GULL (1) - Hull's Wood/Lafarge Meadows, Fish Creek PP, by TT
et al
-- RING-BILLED GULL (1) - location as above, TT et al
-- AMERICAN TREE SPARROW (12) - location as above, TT et al
Sightings for Saturday, March 6
--TUNDRA SWAN (10) - Blizzard Lake (160 St SE, just S of Hwy 552) by
Terry Korolyk
--GYRFALCON (1) - adult grey morph - 48 St , 1 km N of Hwy 549, W of Hwy
552 by TK
-- CALIFORNIA GULL (several) - at Inglewood Bird Sanctuary (IBS) by
several observers
-- RING-BILLED GULL (several) - at IBS by several observers
-- AMERICAN ROBIN (2) - IBS by Penny Smith and CFNS field trip
-- AMERICAN WIGEON (several) - in Calgary area by several observers
-- NORTHERN PINTAIL (several) - in Calgary area by several observers
-- Unidentified bird - bird ca 40 cm long, black with a white head seen
Votier's Flats, Fish Creek PP, by Shirley Otway. Call 403-203-2089 for
more info
Sightings for Friday, March 5
-- EURASIAN WIGEON (1 male) - Wyndham/Carseland PP by Richard Clarke
-- CACKLING GOOSE (1) - just N of Ivor Strong Bridge in SE Calgary by
Jim Davis
Sightings for Thursday, March 4
-- CACKLING GOOSE (1) - IBS by Mike Mulligan
-- AMERICAN ROBIN (1) - Wildwood subdivision in SW Calgary by PS
The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Thursday, March 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. The next meeting on Wednesday, April 7. Scott Lovell's talk
"A tail of two Warbling Vireo species in Alberta?"
***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/ <http://birdcomp.fanweb.ca/2010/> and
watch the web and Nature News for updates.
NATURE CALGARY (CFNS) BIRDING FIELD TRIPS
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
<mailto:naturecalgary%40cfns.fanweb.ca> or visit the website at
www.naturecalgary.com. The Birding section of the website
http://birdcomp.fanweb.ca/index.html
<http://birdcomp.fanweb.ca/index.html> includes descriptions of Birding
Locales in the Calgary area.
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