Calgary RBA
March 15, 2010
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RBA
* Alberta (Canada)
* Calgary, AB
* Mar 15, 2010
* ABCA1003.15
-Birds mentioned
Swan sp.
American Wigeon
Eurasian Wigeon
Northern Pintail
Lesser Scaup
Killdeer
Herring Gull
California Gull
Golden Eagle
Bald Eagle
Rough-legged Hawk
Gyrfalcon
Snowy Owl
Mountain Chickadee
American Dipper
Western Meadowlark
Hotline: City of Calgary and Calgary Field Naturalists' Society (Nature Calgary)
Bird Alert
Number: 403 221-4519
To Report: 403 221-4519
Coverage: Southern Alberta
Compiler: Terry Korolyk (CFNS & IBS)
Transcriber: Pat Mitchell (deemit@telus.net)
Welcome to the City of Calgary and CFNS Bird Alert. This Bird Alert was recorded
on Monday Mar 15, at 10 am. To report a bird sighting, leave a message after
the recording, or to bypass the recorded message, press the pound key on your
touch tone phone. To speak to a naturalist, please phone 311 if calling locally
during office hours and ask for Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, or dial 403-268-2489
if calling from outside the city.
If you wish to report an injured bird or animal, please call Calgary Wildlife
Rehabilitation at 403-239-2488 or the Alberta Institute for Wildlife
Conservation at 403-946-2361.
Bird Sightings:
Mar 9:
A WESTERN MEADOWLARK just south of High River; Chuck Svoboda
Mar 10:
A GYRFALCON, 7 GOLDEN EAGLES, 10 BALD EAGLES, 8 ROUGH-LEGGED HAWKS off Hwy 22
while travelling south of Longview; Dwight Knapik.
Mar 11:
A LESSER SCAUP seen with SWANS , NORTHERN PINTAILS and AMERICAN WIGEONS at
Frank Lake on Hwy 23 east of High River; Lois and Bill Lang and Lorne Kingwell.
An immature GOLDEN EAGLE on the east side of Hwy 24 at Carseland;
Langs/Kingwell.
Two male SNOWY OWLS northwest of Strathmore, Eddy Matoud.
Mar 13:
A gray morph GYRFALCON south of 114 Ave, west of RR 284 east of Calgary, Mike
Mulligan and Jerry Pilny.
Mar 14:
A GYRFALCON seen in the same general area as above, likely the same bird, Bill
Walker.
A KILLDEER on an island at the south end of Langdon Reservoir , southeast of
Calgary, as well as 150 CALIFORNIA GULLS, 2 HERRING GULLS, 5 NORTHERN PINTAILS
and 4 AMERICAN WIGEONS at Langdon Res.; Andrew Slater.
A male EURASIAN WIGEON, 3 male AMERICAN WIGEONS, and a lone AMERICAN DIPPER
below the dam at Chain Lakes PP west of Nanton, at the Willow Creek picnic area;
Peter Maksymiw.
2 MOUNTAIN CHICKADEES in the west central area of the Weaselhead, south
Calgary; Steve Kassai (sp?)
The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Thursday, March 18 .
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?"
Nature Calgary Field Trips:
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.
Thu 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, 403-243-2248, to ensure vehicle space for
return.
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