Calgary RBA
July 15, 2010
Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2010 17:31:01 -0600
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-RBA
* Alberta (Canada)
* Calgary, AB
* Jul 15, 2010
* ABCA10.07.15
- Birds mentioned
Semipalmated Plover
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Pectoral Sandpiper
Stilt Sandpiper
Red-necked Phalarope
Magnolia Warbler
Hooded Warbler
- Transcript
Hotline: City of Calgary and Nature Calgary's Bird Alert
Number: 403-221-4519
To Report: 403-221-4519
Coverage: Southern Alberta
Compiler: Terry Korolyk
Transcriber: Chris Havard (ckhavard@shaw.ca)
Welcome to the City of Calgary and Nature Calgary's Bird Alert. This
Bird Albert was recorded on Jul 15. To report a bird sighting, leave
a message after the beep at the end of the recording, or to bypass the
recorded message, press the pound key on your touch tone phone. To
speak to a naturalist during office hours, please dial 0 after
reaching the Bird Alert. For inquiries after hours, call 311 to speak
with a Customer Service Agent. To report injured wildlife, please
call Calgary Wildlife Rehabilittion at 403-239-2488 or the Alberta
Institute for Wildlife Conservation at 403-946-2361.
SIGHTINGS FOR JUL 7:
HOODED WARBLER - a female photographed near Exshaw by Cliff Hansen
along the north side of the Bow River 3 km east of Exshaw
SIGHTINGS FOR JUL 11:
MAGNOLIA WARBLER - a male in Bow Valley PP, seen by Jim Black and Bob
Storms
SIGHTINGS FOR JUL 14:
REDNECKED PHALAROPE - 15 seen by Richard Clarke on the west side of RR
253 2.7 km north of TR 254.
STILT SANDPIPER - 12 seen by RC at the wetland on Hwy 560 immediately
west of the Hwy 24 intersection.
PECTORAL SANDPIPER - 1 seen by RC at the wetland above
GREATER YELLOWLEGS - a few seen by RC as above
LESSER YELLOWLEGS - many seen by RC as above
SEMIPALMATED PLOVER - at the wetland east of the railroad tracks at
Shepard, reported by Terry Korolyk
The next scheduled update of the bird alert is on Mon Jul 19.
BIRD STUDY GROUP:
Bird Study Group meets 1st Wednesday of the month, Room 211,
BioSciences Building, U of C
except June through August when field trips replace the meetings.
***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) FIELD TRIPS:
Field trips are free and open to all. Lead a field trip! To share your
knowledge of a favourite location call Gus at 403-243-2248
CFNS & Inglewood 24hr Rare Bird Alert 403-221-4519 Updated Mon & Thu
Field trip leaders please turn in signed waiver forms. Mail to Nature
Calgary, Box 981 Stn. M, Calgary, AB, T2P 2K4,
Tue Jul 20, 6:30pm: Bird Beaverdam Flats Park. Meet S parking lot at
Lynnview Rd & Lynnview Way S of 62 Av SE. Go N from Glenmore Tr at 18
St SE, then left. Leader, Andrew Hart, 403-279-5209.
Sat Jul 31, 8:30am: Birding Brown-Lowery Prov. Park. Meet Anderson LRT
(Macleod Tr) just S of pedestrian overpass. Bring lunch. Leader,
Andrew Hart, 403-279-5209.
Sun Aug 1, 7am: 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
Sat Aug 7, 8:30am: Bird Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E end of 9 Av SE.
Leader, Penny Smith, 403-283-9260.
Sat Aug 14, 8:30am: Bird East of Calgary. Meet Carburn Park, S from
Glenmore Tr at 18 St SE to second stoplight, then right & follow
signs, for car-pooling. Bring lunch. Leader, Andrew Hart, 403-279-5209.
Sat Aug 14, 9am: Interested in learning the LICHENS, MOSSES &
LIVERWORTS. Rain date, Aug 21. Join leaders, Doug Waylett and Sandra
Davis at Brown-Lowery Provincial Park. Meet Fish Creek Public Library,
Bonaventure Dr just N of Anderson Rd. Info? 403-984-3981 (Doug) or
403-475-9347 (Sandy).
Tues 24 Aug. 6:30pm: Birding Carburn Park. S from Glenmore Tr at 18 St
SE to second stoplight, then right & follow signs. Meet parking lot.
Leader, Andrew Hart, 403-279-5209.
Wed Sep 1, 7:30am: 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.
Inglewood Bird Sanctuary is a City of Calgary Natural Area. Staff
offers 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@cfns.fanweb.ca or
visit the website at www.naturecalgary.com. The Birding section of
the websitehttp://birdcomp.fanweb.ca/index.html includes descriptions
of BIRDING LOCALES in the Calgary area. NATURE CALGARY also publishes
a newsletter, NATURE NEWS, 8 times per year, available to members by
email and on the website.
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