Calgary RBA
July 19, 2010
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-RBA
* Alberta (Canada)
* Calgary, AB
* Jul 19, 2010
* ABCA1007.19
-Birds mentioned
Northern Goshawk
Peregrine Falcon
Sandhill Crane
Semipalmated Plover
Lesser Yellowlegs
Upland Sandpiper
Semipalmated Sandpiper
Western Sandpiper
Least Sandpiper
Bairds's Sandpiper
Pectoral Sandpiper
Dowitcher Sp
Herring Gull
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, July 19, at 9:50 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 July 18
--WESTERN SANDPIPER (1) - seen by several observers on July 16, 17 & 18 at the
slough E of the railroad tracks at Shepherd in SE Calgary.
--SEMIPALMATED PLOVER (1) - as above.
--SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER (1 - 4 reported) -as above.
--LEAST SANDPIPER (2 - 10 reported) - as above.
--BAIRD'S SANDPIPER (2) - as above.
--LESSER YELLOWLEGS (4) - reported on the 17th.
--DOWITCHER SP (2) - reported on the 17th.
--PECTORAL SANDPIPER (1) - reported at the slough above on the 18th by Andrew
Slater.
--UPLAND SANDPIPER (1) - seen at Clear Lake 15 km E of Stavely on
RR261approximately halfway b/w TwpRd 140 & 142 by Terry Korolyk.
Sightings for July 16
--PEREGRINE FALCON (1) - seen at the slough E of Shepherd by TK and Joan &
Malcolm MacDonald.
--SANDHILL CRANE (5) - reported by Mary Jane Davies in her pasture on her
property NE of Cremona. Anyone interested in seeing these birds call her at
403-337-3212.
--HERRING GULL (1) - has apparently been at a slough on Hwy 560 E of Calgary
since June 6. TK watched the bird at the slough which is in the NE corner of
Hwy 560 & RR 284 junction and reports it may have a damaged R wing.
--NORTHERN GOSHAWK (1) - seen by Michael Breiteneder the past few days around
Twp Rd 250 & RR 280 junction E of Conrich which is located just NE of Calgary.
The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is Thursday, July 22.
BIRD STUDY GROUP - Meet September - May, 7:30 PM on the 1st Wednesday of the
month, Room 211, BioSciences Bldg, University of Calgary.
***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:
-Field Trips are free and open to all
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.
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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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