[BIRDWEST] RBA: Calgary AB, February 6 2012
Subject: [BIRDWEST] RBA: Calgary AB, February 6 2012
From: Mike Mulligan
Date: Mon, Feb 6, 2012, 8:23 PM
- RBA
* Alberta (Canada)
* Calgary, AB
*
* February 6, 2012
* ABCA1202.06
- Birds mentioned
Cackling Goose
Wood Duck
Northern Pintail
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Gyrfalcon
Prairie Falcon
Northern Shrike
Horned Lark
American Dipper
Golden-crowned Kinglet
Townsend's Solitaire
Varied Thrush
Song Sparrow
Harris's Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Transcript
Hotline: City of Calgary and Calgary Field Naturalists' Society Bird Alert
Number: 403-221-4519
To Report: 403-221-4519
Coverage: Southern Alberta
Compiler: Terry Korolyk
Transcriber: Mike Mulligan ((email address filtered))
Welcome to the City of Calgary and CFNS Bird Alert. This report was prepared
on Monday February 6. To report a bird sighting, call 403-221-4519 and
leave a message after the recording. To speak to a naturalist, phone 311
during office hours and ask for the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary.
February 2
-- GYRFALCON, 34 Ave east of Blackfoot Trail, Tony Timmons
-- SHARP-SHINNED HAWK, 52 Ave & 69 St SE, Phil Cram, Mike Mulligan
-- PRAIRIE FALCON, same, PC, MM
-- HARRIS'S SPARROW, same, Joan and Malcolm McDonald
-- WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW, same, J & MMcD
February 4
-- CACKLING GOOSE 2, flyover Mallard Point, Terry Korolyk
-- VARIED THRUSH, SE Calgary yard, Bob Lefebvre
-- HORNED LARK 2, 10 km south of Nanton, PC, MM
-- RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD 6, 52 Ave & 69 St SE, Bill Wilson
February 5
-- WOOD DUCK, Bow River, Tony Timmons & CFNS group
-- NORTHERN PINTAIL, same, TT etc
-- TOWNSEND'S SOLITAIRE, same, TT etc
-- SONG SPARROW, Carburn Park, TT etc
-- NORTHERN SHRIKE, Fish Creek PP, Steve Kaffai(?)
-- AMERICAN DIPPER, same, Bob & Dan Arndt
-- GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET, same, B & DA
The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is on Thursday February 9.
BIRD STUDY GROUP - Meets the first Wednesday of the month, September - May
at 7:30 pm, Room 211, BioSciences Building, University of Calgary. The next
meeting will be Wednesday March 7. The program is titled "High Science: The
The Natural History of Alpine Ptarmigan", by Kathy Martin.
BIRDING FIELD TRIPS
Nature Calgary (CFNS) field trips are free and open to all.
Sat Feb 11, 9am: Bird Inglewood Bird Sanctuary. Leader, Penny Smith,
403-283-9260.
Sat Feb 18, 9am: Bird Bebo Grove, FCPP, S end of 24 St SW. Leader, Howard
Heffler, 403-284-2961.
Sat Feb 18, 9:30am: Search for Snowy Owls and other birds, E of Calgary.
Meet at the W end of Deerfoot Mall, Deerfoot Tr & 64 Av NW. Leader, Terry
Korolyk, 403-254-1878.
Sun Feb 19, 9:30am: Search for winter birds at Bowness Park, 48 Av, W of 85
St NW. Meet first parking lot. Leader, Jan Roseneder, 403-286-5920.
Mon Feb 20, 8:30am: Family Day. Bird Griffith Woods Park. Go 2.5km W from
Sarcee Tr SW on Hwy 8, then left at 69 St SW into Discovery Ridge, past the
traffic circle. At the bottom of the hill, turn left on Discovery Link into
parking lot. Leader, Grant Brydle, 403-720-4957.
Sat Feb 25, 7:15am. Several hundred Black-billed Magpies roost in the
Weaselhead area each night. Watch their dawn dispersal, then see other local
winter birds. Meet parking lot, 66 Av & 37St SW. Leaders: Bernie Diebolt,
403 210-2446; Janet Gill, 403 230-5671.
Sun Feb 26, 9am: Bird Votier's Flats, FCPP, S end of Elbow Dr SW. Leader,
Tony Timmons, 403-256-0754.
Thu 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, 243-2248, to ensure vehicle space for return.
Sun Mar 11, 9am: Bird Frank Lake area for early arrivals, E of High River.
Meet at Anderson LRT Station, next to Macleod Tr, S of pedestrian overpass.
Bring lunch. Leader, Andrew Hart, 403-279-5209.
Sun Mar 11, 9am: Bird Beaverdam Flats Park. Meet S parking lot (Lynnwood Rd
& Lynnwood Way, S of 62 Av SE). N from Glenmore Tr at 18 St SE, then left.
Leader, Kingsley Blades, 403-291-4278.
Sat Mar 17, 9am: Bird Inglewood Bird Sanctuary. Leader, Penny Smith,
403-283-9260.
Sat Mar 24, 9am: Bird Beaverdam Flats Park. Meet S parking lot (Lynnwood Rd
& Lynnwood Way, S of 62 Av SE). N from Glenmore Tr at 18 St SE, then left.
Leaders: Bernie Diebolt, 403-210-2446; Janet Gill, 403-230-5671.
Sun Mar 25, 9 am: 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, 279-5209.
Sun Mar 25, 10am: Bird Bowmont Park. Meet Maranatha Church, 2111 52 St NW (N
end of Home Rd). Leaders, Paula/Jack Sisko, 403-286-7103.
Sat Mar 31, 9am: Look for early spring arrivals at Inglewood Bird
Sanctuary. Leader, Jan Roseneder, 403-286-5920.
Inglewood Bird Sanctuary is a City of Calgary Natural Area. Staff offer
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 (email address filtered) 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. Nature Calgary also publishes a newsletter,
Nature News, available to members by email and on the website.
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