Calgary RBA
June 29, 2009
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:23:59 -0600
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RBA
* Alberta (Canada)
* Calgary, AB
* June 29, 2009
* ABCA0906.29
-Birds mentioned
White-faced Ibis
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Bonaparte's Gull
Red Tailed Hawk
Transcript
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 June 29, at 9:55 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.
On June 27 early fall migrants are seen by Terry Korolyk; a GREATER YELLOWLEGS
at slough on Hwy 547 west of RR 265 and several small flocks of LESSER
YELLOWLEGS at various sloughs east and south of Calgary towards Frank Lake.
WHITE-FACED IBIS are in good numbers with the best viewing east of the blind at
Frank Lake. They were also seen as far east as a few km. east of Blackie-(TK). 6
BONAPARTE'S GULLS were at the end of Basin 3 at Frank Lake. (TK)
On June 28 an adult dark morph RED-TAILED HAWK appeared to be on territory west
side of RR 40 south of Dogpound. (TK)
The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is on Thursday July 2.
BIRDING FIELD TRIPS:
All CFNS field trips are free and open to everyone.
Wed Jul 1, 6:30am: 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,
243-2248, to ensure vehicle space for return.
Sat Jul 4, 8am: Birding Bebo Grove, FCPP, S end of 24 St SW. Leader,
Al Borgardt, 403-281-4306.
Tue Jul 7, 6:30pm: Bird Beaverdam Flats Park. Meet S parking lot
(Lynnview Rd & Lynnview Way, S of 62 Av SE). N from Glenmore Tr at 18
St SE, then left. Leader, Andrew Hart, 403-279-5209.
Tue Jul 14, 6:30pm: Bird FCPP, S. of Hwy 22. Meet at Boat Launch, S.
end of Bow Bottom Tr SE. Leader, Nimali Seneviratne, 403-836-5146.
Sat Jul 18, 8am: Bird Weed Lake & Wyndham/Carseland Prov. Park. Meet
at Carburn Park, S from Glenmore Tr E at 18 St SE to second
stoplight, then right & follow signs. Bring lunch. Leader, Andrew
Hart, 403-279-5209.
Sat Jul 18, 8am: Bird Votier's Flats, FCPP, S end of Elbow Dr SW.
Leader, Al Borgardt, 403-281-4306.
Sun Jul 19, 7:30am. Bird Bow Valley Provincial Park. Meet Assumption
School, 34th Av NW (NW corner of Sarcee Tr, at Hwy #1). Bring Lunch.
Leader, Eric Tull, 403-295-0830.
Tue Jul 21, 6:30pm: Bird Weaselhead Natural Area. Meet parking lot,
37 St/66 Av SW. Leader, Aileen Pelzer, 403-243-2248.
Tue Jul 28, 6:30pm: Bird Bowness Park, 48 Av, W of 85 St NW. Meet
first parking lot. Leader, TBA, 403-243-2248.
Sat 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,
243-2248, to ensure vehicle space for return.
Tue Aug 4, 6:30pm: Bird Mallard Point, E end of Canyon Meadows Dr SE.
Leader, Andrew Hart, 403-279-5209.
Sat Aug 8, 8am: Bird Carburn Park. Meet in parking lot. S from
Glenmore Tr E at 18 St SE to second stoplight, then right & follow
signs. Leader, Al Borgardt, 403-281-4306.
Sat Aug 8, 9am: Bird E of Calgary for autumn migrant shorebirds, etc.
Meet at Inglewood Bird Sanctuary at E end of 9 Av SE. Bring lunch.
Leader, Eric Tull, 403-295-0830.
Sun Aug 9, 8am: Birding Griffith Woods Park, 2.5km W on Hwy 8 from
Sarcee Tr SW, then left at 69 St SW into Discovery Ridge. Continue
straight at traffic circle, then left on Discovery Link into parking
lot. Leader, Grant Brydle, 720-4957.
Tue Aug 11, 6:30pm: Bird Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, E end of 9 Av SE.
Leader, Aileen Pelzer, 403-243-2248.
Sat Aug 15, 8am: Bird Hull's Woods, FCPP, for autumn migrating
warblers, etc. Meet in first parking lot, E of Bow Bottom Tr after
entering Park. Leader, Al Borgardt, 403-281-4306.
Sun Aug 16, 7:15am: Birding Frank Lake for autumn migrants. Meet Anderson LRT
(Macleod Tr), S of pedestrian overpass. Bring Lunch. Leader, Ian Halladay,
403-243-1420.
Sun Aug 16, 8:30am: Bird Beaverdam Flats Park. Meet S parking lot
(Lynnview Rd & Lynnview Way, S of 62 Av SE). N from Glenmore Tr at 18
St SE, then left. Leader, Andrew Hart, 403-279-5209.
Tue Aug 18, 6:30pm: Bird Carburn Park, S from Glenmore Tr E at 18 St
SE to second stoplight, then right & follow signs. Leader, Gus Yaki,
403-243-2248.
Tue Aug 25, 6:30pm: Bird Edworthy Park, Meet S side of Boothman
Pedestrian Bridge accessed from Shaganappi Tr & Bowness Rd if N of
river, or from W end of Spruce Dr if S of river. Leader, TBA,
403-243-2248.
Tue, 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.
Pat Mitchell
deemit@telus.net
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