RBA: Calgary, AB, July 9, 2009
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RBA: Calgary, AB, July 9, 2009
by Jean Moore
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* Alberta (Canada) * Calgary, AB * July 9, 2009 * ABCA0807.09 -Birds mentioned Lesser Yellowlegs Greater Yellowlegs Baird's Sandpiper Least Sandpiper Semipalmated Sandpiper Common Nighthawk Common Poorwill -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: Jean Moore (jmmoore@...) Welcome to the City of Calgary and CFNS Bird Alert. This Bird Alert was recorded on Thursday, July 9, at 10:05 am. To report a bird sighting, call 403-221-4519 and leave a message after the recording. To bypass the recorded message, press the pound key on your touch tone phone. To speak to a naturalist, phone 311 during office hours and ask for the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary. SIGHTINGS FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 8 COMMON NIGHTHAWK (possible) - heard by Terry Korolyk along the Bow River at Hull's Wood in east Fish Creek PP SIGHTINGS FOR THE PAST WEEK 2 SOLITARY SANDPIPERS - by Lloyd Bennett in the Taber area LESSER YELLOWLEGS (several) by LB at Clear Lake, east of Stavely SIGHTINGS FOR SATURDAY, JULY 4 COMMON POORWILL - heard by LB about midnight in his yard east of Taber. For more information call Lloyd at 403-223-0456 300 LESSER YELLOWLEGS - TK - southwest corner of Clear Lake (junction of TwpRd 140 & RgeRd 261, east of Stavely) GREATER YELLOWLEGS (several) - TK - location as above 5 BAIRD'S SANDPIPERS - TK - location as above 1 LEAST SANDPIPER - TK = location as above 1 SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER - TK - location as above Several reports of GREATER and LESSER YELLOWLEGS over the past weekend east of Calgary The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is on Monday, July 13. BIRD STUDY GROUP - Meets the first Wednesday of the month, September-May at 7:30pm., Room 211, BioSciences Building, University of Calgary. BIRDING FIELD TRIPS: All CFNS field trips are free and open to everyone. Willing to share your knowledge with others? If so, call 403- 243-2248 to specify date and location. 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. 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 AT 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. -End transcript For BirdWest archives go to http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/birdwest.html To change your subscription options, including your address, go to http://listserv.arizona.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=birdwest To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:birdwest-request@... For BirdWest archives go to http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/birdwest.html To change your subscription options, including your address, go to http://listserv.arizona.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=birdwest To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:birdwest-request@... For BirdWest archives go to http://listserv.arizona.edu/archives/birdwest.html To change your subscription options, including your address, go to http://listserv.arizona.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=birdwest To contact a listowner, send a message to mailto:birdwest-request@... |
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