Throughout the winter months I've had 3 juvenile Harris's sparrows feeding at my backyard feeder here in Stirling. I assumed that when spring arrived they'd...
Went for a drive around Frank Lake this morning. The snowfall limited viewing of waterfowl, but I did see 5 Rough-legged Hawks around the lake, as well as one...
I ventured out into Whitemud Ravine this afternoon., and found it still pretty quiet. There are still good sized flocks of Bohemian Waxwings around and I saw...
A couple of birds have arrived earlier than normal. Last Tuesday, March 27, I found a lone American White Pelican soaring high over Taber Lake. I have only...
A Sunday drive out to Beaverhill and return via Elk Island was fairly productive. The drive produced a number of firsts for the year (Mich and I get to bird...
Just returned from a quick walk (accompanied by Dave Locky, Sarah Wilkinson, and Theresa Hannah) along Ada Boulevard in northeast Edmonton, and we were very...
Greetings, I have some extremely important news to report regarding the recent destruction of High Island Natural Area on Lac La Biche. High Island is the home...
If you are looking to call Chris Bruntlett, the number I should have gave is 623-5434. My apologies. Aaron Davies Lac La Biche, AB ... recent ... Island ... a ...
The Edmonton Nature Club field trip today was scheduled to check out the river valley between northeast Edmonton & Ft. Saskatchewan, but with the recent...
Hi Aaron: Do you have any email addresses? Gus Yaki, Calgary. ... From: aaronrdavies To: Albertabird@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2007 10:16 PM ...
Hi Birders, This afternoon, below the Royal Alberta Museum on the North Saskatchewan River, I had a good long look at a Ring-billed Gull that was otherwise...
Mike, Perhaps they are all overwintering in an area where they eat plenty of crustaceans with the right pigments at the time they are developing their spring...
Right. And you have to wonder where that would be. I've recorded Ring-billed Gull in almost 40 states and provinces plus Mexico and Central America -- but no...
Thank you Len, The photo shows a bird more-or-less identical to the individual I saw yesterday. Something interesting here for sure. John ... [Non-text...
Folks, This new colour variation in the Ring-billed Gull has been described in: Hardy, L. 2003. The peculiar puzzle of the pink Ring-billed Gulls. Birding 35:...
Many thanks Jocelyn, I just tried accessing the second paper through the U of A Library, but Vol 77 doesn't appear to be available yet. Can I ask you a quick ...
Jocelyn, Never mind-- just found the abstract on line. It looks as if they do not offer an explanation for the source of the pigments in Franklin's Gull (my...
John, The full paper is available at http://www.public.asu.edu/~kjmcgraw/pubs/JFO2006.pdf According to the authors: "Franklin's Gulls, on the other hand,...
John A few of these coloured gulls appeared out here on the west coast last year and no one knew who was painting them and why i9t was bing done! Biologists...
Thanks to all who replied to my request for information on spotting scopes. I ended up buying a Nikon III ED (60 mm) and a 40X wide angle eyepiece (with a...
Thanks to Jocelyn for the info on 'pink' coloured Ring-billed Gulls. Small numbers have be seen at the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary in the spring now for several...
Jocelyn, Another bit of "common knowledge" bites the dust... Not to belabor the point, but some of these pigments can be matabolized to form others, true? You...
Hello All, I visited the Inglewood Bird Sanctuary this afternoon between 12:30 and 4:30 pm. I was hoping to see a pink Ring-billed Gull, but found instead a...
