Ken & I went east of Calgary today and saw numbers of Horned Larks in the fields. We saw our first Meadowlark of the season on Rge. Rd. 284 just north of Twp....
Sat Mar 2 Phil Cram and I drove to Bow Summit north of Lake Louise to search for White-tailed Ptarmigan. We arrived at 9:30 am. Cold, about -15C, sunny, ...
mike mulligan
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Mar 4, 2002 5:14 am
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Mike & Phil: Congratulations on the ptarmigan (what a treat!). The species appeared to have been absent from Bow Summit for a short time. I'm glad to hear...
Well done, Mike and Phil, for finding ptarmigan by ski at Bow Summit. Another place nearer to Calgary where this might work is Highwood Summit on Hwy 40, in...
Andrew Slater
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Mar 5, 2002 8:01 pm
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Hi everyone. I'm not sure if anyone will know the answer to this, but I'll ask the question anyway since it is nagging at me. On Thursday I spotted a Cedar...
Thanks, Jason! It was a heart-stopping moment when the four birds flew up just in front of my ski tips! Actually three birds had been seen by Mike McIvor and...
Although the Winter Birding Season has passed, the cold grip of winter retains its hold on this area with lows continuing into the mid -20C. This is expected...
Although the Winter Birding Season has passed, the cold grip of winter retains its hold on this area with lows continuing into the mid -20C. This is expected...
Brent: I have a couple of theories that I'll throw out. The Cedar may have an established winter range that encompasses your yard and, so, is reluctant to take...
I would like to thank everyone who participated in the Alberta winter bird survey, or who followed it with interest. Approximately 65 birders from across the...
In looking through my draft report, I realised that I had not credited one of the important sources of information about recent sightings in the Calgary...
Hi Jason. Thanks. That makes sense. I hadn't consider the nomadic factor. In any case the Cedar Waxwing seems to have vanished with the cold snap along with...
Hi Phil, I'm heading up to Lk Louise tomorrow for some skiing . Where is Bow Summit ? I wouldn't mind trying for some photos if there is time. Regards, Al...
Appended are the individual results for the survey of Alberta bird species, Dec 1, 2001 - Feb 28, 2002. All participants are from Calgary except as noted. The...
The Great Horned Owl is nesting again on 22X ,between 24 th and 14 th Street SW ,just across from Spruce Meadow. romanaw@... [Non-text portions...
Romana Windsteig
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Mar 7, 2002 11:20 pm
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Hi Alberta birders, As many of you in the southern parts know, each year I collect data on nesting Great Horned Owls in an area approved by Alberta Environment...
I recall reading towards the end of Feb a post about a CFNS Field Trip that located a nesting Great Horned Owl south of Irricana. Could somebody please provide...
Well , I followed Phil's directions to the White tailed Ptarmigans at Bow Lake / Bow Summit on Friday morning . I arrived at 8 am about 45 mins. after sunup....
Sorry this is late, it was queued but did not get sent. Thursday March 7 sightings Afternoon drive: 1 Great Horned Owl - 22x near Spruce Meadows on nest 1...
There was a female Gadwall on the Bow River this morning, about 200 metres below the sewage works outlet, south of Burnsmead. Other than that, I just found the...
Andrew Slater
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Mar 12, 2002 6:44 pm
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Dear Barb, could you please let me know when you will be in Calgary for your talk on Butterflies. Thanks. Janet ... ...
I'm trying to contact Jason Rogers and I know he regularly posts on this site. Unless you get this yourself Jason, could someone post an alternate e-mail if...
A bird matching the description of White-headed Stilt, an Australasian species, has recently been photographed near Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii. The...
Hi all, New photos are posted of American Dippers doing their thing at Elbow Falls , a Rough Tailed Hawk and a male Three Toed Woodpecker . Regards, Al...
