The Reddicliff's advise that they may have mis-identified the Fox Sparrow which was reported in my 6 Dec post. They have had good views of the Song Sparrow...
Here's quite an interesting story from today's globe. The graphic in the newspaper is quite good, but it is not reproduced in the website. Cheers. Peter ...
01 Feb. 2003. Calgary Field Naturalists' Society's Elbow River Bird Survey. Highlight of this outing included an American Dipper and American Robin. Total...
Gustave J. Yaki
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Feb 1, 2003 10:16 pm
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On the CFNS walk beside red nad white breasted nuthatch, black capped and boreal chickadees, gray jay , blue jay, ravens, we saw at Shannon Terrace a...
Sandy McNabb crosscountry ski area west of Turner Valley is a place I've never been before, so I thought I'd see what it was like this morning. It was...
Hello Everyone: I have recently returned from whooping crane meetings in Sacramento, California, and thought you might be interested in some news on whooping...
Dwight Knapik
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Feb 3, 2003 1:54 pm
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Hi All, On Saturday February 1 / 03 I found a total of 4 Northern Pygmy Owls on the South side of Sibbald Creek Trail ( Highway 68 ). Three were calling at and...
A Wrenching Decision to Save Three Little Birds Plan to Breed Creature In Captivity Leaves Little Room for Error By Rita Beamish Special to The Washington Post...
I meant to keep the last couple of reports on sightings of snowy's so that when I went out I would know what direction to head. Somehow I have lost them. Can...
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weasel@...
Feb 4, 2003 6:00 pm
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weasel@...
Feb 4, 2003 6:08 pm
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The Black-backed has returned. As of 9:45 am. it was about 100 m. east of the base of the steps from the parking lot (turn left). There are a lot of other...
Bill Walker
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Feb 4, 2003 6:35 pm
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Feb 4, 2003 8:23 pm
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The following article by Minnesota friend Kim Eckert appeared in The Loon (Minnesota Ornithologists' Union journal), Fall 2002. He has given me permission to...
- RBA * Alberta (Canada) * Calgary, AB * Feb 3,2003 * ABCA0302.03 - Birds mentioned Snowy Owl Northern Pygmy Owl Three-toed woodpecker Northern Shrike -...
Jean Marie Moore
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Feb 4, 2003 11:53 pm
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I haven't posted for a few weeks since work has been keeping me quite busy, including a couple of trips out of town. I haven't attended any of the CFNS walks...
Hi, Margo just sent this to the albertanaturalist list and I thought it would be of interest to some of you out on albertabird. Barb Beck Edmonton ... From:...
Saw a male three-toed woodpecker at Bebo Grove several times this morning - first sighting at 9:30 am he was still in area when I left at 11:15 am. He was...
Richard Thomas asked me to mention that Steve Howell is writing a photographic guide to North American gulls, and is looking for publication quality colour...
Hi all it's still here and doing well, yesterday I was quite taken back to see the M.B sitting in the apple tree next to a Blue Jay. He wasn't churping or...
Parrots Take Over Seattle Park Colony of Noisy Parrots Takes Over Seattle's Seward Park The Associated Press SEATTLE Feb. 6 - Seward Park, long known as a...
- RBA * Alberta (Canada) * Calgary, AB * Feb 6,2003 * ABCA0302.06 - Birds mentioned Long-tailed Duck Northern Pygmy Owl Black-backed Woodpecker Three-toed...
Jean Marie Moore
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Feb 6, 2003 10:02 pm
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Peter Are these "parrots" Monk Parakeets? Mike Mulligan ... From: Peter McKenzie-Brown To: Albertabird Sent: Thursday, February 06, 2003 1:11 PM Subject:...
Mike, The description of emerald with red freckles does not fit Monk Parakeet. My guess would be some species of Aratinga Parakeet, most of which are green ...
Here's a message I received from another parrot expert.... ... From: John Geary [mailto:johngeary@...] Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 11:20 PM To:...
Hello Peter, Mike, I checked this morning and the parrots in Seattle are indeed Mitred Parakeets (with the possiblity of some closely related Aratinga species ...
Hello- Just a note possibly of interest to anyone keeping up on new /possible splits. This was taken from the Dutch Birding site (VERY GOOD) and was listed...
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weasel@...
Feb 7, 2003 5:48 pm
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This morning there was a Black-backed Woodpecker, a female I think, in the spruce grove between the south end of Bridge 5 over Fish Creek and the washrooms...
Andrew Slater
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Feb 7, 2003 6:32 pm
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A group of Calgary and Minnesota birders returned a few days ago from a successful Ecuador trip. Areas covered included the east Andean slope near Papallacta...
