The pair of Upland Sandpiper at Charlotte Lake have remained on territory in the area through May 29. They were both observed in the evening in the pasture...
During the May Species Count Dave Liske reported a Bobolink along highway 541 near the Kananaskis Country Gate. This morning I had the fortune of watching...
Milton Spitzer
spitzerm@...
Jun 1, 2005 6:59 pm
7232
Both of these birds, which were first seen on the Calgary area roundup last Saturday, were singing and seemingly on territory today. Both are northwest of...
John Cartwright
Johncart@...
Jun 1, 2005 11:45 pm
7233
There is an excellent guide to Canada by J. Cam Finlay. A Bird-Finding Guide to Canada published by McCllelland & Steward, 2000. It is available through ABA...
- RBA * Alberta (Canada) * Calgary, AB * Jun 2, 2005 * ABCA0506.02 - Birds mentioned American White Pelican Upland Sandpiper White-rumped Sandpiper Sabine's...
Jean Moore
jmmoore@...
Jun 2, 2005 9:47 pm
7235
Hi All! I went out locally this morning to see if a couple of previously reported birds were still around. The Ada Blvd. Cardinnal is still loudly seking a...
Hi Try my revised edition of Bird-Finding Guide to Canada from McClelland and Stewart. Since I was form Alberta there are some good places in this provice to...
Cam, Thanks for the advice, I have seen your book mentioned and will pick it up. We will also be in BC, so your book should help us bird in two provinces....
Hi Can I have seen you posting in different areas for quite a while now and always wondered why your name sounded familiar. Now I know where I have seen it...
Alberta Big Day Report June 1st, 2005 On Tuesday May 31st, Jody Allair and myself made our way to Cold Lake P.P. for our second "Big Day" attempt. The initial...
Despite the predicted rain showers, Milt Spitzer, Phil Cram, Mike Mulligan and Chris Havard headed off for a day's birding in the Cochrane -Water Valley area....
I had planned on visiting Elk Island NP this morning, but after forgetting the parks pass and with ominous clouds hanging overhead, I decided to bird the road...
There were two Grasshopper Sparrows, two Baird's Sparrows, at least one Sprague's Pipit, several Chestnut-collared Longspurs, and one or two Long-billed...
Bill I live in the NW and have been checking this slough regularly for Night Herons and have yet to see any. Last year (later in the summer) I counted 11 at ...
The May 19 Calgary RBA (posted to this site on May 23) contained the following message: "A DOVE or PIGEON that may have been either Calgary's first EURASIAN ...
I spent the weekend (June 3 - 5) with 10 other members of the ENC in the Cold Lake area. We were very graciously hosted by the Beaver River Naturalists...
- RBA * Alberta (Canada) * Calgary, AB * Jun 6, 2005 * ABCA0506.06 - Birds mentioned Clark's Grebe Sandhill Crane Surf Scoter White-winged Scoter Semipalmated...
Jean Moore
jmmoore@...
Jun 6, 2005 9:30 pm
7247
This morning Phil Cram and I watched a male breeding-plumage Dickcissel in the yard at 12 Laurie Mountain Road, Exshaw. (Exshaw is located about 90 km west of...
At 5.30 pm this afternoon the Dickcissel was seen by us at the feeder described by Mike Mulligan in his earlier message. It was seen both in an apple tree...
As mentioned by Gerald Romanchuk in his post on the Edmonton Nature Club trip to Cold Lake, we have observed our first confirmed House Finches in the Cold...
Birds recorded on the ENC trip to the Cold Lake area: Snow Goose Canada Goose Gadwall A. Widgeon Mallard Blue-winged Teal N.Shoveler N. Pintail Green-winged...
The male Dickcissel was at 12 Laurie Mountain Road in Exshaw at 7 am this morning for several minutes, feeding on the railing on the south side of the house....
Interested in seeing fork-tailed and Leach's storm petrels, puffins, shearwaters, albatross, and other pelagic species off north Vancouver Island? If so,...
The dickcissel returned to the feeder around 9.45 this morning, just before I drove up there. A group of birders from Canmore were standing in the road,...
Andrew Slater
andrewslater@...
Jun 7, 2005 5:50 pm
7254
A Surf Scoter is still present at Glenmore Res. This could be the same bird reported earlier this month. It is either a basic male plumaged bird, or female,...
- RBA * Alberta (Canada) * Calgary, AB * Jun 7, 2005 * ABCA0506.07 - Birds mentioned DICKCISSEL Alder Flycatcher Northern Mockingbird House Finch - Transcript ...
Jean Moore
jmmoore@...
Jun 7, 2005 11:40 pm
7256
The bird was observed by Pat Bulman and myself this morning at around 11 a.m. It put in a brief appearance feeding on the ground under the picnic table. An...
The Surf Scoter reported by Hank Vanderpol was still in the west-central part of Glenmore Reservoir in Calgary this evening, along with an adult male...
Hi all, Its nearly a year that I visited Alberta and had some good days with birding in this lovely country. For that good birding in Alberta, this group had a...
