Tonight enjoying 3 rufous (2 male and 1 female) and a lone male calliope showed up tonight. Male rufous' as expected are very aggressive towards each other....
I was in Edmonton on Monday for some business. While at Bavaria BMW on the west side of Edmonton in the late afternoon a light colored smallish raptor swooped...
Hi Gary, The bird is a Swainson's Hawk. They've been nesting in some of the light industrial areas and are often aggressively defensive of their nest site. ...
Hi Gary - as Gerald says, this is a Swainson's Hawk - the easiest way to identify them is to look at the underside of the wings - there part closest to the...
A bike ride to Glenmore Reservoir this morning turned up a Whimbrel on the mudflats at the west end of the reservoir. It was very distant but recognizable with...
From The Washington Post, Brian Palmer writer: Cockroaches constitute more than 50 per cent of the diet of the endangered Red-cockaded Woodpecker . . . If...
Elaine and I travelled south from Medicine Hat this morning to service part of the Carol Porter Bluebird Trail (along Eagle Butte Road) and to do some birding...
FFCPPSoc. Lafarge Meadows, FCPP., Calgary. 0915-1210. Thu, 16May2013: Partly cloudy, NW wind 8 kph, 12 to 17C. Only got as far as Western Kingbird woods....
I took a look at the ponds east of 14th Street in Confederation Park this morning at about 9:00. 1. Orange-crowned Warbler 2. Yellow-rumped Warbler 4 3. Pine...
Didn't even have to go to the usual spot this year to see Bobolinks, I walked around the corner of my house and two males were perched on the fence! They sang...
I visited a pond on the weekend near Calgary, east on 22x about 2 miles from Deerfoot to the new overpass on 88th street then south on the dirt road to the...
My wife and I are planning a weekend trip around Calgary with at least one visit to Frank Lake to see if we can also see the White-faced Ibis in the area. I'm...
Harry: As far as I know kayaking is allowed in Frank Lake. However, I would urge you to carefully consider whether you need to use the kayak on the lake. The...
Hi Paul: Could I please register myself and my husband for the trip......................Lenora & Dick Flynn. As we will be leaving in the morning for the...
Apologies for the previous message sent in error to Albertabird rather than privately to Paul. Lenora Flynn [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Hi, A few folks have commented on your photos, giving IDs. Those BN Stilts are awesome birds - pretty amazing to see one for the first time! Just need to...
Hi All: The Town of High River owns 100+ acres of Riparian Poplar Forest along the Highwood River. This land, known as the Hughes/Mercer Property is an...
Val and I went looking for shorebirds east and south of Calgary this afternoon. We saw a good variety including about 40-50 Stilt Sandpipers on a slough south...
My neighbour who is very good on birds called me to say she had a black chinned humming bird visit her feeder several times this afternoon around 4Pm. She...
Had a good day today. It started at work at the Red Deer Cemetery where I saw my first Swainson's Thrush of the year. There were actually two of them in the...
I was recently in Grande Prairie from the 8th until the 16th and had time to do a bit of birding, mostly at Saskatoon Island Prov. Park and Crystal Lake in GP....
This morning I was at the Elizabeth Hall Wetlands for an hour or so and saw 27 species of birds: American Robin= 13 Black-billed Magpie = 5 Red-winged...
I walked a 9 km loop this morning from Lawrey Gardens to Edworthy Park and back; migration still feels slow in terms of volume, but at least diversity is...
I took a drive along Grand Valley Rd on the morning of May 18 and found two Barred Owls. This is the first time I have seen them there. I posted some pics in...
FFCPPSoc. Lafarge Meadows, FCPP., Calgary. 09-1210. Sat, 18May2013: Mostly sunny, NW wind 8 kph, 9 to 17C. Only got as far as Western Kingbird woods. Combined...
I spotted a Prairie Falcon while driving in University Research Park, Calgary Saturday Aft. A "road" bird if you will, but I was driving slow on non-busy...
