No connection of course. I think Barb wrote up this new 2-CD set in a very enthusiastic way. As I spend a lot of time down in S Alberta, I have to say this is...
Happy New Year Birders, There was a Townsend's Solitaire in our yard in Westridge, this morning. For the last few winters we've been seeing this species ...
2 great horned owls (other birders reported a third, we didn't see it) 1 hairy woodpecker 6 downy woodpeckers 2 white breasted nuthatches 4 bald eagles 14...
The Rusty Blackbird and both Red-winged Blackbirds were still hanging out with the House Sparrows along the south fence of the Western Feedlot about 3 km south...
Happy New Year! Guy and I started our yearly bird list today at Elk Island. We managed to scoop up nine species over two hours. Although we mainly birded by ...
Greetings I saw a Black-backed Woodpecker on the trail about 400 m south of the bridge by Picnic Site #2 on the trail from Hawrelak Park toward Saskatchewan...
Hi All! In order to get a quick start on my 2009 list I headed for Hawrylak Park here in Edmonton. On the way I made a quick stop at the grain terminal to get...
Well, yet another cooooool count! -28c when my little group went for a hike. Nothing really crazy, probably the most note-worthy thing was the complete absence...
Happy New Year everyone, During the Holidays, I got a chance to do some parks and coast of Nova Scotia and Cape Breton. I was very lucky to see some Nova...
We were treated to a "first ever sighting" this morning in our yard in Braeside Estates with the visit of 12 Pine Grosbeaks. A lovely sight on such a cold...
Lovely birds, and pretty song even in winter ... From: "Shonna McLeod" <shonnamc@...> To: "'AlbertaBird'" <Albertabird@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday,...
Sorry -- I meant this for Shonna only Mike Mulligan Calgary ... From: "Mike Mulligan" <potoo@...> To: <Albertabird@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, January...
I recently returned from a birding tour to Australia and an extension to New Zealand. If you are interested I'd be glad to send you the reports. Please specify...
The next meeting of Nature Calgary's Bird Study Group will be held on Wednesday January 7 in Room 211 of the Biosciences Building of the University of Calgary....
Never have we seen so few species and individuals. 1.. Mallard-12 2.. Common Goldeneye-3m 3.. Rock Pigeon-2 4.. Downy Woodpecker-1m 5.. Hairy Woodpecker-1m 6.....
A single Northern Hawk Owl was sighted on both 31 Dec and 2 Jan on my New Year's excursion to Calling Lake. On both days, it was at same location on SH813...
Hello: On the morning of Thursday, January 1, 2009, I took a walk along the Bow River in east Fish Creek Provincial Park, in SE Calgary. The weather was clear...
I do not post very often but certainly read most articles. This afternoon we went on a walk through Carburn Park, progress was slow due to the snow. We did see...
III ) lllll Ka’toyi (3 Jan 09) After three days indoors, plugging away part-time at a publish-worthy rendering of the inter-coulee events I experienced...
Took drive down the Bow Valley (Hwy 1A)from Seebe to Canmore and saw: - Black-billed mapgpies - Downy Woodpecker (f) - Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch - Black-capped...
During yesterday's Exshaw Christmas Bird Count, my last bird of the day was a great one - a Golden-crowned Sparrow. Apparently this is the first winter record...
I have posted six pictures in the folder "Bob L - Calgary" of a large raptor that I would like some help in identifying. I have fiddled with the photos a bit...
Hello Bob Immature Red-tailed Hawk rather than Goshawk, in my opinion. The tail does not look long enough and is too narrowly striped for any accipiter, and...
A gos It would have a much longer tail. The black bars would be outlined with white. The reddish brown streaks on the breast and belly would be more vertical...
The Great Grey Owl on the road south from Water Valley was still there this morning, sitting on a power pole 1.7 km south of the Water Valley junction. Last...
I've posted two photos in Randyk I took this morning in Exshaw. I believe this is a Golden-crowned Sparrow, confirmation would be appreciated. This bird was...
