What an excellent reply on the Redpoll issue, we have come across juveniles at feeders here for the first time (Edmonton). Mostly white, Hoarys without the red...
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Bill Walker
walkerw@...
Feb 4, 2000 8:02 pm
A visiting son is interested in purchasing here a good pair of binoculars. Any suggestions as to vest selection and/or best prices would be appreciated. Thanks...
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Phillip J. Cram
crampj@...
Feb 15, 2000 11:35 pm
A gleaning from the 100th CBC: Location with the highest count for Black-billed Magpie: Edmonton, Alberta (2,857) And in second place: Calgary, Alberta (2,149)...
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ferdelance@...
Feb 17, 2000 11:22 pm
While birding on Tuesday (Feb. 15) I decided to look over a flock of waxwings thinking it might contain a Cedar or two. To my amazement 21 of the 23 waxwings...
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Phillip J. Cram
crampj@...
Feb 18, 2000 12:00 am
I recall someone saw a flock of 47 waxwings, all Cedars, in the Calgary Christmas Bird Count. Since the total Cedar Waxwing count for Calgary was 47,...
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Patrick Scholefield
pjs@...
Feb 21, 2000 5:46 pm
There have been some changes to the ONElist website. I suggest that each member visit the site and setup their membership again - i.e. how visible do you want...
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W.Allan Kimberley
kimberla@...
Feb 24, 2000 1:08 am
Hello, have just signed onto albertabird. Returned from Costa Rica Monday. Did as much tourista stuff this time as birding, increasing # there to 319 from...
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Jeff Imbach
imbachj@...
Mar 8, 2000 6:32 pm
Hi all, I have just joined the list and am looking forward to our conversations. My name is Jeff Imbach and I live in Calgary just north of Centre St. and...
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William J. F. Wilson
wjfwilso@...
Mar 12, 2000 1:39 am
Has anyone been seeing Bohemian waxwings in Calgary? Most winters there is a flock or two around Crescent Heights/Rosedale and another flock or two around the...
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Gustave J. Yaki
gyaki@...
Mar 12, 2000 2:13 am
To Bill Wilson, re Bohemian Waxwings. Waxwings moved into Calgary in mid-Oct, but within a month most had disappeared. Many apparently appeared in Ontario,...
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Grahame M. Booth
gmbooth@...
Mar 12, 2000 3:33 am
I saw a flock of 1200-1500 birds over Varsity/Brentwood/University Research Park area on Wed March 8th just before noon. But, I agree number of flocks and...
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Mike Barkwell
mbarkwell@...
Mar 12, 2000 4:09 am
I told a few people this story today but thought it was worth repeating. I am a virtual beginner (started last August) and was out by myself 2 weeks ago in...
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Bill Walker
walkerw@...
Mar 12, 2000 4:24 am
JHi Bill and others - I had not seen any for about 6 weeks until to-day when I joined a group working downstream thru Fish Creek P.P. from Shannon Terracxe. We...
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Jean Marie Moore
jmmoore@...
Mar 12, 2000 4:01 pm
Just another bit of trivia about the waxwing population in Calgary. We keep records of birds we see in University Heights. Saw no waxwings until Feb 9 when we...
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Mike Barkwell
mbarkwell@...
Mar 12, 2000 10:15 pm
I was at Mallard Point in Fish Creek PP today when I saw two Canada's fly over with a smaller goose. The smaller goose was white with black wing tips. Could...
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Judy Kottmann
jlkottmann@...
Mar 12, 2000 10:18 pm
On Thursday I was crosscountry skiing around Glenmore near weaselhead on the south side and I saw thousands of waxwings swirling around me. I have never seen...
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Bill Walker
walkerw@...
Mar 12, 2000 11:37 pm
Hi Mike et al. - I have pictures of Snows with Canadas. In the Ont. picture the snow is larger; in the Fish Cr.P.P. case the are of approximately equal size....
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Jeff Imbach
imbachj@...
Mar 13, 2000 2:54 am
Good sighting Mark! I was in California recently and saw hundreds of Snow Geese in fields and on the ponds at Salton Sea. We worked at identifying Ross's...
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Mike Barkwell
mbarkwell@...
Mar 13, 2000 3:26 am
Thanks for your comments Bill and Jeff. The white goose was about 2/3 the size of Canadas but I didn't have time to get my scope on it. Jeff I was down at...
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Jeff Imbach
imbachj@...
Mar 13, 2000 2:37 pm
From: Jeff Imbach Mike, I saw the Curlews down at the south end of Salton Sea. In the fields just before reaching the headquarters and the observation post...
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W.Allan Kimberley
kimberla@...
Mar 13, 2000 5:06 pm
Greetings On Friday midday, CBC radio call-in program, someone reported feeding a Brown Thrasher over the winter. I didnt hear beginning of the article,...
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William J. F. Wilson
wjfwilso@...
Mar 13, 2000 6:14 pm
Hi Al, -- the thrasher was in Exshaw. I didn't go up to see it, but I think some others did. --Bill Wilson...
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Gustave J. Yaki
gyaki@...
Mar 13, 2000 7:28 pm
Hello Al: Re Brown Thasher, it was a woman by name of Janet, from Exshaw, AB. Gus Yaki....
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Gustave J. Yaki
gyaki@...
Mar 20, 2000 1:13 am
2000 Calgary Competition - 18-19 March weekend report. You should be aware that we are attempting to see as many birds as possible within the city of Calgary...
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Gustave J. Yaki
gyaki@...
Mar 20, 2000 6:03 am
At about 8:30 pm,tonight, 21 of us were at Shannon Terrace in Fish Creek Prov. Park, near the lower stables, east of the learning centre, when we heard a N....
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Bill Walker
walkerw@...
Mar 21, 2000 6:31 pm
Hi all - the following seems relevant to a recent discussion. Several other posts expresses a similar opinion re id of Ross's Bill -From_:...
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Bill Walker
walkerw@...
Mar 23, 2000 2:14 am
Just in case one of you Edmontonians are looking for something to do on the 25th or 26th Bill ... Bill Walker Calgary, Alberta walkerw@... ...
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Gustave J. Yaki
gyaki@...
Mar 26, 2000 11:34 pm
... Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2000 16:29:50 -0700 (MST) From: Gustave J. Yaki <gyaki@...> To: 2000 Competition -- Bruce Barnetson <01700311@...>, Alan...
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Gustave J. Yaki
gyaki@...
Mar 28, 2000 4:09 am
This afternoon, Bernard Goulet and his sister, reported a male Eurasian Wigeon at the NW corner or 68th St. and 146th Av. SE., Calgary. At the NE corner of the...
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William J. F. Wilson
wjfwilso@...
Mar 29, 2000 4:47 pm
The Eurasian wigeon was still at the slough at 68 St and 146 Ave SE in Calgary at 8 am Wednesday, March 29. No sign of the trumpeters at 88 St and 178 Ave,...
