Hi all, especially those who have been to Madagascar -- I just (finally) posted Eric's & my trip to Madagascar on my blog. For those who have been, it may be...
Does anyone have an idea of what would be a suitable birdhouse for a nuthatch? I have timber around the house, one piece has a knot that has fallen out,...
This morning’s walk with our dog in the Sandy Beach-Britannia area of SW Calgary yielded a nice surprise in the form of a juvenile Northern Goshawk. The dog...
I followed Deanna Campbell's nice instructions to find Snow Owls east of Calgary. I only found 4 (she found 9), but I was alone and had to keep my eyes on the...
Birders, Ilya Povalyaev and I relocated the Harris's Sparrow last reported by Hank Vanderpol in southeast Calgary today at 12:30. It was hanging out with one...
I was surprised to find a Chukar wandering through the west parking lot of Northland Village Mall today about 2:00 pm. Probably not a "countable" bird in the...
Monthly Elbow River Survey, Stanley Park to Glenmore Res, Calgary, 0815-11:45am, 01Feb2012. Cloudy, calm, -3 to 3 C. 1. Canada Goose-650+ 2. Mallard-800+ 3....
Reuters gives the location as Rehoboth Beach, Deleware, USA on September 10, 2010. Also they advise that there has been no retouching. Consequently it would...
I saw a brown creeper yesterday at Eau Claire unfortunately I didn't take my camera on my run and it wasn't there today when I did take my camera. But on...
This evening around 4:30 pm, while driving in High River, I saw a flock of what I presume were Canada Geese very, very high in the sky travelling in a roughly...
Thanks for the info Ian. Any chance of a link to the other photo? Gerald Romanchuk Edmonton ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Hi Jill, It might be hard to say for sure whether or not your geese were migrants, but large numbers of geese do over-winter in the Calgary area. It's probably...
The Vancouver Avian Research Centre has just posted spring dates for Bird Monitoring and Banding and Bird Identification Workshops. Bird Identification...
This morning while walking in the Whitemud Ravine north of 53rd. avenue a pair of Pileated Woodpeckers were relentlessly pursued by a female Merlin smaller in...
Saw 2 Prairie Falcons catch pigeons at the terminal today. Lunch hour still seems to be the best time for the action - roughly between 11:30 and 1:00. Also saw...
This afternoon Mike Mulligan and I went to look for the Harris’s Sparrow recently reported on 50th and 51st Avenues, east of 52nd St SE in Calgary. No luck...
I was also there looking for the Harris's Sparrow a little later this afternoon, between 3:00 and 4:00 pm. No luck on the Harris's either. There were four...
On Thursday morning we went out with Jerry Pilny to try to locate the sparrows which have been seen along 50th Ave SE in Calgary. Armed with the map from...
Spent a few days in and around the Jasper town site this week. Our trip list follows (in the order seen). A. Dipper Bald Eagle Raven RB Nuthatch Magpie Mtn...
A bike ride out to 51 Ave & 68 St SE this morning turned up the Harris' Sparrow singing quietly in a small aspen around 8:30 am. While I was watching it, I was...
Well that makes me feel better... I went out on Friday afternoon to look for the Harris's Sparrow but was unsuccessful. I did see 3 Red-winged Blackbirds but...
Took a spin through Opal today, didn't cover all the roads, but did see 1 each of Rough-legged Hawk, Snowy Owl, & Hawk Owl. Stopped in at a friends feeders and...
The Varied Thrush that has been coming to my yard for over a month was singing early Saturday morning. The song sounded a little reedy, not as strong as the...
Hi I am new to Calgary, and I was curious to know if they are common around here and if not is the thrush still around and if at all possible would it be an...
Twelve people met this morning for the 20th Annual Duck Waddle,birding Carburn Park to Beaverdam Flats. The warm sunny weather made for a very enjoyable walk. ...
