Eric Tull/Brooke Clibbon were east of city today and found a surprisingly early Black-necked Stilt. This was at the Shepard sloughs, just east of 84th St,...
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Trevor Christman
skinny@...
Apr 2, 2000 8:31 am
I've been reading this list for a while, and I am wondering if there is anyone from Edmonton who is experienced in bird watching. I have no experience, but am...
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Bill Walker
walkerw@...
Apr 2, 2000 4:15 pm
Hi all - In case you are not birdchatters - this is of especial interest this month in Alberta. Bill ... Bill Walker Calgary, Alberta walkerw@... ...
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Gustave J. Yaki
gyaki@...
Apr 3, 2000 3:48 am
On 31 March, Bernard Goulet & his sister Therese reported the first Great Blue Heron. This brought the total number of bird species that they have seen in the...
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Gustave J. Yaki
gyaki@...
Apr 3, 2000 3:26 pm
At 9:05 am, Bernard & Therese Goulet found a male Eurasian Wigeon at the northern tip of an island in the Bow River, just south of the Harvie Bridge, accessed...
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Gustave J. Yaki
gyaki@...
Apr 4, 2000 10:52 pm
Reid Barclay just reported seeing a Glaucous Gull from the north side of the reservoir near the Canoe Club - which then flew to the west end of the reservoir,...
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Jean Marie Moore
jmmoore@...
Apr 5, 2000 6:07 pm
As one of three people transcribing the Calgary RBA to the BIRDWEST listserv and Birding in Canada, I periodically receive requests for information from...
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Eric Tull
tull@...
Apr 6, 2000 4:07 am
Brooke Clibbon and I were out to Irricana area tonight ansd saw the Whooper Swan that had been reported. It was with a Tundra Swan, and appeared to be paired....
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Gustave J. Yaki
gyaki@...
Apr 6, 2000 10:07 pm
Sat. 10 April. Glenmore Reservoir. Meet 8:30am, at parking lot for Weaselhead at 37th St and 66 Av SW. Swans, ducks, gulls, shorebirds, etc. Sun. 11 April....
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Gustave J. Yaki
gyaki@...
Apr 7, 2000 12:11 am
Re: the above, I was using a 1999 calandar. Note that the owl prowl is slated for Sunday evening, but if anyone cannot go then, we may be scouting it the night...
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Jeff Imbach
imbachj@...
Apr 7, 2000 3:12 am
Hi all, Just to let you know that the Whooper Swan was at the same place this afternoon at 2 pm Thursday, only it was in the pond right across the road on the...
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Jeff Imbach
imbachj@...
Apr 7, 2000 3:17 am
For those who might be interested, In the Whooper Swan posting I forgot to mention that there is a Great Horned Owl nesting in the trees of an old abandoned...
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Grahame M. Booth
gmbooth@...
Apr 7, 2000 5:04 am
I have not be following the Whooper Swan post very closely, however, the Great Horned Owl nest obviously interests me due to my ongoing project on the owls...
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Grahame M. Booth
gmbooth@...
Apr 8, 2000 2:25 am
Observed the bird several times today between 3-4:30pm. The bird has moved 0.5-km E of last reported position to larger slough on N side of Twp. Rd. 270. It...
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William J. F. Wilson
wjfwilso@...
Apr 9, 2000 1:34 am
The Whooper Swan was still at the larger slough on the N side of Township Road 270, east of Range Road 253, at 2 pm Saturday, April 8. Bill Wilson Calgary...
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Eric Tull
tull@...
Apr 9, 2000 5:04 pm
The first peregrine falcon was sighted on campus Saturday April 8. From its size I suspect it is a male. It was perched at the top of the Library Tower and...
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Gustave J. Yaki
gyaki@...
Apr 10, 2000 4:25 pm
On Sat., 08 April, the Glenmore Reservoir walk led by Reid Barclay, yielded 29 species. This included Tundra Swans, Canvasback, Redhead, Ring-necked Duck,...
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Gustave J. Yaki
gyaki@...
Apr 11, 2000 3:06 am
Cedric Hitchon was at IBS at 7:30pm this evening when he saw an sub-adult Red-br. Merganser on the Bow River from the middle observation area at the north end....
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mike mulligan
potoo@...
Apr 11, 2000 8:47 pm
Bill Walker and I saw the Whooper Swan April 11 Tuesday at 11:00 am, in the slough on the north side of Township Road 270, aprx one-half mile east of Range...
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Gustave J. Yaki
gyaki@...
Apr 11, 2000 11:58 pm
Just in case anyone still needs it, we have a T. Solitaire calling in our neighborhood. I haven't seen the bird yet - I don't want to pursue it in case someone...
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mike mulligan
potoo@...
Apr 13, 2000 3:16 pm
I live across the river and a bit downstream from the Osprey tower on the Calgary Zoo property, and last evening around 5 pm saw my first Osprey for the season...
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W.Allan Kimberley
kimberla@...
Apr 13, 2000 3:39 pm
Had not heard of it previously, Mike. BTW on Tuesday at Carseland weir, had an A/W pelican go over very high headed NW... AK ... ...
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Gustave J. Yaki
gyaki@...
Apr 13, 2000 9:04 pm
Sat. 15 Apr. Meet 8:00am at Inglewood Bird Sanctuary. With the warm south wind on Wed. hitting the cold front from the north, turning to snow, it could be an...
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dgmckibb@...
Apr 13, 2000 9:56 pm
At the suggestion of Mike Mulligan, I will be attempting to (somewhat) regularly post birds of interest that have been seen at Inglewood Bird Sanctuary. All...
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Jeff Imbach
imbachj@...
Apr 13, 2000 9:59 pm
Hi all, A friend and I are planning a 2-day trip to Beaverhill Lake the third week of May. I have never been there before and am really excited about the ...
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Randal Hoscheit
rhoschei@...
Apr 13, 2000 10:17 pm
Most of us will be in Brooks for the may species count, but here are two sites to get more info and contacts. I believe the BBO is having a open house at their...
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Inglewood Bird Sanct...
dgmckibb@...
Apr 13, 2000 10:33 pm
I am Dawna McKibbon and I work at the Inglewood Bird Sancturay in Calgary, AB. I will be the staff contact who attempts to regularly submit information to...
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William J. F. Wilson
wjfwilso@...
Apr 13, 2000 10:44 pm
In reply to Jeff Imbach's request for info, I haven't been to Beaverhill for a few years. One recollection I have is that on the main road leading east to the...
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William J. F. Wilson
wjfwilso@...
Apr 13, 2000 10:46 pm
Thanks to Donna McKibbon and Inglewood for offering to post about birds at Inglewood. I'll certainly find the info interesting and useful. --Bill Wilson ...
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mike mulligan
potoo@...
Apr 14, 2000 12:08 am
Jeff If you don't receive the info you need, contact Stan Gosche, president of the Edmonton Bird Club, at sgosche@... He will be glad to help you...
