Hello All: I wonder if any one could help me regarding a reliable site(s) in the Calgary area for Gray Partridge. A birder from California is visiting his...
There have been a pair of Gray Partridges in and around Wentworth Manor, Christie Gardens Condominium, the mosque, the Outlook at Christie Park (5700 block on...
For those of you interested in reading about what we do as birders and perhaps why we do it, I would recommend an 'easy-read' book I just borrowed from the...
Hello Milt: There has been a flock of eleven Gray Partridge on the south-facing slopes of Nose Hill Park in Calgary over the winter. They can be anywhere on...
Milt - This bird was hooting as I took the pic so it may stay around. It was on the 2 mile stretch north of Big Prairie Rd. en route to Boggy L. Rd (west of...
I often see partridge along the north shore of the river between Crowchild Trail and 10th Street. With deeper snow, sometimes as many as 10 will be grouped...
Not in town; however, but check out the feed lot south of Strathmore where the blackbirds were seen. Lots of noisy GRPA there. Robert Worona Calgary...
I lived in the Eau Claire area until about November and often saw Gray Partridge just off the pathway across from Prince's Island. In fact one morning they...
A picture is found near the top of http://www.greatcanadianparks.com/manitoba/wapusnp/page3.html# but you'll need to enlarge the picture of the hen and her...
Hi everyone, I am updating an article on Whimbrels that I wrote about 10 years ago, to publish in Nature Alberta. In the article I talk about the regular ...
ROCKY MOUNTAIN EAGLE RESEARCH FOUNDATION www.eaglewatch.ca MOUNT LORETTE RAPTOR COUNT, SPRING 2006. UPDATE #1 February Peter Sherrington Following the cold...
Hi Lloyd, The only places near Red Deer where I've seen Whimbrel is at Gull Lake and near Buffalo Lake. I recall seeing a small flock (probably no more than...
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Andrew Slater
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Mar 3, 2006 3:50 am
... From: "Lloyd Bennett" <lloydaben@...> To: <albertabird@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 10:42 AM Subject: [Albertabird] RFI:...
Hi I will go for hybrid Scaup (probably Greater because of the round head) and....? Almost looks like a few features of a Surf Scoter. It is weird one. See...
Hi Len et al, I'd agree with your response Len...(hybrid Scaup). Odd marking on the head. Almost made me think of Fulvous Whistling Duck of the Southern...
I think Richard is correct in calling this a female Greater Scaup. Keep in mind that the photo was taken in summer, when female Greater Scaup shows a more...
Hi Female scaup, probably a Greater. A bird we used to call a Bluebill as a child in Manitoba! Cam Finlay now in Victoria. ... From: grantgussie To:...
Hello: On Friday, March 3, 2006, I took a drive SW of Calgary, through Bragg Creek, to Elbow Falls. I walked west near the Elbow River, along the Beaver Flat...
Did a cw loop with Keith A. this am, out 114 Av (from Shepard), south thru Carseland and west on roads south of 22x. Several hundred Horned Larks starting with...
There was one Brown-headed Cowbird, one immature Red-winged Blackbird, one Rusty Blackbird, and four male and one female Brewer's Blackbirds at the south end...
At 11:15 am today, March 4th, we were at the T-intersection of the entrance trail and the lagoon path in Inglewood Bird Sanctuary when Aileen Pelzer noticed a...
Spent the morning doing a 'power plant trip' west of St. Albert taking in the Genesee, Keephills and Sundance areas. Some highlights of the trip included...
Hi all, Very interesting about the Varied Thrush. I had a male overwinter in my west Varsity yard the winter of 2003/2004. I saw him every day from Dec 24/03, ...
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Milton Spitzer
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Mar 5, 2006 2:25 pm
Yesterday we did a long drive around the Water Valley/Grand Valley Road area in an unsuccessful attempt to find Great Gray Owl for Bob Maxwell of South...
We’re new posters to Albertabirds and have enjoyed and utilized the postings. We bird regularly on weekends around the Calgary area. Yesterday on a drive...
For anyone that hasn't been out to see them yet, there are still plenty of short-eared owls out at Beaverhill Lake. We went out yesterday afternoon and spotted...
... Welcome to Albertabird!! You have some terrific birders in the Calgary area, are you members of the CFNS? Along with the Edmonton Nature Club, we hold a...
It has been over 3 weeks since I have sent an update of sightings in the Cold Lake area, so I guess it's time to spend a few minutes on a report. The most...
