We had 3 Townsend's Solitaire's in our yard in the Mount Royal district of Calgary at 6:30 this morning. I have never seen more than one in our yard before. ...
There was no sign of the Northern Mockingbird in Nanton this morning, between 6 am and 7:30 am, so possibly it has moved on or headed south. If anyone sees or...
I'm looking for locations to band hummingbirds, hopefully within an hour's drive of Calgary. An ideal site is one in which hummingbirds frequent one or more...
A Mayday morning visit to the slough just east of Sheperd Hamlet produced 4 Hudsonian Godwits, one Marbled Godwit, one Least Sandpiper and one hundred Lesser...
Andrew Slater
andrewslater@...
May 1, 2006 8:39 pm
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Hi Birders This note is in support of Susanne's request for help in locating hummingbird sites with several hummers coming to feeders in order to band these...
- RBA * Alberta (Canada) * Calgary, AB * May 1, 2006 * ABCA0605.01 - Birds mentioned Eurasian Wigeon Lesser Yellowlegs Marbled Godwit Hudsonian Godwit Willet ...
Jean Moore
jmmoore@...
May 1, 2006 10:50 pm
8650
Terry Thormin reports more new gull sightings at the Inland Cement open pit reservoir on the west side of the 170 th Street West Edmonton Landfill today. In...
We just had a Brewer's blackbird in our front tree, also a white crown sparrow at the feeder. the Black bird appears every year and usually hang around in the...
Hello everyone. Want to report a quick trip with my bike to Fishcreek park,early this morning.A transformation has taken place.There are many birds there,that...
Romana Windsteig
romanaw@...
May 2, 2006 2:06 am
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Hello: I saw 2 Solitary Sandpipers today at the zoo ranch, on Dunbow Road, SE of Calgary. They were in with a number of Lesser Yellowlegs in 2 separate pools,...
Hello: I was just reading an interesting article summarizing a study of Ruff lekking behaviour. The article appears in BBC Wildlife magazine, Vol. 24, No. 5,...
The Hudsonian and Marbled Godwits were still at the slough east of Shepard at 7pm. At a much smaller slough 1 mile further east there was a Golden Plover,...
Despite the strong winds, I ventured out to the Irricana area this morning and encountered a group of 20 Hudsonian Godwits at the slough on the north side of...
Dear Alberta birders, does anyone know where (preferably in Edmonton) to quickly clean up a digital SLR's CCD? At Nikon it takes a month (and is very...
For anyone in the Edmonton region that might be interested, Dr. Ian Stirling (Canadian Wildlife Service) will be giving a public lecture tonight as part of the...
As expected, the first Whimbrel of the year was found this morning, right on schedule. It was flying over my field, northeast of Taber. For those of you who...
Hey Albertabirders, I have convinced my best birding buddy to visit me this year and do a boreal trip up North in June. I am in need of your advice since I've...
... at least 1,000 sandhill cranes flying over my central Edmonton home about 5 p.m. Wednesday. They came wave after wave, swirling around (feeling for...
Went out to Morinville & then Opal today after work. The birding was great! First stop at Heritage Lake (on the west side of Hwy 2, across from Morinville)I...
Hello: On Wednesday, May 3, 2006, I saw a Bonaparte's Gull and a Common Loon in the wind and the waves on the big pond at the zoo ranch on Dunbow Road, SE of...
Hi Matti, It is very easy to do it yourself. Check out www.birdsasart.com as there is a kit you can purchase. I have the very bad habit of changing lens ...
Thank you all ever so much for the information and help you have generously given me, in preparation for my trip to Alberta, next week. I hope it will be...
Matti and others, The brushes used to clean the sensors are available in Edmonton at the main McBain Camera outlet, on 107 Avenue and 108 Street. They are not...
Hello to Alberta birders, I am recently from Kamloops via Sarasota Florida (my real home) and would very much like to meet some birders in Calgary who might be...
... Hi... whenever the "Rare bird alert" is published on this list (every two weeks) it includes a long list of upcoming birding trips. The easiest way to make...
Hello Matti Interesting gull you seem to have there, the Iceland/Glaucous (2cy?). The bird does sound good for a Kumlien’s, which is the expected “race”...
- RBA * Alberta (Canada) * Calgary, AB * May 1, 2006 * ABCA0605.04 - Birds mentioned Red-breasted Merganser Sharp-shinned Hawk Rough-legged Hawk American...
Jean Moore
jmmoore@...
May 5, 2006 2:33 am
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Hi all, I have had an inquiry from a fellow who had attended our SNOW GOOSE CHASE adventure last weekend. I think he would like access to an editable bird...
