This afternoon,while unloading the first of two trucks,I got a call from Bob Luterbach. He had spotted and still had in his sights,a summer tanager. He...
hey all this past long weekend I went with two buddies on backpacking trip to pa national park. We hiked the grey owl trail to his cabin and back for a total...
Hi It's time for a trip back to Sask. again. We are going to start at Grasslands Park and work our way north. Can anyone suggest a location for Piping...
The male Summer Tanager continues to the southeast of the Legislature. The bird is wary at times signals its presence by the distinctive alarm notes. At other...
Paid a visit to Wildhorse and there were no Mountain Plovers along 23A for a distance of 5 kilometers. The directions that I received previously were either in...
Thanks Bob, what weather to go birding... I just checked my Summer Tanager photo from last year and it was May 16th that he was in N. Regina. Terry Lakewood,...
The songs and particularly the emphatic alarm calls of the Summer Tanager are diagnostic for this colourful often wary species which can forage high in the...
Len Piping Plovers can be seen in several roadside bays a shorter distance south of Chaplin along # 58. The surrounding lands are private and these endangered...
Great information Bob. We may make that our next stop after leaving Val Marie. Hang on to that Summer Tanager for us. Thanks so much See you in the field Len...
I saw what I'm pretty sure was a pair of Wilson's Phalaropes east of Martensville (on Range Road 3052) on Wednesday afternoon. It was interesting to discover...
All: I saw the Summer Tanager today feeding high in the ash trees by the Tennis Court at the Legislature in Regina. To me it was a second year male as it...
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Al Hartley
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May 26, 2012 3:30 am
Thanks to directions kindly provided by Joel Priebe, I saw one (and possibly two), White-faced Ibis at Francis Lake this morning. The bird was foraging close...
Yesterday I saw my first large flock (500ish) of Black-bellied Plovers & Red Knots. Today at Reed Lake & close by: Ruddy Turnstone - 7 Thanks to Lori who...
Tonight at supper,we got a call from Paule Hjertaas that there were three Cattle egrets at the Cinema 6 rd. Also she had seen two ruddy turnstones. At that...
The bird stopped singing and apparently moved on during the 30 minutes we checkea quiunsuccessful search for the Summer Tanager which was presenting yesterday....
Along the n/s road west of Yellow Grass which we are now personally calling Bittern Road (as we've seen one or more each trip out there so far) Doyle spotted a...
Well of course Doyle spotted the Bobolink From: Val T Sent: Saturday, May 26, 2012 4:06 PM To: Saskbirds@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Saskbirds] Bobolink Along...
Had 3 Virginia Rail at Goose Lake today, all very vocal individuals. Other highlights on this May Bird Count were Peregrine Falcon, White-rumped Sandpiper, 2...
Later this afternoon, 2 breeding plumaged Ruddy Turnstones were scoped in the distance across the North Pond at the Cinema Six Wetland. These were foraging...
Interesting comments Alan about the uniformity of the plumage. The reflected light off the greenish leaves and varying levels of light levels may have perhaps...
Bob: First a point of clarification. Banders use the term second-year for birds that are entering their second calendar year of life, which in 2012 means a...
With the earlier report of a possible Summer Tanager in Saskatoon in mind, is it possible you are discussing two different males? The forests up here have been...
I now believe my submission of a possible Summer Tanager sighting in Saskatoon was premature. After talking at more length with the original observer, we no...
On May 26, Michael Williams kindly organized the Saskatoon Nature Society's annual May Bird Count. Jan and I surveyed the SE1 district (see map in Birds of...
Alan I get now what you were suggesting in terms of second year aging..I thought that it was interesting that the adult Summer Tanager male unlike the similar...
Brenda I am certain we saw the same bird. The area it frequented was two or three smaller wooded plots. It would be unlikely that two birds would be present at...
Bob: A few quick comments. I think you do us all a service pointing out that things like lighting and feather arrangement can produce unexpected effects not...
