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Western Tanager
©2004 Al MacKeigan
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Bird Study Group Field Trip Notes
Banff area
Meeting Location: Assumption School, 34 Av NW at Sarcee
Tr (N of Hwy 1), sometimes Petro-Canada Service Stn, Hwys 1 &
22 (S of Cochrane).
Map of Location :: Park
Brochure & Info
2009
| Sat Feb 7, 8:15am: Bird Exshaw/Harvie Heights/Banff(Cave & Basin,
Exshaw, Harvie Heights) |
Leader: Eric Tull |
| Weather: Sunny, windy at times, just above 0C |
Participants: 15 |
| Species seen: 11 |
Data: Eric Tull |
| Rock Pigeon |
8 |
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Black-capped Chickadee |
6 |
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Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch |
1 |
| Clark's Nutcracker |
10 |
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Mountain Chickadee |
4 |
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Pine Grosbeak |
15 |
| Black-billed Magpie |
2 |
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Boreal Chickadee |
1 |
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House Sparrow |
2 |
| Common Raven |
6 |
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Golden-crowned Sparrow |
1 |
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2007
| Sun
Jan 14, 8am: Bird Exshaw/Banff area (Cave & Basin,
Sibbald Flats, Exshaw, Harvie Heights) |
Leader: Bill Wilson |
| Weather: -20°C to -10°C, wind 10km/h to
30km/h |
Participants: 12 |
| Species seen: 16 |
Data: Andrew Hart |
| Mallard |
4
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Clark's Nutcracker |
2
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Boreal Chickadee |
1
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| Rough-legged Hawk |
1
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Black-billed Magpie |
10
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White-breasted Nuthatch |
1
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| Killdeer |
1
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Common Raven |
10
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Red-winged Blackbird |
1
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| Rock Pigeon |
75
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Black-capped Chickadee |
11
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Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch |
10
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| Gray Jay |
2
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Mountain Chickadee |
11
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Pine Grosbeak
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10
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European Starling |
1 |
2006
| Sat
Feb 25, 8am: Canmore/Exshaw Townsites (Banff, Cave &
Basin, Exshaw, Harvie Heights) |
Leader: Mike Mulligan |
| Weather: |
Participants: |
| Species seen: 20 |
Data: Mike Mulligan |
| Mallard |
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Black-capped Chickadee |
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Black-billed Magpie |
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| Common Merganser |
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Mountain Chickadee |
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Clark's Nutcracker |
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| Killdeer |
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Boreal Chickadee |
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Common Raven |
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| Rock Pigeon |
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Red-breasted Nuthatch |
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Gray-crowned Rosy-Finch |
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| Downy Woodpecker |
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Brown Creeper |
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Pine Grosbeak |
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| Golden-crowned Kinglet |
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Gray Jay |
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Pine Siskin |
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Bohemian Waxwing
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Steller's Jay |
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Apr 8, 9am: Trumpeter Swans Outing (Jumping Pound, Exshaw) |
Leader: Dr. Len Hills |
| Weather: |
Participants: |
| Species seen: 15 |
Data: Andrew Hart |
| Trumpeter Swan |
90
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Common Merganser |
9
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American Crow |
10
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| Tundra Swan |
2
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Bald Eagle |
1
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Common Raven |
1
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| Green-winged Teal |
1
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Red-tailed Hawk |
6
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European Starling |
50
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| Ring-necked Duck |
8
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Rock Pigeon |
25
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Song Sparrow |
1
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Common Goldeneye
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12
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Black-billed Magpie |
5
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Western Meadowlark |
1
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| Sun
Oct 15, 7:30am: Boreal birding at Sibbald, Exshaw, Cave &
Basin |
Leader: Bill Wilson |
| Weather: Light rain |
Participants: 7 |
| Species seen: 16 |
Data: Bill Wilson |
| Barrow's Goldeneye |
3
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Pectoral Sandpiper |
1
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Steller's Jay |
1
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| Hooded Merganser |
4
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Long-billed Dowitcher |
11
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Boreal Chickadee |
2
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| Common Loon |
2
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Northern Pygmy-Owl |
1
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Brown Creeper |
2
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| Red-tailed Hawk |
1
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American Three-toed Woodpecker |
3
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Townsend's Solitaire |
3
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| Rough-legged Hawk |
3
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Northern Shrike |
2
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Bohemian Waxwing |
75
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White-winged Crossbill |
25
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