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Western Tanager
©2004 Al MacKeigan
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Bird Study Group Field Trip Notes
Fish Creek Provincial Park
Meeting Location: Bebo Grove, Votier's Flats, Mallard Point,
Burnsmead, Hull's Wood, Shannon Terrace, Glennfield. Meet in various
locations, depending on trip.
Map of Location :: More
Park Info
2009
| Sat Jan 3, 9am: Birding Votier’s Flat, FCPP |
Leader: Grant Brydle |
| Weather: -20C, sky was clear and sunny with minimal wind |
Participants: 5 |
| Species seen: 3 |
Data: Grant Brydle |
| Black-billed Magpie |
1 |
|
Common Raven |
2 |
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Black-capped Chickadee |
6 |
| Sun Jan 18, 9am: Bird Bebo Grove, FCPP |
Leader: Eric Tull |
| Weather: |
Participants: 17 |
| Species seen: |
Data: Eric Tull |
| Cooper's Hawk |
1 |
|
Boreal Chickadee |
2 |
|
Common Raven |
5 |
| Downy Woodpecker |
1 |
|
White-breasted Nuthatch |
8 |
|
Bohemian Waxwing |
12 |
| Black-capped Chickadee |
15 |
|
Red-breasted Nuthatch |
2 |
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White-winged Crossbill |
1 |
| Sun Jan 25, 9am: Bird the Bow River, FCPP |
Leader: Tony Timmons |
Weather: -24,warming up to -9 around noon.
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Participants: 6 |
| Species seen: 19 |
Data: Tony Timmons |
| Canada Goose |
35 |
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Ring-necked Pheasant |
1 |
|
Black-billed Magpie |
15 |
| Mallard |
50 |
|
Bald Eagle |
4 |
|
Common Raven |
5 |
| Redhead |
7 |
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Great Horned Owl |
3 |
|
Black-capped Chickadee |
40 |
| Bufflehead |
30 |
|
Downy Woodpecker |
1 |
|
European Starling |
1 |
| Common Goldeneye |
250 |
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Hairy Woodpecker |
1 |
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Pine Siskin |
6 |
| Barrow's Goldeneye |
1 |
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Northern Flicker |
1 |
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| Common Merganser |
12 |
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Pileated Woodpecker |
2 |
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| Sun Feb 22, 9am: Bird Bebo Grove |
Leader: Gus Yaki |
| Weather: Sunny, calm, temp. -10 to -02C. |
Participants: 20 |
| Species seen: 12 |
Data: Gus Yaki |
| Canada Goose |
2 |
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Blue Jay |
4 |
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Red-breasted Nuthatch |
1 |
| Northern Pygmy-Owl |
1 |
|
Common Raven |
5 |
|
White-breasted Nuthatch |
2 |
| Downy Woodpecker |
1 |
|
Black-capped Chickadee |
15 |
|
Bohemian Waxwing |
100 |
| Pileated Woodpecker |
1 |
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Boreal Chickadee |
2 |
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White-winged Crossbill |
20 |
| Sat Mar 14, 9am: Bird Hull’s Woods |
Leader: Jim StLaurent |
| Weather: Sunny, 5C. |
Participants: 13 |
| Species seen: 19 |
Data: Jim StLaurent |
| Canada Goose |
40 |
|
Northern Flicker |
8 |
|
European Starling |
15 |
| Mallard |
30 |
|
Black-billed Magpie |
6 |
|
Bohemian Waxwing |
400+ |
| Bufflehead |
4 |
|
Common Raven |
5 |
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House Finch |
8 |
| Common Goldeneye |
12 |
|
Black-capped Chickadee |
16 |
|
Pine Siskin |
3 |
| Barrow's Goldeneye |
2 |
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Red-breasted Nuthatch |
2 |
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House Sparrow |
2 |
| Common Merganser |
2 |
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White-breasted Nuthatch |
5 |
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| Downy Woodpecker |
4 |
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American Robin |
2 |
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| Sun Apr 26, 8am: Birding the Bow from Burnsmead |
Leader: Tony Timmons |
| Weather: Cloudy, 2-8C |
Participants: 12 |
| Species seen: 46 |
Data: Tony Timmons |
| Canada Goose |
12 |
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Greater Yellowlegs |
2 |
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Red-breasted Nuthatch |
3 |
| Wood Duck |
15 |
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Lesser Yellowlegs |
6 |
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White-breasted Nuthatch |
2 |
| American Wigeon |
30 |
|
Wilson's Snipe |
1 |
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
6 |
| Mallard |
20 |
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Franklin's Gull |
250+ |
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American Robin |
25 |
| Blue-winged Teal |
5 |
|
Bonaparte's Gull |
2 |
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European Starling |
50 |
| Northern Shoveler |
8 |
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Ring-billed Gull |
2 |
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American Pipit |
22 |
| Green-winged Teal |
8 |
|
California Gull |
5 |
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Savannah Sparrow |
6 |
| Common Goldeneye |
25 |
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Rock Pigeon |
1 |
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Song Sparrow |
4 |
| Common Merganser |
10 |
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Great Horned Owl |
5 |
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Dark-eyed Junco |
1 |
| Ring-necked Pheasant |
6 |
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Downy Woodpecker |
4 |
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Red-winged Blackbird |
3 |
| Common Loon |
1 |
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Northern Flicker |
8 |
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Common Grackle |
1 |
| Osprey |
1 |
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Black-billed Magpie |
6 |
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House Finch |
3 |
| Bald Eagle |
2 |
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American Crow |
10 |
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Pine Siskin |
8 |
| Red-tailed Hawk |
2 |
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Common Raven |
5 |
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House Sparrow |
5 |
| American Kestrel |
3 |
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Tree Swallow |
100+ |
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| Killdeer |
1 |
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Black-capped Chickadee |
6 |
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| Sat May 9, 8am: Bird Votier’s Flats, FCPP |
Leader: Wayne Hewitt |
| Weather: |
Participants: |
| Species seen: 17 |
Data: Wayne Hewitt |
| Canada Goose |
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Belted Kingfisher |
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Black-capped Chickadee |
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| Mallard |
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Downy Woodpecker |
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American Robin |
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| Green-winged Teal |
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Black-billed Magpie |
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European Starling |
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| Ring-necked Pheasant |
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American Crow |
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Song Sparrow |
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| Spotted Sandpiper |
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Common Raven |
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Red-winged Blackbird |
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| Franklin's Gull |
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Tree Swallow |
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| Mon May 18, 5:30am/7am: Victoria Day. See 100+ species of birds within Calgary |
Leader: Tony Timmons |
| Weather: Rain all day,with a temperature of 1-2C |
Participants: 6 |
| Species seen: 108 |
Data: Tony Timmons |
| Canada Goose |
25 |
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Black-necked Stilt |
15 |
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Northern Rough-winged Swallow |
5 |
| Trumpeter Swan |
11 |
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American Avocet |
25 |
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Bank Swallow |
5 |
| Tundra Swan |
1 |
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Spotted Sandpiper |
6 |
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Cliff Swallow |
50 |
| Wood Duck |
6 |
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Solitary Sandpiper |
1 |
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Barn Swallow |
2 |
| Gadwall |
20 |
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Greater Yellowlegs |
25 |
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Black-capped Chickadee |
10 |
| American Wigeon |
25 |
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Willet |
12 |
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Red-breasted Nuthatch |
3 |
| Mallard |
30 |
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Lesser Yellowlegs |
3 |
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White-breasted Nuthatch |
1 |
| Blue-winged Teal |
40 |
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Marbled Godwit |
2 |
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
12 |
| Cinnamon Teal |
12 |
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Sanderling |
3 |
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American Robin |
30 |
| Northern Shoveler |
25 |
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Semipalmated Sandpiper |
100 |
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European Starling |
25 |
| Northern Pintail |
2 |
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Least Sandpiper |
6 |
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Tennessee Warbler |
1 |
| Green-winged Teal |
2 |
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Baird's Sandpiper |
5 |
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Orange-crowned Warbler |
4 |
| Canvasback |
8 |
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Pectoral Sandpiper |
12 |
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Yellow Warbler |
2 |
| Redhead |
12 |
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Long-billed Dowitcher |
25 |
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Yellow-rumped Warbler |
40 |
| Ring-necked Duck |
4 |
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Wilson's Snipe |
1 |
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Western Tanager |
1 |
| Lesser Scaup |
20 |
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Wilson's Phalarope |
150 |
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Spotted Towhee |
2 |
| Bufflehead |
6 |
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Red-necked Phalarope |
5 |
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Chipping Sparrow |
75 |
| Common Goldeneye |
15 |
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Franklin's Gull |
1000 |
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Clay-colored Sparrow |
6 |
| Common Merganser |
10 |
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Bonaparte's Gull |
10 |
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Savannah Sparrow |
30 |
| Red-breasted Merganser |
1 |
|
Ring-billed Gull |
25 |
|
Song Sparrow |
3 |
| Ruddy Duck |
8 |
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California Gull |
50 |
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Lincoln's Sparrow |
6 |
| Ring-necked Pheasant |
8 |
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Herring Gull |
1 |
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White-crowned Sparrow |
4 |
| Pied-billed Grebe |
3 |
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Black Tern |
1 |
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White-throated Sparrow |
4 |
| Horned Grebe |
7 |
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Forster's Tern |
3 |
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Dark-eyed Junco |
2 |
| Eared Grebe |
15 |
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Rock Pigeon |
25 |
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Red-winged Blackbird |
30 |
| American White Pelican |
36 |
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Mourning Dove |
1 |
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Western Meadowlark |
3 |
| Double-crested Cormorant |
2 |
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Great Horned Owl |
6 |
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Yellow-headed Blackbird |
12 |
| Great Blue Heron |
2 |
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Belted Kingfisher |
2 |
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Brewer's Blackbird |
40 |
| Osprey |
3 |
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker |
2 |
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Common Grackle |
2 |
| Bald Eagle |
1 |
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Downy Woodpecker |
1 |
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Brown-headed Cowbird |
10 |
| Northern Harrier |
3 |
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Northern Flicker |
5 |
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House Finch |
2 |
| Swainson's Hawk |
5 |
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Western Wood-Pewee |
1 |
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Pine Siskin |
25 |
| Red-tailed Hawk |
5 |
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Least Flycatcher |
2 |
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American Goldfinch |
1 |
| Sora |
1 |
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Black-billed Magpie |
20 |
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House Sparrow |
10 |
| American Coot |
50 |
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American Crow |
5 |
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| Semipalmated Plover |
1 |
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Common Raven |
5 |
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| Killdeer |
5 |
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Tree Swallow |
200 |
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| Sat Jul 4, 8am: Birding Bebo Grove, FCPP |
Leader: Al Borgardt |
| Weather: Weather 15-20C |
Participants: 9 |
| Species seen: 35 |
Data: Al Borgardt |
| Common Merganser |
4 |
|
American Crow |
1 |
|
Western Tanager |
1 |
| Swainson's Hawk |
2 |
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Northern Rough-winged Swallow |
1 |
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Chipping Sparrow |
5 |
| Spotted Sandpiper |
6 |
|
Bank Swallow |
15 |
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Clay-colored Sparrow |
3 |
| Franklin's Gull |
25 |
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Black-capped Chickadee |
5 |
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Lincoln's Sparrow |
1 |
| Mourning Dove |
1 |
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Red-breasted Nuthatch |
1 |
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White-throated Sparrow |
4 |
| Rufous Hummingbird |
1 |
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House Wren |
5 |
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Brown-headed Cowbird |
10 |
| Belted Kingfisher |
1 |
|
Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
5 |
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House Finch |
5 |
| Northern Flicker |
1 |
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Swainson's Thrush |
1 |
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Pine Siskin |
15 |
| Western Wood-Pewee |
3 |
|
American Robin |
10 |
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American Goldfinch |
1 |
| Least Flycatcher |
5 |
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Gray Catbird |
2 |
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| Eastern Phoebe |
2 |
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Cedar Waxwing |
10 |
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| Warbling Vireo |
4 |
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Tennessee Warbler |
2 |
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| Red-eyed Vireo |
2 |
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Yellow Warbler |
4 |
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| Sat Jul 18, 8am: Bird Votier's Flats, FCPP |
Leader: Al Borgardt |
| Weather: Overcast 15-22C |
Participants: 7 |
| Species seen: 37 |
Data: Al Borgardt |
| Mallard |
3 |
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Red-eyed Vireo |
2 |
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Yellow Warbler |
5 |
| Common Merganser |
1 |
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Black-billed Magpie |
2 |
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Western Tanager |
1 |
| Cooper's Hawk |
1 |
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American Crow |
2 |
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Chipping Sparrow |
1 |
| Red-tailed Hawk |
1 |
|
Common Raven |
2 |
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Clay-colored Sparrow |
10 |
| Spotted Sandpiper |
2 |
|
Tree Swallow |
10 |
|
Song Sparrow |
1 |
| Franklin's Gull |
35 |
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Northern Rough-winged Swallow |
1 |
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Lincoln's Sparrow |
1 |
| Belted Kingfisher |
1 |
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Barn Swallow |
4 |
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White-throated Sparrow |
6 |
| Downy Woodpecker |
3 |
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Black-capped Chickadee |
10 |
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Red-winged Blackbird |
5 |
| Hairy Woodpecker |
1 |
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Red-breasted Nuthatch |
1 |
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Brown-headed Cowbird |
8 |
| Northern Flicker |
2 |
|
House Wren |
5 |
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Pine Siskin |
15 |
| Western Wood-Pewee |
2 |
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American Robin |
5 |
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American Goldfinch |
15 |
| Least Flycatcher |
5 |
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Gray Catbird |
10 |
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| Warbling Vireo |
1 |
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Cedar Waxwing |
15 |
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| Sat Aug 15, 8am: Bird Hull's Woods |
Leader: Al Borgardt |
| Weather: Overcast sky, a cool 8 degrees, no wind |
Participants: |
| Species seen: 39 |
Data: Al Borgardt |
| Common Merganser |
8 |
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Northern Flicker |
2 |
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Gray Catbird |
1 |
| Double-crested Cormorant |
12 |
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Olive-sided Flycatcher |
6 |
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Cedar Waxwing |
8 |
| Osprey |
3 |
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Western Wood-Pewee |
7 |
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Tennessee Warbler |
5 |
| Swainson's Hawk |
2 |
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Least Flycatcher |
4 |
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Yellow Warbler |
9 |
| American Kestrel |
1 |
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Warbling Vireo |
2 |
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Yellow-rumped Warbler |
13 |
| Spotted Sandpiper |
2 |
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American Crow |
2 |
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Northern Waterthrush |
1 |
| Solitary Sandpiper |
1 |
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Common Raven |
1 |
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Wilson's Warbler |
2 |
| Franklin's Gull |
70 |
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Northern Rough-winged Swallow |
1 |
|
Chipping Sparrow |
6 |
| Ring-billed Gull |
1 |
|
Black-capped Chickadee |
32 |
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Clay-colored Sparrow |
20 |
| Mourning Dove |
1 |
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White-breasted Nuthatch |
9 |
|
Song Sparrow |
5 |
| Belted Kingfisher |
1 |
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House Wren |
30 |
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Lincoln's Sparrow |
1 |
| Downy Woodpecker |
16 |
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Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
2 |
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Baltimore Oriole |
2 |
| Hairy Woodpecker |
1 |
|
American Robin |
1 |
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American Goldfinch |
4 |
| Sun Aug 30, 8am: Bird Mallard Point/Burnsmead/Hull's Woods in Fish Creek Prov. Park |
Leader: Tony Timmons |
| Weather: Sunny 12-20C |
Participants: 16 |
| Species seen: 39 |
Data: Tony Timmons |
| Canada Goose |
5 |
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Belted Kingfisher |
1 |
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Tennessee Warbler |
2 |
| Mallard |
10 |
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Downy Woodpecker |
4 |
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Orange-crowned Warbler |
1 |
| Common Merganser |
6 |
|
Northern Flicker |
6 |
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Yellow Warbler |
4 |
| Ring-necked Pheasant |
6 |
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Least Flycatcher |
4 |
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Yellow-rumped Warbler |
1 |
| Double-crested Cormorant |
5 |
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Warbling Vireo |
2 |
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Wilson's Warbler |
2 |
| Osprey |
2 |
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Blue Jay |
3 |
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Canada Warbler |
1 |
| Bald Eagle |
1 |
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Black-billed Magpie |
10 |
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Chipping Sparrow |
3 |
| Swainson's Hawk |
2 |
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American Crow |
5 |
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Clay-colored Sparrow |
10 |
| Mountain Plover |
1 |
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Black-capped Chickadee |
10 |
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Song Sparrow |
1 |
| Solitary Sandpiper |
2 |
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White-breasted Nuthatch |
3 |
|
Lincoln's Sparrow |
1 |
| Greater Yellowlegs |
3 |
|
House Wren |
6 |
|
American Goldfinch |
10 |
| Franklin's Gull |
50 |
|
American Robin |
5 |
|
House Sparrow |
5 |
| Ring-billed Gull |
50 |
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Cedar Waxwing |
10 |
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Accipiter (sp) |
1 |
| Sat Sep 26, 9am: Bird Mallard Point |
Leader: Howard Heffler |
| Weather: 20 C, clear, light wind |
Participants: 6 |
| Species seen: 28 |
Data: Howard Heffler |
| Canada Goose |
5 |
|
Ring-billed Gull |
100 |
|
European Starling |
8 |
| Wood Duck |
1 |
|
Belted Kingfisher |
1 |
|
Orange-crowned Warbler |
1 |
| American Wigeon |
3 |
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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker |
1 |
|
Yellow-rumped Warbler |
7 |
| Mallard |
5 |
|
Downy Woodpecker |
2 |
|
Chipping Sparrow |
3 |
| Northern Shoveler |
2 |
|
Northern Flicker |
5 |
|
Lincoln's Sparrow |
1 |
| Common Merganser |
3 |
|
Black-billed Magpie |
20 |
|
White-throated Sparrow |
4 |
| Merlin |
1 |
|
American Crow |
5 |
|
American Goldfinch |
1 |
| Killdeer |
3 |
|
Black-capped Chickadee |
15 |
|
House Sparrow |
10 |
| Greater Yellowlegs |
9 |
|
White-breasted Nuthatch |
3 |
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| Lesser Yellowlegs |
1 |
|
American Robin |
20 |
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| Sat Oct 3, 9am: Bird Votier’s Flats |
Leader: Howard Heffler |
| Weather: MISERABLE, VERY MISERABLE (we quit early) |
Participants: 4 |
| Species seen: 10 |
Data: Howard Heffler |
| Common Merganser |
3 |
|
Blue Jay |
3 |
|
American Robin |
8 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk |
1 |
|
Black-billed Magpie |
15 |
|
White-throated Sparrow |
2 |
| Merlin |
1 |
|
Black-capped Chickadee |
5 |
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| Northern Flicker |
2 |
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Red-breasted Nuthatch |
2 |
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| Sun Nov 8, 9am: Bird the Bow River |
Leader: Tony Timmons |
| Weather: -2 to 8C |
Participants: 16 |
| Species seen: 26 |
Data: Tony Timmons |
| Canada Goose |
25 |
|
Bald Eagle |
2 |
|
Northern Flicker |
1 |
| Gadwall |
2 |
|
Sharp-shinned Hawk |
1 |
|
Black-billed Magpie |
10 |
| American Wigeon |
5 |
|
Ring-billed Gull |
500 |
|
Common Raven |
5 |
| Mallard |
35 |
|
Herring Gull |
10 |
|
Black-capped Chickadee |
25 |
| Green-winged Teal |
2 |
|
Lesser Black-backed Gull |
1 |
|
Red-breasted Nuthatch |
1 |
| Bufflehead |
15 |
|
Rock Pigeon |
3 |
|
White-breasted Nuthatch |
2 |
| Common Goldeneye |
12 |
|
Great Horned Owl |
2 |
|
Bohemian Waxwing |
35 |
| Hooded Merganser |
1 |
|
Downy Woodpecker |
2 |
|
American Tree Sparrow |
6 |
| Common Merganser |
6 |
|
Hairy Woodpecker |
2 |
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| Sun Nov 22, 9am: Bird Votier's Flats |
Leader: Grant Brydle |
| Weather: overcast, 0-2C |
Participants: 8 |
| Species seen: 9 |
Data: Grant Brydle |
| Canada Goose |
23 |
|
Common Raven |
11 |
|
Townsend's Solitaire |
2 |
| Downy Woodpecker |
1 |
|
Black-capped Chickadee |
7 |
|
White-winged Crossbill |
6 |
| Black-billed Magpie |
3 |
|
Red-breasted Nuthatch |
1 |
|
Pine Siskin
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12 |
2008
| Sun Apr 27, 8am: Birding the Bow River from Burnsmead to 22X |
Leader: Tony Timmons |
| Weather: Sunny, +4° to +12°C |
Participants: 8 |
| Species seen: 43 |
Data: Tony Timmons |
| Canada Goose |
20 |
|
Osprey |
2 |
|
Black-billed Magpie |
7 |
| Wood Duck |
14 |
|
Sharp-shinned Hawk |
1 |
|
American Crow |
5 |
| American Wigeon |
16 |
|
Swainson's Hawk |
1 |
|
Common Raven |
5 |
| Mallard |
20 |
|
Red-tailed Hawk |
2 |
|
Tree Swallow |
6 |
| Northern Shoveler |
2 |
|
American Kestrel |
2 |
|
Black-capped Chickadee |
10 |
| Green-winged Teal |
4 |
|
Greater Yellowlegs |
1 |
|
Red-breasted Nuthatch |
4 |
| Bufflehead |
4 |
|
Wilson's Snipe |
2 |
|
White-breasted Nuthatch |
1 |
| Common Goldeneye |
18 |
|
Franklin's Gull |
300 |
|
American Robin |
10 |
| Barrow's Goldeneye |
4 |
|
California Gull |
10 |
|
European Starling |
25 |
| Common Merganser |
10 |
|
Herring Gull |
10 |
|
Bohemian Waxwing |
35 |
| Ring-necked Pheasant |
6 |
|
Rock Pigeon |
2 |
|
Savannah Sparrow |
10 |
| Common Loon |
2 |
|
Great Horned Owl |
4 |
|
Song Sparrow |
6 |
| Horned Grebe |
6 |
|
Downy Woodpecker |
3 |
|
Dark-eyed Junco |
5 |
| American White Pelican |
6 |
|
Hairy Woodpecker |
2 |
|
|
|
| Double-crested Cormorant |
1 |
|
Northern Flicker |
8 |
|
|
|
| Sat Jan 26, 9am: Bird the Bow River, Burnsmead to Hwy. 22X |
Leader: Tony Timmons |
| Weather: Overcast -5°C to 0°C |
Participants: 12 |
| Species seen: 14 |
Data: Tony Timmons |
| Canada Goose |
75 |
|
Barrow's Goldeneye |
3 |
|
Downy Woodpecker |
3 |
| Gadwall |
2 |
|
Common Merganser |
12 |
|
Northern Flicker |
2 |
| Mallard |
150 |
|
Ring-necked Pheasant |
1 |
|
Black-billed Magpie |
6 |
| Canvasback |
1 |
|
Bald Eagle |
3 |
|
Common Raven |
3 |
| Redhead |
22 |
|
Northern Harrier |
1 |
|
Black-capped Chickadee |
35 |
| Greater Scaup |
1 |
|
Killdeer |
2 |
|
Red-breasted Nuthatch |
3 |
| Bufflehead |
60 |
|
Rock Pigeon |
2 |
|
White-breasted Nuthatch |
2 |
| Common Goldeneye |
300 |
|
Great Horned Owl |
4 |
|
Bohemian Waxwing |
150 |
| Sun Jan 27, 9am: Birding Shannon Terrace (incl. Votier's Flats) |
Leader: Andrew Hart |
| Weather: –7°C. N Wind,10kmh. Light Snow falling. |
Participants: 12 |
| Species seen: 10 |
Data: Gus Yaki |
| Canada Goose |
14 |
|
Northern Shrike |
1 |
|
Golden-crowned Kinglet |
1 |
| Northern Harrier |
1 |
|
Common Raven |
7 |
|
Pine Grosbeak |
4 |
| Hairy Woodpecker |
1 |
|
Black-capped Chickadee |
25 |
|
|
|
| Northern Flicker |
1 |
|
Red-breasted Nuthatch |
4 |
|
|
|
| Sat Feb 23, 9am: Boreal Birding at Bebo Grove, FCPP |
Leader: Eric Tull |
| Weather: –7°C to +7°C, clear, no wind |
Participants: 18 |
| Species seen: 12 |
Data: Brooke Clibbon |
| Canada Goose |
2 |
|
Black-billed Magpie |
2 |
|
White-breasted Nuthatch |
1 |
| Northern Pygmy-Owl |
2 |
|
Common Raven |
4 |
|
Bohemian Waxwing |
15 |
| Downy Woodpecker |
1 |
|
Black-capped Chickadee |
14 |
|
White-winged Crossbill |
10 |
| Hairy Woodpecker |
1 |
|
Red-breasted Nuthatch |
3 |
|
Common Redpoll |
3 |
| Sun Feb 24, 9am: Birding Shannon Terrace |
Leader: Grant Brydle |
| Weather: 0°C with high white clouds, lots of blue patches and mostly sunny |
Participants: 16 |
| Species seen: 9 |
Data: Grant Brydle |
| Northern Pygmy-Owl |
2 |
|
Black-billed Magpie |
many |
|
Red-breasted Nuthatch |
2 |
| Blue Jay |
1 |
|
Common Raven |
2 |
|
Brown Creeper |
1 |
| Northern Flicker |
1 |
|
Black-capped Chickadee |
many |
|
Hairy Woodpecker |
1 |
| Fri Mar 21 (Good Friday), 8:30am: Birding Votier’s Flats, FCPP |
Leader: Grant Brydle |
| Weather: -6°C to +1°C with mainly clear sunny skies. |
Participants: 10 |
| Species seen: 9 |
Data: Grant Brydle |
| Canada Goose |
many |
|
Hairy Woodpecker |
3 |
|
Black-capped Chickadee |
many |
| Northern Flicker |
1 |
|
Dark-eyed Junco |
3 |
|
Red-breasted Nuthatch |
2+ |
| Downy Woodpecker |
5 |
|
Blue Jay |
2 |
|
White-breasted Nuthatch |
2+ |
| Tue Jun 3, 6:30pm: Birding Mallard Point |
Leader: Andrew Hart |
| Weather: Temperature slowly fell from 16 C to about 12 C by the end. Overcast with intermittent light drizzle. |
Participants: 4 |
| Species seen: 27 |
Data: Andrew Hart |
| Canada Goose |
1 |
|
Northern Flicker |
4 |
|
European Starling |
20 |
| American Wigeon |
2 |
|
Warbling Vireo |
1 |
|
Yellow Warbler |
3 |
| Mallard |
4 |
|
Black-billed Magpie |
6 |
|
Clay-colored Sparrow |
1 |
| Common Goldeneye |
1 |
|
American Crow |
1 |
|
Song Sparrow |
2 |
| American White Pelican |
1 |
|
Tree Swallow |
2 |
|
Red-winged Blackbird |
2 |
| Spotted Sandpiper |
1 |
|
Black-capped Chickadee |
6 |
|
Common Grackle |
5 |
| Franklin's Gull |
20 |
|
House Wren |
3 |
|
House Finch |
2 |
| Ring-billed Gull |
2 |
|
Swainson's Thrush |
2 |
|
American Goldfinch |
1 |
| Rock Pigeon |
2 |
|
American Robin |
10 |
|
House Sparrow |
4 |
| Sun Jul 20, 8am: Birding Votier’s Flats, FCPP |
Leader: Grant Brydle |
| Weather: Clear and sunny with the temperature steadily increasing from +10 to +23°C |
Participants: 2 |
| Species seen: 8 |
Data:Grant Brydle |
| Franklin's Gull |
12 |
|
Cedar Waxwing |
7 |
|
American Goldfinch |
3 |
| Black-capped Chickadee |
3 |
|
Clay-colored Sparrow |
1 |
|
|
|
| American Robin |
4 |
|
White-crowned Sparrow |
1 |
|
Sandpiper sp. |
1 |
| Sat Aug 23, 8:30am: Autumn Birding at Mallard Point |
Leader: Andrew Hart |
| Weather: Sunny, ~15 at start to 20 at end. |
Participants: 5 |
| Species seen: 27 |
Data: Andrew Hart |
| Canada Goose |
2 |
|
Greater Yellowlegs |
1 |
|
Black-capped Chickadee |
6 |
| Mallard |
14 |
|
Lesser Yellowlegs |
10 |
|
Red-breasted Nuthatch |
1 |
| Common Merganser |
4 |
|
Ring-billed Gull |
20 |
|
House Wren |
4 |
| American White Pelican |
1 |
|
Rock Pigeon |
1 |
|
American Robin |
4 |
| Double-crested Cormorant |
2 |
|
Downy Woodpecker |
1 |
|
European Starling |
4 |
| Osprey |
2 |
|
Hairy Woodpecker |
1 |
|
Cedar Waxwing |
30 |
| Swainson's Hawk |
1 |
|
Northern Flicker |
2 |
|
Yellow Warbler |
3 |
| Merlin |
1 |
|
Eastern Kingbird |
1 |
|
House Finch |
6 |
| Spotted Sandpiper |
1 |
|
Blue Jay |
2 |
|
American Goldfinch |
1 |
| Sun Aug 24, 8am: Birding Votier’s Flats, FCPP |
Leader: Grant Brydle |
| Weather: Sunny with minimal cloud cover and the temperature steadily increased from 12 to 18C |
Participants: 2 |
| Species seen: 9 |
Data:Grant Brydle |
| Swainson's Hawk |
1 |
|
Northern Flicker |
6 |
|
Red-breasted Nuthatch |
2 |
| Red-tailed Hawk |
1 |
|
Blue Jay |
1 |
|
American Robin |
9 |
| Hairy Woodpecker |
1 |
|
Black-capped Chickadee |
5 |
|
Cedar Waxwing |
4 |
| Wed Aug 27, 8am: Bird Mallard Pt, Burnsmead, Hull’s Woods |
Leader: Tony Timmons |
| Weather: 8-15C.Cloudy with Sunny Breaks |
Participants: 5 |
| Species seen: 51 |
Data:Tony Timmons |
| Mallard |
7 |
|
Downy Woodpecker |
8 |
|
European Starling |
6 |
| Common Merganser |
9 |
|
Northern Flicker |
2 |
|
Cedar Waxwing |
10 |
| Ring-necked Pheasant |
2 |
|
Olive-sided Flycatcher |
4 |
|
Tennessee Warbler |
3 |
| American White Pelican |
3 |
|
Western Wood-Pewee |
2 |
|
Yellow Warbler |
10 |
| Double-crested Cormorant |
3 |
|
Least Flycatcher |
2 |
|
Yellow-rumped Warbler |
75 |
| Great Blue Heron |
1 |
|
Blue-headed Vireo |
1 |
|
Townsend's Warbler |
5 |
| Osprey |
3 |
|
Warbling Vireo |
5 |
|
Blackpoll Warbler |
3 |
| Bald Eagle |
1 |
|
Blue Jay |
1 |
|
Black-and-White Warbler |
1 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk |
1 |
|
Black-billed Magpie |
2 |
|
Wilson's Warbler |
12 |
| Swainson's Hawk |
3 |
|
American Crow |
2 |
|
Chipping Sparrow |
2 |
| American Kestrel |
1 |
|
Common Raven |
3 |
|
Clay-colored Sparrow |
3 |
| Merlin |
1 |
|
Barn Swallow |
1 |
|
Savannah Sparrow |
4 |
| Solitary Sandpiper |
1 |
|
Black-capped Chickadee |
25 |
|
Lincoln's Sparrow |
1 |
| Lesser Yellowlegs |
5 |
|
Red-breasted Nuthatch |
3 |
|
House Finch |
8 |
| Franklin's Gull |
35 |
|
White-breasted Nuthatch |
3 |
|
Pine Siskin |
2 |
| Ring-billed Gull |
50 |
|
House Wren |
6 |
|
American Goldfinch |
8 |
| Belted Kingfisher |
2 |
|
American Robin |
8 |
|
Empidonax Flycatcher (sp) |
1 |
| Sun Sep 7, 8:30am: Birding Mallard Point |
Leader: Jim Washbrook |
| Weather: No wind, mostly sunny, between 12C when we started and about 18C at noon |
Participants: 10 |
| Species seen: 41 |
Data:Jim Washbrook |
| Canada Goose |
6 |
|
Rock Pigeon |
6 |
|
House Wren |
2 |
| American Wigeon |
4 |
|
Belted Kingfisher |
1 |
|
American Robin |
40 |
| Mallard |
20 |
|
Red-naped Sapsucker |
1 |
|
European Starling |
40 |
| Common Goldeneye |
4 |
|
Downy Woodpecker |
4 |
|
Cedar Waxwing |
8 |
| Common Merganser |
2 |
|
Northern Flicker |
2 |
|
Orange-crowned Warbler |
6 |
| American White Pelican |
6 |
|
Pileated Woodpecker |
1 |
|
Yellow Warbler |
1 |
| Double-crested Cormorant |
4 |
|
Western Wood-Pewee |
1 |
|
Yellow-rumped Warbler |
>60 |
| Osprey |
2 |
|
Say's Phoebe |
1 |
|
Blackburnian Warbler |
1 |
| Bald Eagle |
2 |
|
Blue Jay |
2 |
|
American Redstart |
1 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk |
1 |
|
Black-billed Magpie |
10 |
|
Wilson's Warbler |
6 |
| Red-tailed Hawk |
2 |
|
American Crow |
10 |
|
Clay-colored Sparrow |
2 |
| Spotted Sandpiper |
1 |
|
Barn Swallow |
2 |
|
White-throated Sparrow |
1 |
| Greater Yellowlegs |
4 |
|
Black-capped Chickadee |
6 |
|
Pine Siskin |
6 |
| Ring-billed Gull |
20 |
|
White-breasted Nuthatch |
2 |
|
|
|
| Sun Sep 28, 8:30am: Bird Votier’s Flats, FCPP |
Leader: Grant Brydle |
| Weather: Clear and sunny with the temperature increasing from +2 to 12C |
Participants: 3 |
| Species seen: 7 |
Data:Grant Brydle |
| Common Merganser |
4 |
|
Northern Flicker |
2 |
|
Black-capped Chickadee |
9 |
| Ring-necked Pheasant |
1 |
|
Pileated Woodpecker |
1 |
|
|
|
| Downy Woodpecker |
1 |
|
Black-billed Magpie |
3 |
|
|
|
| Sun Nov 2, 9am: Birding the Bow River |
Leader: Tony Timmons |
| Weather: 7-17°C |
Participants: 13 |
| Species seen: 30 |
Data: Tony Timmons |
| American Wigeon |
1 |
|
Merlin |
1 |
|
Pileated Woodpecker |
1 |
| Mallard |
75 |
|
Wilson's Snipe |
4 |
|
Northern Shrike |
1 |
| Green-winged Teal |
19 |
|
Ring-billed Gull |
1000+ |
|
Blue Jay |
1 |
| Bufflehead |
4 |
|
California Gull |
1 |
|
Black-billed Magpie |
30 |
| Common Goldeneye |
25 |
|
Herring Gull |
13 |
|
Common Raven |
2 |
| Barrow's Goldeneye |
1 |
|
Rock Pigeon |
6 |
|
Black-capped Chickadee |
25 |
| Common Merganser |
9 |
|
Great Horned Owl |
1 |
|
Red-breasted Nuthatch |
1 |
| Ring-necked Pheasant |
2 |
|
Downy Woodpecker |
6 |
|
White-breasted Nuthatch |
5 |
| Bald Eagle |
1 |
|
Hairy Woodpecker |
1 |
|
Golden-crowned Kinglet |
2 |
| Northern Goshawk |
1 |
|
Northern Flicker |
4 |
|
Pine Siskin |
3 |
| Sat Nov 8, 9am: Birding Shannon Terrace, FCPP |
Leader: Jim St. Laurent |
| Weather: Overcast |
Participants: 8 |
| Species seen: 10 |
Data:Jim St. Laurent |
| Canada Goose |
12 |
|
Common Raven |
3 |
|
White-breasted Nuthatch |
1 |
| Rock Pigeon |
10 |
|
Black-capped Chickadee |
14 |
|
Bohemian Waxwing |
200+ |
| Blue Jay |
8 |
|
Boreal Chickadee |
3 |
|
|
|
| Black-billed Magpie |
5 |
|
Red-breasted Nuthatch |
2 |
|
|
|
| Tue Nov 11, 9am: Birding Votier’s Flats, FCPP |
Leader: Grant Brydle |
| Weather: Overcast with high grey clouds and no wind. The temperature increased slightly from -1 to +2C during the 2 hours. |
Participants: 10 |
| Species seen: 10 |
Data:Grant Brydle |
| Canada Goose |
flock |
|
Common Raven |
1 |
|
Golden-crowned Kinglet |
1 |
| Hairy Woodpecker |
1 |
|
Black-capped Chickadee |
3 |
|
Pine Grosbeak |
1 |
| Blue Jay |
2 |
|
Red-breasted Nuthatch |
1 |
|
|
|
| Black-billed Magpie |
2 |
|
White-breasted Nuthatch |
1 |
|
|
|
| Sat Nov 15, 9am: Birding Burnsmead area, FCPP |
Leader: Al Borgardt |
| Weather: Temp. plus 7 No wind |
Participants: 10 |
| Species seen: 15 |
Data: Al Borgardt |
| Canada Goose |
30 |
|
Common Merganser |
8 |
|
Black-billed Magpie |
5 |
| Mallard |
44 |
|
Bald Eagle |
2 |
|
Common Raven |
1 |
| Green-winged Teal |
1 |
|
Ring-billed Gull |
28 |
|
Black-capped Chickadee |
10 |
| Bufflehead |
3 |
|
Downy Woodpecker |
2 |
|
Red-breasted Nuthatch |
1 |
| Common Goldeneye |
28 |
|
Hairy Woodpecker |
1 |
|
White-breasted Nuthatch |
2 |
2007
| Sun
Jan 28, 9am: Bird Burnsmead area |
Leader: Tony Timmons |
| Weather: |
Participants: |
| Species seen: 14 |
Data: Andrew Hart |
| Canada Goose |
50 |
Common Merganser |
6 |
Common Raven |
1 |
| Mallard |
1000 |
Bald Eagle |
5 |
Black-capped Chickadee |
20 |
| Bufflehead |
6 |
Great Horned Owl |
2 |
White-breasted Nuthatch |
1 |
| Common Goldeneye |
50 |
Downy Woodpecker |
1 |
European Starling |
10 |
Barrow's Goldeneye
|
1 |
Black-billed Magpie
|
6 |
|
|
| Sat
Mar 3, 9am: Birding Hull’s Woods area |
Leader: Jim St. Laurent |
| Weather: |
Participants: 18 |
| Species seen: 15 |
Data: Andrew Hart |
| Canada Goose |
50 |
Ring-necked Pheasant |
1 |
Common Raven |
3 |
| Mallard |
30 |
Bald Eagle |
1 |
Black-capped Chickadee |
20 |
| Bufflehead |
20 |
Downy Woodpecker |
5 |
Red-breasted Nuthatch |
2 |
| Common Goldeneye |
100 |
Northern Flicker |
5 |
White-breasted Nuthatch |
4 |
| Common Merganser |
2 |
Black-billed Magpie
|
4 |
European Starling |
4 |
| Sun
Mar 4, 9am: Birding the Bow River (Mallard Point, Burnsmead) |
Leader: Phil Cram |
| Weather: |
Participants: 13 |
| Species seen: 22 |
Data: Phil Cram, Andrew Hart |
| Canada Goose |
50 |
Ring-necked Pheasant |
3 |
Black-billed Magpie |
30 |
| Gadwall |
2 |
Bald Eagle |
1 |
Common Raven |
1 |
| Mallard |
100 |
Rock Pigeon |
10 |
Black-capped Chickadee |
20 |
| Redhead |
7 |
Great Horned Owl |
1 |
White-breasted Nuthatch |
5 |
| Bufflehead |
2 |
Downy Woodpecker |
5 |
European Starling |
10 |
| Common Goldeneye |
50 |
Northern Flicker |
10 |
House Sparrow |
1 |
| Barrow's Goldeneye |
1 |
Blue Jay |
6 |
Common Redpoll |
|
| Common Merganser |
8 |
|
|
|
|
| Wed
Mar 7, 9:15am: Visit the Bow River at Burnsmead |
Leader: Bruce Barnetson |
| Weather: Clear, calm, 5°C |
Participants: 4 |
| Species seen: 13 |
Data: Bruce Barnetson |
Canada Goose
Bufflehead
Common Goldeneye
Mallard
Ring-billed Gull
|
|
Common Raven
European Starling
Black-billed Magpie
Black-capped Chickadee |
|
Red-breasted Nuthatch
White-breasted Nuthatch
Northern Flicker
Downy Woodpecker |
|
| Wed
Mar 28, 8:30am: Birding the Bow (Mallard Pt.) |
Leader: Bernard Goulet |
| Weather: Very cold, very windy |
Participants: 4 |
| Species seen: 16 |
Data: Bernard Goulet |
Canada Goose
American Wigeon
Green-winged Teal
Mallard
Common Goldeneye
|
|
Bufflehead
Common Merganser
Bald Eagle
Ring-necked Pheasant
Ring-billed Gull |
|
Rock Pigeon
Northern Flicker
Black-billed Magpie
American Crow
American Robin
European Starling |
|
| Sun
Apr 8, 8:30am: Bird Hull's Wood |
Leader: Victor Basok |
| Weather: Warm (+6) and sunny. |
Participants: |
| Species seen: 25 |
Data: Andrew Hart |
| Canada Goose |
50 |
American Kestrel |
2 |
Northern Flicker |
5 |
| American Wigeon |
10 |
American Coot |
1 |
Black-billed Magpie |
10 |
| Mallard |
20 |
Killdeer |
4 |
American Crow |
1 |
| Northern Shoveler |
2 |
Franklin's Gull |
10 |
Common Raven |
1 |
| Northern Pintail |
1 |
Ring-billed Gull |
50 |
Black-capped Chickadee |
30 |
| Lesser Scaup |
8 |
California Gull |
30 |
White-breasted Nuthatch |
2 |
| Common Goldeneye |
10 |
Herring Gull |
5 |
American Robin |
30 |
| Common Merganser |
8 |
Great Horned Owl |
1 |
European Starling |
100 |
| |
|
|
|
Bohemian Waxwing |
600 |
| Sat
Apr 28, 9am: Birding the Bow River (Hull's Woods) |
Leader: Bruce Barnetson |
| Weather: Light cloud, Wind North 20k, 7°C |
Participants: 10 |
| Species seen: 26 |
Data: Bruce Barnetson |
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
American Wigeon
Mallard
Common Goldeneye
Common Merganser
Red-tailed Hawk
American Kestrel
Killdeer
|
|
Franklin's Gull
Ring-billed Gull
California Gull
Great Horned Owl
Northern Flicker
Eastern Phoebe
American Crow
Common Raven
Tree Swallow
|
|
Black-capped Chickadee
Ruby-crowned Kinglet
American Robin
European Starling
Savannah Sparrow
Song Sparrow
White-crowned Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird |
|
| Sun
Apr 29, 8:30am: Nature at Bebo Grove |
Leader: Bernard Goulet |
Weather: Light wind, sunny most of the time
|
Participants: 3 |
| Species seen: 16 |
Data: Bernard Goulet |
| Canada Goose |
2 |
Merlin |
1 |
Common Raven |
1 |
| Mallard |
6 |
Franklin's Gull |
8 |
Black-capped Chickadee |
7 |
| Common Merganser |
1 |
Downy Woodpecker |
2 |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
3 |
| Great Blue Heron |
1 |
Northern Flicker |
1 |
American Robin |
12 |
| Red-tailed Hawk |
2 |
American Crow |
2 |
Bohemian Waxwing |
100 |
|
|
|
|
Dark-eyed Junco |
1 |
| Sat
Jun 2, 8:30am: Birding Mallard Point |
Leader: Andrew Hart |
| Weather: Sunny and hot (up to about 28° C) |
Participants: 6 |
| Species seen: 49 |
Data: Andrew Hart |
| Canada Goose |
20 |
Ring-billed Gull |
1 |
American Robin |
40 |
| Wood Duck |
12 |
Rock Pigeon |
1 |
Gray Catbird |
1 |
| Gadwall |
2 |
Downy Woodpecker |
1 |
European Starling |
40 |
| American Wigeon |
6 |
Northern Flicker |
2 |
Cedar Waxwing |
1 |
| Mallard |
10 |
Western Wood-Pewee |
1 |
Yellow Warbler |
10 |
| Blue-winged Teal |
4 |
Least Flycatcher |
2 |
Wilson's Warbler |
1 |
| Northern Shoveler |
1 |
Eastern Kingbird |
8 |
Clay-colored Sparrow |
5 |
| Common Goldeneye |
10 |
Warbling Vireo |
4 |
Savannah Sparrow |
8 |
| Common Merganser |
4 |
Black-billed Magpie |
10 |
Song Sparrow |
1 |
| Ring-necked Pheasant |
1 |
American Crow |
5 |
Lincoln's Sparrow |
1 |
| American White Pelican |
7 |
Tree Swallow |
8 |
Red-winged Blackbird |
2 |
| Double-crested Cormorant |
1 |
Bank Swallow |
150 |
Common Grackle |
20 |
| Swainson's Hawk |
1 |
Barn Swallow |
5 |
Brown-headed Cowbird |
4 |
| Red-tailed Hawk |
2 |
Black-capped Chickadee |
1 |
Baltimore Oriole |
1 |
| Sora |
1 |
House Wren |
2 |
House Sparrow |
10 |
| Spotted Sandpiper |
1 |
Townsend's Solitaire |
1 |
Thrush sp |
1 |
| Franklin's Gull |
10 |
|
|
|
|
| Sat
Jun 23, 7:30am. Birding Burnsmead area, FCPP |
Leader: Wayne Hewitt |
| Weather: |
Participants: 7 |
| Species seen: 23 |
Data: Wayne Hewitt |
| Wood Duck (3 young) |
4 |
Great Horned Owl (2 y) |
4 |
American Robin
|
|
Mallard
Common Goldeneye
Ring-necked Pheasant
American White Pelican
Double-crested Cormorant
American Kestrel
|
|
Spotted Sandpiper
Franklin's Gull
Northern Flicker
Black-billed Magpie
American Crow
Common Raven
Tree Swallow |
|
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Yellow Warbler
Savannah Sparrow
Grasshopper Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird |
|
| Sun Jul 1, 10am: Nature walk, Bebo Grove to Glennfield, Fish
Creek Prov. Park. |
Leader: Lorrie Warkentin |
| Weather: Sunny, 20°C |
Participants: 10 |
| Species seen: 9 |
Data: Lorrie Warkentin |
| Common Raven |
2 |
Piliated Woodpecker |
2 |
Song Sparrow |
1 |
| Eastern Phoebe |
1 |
Belted Kingfisher |
1 |
American Robin |
6 |
| Willow Flycatcher ? |
1 |
Tree Swallow |
10 |
Cedar Waxwing |
2 |
| Sat Jul 14, 10am: Nature walk, Evergreen area to Shannon Terrace,
Fish Creek Prov. Park. |
Leader: Lorrie Warkentin |
| Weather: Hot!!! 28°C |
Participants: 3 |
| Species seen: 10 |
Data: Lorrie Warkentin |
| Black-capped Chickadee |
4 |
Tree Swallow |
4 |
Eastern Kingbird |
2 |
| American Robin |
3 |
American Crow |
2 |
Say's Phoebe |
1 |
| White-breated Nuthatch |
2 |
Grey Jay |
1 |
Spotted Sandpiper |
4 |
| Barn Swallow |
1 |
|
|
|
|
| Sat Aug 25, 8am: Birding Burnsmead area, FCPP |
Leader: Tony Timmons |
| Weather: 17°C, cloudy |
Participants: 9 |
| Species seen: 53 |
Data: Tony Timmons |
| Canada Goose |
1 |
Downy Woodpecker |
2 |
Cedar Waxwing |
1 |
| Wood Duck |
4 |
Hairy Woodpecker |
1 |
Tennessee Warbler |
15 |
| Mallard |
5 |
Northern Flicker |
3 |
Orange-crowned Warbler |
2 |
| Common Merganser |
3 |
Western Wood-Pewee |
1 |
Nashville Warbler |
1 |
| Double-crested Cormorant |
2 |
Least Flycatcher |
3 |
Yellow Warbler |
30 |
| Great Blue Heron |
2 |
Say's Phoebe |
1 |
Cape May Warbler |
1 |
| Osprey |
3 |
Eastern Kingbird |
2 |
Yellow-rumped Warbler |
3 |
| Swainson's Hawk |
5 |
Blue Jay |
2 |
Black-throated Green Warbler |
1 |
| American Kestrel |
1 |
Black-billed Magpie |
9 |
American Redstart |
1 |
| Merlin |
2 |
American Crow |
1 |
Wilson's Warbler |
12 |
| Spotted Sandpiper |
2 |
Barn Swallow |
4 |
Canada Warbler |
1 |
| Solitary Sandpiper |
3 |
Black-capped Chickadee |
20 |
Clay-colored Sparrow |
7 |
| Wilson's Snipe |
2 |
Red-breasted Nuthatch |
2 |
Savannah Sparrow |
3 |
| Franklin's Gull |
100 |
White-breasted Nuthatch |
1 |
Song Sparrow |
1 |
| Ring-billed Gull |
200 |
House Wren |
2 |
White-crowned Sparrow |
2 |
| California Gull |
10 |
American Robin |
15 |
Pine Siskin |
2 |
| Mourning Dove |
2 |
Gray Catbird |
1 |
American Goldfinch |
5 |
| Belted Kingfisher |
1 |
European Starling |
40 |
|
|
| Sat Oct 6, 8:30am: Birding Bankside-Mallard Pt. FCPP |
Leader: Bernard & Thérèse Goulet |
| Weather: |
Participants: 6 |
| Species seen: 31 |
Data: Bernard Goulet |
| Canada Goose |
8 |
Lesser Yellowlegs |
4 |
Northern Shrike |
1 |
| Wood Duck |
25 |
Wilson's Snipe |
2 |
Blue Jay |
1 |
| Gadwall |
2 |
Ring-billed Gull |
50 |
Black-billed Magpie |
8 |
| American Wigeon |
4 |
California Gull |
2 |
American Crow |
6 |
| Mallard |
20 |
Herring Gull |
3 |
Common Raven |
2 |
| Green-winged Teal |
3 |
Rock Pigeon |
7 |
Black-capped Chickadee |
7 |
| Common Goldeneye |
7 |
Belted Kingfisher |
2 |
White-breasted Nuthatch |
1 |
| Common Merganser |
8 |
Downy Woodpecker |
2 |
American Robin |
3 |
| Double-crested Cormorant |
2 |
Hairy Woodpecker |
1 |
European Starling |
40 |
| Spotted Sandpiper |
1 |
Northern Flicker |
4 |
American Tree Sparrow |
4 |
| Greater Yellowlegs |
10 |
|
|
|
|
| Sun Nov 4, 9am: Birding Bow River |
Leader: Tony Timmons |
| Weather: Snow -3°C, wind 7 kph., cloudy |
Participants: 2 |
| Species seen: 27 |
Data: Tony Timmons |
| Canada Goose |
200 |
Bald Eagle |
1 |
Pileated Woodpecker |
2 |
| American Wigeon |
3 |
Sharp-shinned Hawk |
1 |
Blue Jay |
1 |
| Mallard |
75 |
Ring-billed Gull |
250 |
Black-billed Magpie |
12 |
| Green-winged Teal |
4 |
California Gull |
1 |
American Crow |
2 |
| Bufflehead |
14 |
Herring Gull |
4 |
Common Raven |
3 |
| Common Goldeneye |
30 |
Rock Pigeon |
15 |
Black-capped Chickadee |
15 |
| Common Merganser |
5 |
Great Horned Owl |
1 |
Red-breasted Nuthatch |
1 |
| Gray Partridge |
12 |
Downy Woodpecker |
1 |
White-breasted Nuthatch |
4 |
| Ring-necked Pheasant |
1 |
Northern Flicker |
1 |
Bohemian Waxwing |
51 |
| Sun Nov. 18, 9am: Birding Shannon Terrace |
Leader: Gus Yaki, Bernard Goulet |
| Weather: |
Participants: 29 |
| Species seen: 18 |
Data: Gus Yaki |
| Canada Goose |
100+ |
Blue Jay |
1 |
White-breasted Nuthatch |
3+ |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk |
1 |
Black-billed Magpie |
5+ |
Brown Creeper |
1 |
| Rock Pigeon |
6 |
Common Raven |
9 |
Golden-crowned Kinglet |
13 |
| Downy Woodpecker |
3+ |
Black-capped Chickadee |
20+ |
Bohemian Waxwing |
50+ |
| Hairy Woodpecker |
1 |
Boreal Chickadee |
1 |
Red Crossbill |
7 |
| Pileated Woodpecker |
1f |
Red-breasted Nuthatch |
9+ |
Common Redpoll |
15+ |
2006
| Sat
Jan 21, 9:30am: Bird Bebo Grove |
Leader: Chris & Ken Havard |
| Weather: -13°C |
Participants: 5 |
| Species seen: 7 |
Data: Chris Havard |
| Common Raven |
1 |
Boreal Chickadee |
2 |
Golden-crowned Kinglet |
2 |
| Black-capped Chickadee |
2 |
Brown Creeper |
1 |
Bohemian Waxwing |
20 |
|
|
|
|
Townsend Solitaire |
3 |
| Sun
Jan 22, 9am: Birding the Bow River, Burnsmead to Mallard Point,
FCPP |
Leader: Tony Timmons |
| Weather: |
Participants: |
| Species seen: 13 |
Data: Eric Tull |
| Canada Goose |
300 |
Rock Pigeon |
15 |
White-breasted Nuthatch |
1 |
| Mallard |
10 |
Downy Woodpecker |
1 |
Blue Jay |
4 |
| Common Goldeneye |
20 |
Northern Flicker |
2 |
Black-billed Magpie |
10 |
| Bufflehead |
5 |
Black-capped Chickadee |
6 |
House Sparrow |
2 |
| Bald Eagle |
1 |
|
|
|
|
| Thu
Feb 2, 9am: Celebrate World Wetlands Day. Bow River at Burnsmead,
FCPP |
Leader: Bruce Barnetson |
| Weather: Wind light SE, light cloud, -5°C |
Participants: 8 |
| Species seen: 12 |
Data: Bruce Barnetson |
Canada Goose
Mallard
Northern Pintail
Bufflehead
|
Common Goldeneye
Bald Eagle
Killdeer
Downy Woodpecker
|
Black-billed Magpie
Common Raven
Black-capped Chickadee
White-breasted Nuthatch
|
| Sat
Mar 4, 9am: Birding Bebo Grove |
Leader: Jim St. Laurent |
| Weather: |
Participants: |
| Species seen: 10 |
Data: Jim St. Laurent |
Great Horned Owl
Blue Jay
Black-billed Magpie
|
Common Raven
Black-capped Chickadee
Boreal Chickadee |
White-breasted Nuthatch
Brown Creeper
Bohemian Waxwing
Hawk (sp) |
| Sat
Mar 11, 9am: Birding Burnsmead area |
Leader: Bernard Goulet |
| Weather: |
Participants: |
| Species seen: 11 |
Data: Bernard Goulet |
|
Canada Goose
Redhead
Common Goldeneye
Common Merganser |
Bald Eagle
Great-horned Owl
Downy Woodpecker
Black-billed Magpie |
European Starling
White-breasted Nuthatch
Black-capped Chickadee |
| Sat
Mar 17, 9am: Birding Shannon Terrace |
Leader: Jim St.Laurent |
| Weather: Cloudy, +5°C |
Participants: 10+ |
| Species seen: 14 |
Data: Jim St.Laurent |
| Canada Goose |
|
Black-billed Magpie |
|
Golden-crowned Kinglet |
2 |
| Mallard |
|
Common Raven |
|
Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
2 |
| Rock Pigeon |
|
Black-capped Chickadee |
|
American Robin |
1 |
| Downy Woodpecker |
|
White-breasted Nuthatch |
|
European Starling |
|
| Hairy Woodpecker |
|
|
|
Bohemian Waxwing |
|
| Wed
Apr 12, 9am: Nature of Votier’s Flats |
Leader: Gus Yaki |
| Weather: |
Participants: |
| Species seen: 18 |
Data: Eric Tull |
| Canada Goose |
4 |
Red-tailed Hawk |
4 |
Black-capped Chickadee |
6 |
| Green-winged Teal |
6 |
Ring-necked Pheasant |
1 |
Red-breasted Nuthatch |
1 |
| Mallard |
10 |
Rock Pigeon |
4 |
White-breasted Nuthatch |
1 |
| Common Goldeneye |
6 |
Downy Woodpecker |
2 |
Blue Jay |
1 |
| Common Merganser |
2 |
Northern Flicker |
1 |
American Crow |
10 |
Northern Harrier
|
1 |
American Robin |
8 |
Common Raven |
6 |
| Tue
Jun 20, 6:30pm: Bird Votier’s Flats |
Leader: Bruce Barnetson |
| Weather: Cloudy, light wind, 12°C |
Participants: 10 |
| Species seen: 26 |
Data: Bruce Barnetson |
Mallard
Blue-winged Teal
Common Merganser
Ring-necked Pheasant
Osprey
Spotted Sandpiper
Rock Pigeon
Mourning Dove
|
|
Red-naped Sapsucker
Hairy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Western Wood-Pewee
Warbling Vireo
American Crow
Common Raven
Tree Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee |
|
House Wren
American Robin
Gray Catbird
Cedar Waxwing
Yellow Warbler
Clay-colored Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
Brown-headed Cowbird
American Goldfinch |
|
| Sun
Jun 25, 8am: Bird Votier’s Flats |
Leader: Al Borgardt |
| Weather: |
Participants: |
| Species seen: 30 |
Data: Andrew Hart |
| American Wigeon |
|
Alder Flycatcher |
|
House Wren |
|
| Mallard |
|
Least Flycatcher |
|
American Robin |
|
| Common Goldeneye |
|
Eastern Phoebe |
|
Gray Catbird |
|
| Ring-necked Pheasant |
|
Black-billed Magpie |
|
European Starling |
|
| Osprey |
|
American Crow |
|
Cedar Waxwing |
|
| Spotted Sandpiper |
|
Common Raven |
|
Yellow Warbler |
|
| Wilson's Snipe |
|
Tree Swallow |
|
Western Tanager |
|
| Red-naped Sapsucker |
|
Northern Rough-winged Swallow |
|
White-throated Sparrow |
|
| Northern Flicker |
|
Bank Swallow |
|
Red-winged Blackbird |
|
Western Wood-Pewee
|
|
Black-capped Chickadee |
|
Brown-headed Cowbird |
|
| Tue
Jul 25, 6:30pm: Western Kingbirds at Hull’s Wood |
Leader: Nimali Seneviratne |
| Weather: |
Participants: |
| Species seen: 25 |
Data: Jan Rosenader |
Mallard
Common Goldeneye
Common Merganser
Double-crested Cormorant
American Kestrel
Spotted Sandpiper
Franklin's Gull
Ring-billed Gull
|
|
Black Tern
Mourning Dove
Downy Woodpecker
Northern Flicker
Western Wood-Pewee
Western Kingbird
Eastern Kingbird
Black-billed Magpie |
|
Bank Swallow
Cliff Swallow
House Wren
American Robin
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Chipping Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird |
|
| Sat
Aug 5, 8am: Bird E side of Bow River. (Southland Park
to Mallard Point) |
Leader: Jim St. Laurent |
| Weather: Warm, sunny, light wind |
Participants: 12+ |
| Species seen: 42 |
Data: Jim St. Laurent |
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
American Wigeon
Mallard
Common Goldeneye
Common Merganser
Great Blue Heron
Osprey
Sharp-shinned Hawk
Red-tailed Hawk
Spotted Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Franklin's Gull
Ring-billed Gull
California Gull
|
Rock Pigeon
Belted Kingfisher
Downy Woodpecker
Pileated Woodpecker
Western Wood-Pewee
Least Flycatcher
Eastern Kingbird
Black-billed Magpie
American Crow
Northern Rough-winged Swallow
Bank Swallow
Barn Swallow
Black-capped Chickadee
|
White-breasted Nuthatch
House Wren
American Robin
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Yellow Warbler
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Northern Waterthrush
Chipping Sparrow
Clay-colored Sparrow
Song Sparrow
Red-winged Blackbird
American Goldfinch
House Sparrow
|
| Sat
Aug 12, 8am: Bird Bebo Grove |
Leader: Al Borgardt |
| Weather: |
Participants: |
| Species seen: 19 |
Data: Andrew Hart |
| Spotted Sandpiper |
1 |
Western Wood-Pewee |
1 |
American Robin |
20 |
| Mourning Dove |
4 |
Blue Jay |
1 |
Gray Catbird |
2 |
| Belted Kingfisher |
1 |
American Crow |
10 |
Cedar Waxwing |
50 |
| Downy Woodpecker |
1 |
Black-capped Chickadee |
1 |
Chipping Sparrow |
20 |
| Northern Flicker |
1 |
Red-breasted Nuthatch |
1 |
Clay-colored Sparrow |
1 |
| Pileated Woodpecker |
1 |
House Wren |
1 |
Lincoln's Sparrow |
1 |
|
|
|
|
House Finch |
1 |
| Tue
Aug 22, 6:30pm: Autumn warblers, Hull’s Wood |
Leader: Dick & Lenora Flynn |
| Weather: |
Participants: |
| Species seen: 28 |
Data: Andrew Hart |
| American Wigeon |
2 |
Lesser Yellowlegs |
5 |
Barn Swallow |
10 |
| Mallard |
10 |
Franklin's Gull |
5 |
Black-capped Chickadee |
10 |
| Common Merganser |
5 |
Ring-billed Gull |
75 |
American Robin |
10 |
| Osprey |
1 |
California Gull |
1 |
Gray Catbird |
1 |
| Swainson's Hawk |
5 |
Great Horned Owl |
1 |
European Starling |
1 |
| American Kestrel |
1 |
Belted Kingfisher |
1 |
Yellow-rumped Warbler |
30 |
| Killdeer |
5 |
Northern Flicker |
2 |
Wilson's Warbler |
1 |
| Spotted Sandpiper |
2 |
Black-billed Magpie |
1 |
Chipping Sparrow |
1 |
| Greater Yellowlegs |
1 |
American Crow |
4 |
Song Sparrow |
1 |
|
|
|
|
Pine Siskin
|
1 |
| Sat
Aug 26, 8am: Autumn birding (Burnsmead) |
Leader: Tony Timmons |
| Weather: |
Participants: |
| Species seen: 47 |
Data: Andrew Hart |
| Canada Goose |
10 |
Ring-billed Gull |
1 |
Gray Catbird |
3 |
| Wood Duck |
2 |
Rock Pigeon |
1 |
European Starling |
1 |
| American Wigeon |
2 |
Belted Kingfisher |
1 |
Cedar Waxwing |
1 |
| Mallard |
1 |
Downy Woodpecker |
1 |
Orange-crowned Warbler |
1 |
| Common Merganser |
1 |
Northern Flicker |
1 |
Yellow Warbler |
1 |
| American White Pelican |
6 |
Western Wood-Pewee |
1 |
Magnolia Warbler |
1 |
| Double-crested Cormorant |
1 |
Warbling Vireo |
1 |
Yellow-rumped Warbler |
50 |
| Great Blue Heron |
1 |
Philadelphia Vireo |
1 |
Townsend's Warbler |
1 |
| Osprey |
1 |
Black-billed Magpie |
1 |
American Redstart |
4 |
| Swainson's Hawk |
1 |
American Crow |
1 |
Common Yellowthroat |
1 |
| American Kestrel |
1 |
Barn Swallow |
10 |
Chipping Sparrow |
1 |
| Solitary Sandpiper |
1 |
Black-capped Chickadee |
1 |
Clay-colored Sparrow |
1 |
| Greater Yellowlegs |
1 |
Red-breasted Nuthatch |
1 |
Song Sparrow |
1 |
| Lesser Yellowlegs |
5 |
White-breasted Nuthatch |
1 |
Lincoln's Sparrow |
4 |
| Wilson's Snipe |
1 |
Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
1 |
House Finch |
1 |
| |
|
American Robin |
1 |
American Goldfinch |
1 |
| Tue
Aug 29, 6:30pm: Autumn migrants, Mallard Point |
Leader: Jim Washbrook |
| Weather: |
Participants: |
| Species seen: 15 |
Data: Jan Rosenader |
|
Wood Duck
Mallard
Common Merganser
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron |
|
Osprey
American Kestrel
Spotted Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Ring-billed Gull |
|
Northern Flicker
American Crow
Black-capped Chickadee
Cedar Waxwing
Yellowlegs (sp)
|
|
| Wed
Sep 6, 9am: Birding Hull’s Wood |
Leader: Bruce Barnetson |
| Weather: Light haze, calm, 18°C |
Participants: 4 |
| Species seen: 30 |
Data: Bruce Barnetson |
Canada Goose
Wood Duck
American Wigeon
Mallard
Common Merganser
American White Pelican
Double-crested Cormorant
Great Blue Heron
Osprey
Swainson's Hawk
|
|
Killdeer
Spotted Sandpiper
Solitary Sandpiper
Greater Yellowlegs
Lesser Yellowlegs
Franklin's Gull
Ring-billed Gull
Red-naped Sapsucker
Downy Woodpecker
Hairy Woodpecker |
|
Northern Flicker
Black-billed Magpie
Black-capped Chickadee
House Wren
American Robin
European Starling
Cedar Waxwing
Yellow-rumped Warbler
Mourning Warbler
Song Sparrow |
|
| Sun
Nov 12, 9am: Birding Bebo Grove |
Leader: Eric Tull |
| Weather: |
Participants: |
| Species seen: 15 |
Data: Eric Tull, Andrew Hart |
| Canada Goose |
200 |
Bohemian Waxwing |
75 |
Blue Jay |
3 |
| Mallard |
30 |
Black-capped Chickadee |
20 |
Black-billed Magpie |
10 |
| Sharp-shinned Hawk |
1 |
Red-breasted Nuthatch |
2 |
Common Raven |
2 |
| Downy Woodpecker |
2 |
White-breasted Nuthatch |
1 |
Pine Grosbeak |
1 |
Hairy Woodpecker
|
1 |
Gray Jay
|
2 |
Rock Pigeon
|
20 |
| Sat
Nov 25, 9am: Birding Bebo Grove |
Leader: Jim St. Laurent |
| Weather: Cloudy, snow, -25°C |
Participants: 1 |
| Species seen: 5 |
Data: Jim St. Laurent |
| Black-billed Magpie |
|
White-breasted Nuthatch |
|
Pine Grosbeak |
8 |
| Black-capped Chickadee |
|
Bohemian Waxwing |
60+ |
|
|
| Sun
Dec 24, 9am: Birding Votier’s Flats |
Leader: Tony Timmons |
| Weather: |
Participants: |
| Species seen: 12 |
Data: Andrew Hart |
| Canada Goose |
250 |
Northern Shrike |
1 |
Black-capped Chickadee |
25 |
| Mallard |
2 |
Blue Jay |
3 |
White-breasted Nuthatch |
4 |
| Rough-legged Hawk |
1 |
Black-billed Magpie |
3 |
Bohemian Waxwing |
150 |
| Downy Woodpecker |
1 |
Common Raven |
1 |
Common Redpoll
|
20 |
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