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Western Tanager
©2004 Al MacKeigan
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Bird Study Group Field Trip Notes
Frank Lake and SE Sloughs
Note: See also the Wyndham-Carseland
PP area data as trips may include Frank Lake &/or SE sloughs. This area can include Eagle, Namaka and Weed Lakes.
Meeting Location: Anderson LRT (Macleod Tr), S of pedestrian
overpass, for carpooling. Bring lunch. Alternate: Carburn Park.
S from Glenmore Tr at 18 St SE to second stoplight, then right,
follow signs.
Map of Location & Info
2009
| Sun Apr 5, 7:30am: Birding Frank Lake |
Leader: Ray Woods |
| Weather: Clear, -3 to +5 |
Participants: |
| Species seen: 37 |
Data: Eric Tull |
| Canada Goose |
200 |
|
Lesser Scaup |
50 |
|
Black-billed Magpie |
10 |
| Trumpeter Swan |
6 |
|
Bufflehead |
8 |
|
American Crow |
8 |
| Tundra Swan |
600 |
|
Common Goldeneye |
8 |
|
Common Raven |
2 |
| Gadwall |
2 |
|
Gray Partridge |
10 |
|
Horned Lark |
12 |
| Eurasian Wigeon |
1 |
|
Bald Eagle |
2 |
|
Black-capped Chickadee |
1 |
| American Wigeon |
200 |
|
Northern Harrier |
1 |
|
American Robin |
3 |
| Mallard |
500 |
|
Red-tailed Hawk |
3 |
|
European Starling |
75 |
| Northern Shoveler |
10 |
|
Ferruginous Hawk |
1 |
|
American Tree Sparrow |
20 |
| Northern Pintail |
10000 |
|
Rough-legged Hawk |
2 |
|
Dark-eyed Junco |
2 |
| Green-winged Teal |
3 |
|
Franklin's Gull |
1 |
|
Western Meadowlark |
4 |
| Canvasback |
6 |
|
California Gull |
15 |
|
House Sparrow |
10 |
| Redhead |
100 |
|
Rock Pigeon |
15 |
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| Ring-necked Duck |
2 |
|
Great Horned Owl |
2 |
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| Sun Oct 4, 8:30am: Bird Eagle Lake and vicinity |
Leader: Rob Worona |
| Weather: Moderate N winds, 0-5C, snow flurries, drizzle |
Participants: 3 |
| Species seen: 50 |
Data: Rob Worona |
| Greater White-fronted Goose |
500 |
|
Bald Eagle |
1 |
|
American Crow |
10 |
| Snow Goose |
50 |
|
Northern Harrier |
20 |
|
Common Raven |
1 |
| Canada Goose |
2000 |
|
Sharp-shinned Hawk |
1 |
|
Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
3 |
| Gadwall |
100 |
|
Red-tailed Hawk |
1 |
|
American Robin |
10 |
| American Wigeon |
10 |
|
American Coot |
100 |
|
European Starling |
6 |
| Mallard |
500 |
|
Killdeer |
10 |
|
American Pipit |
10 |
| Northern Shoveler |
10 |
|
Greater Yellowlegs |
16 |
|
Yellow-rumped Warbler |
10 |
| Green-winged Teal |
50 |
|
Lesser Yellowlegs |
6 |
|
American Tree Sparrow |
1 |
| Canvasback |
1 |
|
Pectoral Sandpiper |
1 |
|
Lincoln's Sparrow |
1 |
| Redhead |
50 |
|
Stilt Sandpiper |
1 |
|
White-crowned Sparrow |
6 |
| Lesser Scaup |
50 |
|
Long-billed Dowitcher |
30 |
|
Dark-eyed Junco |
20 |
| Bufflehead |
500 |
|
Wilson's Snipe |
1 |
|
Western Meadowlark |
4 |
| Common Goldeneye |
100 |
|
Bonaparte's Gull |
50 |
|
Brewer's Blackbird |
1 |
| Ruddy Duck |
50 |
|
Ring-billed Gull |
50 |
|
House Sparrow |
6 |
| Ring-necked Pheasant |
15 |
|
Rock Pigeon |
10 |
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| Horned Grebe |
50 |
|
Mourning Dove |
4 |
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| Eared Grebe |
10 |
|
Northern Shrike |
1 |
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| Western Grebe |
1 |
|
Black-billed Magpie |
50 |
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2008
| Sat Apr 5, 7:30am: Birding Frank Lake (incl. Carseland) |
Leader: Hank Vanderpol |
| Weather: Excellent |
Participants: |
| Species seen: 40 |
Data: Hank Vanderpol |
| Canada Goose |
|
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Common Goldeneye |
|
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Northern Flicker |
|
| Trumpeter Swan |
|
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Common Merganser |
|
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Black-billed Magpie |
|
| Tundra Swan |
|
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Ruddy Duck |
|
|
American Crow |
|
| American Wigeon |
|
|
Ring-necked Pheasant |
|
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Common Raven |
|
| Mallard |
|
|
Double-crested Cormorant |
1 |
|
Horned Lark |
|
| Northern Shoveler |
|
|
Great Blue Heron |
6 |
|
Black-capped Chickadee |
|
| Northern Pintail |
8000+ |
|
Northern Harrier |
1 |
|
American Robin |
|
| Green-winged Teal |
|
|
Red-tailed Hawk |
9 |
|
European Starling |
|
| Canvasback |
|
|
American Coot |
|
|
Lapland Longspur |
3 |
| Redhead |
|
|
Greater Yellowlegs |
1 |
|
Western Meadowlark |
6 |
| Ring-necked Duck |
|
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Ring-billed Gull |
|
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Common Redpoll |
|
| Greater Scaup |
3 |
|
California Gull |
|
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House Sparrow |
|
| Lesser Scaup |
|
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Rock Pigeon |
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| Bufflehead |
|
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Great Horned Owl |
2 |
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| Sun Jun 15, 8:30am: Bird Weed Lake and sloughs east of Calgary |
Leader: Andrew Hart |
| Weather:
10°C to about 15°C under partly sunny skies. |
Participants: 5 |
| Species seen: 57 |
Data: Andrew Hart |
| Canada Goose |
12 |
|
Killdeer |
6 |
|
Common Raven |
2 |
| American Wigeon |
6 |
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Black-necked Stilt |
1 |
|
Tree Swallow |
4 |
| Mallard |
20 |
|
American Avocet |
8 |
|
Barn Swallow |
2 |
| Blue-winged Teal |
25 |
|
Spotted Sandpiper |
6 |
|
Marsh Wren |
2 |
| Cinnamon Teal |
9 |
|
Willet |
1 |
|
American Robin |
20 |
| Northern Shoveler |
20 |
|
Marbled Godwit |
1 |
|
European Starling |
4 |
| Northern Pintail |
1 |
|
Wilson's Snipe |
1 |
|
Common Yellowthroat |
2 |
| Canvasback |
4 |
|
Wilson's Phalarope |
150 |
|
Savannah Sparrow |
10 |
| Redhead |
25 |
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Red-necked Phalarope |
4 |
|
Song Sparrow |
1 |
| Ring-necked Duck |
2 |
|
Franklin's Gull |
6 |
|
White-throated Sparrow |
1 |
| Lesser Scaup |
25 |
|
Ring-billed Gull |
10 |
|
Red-winged Blackbird |
20 |
| Bufflehead |
2 |
|
California Gull |
500 |
|
Western Meadowlark |
2 |
| Ruddy Duck |
20 |
|
Black Tern |
4 |
|
Yellow-headed Blackbird |
30 |
| Horned Grebe |
15 |
|
Common Tern |
2 |
|
Brewer's Blackbird |
2 |
| Eared Grebe |
15 |
|
Forster's Tern |
2 |
|
Brown-headed Cowbird |
20 |
| Double-crested Cormorant |
20 |
|
Rock Pigeon |
1 |
|
House Sparrow |
4 |
| Great Blue Heron |
1 |
|
Western Kingbird |
2 |
|
Swan (sp) |
1 |
| Red-tailed Hawk |
1 |
|
Eastern Kingbird |
4 |
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| Sora |
1 |
|
Black-billed Magpie |
6 |
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| American Coot |
30 |
|
American Crow |
6 |
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| Mon June 16, 6:30pm: The best of birding at Weed Lake |
Leader: Jerry Brunen (DUC) |
| Weather: A gloriously sunny evening |
Participants: 18 |
| Species seen: 35 |
Data: Andrew Hart |
| Trumpeter Swan |
1 |
|
Double-crested Cormorant |
15 |
|
Western Kingbird |
1 |
| Mallard |
10 |
|
Black-crowned Night-Heron |
1 |
|
Eastern Kingbird |
6 |
| Blue-winged Teal |
40 |
|
Red-tailed Hawk |
1 |
|
Barn Swallow |
10 |
| Cinnamon Teal |
4 |
|
Sora |
1 |
|
American Robin |
10 |
| Northern Shoveler |
10 |
|
American Coot |
1 |
|
European Starling |
20 |
| Northern Pintail |
1 |
|
Killdeer |
2 |
|
Savannah Sparrow |
8 |
| Redhead |
10 |
|
American Avocet |
10 |
|
Red-winged Blackbird |
30 |
| Lesser Scaup |
10 |
|
Wilson's Snipe |
1 |
|
Western Meadowlark |
4 |
| Ruddy Duck |
6 |
|
Wilson's Phalarope |
150 |
|
Yellow-headed Blackbird |
6 |
| Horned Grebe |
10 |
|
Franklin's Gull |
20 |
|
Brewer's Blackbird |
10 |
| Red-necked Grebe |
1 |
|
California Gull |
8 |
|
Brown-headed Cowbird |
20 |
| Eared Grebe |
20 |
|
Forster's Tern |
4 |
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| Sun Aug 17, 7:15am: Birding Frank Lake |
Leader: Cedric & Robin Hichon |
| Weather: Sunny, 30+C |
Participants: 8 |
| Species seen: 59 |
Data: Brooke Clibbon |
| Canada Goose |
|
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Swainson's Hawk |
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Wilson's Snipe |
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| Trumpeter Swan |
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Red-tailed Hawk |
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Wilson's Phalarope |
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| Gadwall |
|
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Merlin |
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Red-necked Phalarope |
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| American Wigeon |
|
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Peregrine Falcon |
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Franklin's Gull |
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| Blue-winged Teal |
|
|
Sora |
|
|
Black Tern |
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| Northern Shoveler |
|
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American Coot |
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Forster's Tern |
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| Northern Pintail |
|
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Killdeer |
|
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Rock Pigeon |
|
| Green-winged Teal |
|
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Black-necked Stilt |
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Mourning Dove |
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| Canvasback |
|
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American Avocet |
|
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Eastern Kingbird |
|
| Redhead |
|
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Spotted Sandpiper |
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Black-billed Magpie |
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| Bufflehead |
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Solitary Sandpiper |
|
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American Crow |
|
| Ruddy Duck |
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Greater Yellowlegs |
|
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Horned Lark |
|
| Gray Partridge |
|
|
Willet |
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Barn Swallow |
|
| Pied-billed Grebe |
|
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Lesser Yellowlegs |
|
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Red-breasted Nuthatch |
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| Eared Grebe |
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Marbled Godwit |
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Marsh Wren |
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| American White Pelican |
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Least Sandpiper |
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European Starling |
|
| Great Blue Heron |
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Baird's Sandpiper |
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Savannah Sparrow |
|
| Black-crowned Night-Heron |
|
Pectoral Sandpiper |
|
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Red-winged Blackbird |
|
| White-faced Ibis |
|
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Stilt Sandpiper |
|
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Yellow-headed Blackbird |
|
| Northern Harrier |
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Long-billed Dowitcher |
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| Sun Sep 21, 8am: Bird Eagle and Namaka Lakes (did not go to Namaka) |
Leader: Rob Worona |
| Weather: North winds, 10C, overcast, intermittent sprinkles through to 2 pm, then rain afterwards |
Participants: 5 |
| Species seen: 62 |
Data: Rob Worona |
| Greater White-fronted Goose |
3000 |
|
Double-crested Cormorant |
1 |
|
American Crow |
1 |
| Canada Goose |
100 |
|
Black-crowned Night-Heron |
1 |
|
Black-capped Chickadee |
3 |
| Gadwall |
500 |
|
Northern Harrier |
3 |
|
Marsh Wren |
1 |
| American Wigeon |
20 |
|
Swainson's Hawk |
2 |
|
Ruby-crowned Kinglet |
3 |
| Mallard |
300 |
|
Red-tailed Hawk |
2 |
|
American Robin |
50 |
| Blue-winged Teal |
100 |
|
Merlin |
2 |
|
European Starling |
300 |
| Northern Shoveler |
50 |
|
Prairie Falcon |
1 |
|
Yellow-rumped Warbler |
50 |
| Northern Pintail |
20 |
|
American Coot |
500 |
|
Blackpoll Warbler |
1 |
| Green-winged Teal |
50 |
|
Black-bellied Plover |
1 |
|
Chipping Sparrow |
1 |
| Canvasback |
20 |
|
Greater Yellowlegs |
30 |
|
Savannah Sparrow |
2 |
| Redhead |
20 |
|
Lesser Yellowlegs |
30 |
|
Song Sparrow |
1 |
| Ring-necked Duck |
1 |
|
Pectoral Sandpiper |
2 |
|
White-throated Sparrow |
60 |
| Lesser Scaup |
300 |
|
Long-billed Dowitcher |
300 |
|
Dark-eyed Junco |
30 |
| Bufflehead |
300 |
|
Wilson's Snipe |
15 |
|
Lapland Longspur |
1000 |
| Ruddy Duck |
300 |
|
Bonaparte's Gull |
100 |
|
Red-winged Blackbird |
100 |
| Gray Partridge |
18 |
|
Ring-billed Gull |
2000 |
|
Western Meadowlark |
3 |
| Pied-billed Grebe |
3 |
|
Rock Pigeon |
20 |
|
Yellow-headed Blackbird |
300 |
| Horned Grebe |
20 |
|
Downy Woodpecker |
2 |
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Brewer's Blackbird |
1000 |
| Eared Grebe |
200 |
|
Northern Flicker |
6 |
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Pine Siskin |
20 |
| Western Grebe |
30 |
|
Blue Jay |
5 |
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House Sparrow |
6 |
| American White Pelican |
3 |
|
Black-billed Magpie |
30 |
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| Sun Aug 24, 8am: Bird Eagle and Namaka Lakes, incl. Weed Lake |
Leader: Rob Worona |
| Weather: Sunny, 15 to 25C |
Participants: 3 |
| Species seen: 70 |
Data: Brooke Clibbon |
| Canada Goose |
26 |
|
Prairie Falcon |
1 |
|
Wilson's Phalarope |
10 |
| Gadwall |
10+ |
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Sora |
6 |
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Red-necked Phalarope |
14 |
| American Wigeon |
2 |
|
American Coot |
5000+ |
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Franklin's Gull |
50+ |
| Mallard |
20+ |
|
Black-bellied Plover |
9 |
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Bonaparte's Gull |
30 |
| Blue-winged Teal |
500+ |
|
Semipalmated Plover |
5 |
|
Ring-billed Gull |
500+ |
| Northern Shoveler |
500+ |
|
Killdeer |
14 |
|
California Gull |
1 |
| Northern Pintail |
20+ |
|
Black-necked Stilt |
10 |
|
Black Tern |
30 |
| Green-winged Teal |
20+ |
|
American Avocet |
20 |
|
Common Tern |
6 |
| Canvasback |
20 |
|
Spotted Sandpiper |
1 |
|
Rock Pigeon |
8 |
| Lesser Scaup |
8 |
|
Solitary Sandpiper |
1 |
|
Western Kingbird |
1 |
| Bufflehead |
20 |
|
Greater Yellowlegs |
10 |
|
Eastern Kingbird |
2 |
| Ruddy Duck |
60 |
|
Willet |
2 |
|
Black-billed Magpie |
5 |
| Pied-billed Grebe |
10 |
|
Lesser Yellowlegs |
30 |
|
American Crow |
2 |
| Red-necked Grebe |
1 |
|
Marbled Godwit |
8 |
|
Common Raven |
15 |
| Eared Grebe |
20+ |
|
Ruddy Turnstone |
1 |
|
Barn Swallow |
1 |
| American White Pelican |
55 |
|
Sanderling |
1 |
|
European Starling |
30 |
| Great Blue Heron |
6 |
|
Semipalmated Sandpiper |
10 |
|
Clay-colored Sparrow |
1 |
| Black-crowned Night-Heron |
1 |
|
Least Sandpiper |
5 |
|
Savannah Sparrow |
1 |
| White-faced Ibis |
10 |
|
Baird's Sandpiper |
8 |
|
Red-winged Blackbird |
1 |
| Northern Harrier |
3 |
|
Pectoral Sandpiper |
1 |
|
Western Meadowlark |
5 |
| Swainson's Hawk |
15 |
|
Stilt Sandpiper |
7 |
|
Yellow-headed Blackbird |
10 |
| Red-tailed Hawk |
2 |
|
Short-billed Dowitcher |
2 |
|
House Sparrow |
1 |
| American Kestrel |
1 |
|
Long-billed Dowitcher |
150+ |
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| Merlin |
1 |
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Wilson's Snipe |
1 |
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Duck sp. |
5000+ |
2007
| Sat
Mar 24, 9am: Swans, ducks in SE Sloughs |
Leader: Tony Timmons |
| Weather: |
Participants: |
| Species seen: 33 |
Data: Andrew Hart, Eric Tull |
| Canada Goose |
200 |
Gray Partridge |
5 |
Northern Shrike |
1 |
| Trumpeter Swan |
10 |
Great Blue Heron |
1 |
Black-billed Magpie |
10 |
| Tundra Swan |
150 |
Bald Eagle |
3 |
American Crow |
5 |
| Gadwall |
7 |
Northern Harrier |
1 |
Common Raven |
5 |
| American Wigeon |
40 |
Red-tailed Hawk |
2 |
Horned Lark |
20 |
| Mallard |
250 |
American Coot |
2 |
Black-capped Chickadee |
5 |
| Northern Shoveler |
25 |
Killdeer |
2 |
American Robin |
1 |
| Northern Pintail |
750 |
Franklin's Gull |
2 |
European Starling |
15 |
| Green-winged Teal |
10 |
California Gull |
75 |
Common Redpoll |
4 |
| Ring-necked Duck |
2 |
Rock Pigeon |
20 |
House Sparrow |
5 |
Common Goldeneye
|
10 |
Short-eared Owl
|
2 |
Gull (sp)
|
40 |
| Sat
Mar 31, 8:30am: Birding Frank Lake for swans, ducks, early migrants. |
Leader: Greg Wagner of High River |
| Weather: 0ºC, overcast, light breeze |
Participants: 11 |
| Species seen: 40 |
Data: Greg Wagner |
| Canada Goose |
|
Common Goldeneye |
|
Rock Pigeon |
|
| Tundra Swan |
|
Ruddy Duck |
|
Great-Horned Owl |
|
| Trumpeter Swan |
|
Bald Eagle |
|
Common Flicker |
|
| Gadwall |
|
Northern Harrier |
|
Downy Woodpecker |
|
| American Wigeon |
|
Cooper's Hawk |
|
Black-billed Magpie |
|
| Mallard |
|
Red-tailed Hawk |
|
Common Crow |
|
| Northern Shoveler |
|
Ferruginous Hawk |
|
Horned Lark |
|
| Northern Pintail |
|
Grey Partridge |
|
Black-capped Chickadee |
|
| Green-winged Teal |
|
American Coot |
|
American Robin |
|
| Canvasback |
|
Killdeer |
|
European Starling |
|
| Redhead |
|
Greater Yellowlegs |
|
Red-winged Blackbird |
|
| Ring-necked Duck |
|
Ring-billed Gull |
|
Western Meadowlark |
|
| Lesser Scaup |
|
Unidentified White-headed Gull |
|
House Sparrow |
|
| Bufflehead |
|
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| Sun
Apr 8, 8:30am: Birding SE Sloughs |
Leaders: Bernard & Therese Goulet |
| Weather: Cold (around freezing) and sunny |
Participants: |
| Species seen: 22 |
Data: Eric Tull |
| Canada Goose |
20 |
Common Goldeneye |
4 |
California Gull |
2 |
| American Wigeon |
15 |
Gray Partridge |
2 |
Herring Gull |
1 |
| Mallard |
200 |
Northern Harrier |
1 |
Rock Pigeon |
6 |
| Northern Shoveler |
1 |
Red-tailed Hawk |
2 |
Black-billed Magpie |
10 |
| Northern Pintail |
400 |
American Kestrel |
1 |
American Crow |
5 |
| Green-winged Teal |
3 |
Merlin |
1 |
Tree Swallow |
2 |
| Redhead |
2 |
Ring-billed Gull |
20 |
American Robin |
2 |
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European Starling |
5 |
| Sun
Apr 15, 8:30am: SE sloughs for early waterfowl (Wyndham-Carseland,
Dalemead Reservoir, Eagle Lake, Stobart Lake, Strathmore, Ardenode) |
Leader: Eric Tull |
| Weather: 3°C to 9°C, overcast to sunny
with scattered clouds, calm to light breeze |
Participants: 12 |
| Species seen: 55 |
Data: Brooke Clibbon |
| Canada Goose |
100+ |
Horned Grebe |
1 |
Rock Pigeon |
35 |
| Tundra Swan |
125+ |
Double-crested Cormorant |
2 |
Northern Flicker |
2 |
| Gadwall |
20 |
Great Blue Heron |
12 |
Black-billed Magpie |
30 |
| American Wigeon |
630+ |
Northern Harrier |
10 |
American Crow |
40 |
| Mallard |
180 |
Sharp-shinned Hawk |
2 |
Common Raven |
1 |
| Northern Shoveler |
40+ |
Red-tailed Hawk |
13 |
Horned Lark |
1 |
| Northern Pintail |
400+ |
Ferruginous Hawk |
1 |
White-breasted Nuthatch |
1 |
| Green-winged Teal |
30 |
Rough-legged Hawk |
8 |
Mountain Bluebird |
3 |
| Canvasback |
40+ |
American Kestrel |
1 |
American Robin |
15 |
| Redhead |
10 |
Peregrine Falcon |
1 |
European Starling |
25 |
| Lesser Scaup |
20 |
American Coot |
50+ |
Bohemian Waxwing |
35 |
| Long-tailed Duck |
1 |
Killdeer |
5 |
Song Sparrow |
2 |
| Bufflehead |
20 |
Black-necked Stilt |
1 |
Dark-eyed Junco |
1 |
| Common Goldeneye |
75+ |
American Avocet |
4 |
Red-winged Blackbird |
3 |
| Common Merganser |
10 |
Greater Yellowlegs |
2 |
Western Meadowlark |
3 |
| Red-breasted Merganser |
6 |
Lesser Yellowlegs |
1 |
House Sparrow |
10 |
| Ruddy Duck |
15 |
Franklin's Gull |
2 |
Woodpecker (sp) |
1 |
| Gray Partridge |
8 |
Ring-billed Gull |
2 |
Duck (sp) |
1000+ |
| Ring-necked Pheasant |
1 |
California Gull |
500+ |
Swan (sp) |
50+ |
| |
|
|
|
Gull (sp) |
500+ |
| Sat
Apr 21. 9am: Birding Frank Lake |
Leaders: Cedric & Robin Hitchon |
| Weather: Dry, partly cloudy, wind from ENE at
13 mph, 2°C+ |
Participants: 7 |
| Species seen: 55 |
Data: Eric Tull |
| Snow Goose |
110 |
Ruddy Duck |
12 |
Rock Pigeon |
5 |
| Ross's Goose |
4 |
Gray Partridge |
2 |
Short-eared Owl |
1 |
| Canada Goose |
25 |
Horned Grebe |
4 |
Northern Flicker |
1 |
| Gadwall |
10 |
Red-necked Grebe |
1 |
Black-billed Magpie |
8 |
| American Wigeon |
15 |
Eared Grebe |
4 |
American Crow |
10 |
| Mallard |
20 |
Western Grebe |
1 |
Common Raven |
2 |
| Blue-winged Teal |
1 |
Double-crested Cormorant |
1 |
Horned Lark |
2 |
| Cinnamon Teal |
4 |
Northern Harrier |
12 |
Tree Swallow |
3 |
| Northern Shoveler |
30 |
Red-tailed Hawk |
8 |
American Robin |
1 |
| Northern Pintail |
25 |
Rough-legged Hawk |
1 |
European Starling |
12 |
| Green-winged Teal |
12 |
Merlin |
1 |
American Pipit |
60 |
| Canvasback |
400 |
American Coot |
200 |
Dark-eyed Junco |
3 |
| Redhead |
50 |
Killdeer |
8 |
Lapland Longspur |
20 |
| Greater Scaup |
5 |
Black-necked Stilt |
20 |
Red-winged Blackbird |
5 |
| Lesser Scaup |
25 |
American Avocet |
50 |
Western Meadowlark |
5 |
| Bufflehead |
8 |
Greater Yellowlegs |
2 |
Yellow-headed Blackbird |
5 |
| Common Goldeneye |
40 |
Wilson's Snipe |
1 |
House Sparrow |
10 |
| Common Merganser |
2 |
Franklin's Gull |
1000 |
Swan (sp) |
8 |
| |
|
Ring-billed Gull |
5 |
|
|
| Sun Aug 19, 7:15am: Frank Lake |
Leader: Ian Halladay |
| Weather: Cloudy, 10-19C, Wind SE, 5-18 kph |
Participants: 6 |
| Species seen: 71 |
Data: Ian Halladay |
| Canada Goose |
12 |
Red-tailed Hawk |
1 |
Ring-billed Gull |
150 |
| Gadwall |
200 |
Merlin |
1 |
California Gull |
6 |
| Eurasian Wigeon |
1 |
Peregrine Falcon |
1 |
Black Tern |
10 |
| American Wigeon |
350 |
Sora |
4 |
Forster's Tern |
20 |
| Mallard |
600 |
American Coot |
1000 |
Rock Pigeon |
50 |
| Blue-winged Teal |
50 |
Sandhill Crane |
1 |
Mourning Dove |
2 |
| Northern Shoveler |
100 |
American Golden-Plover |
1 |
Short-eared Owl |
1 |
| Northern Pintail |
1 |
Semipalmated Plover |
1 |
Western Kingbird |
1 |
| Green-winged Teal |
40 |
Killdeer |
25 |
Eastern Kingbird |
1 |
| Canvasback |
300 |
Black-necked Stilt |
80 |
Black-billed Magpie |
5 |
| Redhead |
1 |
American Avocet |
50 |
American Crow |
4 |
| Lesser Scaup |
2 |
Spotted Sandpiper |
2 |
Common Raven |
5 |
| White-winged Scoter |
1 |
Solitary Sandpiper |
4 |
Tree Swallow |
4 |
| Bufflehead |
50 |
Greater Yellowlegs |
8 |
Barn Swallow |
2 |
| Ruddy Duck |
200 |
Willet |
1 |
Marsh Wren |
2 |
| Gray Partridge |
20 |
Lesser Yellowlegs |
200 |
American Robin |
2 |
| Eared Grebe |
600 |
Marbled Godwit |
12 |
European Starling |
30 |
| Western Grebe |
50 |
Semipalmated Sandpiper |
250 |
Vesper Sparrow |
2 |
| American White Pelican |
30 |
Baird's Sandpiper |
200 |
Savannah Sparrow |
40 |
| American Bittern |
1 |
Pectoral Sandpiper |
5 |
Red-winged Blackbird |
4 |
| Great Blue Heron |
4 |
Stilt Sandpiper |
5 |
Western Meadowlark |
1 |
| White-faced Ibis |
26 |
Long-billed Dowitcher |
800 |
Yellow-headed Blackbird |
100 |
| Northern Harrier |
7 |
Wilson's Snipe |
1 |
House Sparrow |
20 |
| Swainson's Hawk |
10 |
Wilson's Phalarope |
2 |
|
|
| Sun
Apr 29, 7:30am: Birding Eagle & Namaka Lakes |
Leader: Rob Worona |
| Weather: Light rain, fog, 5°C to 15°C
and sunny |
Participants: 7 |
| Species seen: 61 |
Data: Brooke Clibbon |
| Snow Goose |
20 |
Western Grebe |
12 |
Franklin's Gull |
10 |
| Canada Goose |
20 |
American White Pelican |
3 |
Bonaparte's Gull |
1 |
| Gadwall |
2 |
Great Blue Heron |
1 |
Ring-billed Gull |
2 |
| American Wigeon |
15 |
Black-crowned Night-Heron |
1 |
Forster's Tern |
10 |
| Mallard |
10 |
Northern Harrier |
4 |
Rock Pigeon |
30 |
| Blue-winged Teal |
3 |
Swainson's Hawk |
3 |
Northern Flicker |
3 |
| Northern Shoveler |
5 |
Red-tailed Hawk |
4 |
Black-billed Magpie |
5 |
| Northern Pintail |
5 |
Ferruginous Hawk |
2 |
American Crow |
3 |
| Green-winged Teal |
2 |
American Coot |
20 |
Horned Lark |
1 |
| Canvasback |
5 |
Killdeer |
3 |
Tree Swallow |
5 |
| Redhead |
13 |
American Avocet |
15 |
American Robin |
2 |
| Lesser Scaup |
10 |
Solitary Sandpiper |
1 |
European Starling |
20 |
| Bufflehead |
50 |
Greater Yellowlegs |
1 |
Vesper Sparrow |
1 |
| Common Goldeneye |
1 |
Willet |
3 |
Savannah Sparrow |
3 |
| Red-breasted Merganser |
2 |
Long-billed Curlew |
4 |
Red-winged Blackbird |
20 |
| Ruddy Duck |
320 |
Marbled Godwit |
3 |
Western Meadowlark |
10 |
| Gray Partridge |
2 |
Semipalmated Sandpiper |
3 |
Yellow-headed Blackbird |
20 |
| Ring-necked Pheasant |
1 |
Least Sandpiper |
2 |
Common Grackle |
3 |
| Horned Grebe |
1 |
Baird's Sandpiper |
2 |
House Sparrow |
10 |
Eared Grebe
|
1 |
Wilson's Snipe
|
1 |
Falcon (sp) |
2 |
| |
|
|
|
Swan (sp) |
10 |
2006
| Sun
Mar 26, 8:30am: Swans, ducks, in SE Sloughs (Langdon,
Carseland, Dalemead Reservoir, Wyndham-Carseland Park) |
Leader: Tony Timmons |
| Weather: |
Participants: |
| Species seen: 24 |
Data: Andrew Hart, Eric Tull |
| Snow Goose |
12 |
Great Blue Heron |
4 |
Black-billed Magpie |
10 |
| Canada Goose |
650 |
Bald Eagle |
7 |
American Crow |
10 |
| Tundra Swan |
25 |
Red-tailed Hawk |
1 |
Common Raven |
5 |
| American Wigeon |
10 |
Rough-legged Hawk |
5 |
Mountain Bluebird |
5 |
| Mallard |
100 |
Ring-billed Gull |
10 |
American Robin |
12 |
| Common Goldeneye |
200 |
California Gull |
20 |
European Starling |
100 |
| Common Merganser |
8 |
American Herring Gull |
1 |
House Sparrow |
10 |
| Northern Pintail |
3 |
Great Horned Owl |
1 |
American Tree Sparrow |
1 |
| Sat
Apr 1, 9am SE sloughs (Indus, Dalemead Reservoir, Carseland,
Wyndham-Carseland, Frank Lake) |
Leader: Eric Tull |
| Weather: |
Participants: |
| Species seen: 27 |
Data: Eric Tull |
| Cackling Goose |
3 |
Mallard |
200 |
Killdeer |
1 |
| Canada Goose |
400 |
Northern Pintail |
765 |
Great Blue Heron |
2 |
| Snow Goose |
300 |
Redhead |
10 |
Great Horned Owl |
1 |
| Tundra Swan |
150 |
Lesser Scaup |
2 |
American Robin |
2 |
| American Wigeon |
130 |
Bald Eagle |
1 |
European Starling |
100 |
| Eurasian Wigeon |
1 |
Northern Harrier |
1 |
Horned Lark |
11 |
| Common Goldeneye |
75 |
Gray Partridge |
4 |
Longspur (sp)?
|
10 |
| Common Merganser |
20 |
Ring-necked Pheasant |
1 |
Accipiter (sp) |
1 |
| Green-winged Teal |
7 |
Franklin's Gull |
1 |
Gull (sp) |
300 |
| Sun
Apr 9, 8am: Birding Eagle & Namaka Lakes/Carseland Park
(incl. Langdon, Hwy 817 sloughs, Wyndham-Carseland, Dalemead
Reservoir) |
Leader: Yousif Attia |
| Weather: |
Participants: |
| Species seen: 54 |
Data: Yousif Attia, Andrew Hart, Eric Tull |
| Greater White-fronted Goose |
1 |
Double-crested Cormorant |
3 |
Rock Pigeon |
25 |
| Canada Goose |
300 |
Great Blue Heron |
20 |
Great Horned Owl |
1 |
| Tundra Swan |
35 |
Bald Eagle |
4 |
Snowy Owl |
2 |
| Gadwall |
20 |
Northern Harrier |
25 |
Northern Flicker |
3 |
| American Wigeon |
200 |
Cooper's Hawk |
1 |
Black-billed Magpie |
25 |
| Mallard |
60 |
Red-tailed Hawk |
40 |
American Crow |
10 |
| Northern Shoveler |
25 |
Ferruginous Hawk |
2 |
Common Raven |
1 |
| Northern Pintail |
150 |
Rough-legged Hawk |
6 |
Horned Lark |
1 |
| Green-winged Teal |
12 |
American Kestrel |
4 |
Downy Woodpecker |
2 |
| Canvasback |
7 |
Merlin |
1 |
Black-capped Chickadee |
3 |
| Ring-necked Duck |
2 |
Prairie Falcon |
1 |
Blue Jay |
1 |
| Lesser Scaup |
5 |
American Coot |
5 |
American Robin |
10 |
| Bufflehead |
2 |
Killdeer |
12 |
European Starling |
100 |
| Redhead |
4 |
Lesser Yellowlegs |
25 |
Lapland Longspur |
300 |
| Common Goldeneye |
30 |
Franklin's Gull |
20 |
Red-winged Blackbird |
25 |
| Common Merganser |
4 |
Ring-billed Gull |
30 |
Western Meadowlark |
5 |
| Gray Partridge |
8 |
California Gull |
10 |
Yellow-headed Blackbird |
1 |
| Ring-necked Pheasant |
3 |
American Herring Gull |
20 |
House Sparrow |
25 |
| Sun
Aug 13, 7:15am: Bird Frank Lake (Blizzard Lake, Frank
Lake) |
Leader: Ian Halladay |
| Weather: |
Participants: |
| Species seen: 61 |
Data: Eric Tull, Andrew Hart |
| Canada Goose |
2 |
Cooper's Hawk |
1 |
Wilson's Snipe |
8 |
| Mallard |
2 |
Swainson's Hawk |
15 |
Wilson's Phalarope |
20 |
| Gadwall |
10 |
Red-tailed Hawk |
1 |
Franklin's Gull |
10 |
| Blue-winged Teal |
24 |
Ferruginous Hawk |
1 |
California Gull |
1 |
| Cinnamon Teal |
1 |
American Kestrel |
1 |
Black Tern |
25 |
| Northern Shoveler |
5 |
Merlin |
1 |
Forster's Tern |
10 |
| Redhead |
2 |
Sora |
7 |
Western Kingbird |
1 |
| Lesser Scaup |
8 |
American Coot |
500 |
Eastern Kingbird |
2 |
| Bufflehead |
5 |
Black-bellied Plover |
8 |
Black-billed Magpie |
5 |
| Ruddy Duck |
10 |
Killdeer |
10 |
American Crow |
5 |
| Gray Partridge |
10 |
Spotted Sandpiper |
|
Common Raven |
2 |
| Pied-billed Grebe |
2 |
Greater Yellowlegs |
5 |
Tree Swallow |
1 |
| Eared Grebe |
100 |
Willet |
1 |
Barn Swallow |
2 |
| Western Grebe |
30 |
Lesser Yellowlegs |
25 |
American Robin |
1 |
| Double-crested Cormorant |
1 |
Marbled Godwit |
10 |
European Starling |
10 |
| American Bittern |
1 |
Semipalmated Sandpiper |
10 |
Savannah Sparrow |
1 |
| Great Blue Heron |
10 |
Least Sandpiper |
1 |
Red-winged Blackbird |
5 |
| Black-crowned Night-Heron |
5 |
Baird's Sandpiper |
15 |
Yellow-headed Blackbird |
30 |
| White-faced Ibis |
2 |
Pectoral Sandpiper |
1 |
House Sparrow |
1 |
| Northern Harrier |
10 |
Long-billed Dowitcher |
15 |
Swallow (sp) |
30 |
|
|
|
|
Duck (sp) |
1000 |
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