Warbling Vireo

Warbling Vireo
©2004 Al MacKeigan

Bird Study Group - Past Events

Meetings & Speakers

Where available, speakers' notes and/or presentations are linked to their talks.

2010

Month Speaker Topic
Jan Review of the 2009 Christmas Bird Counts
Feb Dave Prescott Alberta's Piping Plovers: their Conservation and Management
Mar Ray Woods Bluebird Trails
Apr Scott Lovell Vireos
May John Carlson Montana Birding
From June through August field trips replace Bird Study Group meetings. See the field trip listings for details.
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2009

Month Speaker Topic
Jan Review of the 2008 Christmas Bird Counts
Feb Gord Court Owls and Owl Conservation in Alberta
Mar Rosemarie Ferjuc Ducks Unlimited
Apr Andrew Hart Birding Southwestern Ontario
May Eric Tull Birding the Grasslands, Non-Passerines
From June through August field trips replace Bird Study Group meetings. See the field trip listings for details.
Sept Eric Tull & Brooke Clibbon Birding the Galapagos 2008 (video presentation)
Oct Mary Coughlin & Kathleen Roman Birds in the Calgary Area
Nov Brian Elder & Phil Cram Birding Ethiopia
Dec Sandy Ayer Birding in the Congo

2008

Month Speaker Topic
Jan Review of the 2007 Christmas Bird Count
Feb Ross Lein Empidonax Flycatcher Songs
Mar Marie Tremblay Life in the Big City: Movement and Distribution of Songbirds in Calgary
Show&Tell
 Paul Anderson Towerkill Report
Apr Jason Rogers Birds and Birding in Banff and Jasper National Parks
May Eric Tull Birding the Grasslands Workshop
From June through August field trips replace Bird Study Group meetings. See the field trip listings for details.
Sept Ken & Chris Havard A Birding Adventure in Chile
Oct Richard Cannings The World Needs More Birders
Nov Dr. Ralph Cartar How climate change has affected Arctic breeding shorebirds
Dec Alan MacKeigan Alberta Birding Travels: in search of new birds to photograph

2007

Month Speaker Topic
Jan Review of the 2006 Christmas Bird Count
Feb Eric Tull & Brooke Clibbon Birding New Zealand 2005 (video)
Show&Tell
 Gus Yaki Meet the Species - Swainson's Hawk
Mar Judy Boyd Birding in the Red Deer Region
Apr Mike Mulligan Gull Identification Clinic
Show&Tell
 Jan Roseneder Birding in Antarctica and Patagonia
May Gus Yaki My Wild America Trip: In the footsteps of Roger Tory Peterson (Read about the trip in Lyn Hancock's Looking for the wild, Calgary Public Library, Call No. 333. 9516 HAN)
From June through August field trips replace Bird Study Group meetings. See the field trip listings for details.
Sept Ted Hindmarch & Richard Klauke Western Grebes of Northeast Alberta
Oct Malcolm McDonald Birds of the Mediterranean
Nov Andrew Hart Birding the Upper Texas Coast
Dec Jocelyn Hudon What Makes Birds Red? Topic covered in Birding, V. 39, no. 5

2006

Month Speaker Topic
Jan Christmas Bird Count Review
Feb Scott Lovell Vireo Problems in Alberta?
Mar Dwight Knapik The Whooping Crane in the Wild and in Captivity
Show&Tell
 Jan Roseneder Birding Brazil 2005
Apr Sarah Hectenthal Sibling Species and Secondary Contact: a Study of Habitat Use by Sympatric Alder and Willow Flycatchers
May Doug Collister Calgary Bird Banding
From June through August field trips replace Bird Study Group meetings. See the field trip listings for details.
Sept Brian Elder Birds throughout Civilisation
Show&Tell Kathleen Roman Bird Slides from the 2006 Season
Oct Richard Knapton Birding in Borneo
Nov Al MacKeigan Birding with a Camera
Dec Eric Tull Birding on the Internet

2005

Month Speaker Topic
Jan Christmas Bird Count Review
Feb Lisa Takats-Priestley Owl Surveys
Mar Bill Wilson Owl ID Clinic
Apr Royce Howland Migration Photo Essay
May Jon Groves Gyrfalcons
From June through August field trips replace Bird Study Group meetings. See the field trip listings for details.
Sept Ken Havard Birding in Australia
Oct Brian Elder Birding in China
Nov Marie Tremblay Habitat Connectivity Project
Dec John Bregar Birds of Colorado Compared to Birds of Alberta

2004

Month Speaker Topic
Jan Christmas Bird Count Review
Feb Jocelyn Hudon Hybridization
Mar Ross Lein The Seabirds of Johnston Atoll
Apr Len Hills Trumpeter Swans
May John Bregar Empidonax ID Clinic
From June through August field trips replace Bird Study Group meetings. See the field trip listings for details.
Sept Alan Mackeigan Bird Photography
Oct Eric Tull/Brooke Clibbon Kenya Birding Safari (video)
Nov Richard Knapton Burrowing Owls
Dec Jody Allair LPBO (Long Point Bird Observatory)

2003

Month Speaker Topic
Sep Harold Pinel Calgary Region Checklist
Oct Jim Lange Birding the Edmonton Area
Nov Doug Collister Calgary Bird Banding
Dec Glen Chilton The Great Auk
 

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