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Birds & Beers Schedule

Birds & Beers is a social get-together open to any interested birders. We meet regularly at the Royal Canadian Legion at 9202 Horton Road SW in Calgary, from 5 to 9 pm. We usually have presentations or other activities.

Upcoming dates and presentations:

Special Event: Thursday February 26 – Calgary Christmas Bird Count and Fish Creek Park Count Results. Matt Wallace and Jim Washbrook presenting.

Thursday March 12 – Jody Allaire. “Inspired by Birds.”

Thursday April 9 – Karen Keller. Antactica.

Thursday May 14 – John & Maria Kimber. The Galapogos Islands.

Special Event: Saturday May 16 – Gavin McKinnon and David Scott Book Launch: A Field Guide to the Birds of Alberta.

Thursday June 11 – Steven Boucher. Planning Birding Travel: Contrasting Razzle, Dazzle with more intimate Self-Guided Birding trips.

 

Birds & Beers takes a break in the summer before resuming in September.

Winter Bird Lists for Calgary, Edmonton, Bow Valley and the Province are here.

Bird Identification

eBird Explore Species.

Audubon Guide to North American Birds.

Cornell Labs All About Birds Online Field Guide.

Xeno-canto: bird sounds from around the world.

Sightings & Rare Birds

Bird sightings, especially rare or reportable birds, should be posted to the Listserv Albertabird. It's an excellent place to read about recent sightings, share your lists and report rare birds. You can read the messages without joining, but if you want to post your sightings you'll have to join the group Albertabird.

Rare or notable birds should also be reported to James Fox at fox.james.ed[at]gmail.com, 780.999.0642. See this post for guidelines.

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Personalized birding and wildlife tours in southern Alberta, led by Daniel Arndt. Website: Bow Valley Birding and Wildlife Tours. Facebook page: Bow Valley Tours.

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Nature hikes in the Calgary area, Kananaskis, and the mountain National Parks, led by John McFaul and Julia Millen. Alpenglow Nature Hikes.

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