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Rare Bird Alert Calgary: June 14

Jun15

Have you seen an unusual bird in Calgary?
If it is on this Reportable_Birds (PDF), please report it to the Nature Calgary Rare Bird Alert line at 403 221-4519 and leave a message after the beep at the end of the recording. If you would like some help with species identification, email us at birdscalgary@gmail.com.  To report injured wildlife call the Calgary Wildlife Rehabilitation Society at 403 239-2488, or the Alberta Institute for Wildlife Conservation at 403 946-2361.

Compiler: Terry Korolyk

Bird Sightings:

June 11:
–TURKEY VULTURE(2), one at Inglewood Bird Sanctuary by Kerri Martin, one over house of Matthew Sim.
–GREAT-GREY OWL(2), RR52 and Grand Valley Rd, by Frank Wood.
–LAZULI BUNTING, Millarville, by Twyla Collier.
–ROSE-BREASTED/BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAK hybrid, S.Glenmore park, by Gus Yaki et al.

June 12:
–THAYER’S GULL, Glenmore Reservoir, by Terry Korolyk
–BONAPARTE’S GULL(2), same as above.
–RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD, near Linden, by Corinne Griffin.
–ALDER FLYCATCHER(4), Nose Hill, Porcupine Valley, by Bill Wilson.

The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is on Thursday June 14.

Rare Bird Alert Calgary: June 11

Jun12

Have you seen an unusual bird in Calgary? If it is on this Reportable_Birds (PDF), please report it to the Nature Calgary Rare Bird Alert line at 403 221-4519 and leave a message after the beep at the end of the recording. If you would like some help with species identification, email us at birdscalgary@gmail.com.  To report injured wildlife call the Calgary Wildlife Rehabilitation Society at 403 239-2488, or the Alberta Institute for Wildlife Conservation at 403 946-2361.

Compiler: Terry Korolyk

June 7:
WHITE-FACED IBIS (3), N side of Inverlake Rd, NE of Chestermere Lake, Randy Kimura.
RED-TAILED HAWK, rufous morph, Votier’s Flats, FCPP seen for the 3rd summer in this area, Terry Korolyk.

June 8:
RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD pr, along the creek in Votier’s Flats, reached via S end of Elbow Dr, Matthew Sim.

June 9:
SEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPER, wetland at Hwy 547/Rge Rd 255, TK.

June 10:
CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD (2), cross large pedestrian bridge over river, turn rt. cross small bridge, turn left and follow new boardwalk on W side of channel, CFNS, FFCPP.
RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD (2), near blooming caragana along trail along N slope of Elbow River , W of Weaselhead parking, as above.

The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is on Thursday June 14.

Rare Bird Alert Calgary: June 7

Jun8

Have you seen an unusual bird in Calgary? If it is on this Reportable_Birds (PDF), please report it to the Nature Calgary Rare Bird Alert line at 403 221-4519 and leave a message after the beep at the end of the recording. If you would like some help with species identification, email us at birdscalgary@gmail.com.  To report injured wildlife call the Calgary Wildlife Rehabilitation Society at 403 239-2488, or the Alberta Institute for Wildlife Conservation at 403 946-2361.

Compiler: Terry Korolyk

June 4:
–BARROW’S GOLDENEY(5), W. end of Glenmore Reservoir, by Matthew Simm.
–TURKEY VULTURE(10).Dry Island Buffalo Jump near Drumheller, by Cedric Hitchon.
–CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD(2), RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD(3), EASTERN PHOEBE, (3),VEERY. Weaselhead area,west end Glenmore Reservoir, by Gus Yaki et al.

–CASSIN’S VIREO(1), Queen’s Park Cemetery, by Bill Wilson.

June 5:
–OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER, Votier’s Flats, FCPP, by Jeff Bank
-ROCK WREN(2),SPRAGUE’S PIPIT, LE CONTE’S SPARROW(3), NELSON’S  PARROW(2), by Joan and Malcolm MacDonald. For location details, see recent report on Alberta Birds.
–WESTERN KINGBIRD(2), La Farge Meadows, FCPP, by Nimali Seneviratne et al.

June 6:
–VEERY(5), Weaselhead area, by Warren Costello et al

The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is on Monday June 11.

Rare Bird Alert Calgary: June 4

Jun6

Have you seen an unusual bird in Calgary? If it is on this Reportable_Birds (PDF), please report it to the Nature Calgary Rare Bird Alert line at 403 221-4519 and leave a message after the beep at the end of the recording. If you would like some help with species identification, email us at birdscalgary@gmail.com.  To report injured wildlife call the Calgary Wildlife Rehabilitation Society at 403 239-2488, or the Alberta Institute for Wildlife Conservation at 403 946-2361.

Compiler: Terry Korolyk

May 30:
–BAY-BREASTED WARBLER: Seen in backyard of Joy Van Dusen in the Huntington Hills area of Calgary.

May 31:
–HARLEQUIN DUCK: Elbow Falls area SW of Calgary, by Sandra Savage
–RUDDY TURNSTONE: S. end of Weed lake, E.of Langdon, by Pat Mitchell et al.

June 2:
–SANDERLING(3), BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER(2), LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER(10), E side of Third Lake, 224Str.SE , 2km. S. of Hwy. 552,, by Terry Korolyk.
–SEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPER, slough along Hwy.552 and RR 255, by TK.

June 3:
–UPLAND SANDPIPER(1), SHORT-EARED OWL, WHITE-WINGED SCOTER, RED-BREASTED MERGANSER, AND WHITE-FACED IBIS, all seen by Andrew Slater on or around the south end of Eagle Lake. See Alberta Birds report for full details on locations.
–WHITE-CROWNED SPARROW: Several reports from around Calgary by several observers.

The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is on Thursday June 7.

Rare Bird Alert Calgary: June 1

Jun2

Have you seen an unusual bird in Calgary? If it is on this Reportable_Birds (PDF), please report it to the Nature Calgary Rare Bird Alert line at 403 221-4519 and leave a message after the beep at the end of the recording. If you would like some help with species identification, email us at birdscalgary@gmail.com.  To report injured wildlife call the Calgary Wildlife Rehabilitation Society at 403 239-2488, or the Alberta Institute for Wildlife Conservation at 403 946-2361.

Compiler: Terry Korolyk

May 26
— AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER possible, Third Lake, Jeff Bank

May 27
— SURF SCOTER, Glenmore Reservoir, FFCPP field trip
— RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD, Weaselhead area, FFCPP
— CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD, same, FFCPP
— ALDER FLYCATCHER, same, FFCPP
— WILLOW FLYCATCHER, same, FFCPP
— VEERY, same, FFCPP
— BROWN THRASHER, same, FFCPP
— SPOTTED TOWHEE, same, FFCPP

May 28
— RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, Elkwater (Cypress Hills PP), Leena Tirrul

May 29
— SHARP-SHINNED HAWK, Confluence Park, CFNS field trip
— LEWIS’S WOODPECKER, Pearce Estate Park, Derek Gastle
— RED-HEADED WOODPECKER, Black and White Trail (Medicine Hat), MacKenzie Fai

The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is on Monday June 4.

Rare Bird Alert Calgary: May 24

May25

Have you seen an unusual bird in Calgary? If it is on this Reportable_Birds (PDF), please report it to the Nature Calgary Rare Bird Alert line at 403 221-4519 and leave a message after the beep at the end of the recording. If you would like some help with species identification, email us at birdscalgary@gmail.com.  To report injured wildlife call the Calgary Wildlife Rehabilitation Society at 403 239-2488, or the Alberta Institute for Wildlife Conservation at 403 946-2361.

Compiler: Terry Korolyk (CFNS & IBS)

Bird Sightings:

May 18
–WESTERN KINGBIRD (2), near Linden, Corinne Griffin.

May 20
–WHITE-FACED IBIS (200+), Frank Lake (E of High River), Marcel Gahbauer.
–HERMIT THRUSH, South Weaselhead, W end of Glenmore Reservoir, same.
–CEDAR WAXWING (20), Fish Creek Provincial Park, Gus Yaki and FFCPP.
–CAPE MAY WARBLER (5), Brown Lowery Provincial park, Plummers Rd., near Millarville, MG.

May 21
–SNOW GOOSE, W of 53rSt. SW, Calgary, Tony Timmons.
–BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER (39), E side of Third Lake, 2 km. S of Hwy 552 and 224th St. SE, Terry Korolyk.
–SEMIPALMATED PLOVER (7), same, same.
–RUBY-THROATED HUMMINGBIRD, Douglasdale neighborhood, Calgary, Jim Daws.
–WHITE-EYED VIREO, Wyndham-Carseland Provincial Park, willows along shore of riverside trail downriver from picnic area parking lot just N of weir, Nick Bartok, Ryan Baxter, TK, bird was photographed, first provincial record.
–CASSIN’S VIREO, N of picnic area below Carseland Weir, TK.
–MACGILLIVRAY’S WARBLER, same, same.

May 22
–BLACK-CHINNED HUMMINGBIRD, Mountain View, Nancy West.
–EASTERN KINGBIRD (2), near Linden, Corinne Griffin.
–COMMON YELLOWTHROAT, same, same.

Recent Sightings in Brooks area
–GRAY-CHEEKED THRUSH.
–GRASSHOPPER SPARROW.
–BAIRD’S SPARROW.
–LECONTE’S SPARROW.

The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is on Monday May 28.

Rare Bird Alert Calgary: May 21

May22

Have you seen an unusual bird in Calgary? If it is on this Reportable_Birds (PDF), please report it to the Nature Calgary Rare Bird Alert line at 403 221-4519 and leave a message after the beep at the end of the recording. If you would like some help with species identification, email us at birdscalgary@gmail.com.  To report injured wildlife call the Calgary Wildlife Rehabilitation Society at 403 239-2488, or the Alberta Institute for Wildlife Conservation at 403 946-2361.

Bird Sightings:

May 14:
CURVE-BILLED THRASHER, Wyndham-Carseland PP, Mary Coughlin, June ?
TURKEY VULTURE, near DeWinton , Ali Bursten.

May 19:
RED-BREASTED x COMMON MERGANSER female, storm water pond, Votier’s Flats, Terry Korolyk.

May 20:
WHITE-FACED IBIS (21), east edge of Calgary, Bob Lloyd.
AMERICAN GOLDEN PLOVER , Third Lake, Richard Clarke.
SANDERLING, Pine Coulee Res. dam, TK.
RED-NECKED PHALAROPES, SEMI-PALMATED SANDPIPERS, TUNDRA SWAN, TRUMPETER SWAN, Clear Lake, TK.
PURPLE FINCH, male, Griffith’s Woods PP, Bob Lefebrve, Dan Arndt.
GOLDEN EAGLE, as above,several groups.
ROCK WREN, north of old gravel rd, Nose Hill Pk, Steve Kassai.
RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD, west of Calgary, Marilyn Sanders.

The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is on Thursday May 24.

Rare Bird Alert Calgary: May 14

May15

Have you seen an unusual bird in Calgary? If it is on this Reportable_Birds (PDF), please report it to the Nature Calgary Rare Bird Alert line at 403 221-4519 and leave a message after the beep at the end of the recording. If you would like some help with species identification, email us at birdscalgary@gmail.com.  To report injured wildlife call the Calgary Wildlife Rehabilitation Society at 403 239-2488, or the Alberta Institute for Wildlife Conservation at 403 946-2361.

May 11
— RED-EYED VIREO, Fish Creek PP, Terry Korolyk

May 12
— SANDHILL CRANE, north of Cochrane, Rosemary Healey(?)
— NASHVILLE WARBLER, Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, Colin Young

May 13
— WHITE-FACED IBIS 200, Frank Lake, Paul Lehman
— NORTHERN GOSHAWK, (former) Cochrane Ranche PP, Joan&Malcolm McDonald
— RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD, same, J&MM
— ROCK WREN, same, J&MM
— AMERICAN GOLDEN-PLOVER, Frank Lake, Andrew Hart
— BLACK-BELLIED PLOVER, Third Lake, PL
— STILT SANDPIPER 4, same, PL
— CALLIOPE HUMMINGBIRD, Weaselhead, Bill Wilson
— CASSIN’S VIREO, Lowery Gardens, Marcel Gahbauer
— PACIFIC WREN, same, MG
— BLACKPOLL WARBLER, same, MG
— PURPLE MARTIN 15, Chestermere martin houses, PL
— MAGNOLIA WARBLER, Weaselhead, reporter unknown

The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is on Thursday May 17.

Rare Bird Alert Calgary: May 10

May11

Have you seen an unusual bird in Calgary? If it is on this Reportable_Birds (PDF), please report it to the Nature Calgary Rare Bird Alert line at 403 221-4519 and leave a message after the beep at the end of the recording. If you would like some help with species identification, email us at birdscalgary@gmail.com.  To report injured wildlife call the Calgary Wildlife Rehabilitation Society at 403 239-2488, or the Alberta Institute for Wildlife Conservation at 403 946-2361.

May 6
–WHITE-FACED IBIS (80), Basin 2 Frank Lake, 6 km. E of High River, Dan Arndt and co.
–PEREGRINE FALCON, Basin 3, same, same.
–HUDSONIAN GODWIT (4), Basin 1, same, same.
–BONAPARTE’S GULL (45), Basin 1, same, same.
–COMMON TERN (4), same, same.

May 7
–WHITE-FACED IBIS, between Decker and Rosemary, near Brooks, Dottie Torkelson.

May 8
–SANDHILL CRANE, NW of Cochrane, meadow W of RR60, just NE of Twp Rd 282, Ron Kube,
–GREAT GRAY OWL, NW of Cochrane, Twp Rd 290, RK.
–CLIFF SWALLOW (50), near Linden, Twp Rd314 W of RR 261, Corinne Griffin.

May 9
–CLAY-COLORED SPARROW (6), S Calgary, Pine Creek Sewage Treatment Plant, Warren Costello and Friends of Fish Creek Provincial Park.

May 10
–VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOW (2) Inglewood Bird Sanctuary, Bob Lefebre.
–ORANGE-CROWNED WARBLER, NW Calgary, Confederation Park, Ian Halliday.
–FOX SPARROW, same, same.

The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is on Monday May 14.

Rare Bird Alert Calgary: May 7

May8

Have you seen an unusual bird in Calgary? If it is on this Reportable_Birds (PDF), please report it to the Nature Calgary Rare Bird Alert line at 403 221-4519 and leave a message after the beep at the end of the recording. If you would like some help with species identification, email us at birdscalgary@gmail.com.  To report injured wildlife call the Calgary Wildlife Rehabilitation Society at 403 239-2488, or the Alberta Institute for Wildlife Conservation at 403 946-2361.

May 5:
CHIPPING SPARROW, HERMIT THRUSH, 200 YELLOW-RUMPED WARBLERS, 3 WHITE-THROATED
SPARROWS at IBS, Gus Yaki with FFCPP.

May 6:
BOBOLINK , N side of junction of Hwy 68/Hwy 1, Dave Elphinstone.
PALM WARBLER, IBS, various observers.
BLACKPOLL WARBLER, 3 SWAINSON’S THRUSHES, SAY’S PHOEBE at Dinosaur PP, Marcel Gahbauer.
BANK, BARN, NORTHERN ROUGH-WINGED and TREE SWALLOWS, various reports.
SAY’S PHOEBE pair, Votier’s Flats, FCPP, Terry Korolyk.
SWAINSON’S THRUSH, BROAD-WINGED HAWK, Beaverdam Flats, Steve Kassai.
SHORT-BILLED DOWITCHER (Caurinus) and a possible WHITE-FACED x GLOSSY IBIS Third Lake, Hwy 552, 224St SE, TK.
2 LEAST SANDPIPERS, 2 LONG-BILLED CURLEWS, slough at Hwy 547/ Rnge Rd 255, TK.
60 WHITE-FACED IBIS SE corner Basin 2, Frank Lake, Andrew Slater.
BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT HERON, LONG-BILLED CURLEW, 20 WESTERN GREBES, Frank Lake, AS.
WESTERN GREBE east of Shepherd, Andrew Hart.
3 THAYER’S GULLS (one very pale), LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL, IBS, Ilya Povalyaev.

The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is on Thursday May 10.