Barred Owl in Fish Creek Park, Calgary, December 7, 2014. Photo by Tony LePrieur
The 115th annual Christmas Bird Count season runs from December 14, 2014 to January 5, 2015. There are many one-day counts taking place in the Calgary region. New participants are always welcome, and in many cases there are opportunities to contribute by watching birds at your feeder as well as by going out in the field. If you are interested in taking part, contact the count compiler.
There are over 2,600 Christmas Bird counts taking place this season. You shouldn’t have much trouble finding one near you on a date that you are available.
Just a few of the 2,600+ circles where counts are taking place this year. Calgary is near the centre of this screen shot, Edmonton near the top.
Here are details of a few of the nearby counts. You can find information on all of the Canadian counts on the Bird Studies Canada site, and more information on the Audubon site. If anyone can help fill in the blanks below or has updated information, please let us know at birdscalgary at gmail.com.
Location |
Date |
Compiler |
Phone |
|
Calgary |
Sun Dec 14 |
Phil Cram |
403-228-4142 |
crampj at telus.net |
Calgary Feeder Watchers |
Sun Dec 14 |
Donna Wieckowski |
403-276-7799 |
astolat at shaw.ca |
High River |
Tues Dec 16 |
Greg Wagner |
403-333-1200 |
greg.wagner at athene.ca |
Banff/Canmore |
Sat Dec 20 |
Heather Dempsey |
403-762-3056 |
hjdempsey at shaw.ca |
Nanton |
Sun Dec 21 |
Mike Truch |
403-829-6986 |
mike_truch at shaw.ca |
Dinosaur Provincial Park |
Mon Dec 22 |
Yousif Attia |
403-585-1125 |
ysattia at gmail.com |
Horseshoe Canyon/Drumheller |
Tues Dec 23 |
Mike Harrison |
403-236-4700 |
tringa at telus.net |
Cochrane |
Sat Dec 27 |
Frank Hennessey |
403-932-4986 |
Frankhennessey at gmail .com |
Cochrane Wildlife Preserve |
Sun Dec 28 |
Jamey Podlubny |
svisser at ucalgary.ca |
|
Sheep River/Turner Valley |
Tues Dec 30 |
Doug Collister |
403-637-2922 |
collistr at gmail.com |
Fish Creek Park (1/2 day) |
Thurs Jan 1 |
Jim Washbrook |
403-613-9216 |
jwashbrook at prairiesky.ab.ca |
Sundre (Snake’s Head) |
Sat Jan 3 |
Doug Collister |
403-637-2922 |
collistr at gmail.com |
Exshaw |
Sat Jan 3 |