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, us email us at zoxox@shaw.ca  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.

This Bird Alert was recorded on Monday Aug 1 at 9:30 am.

Bird Sightings:

July 28:
either an immature CHESTNUT-SIDED or BLACK-THROATED GREEN WARBLER , west FCPP, Terry Korolyk
WESTERN TANAGER, Inglewood BS, research team

July 29:
WESTERN TANAGER, IBS, as above

July 30:
SEMIPALMATED PLOVER (15), SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS (82), RED-NECKED PHALAROPES
(110), BAIRD’S SANDPIPERS (7), LEAST SANDPIPERS (10), GREATER YELLOWLEGS (4),
LONG-BILLED DOWITCHERS (150), BLACK-NECKED STILTS (29), Weed Lake near Langdon, Bill Wilson.
NELSON’S SPARROW, at Hwy 791, north of Hwy 560, BW.

July 31:
SEMIPALMATED PLOVER (16), SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS, (60), LEAST SANDPIPERS (3),
WILSON’S PHALAROPES (400), Weed Lake, TK.

The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is on Thursday Aug 4.