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 report was prepared on Thursday December 15.

recently
— DARK-EYED JUNCO, Oakridge (Calgary), Margaret Bruner

December 10
— WHITE-WINGED CROSSBILL 6, Cedarbrae (Calgary), J. Weldtman

December 12 and succeeding
— RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER, George Lane Park, High River, several obs

December 14
— KILLDEER, Hull’s Wood, Fish Creek PP, Terry Korolyk
— AMERICAN TREE SPARROW 2, same, TK

The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is on Monday December 19.