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 Albert was recorded on July 11, 2011.
July 8
— GREAT CRESTED FLYCATCHER probable, west of Bassano, Susan & Dave Russum
July 9
— GREAT GRAY OWL 3, west of Hwy 22 NW of Cochrane, Ron Kube
July 10
— BLACK-CROWNED NIGHT-HERON 11, Dead Horse Road, Langdon, RK
— BREWER’S SPARROW, northerly, near Crowfoot ferry upstream from Bassano Dam, Jim Davis
The next scheduled update of the Bird Alert is on Thursday July 14.