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A Calgary Birder: Magic Moments at the Nest Box
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Saturday, 1 June 2013. Magic Moments at the Nest Box. I also came across this short video. Of him putting one together and talking about the different types of nest. One of our decorated nestboxes. Student and parent volunteer attaching a box to the fencepost. I was a little skeptical about how much success we would have with attracting birds, due to the urban location, and late May timing. But then something magical happened…. Tree Swallows, Tachycineta bicolor. Photo by Prairie Birder. 1 June 2013 at 1...
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A Calgary Birder: Where in the World is Calgary Birder? - Clue #4 (and last!)
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Tuesday, 2 July 2013. Where in the World is Calgary Birder? Clue #4 (and last! I'm heading off on an exciting trip this summer: a family vacation with lots of opportunities to see many new birds, as well as other cool wildlife. Rather than just telling you where I'm headed, I figured it might be fun to post a few clues in the form of photos of birds that could/should turn up on this trip. This last clue should tell you exactly in which country we are spending about three-quarters of our trip! Angela G ha...
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A Calgary Birder: March 2013
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Wednesday, 27 March 2013. Taxidermy and Taxonomy at the Canadian Museum of Nature. I've been invited to contribute to the Bird Canada multi-author blog and will be writing on the 27th of each month. My first post is up and you can read it by clicking on the image below. You know you want to! By the way, I'll have a little more on my Ontario trip in the next little while - I'm still searching for that American Black Duck! Monday, 18 March 2013. As many as twenty Steller's Jays. I slipped out of a dark hou...
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A Calgary Birder: A Cross-Province Conundrum
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Monday, 27 May 2013. Where's one of the easiest spots to find this subspecies in Canada? Find out in my monthly Bird Canada post - click on the picture to link through. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Notes From a NW Ontario Backyard – August 2016. It has most definitely been ‘juvenile bird’ season around here. My yard has been full of an assortment of juveniles: Hummingbirds, Purple . Turbo's Track and Photo Tour. Packing for a Birding Workshop. Life in the Beaver Hills. Fur and Feathers 5000. After...
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A Calgary Birder: Checklists
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As of May 31st, 2014, my current tallies are:. Life List: 530 species. ABA List: 311 species. Alberta List: 248 species. 2011 - 202 species (160 Alberta). 2012 - 297 species (201 Alberta) - This list is archived on this google doc. 2013 - 385 species (206 Alberta) - This list is archived on this google doc. 2014 - 152 species (108 Alberta). Year List - Life birds in bold. Alberta firsts in italics. Mallard, Jan-01, Banff townsite area, Banff National Park, AB. Steller's Jay, Jan-11, North Vancouver, BC.
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A Calgary Birder: May 2013
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Monday, 27 May 2013. Where's one of the easiest spots to find this subspecies in Canada? Find out in my monthly Bird Canada post - click on the picture to link through. Saturday, 25 May 2013. Counting in the Rain. Let's start with a typical spring bird count scene - identify these four duck species, click to enlarge if needed. Answers at the bottom of this post! The wet and windy weather made finding songbirds somewhat challenging, although a surprise Rose-breasted Grosbeak. And seven Hooded Mergansers.
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A Calgary Birder: Birding in Bowmont Park
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Friday, 7 June 2013. Birding in Bowmont Park. As was to be expected with the intermittent, at times heavy rain, the light was not very good for photography but I did get a few decent shots, as captioned below. There's also a species list at the bottom of this post which is probably fairly typical for this area at this time of year, although Violet-Green Swallow and Common Yellowthroat were nice treats and we were surprised not to hear any Warbling Vireo. There were lots of Grey Catbirds. Notes From a NW ...
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A Calgary Birder: November 2012
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Monday, 19 November 2012. A Nemesis No Longer. Some of my childhood was spent in Ontario and I clearly remember seeing Pileated Woodpeckers a few times in the forests around Peterborough and Ottawa, mostly while out cross-country skiing. When I started keeping track of my bird sightings a few years ago, I assumed it would be a quick addition to my Alberta list. No such luck! In a larger map. The first thirty minutes of our outing was extremely quiet with a handful of Black-billed Magpies. Flew across the...
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A Calgary Birder: December 2012
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Tuesday, 25 December 2012. Season's Greetings from A Calgary Birder. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to everyone! I hope you've had a great year of birding, as I have. The next one is just around the corner. Saturday, 22 December 2012. Christmas Bird Count - Calgary. Plans for a quiet Christmas around town enable me to participate in three Christmas Bird Counts. This year. The first of these was last weekend's Calgary count where I counted with four other birders in South Glenmore Park. Their flight...
