Speaker: Lyn Hancock Topic: Looking for the Wild – The story of a trip around North America with Gus Yaki 40 years ago Meeting opens at 7:15pm Presentation to begin at 7:30pm Due to COVID-19, meetings will be held via Zoom. Links and meeting codes will be emailed to members closer to the event date.

Speaker: Kathleen Johnson Topic: Calgary Migratory Response Meeting opens at 7:15pm Presentation to begin at 7:30pm Due to COVID-19, meetings will be held via Zoom. Links and meeting codes will be emailed to members closer to the event date.

Speaker: Diane Stinson Topic: Birding Portugal Meeting opens at 7:15pm Presentation to begin at 7:30pm Due to COVID-19, meetings will be held via Zoom. Links and meeting codes will be emailed to members closer to the event date.

Topic: Black Swifts Take Flight in Banff National Park Presenter: Jennifer Reimer, Project Lead for the Black Swift Monitoring Program in Banff National Park Date: December 1, 2021 Time: 7:30 Venue: Zoom General Public Tickets Info: Black Swifts (Cypseloides niger borealis) are the largest swifts in North America and the only subspecies to occur in Canada. This high […]

Christmas Bird Count Results Presenters from Calgary, Cochrane, Priddis, Sheep River, and Chestermere counts. Come see the results of the Christmas Bird Counts from Calgary and the surrounding areas.  Hear what birds were found as hundreds of volunteers braved the cold to go out and count the birds.  It's also your chance to ask some questions […]

Noteworthy & Rare Birds during the Covid Pandemic Presenter: James Fox Join James Fox, co-editor of the Prairie Province Region for North American Birds, and an Alberta eBird reviewer, to discuss the rare & noteworthy birds observed in Alberta during the covid pandemic. Also learn about North American Birds, a quarterly journal published by the […]

Whooping Cranes - Canada's Conservation Success Story Presenter: Stan Shadwick The Whooping Crane is North America’s tallest and most elegant native bird. Although still an endangered species, their Canadian population has increased 33-fold from the early 1940s when they were on the brink of extinction. In his presentation, Stan will summarize the role that Canadian […]

The Wonder of Hummingbirds Presenter: John Bargman & Ena Spalding If you are wowed by hummingbirds, join us for closeup views and interesting stories and facts about hummingbirds of the Americas. John Bargman and Ena Spalding will show images of wonderful hummers taken in Costa Rica, Columbia, Peru, Ecuador, Belize and Canada. Members please look […]

Newfoundland – Birds and More Presenter: Howard Heffler In June 2022, Howard and Lyn Heffler visited Newfoundland for 18 days. The primary focus was birding – specifically sea birds. They also wanted to learn more about the history of Canada’s youngest province; interestingly, the one with the oldest European settlements. There are several easily accessible […]

Not ANOTHER Pandemic—Highly pathogenic avian influenza in wild birds Presenter: Dr. Dayna Goldsmith This presentation will begin with a brief introduction of what it means to be an influenza virus and the history of avian influenza in Canada. The presentation will then move into a review of the current outbreak with a focus on wild […]