“War between the subspecies?  The continued northern march of the southern subspecies of White crowned Sparrows in Alberta.” Speaker: Dr. Scott Lovell Over the past four years, I have examined song, plumage, and genetics of two subspecies of White-crowned Sparrows along the front range of the Rockies, from Waterton to just east of Jasper.  Preliminary […]

Speaker: Gavin McKinnon Throughout 2019, Gavin McKinnon traveled throughout Alberta looking for birds. His goal was to see 300 species within the province in one calendar year. Throughout the year he visited some very remote and birdy locations. Come to hear all the details about the birds and the places he saw during his "Big […]

Canadian bird populations Speaker: Andrew Hart Location: Virtual presentation on Zoom (see newsletter for Zoom link and password) This talk will review the Bird Study Canada report on the state of Canada’s Birds. The actual report data as well as the methodology and source data behind it will be discussed. Selective local Calgary data will […]

Calgary Wildlife Rehabilitation Society Speaker: Melanie Whalen Location: Virtual presentation on Zoom (see newsletter for Zoom link and password) I will focus on wildlife rehabilitation and the education and research programs at the Calgary Wildlife Rehabilitation Society. The talk will be tailored around bird medicine and research. The message I would like to deliver is […]

Raptors and their habits Presenter: Jon Groves Jon developed a keen interest in natural history growing up in southern Alberta. He has practiced the sport of falconry since his early teens before he took up digital photography in 2001. An ardent conservationist with diverse interests in ecology Jon stives to take unique photographs of less […]

High Latitude Birding Miles Tindal Many birders like to travel and enjoy the spectacular birdlife in other parts of the world.  The birds that breed in the high latitudes of the northern and southern hemispheres can be some of the most spectacular and fascinating of all.  Covid has forced the cancellation or postponement of most […]

Christmas Bird Count Meeting opens at 7:00pm Presentation to begin at 7:30pm Phil Cram and others will present the results of the Calgary and area Christmas Bird Counts. To ensure you get the email you must subscribe to the Bird Study Group. To do this, log in to Nature Calgary, go to My Membership, then […]

BirdYYC2020 : The Whole Story Speaker Speaker: Howard Heffler Following a tradition of “big year” birding competitions held in 2000 and 2010, Nature Calgary promoted a similar initiative in 2020. Birders were invited to participate in a friendly challenge to find as many species of birds as possible within the Calgary city limits. Howard will […]

North American Grouse Species and Conservation Speaker: Don McKinnon Don will provide an overview of the distribution, habitat, behavior and conservation concerns of North American grouse species. He will outline threats and present strategies being used to help at- risk grouse species to recover. Meeting opens at 7:15pm Presentation to begin at 7:30pm Due to […]

Africa in Our Lens Speakers; Joan & Wayne Walker In the fall of 2018 Wayne and Joan spent five weeks travelling through Southern Africa, visiting the Moremi Game Reserve, Marakele, Chobe and Hwange National Parks, Victoria Falls, as well as beautiful Cape Town and Hermanus.  Our focus will be on some of the unique and fascinating ways these […]