California Birding for Albertans Presented by Caroline Lambert Caroline started her birding life in California and birded there for six years before moving back to Alberta. In this talk she will give an overview of similarities and differences between birds in Alberta and California, including a description of the different bird habitats and birding hotspots […]
In Search of the Picathartes Speaker Mark Rubensohn Mark was fortunate to have the opportunity to travel to Ethiopia and Ghana on a bird watching trip in November 2018. He will share his travels through the highlands (above 4,000m) of Ethiopia, descending into the Great Rift Valley and into the tropical rain forests of Ghana. […]
Smaller and Lighter Camera Alternatives Speaker: Jeff Yee, The Camera Store We will have a look at the most current technologies that are creating new classifications of cameras. These new cameras are smaller and lighter, while creating high quality images of the larger DSLR cameras. We will look at samples of compact point and shoot cameras with […]
Speaker Myrna Pearman Myrna Pearman will give an update on Ellis Bird Farm, including new site, education and research projects. She will talk about the tracking of Purple Martins and Mountain Bluebirds, where they go in the winter, how many return each year and how the data collected is used for research. She will also […]
"Birds, Bats and Buildings: Navigating the Concrete Jungle" Speakers: Kathleen Johnson & Dr. Scott Lovell Two of the Co-Founders of Calgary Migratory Species Response Team (CMSRT) will introduce their new citizen science group in Calgary. The objective of CMSRT is to determine whether or not a high number of birds and bats are striking Calgary's […]
Speakers: Phil Cram and others Results of the 2019 Christmas Bird Counts
“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 […]