Dale Hodges Park, NW Calgary. From 16 Ave NW take Home Road north to 52nd Street NW, turn left and the first right into the parking lot behind Marantha Church. This park opened last June and since then, 116 species have been recorded on eBird. Please register with leader: Dave Russum at russumd*@*telusplanet.net or 403-284-4775. […]
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 […]
Douglas Fir Trail. Meet at south parking lot of Edworthy Park down the hill from the end of Spruce Drive SW. There is some moderate elevation gain and loss on the trail. Please register with leader John McFaul at alpnglo*@*telus.net or 403 289-9517. Nature Calgary Board has asked that trips be limited to a maximum […]
Fungi 101 West Bragg Creek. Everything you always wanted to know about mushrooms. Searching for fungi of all kinds and points for identification. Directions: bear right through Bragg Creek townsite, across the bridge, turn left and drive about 9 km to West Bragg Creek Provincial Recreation Area. Park at far end on the left in […]
Catch early fall migrants. IBS is located at 2425 – 9 Ave. SE (from the Deerfoot Trail, take the Blackfoot Trail westbound exit to 19 St. SE, then turn left onto 9 Ave.) Meet in the parking lot. Leader Janet Gill. (403) 230-5671 or (403) 831-7828. The Nature Calgary Board has asked that trips be […]
Nose Hill Park. Meet at the Berkley Gate Parking lot at 14 Street and Berkley Gate NW. Please register with leader John McFaul at alpnglo*@*telus.net or 403 289-9517. Nature Calgary Board has asked that trips be limited to a maximum of ten participants and pre-registration is required.
Inglewood Bird Sanctuary. IBS is located at 2425 - 9 Ave. SE (from the Deerfoot Trail, take the Blackfoot Trail westbound exit to 19 St. SE, then turn left onto 9 Ave.) Meet in the parking lot. Please register with leader: Nimali Seneviratne at ntfern*@*telus.net or 403-836-5146. The Nature Calgary Board has asked that trips […]
68th Street SE Wetlands. Directions - From 17th Ave SE, turn south on 68th Street SE, just beyond the City of Calgary storage compound turn right into parking lot. Plan is to walk around the wetlands in a counter- clockwise direction. Gulls? Shorebirds? Who knows? Total distance is approximately 4.0 km, Dress appropriately for the […]
Peter Roxburgh has offered to lead people on a real birding adventure in the Sheep River Valley. This is a world-class hawk watching site with the chance of seeing up to 10 species of raptors during their fall migration. He will take a maximum of two people on any one of the dates listed below. This […]
City Nature Challenge Results with Matt Wallace. The City Nature Challenge ran from April 24 - 27 this year and, despite COVID-19, had tremendous participation and results. Matt is the coordinator of the challenge that is a world wide effort to document the flora and fauna that reside in our urban environments. Due to COVID-19, […]