Dec 9, 2018 | News
By David M. Bird, PhD, Emeritus Professor of Ornithology at McGill University There are movements afoot in Canada to select a National Bird. Currently we have the maple as our official tree and for better or worse, the beaver as our official mammal. So why not an...
Nov 30, 2018 | News
With December around the corner, it is time again for the annual Christmas Bird Counts. More information about the Calgary Christmas Bird Count is below. The dates for the 2018 Christmas Bird Counts in Southern Alberta are: Sat Dec 15 Banff-Canmore Sun Dec 16...
Oct 18, 2018 | News
Board member JP Gravel attended the 2018 Rock ‘n’ Fossil Road Show on behalf of Nature Calgary. Robert MacNaughton, a research scientist with the Geological Survey of Canada, wrote this about the event: The 2018 Rock ‘n’ Fossil Road Show was a...
Oct 1, 2018 | News
Young birders can use the Thayer Birding Software to identify and track birds in their backyard. Pete Thayer, president of Thayer Software, has provided Nature Calgary with software access codes so young birders (children and youth up to Grade 12) can use the...
Sep 18, 2018 | News
Global Bird Rescue is a FLAP Canada initiative that will bring the issue of bird building collisions into the hands of the public. This weeklong event, dubbed Collision Count Week, will bring communities together to search for fallen birds in their neighbourhood....
Aug 28, 2018 | News
The Barrier Lake Field Station would like to invite you to the Fall Naturalist Day and retirement celebration for Dr. Ed Johnson. When: Saturday, September 8th Day Event Schedule 11:45am Meet at Barrier Lake Field Station Main Lodge 12:00pm Lunch followed by a...
