December 2019
Bird Study Group – December 2019
"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 downtown windows or structures during Spring and Fall migration. During our presentation, we will introduce how we came to be where we are today, what we…
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Bird Study Group – January 2020
Speakers: Phil Cram and others Results of the 2019 Christmas Bird Counts
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Bird Study Group – February 2020
“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 data analyses suggests that the song of the southern subspecies has been moving northern at a very rapid rate over the past ~35 years, and…
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Bird Study Group – March 2020
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Bird Study Group – April 2020
Speakers; Joan & Wayne Walker Africa in Our Lens 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 located in the deep south. The focus on this presentation will be on our feathered friends, sharing photographs and some of the unique and fascinating ways these clever birds have adapted in order to thrive. Come and experience “their" Africa,…
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Bird Study Group – May 2020
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