Exploring the Ice Age Across Alberta Speaker: Dr. Chris Jass Alberta is rich in fossils, and over the past 10 years, Dr. Chris Jass (Curator of Quaternary Palaeontology at he Royal Alberta Museum), has explored the province in search of Ice Age fossils. In his presentation, Dr. Jass will take you to his favorite palaeontological […]
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 […]
The Western Ghats Since retiring in 2016 Andrew Hart has made several visits to India. This presentation will center on the Western Ghats, a mountain range that runs parallel to the west coast of India. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is one of the eight hot-spots of biological diversity in the world. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
As a result of changes to the bylaws of the society the AGM has been moved from December to October. A review of NC operations and financial status will take place as well as the election of the board members. Anyone interested in becoming a board member is welcome to contact John McFaul at president@naturecalgary.com. […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]