Calgary, AB
Bird Nerds Begins
51.0447° N, 114.0719° W
Bird nerds notes
The Bird Nerds (consisting of Vince and Sandra) have determined that birds are the best! We joined up with a Nature Calgary field trip and were instantly hooked. We broke off from the group and started venturing out on our own but weren't diligent about taking notes or recording conditions. During this time, we checked out places like The Weaselhead Wildlife Area, Frank Lake, Fish Creek Park, Brown Lowery Park, Ralph Klein Park, and Elliston Park. Although we didn't have notes we were taking photos:
Conditions
- October
- sunny
- celsius
First sightings (lifers) 30x
- American crow
- American robin
- American wigeon
- Black-billed magpie
- Black-capped chickadee
- Bohemian waxwing
- Brown creeper
- Bufflehead
- Common goldeneye
- Canada goose
- Common merganser
- Common raven
- Downy woodpecker
- Hooded merganser
- House sparrow
- Killdeer
- Gadwall
- Golden-crowned kinglet
- Great grey owl
- Great-horned owl
- Mallard
- Northern flicker
- Northern shoveler
- Northern shrike
- Red-breasted nuthatch
- Ring-necked pheasant
- Rock Dove (domestic pigeon)
- Song sparrow
- Tundra swan
- White-breasted nuthatch