Good birding locations around Calgary

[paul_josland]

I have recently moved to the Calgary area and am looking for some good birding

locations, I have a car so traveling to locations further away should pose no

problem.

 

Any recomendations would be gratefully received.

[bob_sunley]

Try google with calgary bird watching sites

[dave_s]

Look <A HREF="http://www.rarebirds.com/listing/4580/">here</a> for a start. Lists a few places to go and some people who could probably give you some advice.

[stemked]

Hi Paul.

 

Do I ever miss living in Alberta (well, except for winter; I lived in Edmonton and we saw Calgary as being down in the tropics). A really good and inexpensive book to get is Alberta Wildlife Viewing Guide (Watchable Wildlife Series): Jim Butler. You can get it for less than a couple of dollars from www.abebooks.com

[stemked]

I should note S. Alberta has some pretty fascinating habitats. The Cypress Hills (SE Alberta), Drumheller, and of course numerous sites in the Rockies.

[paul_josland]

Thank you for all your replies, they are a great help.

[forrest_andrew]

Paul - if you're really interested in birding, check out the Yahoo group Albertabird. 100's of members across the province posting their sightings from many a great bird spot. The book 'Birds of Alberta' (Fisher and Acorn) is also a great resource for birding locations (a best best location is listed for each species). With Calgary's proximity to mountainous Kananaskis and Banff, the foothill forests and the wide open praries, it's hard to point you in any one direction.

 

Welcome and enjoy!

 

from the far, far north in Edmonton.

 

Andrew Forrest

 

ps. you must be loving our spring ! :-)