Bird Friendly Calgary

Bird Friendly Calgary is a team of volunteers working to make Calgary a Great Place for Birds. Designated a #BirdFriendlyCity by Nature Canada on May 8, 2021.

[Bird Friendly Calgary @BirdFriendlyYYC]

Thanks for chatting with our team this week @scottstrasser19! Please keep an eye out for window strike victims, it can happen anytime! Turn off indoor and outdoor lights at night and #markyourwindows!

[Bird Friendly Calgary @BirdFriendlyYYC]

Ok Calgary friends, migration is definitely underway and unfortunately windows are taking a toll. If you live or work downtown (or hear buildings with a lot of windows), please keep an eye out!

[Calgary Urban Species Response Team (CUSRT) @CalgaryResponse]

🚨Multiple strike downtown! Survey team downtown is finding several strikes at multiple buildings WHILE present. We need help to check rest of downtown as we are small and can’t be everywhere.

[Bird Friendly Calgary @BirdFriendlyYYC]

@ratliw @N88TE @NatureYYC @weaselheadpark @cmcalgary @BikeBikeYYC One could argue the responsible thing would be to not be biking in a natural area at night when we know wildlife is more active.

[Bird Friendly Calgary @BirdFriendlyYYC]

@ratliw @weaselheadpark @cmcalgary @BikeBikeYYC Also night time is when most wildlife is active in parks to avoid people. A black bear has been in the weaselhead with cubs for multiple years without incident. There is a park closure at 11pm for a reason

[Bird Friendly Calgary @BirdFriendlyYYC]

Healthy watersheds are a cornerstone to healthy ecosystems, by not explicitly considering non human use, aquatic life and all that depends on it is at risk. Write your MLA to express your concern

[Bird Friendly Calgary @BirdFriendlyYYC]

Sooo who can develop this for Canada?!

[Team BirdCast @DrBirdCast]

BirdCast's Migration Dashboard is now live! Follow the amazing numbers of migratory birds passing over your local county or state, in real-time! https://t.co/u5X5ezQfPg Dig into flight altitudes, migration speeds, historical comparisons, and much more!

[Bird Friendly Calgary @BirdFriendlyYYC]

Check out our Chair John talking out our lights out initiative on @GlobalCalgary this morning! Migration is picking up, make sure by 11 you #turnoffthelights!

https://t.co/Bb4oZQgSeQ

[Bird Friendly Calgary @BirdFriendlyYYC]

They’re back!

[Wild Bird Fund @wildbirdfund]

While Flaco the owl was flying free in NYC, consuming meal after meal of the poisoned rats that would contribute to his death, hundreds of wild, native raptors across the city were meeting the same fate.

This is beautiful Boho, an adult red-tailed hawk.🧵

📷: Emily Einhorn

[Wild Bird Fund @wildbirdfund]

Flaco's toxicology report reveals 4 different types of rodenticide + pigeon herpesvirus. He was a very sick bird, in other words, when he collided with a window and fell, or simply fell, suffering traumatic injuries at an UWS apartment building.
https://t.co/01gq5ExRhQ

[Bird Friendly Calgary @BirdFriendlyYYC]

Join us tonight for🌎hour to launch our Lights Out for Birds spring migration edition! Turn those lights off at 8:30 and keep them off between 11pm-6am until the end of May to help keep our 🪶 friends on course to their summer homes! ❤️🐦‍⬛

[Bird Friendly Calgary @BirdFriendlyYYC]

Join @Miistakis and @AvianEco to learn about our local amphibians! 🐸

[Calgary Urban Species Response Team (CUSRT) @CalgaryResponse]

📆March 19!!!! A fabulous in-person event in #Airdrie! Love frogs, salamanders and more?! 🐸

Join wonderful people from the respected @Miistakis for a great evening!

@N88TE @savenosecreek @ConfedCreek @FOCCAssociation @FishCreekPP @FisherSpeaks @Ubermoogle

[Nature is Amazing ☘️ @AMAZlNGNATURE]

The Great Gray Owl and her owlets 🦉

[Weaselhead Society @weaselheadpark]

Great Backyard Bird Count starts today and runs until Monday. A warm looking weekend for a bird walk in the Weaselhead.
What birds are you seeing this weekend? Share them with us! #weaselheadpark #gbbc #gbbc2024

[Weaselhead Society @weaselheadpark]

This weekend is the #GreatBackyardBirdCount! Spend time in your favourite place observing & counting as many birds as you can, for at least 30min, and report your findings! This helps scientists better understand global bird populations. Details below:
https://t.co/BXzkmepzyp

[Bird Friendly Calgary @BirdFriendlyYYC]

@CalgaryResponse 🤮

[Bird Friendly Calgary @BirdFriendlyYYC]

Wildlife friendly fencing is good for birds too!

[Bird Friendly Calgary @BirdFriendlyYYC]

#CityBird #TeamChickadee!

[Nature Alberta @NatureAlberta]

Alberta is home to four chickadee species. Black-capped chickadees are the most common and widespread. Long, cold winters can severely challenge the survival skills of chickadees and other resident birds. Learn more
about their survival skills at: https://t.co/NU9abvNDhm

[Bird Friendly Calgary @BirdFriendlyYYC]

Even if we weren’t in an energy grid emergency a lot of those lights could be turned off…

[Kyle Brittain @BadWeatherKyle]

Calgary skyline at 730PM.

Sure as hell is a lot of light coming from those office towers for a Saturday night with excess strain on the grid...#yyc