Mammals of Calgary - Part 2

 Bobcat (Lynx rufus)

Long-tailed Weasel 
(Mustela frenata)

White-tailed Jackrabbit (Lepus townsendii)

American Beaver 

(Castor canadensis)

Mammals of Calgary - Part 1

Deers 

Whitetail(Odocoileus virginianus) or/and  Mule Deers (Odocoileus hemionus) - I can't tell them apart

 Squirrels 

Richardson's Ground Squirrel
(Urocitellus richardsonii)

Gray Squirrel 
(Sciurus carolinensis)

Golden-mantled Ground
Squirrel (Callospermophilus lateralis)

Least Chipmunk
(Neotamias minimus) 

Red Squirrel 
(Sciurus vulgaris)

Gray or Red Squirrel

Gray or Red Squirrel

Two Year Birds

Brown Pelican

As I traverse the island yesterday, Thursday March, 26, I recorded two new year birds. The first one, a rare bird, a Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) at Pile Bay, St. Michael. 

Juvenile Black-crowned Night-Heron

Later in the afternoon while birding in the north I paid a visit to an egrets rookery at Half Acre, St. Lucy and was surprised to find seven juvenile Black-crowned Night-Heron (Nycticorax nycticorax). These two brought my big year count to 76 species.   
Remember to practice social distancing and for those under quarantine or on lockdown, just fine a window and emerge yourself in the beauty of creation, it can lift your spirit. Stay safe.

Big Year Update: February

The second month of the year looks a lot better than the first for both my Big Year 2020 and Photographic big Year challenges.  In the case of my Big Year, I added 10 species to finish the month at 71 bird species. The birds added were:

1. Caribbean Martin (Progne dominicensis)
2. Semipalmated Sandpiper (Calidris pusilla)
3. Red-billed Tropicbird (Phaethon aethereus)
4. Pacific Golden-Plover (Pluvialis fulva)
5. Northern Waterthrush (Parkesia noveboracensis)
6. Southern Lapwing (Vanellus chilensis)
7. Western Sandpiper (Calidris mauri)
8. Belted Kingfisher (Megaceryle alcyon)
9. Great Blue Heron (Ardea Herodias)
10. Lesser Black-backed Gull (Larus fuscus)

For the Photographic Big Year challenge, I added 7 images to close the month off with 9 images. The month of March is normally a quiet birding month so I am not expecting any big jumps in the Big Year 2020  tally.  What that does though, is afforded me time to concentrate on gaining quality images for the Photographic Big Year list.  Let's see how that goes.

February Images

Ruddy Turnstone

Green-throated Carib

Royal Tern

American Coot

Black-whiskered Vireo

Snowy Egret

Little Blue Heron