Lac La Biche Birding Society
Spring Arrivals
Lac La Biche Birding Society spring arrivals listing. Name of species, name of birder, when seen, where seen.
2010
April 6. 6 Robins at Claude Lake. When the blizzard arrived on the 9th they took shelter by the house in the Engleman Ivy vines and enjoyed the berries. We fed them frozen saskatoons, currents and raisins in an open dish feeder hanging from a birch tree until the snow melted. The Robins are now doing fine and searching my lawn for food. Mel Kuprowsky
April 15. 12 Purple Finches at Claude Lake. Mel Kuprowsky
April 18. 2 Red-winged Blackbirds at Claude Lake. Mel Kuprowsky
April 22. Winter Wren singing. Jennifer Okrainec
April 30. White Throated Sparrow singing. Jennifer Okrainec
May 2. Yellow Rumped Warbler singing. Loon calling this evening. Jennifer Okrainec
May 5. 2 Turkey Vultures at Mission. Rod and Samantha Collinge
May 6. 2 Pelicans circling over golf course. Mel Kuprowsky
2011
March 31. 19 Canada Geese walking on ice-covered Claude Lake. Mel Kuprowsky
April 5. Starlings in Lac La Biche. Bernie Gauthier
April 6. Mallard ducks at Squirrley's Point Lac La Biche. Clara McArthur
April 6. Sea gulls (California) in Lac La Biche. Bernie Gauthier
April 7. 3 Crows alongside road near Sunset Bay. Mel Kuprowsky
April 10. Juncos in Lac La Biche. Bernie Gauthier.
April 11. Starlings in Lac La Biche. Clara McArthur
April 10. 25 Juncos cleaning up sunflower seed under feeders at Claude Lake. Mel Kuprowsky
April 13. Gyrfalcon in Lac La Biche. Bernie Gauthier
April 14. Tree sparrow in Lac La Biche. Bernie Gauthier
April 15. Blue Heron at Red Deer Creek by highway. Clara McArthur
April 23. Osprey, Coot, Pelicans. Jennifer Okrainec
April 24. Robins, Common Goldeneye. Jennifer Okrainec
April 26. Red Winged Blackbirds at Claude Lake. Mel Kuprowsky
April 27. Tree Swallows south of Lac La Biche. Ted Johnson
April 28. Cormorants, Franklin Seagull, Purple Finch at Claude Lake.
April 29. Song Sparrow and Yellow-Rumped Warbler. Jennifer Okrainec
April 30. Common Snipe at Claude Lake. Mel Kuprowsky
May 1. Common Loon at Churchill Park in open water by bridge. Mel Kuprowsky
May 14. Harris Sparrows (2), Rose Breasted grosbeak, American Goldfinch (2), Western Tangier, Yellow Warblers in Lac La Biche. Bernie Gauthier
