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Burrowing Owl: Rhea Wilson Turkey Vultures: Carol Porter CANADIAN BADLANDS BIRDING TRAILS Propos posed ed by Grassland ands s Natur uralis alists ts 7 Jun une 2012 WHY BIRDING TRAILS? As fa far

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CANADIAN BADLANDS BIRDING TRAILS

Propos posed ed by Grassland ands s Natur uralis alists ts 7 Jun une 2012

Turkey Vultures: Carol Porter Burrowing Owl: Rhea Wilson

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WHY BIRDING TRAILS?

American Bittern: Milt Spitzer

  • As fa

far back as 1995, the US. Nationa nal Survey y on Recreati ation n and the Environment nment (NSRE) E) named birdi ding ng as one of the fa fastest est growing ng recreati tion n activi vities s in the countr try.

  • More recently, Maclean’s magazine reported that

birding ding is ranked ed as second only to golf as Canada’s fa fast stest est growing ng recreati tion. n.

  • Touring

ng birde ders and phot

  • tographe

raphers provide de ecot

  • touris

rism economic mic opportuni tuniti ties es to local communi niti ties. es.

  • Although

gh neighbouri

  • uring

ng provi vinc nces es and states es have been very active e in promoti

  • ting

ng their r birdin ding areas and providi viding ng the requ quired red trail infra frast structure, ructure, Alberta needs to do much more to suppo port t its local and touri ring ng birder ders.

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A BIRDER PROFILE

Ac According ding to the Nationa nal Fish sh and Wildlife e survey, , the average birder er is:

  • 49 years of age
  • Bet

etter r than average income and educati tion

  • Slightl

htly y more likely y to be f female (54%) Birder ders s va vary in terms ms of:

  • Level of commitme

tment nt and experti tise (from casual al to very serious) us)

  • Extent

nt of travel and expenditu ditures res

  • Intere

rest st in combini ning ng birding ding with ot

  • ther

activi vities es

  • Phot
  • tograph

aphy

  • Camp

mping ng

  • Visiti

ting ng ot

  • ther touri

rist st sites es

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BIRDING LOCALES IN NORTH AMERICA

Point Pelee National Park

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BIRDING LOCALES IN NORTH AMERICA

Long Point Provincial Park

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BIRDING LOCALES IN NORTH AMERICA

Oak Hammock Marsh

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BIRDING LOCALES IN NORTH AMERICA

Southern Arizona

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BIRDING LOCALES IN NORTH AMERICA

Coast of Texas

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BIRDING LOCALES IN NORTH AMERICA

Florida

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CANADIAN BADLANDS BIRDING AREAS

Medicine Hat:

Police Point Strathcona Park Kin Coulee

Yellow-breasted Chat: Bob Frew

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CANADIAN BADLANDS BIRDING AREAS

Manyberries area: Ferruginous Hawk: Bob Frew

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CANADIAN BADLANDS BIRDING AREAS

Pakowki Lake: Eared Grebe: Milt Spitzer

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CANADIAN BADLANDS BIRDING AREAS

Murray Lake American Avocet: Milt Spitzer

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CANADIAN BADLANDS BIRDING AREAS

Cypress Hills Mountain Bluebird: Bob Frew

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CANADIAN BADLANDS BIRDING AREAS

Dinosaur Provincial Park Lark Sparrow: Milt Spitzer

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CANADIAN BADLANDS BIRDING AREAS

Brooks area:

Tilley Brooks Lake Newell

Long-billed Curlew: Bob Frew

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CANADIAN BADLANDS BIRDING AREAS

Chappice Lake

Other er Are reas of Interes rest

Writing on Stone Provincial Park Rosebud River Valley Drumheller Area Sandy Point and Empress Area Taber Area

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SPECIAL BIRDS OF SOUTHERN ALBERTA

Specie ies Locati tion

  • n

Clark’s Grebe Yellow Lake Rock Wren Red Rock Coulee, Redcliff Eurasian Wigeon Taber Wood Duck Police Point Park Cinnamon Teal Southern Alberta White-winged Scoter Elkwater Lake Ferruginous Hawk Southern Alberta Prairie Falcon Southern Alberta Greater Sage Grouse Manyberries Area Mountain Plover South of Manyberries Black-necked Stilt Brooks Area Long-billed Curlew Southern Alberta Burrowing Owl Southern Alberta Common Poorwill Cypress Hills Red-naped Sapsucker Cypress Hills Dusky Flycatcher Cypress Hills

Black-necked Stilt Bob Frew Wood Duck Milt Spitzer

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SPECIAL BIRDS OF SOUTHERN ALBERTA

Specie ies Locati tion

  • n

White-faced Ibis Pakowki Lake Sage Thrasher Southern Alberta Sprague’s Pipit Southern Alberta MacGillavray’s Warbler Cypress Hills Yellow-breasted Chat Police Point Park Western Tanager Cypress Hills Spotted Towhee Police Point Park Brewer’s Sparrow Police Point Park Lark Bunting Southern Alberta Grasshopper Sparrow Southern Alberta McCown’s Longspur Southern Alberta Chestnut-collared Longspur Southern Alberta Black-headed Grosbeak Writing on Stone Park Lazuli Bunting Medicine Hat Indigo Bunting Medicine Hat Bullock’s Oriole Writing on Stone Park

White-faced Ibis Milt Spitzer Lazuli Bunting Paul Thibault

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COMMON SOUTHERN ALBERTA BIRDS

Not usually found in Eastern Canada

American White Pelican Paul Thibault Black-billed Magpie Hans Mueller California Gull Paul Thibault Swainson’s Hawk Milt Spitzer

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GRASSLANDS NATURALISTS (GN)

  • Necessary

y birding expertise se

  • Qualified

ed people le to develop p necessary y literatur ure

  • Revision and update of “Southe

utheas astern rn Alberta Checklist” (1 year project ct)

  • Birding trail concepts

epts for the Canadian n Badlands s and related trail guide publica cations

  • ns
  • “Birder’s Guide to the Canadian Badlands”

(3 year project ct)

  • Mark

rket eting ng of above publica cations

  • ns in North America

can n and worldwid wide birding netw etworks rks

  • Enlistment

ment of suppor port through ugh ABA publicati ation

  • ns and

websites

What t can we offer?

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CANADIAN BADLANDS

Signpost and observation platform Au Train Lake Hiawatha National Forest

  • Up to date checklist

t of birds ds in our area

  • Birder’s guide to the Canadian Badlands
  • Birding

ding trails

  • Informa

mati tion

  • n on likely

y birds ds to be f found nd

  • Ava

vailable le ameniti ties es

How can you help? Infor

  • rma

mati tion n in Print and on Interne net Physica ical Facilit ities es

  • Signpo

nposts sts identi tifyi fying ng birdi ding ng hot

  • t spots
  • ts
  • Viewing

ng stands ds with h permane nent nt scopes es

  • Blinds

ds

  • Boardwa

walks ks

  • Par

Parking ng fa facilities es and toilets ets.

  • Improved

d access s to certain n birdi ding ng hot

  • t spots
  • ts
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PARTNERSHIP & ECOTOURISM

From Medicine Hat 2012 Visitor Guide

  • Par

Partnersh ship p creates s ecot

  • tourism

rism and economic c benefits ts to Canadian n Badlands ds

  • Ecot
  • touri

rism has already started ed in this s region: n:

  • Eagle-Eye Tours

s – May 2012

  • Avocet

et Tours s – June 2012

  • Tom Hince Tours

s – June 2013 13

  • Populari

rity ty of birdi ding ng is growing ng due to demograph phics cs

  • Boomer generati

tion n coming g of age

  • Higher

r income

  • We h

have the nature re that they wan want to see!

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LET US WORK TOGETHER

Snow Geese: Milt Spitzer

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QUESTIONS?

Canada Geese: Hans Mueller