Lac La Biche Birding Society
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The Lac La Biche Birding Society was incorporated in the spring of 1998. Prior to that an unofficial club had been active since its first Christmas Bird Count in 1992. The club is also a corporate member of the Federation of Alberta Naturalists. The club participates in the Christmas Bird Count, the May Species Count and public education on the value of wild birds in the Lac La Biche region and their conservation/environmental importance.
Highlights of the birding activities in the region may be found in a news column "We're For the Birds" written by Edith Middleton, in the Lac La Biche Post.
The Lac La Biche Birding Society is putting together a photo and slide collection of the wild birds found in our area. We hope to make this collection available for a variety of educational needs. Anyone interested in contributing to the collection is encouraged to contact the club. We have recently completed our "Winter Birds of the Lac La Biche Area" slide collection.
Meetings:
- Meetings are held the third Thursday of every month at 7:00 pm, in room 220 at Portage College (formerly Alberta Vocational College).
- Summer meetings are typically field trips to local areas of interest and start earlier then the normal 7:00 pm, so please call in advance. Everyone is welcome to attend!
Yearly Events:
- Christmas Bird Count (this years is Dec. 19, 1999)
Christmas Bird Count records (1992 - present)
- May Species Count (last weekend in May)
May Bird Count Records (1998 - present)
- Spring/Summer Field trips during peak migration seasons (Every Thursday except the week of a meeting, then its Tuesday. Meet at 5 pm at Portage College parking lot, bring a bag supper).
Projects:
- IBA Conservation Planning
- Alberta Breeding Bird Atlas update
- Spring Flowering Plant Surveys
- Bluebird Housing Project
- RANA Surveys
- Owl Surveys
- Community Trout Pond Project
- Field Trips
Contacts:
Get in touch with the Lac La Biche Birding Society by snail mail, e-mail or phone:
Lac La Biche Birding Society
Box 1270
Lac La Biche, AB
T0A 2C0
Phone:(780) 623 2447 Fax: (780) 623-2266 Tom Maccagno (President)
Email: Jennifer Gammon at jenegammon@hotmail.com
Feel free to report to us information on first/last sightings of the year and unusual sightings for Northern Alberta.
Remember to get outside and do some birding!!!
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