Lethbridge Naturalists' Society
Box 1691 T1J 4K4 Lethbridge, AB, Canada

The Milk River Christmas Bird count happened yesterday on New Years Day, with some participants lucky enough to see such wildlife as a Prairie Falcon, Great Horned Owls, and a Long-Tailed weasel!

"How did a continent go from shooting birds every Christmas to counting them? Discover the Audubon Christmas Bird Count a holiday tradition that has transformed bird science."

Saturday, December 7 at 2:00 pm- learn about identifying winter birds in southern Alberta:

Join us at 7:00pm tonight at the Nature Centre for a fascinating presentation on human-carnivore conflict mitigation in southwestern Alberta! Speaker presentations are by donation (free for members), and are open to everyone!

BIRD OF THE WEEK WILSON’S WARBLER Wilson’s Warblers are migrating south through the Lethbridge area right now. They can be found in alder and willow thickets... along the Oldman River and in backyards with a good variety of shrubs to provide food and cover for them. Another good place to find them is Park Lake Provincial Park. They love the caraganas there. Wilson’s Warblers do not nest in our area but can be seen sometimes in May during spring migration and again between early to mid-August through mid-September. Males are yellow underneath, greenish-yellow above with black caps, black eyes and orange legs. Females look somewhat similar except for the black cap. It is very faint or absent. Wilson’s Warblers glean vegetation for larval and adult invertebrates. They catch flying insects too. Most of the time you will see them very low to the ground as they forage for food in shrubs and thickets. Many other warblers feed high up in the trees. Did you know Wilson’s Warblers spend winters in Mexico and most of Central America? Have you seen these little birds in your travels and wondered what they were? Do you have any photos to share? #BirdOfTheWeek #HSNC