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 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 fast fa stest est growing ng recreati tion. n. • Touring ng birde ders and phot otographe raphers provide de ecot otouris rism economic mic opportuni tuniti ties es to local communi niti ties. es. • Although gh neighbouri ouring ng provi vinc nces es and states es have been very active e in promoti oting 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 American Bittern: Milt Spitzer birder ders.
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 other activi vities es • Phot otograph aphy • Camp mping ng • Visiti ting ng ot other touri rist st sites es
BIRDING LOCALES IN NORTH AMERICA Point Pelee National Park
BIRDING LOCALES IN NORTH AMERICA Long Point Provincial Park
BIRDING LOCALES IN NORTH AMERICA Oak Hammock Marsh
BIRDING LOCALES IN NORTH AMERICA Southern Arizona
BIRDING LOCALES IN NORTH AMERICA Coast of Texas
BIRDING LOCALES IN NORTH AMERICA Florida
CANADIAN BADLANDS BIRDING AREAS Yellow-breasted Chat: Bob Frew Medicine Hat: Police Point Strathcona Park Kin Coulee
CANADIAN BADLANDS BIRDING AREAS Ferruginous Hawk: Bob Frew Manyberries area:
CANADIAN BADLANDS BIRDING AREAS Eared Grebe: Milt Spitzer Pakowki Lake:
CANADIAN BADLANDS BIRDING AREAS American Avocet: Milt Spitzer Murray Lake
CANADIAN BADLANDS BIRDING AREAS Mountain Bluebird: Bob Frew Cypress Hills
CANADIAN BADLANDS BIRDING AREAS Lark Sparrow: Milt Spitzer Dinosaur Provincial Park
CANADIAN BADLANDS BIRDING AREAS Long-billed Curlew: Bob Frew Brooks area: Tilley Brooks Lake Newell
CANADIAN BADLANDS BIRDING AREAS Other er Are reas of Interes rest Drumheller Area Sandy Point and Empress Area Rosebud River Valley Chappice Lake Taber Area Writing on Stone Provincial Park
SPECIAL BIRDS OF SOUTHERN ALBERTA Specie ies Locati tion on Black-necked Stilt Clark’s Grebe Yellow Lake Bob Frew 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 Wood Duck Long-billed Curlew Southern Alberta Milt Spitzer Burrowing Owl Southern Alberta Common Poorwill Cypress Hills Red-naped Sapsucker Cypress Hills Dusky Flycatcher Cypress Hills
SPECIAL BIRDS OF SOUTHERN ALBERTA Specie ies Locati tion on White-faced Ibis Pakowki Lake Sage Thrasher Southern Alberta White-faced Ibis Milt Spitzer 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 Lazuli Bunting McCown’s Longspur Southern Alberta Paul Thibault 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
COMMON SOUTHERN ALBERTA BIRDS Not usually found in Eastern Canada American White Pelican Black-billed Magpie California Gull Swainson’s Hawk Paul Thibault Hans Mueller Paul Thibault Milt Spitzer
GRASSLANDS NATURALISTS (GN) What t can we offer? • 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 ons • “Birder’s Guide to the Canadian Badlands” (3 year project ct) • Mark rket eting ng of above publica cations ons in North America can n and worldwid wide birding netw etworks rks • Enlistment ment of suppor port through ugh ABA publicati ation ons and websites
CANADIAN BADLANDS How can you help? Infor orma mati tion n in Print and on Interne net • Up to date checklist t of birds ds in our area • Birder’s guide to the Canadian Badlands • Birding ding trails • Informa mati tion on on likely y birds ds to be f found nd • Ava vailable le ameniti ties es Physica ical Facilit ities es • Signpo nposts sts identi tifyi fying ng birdi ding ng hot ot spots ots • 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 ot spots ots Signpost and observation platform Au Train Lake Hiawatha National Forest
PARTNERSHIP & ECOTOURISM • Par Partnersh ship p creates s ecot otourism rism and economic c benefits ts to Canadian n Badlands ds • Ecot otouri 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! From Medicine Hat 2012 Visitor Guide
LET US WORK TOGETHER Snow Geese: Milt Spitzer
QUESTIONS? Canada Geese: Hans Mueller
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