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"The Birds of Christmas" with Geoff Holroyd
"The Birds of Christmas" with Geoff Holroyd
Edmonton Christmas Bird Count historian and Chair of the Beaverhill Bird Observatory
Geoff presents the history of the count and changes in our winter bird populations. The recent article about Sydney Stansell 'Birds of Alberta - 1923' by John Acorn allows new insights into changes in winter birds in addition to our long record of CBC records. Geoff has provided an overview every 10 years starting in 1994.
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Exploring Connection: Wildlife, Landscapes, and Geology
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Presenter: Dale Leckie; Host: Nature Alberta Did you ever consider that to find and observe wildlife in Alberta, it’s best to first checkout the local geology? From the Rocky Mountains to the rain shadow of the prairies, from deeply entrenched rivers having prairie oases, and glaciated terrain, geology has a strong impact on wildlife distribution. The relationship between wildlife and landscape...
The Amazing Birds of Tanzania
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Join the Edmonton Nature Club Bird Studies for this recorded presentation. Lien shares her awesome, once-in-a-lifetime, 14-day adventure through Tanzania in 2023. The presentation will highlight the avian diversity observed in five diverse national parks (Arusha, Lake Manyara, Tarangire, Ngorongoro Crater, and Serengeti) with her photos of 89 different bird species!! We might even see a few ani...
Year in Review 2024 Nature Alberta
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Get the highlight reel of all Nature Alberta's accomplishments from the past year, in just under 20 minutes! Our impact is amplified by the support and enthusiasm of our Community Connected by a Love of Nature. Share in the excitement with us!
Head South to Florida: Edmonton Nature Club Bird Studies
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Speaker: JanaSneep Head South to Florida, avoid the coldweather, and go Birding in February and March. We did!!! We went south to Florida this past winter to enjoy the sun, explore, and do some birding. While there, we saw some of the endemic birds of Florida and a few familiar ones that we see in Edmonton. We learned the differences between all those white Florida birds!!! We even saw some “li...
Keeping Cats and Wildlife Safe
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Join Nature Alberta for this Nature Network Speaker Series presented by Dr. Jessica Haines of MacEwan University! Free-ranging cats are a major source of wildlife mortality, with some estimates suggesting that cats may kill as many as 100 to 350 million birds in Canada alone each year. This talk discusses the impacts of cats on wildlife and how keeping pet cats indoors can help keep wildlife sa...
Discover Jamaica with Nature Alberta: 2025 Quest Nature Tours
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Justin Peter from Quest Nature Tours presents details for the 2025 Quest Nature Tours Nature Alberta trip to Jamaica! Travel with us to Jamaica - find details to join the tour at naturealberta.ca/discover-jamaica-with-nature-alberta/
2024 Quest Nature Tours Trip to Panama with Nature Alberta
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Join us for a presentation by Cheryl Bozarth Soll who was the Nature Alberta Tour Leader for the 2024 Quest Nature Tour to Panama. Travel through Panama on a photo tour alongside Nature Alberta participants who explored nature in Panama, while supporting Nature Alberta!
Snow Goose Festival Volunteer Orientation 2024
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Training for bus tour guides and assistants volunteering at the 2024 Snow Goose Festival.
Spring is in the Air - Breeding Birds in Alberta
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Nature Alberta's Nature Kids invites you to an engaging presentation by Jan Wijmenga from the University of Alberta! Join us in discovering how Alberta birds know when to arrive for breeding, why some species stay year round and what parents do to get the next generation ready for winter. This will be an unforgettable journey into the avian realm!
Nature Network Update 2024
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Nature Alberta's Executive Director, Steph Weizenbach, gives a quick overview of Nature Alberta Member Club benefits and how you can make the most out of your membership with Nature Alberta. She announces the inaugural Nature Network theme to support clubs' ongoing conservation efforts.
Squirrels of Alberta
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Speaker: Dr. Jessica Haines of MacEwan University Join us as we learn more about this fascinating group of charismatic mammals. We'll talk about where you can find squirrels, the adaptations that they have to live in their environments, and where you can download your own Squirrel ID Guide for free so you can continue learning more about squirrels after this talk. We will also talk about squirr...
Taking Action: Launching an Environmental Advocacy Campaign
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A Step-by-Step Guide to Launching an Advocacy Campaign Presenter: Dr. Richard Schneider An unfortunate reality of today’s world is that human activities are placing a severe strain on our environment, and the health of natural systems and species are in decline. Pushing back is far from easy, but progress can be made, particularly through well-planned environmental protection campaigns. Collect...
Edmonton Nature Club Bird Study: SE Arizona Birding Festival
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Nature Network Speaker Series hosted by Edmonton Nature Club Bird Study Speaker: Doug Faulder The Southeast Arizona Birding Festival in Tucson is one of the premiere birding festivals in North America. The special ecosystems of the high desert and the mountain 'sky islands' provide a wide selection of birds, many found nowhere else north of Mexico. The large variety of tours give easy access to...
A Hoot With Alberta Owls
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Nature Alberta's Nature Kids hosts this engaging 30 minute presentation by Steph Weizenbach, A Hoot With Alberta Owls! You will meet all of Alberta's owls, learn about big, medium, and small species, and practice your owl hoots. This presentation is guaranteed to be a hoot! Find a related colouring page at naturealberta.ca/coloring-sheet-alberta-owls/
Time Travelling to Alberta’s Past and Future Under a Changing Climate
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Time Travelling to Alberta’s Past and Future Under a Changing Climate
Alberta Important Bird Area Caretaker 2023 Update
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Alberta Important Bird Area Caretaker 2023 Update
Grebes of North America and Alberta
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Grebes of North America and Alberta
The Long and Winding Road to Caribou Recovery in Alberta
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The Long and Winding Road to Caribou Recovery in Alberta
Wonderful World Of Bees
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Wonderful World Of Bees
The Story of Birds
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The Story of Birds
Ecuador’s Cloud Forest Gems and Birds of the Galapagos Islands with Terri Susan Zurbrigg
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Ecuador’s Cloud Forest Gems and Birds of the Galapagos Islands with Terri Susan Zurbrigg
Edmonton Christmas Bird Count Results and Changes
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Edmonton Christmas Bird Count Results and Changes
Counting Winter Bugs with John Acorn
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Counting Winter Bugs with John Acorn
Amazing Amphibians & Riveting Reptiles
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Amazing Amphibians & Riveting Reptiles
Beginner’s Guide to Winter Bird Identification for the Edmonton Christmas Bird Count
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Beginner’s Guide to Winter Bird Identification for the Edmonton Christmas Bird Count
Nesting and Home Range of Barred Owls in Managed Forests of Alberta
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Nesting and Home Range of Barred Owls in Managed Forests of Alberta
The Making of One of Canada’s Most Influential Amateur Ornithologists
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The Making of One of Canada’s Most Influential Amateur Ornithologists
2022 Nature Alberta Important Bird Area Caretaker Update
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2022 Nature Alberta Important Bird Area Caretaker Update
Saw-whet Owls: residents, migrants or vagrants; an avian enigma
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Saw-whet Owls: residents, migrants or vagrants; an avian enigma

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  • @MacBirdie99
    @MacBirdie99 16 годин тому

    Black-headed Heron is maybe Grey Heron?

  • @MacBirdie99
    @MacBirdie99 16 годин тому

    The Verreaux's Eagle looks more like an Augur Buzzard?

  • @RDBImages-Alberta
    @RDBImages-Alberta 9 днів тому

    Thanks so much for posting this. I was unable to watch on Friday and learned a lot from a the historical perspective,

  • @TracyBirds
    @TracyBirds 11 днів тому

    ERAS tour 😂

  • @user-qy8bg1ws6t
    @user-qy8bg1ws6t 23 дні тому

    Fantastic! Thank you! (on my ways for the book~!)

  • @MakinEmAtNight26
    @MakinEmAtNight26 4 місяці тому

    Wait a second…. Canadiens use inches in Alberta?

  • @weylin2112
    @weylin2112 4 місяці тому

    This video is a treatise on how to not properly use a tablesaw.

    • @MakinEmAtNight26
      @MakinEmAtNight26 4 місяці тому

      Safety features and such have allowed to not so bright to breed at the same rate as people with common sense. I say bring back no safety guards or procedures 😂

  • @muskadobbit
    @muskadobbit 5 місяців тому

    Nice enough design, but it’s been recommended elsewhere to not use plywood because the bats spend a lot of their time huddled against the wood, and the glues aren’t good for them. There’s also no need to paint the inside.

    • @johnstreet797
      @johnstreet797 20 днів тому

      all first world plywood manufacturers use human and animal safe glues and binders. The bats in your attic are exposed to your roof sheeting plywood or OSB.

  • @PatsyCotterill
    @PatsyCotterill 8 місяців тому

    Excellent presentation, Rick! Thank you.

  • @bccommunitybatprogram4954
    @bccommunitybatprogram4954 10 місяців тому

    New bat box guidance (2023) now recommends 'do not stain the inside of the bat box'. And in warmer regions, stain the outside of the bat box a medium shade, not black or bats get too hot.

  • @idelsagil9129
    @idelsagil9129 Рік тому

    Let's Get Busy 1:22

  • @ShakespeareCafe
    @ShakespeareCafe Рік тому

    NEVER use an assistant to help pull a piece through a table saw cut. You can pull the operator's hand into the blade. It happens! The operator should push it through and the other person can grab it once it's clear of the blade but even that is not good practice. Also, you should never wear gloves when operating any saw. If you contact the blade it will pull your gloved hand into the blade. I also disagree about painting the inside.

    • @alexreid4131
      @alexreid4131 Рік тому

      I’m about to build one of these. What’s the reason not to paint the inside?

    • @ShakespeareCafe
      @ShakespeareCafe Рік тому

      @@alexreid4131 not necessary and in fact might harm the bats because it's a chemical...also the bats rely on raw wood to hang from. Paint will make it more difficult for them to sink their claws into, in my opinion.

    • @alexreid4131
      @alexreid4131 Рік тому

      @@ShakespeareCafe roger that. Makes sense. Thank you for the tips 👍

    • @Nexuhss
      @Nexuhss Рік тому

      @@ShakespeareCafe Stain, always stain. Darkening the wood keeps the inside of the house darker, which bats like.

  • @wagontrack
    @wagontrack Рік тому

    Not to be a wet blanket but I wouldn't paint the inside. I doubt you will get any bats due to the paint smell. otherwise good video.

  • @lobstereleven4610
    @lobstereleven4610 Рік тому

    Thank you for the great content. Just discovered this in my feed. Pretty cool

  • @SeantheBioBro
    @SeantheBioBro Рік тому

    what up nature nick

  • @Jason-pj8jq
    @Jason-pj8jq 2 роки тому

    ✅ promosm

  • @SeantheBioBro
    @SeantheBioBro 2 роки тому

    great video

  • @thomasolson7447
    @thomasolson7447 2 роки тому

    Is it better to isolate a colony when making mycomaterials?

  • @thomasolson7447
    @thomasolson7447 2 роки тому

    Ok, I thought I was the only person on the planet that called it al-jay. I'm pretty sure 30 years ago I heard a lifeguard call it that, but haven't heard anyone say it since.

  • @mikejessmax
    @mikejessmax 2 роки тому

    Very confusing build since the online tutorial and the printable instructions call for different measurements.

  • @Gigachadly
    @Gigachadly 2 роки тому

    My barn houses a bunch of bats they live in between the door panel. This year My barn collapsed so I'm gonna build a few of these houses for them to move into while I rebuild the barn.

  • @dougjonnaebel5704
    @dougjonnaebel5704 2 роки тому

    A couple of comments on the design. Make sure the roof line is definitely long enough to fit over the entire top of the box. If your plywood or measurements are off even by 1/8" or if you are unable to get an exact 25 degree angle on the cuts, it will not fit. Measure twice, cut once. Also, ensure that if you cut the ridges into the backboard and are gluing it to the side pieces, make sure that your caulking fills all of the little grooves so that there is no light that can get through. We were surprised to see how much light got through - even with the spacers in place. If you plan on mounting the bat box on a post, you may want to drill and put threaded rods through the back board before you complete assembly. Finally, because your interior partition is made out of 3/8" ply, we decided to make the grooves only 1/16th inch deep. That is plenty deep without compromising the strength and integrity of the plywood.

    • @miked6335
      @miked6335 3 місяці тому

      Thanks for the tip regarding the threaded rods before assembly. That gave me the idea to add spacers at the top middle where I can drill a hole for a carriage bolt. The spacers will also help keep the partions from warping. I think this may also help distribute the weight evenly rather than put it all on the back when fastening the house to a 4x4. I wondered about cutting those grooves in the front/back all the way across. I scratched those in using a keyhole saw rather than using my radial arm saw to avoid those gaps along the edge.

  • @TwoHatsforWeathers
    @TwoHatsforWeathers 2 роки тому

    Thank you for putting this out. Would it be possible to post links to Melissa's social media pages? I'm having some difficulty finding the channels she mentioned.

    • @naturealberta
      @naturealberta 2 роки тому

      Hi Dustin, I checked in with Melissa and she no longer uses social media. However, you can find more information on her UA-cam Channel ua-cam.com/channels/2IeFfp3PLkPDTM-ZCFdZ3w.html

  • @EdurtreG
    @EdurtreG 2 роки тому

    Why paint and caulk? They are so very smell oriented. Looking inside can be enough to chase them away forever. Nice tips though. Also have a few on plants?

    • @MegInWhispers
      @MegInWhispers 2 роки тому

      black paint is recommended by bat experts to better absorb solar heat so pups and bats can be warm throughout the day

    • @alexreid4131
      @alexreid4131 Рік тому

      The dark paint makes sense to absorb as much heat as possible especially in areas like where I am (the PNW). The caulk apparently is to eliminate drafts. Bats are picky about such things. But they sleep in caves. Go figure 🤷‍♂️

  • @tomsaunders383
    @tomsaunders383 2 роки тому

    You are Canadian. Use metric

    • @rudyredcat425
      @rudyredcat425 Рік тому

      No one uses metric with wood. Same as cooking. 350 degrees, I don’t care what metric is.

    • @clairegarcia7286
      @clairegarcia7286 5 місяців тому

      That's just not true. Anywhere that doesn't use the imperial system uses the metric system, or a combination of both (ie when you buy timber in the UK it might say 2x4 or 47x100) And same goes with cooking, even within the US! Not everyone has measuring utensils for cups or ounces so grams and litres work best in those cases. Hope that helps!

  • @YoYoBobbyJoe
    @YoYoBobbyJoe 3 роки тому

    This is a fantastic tutorial! The plans I have from a different website are a little bit confusing, but this really helps clear it up a lot.

  • @jedidiah5131
    @jedidiah5131 3 роки тому

    I wouldn't stain the inside...Researches aren't sure if its harmful for the bats.

  • @blumaxsantos9232
    @blumaxsantos9232 3 роки тому

    In the inside ,is one inch enough or more?please enlighten me thank you.

    • @NHWildlife
      @NHWildlife 3 роки тому

      Chamber spacing in this plan is 3/4 inch (1 inch is also fine). Full plans here - naturealberta.ca/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/NA_UNI_BatBoxDIY-1.pdf

    • @shawndubay4050
      @shawndubay4050 2 роки тому

      We have big brown bats where we live and I'm wondering if what would be best for the chambers for these bigger bats. I don't know if three quarters of an inch would be to tight or if they like that.

    • @bccommunitybatprogram4954
      @bccommunitybatprogram4954 10 місяців тому

      1" spacing is better for larger bat species like Big Browns. @@shawndubay4050

  • @55555711
    @55555711 4 роки тому

    what happen to him i use to watch his show can he come back and do something on youtube i miss him

  • @penguin22penguin22
    @penguin22penguin22 4 роки тому

    your website is not working, i tried it

  • @randomworldxd9992
    @randomworldxd9992 4 роки тому

    your website is not working for me

  • @rahultaye550
    @rahultaye550 5 років тому

    Oh yay very nice yr