BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//Eagle Point - Blue Rapids Parks Council - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.epbrparkscouncil.org
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Eagle Point - Blue Rapids Parks Council
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:UTC
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:+0000
TZOFFSETTO:+0000
TZNAME:UTC
DTSTART:20250101T000000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20260506T173000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260506T200000
DTSTAMP:20260406T091108
CREATED:20260306T222445Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260306T224027Z
UID:10000077-1778088600-1778097600@www.epbrparkscouncil.org
SUMMARY:2026 Bird Count Kick Off!
DESCRIPTION:Hello Birds! \nOur Hello Birds! Kick Off is scheduled May 6th\, 2026 to prepare our volunteers for  World Migratory Bird Day and Global Big Day\, a worldwide celebration of birds and community science that invites people of all experience levels to participate in a global bird counting event. Join Eagle Point Staffers for a short presentation on how to make the most of your bird count with checklists and cool smartphone apps.  We’ll discuss birding ethics and big days!  Meet like minded people in the area\, share your bird stories while enjoying snacks and refreshments! \nThe details:\nLocation: Pembina Nordic Centre\nDate: Tuesday\, May 6\, 2026\nTime: 5:30pm to 8:00pm\nSnacks and Refreshments included in the Free Event\nKids and youth are welcome to attend! \nRegister for the 2026 Eagle Point Bird Count to attend this event.\nIn 2025\, our volunteers blew previous years bird counts away with 111 species!  See 2025 results below. \n2025 Eagle Point Bird Count Results in Detail \n\n 
URL:https://www.epbrparkscouncil.org/event/bird-count-kick-off-2026/
LOCATION:Pembina Nordic Trails & Chalet\, 7010 Township Rd 494\, Rocky Rapids\, Alberta\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Adult Learning,Adult Recreation,Education,Family Fun,Hike
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.epbrparkscouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/HELLO-BIRDS-FACEBOOK-BANNER.1-scaled.jpeg
ORGANIZER;CN="Eagle Point-Blue Rapids Parks Council":MAILTO:outreach@epbrparkscouncil.org
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260509
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260510
DTSTAMP:20260406T091108
CREATED:20260225T221519Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260324T213317Z
UID:10000078-1778284800-1778371199@www.epbrparkscouncil.org
SUMMARY:Eagle Point Bird Count 2026
DESCRIPTION:We’re excited to announce our 9th Annual Eagle Point Bird Count\, in conjunction with World Migratory Bird Day and Global Big Day! \nGLOBAL BIG DAY 2026\nGlobal Big Day 2026 is scheduled for Saturday\, May 9\, 2026 – a day when birdwatchers around the world count and report as many bird species as possible in a single 24 hour period. Birders everywhere\, from beginners to experts\, contribute their sightings to platforms like eBird to help build a global snapshot of bird populations and migration patterns on that day. \nYou can be a part of this exciting effort! We are signing up volunteers to count bird species and bird numbers within a 60 km radius of Eagle Point Provincial Park!  Each year\, the number of bird counting volunteers has grown and last year\, our volunteers counted a record 111 species!  Can we match or beat last year’s incredible numbers? With your help\, we can meet this challenge! \nYou can volunteer for as little as 15 minutes! Be a birding superstar and count birds for 24 hours!  Put in as much effort as you feel you can! \nAll volunteers are invited to attend our Bird Count Kick Off on May 6 at 5:30pm at the Pembina Nordic Centre.  We’ll have a short presentation on eBird and Merlin\, snacks\, refreshments and Q & A. After the presentation\, we will either have a guest speaker or go on an easy bird walk on the trails. \nHow to count birds:\n\nOption 1 – Count on Your Own\nCount in your yard or your neighborhood. All volunteers who wish to count birds should register by clicking the button above\, or by emailing the Bird Count organizer (Kathy) at outreach@epbrparkscouncil.org \nWhat do you need to participate? \nA backyard\, neighbourhood or some back roads \n2026 Eagle Point Bird Count Checklist for each location you visit OR eBird app. \n(If you intend to use eBird\, you must add an additional observer to each checklist before you hit submit). That additional observer represents Eagle Point team.  Once you’ve completed your checklists\, you share them to Eagle Point so that we can pool the resulting checklists). See example below. \n \nOption 2 – Free Guided Bird Tour and Count\nJoin us on the self-drive Eagle Point Guided Bird Tour!  The tour is lead by our experienced EPBR Staff and is open to beginners!  Our birders will help you hear and observe peregrine falcons\, a variety of woodpecker species\, early arriving warblers\, vireos\, swallows\, sparrows and waterfowl.  We will be making stops in Eagle Point Provincial Park\, Blue Rapids Provincial Recreation Area\, Buck Creek and Buck Lake’s north shore. \nYou can join us for the entire tour\, or just join us for a segment.  The self-drive tour begins at 7:30 am at Hilltop Trails trailhead (just above Willey West Campground). \nAnticipated Bird Tour Itinerary\n\n7:30am – Hilltop Trails and Willey West Campground\n10:00 am – Blue Rapids Provincial Recreation Area wetlands and river shore\nEnroute stops along farmland and fence lines for sparrows and hawks\n11:45 am – Buck Creek – roadside ponds\, village bird feeders and bluebird road\nEnroute stop along Township Road 470 to Buck Lake Provincial Recreation Area roadside ponds\n1:00 pm – Buck Lake Provincial Recreation Area for waterfowl\, catbirds\, warblers followed by walk to Buck Lake Fish and Game Group Camp for flycatchers\, waterfowl\, vireos and others.\n\nBird Tour Information\nParticipants must be able to walk a minimum of 3 km at a slow pace. Please wear appropriate clothing and footwear designed for walking in woods and along muddy shorelines.  Hiking boots are great.  Bring a water bottle or two and enough snacks to hold off hunger for several hours.  If you have binoculars\, please bring them.  We have a few pairs that we are able to lend out to those who do not have binoculars.  You can specify in the registration document. \n 
URL:https://www.epbrparkscouncil.org/event/bird-count2026/
LOCATION:Alberta
CATEGORIES:Adult Learning,Adult Recreation,Education,Family Fun,Hike
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.epbrparkscouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Bird-Count-Banner-2026.1.jpeg
ORGANIZER;CN="Eagle Point-Blue Rapids Parks Council":MAILTO:outreach@epbrparkscouncil.org
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR