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31. Merlin
26:36||Season 2, Ep. 31Merlins are pretty well-known residents of our cities where they thrill us by zooming overhead and preying on swarms of sparrows, finches and waxwings. They are also well-known in rural areas hitting up the swarms of buntings and redpolls that make the southern journey to the prairies. While they occur around the northern areas of the planet, there may be no place better than right here in Alberta to experience the Merlin - our little feathered rockets.
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30. Bohemian & Cedar Waxwings
20:54||Season 2, Ep. 30The great looks of Bohemian and Cedar Waxwings pair the French dynasty pompadour with the eye make-up of an Egyptian princess - but for Alberta birders, waxwings are so much more than just great looks. Cedar Waxwings are the iconic bird of our summer months while Bohemian Waxwings are the icon of winter. Both are THE calendar birds of of the province that provide a innate connection to our parks, gardens, yards and forested areas.
29. American White Pelican
29:25||Season 2, Ep. 29American White Pelicans are large birds stand apart from all other birds in the province. They are attention-grabbing, in-your-face, conversation starters that get people talking about nature and as such they are a top influencer among all the Birds of Alberta.
28. Loggerhead and Northern Shrikes
22:54||Season 2, Ep. 28Northern and Loggerhead Shrike are some of our most dynamic songbirds. They come dressed as Mexican Wrestlers and bear the brutality of a MMA fighter. Shrike are some of the most rapacious of the Birds of Alberta and we love them for it.
27. American Robin
24:37||Season 2, Ep. 27American Robins are the Spark bird that ignites within us an acknowledgement of the natural world around us and provides an intimacy that simmers within us a love of nature. Robins through the course of our seasons, hold up a mirror to our lives and play a transcendent role among all The Birds of Alberta.
26. Snowy Owl
21:27||Season 2, Ep. 26The Snowy Owl is a bird unlike no other in Alberta. Known for both its unequalled cuteness and rawness in tooth and claw, but there is something else that makes them a singular focus for us birders and non-birders alike during the Alberta winter. Snowy Owls have become a symbol that acts as our antidote to the gravity of winter.
25. Trumpeter Swan
21:59||Season 1, Ep. 25Alberta’s triumphant Trumpeter Swans have come to represent through the past century a story that blends conservation, admiration and beauty to all of us who find promise and purpose in the Birds of Alberta.