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Forging Partnerships

10/28/2018

Ellis Bird Farm was pleased to be invited to offer some ideas for how to best take advantage of the beauty and accessibility of Telford Lake in Leduc. The current boardwalk provides unique access for bird watchers and photographers, as well as walking and biking trails for young and old alike. Greg Quirk, a member of the planning team, met with Myrna Pearman recently to get her ideas on how to further develop the area to make it as as attractive as possible to birders and photographers.

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Ellis Bird Farm welcomes Patti Pragnell

10/24/2018

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Ellis Bird Farm welcomes Patti Pragnell (left) to the EBF team as the new Administrative Assistant. Sarah Ritchie (right), our former assistant has moved to Calgary to pursue her career. Patti brings extensive administrative as well as graphic design experience to this position. We look forward to having Patti as part of our wonderful EBF team!

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Mountain Cree Office Complex Opening

10/19/2018

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Ellis Bird Farm was pleased to be invited to attend the official opening of the Mountain Cree Office Complex in Mirror, AB on October 18. Director Joseph Fromhold (right), gave a tour of the new complex and shared details about the history of the Mountain Cree peoples. Joseph was the consultant for the design of the beautiful pergola that covers the EBF Circle Deck.

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Dr. David Bird

10/17/2018

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Ellis Bird Farm joined forces with Kerry Wood Nature Centre (Todd Nivens, left) and the Red Deer River Naturalists (Judy Boyd) to host Dr David Bird at Kerry Wood Nature Centre last evening. Over 100 people showed up for his delightful presentation, which was all about bird nests. He also shared the story of the renaming of the Canada Jay (from Gray Jay) and his efforts to have the Canada Jay named as Canada's National Bird. Ellis Bird. Ellis Bird Farm presented him with a special Canada Jay T shirt.
We were also honoured to be able to give Dr Bird a quick tour of Ellis Bird Farm and show him the Canada Jay nest that we were able to have a webcam on last year.

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Royal Alberta Museum Appreciation Evening

10/17/2018

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Ellis Bird Farm was pleased to be able to provide some specimens (blowflies and Purple Martins) that have been used in exhibits at the new Royal Alberta Museum. Myrna Pearman and Claudia Lipski attended the Appreciation Evening on October 15 to get a tour of the museum and chat with some of the curators, including Dr. Cory Scobie (centre) and Dr. Jocelyn Hudon (right), who were involved in designing the Natural History Gallery exhibits.

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SPECIAL APPEARANCE AT KERRY WOOD NATURE CENTRE!

10/15/2018

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Ellis Bird Farm is pleased to be partnering with the Red Deer River Naturalists and Kerry Wood Nature Centre (KWNC) to host Dr. David M Bird for a special presentation at KWNC on Tuesday October 16th. We hope to see you there!

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