Southwestern Alberta in the winter has become one of the best places for finding uncommon northern owls, in North America. Within fairly close proximity to Calgary, we can find three species in particular that are of interest to birders; Great Gray Owl, Snowy Owl and Northern Hawk-Owl. Using Calgary as a base, we will make day trips out to areas around the city where we hope to find these owls, and other winter species of course. In the process of searching for the owls, we hope to bump into other winter birds such as Boreal Chickadee, Snow Bunting, Common and Hoary redpolls, American Three-toed Woodpecker, Rough-legged Hawk, Gray Partridge, Spruce and Ruffed grouse, and maybe even a Gyrfalcon. In this part of the world the prairies meet the Rocky Mountains and the scenery can be spectacular. Join Gavin, Calgary resident, in search of Alberta's winter birds.