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Minnesota Birding Festivals,
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May 2013
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Month of
May -
Rainbow Resort Birder's Special |
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- Special promotion for birders for the
month of May with weekend specials and 50% off midweek. Birding
would be on your own.
- The resort has 500 acres and includes
16 miles of
well marked trails. Some of the trails have a mix of ponds or swamps
mixed in with heavily wooded stands with aspen and hardwoods as well as
conifer.
- The resort is
located in northern Becker County at the northern border of Tamarac
Wildlife Refuge.
Itasca State Park is close by as well.
- The resort owners cater to the birds (including
feeding Evening and Pine Grosbeaks as well as hoards of redpolls
throughout the past winter).
- Check out the info in the
brochure. Contact information is included in the brochure.
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May
16-17-18-19 -
Detroit Lakes
Festival
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- Sponsored by
Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of
Commerce
- Featured speaker is
TBD.
Includes workshops on a variety of
topics and fieldtrips to several area birding locations such as Agassiz
and Tamarac NWR, Rothsay and Bluestem Prairies.
- This year there will be an overnight
field trip to Winnipeg Canada. Leaders for this trip include Carrol
Henderson, Sharon "birdchick" Stiteler and Erick Bruhnke. The route will
follow the new Pine to Prairie International Birding Trail with stops to
include the Agassiz Valley Impoundment in Warren MN and Oak Hammock
Marsh WMA and Narcisse WMA, both in Manitoba. A passport is
required. Registration and payment must be received by April 18th
2013 to reserve lodging.
- For additional information contact the Detroit Lakes Regional
Chamber of commerce at 1-800-542-3992 ext 730 or contact Kelly
Blackledge via email. Online registration
and other information is available at
www.visitdetroitlakes.com
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May 18 -
Saint John’s Arboretum
Spring Birding Day |
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- Spend a morning
hiking through the woods on the grounds of the Saint John's
Arboretum with birders during peak migration.
Groups are led by experienced birders and people who know the
area. Meet at the
Pendulum in the New Science Center at 5:30am to 1:00pm or at 8:00am
to 1:00pm. Early risers will be stunned by the abundance of
birds active early in the day. Coffee and rolls
will be served at 8:00am with lunch at 12:30pm. Cost is $12
for Arboretum members; $16 for nonmembers. Preregistration required
via phone 320-363-3163 or
e-mail.
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A list of birds
seen at Saint John’s in its 150 year history are posted
here.
- For more information check out the
web site or contact Thomas
Kroll.
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May 18
- Hawk Ridge St Louis
County Big Day |
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- Sponsored by
Friends of Hawk
Ridge
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information and forms on their
web page
- Proceeds to support Hawk Ridge
Nature Reserve
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May 21 -
Friends of Sax-Zim Bog Field Trip - Spring Warblers |
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- Visit Cotton School Forest / Pine
Warbler Woods. RSVP required. To RSVP and get trip details contact
Sparky Stensaas at
sparkystensaas@hotmail.com or 218-341-3350
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May 24
- Minnesota Birding Weekends - pre-trip Fillmore County |
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- Base in Spring Valley - $30
- Leader: Kim Eckert
- See details on the MBW
web site
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May 25-26-27
- Minnesota Birding Weekends - Southeastern Minnesota |
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- Base in LaCrosse, WI - $75
- Leader: Kim Eckert
- See details on the MBW
web site
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May 28 -
Friends of Sax-Zim Bog Field Trip - Spring Warblers |
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- Visit Cotton School Forest / Pine
Warbler Woods. RSVP required. To RSVP and get trip details contact
Sparky Stensaas at
sparkystensaas@hotmail.com or 218-341-3350
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Friends of Sax-Zim Bog Field Trip - TBA - BBA Block Buster Day |
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- Participate in the Breeding Bird
Atlas bird census. Several survey blocks are located in the bog.
RSVP required. To RSVP and get trip details contact Sparky Stensaas at
sparkystensaas@hotmail.com
or 218-341-3350
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June 2-3-4-5-6-7-8 - Road Scholar - Birding
in the Superior National Forest |
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The varied woodland, wetland and lake habitats of the
Superior National Forest support 155 species of birds, yielding more
diversity than any other national forest. With birding instructors who
have more than 15 years of experience, explore the southern edge of this
boreal forest to study birds in nesting territories.
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This is an Elderhostel / Road Scholar event coordinated
by Vermilion Community College
- Registration, detail event
schedule and information are available on the
Elderhostel web site.
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June 7-8-9 ? - Boreal Birding and Northern
Landscapes Festival |
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- Headquartered at the
North House Folk School
in Grand Marais on the North Shore of
Lake Superior
- More than a dozen
different courses and workshops are at the heart of the festival.
Courses range from 1 to 3 days in length.
- The Superior National Forest has a
total of 155 species of birds that breed within its boundaries, more
species than in any other national forest.
- For registration and detail event
schedule and information go to the North House Folk School
web site
or contact them by e-mail or
via phone at 1-888-387-9762
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June 7-8-9 - Birding Bonanza Festival
- Audubon Center of the North Woods |
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- Audubon Center of the North Woods, near
Sandstone, MN, is a 535-acre nature sanctuary of hardwood forests, pine
groves, wetlands and tall grass prairies situated on the shoreline of
picturesque Grindstone Lake
- Field trips are planned
to state parks and forests, scientific and natural areas and national
wildlife refuges, all within 1 hour drive.
- Speakers, workshop and field trip
leaders include Stan Tekiela, Al Batt, Larry Weber, Kelly Applegate and
Mike Link as well as Audubon Center staff. Fee also includes
meals.
- The program schedule and registration
information for the event can be found on their
web site.
You can also download their brochure and promotional flyer as well.
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June 14
- Minnesota Birding Weekends - pre-trip Itasca County I |
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- Base in Grand Rapids - $30
- Leader: Kim Eckert
- See details on the MBW
web site
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June 15-16-17
- Minnesota Birding Weekends - Koochiching County I |
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- Base in Grand Rapids / International
Falls - $65
- Leader: Kim Eckert
- See details on the MBW
web site
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June 21
- Minnesota Birding Weekends - pre-trip Itasca County II |
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- Base in Grand Rapids - $30
- Leader: Craig Mandel
- See details on the MBW
web site
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June 22-23-24
- Minnesota Birding Weekends - Koochiching County II |
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- Base in Grand Rapids / International
Falls - $65
- Leader: Craig Mandel
- See details on the MBW
web site
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June 22 -
Friends of Sax-Zim Bog Field Trip -
St Louis River Paddle |
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- Paddle the St Louis River from
Toivola to Meadowlands (bring your own canoe). RSVP required. To RSVP
and get trip details contact Sparky Stensaas at
sparkystensaas@hotmail.com
or 218-341-3350
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July 2 -
Friends of Sax-Zim Bog Field Trip - Butterflies & Bugs |
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- Leaders will help identify the common
species and look for some rare ones. RSVP required. To RSVP and get trip
details contact Sparky Stensaas at
sparkystensaas@hotmail.com
or 218-341-3350
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July 12-13 -
Friends of Sax-Zim Bog Field Trip - BioBlitz |
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- Details are pending. Based out
of Cotton School Forest building. RSVP required. To RSVP and get trip
details contact Sparky Stensaas at
sparkystensaas@hotmail.com
or 218-341-3350
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July 26
- Minnesota Birding Weekends - pre-trip Kandiyohi County |
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- Base in Willmar - $30
- Leader: Craig Mandel
- See details on the MBW
web site
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July 27-28
- Minnesota Birding Weekends - Koochiching County |
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- Base in Redwood Falls - $50
- Leader: Craig Mandel
- See details on the MBW
web site
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August 2-3-4 - Shorebird Workshop |
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- Doug Buri and Bob Janssen will lead a workshop based in Milbank, SD
but will have most field trips into Minnesota. The fee for this workshop is $160 which includes lunch on Saturday.
- Contact Doug Buri for registration
and additional information at
dougburi@tnics.com or check out
their web page at
www.itctel.com/buri/SHOREBIRD.
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August
10 -
Friends of Sax-Zim Bog Field Trip - Wildflowers & Wings |
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- Details are pending. This is a
great time to see some cool wildflowers. RSVP required. To RSVP and get
trip details contact Sparky Stensaas at
sparkystensaas@hotmail.com
or 218-341-3350
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August 16
- Minnesota Birding Weekends - pre-trip Traverse County |
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- Base in Morris - $30
- Leader: Kim Eckert
- See details on the MBW
web site
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August 17-18
- Minnesota Birding Weekends - Stevens & Big Stone Counties |
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- Base in Morris - $45
- Leader: Kim Eckert
- See details on the MBW
web site
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August 17-18
- Henderson Hummingbird Hurrah Festival |
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- The Henderson Hummingbird Hurrah
is the only hummingbird festival held in the mid-west. It's a "good-by"
celebration for Ruby-throated Hummingbirds (held each August) as they
get ready for their southerly migration. Workshops, Garden Tours,
Presentations, Children's Activities, Hummingbird Mall, Keynote Speaker,
and Hummingbird Banding are all part of the two-day event, August 18 and
19, 2012. Festivities cover the entire town of Henderson as horse-drawn
wagons carry visitors from garden locations to festival venues. Designed
with families in mind, Henderson Hummingbird Hurrah is a Must Attend.
- Details are posted on the festival weekend
website.
- For more information contact Dolores Hagen at
Henderson Feathers at
dhagen@closingthegap.com or 507-248-3824
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August 30
- Minnesota Birding Weekends - pre-trip Pennington & Red Lake Counties |
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- Base in Thief River Falls - $30
- Leader: Kim Eckert
- See details on the MBW
web site
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August 31 - September 1 - 2
- Minnesota Birding Weekends - Northwestern
Minnesota |
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- Base in Thief River Falls - $70
- Leader: Kim Eckert
- See details on the MBW
web site
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Minnesota Birding Weekends -
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- If you are looking for the MBW Labor Day
weekend event, it starts in August this year (see above)
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September 17 -
Friends of Sax-Zim Bog Field Trip - Migration Birding |
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- Details are pending. RSVP
required. To RSVP and get trip details contact Sparky Stensaas at
sparkystensaas@hotmail.com
or 218-341-3350
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September
19-20-21-22 -
Road Scholar - Fall Hawk Program |
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- The program will include hawk watching
activities at Hawk Ridge in Duluth
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This is an Elderhostel / Road Scholar event coordinated
by Vermilion Community College
- Registration and detail event
schedule and information will be available soon.
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September
20-21-22 -
Hawk Ridge
Weekend |
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- Sponsored by Friends of Hawk
Ridge, Duluth
- Friday evening includes a
social, optional dinner buffet, cash bar,
coffee/desserts, auction preview, "Guess-the-Number-of-Hawks Contest",
annual member meeting, awards and a speaker.
- Both Saturday and Sunday will offer a
variety of field trips and workshops at and away from the Ridge.
Hawkwatching, interpretive programs, banded raptor and passerine
demonstrations, optics displays, merchandise, and refreshments will be
offered at the Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve main overlook.
- Saturday evening will serve as a
fundraising benefit for Hawk Ridge. The event will include a social,
cash bar, dinner buffet,
live & silent auction with wonderful packages, and a presentation.
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activities at the Hawk Ridge main
overlook (on East Skyline Parkway) are open to the public. The other events require
registration. Space for evening events, speakers, workshops, and
field trips is limited, so be sure to register early!
- For more details
about Hawk Weekend or for online registration, visit
http://www.hawkridge.org/events/hawkweekend.html.
You can also make contact by calling 218-428-6209 or e-mail to
mail@hawkridge.org.
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Friends of Sax-Zim Bog Field Trip - Work Days for new Welcome Center |
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- Details are pending. RSVP
required. To RSVP and get trip details contact Sparky Stensaas at
sparkystensaas@hotmail.com
or 218-341-3350
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October 4
- Minnesota Birding Weekends - North Shore I |
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- Base in Duluth - $25
- Leader: Kim Eckert
- See details on the MBW
web site
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October 5
- Minnesota Birding Weekends - Duluth I |
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- Base in Duluth - $20
- Leader: Kim Eckert
- See details on the MBW
web site
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October 6
- Minnesota Birding Weekends - Duluth I |
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- Base in Duluth - $15
- Leader: Kim Eckert
- See details on the MBW
web site
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October 8 -
Friends of Sax-Zim Bog Field Trip - Migration Birding |
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- Details are pending. RSVP
required. To RSVP and get trip details contact Sparky Stensaas at
sparkystensaas@hotmail.com
or 218-341-3350
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October 18
- Minnesota Birding Weekends - pre-trip Cottonwood County |
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- Base in Windom - $25
- Leader: Kim Eckert
- See details on the MBW
web site
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- Minnesota Birding Weekends - Jackson County |
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- Base in Windom - $40
- Leader: Kim Eckert
- See details on the MBW
web site
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October 18-19-20 -
Grand Marais Autumn Migration Birding Festival |
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- Hosted by the North House Folk School,
an educational nonprofit, in cooperation with the US Forest Service.
- Headquarters at Grand Marais with
morning field trips led be highly
experienced birders are at the festival’s core. Trips explore the
Lake Superior shoreline along the entire length of the Sawtooth
Mountains up to the Canadian border at Grand Portage.
- Complementing morning field trips are
afternoon workshops as well as two featured evening programs.
- For information, check the Grand Marais
Visitor Information Center
web site
or contact the North House Folk school at 1-888-387-9762 or by
e-mail
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October 31 - Nov 1 -
Minnesota Birding Weekends - North Shore of Lake Superior I |
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- Base in Duluth / Grand Marais - $40
- Leader: Kim Eckert
- See details on the MBW
web site
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November 2-3 -
Minnesota Birding Weekends - North Shore of Lake Superior II |
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- Base in Duluth / Grand Marais - $40
- Leader: Kim Eckert
- See details on the MBW
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November
23 -
Friends of Sax-Zim Bog Field Trip - Winter Sneak Peak |
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- Details are pending. RSVP
required. To RSVP and get trip details contact Sparky Stensaas at
sparkystensaas@hotmail.com
or 218-341-3350
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Project FeederWatch
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- Participants count the numbers and
kinds of birds at their feeders each week and send the information
to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
- To learn more and to sign up, visit
www.feederwatch.org or call the Lab toll-free at (800) 843-2473.
In return for the $15 fee ($12 for Lab members) participants receive
the FeederWatcher’s Handbook, an identification poster of the
most common feeder birds in their area, a calendar, complete
instructions, and the FeederWatch annual report, Winter Bird
Highlights.
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- MOU Board Meeting |
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- 6:00 pm at - location to be determined
- Open to all Minnesota Ornithologists' Union members
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December 7 - MOU Paper Session |
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- Sponsored by the Minnesota
Ornithologists' Union from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm at the Bell Museum of
Natural History on the campus of the University of Minnesota (corner of
Church St & University Ave)
- Papers presented on various
bird related topics; Displays available in the
museum halls all day
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business meeting and election of officers
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The MOU website has a schedule and a link to a PDF version
of the registration form:
http://www.moumn.org/paper.html. If you wish to pre-register,
registration forms need to be submitted by Nov 21.
- Contact
Carl Greiner for
more information
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December
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Friends of Sax-Zim Bog Field Trip - Christmas Bird Count Scouting |
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- Details are pending. RSVP
required. To RSVP and get trip details contact Sparky Stensaas at
sparkystensaas@hotmail.com
or 218-341-3350
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December 14th
through
January 5th - Christmas Bird Counts (same dates
every year) |
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Minnesota Birding Festivals,
Field Trips & Meetings |
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Friends of Sax-Zim Bog Field Trip -
Sleigh Ride / Snowshoe Hikes |
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- Details are pending. RSVP
required. To RSVP and get trip details contact Sparky Stensaas at
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January 4-5 -
Minnesota Birding Weekends -
Duluth III |
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- Base in Duluth - $30
- Leader: Kim Eckert
- See details on the MBW
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January 18 -
Golden Eagle Survey |
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- Help survey the Golden Eagles in
SE Minnesota (and NE Iowa and western Wisconsin) along the Mississippi
River. Join on one of the established routes
in SE MN or SW WI, or if you think you have Golden Eagles wintering in
your area, you are encouraged to do a route near you.
- If you want to participate in the
count, please contact Scott Mehus
at 651-565-4989 ext 101 or via e-mail (
Scott@nationaleaglecenter.org ) and he will get you a route
map and data sheets and all the details
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- Participants count the numbers and kinds of birds
at their feeders each week and send the information to the Cornell
Lab of Ornithology.
- To learn more and to sign up, visit
www.feederwatch.org or call the Lab toll-free at (800) 843-2473.
In return for the $15 fee ($12 for Lab members) participants receive
the Feeder Watcher’s Handbook, an identification poster of the
most common feeder birds in their area, a calendar, complete
instructions, and the FeederWatch annual report, Winter Bird
Highlights.
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February 14-15-16
- Sax-Zim Winter Bird Festival |
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- Sponsored by and headquartered out of the community of Meadowlands.
- There will be catered home style
cooking dinner events
on both Friday and Saturday nights
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Field trips around the
Sax-Zim Bog and to Aitkin County and the Duluth Area will
concentrate on finding birds like Sharp-tailed Grouse, Great Gray Owls,
Northern Hawks Owls, Boreal Chickadees, Black-backed & Northern
Three-toed Woodpeckers, Gray Jays, Common & Hoary Redpolls, White-winged
& Red Crossbills, and Pine & Evening Grosbeaks.
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Speakers at the evening events will be
Sandy Komito (of big year fame) and Scott
Mehus from the National Eagle Center.
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For a registration form and additional information check out the
Sax-Zim Bog website
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February 14-15-16-17
- Great Backyard Bird Count |
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- Joint project of the Cornell
Laboratory of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society, with partner Bird
Studies Canada. It is also sponsored in part by Wild Birds
Unlimited.
- Held right in your own back
yard (or any place in the world you happen to be).
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- Participants count the numbers and kinds of birds
at their feeders each week and send the information to the Cornell
Lab of Ornithology.
- To learn more and to sign up, visit
www.feederwatch.org or call the Lab toll-free at (800) 843-2473.
In return for the $15 fee ($12 for Lab members) participants receive
the FeederWatcher’s Handbook, an identification poster of the
most common feeder birds in their area, a calendar, complete
instructions, and the FeederWatch annual report, Winter Bird
Highlights.
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Mar 7-8-9? - Festival of Owls |
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- Sponsored by the Houston Nature Center
in Houston, Minnesota
- This is the only full weekend, all-owl event in North
America.
- Events include many activities at the nature center
and around town and also include owling field trips.
- This is an international event. There were 900
participants in attendance last year.
- Check out the Festival of Owls
web site or the Houston Nature Center
web
site for more information.
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March 1-2; Mar 8-9; Mar 15-16; Mar 22-23 - Soar with the Eagle |
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- Sponsored by the National Eagle Center
at 50 Pembroke Avenue Wabasha, Minnesota
- The objective of the Soar with the Eagle weekends is
to provide an educational, experiential and entertaining programs.
- Get the specific schedule of events for each day on
the National Eagle Center
Festival web site or check out their main
web site for
additional
information.
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April Woodcock Flights - Private Land Opportunity in
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- Dedicated birders are welcome to attend
the evening woodcock courting flights on Kent Scheer's land near
Wadena, MN around 9PM from late April through late May.
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Wadena, MN (rscheer@charter.net
218-631-3084) prior to accessing his land. The location is conveniently accessible and less than 1/2 mile from
an AmericInn if overnight is needed.
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April 19
- Hasting Area Birding Day |
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- The event will be based at the Carpenter
Nature Center with field trips to surrounding areas.
- Emphasis will be toward the youth,
including a big day birding competition for youth 15 & under and for
those 16-18 years old
- Activities include a bird banding demo a
raptor program and a beginner birding class
- Click
here
to see the flyer for the event
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April 26 - Salt
Lake Birding Weekend |
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- Headquartered in Marietta / Madison
with birding in Lac Qui Parle and Big Stone counties.
Lodging is available in Madison, Montevideo, Dawson,
Appleton or Canby. Camping is available at Prairie Marsh Farm, 1770 151st
Ave., Marietta, located 7 miles west of US 75 and 1.5 miles south of US
212 (for more info, contact Ken Larson - see below).
- Meet Saturday at 7am at the Marietta American
Legion located one block west of Co. Rd. 7 on Hwy 40 (11 mi west of
Madison). Coffee & sweet rolls will be available for purchase.
Between 7am and 8am guided caravans
will head out on field trips to Salt Lake,
Big Stone Refuge and the
surrounding areas. Sloppy joes and cake will be available at the legion at noon
where you can compare notes with other groups. Trips
will head out again in the afternoon.
- Saturday evening
chicken dinner for $10 will be served at 7:30pm at the Sons of Norway
Hall on Hwy 75 in Madison, eleven miles east of Marietta. Reservations
are required for the dinner (see web page below for contact
information).
After dinner there will be a short program and the species tally
for the day. Sunday birding is on your own or stop at the
Prairie Marsh Farm for directions to local sites. The farm is at
1770 151st Ave, Marietta, located 7 miles west of US 75 and 1.5 miles
south of US 212.
- Check out the
web page about the event. For more info contact
Ken Larson - phone is
952-595-9265.
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May 3 - Rice Lake NWR celebration of
International Migratory Bird Day |
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- Celebrate International Migratory Bird
Day at Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge. The Refuge Headquarters and
Visitor Center, located five miles south of McGregor on Highway 65, will
be open from 7 am to 1 pm and 6 pm to 7 pm. Check out their
website
for additional information.
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May 8-9-10-11 - Urban Birding Festival |
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- Everyone, from brand-new to experienced
birders, is invited to take part in all or part of this free four-day
event. No registration is required, so just show up at the events you
wish to attend.
- The festival features free daytime and
evening bird walks, plus Saturday’s series of events at Fridley’s
Springbrook Nature Center, “Birding Central” for the festival. The only
event with a fee is Birding Central’s catered lunch.
- The festival wraps up on Sunday
with hikes through the seldom open Arden Hills Army Training Site. All
walks during the festival are led by experienced bird watchers
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schedule is posted on St Paul Audubon's
website.
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May 10 -
Boulder Birding Big Day |
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May 10 -
Morrison County - Crane Meadows NWR Spring Bird Tour |
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- Tour lasts from
8:00 to 11:30 AM. Meet at the Platte
River trail kiosk at the entrance to the NWR headquarters. Led by Milt
Blomberg on behalf of the "Friends of Crane Meadows".
- MOU afternoon extension,
12:30 to 5:00 PM, visit other NWR or Little Falls birding sites. Sign up
with Milton Blomberg (mjbflwrmt@msn.com)
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May
15-16-17-18 -
Detroit Lakes
Festival
of Birds |
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- Sponsored by
Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of
Commerce
- Featured speaker is
TBD.
Includes workshops on a variety of
topics and fieldtrips to several area birding locations such as Agassiz
and Tamarac NWR, Rothsay and Bluestem Prairies.
- This year there will be an overnight
field trip to Winnipeg Canada. Leaders for this trip include Carrol
Henderson, Sharon "birdchick" Stiteler and Erick Bruhnke. The route will
follow the new Pine to Prairie International Birding Trail with stops to
include the Agassiz Valley Impoundment in Warren MN and Oak Hammock
Marsh WMA and Narcisse WMA, both in Manitoba. A passport is
required. Registration and payment must be received by April 18th
2013 to reserve lodging.
- For additional information contact the Detroit Lakes Regional
Chamber of commerce at 1-800-542-3992 ext 730 or contact Kelly
Blackledge via email. Online registration
and other information is available at
www.visitdetroitlakes.com
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May 17 -
Saint John’s Arboretum
Spring Birding Day |
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- Spend a morning
hiking through the woods on the grounds of the Saint John's
Arboretum with birders during peak migration.
Groups are led by experienced birders and people who know the
area. Meet at the
Pendulum in the New Science Center at 5:30am to 1:00pm or at 8:00am
to 1:00pm. Early risers will be stunned by the abundance of
birds active early in the day. Coffee and rolls
will be served at 8:00am with lunch at 12:30pm. Cost is $12
for Arboretum members; $16 for nonmembers. Preregistration required
via phone 320-363-3163 or
e-mail.
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A list of birds
seen at Saint John’s in its 150 year history are posted
here.
- For more information check out the
web site or contact Thomas
Kroll.
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May 17
- Hawk Ridge St Louis
County Big Day |
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- Sponsored by
Friends of Hawk
Ridge
- More
information and forms on their
web page
- Proceeds to support Hawk Ridge
Nature Reserve
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