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Christmas Bird Counts continuing through
January 5th |
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January 8-9 - Minnesota
Birding Weekends Field Trip |
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- Duluth III
- base in Duluth
- Led by Kim Eckert
- more info at MBW
- $30 fee - registration required
- Contact Kim Eckert if
you need additional information
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January 15 -
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
- You are invited to join
one (or all) of the 3 seminars and
field trips to be led by Scott Mehus with focus on
identifying Golden Eagles. You are welcome on the field trips even if
you do not plan to take part in the count. Field trip/seminars will meet at
the National Eagle Center in Wabasha MN (see their web site at
nationaleaglecenter.org
for more information).
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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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February 11-12-13
- 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 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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A photography workshop may also be held on
Saturday
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For a registration form and additional information check out the
Sax-Zim Bog website.
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February 11-12-13-14
- Great Backyard Bird Count |
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- Sponsored by the Cornell
Laboratory of Ornithology and the National Audubon Society with support from
Wild Birds Unlimited
- Held right in your own back
yard (or any place you happen to be).
- Enter
your bird count checklists online at http://www.birdcount.org.
Click on the big “Enter
your Checklists” button at the top of the page.
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Check out the GBBC blog at
http://www.birdcount.org/blog, run by Audubon’s
Senior Scientist, Rob Fergus
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February 19-20
- Eagle Watch Weekends |
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- Volunteers from the Environmental
Learning Center will be at Colville Park on Hwy 61 south of Red Wing from 1pm
to 3pm on Saturday and Sunday to answer questions about eagle
behavior, ecology and recovery
- For information about special events in Red Wing
call 800-498-2344 or visit
http://www.redwing.org
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February 26-27
- Eagle Watch Weekends |
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- Volunteers from the Environmental
Learning Center will be at Colville Park on Hwy 61 south of Red Wing from 1pm
to 3pm on Saturday and Sunday to answer questions about eagle
behavior, ecology and recovery
- For information about special events in Red Wing
call 800-498-2344 or visit
http://www.redwing.org
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Project FeederWatch (ongoing through April 3rd) |
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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 4-5-6 - 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 5-6; Mar 12-13; Mar 19-20 - Eagle
Watch Weekends |
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- Volunteers from the Environmental
Learning Center will be at Colville Park south of Red Wing from 1pm to
3pm on Saturday and Sunday to answer questions about eagle behavior,
ecology and recovery.
- For information about special events in Red Wing
call 800-498-23444 or visit
http://www.redwing.org
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March 5-6; Mar 12-13; Mar 19-20; Mar 26-27 - 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 program that
features The Migratory Flyway (6th & 7th) The Eagle (13th & 14th), The Mississippi Riverway
(20th & 21st) and The
Human Connection (27th & 28th).
- 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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March 12 - Minnesota Ornithologists' Union "Lansing Loop"
Tri-state Field Trip |
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- Led by Fred Lesher and joint with the Wisconsin
Society for Ornithology and the Coulee Region Audubon Society.
- Meet at 9am at the Kwik Trip at the intersection of
Highways 16/35/61 in La Crescent , MN (about 2 miles south of I-90).
- Birders will travel south along the Mississippi River
as far as Lansing, Iowa where they will lunch on their own.
- In the Afternoon birders will cross to Wisconsin and
travel north back to La Crosse.
- You can expect to see lots of waterfowl and some
raptors.
- This is approximately a 90
mile loop along and near the Mississippi River in WI,
IA, MN. Estimated travel time is 6
hours. You are free to leave the group whenever you choose.
- Contact the trip leader via e-mail at
Fred Lesher or via phone at
608-783-1149.
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March 28 - Minnesota Ornithologists' Union "Lansing Loop"
Tri-state Field Trip |
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- Led by Fred Lesher and joint with the Wisconsin
Society for Ornithology and the Coulee Region Audubon Society.
- Meet at 9am at the Kwik Trip at the intersection of
Highways 16/35/61 in La Crescent , MN (about 2 miles south of I-90).
- Birders will travel south along the Mississippi River
as far as Lansing, Iowa where they will lunch on their own.
- In the Afternoon birders will cross to Wisconsin and
travel north back to La Crosse.
- You can expect to see lots of waterfowl and some
raptors.
- This is approximately a 90
mile loop along and near the Mississippi River in WI,
IA, MN. Estimated travel time is 6
hours. You are free to leave the group whenever you choose.
- Contact the trip leader via e-mail at
Fred Lesher or via phone at
608-783-1149..
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March 28-29 - 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 program that
features The Migratory Flyway (6th & 7th) The Eagle (13th & 14th), The Mississippi Riverway
(20th & 21st) and The
Human Connection (27th & 28th).
- 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
Wadena County |
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- Dedicated birders are welcome to attend
the 2010 evening woodcock courting flights on Kent Scheer's land near
Wadena, MN. So far, this has occurred annually like clockwork
about 9PM from late April through late May within predictable dates.
- The location is exceptionally
convenient, handicapped accessible, and less than 1/2 mile from
an AmericInn if overnight is needed.....a prior call is requested for
introduction and very current updates on timing and weather conditions.
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There is no cost, only good
environmental citizenship is required.
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April 23 - Salt
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- Sponsored by the
Prairie-Woods Nature Society. The
event is open to the public.
- 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 and milk will be available.
Between 7am and 8am guided caravans
will head out from there on field trips to Salt Lake and the
surrounding area. Lunch will be available at the legion at noon
where you can compare with what other groups have seen. 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 and can be made with Becky Skallerud at 320-598-3797 or
beckaberk@yahoo.com.
After dinner there will be a short program and the species tally
for the day. Sunday birding is on your own.
- For more info contact
Ken Larson - phone is
952-595-9265.
- Check out the
web page about the event.
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May 6-7-8 - Birding & Watchable Wildlife Events |
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- Events include Birding
By Mini-Rail Car through the Chippewa Bottoms, Birding by Boat through
the Mississippi Backwaters and Bird Banding at Lake City's Hok-Si-La
Municipal Park.
- For more information
check out the web site
at
http://www.mississippi-river.org.
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May 7 -
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 7 -
North American Migration Count Day |
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- Count categories: Stationary, Feeder,
Regular, Night
- Minnesota data compiled by Dave
Sovereign
- Address is: 6479 Upper 55th, Oakdale,
MN 55128
- Phone # is: 651-777-0379
- Forms must be submitted by June 15th
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May 8 - 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
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May 12-13-14-15 - 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 on May 15.
- The festival wraps up on Sunday, May 16,
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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The full
schedule is posted on St Paul Audubon's
website.
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May 14 -
Boulder Birding Big Day |
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- Sponsored by
Boulder Lake
Environmental Learning Center and
Duluth Audubon Society - free
admission
- Held at Boulder Lake
Environmental Center at 7328 Boulder Dam Road, Duluth,
MN from 7am to 11am (6:30am sign-in and breakfast treats)
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levels of birders are welcome - team up with local experts to count as
many species as you can. Hit the trails or ride the pontoon boats
while helping promote citizen science.
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event is free and open to everyone with an interest in birding.
There will be a complementary lunch while tallying up the numbers.
- To register or obtain more
information call 218-721-3731 or you can email
boulder@d.umn.edu or
das@duluthaudubon.org
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May 14 -
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 14-15 -
Austin Oak/Savanna Birding Festival |
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- Sponsored by Friends of the J.C. Hormel
Nature Center and the Austin Audubon Society
- The event will be held at the Hormel Nature
Center in Austin, MN.
- Guided birding tours will be offered both
Saturday and Sunday.
- For more information, contact the Austin
Convention and Visitor's Bureau at 507-437-4563 or email
twdorsey@charter.net or
jchnatur@smig.net or visit
the Austin City website
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May 15
- 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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May
19-20-21-22 -
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.
- 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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June
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Boreal
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- Headquarters 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 check 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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August 5-6-7 - 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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