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January 10-11, 2009 - Minnesota
Birding Weekends Field Trip |
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- Duluth III
(based out of Duluth - leader Kim Eckert)
- more info at MBW
- $35 fee - registration required
- Contact Kim Eckert if
you need additional information
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January 17, 2009 -
Tri-State 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.
- For more information contact the
event organizer, Scott Mehus at
608-248-2698 or via e-mail
at
Scott@nationaleaglecenter.org
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February 7-8; 14-15; 21-22
- Eagle Spot 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 800-498-2344 or visit
http://www.redwing.org
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February 13-14-15
- Sax-Zim Winter Bird Festival |
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- Sponsored by the Meadowlands
community and headquartered out of the community of Meadowlands.
- Plans are to have dinner events
on both Friday and Saturday nights and also possibly have a Sunday
brunch put on by the local volunteer fire department.
Dave Benson
will be giving a talk on "owls of the north" on Friday night
which coincides with the release of his book "Owls of the North" and on
Saturday night Laura Erickson will give
a presentation about how birds survive the winter season.
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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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For a registration form and additional information check out the
Sax-Zim Bog Winter Bird Festival website.
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February 13-14-15-16
- 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.
In 2008, participants submitted more than 85,000
checklists.
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Check out the GBBC blog at
http://www.birdcount.org/blog, run by Audubon’s
Senior Scientist, Rob Fergus, and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s
Science Editor, Laura Erickson.
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March 1; Mar
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- Eagle Spot 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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Mar 6-7-8 - 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.
- Check out the Festival of Owls
web site or the Houston Nature Center
web
site for more information.
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March 13-14-15 - Soar with the Eagle |
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- Sponsored by the National Eagle
Center at Wabasha, Minnesota
- The objective of the Soar with the Eagle weekend is
to provide an educational, experiential and entertaining program that
features The Eagles, The Mississippi River, The Migratory Flyway and The
Human Connection to Eagles.
- Contact
Mike Heim for more
information.
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March 14 - "Lansing Loop"
tri-state field trip |
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- Meet at 9AM at the Dresbach
Information Center at Lock & Dam 7. Exit from I90 to reach the Center.
Watch for sign. The caravan will drive south out of LaCrescent on
Hwy 16, then south on Hwy 26.
- Lunch on your own in New Albin,
Iowa (or bring your own bag lunch).
- Cross east into Wisconsin at Lansing,
Iowa, then north on Hwy 35 back to LaCrosse. A stop will be made at the
Genoa, Wis. power plant to check out a nest box for Peregrine Falcons.
- 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.
- Featured birds will be resident &
migrant Bald Eagles, early migrant waterfowl, possible Peregrine
Falcons, and possible Wild Turkeys and E. Bluebirds.
- Sponsored by Coulee Region
Audubon Society. No fee
- Contact the trip leader via e-mail at
Fred Lesher or via phone at
608-783-1149.
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March 14-15
- Eagle Spot Weekend |
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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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April 18-19
- Southwest Minnesota
Prairie Birding Festival |
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- Based out of Luverne, Minnesota
- Friday evening presentations
- Saturday events include birding
at Blue Mounds State Park and Touch the Sky Prairie (6am-9am), breakfast
9:30am, workshops (10am-11:30am) and a release program in the afternoon.
- For more information contact the
Luverne Convention and Visitor's Bureau and the Luverne Chamber of
Commerce, 211 East main, Suite 103, Luverne, MN 56156. Telephone
888-283-4061.
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April 25-26 - Salt
Lake Birding Festival |
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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).
- Saturday breakfast at 7am at the Marietta American
Legion located one block west of Co. Rd. 7 on Hwy 40. Groups
will head out from there on field trips to Salt Lake and the
surrounding area. Lunch will be available at the legion and trips
will head out again in the afternoon.
- Saturday evening
chicken dinner 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 320-598-5554 or beckaberk@yahoo.com. The dinner is $10.
There is a species tally after the dinner.
- For more info contact
Ken Larson - phone is
952-595-9265.
- Check out the new
web page about the event.
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May 1-
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- Hawk Ridge "Great
Minnesota Birdathon" |
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- Sponsored by
Friends of Hawk
Ridge
- Participate
in any single county Big Day between May 1st and May 20th
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Participate in any Minnesota statewide Big Day
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information and forms on their
web page
- Proceeds to support Hawk Ridge
Nature Reserve
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May 1-2-3 -
Ramsey County Bird Festival |
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Activities
include a day full of displays, demos and hikes at Snail Lake Regional
Park, many birding tours to little-known spots within the county, a
birding adventure by canoe and a tour of the rarely open Arden Hills
Army Training Site (formerly known as the Twin Cities Arsenal).
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A low-cost
spaghetti dinner Friday night, May 4th, will feature nationally known
bird expert and author Laura Erickson, speaking on ”Backyard Birds--Hooooo
Gives a Hoot?” Archimedes, an Eastern Screech-Owl, will be along for the
fun as Erickson discusses the birds that make our own backyards so
interesting, and what we can do to more easily see and enjoy them.
Reservation deadline is Friday, April 27th. $8/individual $25 for
families of 4 or more.
- Contact John Moriarty, Ramsey County
Parks, for more information via
e-mail or at
651-748-2500
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details and registration information are available on the
festival website.
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May 2 -
Boulder Birding Big Day |
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- Sponsored by
Boulder Lake
Management Area - free
admission
- Held at Boulder Lake
Environmental Center from 7 am to Noon
- 7328 Boulder Dam Road, Duluth,
MN
- To register or obtain more
information contact Mara at 218-721-3731 or you can email blake@mnpower.com
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May 2-3 -
Morris
Wetland Management District Birding Festival |
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- Bus tours on Saturday at Noon
and Sunday at 7 am.
- Registration starts at 10 am on Saturday morning at
the Morris Wetland Management District office located 4 miles east of Morris,
MN on Co Rd #10
(43875 230th Street).
- Registration is $25. Call 800-248-5868 or e-mail
kdliving@yahoo.com to reserve your space.
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guided coach bus tour on Saturday will begin at 11:00AM and return at
4:00PM. A
catered dinner and a
presentation will follow at the local Senior Center.
Guides are
Bob Janssen,
Jerry Bonkoski, and Doug Buri. The tour bus will leave on Sunday
at 7:00AM and return at noon.
- Hosted by Friends of the Morris
WMD and Friends of Prairie.
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May 2-3 - Duluth's Down by the Water Spring Bird
Festival |
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- Co-sponsors are Duluth Audubon Society and
the Lake Superior Zoo
- Speakers, field trips & kids' activities
- Distribution of new Duluth-Superior Area
birding map
- For more information contact the zoo at
218-723-3854 or edu@iszoo.org or
see the Duluth Audubon web site
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May 8-9-10 -
Mississippi Flyway Birding
Festival |
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- Headquartered out of LaCrosse/Onalaska,
Wisconsin
- Birding events in both Wisconsin and
Minnesota
- For more information or to register, see
the web site
or call Bonnie Koop at 608-784-2292 or Gretchen Skoloda at 608-781-7502
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May 9 -
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 5:00am -
1:00pm or at 8:00am - 1:00pm. Meet at Pendulum in the New
Science Center. Early risers will be stunned by the abundance
of birds active early in the day.
- Coffee and rolls
will be served at 8:00a.m., lunch at 12:30p.m. 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 9 -
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
9 -
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 9-10 - Great River Birding & Nature Festival |
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- A full 3-Day Great River Birding and
Nature Festival will not take place this year. Instead, the Birding By
Mini-Rail Car through the Chippewa Bottoms and the Birding by Boat
through the Mississippi Backwaters will be the only events.
- The Rail Car event will be reserved
through Donna Krebsbach at Wings Over Alma and will run both Saturday
and Sunday May 10 & 11 from 7am-12 pm.
- The Birding the Backwaters with River
Pilot Loren Waalkens will be held the May 9, 10, and 11 at 3 times each
morning.
- For more information check out the
web site
at
at
www.mississippi-river.org/birding
or
call 877-525-3248
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May
14-15-16-17 -
Detroit Lakes
Festival
of Birds |
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- Sponsored by
Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of
Commerce
- Featured speaker is
Richard Crossley, photographer and
author of 'The Shorebird Guide'.
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 shorebirds will be
highlighted and there will be some new trips added to increase
opportunities to see shorebirds using some newly established prairie
wetlands.
- 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 15-16-17 -
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 16
- 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
16-17 -
Bluff Country Bird Festival |
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- Headquarter city and field trip
locations yet to be determined. Saturday night dinner and program
to be announced in early spring.
- Registration deadline is May 10th.
- Brochure and
Registration Form available
- For more information, contact the Southeast
Minnesota Historic Bluff Country organization at 1-800-428-2030 or
check out www.bluffcountry.com
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June 4-5-6-7 -
Boreal
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- Headquarters at the
North House Folk School
in Grand Marais on the
North Shore of Lake Superior
- Ten different courses/workshops are
at the heart of the festival. Boreal Birding with Dave Grosshuesch.
North Shore Birding with Jerry Bonkoski and John Hockema. North Shore
Geology with John Green. Spring Wildflowers with Jim Gilbert. And more.
Courses range from 1 to 3 days in length.
- Multiple featured evening programs
offer opportuntities to share discoveries and eat great desserts. "Owls
of the North" featuring David Benson on Saturday evening. "The Bird
Feed" takes place at Sivertson Gallery on Friday night.
- 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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June
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Wild Encounters: McGregor Area Birding
and Nature Festival |
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- For the event
schedule and to register for Wild Encounters field trips and programs
visit
http://www.mcgregormn.com/wildencounters.htm or call the McGregor
Chamber of Commerce at 877-768-3692
- One of the festival events is a bird
watching field trip at the Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge, led by
Michelle McDowell, Refuge Biologist, from 6:00 AM to 10:30 AM on
Saturday June 10th. Contact Michelle at
218-768-2402
for more information about the field trip.
- In addition, the
Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge and Visitor Center will have an
open house
from 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM on Saturday, June 10th. The refuge is
located five miles south of McGregor on Highway 65.
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June 5-6
- Audubon Center Birding Festival |
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Enjoy a variety
and abundance of breeding birds in a ecological transition area.
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Interesting and
skilled leaders.
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banding and resident birds of prey.
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Audubon Center is located near
Sandstone, MN in northern Pine County
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more information see
http://www.audubon-center.com
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- Birders will be encouraged to explore
any and all good birding sites in the MN River Valley from Ft. Snel
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