Following is an update of the 2009-10 Minnesota Birding Weekends (MBW)
schedule as of today, March 31. Be sure to note that an extra
Cottonwood & Murray MBW has now been scheduled on May 9-10 (plus a May
8 Watonwan Co option) to accommodate those who had been on the May 2-3
waiting list. (Although the May 2-3 MBW is filled, May 9-10 still has
vacancies.) A reminder that you may register separately for any of the
optional one-day MBWs without participating in the corresponding
Saturday-Sunday MBW.
It is still worth registering for MBWs which are already filled, since
it may be possible to find a second leader and take extra participants
(this will be likely on the Nov 7-8 North Shore MBW). In some cases,
an extra MBW on another weekend might be possible to accommodate extra
persons (e.g., the Cottonwood & Murray MBW). Remember, if places never
open up for those on a waiting list, they will receive a full refund
of their MBW fees.
Please keep in mind that MBW registrations are only accepted by U S
mail, that all registrations must now include an e-mail address, but
that no registrations are taken or places held by e-mail. All
registrations are confirmed by e-mail as they are received: please let
me know if you did not receive confirmation for any MBW you registered
for or if you have any questions.
Additional MBW descriptions and registration information are included
on the MOU website (http://moumn.org/mbw.html), on Bob Ekblad's
website (http://www.birding-minnesota.com/MN-MBW.htm), and in the
January 2009 issue of the MOU newsletter.
Accordingly, here is the status of each MBW:
- April 11-12 / Rothsay Wildlife Management Area / $45
Status: FILLED with 1 on waiting list / limit 19 participants
- pre-MBW option / April 10 / Grant Co. / $30
Status: 6 vacancies / limit 15 participants
- May 2-3 / Cottonwood & Murray Counties / $45
Status: FILLED with 0 on waiting list / limit 15 participants
- pre-MBW option / May 1 / Watonwan Co. / $30
Status: 3 vacancies / limit 15 participants
- May 9-10 / Cottonwood & Murray Counties / $45
Status: 5 vacancies / limit 15 participants
- pre-MBW option / May 8 / Watonwan Co. / $30
Status: 9 vacancies / limit 15 participants
- May 23-24-25 / Northwestern Minnesota I / $75
Status: FILLED with 6 on waiting list / limit 30 participants (with
2 leaders)
- pre-MBW option / May 22 / Kittson Co. / $30
Status: 5 vacancies / limit 22 participants (with 2 leaders)
- June 20-21 / Clay County / $50
Status: 5 vacancies / limit 19 participants
- pre-MBW option / June 19 / Norman Co. / $30
Status: 9 vacancies / limit 15 participants
- July 3-4-5 / Lake County / $75 (Leader Craig Mandel)
Status: 4 vacancies / limit 15 participants
- post-MBW option / July 6 / Sax-Zim Bog / $20
Status: 7 vacancies / limit 15 participants
[July 26 - August 1 / Big Bend National Park: this Birding Week is
already filled with 13 on the waiting list; sorry, no additional
registrations are being taken at this time.]
- AUGUST 1 - 9 / SOUTHEAST ARIZONA / $100 deposit
Status: 2 vacancies / limit 13 participants
- August 22-23 / Stevens-Traverse-Big Stone Counties / $45
Status: FILLED with 0 on waiting list / limit 19 participants
- pre-MBW option / Aug. 21 / Swift Co. / $30
Status: 3 vacancies / limit 19 participants
- September 5-6-7 / Northwestern Minnesota II / $70
Status: 19 vacancies / limit 30 participants (with 2 leaders)
- pre-MBW option / Sept. 4 / Clearwater Co. / $30
Status: 9 vacancies / limit 19 participants
- September 26 / Duluth I / $20
Status: 3 vacancies / limit 19 participants
- September 27 / Duluth II / $20
Status: 5 vacancies / limit 19 participants
- October 17-18 / Marsh Lake-Lac Qui Parle-Big Stone NWR / $40
Status: FILLED with 1 on waiting list / limit 19 participants
- pre-MBW option / Oct. 16 / Yellow Medicine Co. / $25
Status: 5 vacancies / limit 19 participants
- November 7-8 / North Shore of Lake Superior / $40
Status: FILLED with 9 on waiting list / limit 19 participants
- January 9-10, 2010 / Duluth III / $35
Status: 9 vacancies / limit 19 participants
[January 16-24, 2010 / California & Arizona (Co-Leader Craig Mandel):
this Birding Week is already filled with 9 on the waiting list; sorry,
no additional registrations are being taken at this time.]
- FEBRUARY 6 - 14, 2010 / SOUTH TEXAS / $100 deposit
Status: 8 vacancies / limit 13 participants
Kim Eckert
1921 W Kent Rd
Duluth MN 55812
(218) 349-5953
[email protected]
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