Following is an update of the 2009-10 Minnesota Birding Weekends (MBW)
schedule as of today, May 31.
Please note that the dates for the Lake County MBW with a one-day
option to Sax-Zim Bog have been changed: the Sax-Zim option is now
scheduled for July 3 (formerly July 6), and the Lake Co MBW will be
only on July 4-5 (formerly July 3-4-5), with the fee now $50 (formerly
$75). Be sure to note as well that the NW Minnesota MBW over Labor Day
Weekend still has plenty of vacancies, and it will include Roseau
County, Lake of the Woods, and Beltrami Island State Forest (all
places not covered on the Memorial Day MBW), as well as Agassiz NWR.
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). Or, in some
cases, an extra MBW on another weekend might be possible to
accommodate extra persons. Remember, if places never open up for those
on a waiting list, they will receive a full refund of their MBW fees.
(And a reminder that you may register separately for any of the
optional one-day MBWs without participating in the corresponding
Saturday-Sunday MBW.)
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:
- June 20-21 / Clay County / $50
Status: FILLED with 1 on waiting list / limit 19 participants
- pre-MBW option / June 19 / Norman County / $30
Status: 6 vacancies / limit 15 participants
- July 4-5 / Lake County / $50 (Leader Craig Mandel)
Status: FILLED with 1 on waiting list / limit 15 participants
- pre-MBW option / July 3 / Sax-Zim Bog / $20
Status: 2 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: FILLED with 0 on waiting list / limit 13 participants
- August 22-23 / Stevens-Traverse-Big Stone Counties / $45
Status: FILLED with 1 on waiting list / limit 19 participants
- pre-MBW option / Aug. 21 / Swift County / $30
Status: 3 vacancies / limit 19 participants
- September 5-6-7 / Northwestern Minnesota II / $70
Status: 9 vacancies / limit 19 participants
- pre-MBW option / Sept. 4 / Clearwater County / $30
Status: 6 vacancies / limit 15 participants
- September 26 / Duluth I / $20
Status: 3 vacancies / limit 19 participants
- September 27 / Duluth II / $20
Status: 4 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 County / $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
[Note: second leader likely; if so, status becomes 2 vacancies /
limit 30 participants]
- January 9-10, 2010 / Duluth III / $35
Status: 4 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: 5 vacancies / limit 13 participants
Kim Eckert
1921 W Kent Rd
Duluth MN 55812
(218) 349 5953
[email protected]
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