As announced in the November-December 2009 MOU newsletter, the
2010-2011 schedule of Minnesota Birding Weekends & Weeks (MBW) is now
available. MBWs have been offered since 1986 in association with the
MOU (our original name was MOU Birding Weekends), and this will be our
25th season.
The dates and destinations of these MBWs is listed below, and note
they include a special Memorial Day MBWeekend (lodging and meals
included) at Deep Portage Conservation Reserve in Cass County,
featuring evening programs along with three days of field trips. Also
note the expanded schedule of relatively inexpensive out-of-state
MBWeeks, mostly to destinations which I formerly led for Victor
Emanual Nature Tours.
Note that the new MBWbirds.com website mentioned in the newsletter is
not yet on-line, but it will appear before the end of November, and it
will include more complete descriptions of all the MBWs plus
registration information. In the meantime, besides the November issue
of the MOU newsletter, you will find MBW information already in place
on Bob Ekblad's website (http://www.birding-minnesota.com/MN-MBW.htm),
and later today or tomorrow it should appear on the Birding in
Minnesota link on MOU's website (http://moumn.org).
Monday, November 23, is the first date that MBW registrations can be
submitted by US mail, and they are accepted on a first-come-first-
served basis (according to US mail postmarks). At this time, no
registrations are currently taken or places held by e-mail; however,
all registrations must include an e-mail address, and all are
confirmed by e-mail as they are received.
Also please note that some MBWs will probably fill up almost
immediately, especially some of the new MBWeeks. However, if several
persons don't register in time and a long waiting list develops, a
MBWeek could probably be repeated in 2011 to accommodate them. For
MBWeekends with long waiting lists, an extra weekend or leader can
sometimes be arranged to accommodate extra participants.
Finally, before considering the 2010-2011 schedule, be aware there are
still 3 MBWs remaining in the 2009-10 season, two of which still have
vacancies:
- The January 9-10, 2010 MBWeekend in Duluth is filled, but an extra
January 2-3, 2010 MBW has been scheduled and still has vacancies.
- The January 16 - 24, 2010 California & Arizona MBWeek is filled with
a waiting list, and no additional registrations are being taken;
however, see the listings below for the MBWeeks in California January
22 - 29, 2011 and in Arizona January 30 - February 6, 2011.
- The February 6-14, 2010 South Texas MBWeek still has 2 vacancies
(see http://moumn.org/mbw.html for more information); also see the
December 27, 2010 - January 2, 2011 South Texas MBWeek listing.
Please don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions, and I look
forward to a deluge of mail later this week!
Kim Eckert
1921 W Kent Rd
Duluth MN 55812
(218) 349 5953
[email protected]
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APRIL 2010 - JANUARY 2011 MINNESOTA BIRDING WEEKENDS (MBWeekends)
• April 3-4 / Houston & Winona Counties / $40 (Base La Crosse WI)
• pre-MBW option / April 2 / Goodhue & Wabasha Co's / $25 (Base Red
Wing)
• May 15-16 / Rock and Pipestone Counties / $50 (Base Luverne)
• pre-MBW option / May 14 / Nobles Co. / $30 (Base Worthington)
• May 29-30-31 / MBW 25th YEAR CELEBRATION / Deep Portage Conservation
Reserve, Cass Co. / $200*
• pre-MBW option / May 28 / Morrison Co. / $30 (Base Little Falls)
(*Note: fee includes 3 nights lodging and 7 meals.)
• June 19-20 / Lake of the Woods County / $50 (Leader Craig Mandel;
Base Baudette)
• pre-MBW option / June 18 / Beltrami Co. / $30 (Base Bemidji)
• August 21-22 / Stevens & Traverse & Big Stone Counties / $45 (Base
Morris)
• pre-MBW option / Aug. 20 / Douglas Co. / $30 (Base Alexandria)
• September 4-5-6 / Northwestern Minnesota / $70 (Base Hallock)
• pre-MBW option / Sept. 3 / eastern Roseau Co. / $25 (Base Warroad)
• September 25 / Duluth I / $20 (Base Duluth)
• September 26 / Duluth II / $20 (Base Duluth)
• pre-MBW option / Sept. 24 / North Shore / $25 (Base Duluth)
• October 9-10 / Lyon & Lincoln Counties / $40 (Base Marshall)
• pre-MBW option / Oct. 8 / Minnesota River Valley / $25 (Base Redwood
Falls)
• October 23-24 / Polk County / $40 (Base Crookston)
• pre-MBW option / Oct. 22 / Mahnomen Co. / $25 (Base Mahnomen)
• November 6-7 / North Shore of Lake Superior / $35 (Base Duluth /
Grand Marais)
• pre-MBW option / Nov. 5 / Duluth / $20 (Base Duluth)
• January 8-9, 2011 / Duluth III / $30 (Base Duluth)
MARCH 2010 - FEBRUARY 2011 MINNESOTA BIRDING WEEKS (MBWeeks)
• MARCH 13 - 17, 2010 / PLATTE RIVER & SANDHILL CRANES / $100
deposit
(Limit 11 participants car-pooling from Minnesota in 3 vehicles;
estimated cost $400 + meals)
• APRIL 10 - 18, 2010 / COLORADO GROUSE / $100 deposit
(Estimated cost $950 + air fare + meals)
• MAY 1 - 9, 2010 / BIG BEND, DAVIS MOUNTAINS, TEXAS HILL
COUNTRY / $100 deposit
(Estimated cost $950 + air fare + meals)
• JUNE 5 - 13, 2010 / CHURCHILL (plus SW Manitoba option June
13-15) / $100 deposit
(Limit 11 participants car-pooling from Minnesota in 3 vehicles;
estimated cost $1,000 + meals / $1,150 including the SW Manitoba option)
• JULY 5 - 18, 2010 / NOVA SCOTIA & NEWFOUNDLAND / $100 deposit
(Estimated cost $1,750 + air fare + meals)
• JULY 31 - AUGUST 8, 2010 / SOUTHEAST ARIZONA I / $100
deposit
(Estimated
cost $800 + air fare + meals)
• DECEMBER 27, 2010 - JANUARY 2, 2011 / SOUTH TEXAS / $100 deposit
(Estimated cost $650 + air fare + meals)
• JANUARY 22 - 29, 2011 / SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA / $100 deposit
(Estimated cost $950 + air fare + meals)
• JANUARY 30 - FEBRUARY 6, 2011 / SOUTHEAST ARIZONA II / $100
deposit
(Estimated cost $900 + air fare + meals)
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