2010 Preliminary Field Trip & Workshop List
(Updates will follow as we set up new trips. Could definitely use Duluth/northern, western and Twin Cities area trips and leaders.) a.. March 13th and 27th. Mississippi River Trips. Meet at the Kwik Trip in LaCrescent, MN at 9:00 AM. Caravan will travel south on Highway 26 in Minnesota and Iowa, crossing into Wisconsin from Lansing, then north on Highway 35 to LaCrosse/LaCrescent. Early spring birding, heavy emphasis on waterfowl. Bring brown bag lunch or lunch briefly at café in Lansing. Total trip time about 6 hours. Contact Fred Lesher at [email protected] register. Trip will also be available on November 13th. a.. Chris West will also be leading 1-2 Mississippi River Trips, but from LaCrosse north to Minneapolis, one in the spring, one in the fall, details forthcoming. a.. Saturday May 15th, Sherburne Refuge & Beyond, beginning at 7:00 AM. Warblers and migrating passerines, we often break 100 species during the day, weather permitting. Will probably head up to Mille Lacs Lake & Kathio State Park in the afternoon. Al & Nate Schirmacher are co-leaders. Trip is currently full, but still taking waiting list names. Contact [email protected] a.. May 22nd and 23rd, Birding the Bend: Minnesota River Valley in Blue Earth and Nicollet Counties, Chad Heins, Brian Smith and Bob Dunlap leading. Contact Bob at [email protected] to register. a.. Saturday, June 19th, Aitkin County Birding, beginning at 7:30 AM. Warblers, passerines and boreal nesters; Connecticut Warblers, Yellow-bellied Flycatchers and Boreal Chickadees last year; meeting at Rice Lake Refuge to park and ride. Four openings remain, will also have waiting list due to cancellations. Al and Nate Schirmacher are co-leaders, contact [email protected] a.. August 6th through 8th, Shorebird Workshop, Bob Janssen and Doug Buri are co-leaders. See their website www.itctel.com/buri/SHOREBIRD, or contact Doug at [email protected]. a.. October 8th through 10th, Sparrow Workshop, Bob Janseen and Doug Buri. See their website at www.itctel.com/buri/SPARROW, or contact Doug at [email protected] a.. October 16th, 7:30 AM, Loons, Loons and More Loons, Mille Lacs Lake trip, generally 40-50 species, we often see Pacific and Red-throated Loons. Contact Al Schirmacher at [email protected] Kim Eckert recently (February 23rd) posted extensive information on his Minnesota Birding Weekends and Weeks, he has collaborated on these with MOU for 25 years. See his website http://mbwbirds.com or contact him at [email protected] Thanks! Al Schirmacher Princeton, MN Mille Lacs & Sherburne Counties ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
