Welcome the start of spring migration at the 35th annual Salt Lake Birding
Weekend on April 24th, 2010. Volunteers will guide birders to Salt Lake,
Big Stone Refuge and lakes, wetlands and native prairies of Lac Qui Parle
and southern Big Stone Counties. Last year 65 participants recorded 152
species including White-winged Scoter, Ferruginous Hawk, Prairie and
Peregrine Falcons, Piping Plover, Hudsonian Godwit, White-faced Ibis and
American Avocet.
On Saturday April 24th meeet at 7 AM at the Marietta American Legion,
located one block west of the intersection of County Road 7 and State
Highway 40, 11 miles west of Madison. Coffee, sweet rolls and milk are
available. Guided car caravans will leave between 7 and 8 AM. At noon,
stop back at the Legion for lunch and to compare notes.
A Saturday chicken dinner, for $10, will be served at 7:30 AM at the Sons of
Norway Hall on Highway 75 in Madison. Reservations are necessary for
dinner, please contact Becky Skallerud at 320-598-3797 of
[email protected] After dinner there will be a short program and the
species count for the day. Sunday birding is on your own or stop at Prairie
Marsh Farm for directions to local sites.
Local lodging is available at Lou's Lodge in Madison (320-598-7518), the
Vali Vue Motel in Ortonville (320-839-2558), Prairie Waters Inn in Appleton
(320-289-2500), and the County Inn by Carlson in Montivideo (320-269-8000).
Free camping is available at Prairie Marsh Farm, 1770 151st Avenue,
Marietta, located 7 miles west of US 75 and 1.5 miles south of 212. Contact
Ken Larson (952-595-9265 home, 612-210-8486, [email protected])
for more information.
Thanks!
Al Schirmacher
Princeton, MN
(MOU Field Trips Chair)
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