Here are the details for the Minnesota MartinFest:
When: Saturday, June 26th, Program starts at 9AM – 2PM,
registration at 8AM.
Where: Tony Lau residence 14399 89th street N.E., Otsego, MN
55330. From Rogers or Elk River take Hwy. 101 to
county 39. Go 2 miles west, turn left on Odean 2 blocks
turn right on 89th. Third house on left.
Agenda
8:00-9:00……………….Registration and enjoying the morning socializing with each
other and observing Tony’s colony.
9:00 - 9:15AM………….Welcome by our host, Tony Lau.
9:15-10:00AM………….Purple Martin basics with Kelly Applegate, Director of
Minnesota Purple Martin Working
Group.
10:00-10:15AM………...Break
10:15-11:00AM……... “Attracting and Managing Bluebirds and Tree Swallows” with
Keith Radel, Bluebird Recovery
Program of Minnesota State
Coordinator
11:00-12:00PM……....”Tracking Purple Martins to Brazil and Back” with John
Tautin,
Executive Director of the Purple
Martin Conservation
Association. John will uncover
the fascinating secrets of
purple martin migration and the
technology used to track
them.
12:00-1:00PM…………Picnic lunch, ($5.00 donation appreciated)
1:00-2:00……………... Audubon Minnesota and the Mille Lacs Band Dept. of Natural
Resources present “Chimney Swift
Conservation in
Minnesota” with Kelly Applegate.
Learn how to help this
rapidly declining species make a
recovery…..from providing
nesting towers to observing and
reporting occupied chimneys
in your area through the MN
Audubon’s “Chimney Swift Sit”.
2:00PM………………...Door Prize Drawing! This year’s items include a wide range of
martin products from decoys to
gourd racks! You won’t
want to miss this!
For more information log on to: MNMARTIN.ORG or call Tony at (763) 441-7493
This year’s event is sponsored by Audubon Minnesota, the Minnesota Dept. of
Natural Resources Non-Game Wildlife Program, and the Mille Lacs Band of
Ojibwe Dept. of Natural Resources. Thank you sponsors!
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