Update on current MOU field trips: * Salt Lake Weekend, Saturday April 30th. Volunteers will lead tours at Salt Lake, Big Stone Refuge and throughout the lakes, wetlands and native prairies of Lac Qui Parle and southern Big Stone counties. Last year 141 species were recorded. Meet at 7 AM at the Marietta American Legion, intersection of CR 7 and MN 40, 11 miles west of Madison. Car caravans will leave between 7:00 and 8:00 AM. For further details, contact Ken Larson at [email protected]. No registration required.
* Wild River State Park, Saturday, May 14th. The Wild River Audubon Chapter leads walks at the park, welcomes MOU folks to join, Joe Sausen will lead this hike. Warblers, passerines, water & prairie birds all featured. Runs from 8:00 AM to noon. Contact Joe at [email protected] for more details. * Sherburne Wildlife Refuge, Saturday, May 14th, 7:15 AM. Trip is currently full, but we can add another 5-8 people to our waiting list. 90-120 species possible, warblers, passerines, grassland birds (including nesting Lark Sparrows). Optional afternoon outing as well. Contact Al Schirmacher at [email protected]. * Aitkin County, Saturday, June 11th, 7:15 AM. Meet at the Rice Lake Refuge parking lot south of McGregor on 65. This trip will emphasize nesting passerines (with strong emphasis on warblers), as well as boreal species like Boreal Chickadee, Gray Jay and Yellow-bellied Flycatcher. Trip is limited to 25 participants. Contact Al Schirmacher at [email protected]. Four spots still open, plus waiting list. * Shorebird Workshop, August 5th-7th, Bob Janssen and Doug Buri lead. Check www.itctel.com/buri/SHOREBIRD for details. * Mille Lacs County, Saturday August 27th, 7:15 AM. Meet at the Kathio State Park parking lot (just off 169), sticker required. We will be attempting to catch the beginnings of fall migration while catching lingering nesters. Trip is limited to 25 participants. Contact Al Schirmacher at [email protected]. Seven spots still available, plus waiting list. * Sparrow Workshop, October 7th-9th, Bob Janssen and Doug Buri lead. Check www.itctel.com/buri/SPARROW for details. * Loons, Loons and More Loons, Saturday, October 15th, 7:30 AM. Meet at the Dairy Queen parking lot outside of Onamia (along 169), carpool from there. We will cover the west (and perhaps north this year) side of Mille Lacs Lake, looking for Common, Red-throated and Pacific Loons, as well as other interesting birds migrating through. Trip is limited to 25 participants. Contact Al Schirmacher at [email protected]. Eight spots still available, plus waiting list. Al Schirmacher MOU Field Trip Chair Princeton, MN ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
