Hello Birders, Please consider attending this time-honored event, co-sponsored by Minnesota Audubon
Saint John's Outdoor University brings you a day of hiking through an "Important Bird Area" in Minnesota during peak migration! In the morning, we'll stay on the 2,500 acres of Saint John's Abbey Arboretum and do all our birding by walking. We have seen 100+ species in past years at Saint John's. Early risers will be stunned by the abundance of birds active early in the day. Sitings in recent years have included: Gray-cheeked thrush, Cerulean warbler, Mourning warbler, Eastern towhee, American Avocet, Harris sparrow and more! View an index of bird species<http://www.csbsju.edu/outdooru/abbeyarboretum/plantsandwildlife/birds> that have been spotted at Saint John's, and print your own birding checklists. 2013 Birding Day - 124 species spotted!<http://www.csbsju.edu/Documents/OutdoorU/land_steward/plantsandwildlife/2013FinalBirdChecklist-124species.pdf> Spring Birding Day Saturday, May 17, 2014Schedule Outdoor U Members N on-Members - *5:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. * - *8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.* - *$12* - *$12* - *$16* - *$16* *Cost includes guided birding walks, continental breakfast at 8 a.m., and buffet lunch at noon.* - * 1:30 p.m.** - * FREE* - * FREE* * The 1:30 p.m. session is an optional guided trip to see the birds at the Albany wastewater ponds.* Register for your choice of one of the morning sessions, as well as the optional afternoon session. Binoculars are available if needed. Dress for the weather - we go rain or shine! * If you are registering for the afternoon session ONLY, please use the General Registration <http://www.csbsju.edu/outdooru/education/events/springbirdingday/birdingregistration> form. Schedule: *(all tours start in Room 150 of the New Science Center - follow the signs)* 5:30 a.m.-8 a.m. Birding in small groups at Saint John's (e.g. Boardwalk-wetlands; Deep woods -Cerulean) 8:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast - Room 150 - New Science Center 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Birding in small groups 12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. All you can eat luncheon at the Saint John's Refectory and group review of the birds seen, led by Bob Russell from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and SJU alum. 1:30 p.m. Optional birding to the Albany wastewater ponds with Bob Russell if there is any interest following lunch. -- Sincerely, Jim Ryan Saint Paul's Westside ---- Measure yourself by your best moments, not by your worst. We are too prone to judge ourselves by our moments of despondency and depression.- Robert Johnson<http://www.famousquotesandauthors.com/authors/robert_johnson_quotes.html> <http://www.famousquotesandauthors.com/authors/robert_johnson_quotes.html>Courage can't see around corners, but goes around them anyway.- Mignon McLaughlin<http://www.famousquotesandauthors.com/authors/mignon_mclaughlin_quotes.html> ---- ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
