Thanks, Roy. It looks like pre-registration for this event is preferred but not required. Here is a link to pre-register<http://www.csbsju.edu/outdooru/education/events/springbirdingday>. Look on the upper right-hand side of the page where it says in red REGISTRATION to sign up
On Mon, May 5, 2014 at 11:22 AM, roy zimmerman <[email protected]> wrote: > Jim, I would like to attend. Where do I register? Do I show up at 5:30? > On Monday, May 5, 2014 11:17 AM, Jim Ryan <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 > > > -- 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
