Hello everyone, In partnership with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, this field trip will be surveying for avifauna alongside the DNR and other local naturalists at Bonanza Prairie SNA (24 miles Northwest of Ortonville in Big Stone County). The trip leader (Jason Frank, jmfran...@gmail.com) will start at 9AM, but you are free to come and go as you please before or after this scheduled time. This will also include the State Park sections of woods bordering the SNA proper, and is a great location for many breeding bird species and I often have territorial Eastern Screech-Owls when visiting this location. One benefit of participating in a Bio Blitz is an opportunity to learn from naturalists of other disciplines to learn about geology, plants, mammals, insects, reptiles, and amphibians. Our task will be to identify and count as many birds as we can. There is no participant limit, however, your registration will be appreciated so that we know how many birders to expect. If you plan to attend, please register on the Signup Genius event page<https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F48A9AC2FA5FFCE9-50052760-bonanza#/> at: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F48A9AC2FA5FFCE9-50052760-bonanza#/
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