[mou-net] Minn Birding Weeks & Weekends

[Kim Richard Eckert]

The MBWbirds.com  website was just updated today, and
it includes the *tentative **schedule* for the 2020-21 season of Minnesota
Birding Weeks & Weekends – our 35th year. Please see http://www.mbwbirds.com
 for further information on when the final schedule will be published and
when registration for the new season will open.


Also included in today’s update are the summaries of all the completed MBWs
of the 2019 season, along with information on the few remaining MBWs of
this season.


As always, feel free to contact me if you have any questions.



Kim R Eckert

218 349 5953

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http://www.mbwbirds.com




*(Please note: MBWs are offered in association with the MOU; we were
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return for these updates on mou-net and in the MOU newsletter.)*


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[mou-net] Mower, Freeborn, Faribault, and Martin counties

[Kim Richard Eckert]

A four-day Minn Birding Weekend (MBW), October 11-12-13-14, was just
completed today after covering parts of Mower, Freeborn, Faribault, and
Martin counties along the Iowa border. To say the least, the weather on the
first 3 days was quite unpleasant with 20-30 mph winds, “high” temperatures
from the mid-30s to low 40s, and steady snow showers for most of Oct 12 in
Freeborn Co. But the group still managed to come up with a composite total
of 115 species, which included several highlights:


- 2 adult Ross’s Geese: Oct 11, Lyle sewage ponds (Martin Co); and at least
2 Cackling Geese also present


- At least 170 Greater White-fronted Geese: Oct 13, flooded area along
110th St W of Walnut Lake WMA (Faribault Co)


- 4 Sandhill Cranes: Oct 12, NE end of Geneva Lake (Freeborn Co)


- 13 American Avocets: Oct 13, E side of Minnesota Lake (Faribault Co)


- Including the avocets, there were 8 shorebird species: among these were 8
Long-billed Dowitchers, Pectoral and Least sandpipers at the Gr
White-fronted Goose location


- A count of 830 Franklin’s Gulls in one flock: Oct 12, Albert Lea Lake
(Freeborn Co)


- Red-breasted Nuthatch: Oct 14, Cedar Park in Fairmont (Martin Co)


- Total of 8 warbler species, incl Tennessee, Nashville, Magnolia,
Chestnut-sided, and Black-throated Green



Kim Eckert, Duluth

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[mou-net] MBW update

[Kim Richard Eckert]

The MBWbirds.com  website was updated today, March 3, 
with the current registration status of the Minnesota Birding Weeks & Weekends 
(MBWs) of the upcoming 2018-19 season – our 33rd year. As mentioned in the 
previous update, second leaders or extra MBWs have been added for each 
MBWeekend to accommodate additional participants. Accordingly, most MBWeekends 
which had been filled now have vacancies (only three are currently filled), 
while the few that are filled have shorter waiting lists than before. 

Also included on today’s update is the summary of the recently-completed South 
Texas MBWeeks (http://www.mbwbirds.com/s-texas.html 
), the final MBW of the 2017-18 season. 
Of the seven MBWeeks on the 2018-19 schedule, six are currently filled, but 
note that most of them only have short waiting lists, and it’s possible that 
extra MBWeeks could be scheduled for some of these. 

As always, feel free to contact me if you have any questions.


Kim R Eckert
218 349 5953 (cell)
ecker...@gmail.com  (e-mail)
http://www.mbwbirds.com 

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known as MOU Birding Weekends when we started in 1986. MBW participants are 
still expected to be members of MOU (see http://moumn.org/signup.html 
), which receives a portion of MBW receipts in 
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[mou-net] MBW schedule update

[Kim Richard Eckert]

The MBWbirds.com  website was updated today, December 19, 
with the current registration status of the 2018-19 Minnesota Birding Weeks & 
Weekends (MBWs). Most significantly, the status for all of the MBWeekends was 
revised, since second leaders or extra MBWs have now been added for each MBW to 
accommodate additional participants. Accordingly, note that most of the 
MBWeekends which had been filled now have vacancies, while the other few have 
much shorter waiting lists. 

As always, feel free to contact me if you have any questions.


Kim R Eckert
218 349 5953
ecker...@gmail.com 
http://www.mbwbirds.com 

(Please note: MBWs are offered in association with the MOU; we were originally 
known as MOU Birding Weekends when we started in 1986. MBW participants are 
still expected to be members of MOU (see http://moumn.org/signup.html 
), which receives a portion of MBW receipts in 
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[mou-net] Carolina Wren in Duluth

[Kim Richard Eckert]

Yesterday afternoon, Pat Thomas reported seeing a possible Carolina Wren in her 
back yard, at 6219 E Superior St, and its ID was confirmed at 8:00 this 
morning, 16 December, when five of us watched it come into one of her feeders. 
Pat then told me it was OK for birders to visit, with the following conditions:

- Do not call ahead (so no need to post her phone number here).

- Walk up the driveway on the right side of her house, and watch for it at or 
near her feeders, but please do not go any farther than the corner of the house 
by the back door. (Pat saw it yesterday foraging on the ground next to the 
garage; it first appeared this morning in the cedars behind the feeders before 
landing on the left-hand feeder which appeared to be filled with peanuts.)

- Pat also asks that conversation levels be as quiet as possible, since they 
have an indoors dog that is easily disturbed and barks at any sounds outside.   
 

Thanks to Pat for her willingness to share this rarity with others, and she 
thanks visitors in advance for following the few simple guidelines listed above.

Other birds seen by others on today’s Duluth CBC included a Boreal Owl along 
the Lakewalk, and a N Mockingbird on the 1500 block of Jefferson St.   


Kim Eckert, Duluth  

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[mou-net] some SW Minnesota CBCs

[Kim Richard Eckert]

As Doug Johnson just posted about the Bemidji Christmas Bird Count (CBC), there 
are 5 CBCs in Southwestern Minn that could also use some help. They are: Lac 
Qui Parle on December 14, Cottonwood (Lyon Co) Dec 15, Lamberton Dec 16, 
Marshall Dec 17, and Granite Falls Dec 18. 

Note that some of these CBCs (Cottonwood and Marshall) began in the 1960s – 
some 50 years ago – and have continued virtually without interruption ever 
since with Paul Egeland as compiler or participant. Granite Falls is the newest 
of these, starting in 2016 with Garrett Wee as compiler.

If you would like to help with any of these CBCs, contact Paul 
(pmegel...@aol.com ) or Garrett 
(garrett...@hotmail.com), and they can provide more information. (Weather 
permitting, Bob Russell and I are tentatively planning to be on the Lac Qui 
Parle and Cottonwood CBCs – and note that participation on CBCs such as these 
is an ideal way for county listers to fill in the gaps on their various lists!)


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[mou-net] MBWbirds.com update

[Kim Richard Eckert]

The MBWbirds.com  website was updated yesterday, again 
including descriptions of all 2018-19 Minnesota Birding Weeks & Weekends 
(MBWs), summaries of previous MBWs, and the significantly revised registration 
procedure (see http://mbwbirds.com/mbw-registration.html 
).

In addition, the registration status of next season's MBWeeks was added, and 
note that four of them are already filled. (Indeed, the Florida MBW became 
filled at 12:02 am on November 20 – i.e., only 2 minutes after the opening of 
MBWeek registrations!)

A reminder that the opening day of MBWeekends registrations will be tomorrow, 
November 27, that each registration must be in a separate e-mail, but there is 
no daily limit on the number of MBWeekend registrations sent. (Registrations 
for MBWeeks continues as before, with that limit of one registration per day.)
As always, feel free to contact me if you have any questions.


Kim R Eckert
218 349 5953
ecker...@gmail.com 
http://www.mbwbirds.com 

(Please note: MBWs are offered in association with the MOU; we were originally 
known as MOU Birding Weekends when we started in 1986. MBW participants are 
still expected to be members of MOU (see http://moumn.org/signup.html 
), which receives a portion of MBW receipts in 
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[mou-net] 2018-19 MBW schedule

[Kim Richard Eckert]

The MBWbirds.com  website has been updated today, with 
complete descriptions and previous summaries of all the 2018-19 Minnesota 
Birding Weeks & Weekends (MBWs). (A basic preview of this schedule was 
published on this website and in the November-December issue of the MOU 
newsletter.) 

Note especially that the registration procedure has changed significantly, with 
all registrations sent by e-mail (no longer by U.S. mail), and no payment of 
MBW fees or deposits at the time of registration. See 
http://mbwbirds.com/mbw-registration.html 
 for details.

Please note as well that the opening day of MBWeeks registrations (limit one 
per day maximum) will be tomorrow, NOVEMBER 20, and the opening day of 
MBWeekends registrations (no limit per day) will be NOVEMBER 27.
As always, feel free to contact me if you have any questions.


Kim R Eckert
218 349 5953
ecker...@gmail.com 
http://www.mbwbirds.com 

(Please note: MBWs are offered in association with the MOU; we were originally 
known as MOU Birding Weekends when we started in 1986. MBW participants are 
still expected to be members of MOU (see http://moumn.org/signup.html 
), which receives a portion of MBW receipts in 
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[mou-net] Three-toed Woodpeckers at Stoney Point

[Kim Richard Eckert]

After several migrating American Three-toed Woodpeckers were reported by 
various observers at Stoney Point and elsewhere NE of Duluth in October, two 
individuals have been seen foraging in a conifer stand at Stoney Pt during the 
past few days and might remain here for awhile. The site is on the E side of 
Alseth Rd ~100 feet or so N of Stoney Point Dr. Cindy Edwardson and I saw a 
male here late this afternoon, while others have reported two birds here 
recently.  

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[mou-net] MN Birding Weeks & Weekends

[Kim Richard Eckert]

Earlier today, the MBWbirds.com  website was updated, 
which includes a preview of the 2018-19 schedule of the Minnesota Birding Weeks 
& Weekends (MBWs). (This schedule was also included in the November-December 
issue of the MOU newsletter: see http://moumn.org/newsletter/issues/2017-11.pdf 
.) Also note that the 
registration procedure for all MBWs will change significantly, with all 
registrations sent by e-mail (and no longer by U.S. mail), and no payment of 
MBW fees or deposits required at the time of registration.

The complete descriptions and previous summaries of all the 2018-19 MBWs will 
be published on the MBWbirds website on NOVEMBER 19. The opening day of MBWeeks 
registrations (one per day maximum) will be NOVEMBER 20, and the opening day of 
MBWeekends registrations (no limit per day) will be NOVEMBER 27.

Please note as well that a summary of the recent North Shore MBWs is included 
(see http://mbwbirds.com/north-shore.html 
), along with the summaries of all the 
completed MBWs of the 2017-18 season. In addition, the “Birding By Hindsight” 
articles (http://mbwbirds.com/birding-by-hindsight.html 
) have been compiled into book 
form, and the recently released 3rd printing features new front and back covers 
of the book. 

As always, feel free to contact me if you have any questions.


Kim R Eckert
218 349 5953
ecker...@gmail.com 
http://www.mbwbirds.com 

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[mou-net] Sunday's N Shore sightings

[Kim Richard Eckert]

As with the North Shore summary on Saturday, this posting is because there have 
been no other reports on mou-net about the highlights of this past weekend 
along the N Shore of L Superior. Again, as with Saturday’s report, please note 
this is a composite compilation of what a few dozen birders saw (I didn’t see 
some of these), and the credit for initially finding and identifying these 
birds goes to several individuals. 

In addition to those birds included on Saturday’s summary (e.g., Red Phalarope 
in Silver Bay, but not reported Sunday; Mountain Bluebirds in Two Harbors), 
here are some of Sunday’s reports that I’m aware of...

- Late Am Golden-Plover in Grand Marais campground

- Pacific Loons: One still reported at Taconite Harbor (photos or additional 
descriptions would be appreciated); another Pacific Loon at Stoney Point (plus 
a Red-throated Loon reported there as well?)   

- Late Warbling Vireo in Knife River: along dead-end road E of Emily’s, found 
Saturday and relocated Sunday (species rare in Lake Co any time of year)

- Late Marsh Wren in Two Harbors along Harbor Walk

- Mountain Bluebirds: one of the 2 found Saturday in Two Harbors was relocated 
(open area W of Castle Danger Brewery) 

- At least 5 Townsend’s Solitaires (!): in Grand Marais by the Shoreline Motel, 
and another at 6th Ave W & 2nd St; 1 at Good Harbor Bay W of Grand Marais; and 
2 individuals in Knife River (both along dead-end road E of Emily’s, where 1 
was found Saturday) 

- 2 Hoary Redpolls: one in Grand Marais behind the Trading Post; another along 
E end of Croftville Rd E of Grand Marais

There may be some items above that could use some correction or clarification, 
plus other species that should have been included, so perhaps some of the 
birders along the N Shore this weekend would be able to post these. 
 

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[mou-net] Harlequin Duck, Cass Co.

[Kim Richard Eckert]

Just received a message from Dale Yerger who asked me to post that it is still 
present at the Walker sewage ponds this morning, October 20.

Kim Eckert, Duluth


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[mou-net] MOU awards nominations

[Kim Richard Eckert]

It's again that time of year when the MOU Awards & Recognitions Committee is 
considering nominees to be recognized for their contributions to the Minnesota 
Ornithologists' Union. This annual tradition of recognition takes the form of 
presenting the Thomas S. Roberts, Brother Theodore Voelker, and Young Birder 
awards at the MOU Papers Session on December 2, 2017.

- Since 1963, the Thomas S. Roberts Award has traditionally been our lifetime 
achievement award: "For Outstanding Contributions to Minnesota Ornithology and 
Birding", as stated on the plaque. Previous recipients have contributed to the 
MOU in many different ways, which were sometimes not directly related to 
ornithology or birding. (Also note that our unofficial policy has been that a 
person would only receive the Roberts Award once, so please check the link 
below to see if the person you have in mind is a previous recipient.) 

- The Bro. Theodore Voelker Award is "For Special Achievement in Field 
Ornithology" during this year. The original intent in 1988 was that this 
recipient's achievement would be related to field ornithology in one of three 
categories: significant bird sighting(s), something written (e.g., journal 
article, book, or technical paper), or a field research project. In some years, 
involvements in special events, conservation, mentoring, and education have 
also been included in the criteria for this award, and note that a person can 
receive the Voelker Award more than once.

- The Young Birder Award is for someone under 25 years old contributing to 
knowledge of Minnesota birds or to the MOU; as it reads on the plaque: "For 
Contributions to Birding in Minnesota". This is our newest award, presented for 
the first time in 2005.

The names of all previous recipients of these awards can be found on the MOU 
website: http://moumn.org/awards.html <http://moumn.org/awards.html>. 
Accordingly, please contact me if you have someone in mind for any of these 
awards, and include his or her qualifications and contributions which you feel 
would qualify your nominee as one of our recipients. If possible, I would like 
to receive all nominations no later than October 10, and the committee thanks 
you in advance for your interest and input in these awards.  -Kim


Kim Richard Eckert, Chairman
MOU Awards and Recognition Committee
1921 W Kent Rd
Duluth MN 55812
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Committee members:
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Barb Martin, dbmar...@skypoint.com
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Re: [mou-net] Minnesota Red Crossbill Update

[Kim Richard Eckert]

Adding to Bob Dunlap’s useful comments on Red Crossbill call types…

I would recommend an easy way to obtain recordings of vocalizing crossbills (or 
any bird, for that matter) is to set your smartphone to camera mode, select the 
video setting, try to get as close to the bird as possible, and start 
recording. Then either email or text the video (which contains the sounds on 
the video) to either Bob or Matt Young (m...@cornell.edu 
) who can make a sonogram and identify the Type. When 
I did this last Sunday, I had a response from Matt within 10 minutes! 

There are also several free recording apps available which you install on your 
phone, work like a tape recorder, and are easy to use. I use Voice Recorder & 
Audio Editor by TapMedia Ltd, but there are others which I’m sure are just as 
good or better. It makes a .wav file which I can then email or text just like a 
photo or video.

You can also easily attach your Red Crossbill audio files to your eBird reports 
of bird sightings. Hope this helps…


Kim Eckert, Duluth   

 


On Sep 4, 2017, at 5:21 PM, Bob Dunlap  wrote:

As many birders are aware, Minnesota is experiencing a Red Crossbill
irruption. The majority of reports are coming from the western third of the
state but there are also reports from the past few weeks of birds farther
north and east.

For the past month I have been working with Matt Young of Cornell on
identifying these birds to type. As of today we have identified four types
from recordings sent to us: Types 2, 3, 4, and 5. Note that on August 13,
Justin Watts recorded the first Type 4 in Minnesota on the North Shore;
since then, many recordings from southwest Minnesota have been confirmed as
Type 4. Type 2 has also been frequently recorded in western Minnesota since
mid-August, and other reports from western Minnesota and elsewhere in the
state have been confirmed as Type 3. Yesterday, Dennis and Barbara Martin
recorded a flock of birds in Lincoln County that comprised three types,
including as many as four birds confirmed as the first Type 5 in Minnesota.
Only a handful of birds have been identified as Type 5 east of the Rockies,
and according to Matt Young the four birds recorded by the Martins also
represents the largest number of Type 5 to be found east of the Rockies.
See eBird for current and confirmed reports of the various types in
Minnesota and elsewhere.

All of the above records refer to birds originating from western North
America. The other type that has been confirmed in Minnesota, Type 10, may
be our "regular breeder" in the state and has been confirmed in
north-central Minnesota in June; elsewhere in the midwest Type 10 has also
been associated with the current irruption (and note that Types 2 and 10
occur in both western and eastern North America). Cone production is
apparently very poor in western North America this year, which is why these
birds are roaming east.

Although it is often possible to discern that more than one Red Crossbill
type is present in a flock based on differing call notes, identifying those
types without studying a recording of their calls via sonogram is extremely
difficult and I would argue cannot be done with confidence. Thankfully the
calls are quite distinctive when analyzed via sonogram...see Matt Young's
2012 article which remains an excellent source on the subject (
http://ebird.org/content/ebird/news/recrtype/).

I'm happy to analyze any recordings of Red Crossbill calls sent to me. If
you have such a recording and would like to learn more, please contact me
by replying to this email.

Bob Dunlap


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[mou-net] NW Minnesota MBW

[Kim Richard Eckert]

The Minn Birding Weekend trip (September 1-2-3-4) turned up a few birds of note 
in NW Minn, although the birding was generally slow much of the time. We 
primarily covered parts of Lake of the Woods, Roseau, and Marshall counties…

- Cackling Goose: 3 early migrants Sept 3 at Greenbush sewage ponds, Roseau Co

- Gray Partridge: flock of 12 along Roseau CR 3 on Sept 3, just E of Roseau 
River WMA headquarters 

- Spruce Grouse: male on Sept 1 in Lake of the Woods Co, on the Pitt Grade 
Forest Rd, 3.6 mi N of Stony Corners Forest Rd 

- Total of 17 shorebird species (a bit less than average for this MBW), 
including Ruddy Turnstone, Sanderling, both dowitchers, and Red-necked 
Phalarope; the best sites were the Warroad and Greenbush sewage ponds (Roseau 
Co), and the mudflats just E of Headquarters Pool at Agassiz NWR (Marshall Co) 

- Peregrine Falcon: juv female on Sept 4 at Headquarters Pool, Agassiz NWR

- Migrant passerines: no significant waves found; 15 warbler species total 
(below average for this MBW)

- LeConte’s Sparrow: 2 on Sept 3, at the jct of 410th Ave and 350th St (Roseau 
Co) 

- Red Crossbill: flock of 10 just N of downtown Roseau on Sept 3; recording 
made of a calling Type 3 individual


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[mou-net] Stevens, Big Stone, Traverse, and Grant co's

[Kim Richard Eckert]

Besides the Red Crossbills already reported on mou-net, the Minn Birding 
Weekends group found a few other birds of note this weekend... 

- Juvenile King Rail: Saturday evening at the N Ottawa impoundment as it twice 
ran across 250th St, ~1/4 mi E of the Grant-Traverce co line; plumage blackish 
overall, size noticeably larger than the Yellow-headed Blackbirds and Wilson’s 
Snipe standing in the road nearby for direct size comparison (i.e., too large 
to be a Virginia Rail or Sora), appeared to be about 3/4 grown. (Both adults 
were seen at this spot Friday morning.)

- Common Gallinule: still present Saturday in the small marsh along the E side 
of Stevens CR 9, 4.4 mi S of Hwy 28.


- 2 Plegadis ibis (probably White-faced): Saturday evening at N Ottawa 
impoundment near 250th St, 1 mi E of the county line.

- Weekend total of 18 shorebird species, including Black-bellied Plover, 
Sanderling, Baird’s, both dowitchers (Long-billed calling at N Ottawa near the 
ibis spot), both phalaropes; besides N Ottawa, the best sites were the potholes 
along and just S of Traverse CR 2, in Big Stone Co at West Toqua Lake and the 
wetland at the jct of CR 25 and CR10, and the Morris sewage ponds.  

-  Migrant passerines: almost non-existent, with Olive-sided Flycatcher the 
only early fall migrant found (3 sightings). 


Kim R Eckert, Duluth
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[mou-net] Steve Blanich

[Kim Richard Eckert]

The funeral for Steve Blanich will be this Saturday, July 22, at Salem Lutheran 
Church, 21276 Archibald Rd, Deerwood MN. Visitation will start at 10:00 am, 
followed by the memorial service at 11:00 am. For those unable to attend, 
donations in Steve’s memory can be sent to Bee Nay She Council Bird Club, c/o 
Jo Blanich, Heartwood Senior Living, Room 304, 500 Heartwood Drive, Crosby MN 
56441.   


Kim Eckert, Duluth

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[mou-net] N Ottawa impoundment, Grant Co

[Kim Richard Eckert]

Since there have been no updates on mou-net since last weekend on the King 
Rails and other birds at North Ottawa, today's sightings there (June 29) may be 
of interest:

- King Rail: one of the two birds was seen again along 250th St, ~1/4 mile E of 
the Traverse Co line. Three of us saw it at 2:55pm as it appeared for a minute 
or two along the S side of this flooded road. Others reportedly saw it at this 
spot earlier today, including Howard Towle between 9 and 9:30 am.

- Black-necked Stilt: one of the two was present along 240th St (the S side of 
the impoundment), ~`1/2 mi E of the county line.

- Cattle Egret: one along 260th St (the N side of the impoundment).

- Am Golden-Plover: in full breeding plumage, also along 260th St (total of 10 
shorebird species at N Ottawa today).


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[mou-net] MBWeeks & Weekends update

[Kim Richard Eckert]

There was a recent update of the MBWbirds website (http://mbwbirds.co 
m), which includes the registration status of the 
Minnesota Birding Weeks & Weekends (MBWs) remaining on this season’s schedule, 
along with the summaries of the completed MBWs. Although all the MBWeeks are 
currently filled, there are still vacancies on most of the remaining MBWeekends.

In addition, several updates have been added to the Birder’s Guide to Minnesota 
section, which is now divided into four more manageable pages. Also, the 
Minnesota Sewage Ponds page cites the new and very useful link on the MOU 
website (http://moumn.org/avian/overlay.php 
), which includes maps to all 400 sewage 
ponds now listed on this page; note that the MBWbirds.com list does not include 
several non-municipal ponds found in the MOU website’s compilation.

Finally, note that the “Birding by Hindsight” series of articles have been 
compiled into book form, and all the author’s royalties are donated to Friends 
of Sax-Zim Bog (http://saxzim.org ).   
 
As always, feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Kim R Eckert
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[mou-net] Koochiching County

[Kim Richard Eckert]

The MN Birding Weekends (MBW) group turned up several birds of note there this 
weekend, June 16-17-18, including Green Heron, Red-shouldered Hawk, two Am 
3-toed Woodpeckers, Dickcissel (also in Itasca Co), and Red Crossbill:

Green Heron - SE side of Tuefer Lake, 3 mi E of Northome

Red-shouldered Hawk - Pine Island Forest Rd, ~ 6 mi N of CR 30 (~16 mi W and 6 
mi N of Big Falls) 

Am Three-toed Woodpecker - 2 locations: CR 13, 1 mi S of CR 77 (or ~11.5 mi N 
of Big Falls); and Twomey-Williams Forest Rd, 1.2 mi N of CR 30 (9.5 mi W and 
1.2 mi N of Big Falls) 

Dickcissel - N side of CR 3, just W of Hwy 65 (~13 mi S of Littlefork); also in 
Itasca Co at 2 spots on Priem Rd (which turns E off CR 42, ~ 5 mi NE of Bigfork)

Red Crossbill - a pair in “downtown” Littlefork, just W of Main St  

Other birds of note on this Koochiching Co MBW included: Trumpeter Swan, 
Red-necked Grebe, Sora, Black-backed Woodpeckers (CR 77, 1 mi E of CR 13; CR 
13, 1.5 mi S of CR 77; and in Itasca Co at Scenic State Park), Peregrine Falcon 
(Int’l Falls sewage ponds), Olive-sided and Yellow-bellied flycatchers, 
Black-billed Magpie (both counties), Boreal Chickadee (CR 13), 20 warbler 
species (incl Golden-winged, Connecticut, and Wilson’s; Connecticut also at 
Scenic State Park), and Le Conte’s Sparrow. 

In all, we had 135 species on this 3-day MBW, which was co-led by Dave Benson.


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[mou-net] Fillmore & Houston Co's

[Kim Richard Eckert]

Besides the Common Gallinule in La Crescent reported on mou-net earlier today 
(from the frontage road on the E side of Hwy 61, turn E on Main St, cross the 
RR tracks, stop at the corner where the road turns left, and look S into the 
marsh), the Minn Birding Weekends (MBW) group found a few other birds of note 
in Fillmore & Houston Co’s Friday-Sunday, May 26-27-28. 

In Fillmore Co on Friday:

- late-lingering (apparently injured) Snow Goose on a farm pond SE of Spring 
Valley
- Forster’s Tern at “Kapper’s” Ponds 
- at least 3 late migrant Olive-sided Flycatchers and 1 Philadelphia Vireo
- 2 Acadian Flycatchers on the Sugar Camp Hollow Tr at Forestville State Park
- singing Winter Wren on the same trail
- 9 species of late spring migrant warblers, incl Mourning, N Parula, and 
Blackpoll

And in Houston Co on Saturday/Sunday:

- late-lingering Am Black Duck in a flooded field next to the Root R on Hwy 26
- Peregrine Falcon at the same location
- at least 7 Acadian Flycatchers at Beaver Creek Valley State Park
- Tufted Titmouse at Beaver Creek Valley and on Hillside Dr
- 3-4 Louisiana Waterthrush at Beaver Creek Valley   
- 4 Cerulean Warblers: 1 at Beaver Creek Valley and 3 on Hillside Dr
- Henslow’s Sparrow at Gordon Recreation Area on CR 2


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[mou-net] Watowan-Cottonwood-Murray counties

[Kim Richard Eckert]

In addition to the Summer Tanager at Long Lake Park in Watonwan Co, which was 
reported on Friday to mou-net, the Minn Birding Weekends (MBW) group found a 
few other birds of note in these three counties this weekend, May 12-13-14. 

In all, we recorded 145 species, with 118 of these in Watonwan Co on May 12. 
Besides the tanager, we found a nesting pair of Red-necked Grebes on Case Lake, 
a cooperative and visible Least Bittern in the WMA on 360th St just W of CR 12, 
17 warbler species (incl a Cape May and multiple Golden-wingeds), and Orchard 
Oriole at Long Lake Co Park. Shorebirds were hard to find Watonwan Co: only 7 
species were found, and the only decent spot was a flooded field at 320th St 
and 830 Ave.

On May 12 we covered parts of Cottonwood and Murray counties but had few 
highlights, partly due to the warm temperatures, strong winds, and very dusty 
back roads. We saw fewer warblers that day (14 species), but did better with 
shorebirds: 14 species, mostly in Murray Co, where there was only one 
productive area, 2 mi E of Hwy 91 along the Lyon Co line (Am Golden-Plovers, 
Hudsonian Godwit, Short-billed Dowitchers, Dunlins, and White-rumped 
Sandpipers).  

Sunday morning’s birding was less eventful, although we relocated a Henslow’s 
Sparrow found by Brian Smith the day before in Brown Co at Wood Lake WMA (just 
W of CR 8, 1 mi N of the Watonwan Co line).


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[mou-net] listservice guidelines

[Kim Richard Eckert]

Hi all -

The guidelines and procedures for MOU’s two listservices, mou-net and mou-rba, 
have been rewritten this week: see http://moumn.org/listservice.html 
. There are no significant differences in 
the guidelines for posting messages to the listservices, but the new version 
should be easier to read. 

Note especially the paragraph on doing the simple courtesy of including your 
first and last name with all your postings, since there have been a few recent 
unsigned postings on mou-net. There are also some reminders about what is and 
is not appropriate on postings. Note as well that photographs and attachments 
cannot be included in your listservice messages, and a sentence about this will 
be added to the guidelines.

If you have any questions or comments about mou-net or mou-rba, please contact 
David Cahlander (da...@cahlander.com ), the chair 
of the MOU’s Electronic Communications Committee. And thanks for your continued 
interest and support of the MOU and its listservices.

Kim Eckert
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[mou-net] SW Minnesota

[Kim Richard Eckert]

The Minn Birding Weekends trip to Nobles and Jackson counties this past 
weekend, March 25-26, encountered some difficult weather conditions and did not 
turn up anything too unusual, but there were a few highlights worth noting…

- Waterfowl: Good numbers and variety of all the expected ducks, although we 
curiously found no N Pintail. There were still a few lingering groups of Gr 
White-fronted and Snow geese, but most notable was the flock of 55 Ross’s Geese 
at the Brewster sewage ponds along with only 15 or 20 Snow Geese; I can’t 
recall ever seeing such a high percentage of Ross’s (~75%) in a flock of white 
geese.

- 1 Horned Grebe, 3 Herring Gulls, and 1 Common Loon on L Okabena in 
Worthington.

- A few early Franklin’s Gulls at 2 locations.

- A pair of vocal and copulating E Screech-Owls in Worthington at a nest/roost 
cavity. (Unfortunately, because the cavity is fairly visible, a specific 
location cannot be given here to avoid the possibility of disturbance.)

- ~40 Lapland Longspurs grounded into view in a field south of Worthington.

- Sparrows were almost non-existent: 1 early Fox Sparrow, only 1 Song, and a 
few Am Tree Sparrows among modest numbers of juncos.

- Blackbirds: Good numbers at several locations, including several Rusties and 
just 2 Brewer’s; however, no Great-tailed Grackles or early Yellow-headeds were 
found.

Finally, hardly any migrant raptors were seen because of the weather, and no 
shorebirds other than Killdeer could be found on the handful of mudflats we 
checked.   

  
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[mou-net] mbwbirds.com update

[Kim Richard Eckert]

Earlier today, the MBWbirds.com  website was updated, 
which includes the registration status of the Minnesota Birding Weeks & 
Weekends (MBWs) for the 2017-18 season, and this reflects all the registrations 
received as of today, March 1. Note that the final MBW of the 2016-17 season 
was just completed last week, and the summary of this South Texas MBWeek is now 
included on today's update.

Please note as well that several corrections and additions were added to the 
Birder’s Guide to Minnesota page. Although this book has been out-of-print for 
a few years now, these updates will continue to be included here as needed. 
Since the book was published 15 years ago, this document has become quite 
lengthy, indicating that a new edition of this guide would be useful (which may 
be a possibility next year).  

As always, feel free to contact me if you have any questions.


Kim R Eckert
218 349 5953
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http://www.mbwbirds.com 

(Please note: MBWs are offered in association with the MOU; we were originally 
known as MOU Birding Weekends when we started in 1986. MBW participants are 
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[mou-net] St Louis & Lake Co's sightings

[Kim Richard Eckert]

Other than Jim Lind’s 31 January Duluth Birding Report, there has been nothing 
reported on mou-net from the Duluth-Two Harbors area since mid-January. 
However, besides the birds mentioned in that report, there have been several 
recent sightings by various observers which would be of interest to birders 
coming here this weekend or during the upcoming birding festival:

- Two male Spruce Grouse were seen at dawn this morning on Lake CR 2 at the 
traditional area N of Two Harbors, 1/4 mi N of the Sand River; we also found 
Black-backed Woodpeckers at 3 sites, 1 on the Tomahawk Trail and 2 on CR 2.

- As reported by Sparky Stensaas and others at http://saxzim.org 
, Sharp-tailed Grouse continue to be seen along CR 29 at 
Racek Rd, 1/2 mi E and 2 mi N of Meadowlands; look for them especially around 
9:00 or so at the feeders and in the field behind the house NE of the 
intersection.

- The Jan 31 birding report mentioned that a good variety of gulls can be seen 
at Canal Park in Duluth, but note there are some days when few if any gulls 
appear: none at all were seen there yesterday in the early afternoon, and today 
there were only about a dozen Herring Gulls there in the afternoon. Note that a 
Long-tailed Duck (present since December) continues to be seen there among the 
goldeneye flock.

- In addition to a few places in the Sax-Zim Bog, Great Gray Owls have been 
seen by various observers this week along Hwy 61, especially in Lake Co: e.g., 
Jim Lind spotted 9 individuals early this evening between Castle Danger and 
Split Rock Lighthouse. There are also recent indications that a few Boreal Owls 
may possibly begin to appear as well along the North Shore in the coming days. 
For those looking for Snowy Owls, the only consistent reports have been around 
the Superior, WI municipal airport and at various sites in Aitkin Co. And there 
are still no recent reports of any N Hawk Owls except in NW Minnesota.

- The previously reported Townsend’s Solitaire at 2nd Ave and 2nd St in Two 
Harbors was seen again yesterday and today. 

- The best place to look for Bohemian Waxwings is NE of Duluth along W Knife 
River Rd, just W of Homestead Rd, where several hundred (possibly 1,000 or 
more) have been seen this week, as recently as yesterday afternoon. 

- The Eurasian Tree-Sparrow, which has been present in Two Harbors since 
December, disappeared for a couple weeks but was seen again yesterday and 
today; look for it with House Sparrows in the birdseed spread on the ground in 
the alley off Waterfront St behind Do North Pizza.

- As reported on the Jan 31 birding report, the Golden-crowned Sparrow at Jeff 
Newman’s feeder in Duluth was seen as recently as Jan 25, but it now appears it 
may now be gone since Jeff told me today that he has not seen it since the 
25th.

Hope this helps….


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[mou-net] MBW update

[Kim Richard Eckert]

Earlier today the registration status of all 2017-18 Minnesota Birding Weeks & 
Weekends (MBWs) was posted on the MBWbirds.com  website, 
and this reflects all the registrations received since they were open for the 
season on December 3.

There were over 300 registrations submitted in all (most of these on the first 
day!), and confirmations of all these have been e-mailed to those registered. 
Accordingly, please be sure to contact me if you did not receive an e-mail 
regarding a MBW you registered for.

As has been the case in recent years, some of the MBWeeks filled up immediately 
on the first day, as four of the six MBWeeks already have waiting lists; 
however, vacancies still remain on all but three of the MBWeekends. Also note 
there have been a few changes in the dates or locations for some MBWs since 
they were first published in the November MOU newsletter. 

Finally, some of those who search for MBWs on Google have seen a “This site may 
be hacked” notice under the mbwbirds.com  listing. 
However, there is no such message when you go directly to the website without 
Google, and the Bing and Yahoo search engines do not include it. Nothing 
suspicious is visible on the website, those checking for evidence of hacking 
have found nothing, and visitors to the site have not reported any 
difficulties. Efforts are ongoing to get this misleading statement removed. 

As always, feel free to contact me if you have any questions.


Kim R Eckert
218 349 5953
ecker...@gmail.com 
http://www.mbwbirds.com 

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known as MOU Birding Weekends when we started in 1986. MBW participants are 
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[mou-net] MBW schedule update

[Kim Richard Eckert]

Due to a case of jet-lag (following 5+ weeks in Australia and New Zealand), the 
2017-18 Minnesota Birding Weeks & Weekends schedule due for publication today 
on the MBWbirds.com  website will be delayed one day. 
However, it should be on the website by noon tomorrow, December 2, and note 
that the opening day of registrations will still be on Saturday, December 3.  

Thanks for your patience, and as always feel free to contact me if you have any 
questions.


Kim R Eckert
218 349 5953
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[mou-net] 2017-18 Minn Birding Weeks & Weekends

[Kim Richard Eckert]

Some MOU members may not be aware that the November-December issue of the MOU 
newsletter was published earlier this month, since I don’t recall seeing any 
announcement about it on mou-net, and here is a link to it if you haven’t seen 
this issue: 

http://moumn.org/newsletter/issues/2016-11.pdf 


As has been the case in the past several years, the upcoming season’s schedule 
of Minnesota Birding Weeks & Weekends (MBWs) is included in this issue. But 
note that this is only the basic schedule of MBWs for the 2017-18 season (our 
32nd year), and more complete information about these trips will be published 
on December 1 on the MBWbirds.com  website. 

Also please note that no registrations can be accepted until December 3, and 
any mailed-in registrations postmarked before that date will have their 
confirmations delayed. (Registrations can also be given in to me in person at 
the December 3 Papers Session.)

As always, feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
 

Kim R Eckert
218 349 5953
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[mou-net] Duluth-North Shore sightings

[Kim Richard Eckert]

The Minn Birding Weekends (MBW) group found several birds of note during the 
past 3 days between Duluth and Castle Danger in Lake Co:

-  All 3 scoters: a Black in Knife River this morning, 3 Surfs on the 
Burlington Bay side of Two Harbors Friday (at least 1 still there today), and 3 
White-wingeds yesterday on the lake side of the Park Point Recr Area in Duluth

- Juv Red-throated Loon at Agate Bay in Two Harbors found Friday and still 
present today

- Dunlin on the lake side of Park Point yesterday near the 31st St beach access

- 2 Red-bellied Woodpeckers today: 1 in Knife River near the post office, 1 in 
Two Harbors near the Edna G

- Juv Northern Shrike also near the Knife River post office today

- Tennessee Warbler today in Two Harbors near the Edna G

- Fresh-plumaged adult Grasshopper Sparrow Friday along the gravel road just SE 
of the railroad museum

- 4 meadowlarks Friday in Two Harbors (all probably Westerns) 

Also seen by the MBW group were Cackling Geese in Two Harbors, Black-bellied 
Plover at Park Point, and Am Golden-Plover at Castle Danger sewage ponds.


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[mou-net] MBW update

[Kim Richard Eckert]

The MBWbirds.com website was updated today, July 25, and includes the 
registration status of the remaining MBWeekends and MBWeeks of this season – 
MBW's 30th year. Although all the MBWeeks are filled, four MBWeekends still 
have vacancies, and there is no one on the waiting list for the other four 
(i.e., just one cancellation will create a vacancy).   

Some revisions for A Birder's Guide to Minnesota are also included on today's 
updated website, including new corrections or additions in 16 counties. Even 
though this guide is out-of-print, additional revisions will continue to be 
published as needed on this website.

Finally, MBWbirds.com now includes a page with the composite list of all 
species recorded during previous MBWs and the list of those seen in Minnesota 
during MBWeekends. In addition on this page, to mark our 30th year, MBW 
veterans might want to test their knowledge of historical trivia and some MBW 
idioms.


Kim R Eckert, Duluth
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[mou-net] MBW update

[Kim Richard Eckert]

The MBWbirds.com website was updated earlier today, January 30, and includes 
the current registration status of all MBWeekends and MBWeeks in the upcoming 
2015-16 season. Although some MBWeekends are already filled, more than half 
still have vacancies, and it is likely an extra Kidder County MBW will be added 
to the schedule. Please note as well that an extra South Texas MBWeek has now 
been scheduled for late December 2015, since the February 2016 MBW is filled.   
 

Finally, a reminder that MOU membership is still expected for all MBW 
participants. This is because MOU members should not have to be on a MBW's 
waiting list while non-members are confirmed, nor should a MOU member be placed 
on a waiting list below a non-member.  

As always, please don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions. Thanks.


Kim R Eckert, Duluth
ecker...@gmail.com
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association with the MOU. We were originally known as MOU Birding Weekends, and 
MBW participants are still expected to be members of MOU, which receives a 
portion of MBW receipts in return for these updates on mou-net and in the 
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[mou-net] MBW update

[Kim Richard Eckert]

The MBWbirds.com website was updated yesterday, November 24, and it now 
includes the current registration status of all MBWeekends and MBWeeks of the 
upcoming 2015-16 season. As in previous years, some of the MBWs filled up 
immediately on November 17 (the first day to register), and a few already have 
long waiting lists. However, in some cases it will be possible to schedule 
extra MBWs or leaders to accommodate additional persons, and announcements of 
these will be included on future updates of the website.   

Also note that all MBW registrations received through November 23 have now been 
acknowledged with each person's status (as either confirmed or on a waiting 
list), and if anyone finds any errors or omissions among these 400+ 
registrations, please be sure to contact me. Thanks. 


Kim R Eckert, Duluth
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(Note: 2015-16 will be the 30th season of MBWs, which are offered in 
association with the MOU – we were originally known as MOU Birding Weekends. 
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[mou-net] MBW update

[Kim Richard Eckert]

The planned "November 15" MBWbirds.com website was finally updated this morning 
after several technical glitches (and after spending time keeping track of 
those eiders), and this is a reminder that the opening day to register for any 
of the MBWs of the 2015-16 season (our 30th!) will be tomorrow, November 17. 

The basic MBW schedule was included with the current MOU newsletter mailing, 
but the website now includes the complete descriptions of the MBWs, summaries 
of previous trips, and estimated costs of the MBWeeks. Please keep in mind that 
some MBWs can fill up months in advance – this is especially true of some 
MBWeeks which may even be filled with tomorrow's registrations.

And note that all MBWeekend fees and MBW deposits are only $30 this season (to 
mark our 30th year, of course), and a special MBW "Reunion" will be at Deep 
Portage Conservation Reserve on Memorial Day Weekend.

As always, please don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions.


Kim R Eckert, Duluth
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association with the MOU – we were originally known as MOU Birding Weekends. 
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[mou-net] MBW update

[Kim Richard Eckert]

Just a brief note here that the MBWbirds.com website was updated today with the 
current registration status of this season's few remaining Minnesota Birding 
Weeks and Weekends, along with the summaries of all the completed MBWs 
(including this past weekend's North Shore MBWs).

Also note that the schedule of the 30th season of MBWs (2015-2016) is included 
with the November-December issue of the MOU newsletter, Minnesota Birding, 
which is now in the mail. However, the complete descriptions and other 
information for these MBWeekends and MBWeeks will not be published on the 
MBWbirds.com website until November 15, and the first day that registrations 
can be sent in will be November 17. 

As always, please don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions.

Kim R Eckert, Duluth
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the MOU – we were originally known as MOU Birding Weekends. The MOU annually 
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[mou-net] MBW update

[Kim Richard Eckert]

The MBWbirds.com website was updated yesterday with the current registration 
status of this season's remaining MBWeeks and MBWeekends, along with the 
summaries of the completed MBWs. While most remaining MBWs are already filled, 
there are still a few vacancies on the North Shore I and Winter Duluth I 
MBWeekends. Note especially as well that several vacancies remain on next 
winter's South Texas I (South Texas II is now filled), California, and Arizona 
MBWeeks. And if this coming winter is anything like last winter, any of these 
MBWeeks would be a welcome escape from the weather here.

Yesterday's website update also included some corrections and additions to A 
Birder's Guide to Minnesota 
(http://mbwbirds.com/A_Birders_Guide_to_Minnesota.html). Although this guide 
has been out-of-print for several months, occasional updates such as this will 
continue to appear as needed.

As always, please don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions.


Kim R Eckert, Duluth
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http://www.mbwbirds.com

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[mou-net] MBW update

[Kim Richard Eckert]

With the two recent MBWeeks in South Texas having taken place (see 
http://mbwbirds.com/S_Texas.html), the 2013-14 season of Minnesota Birding 
Weeks & Weekends has now been completed, and our 29th season begins later this 
month. The registration status of these 2014-15 MBWs was updated earlier today 
on the MBWbirds.com website, and, while some MBWs are already filled, vacancies 
still remain on others (including the High Island-Texas Hill Country MBWeek in 
April).

Also note there have been revisions in the MBW schedule since it initially 
appeared in the November 2013 MOU newsletter, with some revised dates and a few 
additional MBWs included on the schedule – see the website for details. And, as 
always, please don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions.


Kim R Eckert, Duluth
ecker...@gmail.com
http://www.mbwbirds.com

(Note: This is the 29th season of MBWs, which are offered in association with 
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[mou-net] 2014-15 MBW update

[Kim Richard Eckert]

All the registrations received so far for the 2014-15 MBWeeks and MBWeekends 
season have now been processed, and the status of each MBW can be found on the 
MBWbirds website (http://mbwbirds.com).

Even though the opening of registrations was only a few days ago, some MBWs are 
already filled with waiting lists: Minnesota River, Cook Co, and Aitkin Co 
MBWeekends; Newfoundland and Washington MBWeeks. Also note that others only 
have one or two vacancies remaining: Lac Qui Parle, Fall Duluth II, and 
Rock-Pipestone MBWeekends; High Island and Central California MBWeeks.

In addition, the MBWbirds.com website includes information on some revisions 
involving a few MBWs, with other schedule adjustments possible.

Finally, note there are still a few MBWs with vacancies remaining on the 
2013-14 schedule (Duluth III, Southern California, and South Texas I). And, as 
always, please don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions.

Kim R Eckert
ecker...@gmail.com
http://www.mbwbirds.com


(Note: This is the 29th season of MBWs, which are offered in association with 
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[mou-net] 2014-15 MBW schedule

[Kim Richard Eckert]

The MBWbirds website (http://mbwbirds.com) was updated last night, November 16, 
with the new 2014-15 Minnesota Birding Weekends & Weeks (MBW) schedule, which 
includes the descriptions and past summaries of all MBWs along with MBWeek cost 
estimates. A reminder that the opening day of registrations is tomorrow, 
November 18 (i.e., the first day that registrations for the 2014-15 MBW season 
can be postmarked). 

Also please note:

- Some MBWs can become filled months in advance; this is especially true of 
some MBWeeks which could even be filled with waiting lists after the first day.

- A day was added to the Central California MBWeek (now August 9-18, 2014 to 
accommodate the Shearwater Journeys pelagic schedule); similarly, it is 
possible that the dates may have to be adjusted on the Newfoundland and 
Washington MBWeeks.

- Another pre-MBW option was added to the schedule (October 29 / Duluth); it is 
also possible that a pre-Washington MBWeek option will be scheduled (September 
11-12 / Mt. Ranier).   

- Finally, there are still vacancies on 3 of the remaining MBWs in the 2013-14 
schedule: the Southern California and South Texas I MBWeeks, and the Duluth III 
MBWeekend.  

As always, please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. 
Thanks!  -Kim


Kim Richard Eckert
218 349 5953
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http://www.mbwbirds.com

(Note: This is the 28th season of MBWs, which are offered in association with 
the MOU – we were originally known as MOU Birding Weekends. The MOU annually 
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[mou-net] MBW schedule update

[Kim Richard Eckert]

Just a brief posting here to mention that the MBWbirds website 
(http://mbwbirds.com) was updated today, with the registration status for all 
the Minnesota Birding Weekends and Weeks, along with the summaries of the 
completed MBWs.

Note that an additional South Texas MBWeek is still scheduled if there enough 
registrations: on either Dec 26, 2013 - Jan 1, 2014 or Feb 24 - Mar 2, 2014, 
whichever dates can accommodate the most participants. 

Included on the website as well are some additional revisions to A Birder's 
Guide to Minnesota. Although the book became out-of-print in 2012, updated 
bird-finding information will continue to be included here periodically. (Also 
discontinued in 2012 was the "Birding by Hindsight" series of bird ID articles 
in The Loon, but these will continue to be archived on the website.)  

As always, please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.


Kim R Eckert
ecker...@gmail.com
http://www.mbwbirds.com

(Note: This is the 28th season of MBWs, which are offered in association with 
the MOU – we were originally known as MOU Birding Weekends. The MOU annually 
receives a portion of MBW receipts in return for these schedule and 
registration updates on mou-net and in the MOU newsletter.)








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[mou-net] MBW schedule update

[Kim Richard Eckert]

Just a brief posting here to mention that the MBWbirds website 
(http://mbwbirds.com) was updated yesterday, May 15, with the registration 
status for all the Minnesota Birding Weekends and Weeks, along with the 
summaries of the completed MBWs. 

Although some MBWs are already filled (or nearly so), note that there is no 
waiting list for some of these (and cancellations are possible),  and several 
other MBWs still have vacancies. Additional MBWeekends have also been scheduled 
to accommodate extra participants (e.g., for the Koochiching County and North 
Shore MBWs), and an extra leader will be added to the N Shore-Duluth MBW in 
October. 

Note as well that an additional South Texas MBWeek has been scheduled: on 
either Dec 26, 2013 - Jan 1, 2014 or Feb 24 - Mar 2, 2014, whichever dates can 
accommodate the most participants.  

As always, please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.


Kim R Eckert
ecker...@gmail.com
http://www.mbwbirds.com

(Note: This is the 28th season of MBWs, which are offered in association with 
the MOU – we were originally known as MOU Birding Weekends. The MOU annually 
receives a portion of MBW receipts in return for these schedule and 
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[mou-net] MBW schedule update

[Kim Richard Eckert]

Just a brief posting here to mention that the MBWbirds website 
(http://mbwbirds.com) was updated today, that the 2012-13 MBW season has now 
been completed, and the registration status for all the Minnesota Birding 
Weekends and Weeks of the March 2013 - February 2014 season continues to be 
updated. 

Since several MBWs were already filled (or nearly filled) so early, note that 
some additional MBWs or second leaders have been scheduled to accommodate extra 
participants:
 
- Additional Washington-Br. Columbia MBWeek on Sept. 5-13, 2013 (although both 
MBWs are filled with long waiting lists).

- Additional South Texas MBWeek on Dec. 26, 2013 - Jan. 1, 2014.

- Additional Koochiching Co. MBWeekend on June 15-16-17 (although both MBWs are 
filled).

- Additional North Shore of Lake Superior MBWeekend on Oct. 31 - Nov. 1.

- Second leaders added to the Oct. 4 North Shore and Jan. 4-5, 2014 Duluth 
MBWeekends.

It is also possible that extra leaders or MBWeekends will be scheduled to 
accommodate extra participants on other MBWs which are filled.

As always, please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.


Kim R Eckert
ecker...@gmail.com
http://www.mbwbirds.com

(Note: This is the 28th season of MBWs, which are offered in association with 
the MOU – we were originally known as MOU Birding Weekends. The MOU annually 
receives a portion of MBW receipts in return for these schedule and 
registration updates on mou-net and in the MOU newsletter.)








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[mou-net] MBW schedule update

[Kim Richard Eckert]

Just a brief e-mail to note that the MBWbirds website (http://mbwbirds.com) was 
updated yesterday, November 24, and it includes the registration status for the 
Minnesota Birding Weekends and Weeks of the new 2013-14 season. This includes 
all those registrations received through Nov 24, with almost all of these 
postmarked on Nov 19. 

Even though the registration period just opened on the 19th, some MBWs are 
already filled and have waiting lists, while others are now close to being 
filled. Because of two long waiting lists, note that an additional Koochiching 
Co MBWeekend is now on the schedule (although it is also filled), and that some 
on the Washington MBWeek waiting list are being confirmed for the 2014 MBWeek 
instead.

As always, please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions (and 
my apologies if the MBW you're interested in is already filled).


Kim R Eckert
ecker...@gmail.com
http://www.mbwbirds.com

(Note: This is the 28th season of MBWs, which are offered in association with 
the MOU – we were originally known as MOU Birding Weekends. The MOU annually 
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[mou-net] 2013-14 MBW schedule

[Kim Richard Eckert]

Just a brief e-mail to note that the MBWbirds website (http://mbwbirds.com) was 
updated yesterday, November 17, and it includes the new schedule for the 
Minnesota Birding Weekends and Weeks of the 2013-14 season. The opening day for 
registrations will be tomorrow, November 19, on a 
"first-postmarked-first-served" basis, and please be aware that in past years 
some of the more popular MBWeeks became filled on the first day that 
registrations were accepted.

As always, please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. 
Thanks!  -Kim


Kim Richard Eckert
218 349 5953
ecker...@gmail.com
http://www.mbwbirds.com

Note: This is the 28th season of MBWs, which are offered in association with 
the MOU (we were originally known as MOU Birding Weekends). The MOU annually 
receives a portion of MBW receipts in return for these postings of trip reports 
and updates on mou-net.











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[mou-net] MBW update

[Kim Richard Eckert]

Just a brief note that the MBWbirds website (http://mbwbirds.com) has been 
updated today, September 13, and includes the current registration status of 
the MBWeekends and MBWeeks remaining in the 2012-13 season. While the last two 
MBWeekends of the season are already filled, you'll see that three others in 
September and October still have vacancies; in addition, a vacancy recently 
opened up on the February 2013 South Texas MBWeek.

Elsewhere on the website, you'll find an updated set of corrections and 
additions for A Birder's Guide to Minnesota.

The 2013-14 MBW schedule will be published in November; in the meantime, please 
don't hesitate to contact me if you have any comments or questions. Thanks.


Kim R Eckert
ecker...@gmail.com
http://www.mbwbirds.com

Note: This is the 27th season of MBWs, which are offered in association with 
the MOU (we were originally known as MOU Birding Weekends). The MOU annually 
receives a portion of MBW receipts in return for these postings of trip reports 
and updates on mou-net.





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[mou-net] MBW update

[Kim Richard Eckert]

Just a brief reminder that the MBWbirds website (http://mbwbirds.com) has been 
updated today, July 20, and includes the current registration status of the 
MBWeekends and MBWeeks remaining in the 2012-13 season, plus the summaries of 
all the completed MBWs. 

Please be sure to note that the dates of two MBWeekends had to change because 
of lodging shortages in the base cities: the Grant-Stevens-Big Stone Co's MBW 
will now be August 24-25-26, and the Wright-Meeker-McLeod-Sibley Co's MBW will 
be September 21-22-23-24.   

While some MBWeekends are already filled, you'll see that others still have 
vacancies. These include the two rescheduled MBWs mentioned above, the Aug 
31-Sept 1-2-3 Northwestern Minnesota MBW, and the Oct 19-20-21 Yellow 
Medicine-Lyon-Lincoln Co's MBW. In addition, there are still places remaining 
on the Jan 26-Feb 3, 2013 California MBWeek.

Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any comments or questions.


Kim R Eckert
ecker...@gmail.com
http://www.mbwbirds.com

Note: This is the 27th season of MBWs, which are offered in association with 
the MOU (we were originally known as MOU Birding Weekends). The MOU annually 
receives a portion of MBW receipts in return for these postings of trip reports 
and updates on mou-net.





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[mou-net] MBW update

[Kim Richard Eckert]

Just a brief reminder that the MBWbirds website (http://mbwbirds.com)  
has been updated today, March 25, and includes the current  
registration status of all the MBWeekends and MBWeeks in the 2012-13  
season. While some MBWs are already filled, note that others still  
have vacancies (including this spring's Houston-Winona and Rock- 
Pipestone MBWeekends).


Elsewhere on the website, also note the A Birder's Guide to Minnesota  
page has been updated with some new additions and corrections.


Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any comments or  
questions.



Kim R Eckert
ecker...@gmail.com
http://www.mbwbirds.com

(Note: This is the 27th season of MBWs, which are offered in  
association with the MOU – we were originally known as MOU Birding  
Weekends. The MOU annually receives a portion of MBW receipts in  
return for these updates on mou-net.)






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[mou-net] 2012-13 MBW schedule

[Kim Richard Eckert]

[SENT DEC 1]

The MBWbirds website (http://mbwbirds.com) has been updated today,  
December 1, including the registration status of all the 2012-13  
MBWeekends & MBWeeks. Note that some of them are already filled with  
waiting lists – including the Washington-Br Columbia MBWeek, for which  
no additional registrations are being taken because of the long  
waiting list.


All the MBW registrations received as of today have now been confirmed  
by e-mail. Please be sure to contact me if you have registered for a  
MBW but have not yet received confirmation of that registration (or a  
notice that you are on the waiting list).


Also note that because the final MBWeekend of the 2011-12 season  
(Duluth III, January 7-8, 2012) is filled, a Duluth IV MBWeekend has  
been added to the schedule the following weekend (January 14-15, 2012)  
which still has vacancies. In addition, the previously announced dates  
of the Stevens-Big Stone Co MBW have been changed to August 11-12, 2012.


Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.


Kim R Eckert
ecker...@gmail.com
http://www.mbwbirds.com

(Note: This is the 27th season of MBWs, which are offered in  
association with the MOU – we were originally known as MOU Birding  
Weekends. The MOU annually receives a portion of MBW receipts in  
return for these updates on mou-net and in the Minnesota Birding  
newsletter.)






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[mou-net] 2012-13 MBW schedule

[Kim Richard Eckert]

The MBWbirds website (http://mbwbirds.com) has been updated as of  
today, November 20, which includes the new 2012-13 schedule of MBWs  
(Minnesota Birding Weeks & Weekends) along with complete descriptions  
of all MBWs. Tomorrow, November 21, is the first day that  
registrations will be accepted, and please be aware that some MBWeeks  
from previous seasons became filled on the opening day of registration.


Also note that because the final MBWeekend of the 2011-12 season  
(Duluth III, January 7-8, 2012) is filled, a Duluth IV MBWeekend has  
been added to the schedule the following weekend, January 14-15, 2012.  
In addition, the previously announced dates of the Stevens & Big Stone  
Co's MBW have been changed to August 11-12, 2012.


Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.


Kim R Eckert
ecker...@gmail.com
http://www.mbwbirds.com

(Note: This is the 27th season of MBWs, which are offered in  
association with the MOU – we were originally known as MOU Birding  
Weekends. The MOU annually receives a portion of MBW receipts in  
return for these updates on mou-net and in the Minnesota Birding  
newsletter.)






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[mou-net] Minn Birding Weeks/Weekends update

[Kim Richard Eckert]

The MBWbirds website (http://mbwbirds.com) has been updated today,  
October 4, with the status of all registrations for this season's  
remaining MBWs (Minnesota Birding Weeks & Weekends). Although some  
MBWs are already filled, there are still vacancies on others: the Oct  
22-23 Rothsay MBWeekend (and Oct 21 Otter Tail Co pre-MBW option); the  
Jan 7-8, 2012 Duluth III MBWeekend; the Dec 26, 2011 - Jan 1, 2012  
South Texas I MBWeek; and the Jan 29 - Feb 5, 2012 Arizona MBWeek.


Also note the 2012-2013 MBW schedule will be published next month, at  
which time (probably in late November) registrations will be open for  
that season. Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any  
questions.



Kim R Eckert
ecker...@gmail.com
http://www.mbwbirds.com

(Note: This is the 26th season of MBWs, which are offered in  
association with the MOU – we were originally known as MOU Birding  
Weekends. The MOU annually receives a portion of MBW receipts in  
return for these updates on mou-net and in the Minnesota Birding  
newsletter.)






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[mou-net] Minn Birding Weeks/Weekends update

[Kim Richard Eckert]

The MBWbirds website (http://mbwbirds.com) has been updated today,  
July 23, with the status of all registrations for this season of MBWs  
(Minnesota Birding Weeks & Weekends). Although some MBWs are already  
filled, there are still vacancies on several others, including the  
August 6-7 Stevens & Big Stone Co's MBWeekend and August 5 Traverse Co  
pre-MBW option – and please note the dates of this MBW have been  
changed from the original schedule.


Also note that the summary of the recent Newfoundland MBWeek is now  
included, and an additional South Texas MBWeek has been scheduled for  
Dec. 26, 2011 - Jan. 1, 2012.


Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.


Kim R Eckert
ecker...@gmail.com
http://www.mbwbirds.com

(Note: This is the 26th season of MBWs, which are offered in  
association with the MOU – we were originally known as MOU Birding  
Weekends. The MOU annually receives a portion of MBW receipts in  
return for these updates on mou-net and in the Minnesota Birding  
newsletter.)






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[mou-net] Minn Birding Weeks/Weekends update

[Kim Richard Eckert]

The MBWbirds website (http://mbwbirds.com) has been updated today, May  
2, with the status of all registrations for this season of MBWs  
(Minnesota Birding Weeks & Weekends). Although some MBWs are already  
filled, there are still vacancies on several others, including this  
month's Minnesota River Valley and Kidder County MBWeekends, and one  
vacancy each on the upcoming Point Pelee and Churchill MBWeeks.


Also note that the summary of the recent South Florida MBWeek is now  
included, and an additional South Texas MBWeek has been scheduled for  
Dec. 26, 2011 - Jan. 1, 2012.


Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.


Kim R Eckert
ecker...@gmail.com
http://www.mbwbirds.com

(Note: This is the 26th season of MBWs, which are offered in  
association with the MOU – we were originally known as MOU Birding  
Weekends. The MOU annually receives a portion of MBW receipts in  
return for these updates on mou-net and in the Minnesota Birding  
newsletter.)






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[mou-net] Minn Birding Weeks/Weekends update

[Kim Richard Eckert]

Now that the 25th season of MBWs (Minnesota Birding Weeks & Weekends)  
has recently been completed, our 26th season will be underway next  
month. Accordingly, the MBWbirds.com website (http://www.mbwbirds.com)  
has been updated to include the status of all registrations for the  
2011-12 MBW season as of March 5. Although some MBWs are already  
filled, most of their waiting lists are short, and there are still  
vacancies on several other MBWs.


Note that an additional Aitkin County MBW has been added (with the  
date of the pre-MBW changed) to accommodate most of those on the  
waiting list, and the dates for the Duluth I & II MBWeekend and pre- 
MBW option have been changed to September 30-October 1-October 2. Also  
at MBWbirds.com, you'll find the summaries of the recent California,  
Arizona, and Texas MBWeeks (although apparently the Firefox browser is  
not reading the CA-AZ summary), and there is the latest February 2011  
update to A Birder's Guide to Minnesota.


Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.


Kim R Eckert
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[mou-net] Minn Birding Weeks/Weekends update

[Kim Richard Eckert]

The MBWbirds.com website (http://www.mbwbirds.com) has been updated to  
include the status of registrations for all Minnesota Birding Weeks &  
Weekends (MBWs) as of today, December 27.


Note that 3 MBWs (Lac Qui Parle, Minnesota River Valley, Kidder Co.)  
which had waiting lists now have a 2nd leader so that extra  
participants can be accommodated, and they are no longer filled. Also,  
an extra Aitkin Co. MBW has been scheduled to accommodate some of  
those on the long waiting list. In addition, note the dates of the  
Churchill-only MBW have been changed to June 6-12.


Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.


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[mou-net] Minn Birding Weeks/Weekends update

[Kim Richard Eckert]

The MBWbirds.com website (http://www.mbwbirds.com) has now been  
updated to include the status of registrations for all Minnesota  
Birding Weeks & Weekends as of November 30. Note that 3 MBWeekends are  
already filled with waiting lists (but additional participants can be  
confirmed if a second leader can be found), and 4 other MBWeekends are  
close to being filled. Four MBWeeks are filled as well, with long  
waiting lists for Newfoundland and Washington so that no additional  
registrations are being taken for these MBWs.


Please note as well there are 2 changes in the original schedule. The  
Washington-British Colombia MBWeek is now September 17-25, 2011, and  
the September MBWeekend based in Duluth will be rescheduled for either  
September 9-10-11 or September 30-October 1-2, 2011.


All registrations for the 2011-2012 MBWs were acknowledged by e-mail  
yesterday, indicating if the person is confirmed or on a waiting list.  
Please be sure to contact me if you did not receive an acknowledgement  
for a MBW for which you had registered.



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[mou-net] Minn Birding Weekends update

[Kim Richard Eckert]

The Minnesota Birding Weeks & Weekends (MBW) schedule for the 2011-12  
season has been posted on the MBWbirds.com website as of this morning,  
Nov 21, with the opening of registrations tomorrow, Nov 22. (Some  
registrations have already been received since Nov 15, the previously  
announced date in the MOU newsletter; these will be considered as Nov  
22 registrations.) This is MBW's 26th season in association with the  
Minnesota Ornithologists' Union: we started back in 1986 under the  
name of MOU Birding Weekends.


Please note there are 2 changes in the original schedule. The  
Washington-British Colombia MBWeek is now September 17-25, 2011, to  
match up with the recently posted Westport Seabirds pelagic trip  
schedule. And, since these dates now conflict with the September  
23-24-25 MBWeekend based in Duluth, that MBW has been canceled.


Also note there are still vacancies on 2 MBWs which are part of the  
2010-11 schedule: the Jan 8-9, 2011 MBWeekend in Duluth, and the Feb  
19-27, 2011 MBWeek in South Texas.


Complete descriptions, previous summaries, and registration  
information for all MBWs can be found at http://mbwbirds.com.



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[mou-net] MBW update

[Kim Richard Eckert]

[SENT SEPT 29]

Following is an update to the remaining Minnesota Birding Weekends and  
Weeks in the 2010-11 season as of today, September 29. (This is MBW's  
25th season in association with the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union,  
starting back in 1986 as MOU Birding Weekends.) Note there are still  
vacancies on the Lyon-Lincoln MBW, both Texas MBWs (the one in Dec-Jan  
may be canceled without additional registrations), and all 3 Friday- 
only pre-MBW options.


For additional information, or to register for any MBW, visit the  
MBWbirds website http://mbwbirds.com. The updated website now includes  
a complete listing of all the "Birding by Hindsight" articles from The  
Loon, starting with the Winter 1994-95 issue.


Kim Eckert
ecker...@gmail.com
MBWbirds.com


2010-11 MINNESOTA BIRDING WEEKENDS

(Note: it is still worth registering for a filled MBW, since  
cancellations do occur, and an additional leader or extra MBW can  
sometimes be arranged)


• October 9-10 / Lyon & Lincoln Counties / $40 (Base Marshall)
• pre-MBW option / Oct. 8 / Minnesota River Valley / $25 (Base Redwood  
Falls)


  Status: 7 vacancies (limit 30 participants with 2 leaders); 1  
vacancy remains on pre-MBW option



• October 23-24 / Polk County / $40 (Base Crookston)
• pre-MBW option / Oct. 22 / Mahnomen County / $25 (Base Mahnomen)

  Status: FILLED (limit 15 participants), 0 on waiting list; 2  
vacancies remain on pre-MBW option



• November 6-7 / North Shore of Lake Superior / $35 (Base Duluth &  
Grand Marais)

• pre-MBW option / Nov. 5 / Duluth / $20 (Base Duluth)

  Status: FILLED (limit 30 participants with 2 leaders), 3 on waiting  
list; 1 vacancy remains on pre-MBW option



• January 8-9, 2011 / Duluth III / $30 (Base Duluth)

  Status: FILLED (limit 15 participants); 4 on waiting list


2010-11 MINNESOTA BIRDING WEEKS

• December 27, 2010 - January 2, 2011 / South Texas I / $100 deposit

  Status: 5 vacancies (limit 7 participants); also note Feb 19-27  
MBWeek below



• January 22 - 29, 2011 / Southern California / $100 deposit

  Status: FILLED (limit 12 participants), 3 on waiting list


• January 30 - February 6, 2011 / Southeast Arizona II / $100 deposit

  Status: FILLED (limit 12 participants), 0 on waiting list


• February 19 - 27, 2011 / South Texas II / $100 deposit

  Status: 5 vacancies (limit 11 participants); also note Dec 27 - Jan  
2 MBWeek above






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[mou-net] MBW update

[Kim Richard Eckert]

Following is an update to the remaining MBWeekends and MBWeeks in the  
2010-11 MBW season as of today, July 25. (This is MBW's 25th season in  
association with the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union, starting back in  
1986 as MOU Birding Weekends.) Note there are still vacancies on the  
Morris (formerly filled), Duluth I & II, Lyon-Lincoln, Arizona II, and  
both Texas MBWs.


For additional information, or to register for any MBW, visit the  
MBWbirds website http://mbwbirds.com. The updated website also  
includes a summary of the recent Newfoundland MBWeek, listings of 2  
South Texas MBWs, another update to A Birder's Guide to Minnesota, the  
most recent "Birding by Hindsight" – and 3 additions to the sewage  
ponds checklist!


Kim Eckert
ecker...@gmail.com
MBWbirds.com


2010-11 MINNESOTA BIRDING WEEKENDS

(Note: it is still worth registering for a filled MBW, since  
cancellations do occur, and an additional leader or extra MBW can  
sometimes be arranged)


• August 21-22 / Stevens & Traverse & Big Stone Counties / $45 (Base  
Morris)

• pre-MBW option / Aug. 20 / Douglas Co. / $30 (Base Alexandria)

  Status: 3 vacancies (limit 15 participants)

• September 4-5-6 / Northwestern Minnesota / $70 (Base changed to  
Karlstad)

• pre-MBW option / Sept. 3 / eastern Roseau Co. / $25 (Base Warroad)

  Status: FILLED (limit 26 participants with 2 leaders), 1 on waiting  
list; vacancies remain on pre-MBW option


• September 25 / Duluth I / $20 (Base Duluth)
• September 26 / Duluth II / $20 (Base Duluth)
• pre-MBW option / Sept. 24 / North Shore / $25 (Base Duluth)

  Status: 4 vacancies Sept 25, 4 vacancies Sept 26 (limit 15  
participants each day)


• October 9-10 / Lyon & Lincoln Counties / $40 (Base Marshall)
• pre-MBW option / Oct. 8 / Minnesota River Valley / $25 (Base Redwood  
Falls)


  Status: 10 vacancies (limit 30 participants with 2 leaders)

• October 23-24 / Polk County / $40 (Base Crookston)
• pre-MBW option / Oct. 22 / Mahnomen Co. / $25 (Base Mahnomen)

  Status: FILLED (limit 15 participants), 1 on waiting list;  
vacancies remain on pre-MBW option


• November 6-7 / North Shore of Lake Superior / $35 (Base Duluth /  
Grand Marais)

• pre-MBW option / Nov. 5 / Duluth / $20 (Base Duluth)

  Status: FILLED (limit 30 participants with 2 leaders), 2 on waiting  
list; vacancies remain on pre-MBW option


• January 8-9, 2011 / Duluth III / $30 (Base Duluth)

  Status: FILLED (limit 15 participants); 4 on waiting list


2010-11 MINNESOTA BIRDING WEEKS

• July 31 - August 8, 2010 / Southeast Arizona I / $100 deposit

  Status: FILLED (limit 13 participants), 0 on waiting list

• December 27, 2010 - January 2, 2011 / South Texas I / $100 deposit

  Status: 2 vacancies (limit 7 participants); also note Feb 19-27  
MBWeek below


• January 22 - 29, 2011 / Southern California / $100 deposit

  Status: FILLED (limit 12 participants), 3 on waiting list

• January 30 - February 6, 2011 / Southeast Arizona II / $100 deposit

  Status: 1 vacancy (limit 12 participants)

• February 19 - 27, 2011 / South Texas II / $100 deposit

  Status: 4 vacancies (limit 7 participants); also note Dec 27 - Jan  
2 MBWeek above






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[mou-net] Minn Birding Weekends/Weeks update

[Kim Richard Eckert]

Following is an update to the status of the remaining MBWeekends and  
MBWeeks in the 2010-11 MBW season as of today, June 18. (This is MBW's  
25th season in association with the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union:  
we started back in 1986 as MOU Birding Weekends.)


The updated MBWbirds website also includes summaries of some recently  
completed MBWs, the dates of the 2011 Churchill MBW, the addition of a  
second South Texas MBW, and a clarification of the MBWeeks  
cancellation policy.


For additional information, or to register for any MBW, visit the  
MBWbirds website http://mbwbirds.com, and please don't hesitate to ask  
if you have any questions.


Kim R Eckert
218 349 5953
ecker...@gmail.com
MBWbirds.com


2010-11 MINNESOTA BIRDING WEEKENDS

(Note: it is still worth registering for a filled MBW, since  
cancellations do occur, and an additional leader or extra MBW can  
sometimes be arranged)


• August 21-22 / Stevens & Traverse & Big Stone Counties / $45 (Base  
Morris)

• pre-MBW option / Aug. 20 / Douglas Co. / $30 (Base Alexandria)

  Status: FILLED (limit 15 participants), 0 on waiting list;  
vacancies remain on pre-MBW option


• September 4-5-6 / Northwestern Minnesota / $70 (Base changed to  
Karlstad)

• pre-MBW option / Sept. 3 / eastern Roseau Co. / $25 (Base Warroad)

  Status: FILLED (limit 26 participants with 2 leaders), 0 on waiting  
list; vacancies remain on pre-MBW option


• September 25 / Duluth I / $20 (Base Duluth)
• September 26 / Duluth II / $20 (Base Duluth)
• pre-MBW option / Sept. 24 / North Shore / $25 (Base Duluth)

  Status: 4 vacancies Sept 25, 5 vacancies Sept 26 (limit 15  
participants each day)


• October 9-10 / Lyon & Lincoln Counties / $40 (Base Marshall)
• pre-MBW option / Oct. 8 / Minnesota River Valley / $25 (Base Redwood  
Falls)


  Status: 10 vacancies (limit 30 participants with 2 leaders)

• October 23-24 / Polk County / $40 (Base Crookston)
• pre-MBW option / Oct. 22 / Mahnomen Co. / $25 (Base Mahnomen)

  Status: FILLED (limit 15 participants), 1 on waiting list;  
vacancies remain on pre-MBW option


• November 6-7 / North Shore of Lake Superior / $35 (Base Duluth /  
Grand Marais)

• pre-MBW option / Nov. 5 / Duluth / $20 (Base Duluth)

  Status: FILLED (limit 30 participants with 2 leaders), 0 on waiting  
list; vacancies remain on pre-MBW option


• January 8-9, 2011 / Duluth III / $30 (Base Duluth)

  Status: FILLED (limit 15 participants); 0 on waiting list


2010-11 MINNESOTA BIRDING WEEKS

• July 5 - 18, 2010 / Nova Scotia & Newfoundland / $100 deposit

  Status: FILLED (limit 11 participants), 16 on waiting list; NO  
ADDITIONAL REGISTRATIONS for 2010 or 2011 are being taken at this time


• July 31 - August 8, 2010 / Southeast Arizona I / $100 deposit

  Status: FILLED (limit 13 participants), 0 on waiting list

• December 27, 2010 - January 2, 2011 / South Texas I / $100 deposit

  Status: 4 vacancies (limit 7 participants); also note Feb 19-27  
MBWeek below


• January 22 - 29, 2011 / Southern California / $100 deposit

  Status: FILLED (limit 12 participants), 3 on waiting list

• January 30 - February 6, 2011 / Southeast Arizona II / $100 deposit

  Status: 1 vacancy (limit 12 participants)

• February 19 - 27, 2011 / South Texas II / $100 deposit

  Status: 4 vacancies (limit 7 participants); also note Dec 27 - Jan  
2 MBWeek above






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[mou-net] Minn Birding Weekends/Weeks update

[Kim Richard Eckert]

Following is an update to the status of the remaining MBWeekends and  
MBWeeks in the 2010-11 MBW season as of today, April 30. (This is  
MBW's 25th season in association with the Minnesota Ornithologists'  
Union: we started back in 1986 as MOU Birding Weekends.) For  
additional information, or to register for any MBW, be sure to visit  
the recently updated MBWbirds website http://mbwbirds.com, and please  
don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions.


Kim Eckert
ecker...@gmail.com
http://mbwbirds.com


2010-11 MINNESOTA BIRDING WEEKENDS

• May 15-16 / Rock and Pipestone Counties / $50 (Base Luverne)

  Status: FILLED (limit 15 participants), 3 on waiting list

• May 22-23 / Rock and Pipestone Counties / $50 (Leader Craig Mandel;  
Base Luverne)


  Status: 4 vacancies (limit 15 participants)

• May 29-30-31 / MBW 25th YEAR CELEBRATION / Deep Portage Conservation  
Reserve, Cass Co. / $200*

• pre-MBW option / May 28 / Morrison Co. / $30 (Base Little Falls)

  Status: 3 vacancies (limit 60 participants with 4 leaders); *Note -  
fee includes 3 nights lodging and 7 meals at Deep Portage; lodging  
vacancies now limited


• June 19-20 / Lake of the Woods County / $50 (Leader Craig Mandel;  
Base  
Baudette 
)  • pre 
-MBW option / June 18 / Beltrami Co. / $30 (Base Bemidji)


  Status: FILLED (limit 15 participants), 5 on waiting list; Note -  
2nd leader available to accommodate those on waiting list if there are  
enough additional registrations


• August 21-22 / Stevens & Traverse & Big Stone Counties / $45 (Base  
Morris)

• pre-MBW option / Aug. 20 / Douglas Co. / $30 (Base Alexandria)

  Status: 2 vacancies (limit 15 participants)

• September 4-5-6 / Northwestern Minnesota / $70 (Base Karlstad)
• pre-MBW option / Sept. 3 / eastern Roseau Co. / $25 (Base Warroad)

  Status: 2 vacancies (limit 30 participants with 2 leaders)

• September 25 / Duluth I / $20 (Base Duluth)
• September 26 / Duluth II / $20 (Base Duluth)
• pre-MBW option / Sept. 24 / North Shore / $25 (Base Duluth)

  Status: 10 vacancies Sept 25, 8 vacancies Sept 26 (limit 15  
participants each day)


• October 9-10 / Lyon & Lincoln Counties / $40 (Base Marshall)
• pre-MBW option / Oct. 8 / Minnesota River Valley / $25 (Base Redwood  
Falls)


  Status: 10 vacancies (limit 30 participants with 2 leaders)

• October 23-24 / Polk County / $40 (Base Crookston)
• pre-MBW option / Oct. 22 / Mahnomen Co. / $25 (Base Mahnomen)

  Status: FILLED (limit 15 participants), 1 on waiting list;  
vacancies remain on pre-MBW option


• November 6-7 / North Shore of Lake Superior / $35 (Base Duluth /  
Grand Marais)

• pre-MBW option / Nov. 5 / Duluth / $20 (Base Duluth)

  Status: 2 vacancies (limit 30 participants with 2 leaders)

• January 8-9, 2011 / Duluth III / $30 (Base Duluth)

  Status: 5 vacancies (limit 15 participants)

2010-11 MINNESOTA BIRDING WEEKS

• June 5 - 13, 2010 / Churchill (plus SW Manitoba option June 13-15) /  
$100 deposit


  Status: FILLED (limit 11 participants), 9 on waiting list eligible  
to be confirmed for 2011; NO ADDITIONAL REGISTRATIONS for 2010 or 2011  
are being taken at this time


• July 5 - 18, 2010 / Nova Scotia & Newfoundland / $100 deposit

  Status: FILLED (limit 11 participants), 16 on waiting list eligible  
to be confirmed for 2011; NO ADDITIONAL REGISTRATIONS for 2010 or 2011  
are being taken at this time


• July 31-August 8, 2010 / Southeast Arizona I / $100 deposit

  Status: FILLED (limit 13 participants), 0 on waiting list

• December 27, 2010-January 2, 2011 / South Texas / $100 deposit

  Status: 8 vacancies (limit 11 participants); Note - may be  
rescheduled for February 19-27, 2011 if there is more interest in that  
week (see below; February has been the usual month for this MBWeek)


• January 22 - 29, 2011 / Southern California / $100 deposit

  Status: FILLED (limit 12 participants), 3 on waiting list eligible  
to be confirmed for 2012


• January 30-February 6, 2011 / Southeast Arizona II / $100 deposit

  Status: 1 vacancy (limit 12 participants)

[• February 19 - 27, 2011 / South Texas / $100 deposit; Note - a  
tentative rescheduling if there is more interest in February than  
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[mou-net] Minn Birding Weekends/Weeks (MBW) update

[Kim Richard Eckert]

Following is an update to the status of the MBWeekends and MBWeeks in  
the 2010-11 MBW season. Note that this is our 25th season in  
association with the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union: we started back  
in 1986 under the name MOU Birding Weekends. To celebrate this  
milestone, a special Memorial Day MBW based at Deep Portage  
Conservation Reserve in Cass Co. has been scheduled, and there is  
still room for additional registrations.


The status of each MBW as of February 20 is listed below, and note  
that some are already filled. However, it still may be worth  
registering for a filled MBW since there could be cancellations, or an  
additional leader or extra tour can sometimes be arranged to  
accommodate those on waiting lists. For example, an extra Rock- 
Pipestone MBWeekend has been scheduled, and the Churchill,  
Newfoundland, and California MBWeeks will again be scheduled in  
2011-12, with those on current waiting lists confirmed for next year.  
(Of course, the MBW fees/deposits of those who remain on waiting lists  
will be refunded.)


Besides the additional Rock-Pipestone MBW, note that a second leader  
has been found for 3 formerly filled MBWeekends to accommodate extra  
participants (Northwestern Minn, Lyon-Lincoln, and North Shore). Also  
note the 2010 Platte River MBW has been canceled, and that the  
December-January Texas MBW might be rescheduled for February 2011.


For more complete information on all this, be sure to visit the  
MBWbirds website, http://mbwbirds.com, which has recently been  
updated. New MBW summaries have been included, along with several  
photos to supplement some summaries. (Elsewhere on MBWbirds.com,  
you'll find a new update to A Birder's Guide to Minnesota, and in the  
near future an ID References page, a photo gallery section, and  
additional "Birding by Hindsight" articles will be added.)


Please don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions.

Kim Eckert
ecker...@gmail.com
http://mbwbirds.com


2010-11 MINNESOTA BIRDING WEEKENDS

• April 3-4 / Houston & Winona Counties / $40 (Base La Crosse WI)
• pre-MBW option / April 2 / Goodhue & Wabasha Co's / $25 (Base Red  
Wing)


  STATUS: FILLED, with 0 on waiting list (limit 15 participants;  
vacancies remain on pre-MBW option)


• May 15-16 / Rock and Pipestone Counties / $50 (Base Luverne)

  STATUS: FILLED (limit 15 participants), with 12 on waiting list  
eligible to be confirmed for May 22-23


• May 22-23 / Rock and Pipestone Counties / $50 (Leader Craig Mandel;  
Base Luverne)





  STATUS: minimum of 3 vacancies (limit 15 participants), depending  
on how many on May 15-16 waiting list choose to be confirmed for this  
second MBW


• May 29-30-31 / MBW 25th YEAR CELEBRATION / Deep Portage Conservation  
Reserve, Cass Co. / $200*

  (*Note: fee includes 3 nights lodging and 7 meals)
• pre-MBW option / May 28 / Morrison Co. / $30 (Base Little Falls)

  STATUS: 46 registered (no limit on participants)

• June 19-20 / Lake of the Woods County / $50 (Leader Craig Mandel;  
Base  
Baudette 
)  • pre 
-MBW option / June 18 / Beltrami Co. / $30 (Base Bemidji)


  STATUS: FILLED, with 8 on waiting list (limit 15 participants;  
vacancies remain on pre-MBW option)


• August 21-22 / Stevens & Traverse & Big Stone Counties / $45 (Base  
Morris)

• pre-MBW option / Aug. 20 / Douglas Co. / $30 (Base Alexandria)

  STATUS: 4 vacancies (limit 15 participants)

• September 4-5-6 / Northwestern Minnesota / $70 (Base Hallock)
• pre-MBW option / Sept. 3 / eastern Roseau Co. / $25 (Base Warroad)

  STATUS: 8 vacancies (2nd leader recently added; participants limit  
raised to 30)


• September 25 / Duluth I / $20 (Base Duluth)
• September 26 / Duluth II / $20 (Base Duluth)
• pre-MBW option / Sept. 24 / North Shore / $25 (Base Duluth)

  STATUS: 11 vacancies Sept 25; 12 vacancies Sept 26 (limit 15  
participants each day)


• October 9-10 / Lyon & Lincoln Counties / $40 (Base Marshall)
• pre-MBW option / Oct. 8 / Minnesota River Valley / $25 (Base Redwood  
Falls)


  STATUS: 12 vacancies (2nd leader recently added; participants limit  
raised to 30)


• October 23-24 / Polk County / $40 (Base Crookston)
• pre-MBW option / Oct. 22 / Mahnomen Co. / $25 (Base Mahnomen)

  STATUS: FILLED, with 0 on waiting list (limit 15 participants;  
vacancies remain on pre-MBW option)


• November 6-7 / North Shore of Lake Superior / $35 (Base Duluth /  
Grand Marais)

• pre-MBW option / Nov. 5 / Duluth / $20 (Base Duluth)

  STATUS: 6 vacancies (2nd leader recently added; participants limit  
raised to 30)


• January 8-9, 2011 / Duluth III / $30 (Base Duluth)

  STATUS: 6 vacancies (limit 15 participants)

2010-11 MINNESOTA BIRDING WEEKS

• April 10 - 18, 2010 / Colorado Grouse / $100 deposit

  STATUS: FILLED with 1 on waiting list (limit 13 participants)

• May 1 - 9, 2010 / Big Bend, Davis Mts., Texas Hill Country / $100  
deposit


  STATUS: FIL

[mou-net] MBWbirds.com

[Kim Richard Eckert]

Earlier today, the MBWbirds website (http://mbwbirds.com) finally  
became a reality. Thanks to some help from Tony Hertzel, one final  
technical problem was solved, and the site looks like it is working as  
it should. Here, of course, you will find information on Minnesota  
Birding Weeks & Weekends (MBWs), including some past trip reports and  
registration forms. In addition, there are updates to A Birder's Guide  
to Minnesota, the "Birding by Hindsight" series of articles from The  
Loon, and even a checklist of Minnesota sewage ponds, with more  
features to be added in the coming weeks,


Also today, I e-mailed out confirmations to those registered for the  
2010-11 MBWs: please let me know if you registered for any MBW by Nov  
28 or earlier and did not receive a confirmation e-mail. Note the  
status of each MBW as of today is listed below, and that some are  
already filled with waiting lists:


APRIL 2010 - JANUARY 2011 MINNESOTA BIRDING WEEKENDS (MBWeekends)

• April 3-4 / Houston & Winona Counties / $40 (Base La Crosse WI)
• pre-MBW option / April 2 / Goodhue & Wabasha Co's / $25 (Base Red  
Wing)

  [Status: 13 registered / 2 vacancies]

• May 15-16 / Rock and Pipestone Counties / $50 (Base Luverne)
• pre-MBW option / May 14 / Nobles Co. / $30 (Base Worthington)
  [Status: 15 registered = filled + 8 on waiting list]

• May 29-30-31 / MBW 25th YEAR CELEBRATION / Deep Portage Conservation  
Reserve, Cass Co. / $60* (*Plus $65 for 7 meals and $55-75 for 3  
nights lodging at Deep Portage)

• pre-MBW option / May 28 / Morrison Co. / $30 (Base Little Falls)
  [Status: 38 registered / no registration limit]

• June 19-20 / Lake of the Woods County / $50 (Leader Craig Mandel;  
Base Baudette)

• pre-MBW option / June 18 / Beltrami Co. / $30 (Base Bemidji)
  [Status: 15 registered = filled + 4 on waiting list]

• August 21-22 / Stevens & Traverse & Big Stone Counties / $45 (Base  
Morris)

• pre-MBW option / Aug. 20 / Douglas Co. / $30 (Base Alexandria)
  [Status: 7 registered / 8 vacancies]

• September 4-5-6 / Northwestern Minnesota / $70 (Base Hallock)
• pre-MBW option / Sept. 3 / eastern Roseau Co. / $25 (Base Warroad)
  [Status: 15 registered = filled + 5 on waiting list]

• September 25 / Duluth I / $20 (Base Duluth)
• September 26 / Duluth II / $20 (Base Duluth)
• pre-MBW option / Sept. 24 / North Shore / $25 (Base Duluth)
  [Status: 4 registered / 11 vacancies]

• October 9-10 / Lyon & Lincoln Counties / $40 (Base Marshall)
• pre-MBW option / Oct. 8 / Minnesota River Valley / $25 (Base Redwood  
Falls)

  [Status: 15 registered = filled + 2 on waiting list]

• October 23-24 / Polk County / $40 (Base Crookston)
• pre-MBW option / Oct. 22 / Mahnomen Co. / $25 (Base Mahnomen)
  [Status: 13 registered / 2 vacancies]

• November 6-7 / North Shore of Lake Superior / $35 (Base Duluth /  
Grand Marais)

• pre-MBW option / Nov. 5 / Duluth / $20 (Base Duluth)
  [Status: 15 registered = filled + 4 on waiting list]

• January 8-9, 2011 / Duluth III / $30 (Base Duluth)
  [Status: 7 registered / 8 vacancies]


MINNESOTA BIRDING WEEKS  
(MBWeeks 
)   (Note 
: Some MBWeeks with waiting lists can be scheduled again the following  
year, with those on a waiting list this year then confirmed for that  
MBWeek next year.


• MARCH 13 - 17, 2010  /  PLATTE RIVER & SANDHILL CRANES  /  $100  
deposit 
   [Status 
: 2 registered / 9 vacancies]


• APRIL 10 - 18, 2010  /  COLORADO GROUSE  /  $100 deposit
[Status: 11 registered / 2 vacancies]

• MAY 1 - 9, 2010  /  BIG BEND, DAVIS MOUNTAINS, TEXAS HILL  
COUNTRY  /  $100 deposit

[Status: 10 registered / 3 vacancies]

• JUNE 5 - 13, 2010  /  CHURCHILL (plus SW Manitoba option June  
13-15)  /  $100 deposit

[Status: 11 registered = filled + 4 on waiting list]

• JULY 5 - 18, 2010  /  NOVA SCOTIA & NEWFOUNDLAND  /  $100 deposit
[Status: 13 registered = filled + 5 on waiting list]

• JULY 31 - AUGUST 8, 2010  /  SOUTHEAST ARIZONA I  /  $100  
deposit[Status: 6  
registered / 7 vacancies]


• DECEMBER 27, 2010 - JANUARY 2, 2011  /  SOUTH TEXAS  /  $100 deposit
[Status: 2 registered / 11 vacancies]

• JANUARY 22 - 29, 2011  /  SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA  /  $100 deposit
[Status: 13 registered = filled + 3 on waiting lis3]

• JANUARY 30 - FEBRUARY 6, 2011  /  SOUTHEAST ARIZONA II  /  $100  
deposit

[Status: 9 registered / 4 vacancies]


Please don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions.

Kim Eckert
ecker...@gmail.com
http://mbwbirds.com



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[mou-net] 2010-2011 MBW schedule

[Kim Richard Eckert]

As announced in the November-December 2009 MOU newsletter, the  
2010-2011 schedule of Minnesota Birding Weekends & Weeks (MBW) is now  
available. MBWs have been offered since 1986 in association with the  
MOU (our original name was MOU Birding Weekends), and this will be our  
25th season.


The dates and destinations of these MBWs is listed below, and note  
they include a special Memorial Day MBWeekend (lodging and meals  
included) at Deep Portage Conservation Reserve in Cass County,  
featuring evening programs along with three days of field trips. Also  
note the expanded schedule of relatively inexpensive out-of-state  
MBWeeks, mostly to destinations which I formerly led for Victor  
Emanual Nature Tours.


Note that the new MBWbirds.com website mentioned in the newsletter is  
not yet on-line, but it will appear before the end of November, and it  
will include more complete descriptions of all the MBWs plus  
registration information. In the meantime, besides the November issue  
of the MOU newsletter, you will find MBW information already in place  
on Bob Ekblad's website (http://www.birding-minnesota.com/MN-MBW.htm),  
and later today or tomorrow it should appear on the Birding in  
Minnesota link on MOU's website (http://moumn.org).


Monday, November 23, is the first date that MBW registrations can be  
submitted by US mail, and they are accepted on a first-come-first- 
served basis (according to US mail postmarks). At this time, no  
registrations are currently taken or places held by e-mail; however,  
all registrations must include an e-mail address, and all are  
confirmed by e-mail as they are received.


Also please note that some MBWs will probably fill up almost  
immediately, especially some of the new MBWeeks. However, if several  
persons don't register in time and a long waiting list develops, a  
MBWeek could probably be repeated in 2011 to accommodate them. For  
MBWeekends with long waiting lists, an extra weekend or leader can  
sometimes be arranged to accommodate extra participants.


Finally, before considering the 2010-2011 schedule, be aware there are  
still 3 MBWs remaining in the 2009-10 season, two of which still have  
vacancies:


- The January 9-10, 2010 MBWeekend in Duluth is filled, but an extra  
January 2-3, 2010 MBW has been scheduled and still has vacancies.


- The January 16 - 24, 2010 California & Arizona MBWeek is filled with  
a waiting list, and no additional registrations are being taken;  
however, see the listings below for the MBWeeks in California January  
22 - 29, 2011 and in Arizona January 30 - February 6, 2011.


- The February 6-14, 2010 South Texas MBWeek still has 2 vacancies  
(see http://moumn.org/mbw.html for more information); also see the  
December 27, 2010 - January 2, 2011 South Texas MBWeek listing.


Please don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions, and I look  
forward to a deluge of mail later this week!


Kim Eckert
1921 W Kent Rd
Duluth MN 55812
(218) 349 5953
ecker...@gmail.com

==

APRIL 2010 - JANUARY 2011 MINNESOTA BIRDING WEEKENDS (MBWeekends)

• April 3-4 / Houston & Winona Counties / $40 (Base La Crosse WI)
• pre-MBW option / April 2 / Goodhue & Wabasha Co's / $25 (Base Red  
Wing)


• May 15-16 / Rock and Pipestone Counties / $50 (Base Luverne)
• pre-MBW option / May 14 / Nobles Co. / $30 (Base Worthington)

• May 29-30-31 / MBW 25th YEAR CELEBRATION / Deep Portage Conservation  
Reserve, Cass Co. / $200*

• pre-MBW option / May 28 / Morrison Co. / $30 (Base Little Falls)
(*Note: fee includes 3 nights lodging and 7 meals.)

• June 19-20 / Lake of the Woods County / $50 (Leader Craig Mandel;  
Base Baudette)

• pre-MBW option / June 18 / Beltrami Co. / $30 (Base Bemidji)

• August 21-22 / Stevens & Traverse & Big Stone Counties / $45 (Base  
Morris)

• pre-MBW option / Aug. 20 / Douglas Co. / $30 (Base Alexandria)

• September 4-5-6 / Northwestern Minnesota / $70 (Base Hallock)
• pre-MBW option / Sept. 3 / eastern Roseau Co. / $25 (Base Warroad)

• September 25 / Duluth I / $20 (Base Duluth)
• September 26 / Duluth II / $20 (Base Duluth)
• pre-MBW option / Sept. 24 / North Shore / $25 (Base Duluth)

• October 9-10 / Lyon & Lincoln Counties / $40 (Base Marshall)
• pre-MBW option / Oct. 8 / Minnesota River Valley / $25 (Base Redwood  
Falls)


• October 23-24 / Polk County / $40 (Base Crookston)
• pre-MBW option / Oct. 22 / Mahnomen Co. / $25 (Base Mahnomen)

• November 6-7 / North Shore of Lake Superior / $35 (Base Duluth /  
Grand Marais)

• pre-MBW option / Nov. 5 / Duluth / $20 (Base Duluth)

• January 8-9, 2011 / Duluth III / $30 (Base Duluth)


MARCH 2010 - FEBRUARY 2011 MINNESOTA BIRDING WEEKS (MBWeeks)

• MARCH 13 - 17, 2010  /  PLATTE RIVER & SANDHILL CRANES  /  $100  
deposit
(Limit 11 participants car-pooling from Minnesota in 3 vehicles;  
estimated cost $400 + meals)


• APRIL 10 - 18, 2010  /  COLORADO GROUSE  /  $100 deposit
(Estimated cost $950 +

[mou-net] Minnesota Birding Weekends update

[Kim Richard Eckert]

Following is an update of the 2009-10 Minnesota Birding Weekends (MBW)  
schedule as of today, May 31.


Please note that the dates for the Lake County MBW with a one-day  
option to Sax-Zim Bog have been changed: the Sax-Zim option is now  
scheduled for July 3 (formerly July 6), and the Lake Co MBW will be  
only on July 4-5 (formerly July 3-4-5), with the fee now $50 (formerly  
$75). Be sure to note as well that the NW Minnesota MBW over Labor Day  
Weekend still has plenty of vacancies, and it will include Roseau  
County, Lake of the Woods, and Beltrami Island State Forest (all  
places not covered on the Memorial Day MBW), as well as Agassiz NWR.


It is still worth registering for MBWs which are already filled, since  
it may be possible to find a second leader and take extra participants  
(this will be likely on the Nov 7-8 North Shore MBW). Or, in some  
cases, an extra MBW on another weekend might be possible to  
accommodate extra persons. Remember, if places never open up for those  
on a waiting list, they will receive a full refund of their MBW fees.  
(And a reminder that you may register separately for any of the  
optional one-day MBWs without participating in the corresponding  
Saturday-Sunday MBW.)


Please keep in mind that MBW registrations are only accepted by U S  
mail, that all registrations must now include an e-mail address, but  
that no registrations are taken or places held by e-mail. All  
registrations are confirmed by e-mail as they are received: please let  
me know if you did not receive confirmation for any MBW you registered  
for or if you have any questions.


Additional MBW descriptions and registration information are included  
on the MOU website (http://moumn.org/mbw.html), on Bob Ekblad's  
website (http://www.birding-minnesota.com/MN-MBW.htm), and in the  
January 2009 issue of the MOU newsletter.


Accordingly, here is the status of each MBW:

- June 20-21 / Clay County / $50
  Status: FILLED with 1 on waiting list / limit 19 participants
- pre-MBW option / June 19 / Norman County / $30
  Status: 6 vacancies / limit 15 participants

- July 4-5 / Lake County / $50 (Leader Craig Mandel)
  Status: FILLED with 1 on waiting list / limit 15 participants
- pre-MBW option / July 3 / Sax-Zim Bog / $20
  Status: 2 vacancies / limit 15 participants

[July 26 - August 1 / Big Bend National Park: this Birding Week is  
already filled with 13 on the waiting list; sorry, no additional  
registrations are being taken at this time.]


- AUGUST 1 - 9 / SOUTHEAST ARIZONA / $100 deposit
  Status: FILLED with 0 on waiting list / limit 13 participants

- August 22-23 / Stevens-Traverse-Big Stone Counties / $45
  Status: FILLED with 1 on waiting list / limit 19 participants
- pre-MBW option / Aug. 21 / Swift County / $30
  Status: 3 vacancies / limit 19 participants

- September 5-6-7 / Northwestern Minnesota II / $70
  Status: 9 vacancies / limit 19 participants
- pre-MBW option / Sept. 4 / Clearwater County / $30
  Status: 6 vacancies / limit 15 participants

- September 26 / Duluth I  / $20
  Status: 3 vacancies / limit 19 participants

- September 27 / Duluth II  / $20
  Status: 4 vacancies / limit 19 participants

- October 17-18 / Marsh Lake-Lac Qui Parle-Big Stone NWR / $40
  Status: FILLED with 1 on waiting list / limit 19 participants
- pre-MBW option / Oct. 16 / Yellow Medicine County / $25
  Status: 5 vacancies / limit 19 participants

- November 7-8 / North Shore of Lake Superior / $40
  Status: FILLED with 9 on waiting list / limit 19 participants
  [Note: second leader likely; if so, status becomes 2 vacancies /  
limit 30 participants]


- January 9-10, 2010 / Duluth III / $35
  Status: 4 vacancies / limit 19 participants

[January 16-24, 2010 / California & Arizona (Co-Leader Craig Mandel):  
this Birding Week is already filled with 9 on the waiting list; sorry,  
no additional registrations are being taken at this time.]


- FEBRUARY 6 - 14, 2010 / SOUTH TEXAS / $100 deposit
  Status: 5 vacancies / limit 13 participants


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[mou-net] Minnesota Birding Weekends update

[Kim Richard Eckert]

Following is an update of the 2009-10 Minnesota Birding Weekends (MBW)  
schedule as of today, March 31. Be sure to note that an extra  
Cottonwood & Murray MBW has now been scheduled on May 9-10 (plus a May  
8 Watonwan Co option) to accommodate those who had been on the May 2-3  
waiting list. (Although the May 2-3 MBW is filled, May 9-10 still has  
vacancies.) A reminder that you may register separately for any of the  
optional one-day MBWs without participating in the corresponding  
Saturday-Sunday MBW.


It is still worth registering for MBWs which are already filled, since  
it may be possible to find a second leader and take extra participants  
(this will be likely on the Nov 7-8 North Shore MBW). In some cases,  
an extra MBW on another weekend might be possible to accommodate extra  
persons (e.g., the Cottonwood & Murray MBW). Remember, if places never  
open up for those on a waiting list, they will receive a full refund  
of their MBW fees.


Please keep in mind that MBW registrations are only accepted by U S  
mail, that all registrations must now include an e-mail address, but  
that no registrations are taken or places held by e-mail. All  
registrations are confirmed by e-mail as they are received: please let  
me know if you did not receive confirmation for any MBW you registered  
for or if you have any questions.


Additional MBW descriptions and registration information are included  
on the MOU website (http://moumn.org/mbw.html), on Bob Ekblad's  
website (http://www.birding-minnesota.com/MN-MBW.htm), and in the  
January 2009 issue of the MOU newsletter.


Accordingly, here is the status of each MBW:

- April 11-12 / Rothsay Wildlife Management Area / $45
  Status: FILLED with 1 on waiting list / limit 19 participants
- pre-MBW option / April 10 / Grant Co. / $30
  Status: 6 vacancies / limit 15 participants

- May 2-3 / Cottonwood & Murray Counties / $45
  Status: FILLED with 0 on waiting list / limit 15 participants
- pre-MBW option / May 1 / Watonwan Co. / $30
  Status: 3 vacancies / limit 15 participants

- May 9-10 / Cottonwood & Murray Counties / $45
  Status: 5 vacancies / limit 15 participants
- pre-MBW option / May 8 / Watonwan Co. / $30
  Status: 9 vacancies / limit 15 participants

- May 23-24-25 / Northwestern Minnesota I / $75
  Status: FILLED with 6 on waiting list / limit 30 participants (with  
2 leaders)

- pre-MBW option / May 22 / Kittson Co. / $30
  Status: 5 vacancies / limit 22 participants (with 2 leaders)

- June 20-21 / Clay County / $50
  Status: 5 vacancies / limit 19 participants
- pre-MBW option / June 19 / Norman Co. / $30
  Status: 9 vacancies / limit 15 participants

- July 3-4-5 / Lake County / $75 (Leader Craig Mandel)
  Status: 4 vacancies / limit 15 participants
- post-MBW option / July 6 / Sax-Zim Bog / $20
  Status: 7 vacancies / limit 15 participants

[July 26 - August 1 / Big Bend National Park: this Birding Week is  
already filled with 13 on the waiting list; sorry, no additional  
registrations are being taken at this time.]


- AUGUST 1 - 9 / SOUTHEAST ARIZONA / $100 deposit
  Status: 2 vacancies / limit 13 participants

- August 22-23 / Stevens-Traverse-Big Stone Counties / $45
  Status: FILLED with 0 on waiting list / limit 19 participants
- pre-MBW option / Aug. 21 / Swift Co. / $30
  Status: 3 vacancies / limit 19 participants

- September 5-6-7 / Northwestern Minnesota II / $70
  Status: 19 vacancies / limit 30 participants (with 2 leaders)
- pre-MBW option / Sept. 4 / Clearwater Co. / $30
  Status: 9 vacancies / limit 19 participants

- September 26 / Duluth I  / $20
  Status: 3 vacancies / limit 19 participants

- September 27 / Duluth II  / $20
  Status: 5 vacancies / limit 19 participants

- October 17-18 / Marsh Lake-Lac Qui Parle-Big Stone NWR / $40
  Status: FILLED with 1 on waiting list / limit 19 participants
- pre-MBW option / Oct. 16 / Yellow Medicine Co. / $25
  Status: 5 vacancies / limit 19 participants

- November 7-8 / North Shore of Lake Superior / $40
  Status: FILLED with 9 on waiting list / limit 19 participants

- January 9-10, 2010 / Duluth III / $35
  Status: 9 vacancies / limit 19 participants

[January 16-24, 2010 / California & Arizona (Co-Leader Craig Mandel):  
this Birding Week is already filled with 9 on the waiting list; sorry,  
no additional registrations are being taken at this time.]


- FEBRUARY 6 - 14, 2010 / SOUTH TEXAS / $100 deposit
  Status: 8 vacancies / limit 13 participants


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[mou-net] Minnesota Birding Weekends update

[Kim Richard Eckert]

Several of this season's Minnesota Birding Weekends (MBWs) were either  
already filled, or close to it, before MOU members received the  
January-February newsletter with the 2009-10 MBW schedule. Because of  
this, I have decided to return to the maximum of 19 participants on  
most MBWs, which had previously been our limit for several years. I  
had planned to change the limit on most MBWs to 15 participants, but  
that would have resulted in more persons on waiting lists.


Note that 15 participants is still the maximum on the Lake Co/Sax-Zim  
MBW, 30 participants remains the limit on the 2-leader MBWs on  
Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends, and the maximum on the Big Bend,  
Arizona, and South Texas trips is still 13. Also note that it may be  
possible on some MBWs to find a second leader and take extra  
participants, especially those in Duluth and the North Shore, and in  
some cases an extra MBW on another weekend might be possible to  
accommodate extra persons.


So, it is still worth registering for MBWs which are already filled  
with waiting lists. (Remember, if places never open up for those on a  
waiting list, they will receive a 100% refund of their MBW fees.)


Accordingly, as of today, February 3, here is the status of each MBW:

- April 11-12 / Rothsay Wildlife Management Area / $45
- pre-MBW option / April 10 / Grant Co. / $30
  Status: 1 vacancy / limit 19 participants

- May 2-3 / Cottonwood & Murray Counties / $45
- pre-MBW option / May 1 / Watonwan Co. / $30
  Status: FILLED with 1 on waiting list / limit 19 participants

- May 23-24-25 / Northwestern Minnesota I / $75
- pre-MBW option / May 22 / Kittson Co. / $30
  Status: FILLED with 7 on waiting list / limit 30 participants

- June 20-21 / Clay County / $50
- pre-MBW option / June 19 / Norman Co. / $30
  Status: 5 vacancies / limit 19 participants

- July 3-4-5 / Lake County / $75 (Leader Craig Mandel)
- post-MBW option / July 6 / Sax-Zim Bog / $20
  Status: 6 vacancies / limit 15 participants

[July 26 - August 1 / Big Bend National Park: this Birding Week is  
already filled with 13 on the waiting list; sorry, no additional  
registrations are being taken at this time.]


- AUGUST 1 - 9 / SOUTHEAST ARIZONA / $100 deposit
  Status: FILLED with 0 on waiting list / limit 13 participants

- August 22-23 / Stevens-Traverse-Big Stone Counties / $45
- pre-MBW option / Aug. 21 / Swift Co. / $30
  Status: 2 vacancies / limit 19 participants

- September 5-6-7 / Northwestern Minnesota II / $70
- pre-MBW option / Sept. 4 / Clearwater Co. / $30
  Status: 22 vacancies / limit 30 participants

- September 26 / Duluth I  / $20
  Status: 2 vacancies / limit 19 participants

- September 27 / Duluth II  / $20
  Status: 4 vacancies / limit 19 participants

- October 17-18 / Marsh Lake-Lac Qui Parle-Big Stone NWR / $40
- pre-MBW option / Oct. 16 / Yellow Medicine Co. / $25
  Status: FILLED with 0 on waiting list / limit 19 participants

- November 7-8 / North Shore of Lake Superior / $40
  Status: FILLED with 8 on waiting list / limit 19 participants

- January 9-10, 2010 / Duluth III / $35
  Status: 11 vacancies / limit 19 participants

[January 16-24, 2010 / California & Arizona (Co-Leader Craig Mandel):  
this Birding Week is already filled with 9 on the waiting list; sorry,  
no additional registrations are being taken at this time.]


- FEBRUARY 6 - 14, 2010 / SOUTH TEXAS / $100 deposit
  Status: 8 vacancies / limit 13 participants

Please keep in mind that MBW registrations are only accepted by U S  
mail on a first-come-first-served basis (i.e., based on postmark  
dates); no registrations are taken by e-mail. All registrations  
received as of today have been confirmed by e-mail: please let me know  
if you did not receive confirmation for a MBW you registered for.


The complete 2009-10 MBW schedule and registration information is  
included on the MOU website (http://moumn.org/mbw.html), on Bob  
Ekblad's website (http://www.birding-minnesota.com/MN-MBW.htm), and in  
the January 2009 issue of the MOU newsletter.


Kim Eckert
1921 W Kent Rd
Duluth MN 55812
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[mou-net] Minnesota Birding Weekends update

[Kim Richard Eckert]

Registrations for the 2009-10 Minnesota Birding Weekends (MBWs) have  
been coming in rapidly since last week, and following is the status of  
each MBW as of today (January 6). Note that several are close to being  
filled, and the Big Bend MBW is already filled with a long waiting list:


- April 11-12 / Rothsay Wildlife Management Area / $45
- pre-MBW option / April 10 / Grant Co. / $30
  Status: 1 vacancy / limit 15 participants

- May 2-3 / Cottonwood & Murray Counties / $45
- pre-MBW option / May 1 / Watonwan Co. / $30
  Status: 1 vacancy / limit 15 participants

- May 23-24-25 / Northwestern Minnesota I / $75
- pre-MBW option / May 22 / Kittson Co. / $30
  Status: 6 vacancies / limit 30 participants

- June 20-21 / Clay County / $50
- pre-MBW option / June 19 / Norman Co. / $30
  Status: 4 vacancies / limit 15 participants

- July 3-4-5 / Lake County / $75 (Leader Craig Mandel)
- post-MBW option / July 6 / Sax-Zim Bog / $20
  Status: 10 vacancies / limit 15 participants

- JULY 26 - AUGUST 1 / BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK / $100 deposit
  Status: FILLED with 12 on waiting list / limit 13 participants;  
first 13 on waiting list can elect to be confirmed for 2010)


- AUGUST 1 - 9 / SOUTHEAST ARIZONA / $100 deposit
  Status: 4 vacancies / limit 13 participants

- August 22-23 / Stevens-Traverse-Big Stone Counties / $45
- pre-MBW option / Aug. 21 / Swift Co. / $30
  Status: 1 vacancy / limit 15 participants

- September 5-6-7 / Northwestern Minnesota II / $70
- pre-MBW option / Sept. 4 / Clearwater Co. / $30
  Status: 23 vacancies / limit 30 participants

- September 26 / Duluth I  / $20
  Status: 4 vacancies / limit 15 participants

- September 27 / Duluth II  / $20
  Status: 6 vacancies / limit 15 participants

- October 17-18 / Marsh Lake-Lac Qui Parle-Big Stone NWR / $40
- pre-MBW option / Oct. 16 / Yellow Medicine Co. / $25
  Status: 6 vacancies / limit 15 participants

- November 7-8 / North Shore of Lake Superior / $40
  Status: 2 vacancies / limit 15 participants

- January 9-10, 2010 / Duluth III / $35
  Status: 11 vacancies / limit 15 participants

[January 16-24, 2010 / California & Arizona (Co-Leader Craig Mandel):  
this Birding Week is already filled with 9 on the waiting list; sorry,  
no additional registrations are being taken at this time.]


- FEBRUARY 6 - 14, 2010 / SOUTH TEXAS / $100 deposit
  Status: 12 vacancies / limit 13 participants


Please keep in mind that MBW registrations are only accepted by U S  
mail on a first-come-first-served basis (i.e., based on postmark  
dates); no registrations are taken by e-mail. Confirmations of all  
registrations received as of today were e-mailed this afternoon:  
please let me know if you did not receive confirmation for a MBW you  
registered for.


The complete 2009-10 MBW schedule and registration information is  
included on the MOU website (http://moumn.org/mbw.html), on Bob  
Ekblad's website (http://www.birding-minnesota.com/MN-MBW.htm), and in  
the January 2009 issue of the MOU newsletter.


Kim Eckert
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Duluth MN 55812
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[mou-net] Minnesota Birding Weekends

[Kim Richard Eckert]

The 2009-10 Minnesota Birding Weekends (MBW) schedule is now included  
on the MOU website (http://moumn.org/mbw.html) and on Bob Ekblad's  
website (http://www.birding-minnesota.com/MN-MBW.htm). It also appears  
as an insert in the January 2009 issue of the MOU newsletter  
(Minnesota Birding), which is probably being mailed to members this  
week.


Accordingly, I am now accepting registrations for this coming season's  
MBWs, and please keep in mind that some trips become filled with  
waiting lists very quickly, so don't delay if there's a MBW you're  
especially interested in. Following is the list of the April 2009 -  
February 2010 MBWs, and you'll find additional information about them,  
including the registration procedure and a form, on the two websites  
above and in Minnesota Birding:


- April 11-12 / Rothsay Wildlife Management Area / $45
- pre-MBW option / April 10 / Grant Co. / $30

- May 2-3 / Cottonwood and Murray Counties / $45
- pre-MBW option / May 1 / Watonwan Co. / $30

- May 23-24-25 / Northwestern Minnesota I / $75
- pre-MBW option / May 22 / Kittson Co. / $30

- June 20-21 / Clay County / $50
- pre-MBW option / June 19 / Norman Co. / $30

- July 3-4-5 / Lake County / $75 (Leader Craig Mandel)
- post-MBW option / July 6 / Sax-Zim Bog / $20

- JULY 26 - AUGUST 1  /  BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK  /  $100 deposit

- AUGUST 1 - 9  /  SOUTHEAST ARIZONA  /  $100 deposit

- August 22-23 / Stevens - Traverse - Big Stone Counties / $45
- pre-MBW option / Aug. 21 / Swift Co. / $30

- September 5-6-7 / Northwestern Minnesota II / $70
- pre-MBW option / Sept. 4 / Clearwater Co. / $30

- September 26 / Duluth I  / $20

- September 27 / Duluth II  / $20

- October 17-18 / Marsh Lake - Lac Qui Parle - Big Stone N.W.R. / $40
- pre-MBW option / Oct. 16 / Yellow Medicine Co. / $25

- November 7-8 / North Shore of Lake Superior / $40

- January 9-10, 2010 / Duluth III  / $35

[January 16 - 24, 2010  /  California & Arizona  (Co-Leader Craig  
Mandel): this Birding Week is already filled with 9 on the waiting  
list; sorry, no additional registrations are being taken at this time.]


- FEBRUARY 6 - 14, 2010  /  SOUTH TEXAS  /  $100 deposit

*  *  *

Veterans of past MBW seasons will notice several changes in the  
registration procedure and in some of our policies. Unfortunately, a  
printing error made these somewhat difficult to read on the first page  
of the Minnesota Birding insert, and following are the most important  
changes:


- All registrations must now include an e-mail address; this is  
because the information about each MBW will now only be sent by e- 
mail, no longer by U S mail.


- Most MBWs will now be limited to 15 participants with 4 vehicles in  
the birding car caravans; formerly the limit was 19 persons in 5  
vehicles.


- Those whose registrations are confirmed for a MBW will receive a  
refund of 80% of the registration fee if they cancel at least one week  
before the MBW; formerly this refund was 100%. (Those on a MBW's  
waiting list will still receive a 100% refund if a place for them  
never opens up.)


- The registration form has changed, resulting in less paperwork: MBW  
veterans will no longer need to include a home address and telephone  
number if these have not changed, and you can now include more than  
one MBW registration on a single form and on a single check.


Finally, a reminder that MBWs are part of the MOU field trips  
schedule, and the MOU has other field trips coordinated by Field Trips  
Chairman Bob Williams (bxwilli...@cbburnet.com).


Please don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions, and note that  
MBW's telephone number has changed. See you in 2009.


Kim Eckert
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[mou] Minn Birding Weekends update

[Kim Richard Eckert]

Following is the status of the remaining 2008-09 Minnesota Birding  
Weekends (MBWs) as of today, October 1. Note that only 3 weekend-long  
MBWs remain this season, along with a one-day MBW in Duluth, plus two  
out-of-state trips, and they are mostly filled.

You'll find additional information about each MBW (including the  
registration procedure and a form) on the MOU website 
(http://moumn.org/trips.html 
), on Bob Ekblad's website (http://www.birding-minnesota.com/MN- 
MBW.htm), and in each January issue of the MOU's newsletter, Minnesota  
Birding.

Also a reminder that MBWs are now part of the MOU field trips  
schedule, and the MOU has other field trips coordinated by Field Trips  
Chairman Bob Williams (bxwilliams at cbburnet.com).

Note that the MBW schedule for the 2009-10 season will not be posted  
or published until this January. Please feel free to contact me if you  
have any questions.

Kim Eckert
1921 W Kent Rd
Duluth MN 55812
(218) 525-6930
eckertkr at gmail.com



? October 17-18-19 / Leech Lake, Lake Winnie, and Mille Lacs / $190  
(meals and lodging included;
   Co-leaders Ben Wieland & Dale Yerger)
   Status: FILLED with 3 on the waiting list (limit 27 participants)

? October 31 (Friday-only) / Duluth / $20
   Status: 4 VACANCIES (limit 19 participants)

? November 1-2 / North Shore / $35 (Co-leader Jim Lind)
   Status: FILLED with 6 on the waiting list (limit 30 participants)

? January 10-11, 2009 / Duluth III / $35
   Status: FILLED with 1 on the waiting list (limit 19 participants)

? January 17 - 25, 2009 / CALIFORNIA & ARIZONA / $100 deposit (Co- 
Leader Craig Mandel)
   Status: FILLED with 20 on the waiting list (limit 12 participants)

? February 7 - 15, 2009 / SOUTH TEXAS / $100 deposit
   Status: 2 VACANCIES (limit 13 participants)
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[mou] Minn Birding Weekends update

[Kim Richard Eckert]

Following is the status of the remaining 2008-09 Minnesota Birding  
Weekends (MBWs) as of today, June 30. Note that a few MBWs are already  
filled with waiting lists and others are close to being filled.

You'll find additional information about each MBW (including the  
registration procedure and a form) on the MOU website 
(http://moumn.org/trips.html 
), on Bob Ekblad's website (http://www.birding-minnesota.com/MN- 
MBW.htm), and in each January issue of the MOU's newsletter, Minnesota  
Birding.

Also a reminder that MBWs are now part of the MOU field trips  
schedule, and the MOU has other field trips coordinated by Field Trips  
Chairman Bob Williams (bxwilliams at cbburnet.com).

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Kim Eckert
1921 W Kent Rd
Duluth MN 55812
(218) 525-6930
eckertkr at gmail.com



? August 9-10 / Stevens, Traverse, and Big Stone Counties / $40
   STATUS: 3 VACANCIES (limit 19 participants)
? pre-Weekend option / August 8 / Pope County / $30 *
   STATUS: 6 VACANCIES (limit 15 participants)

? August 30-31-September 1 / Northwestern Minnesota / $65 (Co-leader  
Craig Mandel)
   STATUS: FILLED with 0 on waiting list (limit 30 participants)

? September 13-14 / Minnesota River Valley / $35
   STATUS: 5 VACANCIES (limit 19 participants)

? September 27 / Duluth I  / $25
   STATUS: 6 VACANCIES (limit 19 participants)
? September 28 / Duluth II  / $25
   STATUS: 8 VACANCIES (limit 19 participants)

? October 17-18-19 / Leech Lake, Lake Winnie, and Mille Lacs / $190  
(meals and lodging included;
   co-leaders Ben Wieland & Dale Yerger)
   STATUS: 3 VACANCIES (limit 30 participants)

? November 1-2 / North Shore / $35 (Co-leader Craig Mandel)
   STATUS: FILLED with 4 on waiting list (limit 30 participants)
? pre-Weekend option / October 31 / Duluth / $20 *
   STATUS: 2 VACANCIES (limit 19 participants)

? January 10-11, 2009 / Duluth III  / $35
   STATUS: 8 VACANCIES (limit 19 participants)

? January 17 - 25, 2009 / CALIFORNIA & ARIZONA / $100 deposit (Co- 
Leader Craig Mandel)
   STATUS: FILLED with 21 on waiting list (limit 12 participants)

? February 7 - 15, 2009 / SOUTH TEXAS / $100 deposit
   STATUS: 6 VACANCIES (limit 13 participants)

(* Note: The Friday-only, pre-Weekend options may either be taken  
separately or in combination with the corresponding two-day MBWs in  
adjacent counties.)
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[mou] Minn Birding Weekends update

[Kim Richard Eckert]

Following is the status of the remaining 2008-09 Minnesota Birding  
Weekends (MBW) as of today, May 1. Note that some MBWs are already  
filled with waiting lists and others are close to being filled.

You'll find additional information about each MBW (including the  
registration procedure and a form) on the MOU website 
(http://moumn.org/trips.html 
), on Bob Ekblad's website (http://www.birding-minnesota.com/MN- 
MBW.htm), and in each January issue of the MOU's newsletter, Minnesota  
Birding.

Also a reminder that MBWs are now part of the MOU field trips  
schedule, and the MOU has other field trips coordinated by Field Trips  
Chairman Bob Williams (bxwilliams at cbburnet.com).

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

Kim Eckert
1921 W Kent Rd
Duluth MN 55812
(218) 525-6930
eckertkr at gmail.com



? May 24-25-26 / Southeastern Minnesota / $70 (Co-leader Fred Lesher)
STATUS: FILLED with 7 on waiting list (limit 30 participants)

? May 31-June 1 / Aitkin County and Yellow Rails / $30
STATUS: FILLED with 1 on waiting list (limit 19 participants)

? June 14-15 / Pine County / $45 (Leader Craig Mandel)
STATUS: FILLED with 0 on waiting list (limit 15 participants)
? pre-Weekend option / June 13 / Chisago County / $30 *
STATUS: 1 VACANCY (limit 15 participants)

? June 28-29 / Koochiching County / $45 (Leader Craig Mandel)
STATUS: FILLED with 15 on waiting list (limit 15 participants)
? pre-Weekend option / June 27 / Itasca County / $30 *
STATUS: FILLED with 6 on waiting list (limit 15 participants)

? August 9-10 / Stevens, Traverse, and Big Stone Counties / $40
STATUS: 1 VACANCY (limit 19 participants)
? pre-Weekend option / August 8 / Pope County / $30 *
STATUS: 9 VACANCIES (limit 19 participants)

? August 30-31-September 1 / Northwestern Minnesota / $65 (Co-leader  
Craig Mandel)
STATUS: 6 VACANCIES (limit 30 participants)

? September 13-14 / Minnesota River Valley / $35
STATUS: 5 VACANCIES (limit 19 participants)

? September 27 / Duluth I  / $25
STATUS: 8 VACANCIES (limit 19 participants)

? September 28 / Duluth II  / $25
STATUS: 10 VACANCIES (limit 19 participants)

? October 17-18-19 / Leech Lake, Lake Winnie, and Mille Lacs / $190  
(meals and lodging included) / Co-leaders Ben Wieland & Dale Yerger)
STATUS: 2 VACANCIES (limit 30 participants)

? November 1-2 / North Shore / $35 (Co-leader Craig Mandel)
STATUS: 2 VACANCIES (limit 30 participants)
? pre-Weekend option / October 31 / Duluth / $20 *
STATUS:  6 VACANCIES (limit 19 participants)

? January 10-11, 2009 / Duluth III  / $35
STATUS: 10 VACANCIES (limit 19 participants)

? January 17 - 25, 2009 / CALIFORNIA & ARIZONA / $100 deposit (Co- 
Leader Craig Mandel)
STATUS: FILLED with 21 on waiting list (limit 12 participants)

? February 7 - 15, 2009 / SOUTH TEXAS / $100 deposit
STATUS: 6 VACANCIES (limit 13 participants)

(* Note: The Friday-only, pre-Weekend options may either be taken  
separately or in combination with the corresponding two-day MBWs in  
adjacent counties.)
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[mou] Lake Co Spruce Grouse

[Kim Richard Eckert]

At dawn this morning, Jan 27, Linda Sparling and I found a female  
Spruce Grouse on Lake Co Rd 2. It was 0.1 mi N of the Greenwood Lake  
public access, which is ~34 mi N of Two Harbors.  Kim Eckert

[mou] Minnesota Birding Weekends update

[Kim Richard Eckert]

Because of some recent cancellations, there is still room for two more 
persons on the May 26-27-28 Minn Birding Weekend (MBW) in SW Minnesota 
based in Luverne. If you are interested, please let me know ASAP, 
either by phone (218-525-6930) or e-mail (please note new e-mail 
address: ).

As of today, May 23, here is the status of the other MBWs remaining on 
the 2007-08 schedule:

? June 9-10 / Cook County I / $40 // STATUS: 5 vacancies

? June 15 / Wadena County pre-Weekend option / $25 // STATUS: 1 vacancy
? June 16-17 / Itasca State Park / $40 // STATUS: filled; 2 on waiting 
list

? June 30 - July 1 / Cook County II / $40 // STATUS: filled; 14 on 
waiting list

? July 27 / Pope County pre-Weekend option / $25 // STATUS: 4 vacancies
? July 28-29 / Stevens & Traverse Counties / $35 // STATUS: filled; 3 
on waiting list

? August 10-19, 2007 / California / $100 deposit // STATUS: filled; 1
on waiting list

? August 31 / Red Lake County pre-Weekend option / $25 // STATUS: 10 
vacancies
? September 1-2-3 / Northwestern Minnesota / $55 // STATUS: 5 vacancies

? September 14 / Carlton County pre-Weekend option / $20 // STATUS: 10 
vacancies
? September 15 / Duluth I  / $20 // STATUS: 2 vacancies
? September 16 / Duluth II  / $20 // STATUS: 5 vacancies

? September 29-30 / Lyon & Lincoln Counties / $30 // STATUS: 3 vacancies

? October 13-14 / Rothsay Wildlife Management Area / $30 // STATUS: 
filled; 4 on waiting list

? November 3-4 / North Shore I / $30 // STATUS: filled; 7 on waiting 
list

? November 5-6 / North Shore II / $30 // STATUS: 8 vacancies

? November 17-18 / Houston County / $30 // STATUS: 15 vacancies

? January 5-6, 2008 / Duluth III / $30 // STATUS: 3 vacancies

? February 2-10, 2008 / South Texas / $100 deposit // STATUS: 1 vacancy

As previously announced, MBWs are now part of the MOU's field trips 
schedule. MBW information (including the schedule, trip descriptions 
and fees, the registration procedure, etc.) will continue to appear on 
the MOU's
website (http://moumn.org/trips.html), on Bob Ekblad's website 
(http://www.birding-minnesota.com/MN-MBW.htm), and it will continue as 
an annual insert in the January-February issue of the MOU's newsletter.

If you are considering registering for a MBW, please check its status 
above, and note you can request by e-mail to be added to a filled MBW's 
waiting list without sending a fee. Note as well that the Friday-only 
options listed below can be taken separately without registering for 
the corresponding Saturday-Sunday MBW.


Kim Eckert
1921 W Kent Rd
Duluth MN 55804
(218) 525-6930


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[mou] Minnesota Birding Weekends

[Kim Richard Eckert]

Last month, the MOU Board of Directors approved the proposal to
consider Minnesota Birding Weekends (MBW) as part of the MOU's program
of field trips. This arrangement, by the way, was actually in effect
during the first few years after the MBW program started back in 1986
and was called MOU Birding Weekends. Aside from a minor financial
adjustment involving the MOU, MBW participants will not see any
changes in how we operate, and the MOU will continue to offer other
non-MBW field trips under the direction of Bob Williams, the MOU Field
Trips Chairperson.

MBW information (including the schedule, trip descriptions and fees,
the registration procedure, etc.) will continue to appear on the MOU's
website (http://moumn.org/trips.html), on Bob Ekblad's website
(http://www.birding-minnesota.com/MN-MBW.htm), and it will continue as
an annual insert in the January-February issue of the MOU's
newsletter. One change is there will be occasional announcements here
on mou-net with schedule updates, trip summaries, etc., now that MBW
is a part of the MOU and thus an appropriate topic for this listserve.

The first MBW of the 2007-08 season will take place later this month,
and, like several others, it is already filled with a waiting list. If
you are considering registering for a MBW, please check its status
below first, and note you can request by e-mail to be added to a
filled MBW's waiting list without sending a fee. Note as well that the
Friday-only options listed below can be taken separately without
registering for the corresponding Saturday-Sunday MBW. Also, you'll
find the addition of two new MBWs (June 9-10 / Cook County and
November 5-6 / North Shore) which are being offered to accommodate
extra participants.

As of today, April 9, Here is the status of the MBWs on the 2007-08 schedul=
e:

=95 April 20 / Watonwan County pre-Weekend option / $25 // STATUS: 5 vacanc=
ies
=95 April 21-22 / Martin & Faribault Counties / $35 // STATUS: filled; 9
on waiting list

=95 May 5-6 / Lac Qui Parle & Marsh Lakes / $35 // STATUS: filled; 3 on
waiting list

=95 May 26-27-28 / Southwestern Minnesota / $60 // STATUS: filled; 2 on
waiting list

=95 JUNE 9-10 / EXTRA COOK COUNTY MBW / $40 // STATUS: 5 vacancies

=95 June 15 / Wadena County pre-Weekend option / $25 // STATUS: 12 vacancie=
s
=95 June 16-17 / Itasca State Park / $40 // STATUS: 2 vacancies

=95 June 30 - July 1 / Cook County / $40 // STATUS: filled; 14 on waiting l=
ist

=95 July 27 / Pope County pre-Weekend option / $25 // STATUS: 6 vacancies
=95 July 28-29 / Stevens & Traverse Counties / $35 // STATUS: filled; 2
on waiting list

=95 August 10-19, 2007 / California / $100 deposit // STATUS: filled; 1
on waiting list

=95 August 31 / Red Lake County pre-Weekend option / $25 // STATUS: 11 vaca=
ncies
=95 September 1-2-3 / Northwestern Minnesota / $55 // STATUS: 6 vacancies

=95 September 14 / Carlton County pre-Weekend option / $20 // STATUS: 10 va=
cancies
=95 September 15 / Duluth I  / $20 // STATUS: 3 vacancies
=95 September 16 / Duluth II  / $20 // STATUS: 7 vacancies

=95 September 29-30 / Lyon & Lincoln Counties / $30 // STATUS: 7 vacancies

=95 October 13-14 / Rothsay Wildlife Management Area / $30 // STATUS:
filled; 2 on
waiting list

=95 November 3-4 / North Shore / $30 // STATUS: filled; 4 on waiting list

=95 NOVEMBER 5-6 / EXTRA NORTH SHORE MBW / $30 // STATUS: 11 vacancies

=95 November 17-18 / Houston County / $30 // STATUS: 15 vacancies

=95 January 5-6, 2008 / Duluth III / $30 // STATUS: 3 vacancies

=95 February 2-10, 2008 / South Texas / $100 deposit // STATUS: 5 vacancies

Again, for more information about Minnesota Birding Weekends, see the
MOU's or Bob Ekblad's website, and please contact me if you have any
questions or wish to register for a trip.

Kim Eckert
1921 W Kent Rd
Duluth MN 55804
(218) 525-6930
 (note new e-mail address as of April 6)
 (former e-mail address to expire May 31)