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2011 Field Trip & Workshop List
* Salt Lake Weekend, Saturday
April 30th. Volunteers will lead tours at Salt Lake, Big Stone Refuge and
throughout the lakes, wetlands and native prairies of Lac Qui Parle and
southern Big Stone counties. Last year 141 species were recorded.
Meet at 7 AM at the Marietta American Legion, intersection of CR 7 and MN 40,
11 miles west of Madison. Car caravans will leave between 7:00 and 8:00
AM. For further details, contact Ken Larson at prairiemarshfarm@comcast.net.
No registration required.
* Birding
St. Cloud Proper & Environs, Saturday, May 1, 2011. Meet at the Clearwater Travel Plaza
6:00-6:45 am for breakfast, coffee, or pastry (I94/Hwy 24). Involving short hikes with some brush and floodplain of
the Mississippi riparian slope. Several area public lands and
developing parks will be visited. Counties of
Wright, Sherburne, Benton, Morrison, and Stearns. Contact Milt Blomberg, mjbflwrmt@msn.com for a specific list and
tentative itinerary. 93 species seen last year in poor
weather. Optional Sunday morning, May 2nd option, 5:00-9:00 AM.
* Wild River State Park,
Saturday, May 14th. The Wild River Audubon Chapter leads walks at the
park, welcomes MOU folks to join, Joe Sausen will lead this hike. Warblers, passerines,
water & prairie birds all featured. Runs from 8:00
AM to noon. Contact Joe at jcsausen@earthlink.net
for more details.
* Sherburne Wildlife Refuge,
Saturday, May 14th, 7:15 AM.
Trip is currently full, but we can add another 5-8 people to our waiting
list. 90-120 species possible, warblers,
passerines, grassland birds (including nesting Lark Sparrows). Optional afternoon outing as well. Contact Al Schirmacher at pastoral@princetonfreechurch.net.
* Aitkin County, Saturday,
June 11th, 7:15 AM. Meet at
the Rice Lake Refuge parking lot south of McGregor on 65. This trip will
emphasize nesting passerines (with strong emphasis on warblers), as well as
boreal species like Boreal Chickadee, Gray Jay and Yellow-bellied
Flycatcher. Trip is limited to 25 participants. Contact Al Schirmacher at pastoral@princetonfreechurch.net. Four spots still open, plus waiting list.
* Shorebird Workshop, August 5th-7th, Bob Janssen and Doug Buri lead. Check www.itctel.com/buri/SHOREBIRD
for details.
* Mille Lacs County, Saturday
August 27th, 7:15 AM. Meet at
the Kathio State Park parking lot (just off 169),
sticker required. We will be attempting to catch the beginnings of fall
migration while catching lingering nesters. Trip is limited to 25 participants.
Contact Al Schirmacher at pastoral@princetonfreechurch.net. Seven spots still available, plus waiting
list.
* Sparrow Workshop, October
7th-9th, Bob Janssen and Doug Buri lead. Check www.itctel.com/buri/SPARROW for
details.
* Loons, Loons and More Loons, Saturday, October 15th, 7:30 AM.
Meet at the Dairy Queen parking lot outside of Onamia
(along 169), carpool from there. We will cover the west (and perhaps north this
year) side of Mille Lacs Lake, looking for Common, Red-throated and Pacific
Loons, as well as other interesting birds migrating through. Trip is
limited to 25 participants. Contact Al Schirmacher
at pastoral@princetonfreechurch.net. Eight spots still available, plus waiting
list.
