Following is the status of the trips on the 2008-09 Minnesota Birding Weekends (MBW) schedule as of today, January 11. Note that a couple of the MBWs are already filled with waiting lists and that 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 the current issue of the MOU's newsletter, Minnesota Birding. Also a reminder that Minnesota Birding Weekends 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). The schedule of these trips appears along with MBWs on the MOU website (http://moumn.org/trips.html). Please be sure to contact me if you have any questions. Kim Eckert 1921 W Kent Rd Duluth MN 55812 (218) 525-6930 eckertkr at gmail.com ================ ???????? ? March 29-30 / Nobles and Jackson Counties / $35 STATUS: 7 vacancies (limit 19 participants) ? April 26-27 / Polk County / $40 ? pre-Weekend option / April 25 / Norman County (additional grasslands and wetlands; Base Ada) / $30 * STATUS: 7 vacancies (limit 19 participants) ? May 3-4 / Stearns, Douglas, and Grant Counties / $40 ? pre-Weekend option / May 2 / Sherburne County (Sherburne NWR and vicinity; Base Elk River) / $30 * STATUS: 6 vacancies (limit 19 participants) ? May 24-25-26 / Southeastern Minnesota / $70 (Co-leader Fred Lesher) STATUS: 2 vacancies (limit 30 participants) ? May 31-June 1 / Aitkin County and Yellow Rails / $30 STATUS: 3 vacancies (limit 19 participants) ? June 14-15 / Pine County / $45 (Leader Craig Mandel) ? pre-Weekend option / June 13 / Chisago County (St. Croix River woodlands; Base North Branch) / $30 * STATUS: 2 vacancies (limit 15 participants) ? June 28-29 / Koochiching County / $45 (Leader Craig Mandel) ? pre-Weekend option / June 27 / Itasca County (additional boreal forests; Base Grand Rapids) / $30 * STATUS: FILLED with 11 on waiting list (limit 15 participants) ? August 9-10 / Stevens, Traverse, and Big Stone Counties / $40 ? pre-Weekend option / August 8 / Pope County (woodlands, additional wetlands; Base Glenwood) / $30 * STATUS: 7 vacancies (limit 19 participants) ? August 30-31-September 1 / Northwestern Minnesota / $65 (Co-leader Craig Mandel) STATUS: 13 vacancies (limit 30 participants) ? September 13-14 / Minnesota River Valley / $35 STATUS: 14 vacancies (limit 19 participants) ? September 27 / Duluth I / $25 STATUS: 12 vacancies (limit 19 participants) ? September 28 / Duluth II / $25 STATUS: 14 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: 10 vacancies (tentative limit 30 participants) ? November 1-2 / North Shore / $35 (Co-leader Craig Mandel) ? pre-Weekend option / October 31 / Duluth (sites not done Nov. 1-2: Park Point, Hawk Ridge, etc.) / $20 * STATUS: 16 vacancies (limit 30 participants) ? January 10-11, 2009 / Duluth III / $35 STATUS: 16 vacancies (limit 19 participants) ? January 17 - 25, 2009 / CALIFORNIA & ARIZONA / $100 deposit (Co-Leader Craig Mandel) STATUS: FILLED with 17 on waiting list (limit 12 participants) ? February 7 - 15, 2009 / SOUTH TEXAS / $100 deposit STATUS: 10 vacancies (limit 13 participants) (* Note: The Friday-only, pre-Weekend options may either be taken separately or in combination with the corresponding two-day Weekends in adjacent counties.) -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: text/enriched Size: 3814 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://moumn.org/pipermail/mou-net_moumn.org/attachments/20080111/1b80c3ef/attachment.bin