*March 2, 2010, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Mayflower Church* ** *Kim Eckert,* with over 45 years of birding experience throughout the U.S. and Canada, has now been guiding birders or teaching bird identification classes for more than 30 of those years. Since the 1980s, he has led tours to places like Newfoundland, Churchill, California, Arizona, Florida, locations in the Great Lakes and Great Plains, and to Texas – a favorite and frequent winter destination. He has authored four editions of*A Birder’s Guide to Minnesota, * and he has written numerous articles, notes, and seasonal reports for the Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union journal* The Loon* and other publications, such as* Birding* and* North American Birds*. He also operates the Minnesota Birding Weekends program of birding tours (now in its 25th year), has been a member for three decades of Minnesota’s Records Committee, and for 20 years he served as Naturalist at Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve in Duluth. A Minnesota resident since attending St. John’s University in the 1960s, he has resided in Duluth since 1977.
Kim will provide a general overview of the best birding sites in the state, along with the sought-after species that Minnesota is renowned for. The meeting is Tuesday, March 2, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. Coffee and cookies are provided, and everyone is welcome. Programs are at the *Mayflower Church*, which is located at: *109 East Diamond Lake Road* just west of 35W on Diamond Lake Road. ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
