Birds of Texas from Laura’s Big Year *by Laura Erickson, lauraerickson.com <http://www.lauraerickson.com>*
*Location:* Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge, Visitor Center *Thursday, March 26* *7:00 pm:* Socialize with coffee and cookies *7:30 pm:* A brief MRVAC business meeting followed by the featured speaker [image: Laura Erickson] <http://mrvac.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/LauraErickson.jpg>From Green Jays to Plain Chachalacas, Northern Beardless Tyrannulets to Groove-billed Anis, the birds of Texas are birder magnets. Laura Erickson (Minnesota's well known author) went to Texas three times in 2013 and each trip brought her species not seen anywhere else. A close encounter with a mountain lion was exciting, but her most dangerous experience was due to a wad of monofilament that almost ended her chase for a Hook-billed Kite. She’ll share photos and information about Texas specialties and tips about finding them. *Where: *Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Center 3815 American Blvd E, Bloomington. Take Hwy 494 to 34th Ave. Go south to American Blvd; turn left and go 2 blocks. Center will be on your right. Our programs are free and open to the public. Steve Weston On Quigley Lake in Eagan, MN swest...@comcast.net ---- Join or Leave mou-net: http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html