My outstate count dates got screwed up. Hibbing on the Iron Range in northern MN (on January 1) Lamberton in SW MN (on 12/30) Murray Co. in SW MN (after 12/21 - date not set) Pipestone in SW MN (on 12/30) Rice Lake NWR in North Central MN (on 1/2) Upgaard WMA in North Central MN (on 1/5)
Steve Weston On Quigley Lake in Eagan, MN swesto...@gmail.com On Tue, Dec 13, 2022 at 12:25 AM Steve Weston <swesto...@gmail.com> wrote: > The 123rd Annual Christmas Bird Count starts in a couple of days and we > need more birders to help us cover the count. Check out moumn.org/CBC for > where and when counts are happening. > In the Metro Area:counts that are looking for people: > Lakeville (this Friday) This is a brand new count. > West Hennepin (this Saturday) Another brand new count > Bloomington (this Saturday) still has areas that are not covered. > > Outstate counts: there are counts that only a few people (<6) are keeping > alive. You can have a significant impact: > Hibbing on the Iron Range in northern MN (on January 1) > Lamberton in SW MN (on 12/27) > Murray Co. in SW MN (after 12/21 - date not set) > Pipestone in SW MN (on 1/2) > Rice Lake NWR in North Central MN (on 12/31) > Upgaard WMA in North Central MN (on 1/1) > > Are you a new birder and you don't think you will do a good job? A lot of > the really experienced birders would love to have somebody along. Another > set of eyes will find more birds. Are you outstate? Maybe way outstate? You > can participate in a count that if you don't show up, no one is going to be > counting the birds in the sector you could easily drive. Live in a count > circle and love birds, but you are not going to be able to get out in the > bad weather this winter? You can contribute by counting the birds at your > feeder. Call or email the contact for the circle you can help. > > Questions? Let me know, Looking for more people for your count? Let me > know. > Steve Weston > On Quigley Lake in Eagan, MN > swesto...@gmail.com > ---- General information and guidelines for posting: https://moumn.org/listservice.html Archives: http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html During the pandemic, the MOU encourages you to stay safe, practice social distancing, and continue to bird responsibly.