Good morning, I trust you're as excited for May as I am. We have fun and exciting field trips on the horizon, the first one we have is in the first weekend of May. The trip leader will be Mike Lehrke, who uses a wheelchair to get around, but you'll find that this doesn't stop him from enjoying birding to its fullest! This will be a great field trip for birders with mobility challenges since the trail systems we will be taking are paved and the trip leader has plenty of tips to maximize your enjoyment with birds and birding. However, all are welcome, and this will also be a great field trip for birders of any experience level, whether you're brand new to birding or are a lister looking to add some early May birds to your Wright and Sherburne list.
We will be starting at Otsego County Park in Monticello (Wright County) at 7:30AM, then we will visit Woodland Trails Regional Park on the North side of the river (Sherburne County). Both trail systems are paved, but may have moderate inclines. As far as species, ducks may be seen on the river, there are multiple Bald Eagle nests in trees along the banks, swallows will likely be in large numbers hawking bugs over the water and open habitats, and passerines including early May warblers will be encountered. Limit of 10 individuals, registration via Signup Genius event page is required. Please see the following link<https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F48A9AC2FA5FFCE9-49083526-anybody#/> <https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F48A9AC2FA5FFCE9-49083526-anybody#/> for more information and registration: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F48A9AC2FA5FFCE9-49083526-anybody#/ More exciting field trips can be found in the May/June edition of the Minnesota Birding Newsletter. Happy birding, Trey Weaver MOU Field Trip Coordinator ---- 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.
