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 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
>
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