Not in 2009 (I don't have the time or money). Instead, I have made it my goal to reach 300 life birds by the end of 2009. I currently stand at 291.
Almost all of my birding has taken place in these areas: 1) Twin Cities 2) Duluth/Sax-Zim Bog (winter only) 3) Burleigh County, North Dakota 4) Spirit Lake, Iowa With spring quickly approaching, very little experience outside of those areas, and neither the time or money to make more than a couple of trips this year, I have decided to seek some help. Here is a list of likely species that could get me to my goal (there are other birds but I know where to find them - just no luck yet): Ross's Goose Greater Scaup White-winged and Black Scoters Greater-prairie Chicken Northern Saw-whet Owl Whimbrel Upland Sandpiper Thayer's Gull Iceland Gull Glaucous Gull Lesser and Greater Black-backed Gulls Black-throated Blue Warbler Mourning Warbler Blue Grosbeak Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow Smith's Longspur Chestnut-collared Longspur If anyone knows any very good locations for these birds in Minnesota please let me know by direct email. I am looking to not only find the birds but to find new areas to go birding when I have the time. -- Thanks, Derek Bakken spottedtow...@gmail.com ornitholature.blogspot.com ---- Join or Leave mou-net:http://lists.umn.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=mou-net Archives:http://lists.umn.edu/archives/mou-net.html
