[mou] More upcoming field trips

[Williams, Bob]

Here are some new field trips for May that are being added to the
schedule:

May 3rd - St. Cloud Area(Stearns, Sherburne & Benton Counties) Birders
will meet for breakfast 6:30-7:30am at the Clearwater Travel Plaza on
Hwy 24 1 block north of I-94.  Meet at the back, south-facing windows of
the restaurant.  Locations will include Warner Nature Preserve,
Riverside Park, Beaver Island Bike Trail, Sauk river floodplain at the
Boy Scout Bridge, Quarry Park($4 per car for day use) and more.  There
will be some hiking.  
Contact Milt Blomberg at 320-656-5272 or mjbflwrmt at msn.com.  This event
is free and open to the public.

May 10th - Wild River State Park(Chisago County)  Birders will meet at
8am at the boat landing in the main park(There is an entrance fee for
the state park if you don't have an annual pass).  Birders will hike the
area until noon.  Bring a picnic lunch and eat on the elevated picnic
deck.  The focus will be on songbirds and particularly warblers.
Contact Joe Sausen at jcsausen at earthlink.net.  This event is free and
open to the public.

May 17th - Avon Hills Area(Stearns County)  Birders will meet for coffee
7-7:30am at the Village Bean Coffee Shop(Take Co. Rd. 9 at the Avon exit
off I-94 and go north 4 blocks.  The coffee shop is on your right 1
block before the Lake Wobegon Bike Trail Pavillion).  Birders will visit
the St. John's-Collegeville Arboretum, Watab Lake region, Spunk Lakes
and Tower Road SNA and possibly portions of Lake Wobegon Trail, Pelican
Lake, Two-River Lake and the Albany Sewage Ponds.  Contact Milt Blomberg
at 320-656-5272 or mjbflwrmt at msn.com.  This even is free and open to the
public.

Finally, I want to encourage everyone to attend the annual Salt Lake
Weekend
April 26th-27th in Lac Qui Parle and Big Stone Counties.  This event
began in 1975 and has a rich tradition of turning up some really good
species.  Last year 136 species were counted but the highlight was on
Sunday when a flock of 22 White-faced Ibis and 1 Glossy Ibis were found
SW of Madison.  Birders will meet for breakfast on Saturday morning at
7am at the Marietta American Legion located one block west of Co. Rd. 7
on Hwy 40.  They will then form into groups and bird all morning.  At
noon they stop back at the Marietta American Legion for lunch. After
more birding in the afternoon there is a dinner at 7:30pm at the Sons of
Norway Hall on Hwy 75 in Madison, eleven miles east of Marietta.
Reservations are required and there is a charge of $10 for the dinner.
Contact Becky Skallerud at 320-598-3797 or beckaberk at yahoo.com. Lodging
is available in area motels and camping is available at Prairie Marsh
Farm in Marietta.  Contact Ken Larson at prairiemarshfarm at comcast.net
for more information.  This event is free and open to the public.

Bob Williams
MOU Field Trip Coordinator