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Spring Birding Day
2013 Spring Birding Day will be announced at a later date!
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Cost includes guided birding walks, continental breakfast at 8 a.m., and buffet lunch at noon. |
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Register for your choice of one of the morning sessions, as well as the optional afternoon session. Binoculars are available if needed. Dress for the weather - we go rain or shine!
* If you are registering for the afternoon session ONLY, please use the General Registration form.
About
Saint John's Arboretum and the Minnesota Ornithologists Union (MOU) have partnered to bring you a day of hiking through an "Important Bird Area" in Minnesota during peak migration! In the morning, we'll stay on the 2,740 acres of Saint John's Arboretum and do all our birding by walking. We have seen 100+ species in past years at Saint John's. Early risers will be stunned by the abundance of birds active early in the day, while latecomers can join either the second birding walk or stop at the Arboretum Plant Sale before going birding.
Sitings in recent years have included: Gray-cheeked thrush, Cerulean warbler, Mourning warbler, Eastern towhee, Avocet, Harris sparrow and more! View an index of bird species that have been spotted at Saint John's, and print your own birding checklists.
Schedule:
(all tours start in Room 269 of the Peter Engel Science Center - follow the signs)
5:30 a.m.–8 a.m.
Birding in small groups at Saint John's (e.g. Boardwalk-wetlands; Deep woods –Cerulean)
8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.
Continental Breakfast – Room 269 – Peter Engel Science Center
8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Birding in small groups
Or – Based on past requests, one small group will visit the Arboretum Plant Sale for 1 hour and then go back to birding.
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
All you can eat luncheon at the Saint John’s Refectory and group review of the birds seen, led by Bob Russell from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and SJU alum.
1:30 p.m.
Birding with Bob Russell in the neighboring Avon Hills area, if there is any interest following lunch.
Pre-registration preferred, but not required. Pre-register by NOON on Friday, May 11.
- Arboretum Marketplace: Pre-register and pay for Birding Day, update your membership, and get Arb Gear all in one place. Secure credit card transaction.
- General Registration: Pre-register without payment, pay cash or check on Birding Day.
NO REFUNDS after NOON on Friday, May 11.