MINNESOTA  BIRDING  WEEKENDS


APRIL 2023 - JANUARY 2024

~  Our 38th Season  ~



Grand Marais, Cook County (Darcy Pinotti photo)



Minnesota Birding Weekends (MBW) is again offering another season of unique, modestly priced birding trips within Minnesota – our 38th year! After 37 years, we have had a total of more than 450 MBWeekends, 8,750 registrations, and a composite list of 367 species seen in Minnesota.


MBWeekend fees continue to be as modest as they always have been, and this season all will again be set at $20/day (e.g., a standard Saturday-Sunday MBWeekend is $40).


Besides the MBWs listed below, there will also be some "MBWednesdays" scheduled in 2023. These informal one-day trips will not involve any registration, no lodging will be needed by most participants, and they have no MBW fee – more details on these to come later this season.    


In addition to our selection of MBWeekends, please visit the  MBWEEKS  page for information on those longer out-of-state trips.


ONLY THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN FULLY VACCINATED FOR COVID

(OR HAVE RECENTLY TESTED NEGATIVE)

BEFORE THE TIME OF THE MBW ARE ELIGIBLE TO REGISTER.




APRIL 2023 - JANUARY 2024 SCHEDULE

MINNESOTA BIRDING WEEKENDS


•  April 13 - 14, 2023  –  Rothsay WMA, Wilkin County  •

CLICK HERE for summary of this MBW


•  April 27, 2023 (Thu)  –  Martin County  •

•  April 28, 2023 (Fri)  –  Faribault County  •

•  April 29, 2023 (Sat)  –  Freeborn County  •

•  April 30, 2023 (Sun)  –  Mower County  •

CLICK HERE for summary of this MBW


•  May 11, 2023 (Thu)  –  Sherburne County pre-MBW  •

•  May 12, 2023 (Fri)  –  Benton County pre-MBW  •

•  May 13 - 14, 2023 (Sat-Sun)  –  Stearns County  •

CLICK HERE for summary of this MBW



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•  May 26, 2023 (Fri)  –  Wabasha County pre-MBW  •

•  May 27 - 28 - 29, 2023 (Sat-Sun-Mon)  –  Winona & Houston Co's  •


- Base Wabasha night of May 25; La Crosse, WI nights of May 26 - 27 - 28

- Limit 18 participants in 5 vehicles each day

- MBW fee $20 per day


- Wabasha STATUS as of May 19:  18 Confirmed, 0 Vacancies, 2 on Waiting List

- Winona & Houston STATUS:  18 Confirmed, 0 Vacancies, 7 on Waiting List


CLICK HERE for summaries of similar MBWs in previous years



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•  June 21 - 22 - 23, 2023 (Wed-Thu-Fri)  –  Beltrami County  •

(Please note the dates of this MBW have been corrected)


- Base Seven Clans Casino Hotel nights of June 20 - 21 - 22

- Limit 18 participants in 5 vehicles

- MBW fee $60


- STATUS as of May 19:  17 Confirmed, 1 Vacancy, 0 on Waiting List


CLICK HERE for summaries of this MBW in previous years



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•  September 1, 2023 (Fri)  –  Pennington County pre-MBW  •

•  September 2 - 3 - 4, 2023 (Sat-Sun-Mon)  –  Kittson County  •


- Base Thief River Falls nights of Aug. 31 - Sept. 1; Karlstad nights of Sept. 2 - 3

- Limit 18 participants in 5 vehicles each day

- MBW fee $20 per day


- Pennington STATUS as of May 19:  18 Confirmed, 0 Vacancies, 0 on Waiting List

- Kittson STATUS:  16 Confirmed, 2 Vacancies, 0 on Waiting List


CLICK HERE for summaries of similar MBWs in previous years



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•  September 28, 2023 (Thu)  –  Chippewa County pre-MBW  •

•  September 29, 2023 (Fri)  –  Swift County pre-MBW  •

•  Sept. 30 - Oct. 1, 2023 (Sat-Sun)  –  Kandiyohi County  •


- Base Montevideo nights of Sept. 27, Sept. 28; Willmar nights of Sept. 29 - 30

- Limit 11 participants in 3 vehicles each day

- MBW fee $20 per day


- Chippewa STATUS as of May 19:  11 Confirmed, 0 Vacancies, 5 on Waiting List

- Swift STATUS:  11 Confirmed, 0 Vacancies, 6 on Waiting List

- Kandiyohi STATUS:  11 Confirmed, 0 Vacancies, 6 on Waiting List


CLICK HERE for summaries of similar MBWs in previous years


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PLEASE NOTE: The original October dates of Tofte I and Tofte II

have been changed to Nov. 2-3 and Nov. 4-5 respectively;

also, the previously scheduled Grand Marais MBW

has been canceled and replaced by Tofte II.


•  November 2 - 3, 2023 (Thu-Fri)  –  Tofte I & North Shore  •


- Base Tofte AmericInn nights of November 1 - 2

- Limit 18 participants in 5 vehicles

- MBW fee $40


- STATUS as of May 19:  17 Confirmed, 1 Vacancy, 0 on Waiting List


CLICK HERE for summaries of this MBW in previous years


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•  November 4 - 5, 2023 (Sat-Sun)  –  Tofte II & North Shore  •


- Base Tofte AmericInn nights of November 3 - 4

- Limit 18 participants in 5 vehicles

- MBW fee $40


- STATUS as of May 19:  14 Confirmed, 4 Vacancies, 0 on Waiting List


CLICK HERE for summaries of this MBW in previous years



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•  January 4 - 5, 2024 (Thu-Fri)  –  Lake County  •


- Base Two Harbors nights of January 3 - 4

- Limit 18 participants in 5 vehicles

- MBW fee $40


- STATUS as of May 19:  3 Confirmed, 15 Vacancies, 0 on Waiting List


CLICK HERE for summaries of similar Duluth MBWs in previous years



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•  January 6 - 7, 2024 (Sat-Sun)  –  Cook County  •


- Base Grand Marais nights of January 5 - 6

- Limit 11 participants in 3 vehicles

- MBW fee $40


- STATUS as of May19:  2 Confirmed, 9 Vacancies, 0 on Waiting List  


CLICK HERE for summaries of similar Duluth MBWs in previous years









Our registration procedure for the 2023-24 MBWeekends

continues as in recent years...


   • ALL MBW REGISTRATIONS ARE BY E-MAIL: include the MBWeekend, your

      name, and e-mail address (include no MBW fees with registrations).

  

   • ONLY ONE REGISTRATION MAY BE SENT PER DAY: i.e., registration for a

      second MBW cannot be sent until the following day. (A pre-MBW can be

      included with the registration for its associated MBW.)

  

   • A REGISTRATION E-MAIL MAY INCLUDE ONLY ONE PERSON (except that

      a spouse or other person at the same residence can also be included).


   • PLEASE NOTE: On some MBWeekends, another MBW or extra leader or a

      higher participants limit may be possible to confirm additional persons.