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.
