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Minnesota and North Dakota
The wonders of the breeding season in Minnesota and North Dakota could well be the best kept secret in all of birding—and with our small group size, we plan to keep it that way! June landscapes are as lush as the birds are conspicuous. From boreal for...
Minnesota in Winter
Traveling to Minnesota in the depth of winter may seem to defy reason, but for the birdwatcher, the season and place combine to produce a mouth-watering array of species. Northern owls always inspire the greatest interest; we’...
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Minnesota and North Dakota / Itinerary
...great with details and follow-up. - Jeffrey C.Day 2: Starting in the Twin Cities allows us a morning to look for birds with more southern affinities—species that are pulled north along the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers. The winding trails of William O’Brien State Park offer a wonderful opportunity to explore this avifauna that we won’t see later on in the tour including Acadian Flycatcher, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Wood...
Minnesota and North Dakota / 2024 Narrative
...r best R2-D2 impressions and a Northern Harrier before finding a Palm Warbler in a nearby bog. The next morning, we headed north into Lake County and the Superior National Forest. This remote area of northern Minnesota is often void of people and offers a few species that can’t be found at Sax-Zim Bog. We arrived shortly after sunrise at a well-placed bathroom in the forest where we added our first Northern Parula and...
Minnesota in Winter / 2024 Narrative
In Brief: The expansive bog lands, boreal forests, and Lake Superior shorelines of Duluth, Minnesota and environs offer a uniquely accessible opportunity to see specialty birds of the northern climes in winter. Because of the nature of the boreal ecology, being comprised of relatively few species, the pr...
Minnesota and North Dakota / Information
...peditions into the marsh are always optional and this is not for everybody. There may be the occasional longer walks, especially on the first day, which may be several hours long. HEALTH: Birdwatching in Minnesota poses no major health hazards. Insects: Biting insects can be numerous on several of the mornings and evenings with mosquitoes being the major adversary although we may also encounter blackflies. Those...
Minnesota in Winter / Information
...ions, birding will be done from plowed roads and walk-able trails, usually near the vehicle itself. Any walks through snow will be fairly short and will always be optional. HEALTH: Birdwatching in Minnesota in the winter poses no major health hazards. The most obvious issue is dealing with potentially very cold weather. Having said this, by dressing appropriately, we’ll find deep winter surprisingly managea...
Maryland and West Virginia / Itinerary
...emetery Ridge, although tactically the battle had already been decided by the end of day two perhaps due in part to the heroics of Chamberlain and the 20th Maine (plus others) at Little Round Top and the First Minnesotan closer to Cemetery Ridge. Claiming more than 50,000 casualties, Gettysburg was the bloodiest battle of the war and a decisive defeat for Lee, who would henceforth be on the defensive: the war dragged on for n...
Minnesota in Winter / Itinerary
...e spent north of the scenic Lake Superior harbor town of Two Harbors, with a visit to the secluded boreal woodlands near the hamlet known as Isabella. This region is one of the most reliable haunts for some of Minnesota’s most highly sought-after winter birds. Our efforts will focus on two birds in particular: Spruce Grouse and Black-backed Woodpecker. We’ll also look for Gray Jay and Boreal Chickadee and the enigmatic winter...
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Minnesota in Winter / Cumulative Bird List
...ive Bird List WINGS ? 1643 N. Alvernon Way Ste. 109 ? Tucson ? AZ ? 85712 ? www.wingsbirds.com (866) 547 9868 Toll free US + Canada ? Tel (520) 320 -9868 ? Fax (520) 320 9373 Minnesota in Winter Cumulative Bird List Column A: number of tours ( out of 9) on which this species has been recorded Column B: number of days this species was seen on the 20 20 tour Column C: ma...
Minnesota and North Dakota / Cumulative Bird List - Minnesota & North Dakota
Cumulative Bird List - Minnesota & North DakotaBirdlistMinnesota & North Dakota Cumulative Bird List Column A: number of tours (out of 12) on which this species has been recorded Column B: number of days this species was seen on the 2024 tour...
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Frank Nicoletti
...to witness the invasion of the Northern Goshawk and he conducted the count until 2005. After moving to Duluth permanently in the fall of 1996, he conducted the first spring count of raptors migrating north in Minnesota along the West Skyline Parkway of Duluth. Frank continues to study raptors, concentrating on boreal forest owls and managing raptor banding sites, and he led or assisted on many birding tours in the Duluth are...