Wilkin County, April 2023 (Darcy Pinotti photo)
Minnesota Birding Weekends (MBW) has once again scheduled another season of unique, modestly priced birding trips within Minnesota – our 40th year! After all these years, we have had a total of more than 470 MBWeekends, 9,000+ registrations, and a composite list
of 370 species seen in Minnesota.
MBWeekend fees continue to be as modest as they always have been...and this year they are even less. To celebrate this End of an Era, all MBWs will be free of charge – i.e., the MBW
fee will be $0!
Included in the MBWs listed below, there will again be some "MBWednesdays" scheduled in 2024. These informal one-day trips do not involve any need for lodging for most participants,
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APRIL 2025 - JANUARY 2026 SCHEDULE
MINNESOTA BIRDING WEEKENDS
PLEASE NOTE:
By clicking on the link in the listing for any MBWeekend,
you will find species lists and other information which will suggest
the areas we might cover and which birds might be seen on the 2025 MBW.
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Also note: the recently completed
January 9 - 10 - 11, 2025 – Duluth MBW
was the final MBW of the 2024-25 season – i.e., our 39th year.
CLICK HERE for the summary of this MBW
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• April 11 - 12 - 13, 2025 – Yellow Medicine County •
- Base: Granite Falls, nights of April 10 - 11 - 12
- Limit: 22 participants in 6 vehicles
- STATUS as of Noon Jan. 19: 22 Confirmed, 0 Vacancies, 3 on Waiting List
CLICK HERE for summaries of this and similar MBWs in previous years
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• April 25 - 26 - 27, 2025 – Polk County •
- Base: Crookston, nights of April 24 - 25 - 26
- Limit: 22 participants in 6 vehicles
- STATUS as of Noon Jan. 19: 22 Confirmed, 0 Vacancies, 2 on Waiting List
CLICK HERE for summaries of this and similar MBWs in previous years
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• May 15 - 16 - 17, 2025 – Pipestone - Rock - Nobles Counties •
~ Note that because of the long waiting list, an additional MBW might be possible ~
- Base: Luverne, nights of May 14 - 15 - 16
- Limit: 22 participants in 6 vehicles
- STATUS as of Noon Jan. 19: 22 Confirmed, 0 Vacancies, 13 on Waiting List
CLICK HERE for summaries of this and similar MBWs in previous years
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• May 24 - 25 - 26, 2025 – Northwestern Minnesota •
~ Note that because of the long waiting list, an additional MBW might be possible ~
- Base: Thief River Falls, nights of May 23 - 24 - 25
- Limit: 22 participants in 6 vehicles
- STATUS as of Noon Jan. 19: 22 Confirmed, 0 Vacancies, 13 on Waiting List
CLICK HERE for summaries of this and similar MBWs in previous years
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• June 6 - 7 - 8, 2025 – Houston - Fillmore - Winona Counties •
~ Note that because of the long waiting list, an additional MBW might be possible ~
- Base: LaCrosse WI, nights of June 5 - 6 - 7
- Limit: 22 participants in 6 vehicles
- STATUS as of Noon Jan. 19: 22 Confirmed, 0 Vacancies, 17 on Waiting List
CLICK HERE for summaries of this and similar MBWs in previous years
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• Summer 2025 MBWednesdays – Twin Cities-area counties & dates TBA •
- Lodging in Base Cites (to be determined) not needed for Twin Cities residents
- Limit: 14 participants in 4 vehicles
- STATUS: Registrations will open in June 2025
CLICK HERE for summaries of this and similar MBWs in previous years
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• August 30 - 31 - Sep. 1, 2025 – Early Fall Duluth •
- Base: Duluth, nights of Aug. 29 - 30 - 31
- Limit: 22 participants in 6 vehicles
- STATUS as of Noon Jan. 19: 18 Confirmed, 4 Vacancies, 0 on Waiting List
CLICK HERE for summaries of this and similar MBWs in previous years
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• September 19 - 20 - 21, 2025 – Jackson - Martin - Faribault Counties •
- Base: Fairmont, nights of Sept. 18 - 19 - 20
- Limit: 22 participants in 6 vehicles
- STATUS as of Noon Jan. 19: 22 Confirmed, 0 Vacancies, 8 on Waiting List
CLICK HERE for summaries of this and similar MBWs in previous years
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• October 9 - 10, 2025 – Wilkin & Otter Tail Counties •
- Base: Fergus Falls, nights of Oct. 8 - 9
- Limit: 18 participants in 5 vehicles ~ MBW fee $0 ~
- STATUS as of Noon Jan. 19: 18 Confirmed, 0 Vacancies, 0 on Waiting List
CLICK HERE for summaries of this and similar MBWs in previous years
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• October 11 - 12, 2025 – Traverse & Grant Counties •
- Base: Fergus Falls, nights of Oct. 10 - 11
- Limit: 18 participants in 5 vehicles
- STATUS as of Noon Jan. 19: 18 Confirmed, 0 Vacancies, 5 on Waiting List
CLICK HERE for summaries of this and similar MBWs in previous years
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• November 3 - 4, 2025 – Tofte North Shore I •
- Base: Tofte AmericInn, nights of Nov. 2 - 3
- Limit: 14 participants in 4 vehicles
- STATUS as of Noon Jan. 19: 14 Confirmed, 0 Vacancies, 1 on Waiting List
CLICK HERE for summaries of this and similar MBWs in previous years
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• November 5 - 6, 2025 – Tofte North Shore II •
- Base: Tofte AmericInn, nights of Nov. 4 - 5
- Limit: 14 participants in 4 vehicles
- STATUS as of Noon Jan. 19: 11 Confirmed, 3 Vacancies, 0 on Waiting List
CLICK HERE for summaries of this and similar MBWs in previous years
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• November 21 - 22, 2025 – Lower Mississippi River Valley •
- Base: Winona, nights of Nov. 20 - 21
-- Limit: 15 participants in 4 vehicles
- STATUS as of Noon Jan. 19: 15 Confirmed, 0 Vacancies, 1 on Waiting List
CLICK HERE for summaries of this and similar MBWs in previous years
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• January 9 - 10 - 11, 2026 – DULUTH MBW & 40th MBW REUNION •
- Base: Duluth, nights of Jan. 8 - 9 - 10
- No Limit on number of participants
- STATUS: Registrations not necessary at this time; all interested will be confirmed
CLICK HERE for summaries of this and similar MBWs in previous years
Our registration procedure for the 2025-26 MBWeekends
(and MBWednesdays) continues as in recent years ...
• ALL MBW REGISTRATIONS ARE BY EMAIL: registrations received via U.S.
mail, telephone, or text cannot be accepted.
• ONLY ONE REGISTRATION MAY BE SENT PER DAY: i.e., registration for a
second MBW cannot be sent until Noon on the following day.
• A REGISTRATION EMAIL MAY INCLUDE ONLY ONE PERSON (except that
a spouse or other person at the same residence can also be included).
• ALSO NOTE...
- There will be no MBW fees in this final year of MBWeekends.
- Unless stated otherwise, MBWs normally begin at dawn on each day and end
in the early afternoon on the MBW's last day, and most are based in the same
city each night.
- On some MBWeekends, another MBW or extra leader may be scheduled to
confirm additional persons. Other adjustments in this schedule are possible as
well, and any changes will be published here in future updates of this website.
- Most MBWs include one or more weekdays, so check the MBW's dates and
days of the week before registering. If an entire MBWeekend does fit into your
personal calendar, it may be possible to register for just part of that MBW
– please indicate this with your registration.
MINNESOTA BIRDING WEEKENDS
APRIL 2025 - JANUARY 2026
~ OUR 40th and FINAL SEASON ~
