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 39th year! After all these years, we have had a total of more than 450 MBWeekends, 9,000+ registrations, and a composite list of 372 species seen in Minnesota.
MBWeekend fees continue to be as modest as they always have been, and this season all fees will again be only $20/day (e.g., a standard Saturday-Sunday MBWeekend is $40).
Included in the MBWs listed below, there will also be some "MBWednesdays" scheduled in 2024. These informal one-day trips do not involve any registration, no lodging is needed by most participants, and they have no MBW fee.
ONLY THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN FULLY VACCINATED FOR COVID
(OR HAVE RECENTLY TESTED NEGATIVE)
BEFORE THE TIME OF THE MBW ARE ELIGIBLE TO REGISTER.
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MARCH 2024 - JANUARY 2025 SCHEDULE
MINNESOTA BIRDING WEEKENDS
and MBWEDNESDAYS
• March 28 - 29, 2024 – Traverse & Grant Counties •
CLICK HERE for summary of this MBW
• April 12 - 13 - 14 – Lyon & Lincoln Counties •
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• April 25 - 26, 2024 – Minnesota River Valley / Mankato •
• April 27 - 28, 2024 – Minnesota River Valley / New Ulm •
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• May 10, 2024 – Murray County pre-MBW •
• May 11 - 12, 2024 – Cottonwood County MBW •
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• May 23 - 24, 2024 – Big Stone County •
• May 25 - 26 - 27, 2024 – Lac Qui Parle County •
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• June 6 - 7, 2024 – Northern Lake County •
• June 8 - 9, 2024 – Northern St. Louis County •
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• June 20, 2024 – Norman County pre-MBW •
• June 21 - 22 - 23, 2024 – Clay County MBW •
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• July 10, 2024 – Chisago County MBWednesday •
• July 24, 2024 – McLeod County MBWednesday •
• August 7, 2024 – Le Sueur County MBWednesday •
• August 21, 2024 – Isanti County MBWednesday •
CLICK HERE for summary of these MBWednesdays
• August 29 - 30, 2024 – Roseau County •
• Aug. 31 - Sept. 1 - Sept. 2, 2024 – Lake of the Woods County •
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• Sept. 18 - Oct. 9 - Oct. 23, 2024 – Duluth MBWednesdays •
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• October 17 - 18, 2024 – Yellow Medicine County •
• October 19 - 20, 2024 – Minnesota River Valley / Redwood Falls •
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• October 31 - November 1, 2024 – Tofte I •
• November 2 - 3, 2024 – Tofte II •
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• January 9 - 10, 2025 – Duluth MBW •
• January 11, 2025 – Duluth post-MBW •
~ Note: OK to register for main and post- MBWs in same email ~
- Base Duluth nights of Jan. 8 - 9 - 10
- Limit: 11 participants both main and post- MBWs
- MBW fee $20 each day
- STATUS as of Nov. 9: main MBW ~ 10 Confirmed, 1 Vacancy, 0 on Waiting List
post-MBW ~ 7 Confirmed, 4 Vacancies, 0 on Waiting List
CLICK HERE for summaries of this and similar MBWs in previous years
Our registration procedure for the 2024-25 MBWeekends
and MBWednesdays continues as in recent years ...
• ALL MBW REGISTRATIONS ARE BY EMAIL: include the MBWeekend, your
name, and email 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- or post-MBW
can be included with the registration for its associated MBW.)
• A REGISTRATION EMAIL 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.
• ALSO NOTE: By clicking on the link in the listing for any MBWeekend,
you will find species lists and other information which will indicate where
we might go and what we might see on the MBW in 2024.
MINNESOTA BIRDING WEEKENDS
MARCH 2024 - JANUARY 2025
~ Our 39th Season ~
