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Concept:
A 11 day shared
expenses birding trip to Minnesota, North Dakota, and possibly South Dakota.
We will be seeking out and enjoying the numerous breeding species of the
northern great plains. Monday June 8 - Thursday June 18th North Central 2009 Page updated Monday, February 16, 2009 8:29 PM Bert Filemyr, Jane Henderson, Bob Cohen, Connie Goldman, Ann Scott, Karl Lukens (and ""Ethel") For further information: Contact Bert Filemyr |
Planning
Step one - determine possible locations
Step two - research the locations
Step three - develop a sequence
Step four - figure a daily plan
Near Duluth Minnesota
Place |
Near |
Attraction |
Resources |
Comment |
Nemadji
State Forest |
between
MSP and Duluth (Pine County) |
Birder's
Guide to Minnesota Birding Minnesota |
Possible
first stop |
|
Sherburne
NWR |
Possible
first stop |
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roads
in New Independence Township |
Duluth |
"Vast
amounts of tamarack swamp, meadows, spruce stands, and deciduous woods
stretched off in all directions" |
NJ
Audubon |
|
forty
miles northwest of Duluth |
"vast
complex of meadows, sedge-lined streams, alder thickets, tamarack swamps,
and coniferous forests" |
NJ
Audubon |
||
Stone
Lake Road, |
Duluth |
LeConte's
sparrows |
NJ
Audubon |
|
Superior
National Forest - the white pine wayside along Rte 2 |
North
of Duluth |
Blue-headed
Vireos, Blackburnian and Pine Warblers sang in towering white pine trees
and a Gray Jay perched for a few moments. |
NJ
Audubon |
|
Superior
National Forest - Greenwood Lake |
North
of Duluth |
NJ
Audubon |
||
Superior
National Forest - Sand Lake |
North
of Duluth |
NJ
Audubon |
||
Superior
National Forest - Palisade Head |
North
of Duluth |
NJ
Audubon |
||
|
Near Dakota Lakes MN
Place |
Near |
Attraction |
Resources |
Comment |
Itasca
State Park |
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Brainerd
Vicinity |
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Tamarac NWR | Northern decidious forest, auto tour | Major stop | ||
Aitkin/McGregor and vicinity |
Near Fargo ND
Place |
Near |
Attraction |
Resources |
Comment |
Felton
Praire |
Fargo/Moorhead |
Praire |
Major
stop |
|
Fargo
Sewage Ponds |
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Near Jamestown ND
Place |
Near |
Attraction |
Resources |
Comment |
Arrowwood NWR | Jamestown |
Major
stop |
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Jamestown
Sewage ponds |
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Chase Lake National Wildlife Refuge |
Major
stop |