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    Grand Marais Bed and Breakfasts in Grand Marais
         MacArthur House Bed & Breakfast 520 W 2nd Street, P.O.Box 1270, Grand Marais, MN 55604; Ph: 218-387-1840,  800-792-1840 

    Meadowlands Bed and Breakfasts in Meadowlands
           Alesches' Accommodations 10477 Pinewood Drive, Meadowlands MN;  Ph: 218-427-2122  or 218-591-963, Fax: 218-427-2702 or   
                  -  Alesches' has four lodging units, completely furnished with full kitchen,                                
                     dishes, living and dining rooms, bedrooms baths w/showers,
                     capacity is 6 to 8 persons per unit. Prices upon request.

    Vergas Bed and Breakfasts in Vergas
*         The Log House & Homestead on Spirit Lake P.O. Box 130, Vergas, MN 56587; Ph: 218-342-2318; 800-342-2318 
 

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Art Galleries & Artists
             Art Barbarians Gallery 21360 John Milless Drive - Rogers, MN 55374; Ph: 763-494-8888   
             Piccadilly Gallery - MN; Ph: 507-454-4071 
          The Whittle Shop 47380 Schoolhouse Dr., Becida, MN 56678 
             T.C. Brady 36553 South Prairie River Road,  Bovey, MN 55709 

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Snow Goose Gallery 9693 Gerwig Lane, Columbia, MD 21046; Ph: 410-290-6400  

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 Bird Books in Minnesota 
 
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           Birds in Minnesota - Robert Janssen
           Birding Minnesota (FalconGuide) - J. Michael Strangis, Falcon Press 1996 - 284 pgs.
           Birds of Minnesota Field Guide - Stan Tekiela -Adventure Publications 1998 - 256 pgs
           Birder's Guide to Minnesota - Kim Eckert 2002 - 258 pgs.
           Birds of Voyageurs National Park: A...
           Traveller's Guide to Wildlife in Minnesota - Carrol L. Henderson 1997 - 326 pgs.

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            Checklist of Minnesota Birds - Bob Ekblad 2004
 

 
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 Bird Checklists in Minnesota
 
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            Bird Checklists of the United States - Minnesota - (USGS)
 
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 Bird Festivals in Minnesota 
 
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    February
             Great Backyard Bird Count -February - Sponsored by Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology
     
       Sax-Zim Winter Bird Festival - February - Sponsored by the Meadowlands community and headquartered out of the community of Meadowlands.   

   March
             Houston County "Festival of Owls February - Contact: Karla Kinsler Houston Nature Center for more information

     April

            Salt Lake Birding Weekend   April 26-27 2008 - Western border of Lac Que Parle County - Contact: Ken Larson Ph: 952-595-9265     
            Southwest Minnesota Prairie Birding Festival  April 19-20 2008-
Based out of Luverne Contact: Minnesota Luverne Convention and Visitor's Bureau
                    and the Luverne Chamber of Commerce, 211 East main, Suite 103, Luverne, MN 56156.  Ph: 888-283-4061.
            

     May
        
Austin Oak/Savanna Birding Festival - May 16-18 2008 - contact the Austin Convention and Visitor's Bureau at 507-437-4563 
         Bluff Country Bird Fest - May 17-18 2008 - contact the Southeast Minnesota Historic Bluff Country organization 1- 800-428-2030 - places to stay - B&B - Hotels
            Boulder Birding Big Day - May 3 2008 - Sponsored by Boulder Lake Management Area Held at Boulder Lake Environmental Center
                    7328 Boulder Dam Road, Duluth, MN - Contact Mara at 218-721-3731   - places to stay - B&B - Hotels
         Detroit Lakes Festival of Birds -May 15-18 2008 - Detroit Lakes Regional Chamber of Commerce/Tourism Bureau PO Box 348,
                    Detroit Lakes, MN 56502; Ph: 1-800-542-3992  - places to stay - B&B - Hotels
         Duluth's Down by the Water Spring Bird Festival - May 3-4 2008- contact the zoo at 218-723-3854   
            Great Minnesota Birdathon May 1-17 2008
         Great River Birding Festival - May 9-11 2008 - Ph: 877-525-3248    - places to stay - B&B - Hotels   
        
   Hawk Ridge Birdathon & St Louis County Big Day - May 17 2008 -Sponsored by Friends of Hawk Ridge- Contact Dave Grosshuesch for more information    
            International Migratory Bird Day - usually the second Saturday in May - birders participate throughout United States, Canada,
                    Mexico & Central America Ph: 703-358-2318 - places to stay - B&B - Hotels 
         Mississippi Flyway Birding Festival - May 9-11 2008 - Headquartered out of LaCrosse/Onalaska, Wisconsin
         Morris WMD Birding Festival - May 3-4 2008- Morris Wetland Management District   Call 1-800-248-5868 (320-589-1001)     
            North American Migration Count Day - May - Contact Dave Sovereign  6479 Upper 55th, Oakdale, MN 55128;
                     Ph: 612-777-0379
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           Northwest Minnesota Birding Festival - May 2-4 2008 - Headquartered at Lake Bronson State Park.Ph: 218-674-4259  - places to stay - B&B - Hotels
         Ramsay County Birding Festival - May 1-4 2008 - For additional information, contact John Moriarty at 651-748-2500        
         Rice Lake NWR celebration of International Migratory Bird Day - May - Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge
        
    June
         Audubon Center Birding Festival - June - Audubon Center near Sandstone, MN in northern Pine Country
            Boreal Birding Festival -June 5-8 2008 - Grand Marais Visitor Information Center, Box 1048, 13 N. Broadway,
                    Grand Marais, MN 55604-1048; Ph: 1-888-922-5000 or 218-387-2524  - places to stay - B&B - Hotels 
            Wild Encounters: McGregor Area Birding and Nature Festival - June - McGregor Chamber of Commerce 877-768-3692

 
    September         
         Hawk Ridge Weekend - September Sponsored by Friends of Hawk Ridge, Headquarters in Duluth - places to stay - B&B - Hotels
           Minnesota River Birding Day - September - MN River Valley from Ft. Snelling in the east to Big Stone Lake in the west and from Walnut Lake
               in Faribault County to Inspiration Point in Otter Tail County.
Contact event chairman Bob Williams Ph: 612-728-2232  - places to stay - B&B - Hotels

    October
          Grand Marais Autumn Migration Birding Festival - October Contact the Grand Marais Visitor Information Center
                    at 218-387-2524 or 1-888-922-5000  - places to stay - B&B - Hotels               
       Wildlife Festival - October - Contact: Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge, 17076 293 Avenue, Zimmerman, MN 55398; 736-389-3323 - places to stay - B&B - Hotels

        
     December
           December 14th through January 5th  - Christmas Bird Counts - (same dates every year) - Christmas Bird Count Listing
 
             

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 Birding Societies in Minnesota 
 
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 Organizations & Clubs
            Mississippi Headwaters - Bemidji
         The Trumpeter Swan Society 3800 County Road 24 Maple Plain Minnesota 55359;  Ph: 763-476-4663 Fax: 763-476-1514 
 

    Minnesota Audubon Society  2357 Ventura Drive, Suite 106, Saint Paul, MN 55125; Ph:  651-739-9332  Fax 651-731-1330 
            Agassiz Audubon Society - Warren
            Albert Lea Audubon Society - Albert Lea
            Audubon Chapter of Minneapolis PO Box 3801, Minneapolis, MN 55403 
            Austin Audubon Society - Austin
            Brainerd Lakes Area Audubon Society  - Brainerd 
            Central Minnesota Audubon Society 27919 Jerboa Lane,  Cold Spring, MN 56320 
            Coulee Region Audubon Society - La Crosse, WI & La Crescent, MN
            Duluth Audubon Society - Duluth
            EagleWatch Audubon Chapter - abasha
            Fargo-Moorhead Audubon Society  Concordia College Biology Dept, Moorhead, MN 56562 
            Minnesota River Valley Audubon Chapter - Bloomington
            Saint Paul Audubon Society  P.O. Box 7275, St. Paul, MN 55105;  Ph: 651-291-2496 
            White Pine Audubon Society - Hinckley
            Wild River Audubon Society  - Center City 
            Zumbro Valley Audubon Society PO Box  6244,  Rochester, Minnesota   55903-6244 
 
  Other Organizations
            Friends of Hawk Ridge c/o U.M.D. Biology Department, Duluth MN 55804. 
            Little Traverse Conservancy 3264 Powell Road, Harbor Springs MI 49740; Ph: 231-347-0991 Fax: 231-347-1276 
            Minnesota Birdlist
            Minnesota Ornithologists' Union J.F. Bell Museum of Natural History University of Minnesota, 10 Church Street S.E.
               Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455-0104 
            National Eagle Center 152 Main Street, PO Box 242, Wabasha, Mn 55981-0242; Ph: 651-565-4989  Fax: 651-565-5357 
            Southwest Minnesota Warblers Birding Club 
           The Raptor Center, Gabbert Raptor Building, 1920 Fitch Ave. St. Paul, MN, 55108; Ph: 612-624-4745 Fax: 612-624-8740 

 
 
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     Rare Bird Alerts 
            Duluth area Rare Bird Alert  218-525-5952.
            Minnesota Statewide Rare Bird Alert   800-657-3700   Statewide
            Northwest Minnesota Birding Hotline  800-433-1888 
 
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 Where To Go Bird Watching in Minnesota
 
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            Audubon Center of the North Woods P.O. Box 530, Sandstone, MN  55072; Ph: 320-245-2648 Fax: 320-245-5272 
            Birding Hotspots - Pine To Prairie Birding Trail
                    Helliksen Prairie Waterfowl Production Area
                    Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge
                    Prairie Wetlands Learning Center
            Birding in Minnesota - Bob Ekblad 
            Birding in  Minnesota  -Terry Brashear  
            Birding in Southeastern Minnesota - Bob Ekblad 
            Birding in Olmsted County in Southeastern Minnesota  - Bob Ekblad 
            Boulder Lake Mamagement Area ; Ph: 218-722-5642, extension 3569; Fax: 218-723-3916 
            Carol Schumacher's Minnesota Birding Page 
            Carpenter St. Croix Valley Nature Center  12805 St. Croix Trail, Hastings, MN 55033; Ph: 651-437-4359  
            Detroit Lakes Wetland Management District 26624 N. Tower Road, Detroit Lakes ,MN 56501-7959;
                    Ph: 218-847-4431 Fax: 218-847-4156 
            Gunflint Trail  
            Hawk Ridge Nature Reserve - east Duluth - Minnesota Ornithologists' Union
            Little Traverse Conservancy 3264 Powell Road, Harbor Springs MI 49740; Ph:  231-347-0991 Fax: 231-347-1276  
            Minnesota Birding Network
            Minnesota River Valley Birding Trail  Mark Martell 2357 Ventura Drive, Suite 106  Saint Paul, MN 55125  Ph: 651-739-9332
                    Fax: 651-731-1330 
            National Eagle Center 152 Main Street, PO Box 242, Wabasha, Mn 55981-0242; Ph: 651-565-4989  Fax: 651-565-5357
            Pine To Prairie Birding Trail 
            Sixteen Quality Birding Locations Around the State - Minnesota Ornithologists' Union
                    Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge. (Marshall County)
                    Aitkin County Road 18. (Aitkin County)
                    Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge. (Big Stone and Lac Qui Parle counties)
                    Blue Mounds State Park. (Rock County)
                    Carlos Avery Wildlife Management Area. (Anoka and Chisago counties) .
                    Felton Prairie. (Clay County)
                    Gunflint Trail. (Cook County)
                    Itasca State Park. (Clearwater and Hubbard counties)
                    McGregor Marsh. (Aitkin County)
                    Roseau Bog. (Roseau County)
                    Rothsay Wildlife Management Area. (Wilkin County)
                    Salt Lake. (Lac Qui Parle County)
                    Sax-Zim Bog. (St. Louis County)
                    Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge. (Sherburne County)
                    Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge. (Becker County)
                    Whitewater Wildlife Management Area. (Winona County)
            Springbrook Nature Center 100 - 85TH Ave., NE, Fridley, MN 55432; Ph: 763-572-3588 
            Upper Mississippi River Campaign - 26 East Exchange St., St. Paul, MN 55101; Ph: 651-290-1695 Fax: 651-312-1210 
 

    National Wildlife Refuges
            Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge
            Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge

    Nature Conservancy of Minnesota
            Agassiz Beach Ridges
            Glacial Ridge Project
            Lake Alexander Preserve
            Lake Superior Highlands
            Ordway/Glacial Lakes
            Prairie Coteau (Minnesota & South Dakota)
            Weaver Dunes Preserve
            Tallgrass Aspen Parkland
            Sierra del Lacandon
 
 
      Minnesota DNR Information Center 500 Lafayette Road, St. Paul, MN 55155-4040; Ph:  651-296-6157 
      Minnesota State Parks - Minnesota Ornithologists' Union
 

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