Saint Paul Audubon Society
Field Trips
Saint Paul Audubon has a varied list of birding field trips and other events for birders to attend year-round. Most of our trips are FREE and open to the public. Many of our trips are morning or all-day excursions close to home, to check our usual haunts for bird and wildlife activity. We also take weekend trips, mainly to Minnesota destinations, but sometimes ranging to Wisconsin, Iowa and the Dakotas. Tours are planned periodically to visit other parts of America and the World.
The meeting place for carpooling is usually the southwest corner of the Sears parking lot near downtown Saint Paul, opposite the State Capitol. This is just north of I-94, between Rice and Marion streets and south of University. The Southwest corner is close to the Marion interchange from I- 94.
Please do not leave valuables in your car at any time, carry them with you or leave them at home. Wear good hiking boots, and bring water, snacks, mosquito repellent, binoculars if you have them.
For details of upcoming field trips, click on The Cardinal to view our newsletter.
2008-2009 Field Trip Schedule
September 20 Roseville’s Reservoir Woods: The Importance of Habitat
September 27 Lake Elmo Park Reserve: Sparrows, Other Late Migrants
October 18 Spring Lake Park, Schaar's Bluff: Sparrows Plus
November 8 Read’s Landing, Wabasha, Alma: Swans, Eagles, River Values
December 20 St. Paul Audubon Society Christmas Bird Count
Dec/Jan TBD Carlos Avery WMA: Wintering Raptors
January 4
Central Park Roseville: Explore Outdoor Life,
January CANCELLED
February 1
Fort Snelling Explore Outdoor Life, February
REPLACED BY THE FOLLOWING:
February 7 Harriet Alexander Nature Center, Roseville: Explore Outdoor Life, February
February 15 Mississippi River: Eagle Winter Ecology (NOTE DATE CHANGE!)
March 21 Tamarack Nature Center: Explore Outdoor Life, March (NOTE DATE CHANGE!)
April 4 Metro Area: Waterfowl Migration
April
5
Maplewood Nature Center: Explore Outdoor Life, April
REPLACED BY APRIL 19:
April 18 Dakota Co.: Lake Byllesby, Miesville Ravine, Early Migration
April 19 Reunion Woods, Roseville: Explore Outdoor Life, April
April 25 Nerstrand Big Woods State Park: Birds and Blooms
May 2 Lowry Nature Center: Youth Birding Festival
May 5 Tuesday AM Bird Walk: Thompson County Park, Dakota Co.
May 5 Arden Hills Army Training Site (AHATS): Evening Woodcock Walk, 8 pm
May 8-10 Frontenac: St. Paul Audubon Society Warbler Weekend
May 12 Tuesday AM Bird Walk: Rice Creek North
May 15 Como Park Lakeside Pavilion: Ramsey Co. Bird Fest
May 16 Bass Ponds & Old Cedar Ave., Bloomington
May 16 Roseville’s Reservoir Woods: Ramsey Co. Bird Fest
May 16 PM Grass Lake, 6 Frogs A-Calling
May 17 U’s St. Paul Campus & St. Anthony: Ramsey Co. Bird Fest
May 17 AHATS Bird Hike: Ramsey Co. Bird Fest
May 19 Tuesday AM Bird Walk, Crosby Park
May 23 Wargo Nature Center:Sight & Sound, Multiple Habitats CANCELLED
May 26 Tuesday AM Bird Walk, Reservoir Woods, Roseville
May 30 Eagan’s Lebanon Hills Park
May 30 Murphy-Hanrehan Regional Park, Birding by Ear CHANGED TO JUNE 6.
June 2 Tuesday AM Bird Walk, Restored Benson Prairie, White Bear Lake
June 6 Murphy-Hanrehan Regional Park, Birding by Ear (NOTE DATE CHANGE!)
June 9 Tuesday AM Bird Walk, Battle Creek Park East
June 20 Snail Lake Regional Park, Explore Outdoor Life, June (NOTE DATE CHANGE!)
June 28 AHATS Arden Hills, NABA Butterfly Count
July 11 Long Lake Regional Park, Explore Outdoor Life, July
Aug 15 Tamarack Nature Center, Explore Outdoor Life, August
Aug 22 Sherburne NWR: Prairie Wildlife Auto Tour & Obs Platforms
September 12 Lilydale
September 12 Maplewood Nature Center, Explore Outdoor Life, September
Field Trips