The next Birds and Beers is December 17, 2009 at 6:00 pm at Merlin’s Rest. Birds and Beers is an informal gathering of birders of all abilities–if you’re interested in birds, you’re invited. You can meet other birders–maybe find a carpool buddy, ask about where to find target birds, share cool research projects you might [ Read More ]
Birds and Beers is this Thursday, October 29 at 6:30pm at Merlin’s Rest and we have something to celebrate. I’ve been testing the waters with OpenSky–creating a shop that only has products I like, use and enjoy. Well, I thought to myself: all the best bird companies give back to the birding community and I’d [ Read More ]
Don’t forget that Birds and Beers will Thursday, July 9, 2009 at 6pm at Merlin’s Rest. Birds and Beers is an informal gathering of birders of all abilities–if you’re interested in birds, you’re invited. You can meet other birders–maybe find a carpool buddy, ask about where to find target birds, share cool research projects you [ Read More ]
The next Birds and Beers will July 9, 2009 at 6pm at Merlin’s Rest. Birds and Beers is an informal gathering of birders of all abilities–if you’re interested in birds, you’re invited. You can meet other birders–maybe find a carpool buddy, ask about where to find target birds, share cool research projects you might be [ Read More ]
Tonight is Birds and Beers at Coon Rapids Dam Regional Park–with maybe a little bird banding. Should be awesome with all the migrants around. Starts at 6pm. Birds and Beers is an informal gathering of birders of all abilities to mildly interested to hardcore. It’s a way to get together and talk some birds. Normally, [ Read More ]
Don’t forget that there’s still time to enter the Birdorable Guest Blogging Contest. Get those blog entries in soon. Hey! We’re having our May Birds and Beers at Coon Rapids Dam this Thursday, May 7, 2009. The bonus, Mark Newstrom is going to set up his nets to see if we get any birds. Sure [ Read More ]
Well, it was a mixed bag at last week’s Birds and Beers, but we had a first! Birds actually showed up to Birds and Beers! For those new to this site, Birds and Beers is an informal gathering of birders of all abilities. Normally, we meet at a pub and talk some birds. This time, [ Read More ]
The next Birds and Beers will be Wednesday, April 22 at Lebanon Hills Regional Park. The woodcocks start their display about 15 – 20 minutes after sunset, which means they will start around 8:30pm. Since the display area is next to the visitor center at the park, we’ll meet there starting about 6:30pm and have [ Read More ]
So, Friday night I headed out with a few friends to scout for woodcocks for the next Birds and Beers–we had success and found at least three woodcocks. Above is a very blurry photo of one of them. Birds and Beers is an informal gathering of birders of all abilities to meet with others, have [ Read More ]
A quick word about the next Birds and Beers: we’re going to try and combine it with watching woodcocks in April. We have a lekking spot south of the Cities in Dakota County and then one on the west side of the Twin Cities in Carver. All I need to do now is find a [ Read More ]
