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Birding for Beginners Series 2025
Event Date: April 29, 2025 to May 27, 2025 The perfect way to learn about birds and birding!
If you are interested in learning the basics of birding but don’t know where to start or you need help identifying birds, this series of outings is for you. The outings take place every Tuesday evening from April 29th through May 27th. Meet at various local parks and always start at 6:30 p.m. These outings are led by Ward Christianson and Marlene Waldron, supported by other knowledgeable birders each outing.
Due to overwhelming numbers for these events registration is now required on Eventbrite. Members will be free to register and a $5.00 fee will apply to non-members (per event ticket). Note there is a limited number of tickets available.
Registration will open up to members each Wednesday prior to the event each week and the general public on the Saturday prior to the event each week. See individual activities for additonal information.
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Winnipeg River and woodcock search
Contact / Registration: Contact Rudolf Koes at rkoes@mymts.net or at 204-661-0763 to register or for more information. (Please be aware that I will be away from home from early April until 25 April).
Please note late start time:
During spring migration stretches of the Winnipeg River attract numerous waterfowl. Geese, swans, diving ducks, grebes and loons are all expected. We also hope to see a number of raptors and songbirds. The outing will start at the Seven Sisters Falls parking lot at 2 p.m. and from there we will make our way downriver. Afterwards we head for Spruce Siding Road, where we hope to see American Woodcocks and possibly owls. Winnipeg participants should meet at the Safeway parking lot at Henderson Hwy. and Chief Peguis at 12:30 p.m. in order to carpool for a 12:45 departure. We will eat somewhere en route, so bring food.
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Birding for Beginners Series 2025
Event Date: April 29, 2025 to May 27, 2025 The perfect way to learn about birds and birding!
If you are interested in learning the basics of birding but don’t know where to start or you need help identifying birds, this series of outings is for you. The outings take place every Tuesday evening from April 29th through May 27th. Meet at various local parks and always start at 6:30 p.m. These outings are led by Ward Christianson and Marlene Waldron, supported by other knowledgeable birders each outing.
Due to overwhelming numbers for these events registration is now required on Eventbrite. Members will be free to register and a $5.00 fee will apply to non-members (per event ticket). Note there is a limited number of tickets available.
Registration will open up to members each Wednesday prior to the event each week and the general public on the Saturday prior to the event each week. See individual activities for additonal information.
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Birding for Beginners – Crescent Park
Meet at 6:30pm. Details of exact location provided once you have registered on Eventbrite. Tickets for members are free and a $5.00 fee will apply to non-members.
Registration for members (only) will be open on Wednesday, April 30th and the general public on Saturday, May 3rd. Registration closes on Monday,May 5th, 8pm and there is a limited number of tickets available.
Contact Ward Christianson and Marlene Waldron if any questions (wchristianson@mymts.net).
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Cycle Crescent Drive Park to The Forks
Location/Time: Meet at the parking lot in Crescent Drive Park (washrooms available) at 10:15 AM for a 10:30 start.
Description: Cycle a meandering route north from Crescent Drive Park to The Forks on the South Winnipeg Parkway: along South Drive through Wildwood Park, then follow Churchill Drive and the Churchill Red River cycling trail. After a lunch stop at The Forks (buy or bring your lunch), we will return to Crescent Drive Park via Lyndale Drive and Kingston Row. We will maintain a relaxed pace with the emphasis on scenery not speed, taking gravel paths wherever possible. Expect to return before 2:30 PM for total time of 4 hours.
Distance: ~30 km.
Bring: Helmet, water, and your name tag.
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Tetrault Park Hike in La Broquerie
Please join Patricia on hike in La Broquerie. Beautiful new trail SE of Winnipeg goes through park, around golf course and through town. Approximately 1 hour walk.
Dress for weather with proper footwear and hat. Bring water and something to nibble, Potential lunch spots includes Putters Golf and LaBroquerie Hotel .
Meet at 9.am. to arrange carpooling at McDonald's (65 Vermilion Road) Fermor Avenue at Southdale Mall. We should arrive at trailhead for 10:15 am.
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Birding for Beginners Series 2025
Event Date: April 29, 2025 to May 27, 2025 The perfect way to learn about birds and birding!
If you are interested in learning the basics of birding but don’t know where to start or you need help identifying birds, this series of outings is for you. The outings take place every Tuesday evening from April 29th through May 27th. Meet at various local parks and always start at 6:30 p.m. These outings are led by Ward Christianson and Marlene Waldron, supported by other knowledgeable birders each outing.
Due to overwhelming numbers for these events registration is now required on Eventbrite. Members will be free to register and a $5.00 fee will apply to non-members (per event ticket). Note there is a limited number of tickets available.
Registration will open up to members each Wednesday prior to the event each week and the general public on the Saturday prior to the event each week. See individual activities for additonal information.
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Birding for Beginners – Bunn's Creek Centennial Park
Meet at 6:30pm. Details of exact location provided once you have registered on Eventbrite. Tickets for members are free and a $5.00 fee will apply to non-members.
Registration for members (only) will be open on Wednesday, May 7th and the general public on Saturday, May 10th. Registration closes on Monday, May 12th, 8pm and there is a limited number of tickets available.
Contact Ward Christianson and Marlene Waldron if any questions (wchristianson@mymts.net).
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Birding at King's Park
Contact / Registration: Ward Christianson and Marlene Waldron -- regster at mjwaldron2016@gmail.com . There is a limit of 20 participants. This activity is subject to dry weather.
Location: Meet in the main parking lot at King's Park.
Time: 8:30 AM to ~11:00 AM
Description: We will walk through the park looking and listening for birds, with a particular focus on the spring migrants which should be peaking at this time.
Lunch: Pack a picnic lunch for afterwards.
Bring: Binoculars and field guide if you have one, water bottle, and your name tag.
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Potluck Supper
Contact / Registration: June Thomson and Kathy Harrison -- register at kharriso98@gmail.com by May 12. As of May 9, 57 people have registered.
Location / Time: St James Legion, 1755 Portage Ave, at 5:00 PM.
Description:
We are bringing it back, the Potluck Supper.
The group is now too big for a private home, so we will go to the St James Legion.
A true potluck meal. The bar will be open, and we will have a short presentation and some entertainment after the meal.
Cost: $5 cash per person. Guests are welcome for the same cost. Please pay at the door as you enter.
Bring: Food to share, serving utensils, and your own plate, cutlery, and beverage container ... and your name tag.
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Libau/Beaconia/Brokenhead Wetland
Contact / Registration: For more info or to register contact Garry Budyk at gbudyk@shaw.ca or 204-667-1062.
We will look for prairie, wetland and woodland birds north of Libau. Red-headed Woodpecker, Yellow-throated Vireo, Orchard Oriole, Bobolink, Nelson’s Sparrow, Virginia Rail and a variety of warblers, raptors and shorebirds are all possible. We will finish the outing with a walk along the boardwalk at the Brokenhead Wetland Ecological Reserve.
Meet at the Safeway at the southeast corner of Chief Peguis Trail and Henderson Hwy. at 7:30 a.m. for a departure at 7:45 a.m. sharp.
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Birding for Beginners Series 2025
Event Date: April 29, 2025 to May 27, 2025 The perfect way to learn about birds and birding!
If you are interested in learning the basics of birding but don’t know where to start or you need help identifying birds, this series of outings is for you. The outings take place every Tuesday evening from April 29th through May 27th. Meet at various local parks and always start at 6:30 p.m. These outings are led by Ward Christianson and Marlene Waldron, supported by other knowledgeable birders each outing.
Due to overwhelming numbers for these events registration is now required on Eventbrite. Members will be free to register and a $5.00 fee will apply to non-members (per event ticket). Note there is a limited number of tickets available.
Registration will open up to members each Wednesday prior to the event each week and the general public on the Saturday prior to the event each week. See individual activities for additonal information.
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Birding for Beginners – King's Park
Meet at 6:30pm. Details of exact location provided once you have registered on Eventbrite. Tickets for members are free and a $5.00 fee will apply to non-members.
Registration for members (only) will be open on Wednesday, May 14th and the general public on Saturday, May 17th. Registration closes on Monday, May 19th, 8pm and there is a limited number of tickets available.
Contact Ward Christianson and Marlene Waldron if any questions (wchristianson@mymts.net).
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Birding at La Barriere Park
Contact / Registration: Ward Christianson and Marlene Waldron -- regster at mjwaldron2016@gmail.com . There is a limit of 20 participants. This activity is subject to dry weather.
Location: Meet in the main parking lot at La Barriere Park.
Time: 8:30 AM to ~11:00 AM
Description: We will walk through the park looking and listening for birds, with a particular focus on the spring migrants which should be peaking at this time.
Lunch: Pack a picnic lunch for afterwards.
Bring: Binoculars and field guide if you have one, water bottle, and your name tag.
Paddle Seine River, Shorehill Bridge to Prairie Grove section
Contact / Registration: Kevin & Anita Miller -- register at k.a.miller@mts.net As of May 15 noon, there are 11 registered paddlers, including 3 canoe owners looking for bow paddlers.
Time: Meet at 9:30 AM. Launch by 10:00.
Launch location: Behind Morrow Gospel Church. This is point #11 on the Paddling the Seine map.
Description: We are assuming (hoping) the water level on the Seine River will rise as a result of the May 16/17/18 rain.
From the launch location, paddle upstream to the rail line with the very narrow culvert located south of the Perimeter Hwy in Prairie Grove (point #4 on the Paddling the Seine map). Then paddle downstream back to the launch location. 12.5K .
This is section 5 plus most of section 6 on the Paddling the Seine map. (" ... thanks to a riffle structure at Shorehill Drive, often the highest water level of the Seine within Winnipeg.")
Lunch: We will have lunch at an appropriate time at an appropriate location along the way.
Boats: If you don’t have a canoe or kayak, we can try to partner you with a canoe owner who is looking for a bow paddler.
Rating: Novice (bow paddler in the canoe of an experienced stern paddler) to intermediate.
Bring: Lunch, water, sunscreen, your name tag, and extra warm clothes.
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Shoal Lakes, St. Ambroise and Delta
This outing will provide a good chance for seeing many waterfowl, grebes and herons, raptors and shorebirds. A visit to the PR. 227 garbage dump may turn up a rare gull. We will depart (carpool) from the northwest corner of the Garden City shopping mall parking lot at 7:30 a.m. The outing will be led by Josh Dewitt and Nelson Chubey.
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Birding for Beginners Series 2025
Event Date: April 29, 2025 to May 27, 2025 The perfect way to learn about birds and birding!
If you are interested in learning the basics of birding but don’t know where to start or you need help identifying birds, this series of outings is for you. The outings take place every Tuesday evening from April 29th through May 27th. Meet at various local parks and always start at 6:30 p.m. These outings are led by Ward Christianson and Marlene Waldron, supported by other knowledgeable birders each outing.
Due to overwhelming numbers for these events registration is now required on Eventbrite. Members will be free to register and a $5.00 fee will apply to non-members (per event ticket). Note there is a limited number of tickets available.
Registration will open up to members each Wednesday prior to the event each week and the general public on the Saturday prior to the event each week. See individual activities for additonal information.
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Birding at Oak Hammock Marsh
Location: Oak Hammock Marsh is located 20 kilometers north of Winnipeg between Stonewall and Selkirk.
Time: Meet in the main parking lot at 9:00 AM.
Description: Oak Hammock Marsh
Trails map
Lunch: Please be aware the Interpretive Centre is currently closed for renovations, but the outdoor washrooms should still be open. Bring a lunch to eat at one of the picnic tables outdoors.
Bring: Your name tag.
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Birding for Beginners – St. Vital Park
Meet at 6:30pm. Details of exact location provided once you have registered on Eventbrite. Tickets for members are free and a $5.00 fee will apply to non-members.
Registration for members (only) will be open on Wednesday, May 21st and the general public on Saturday, May 24th. Registration closes on Monday, May 26th, 8pm and there is a limited number of tickets available.
Contact Ward Christianson and Marlene Waldron if any questions (wchristianson@mymts.net).
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