Please note: this is a conservation work-party trip to help create habitat for the Piping Plover. 

We’ll search for loons, grebes, ducks, raptors and other migrants along the Winnipeg River. Meet at the Seven Sisters Dam at 9:00 a.m. 

This outing will provide a good chance for seeing many waterfowl, grebes and herons, raptors and possibly some early shorebirds. A visit to the PR. 227 garbage dump may turn up a rare gull.

The event is in memory of all our birding friends we have lost over the years. Participation is open to all, from backyard birder to Big Day enthusiast.

Meet at the English Garden entrance at 6:30pm.

Meet at the parking lot of Centennial Park (365 McIvor) at 6:30pm.

Meet at the main parking lot at 6:30pm.

Several groups for this outing have already been formed, but it may be possible to organize your own group.
 

Peter Taylor and Garry Budyk will lead this outing, which was highly successful in recent years, with sightings of numerous Bald Eagles, two Golden Eagles, Sandhill Cranes and more. Scoters are possible. 

This is your chance to get a start on your winter list. We hope to see lingering waterfowl, such as Long-tailed Duck and Harlequin Duck, or rare gulls.

Raptors and a host of other birds migrate north along the Red River and Pembina River valleys in early spring. Come join the birders who monitor this migration. They will be present from mid-morning at either site on most days from mid-March to mid-April, especially when it is sunny with a south wind. The St. Adolphe site is on the east side of the bridge on PR. 210.

Mid-March to mid-April. Raptors and a host of other birds migrate north along the Red River and Pembina River valleys in early spring. Come join the birders who monitor this migration. They will be present from mid-morning at either site on most days from mid-March to mid-April, especially when it is sunny with a south wind. The St. Adolphe site is on the east side of the bridge on PR.

Birding for Beginners Series 2022

The perfect way to learn about birds and birding!

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 from the northwest corner of the Garden City shopping mall parking lot at 7:30 a.m. 

The event is in memory of all the birding friends we have lost over the years. Participation is open to all, from backyard birder to Big Day enthusiast. The idea is to enjoy birds at your own pace and submit a list of your sightings, plus area(s) covered, to Rudolf Koes (rkoes@mymts.net) after the event. No registration is necessary.

Birding for Beginners Series 2022

The location for this event has been changed. Due to wet park conditions, this event will take place at St. Vital Park. 

Early September is usually a good time to look for hummingbirds, warblers and other passerine migrants in the area around the English Gardens. Join Rudolf Koes at 8:00 am at the footbridge for this morning outing. No registration is necessary. Sunday 4 September is the weather date.

Join Garry Budyk and Rudolf Koes on this day-long outing looking for waterfowl, egrets, raptors, gulls and terns, shorebirds and warblers and more. At this time of year anything is possible. We will meet at 7:30 at the northwest corner of the Garden City shopping centre parking lot (at McPhillips and Leila).
 

Late fall is a good time to look for lingering waterfowl, raptors and gulls along the beaches of S.E. Lake Winnipeg. Winter passerines, such as Snow Buntings and redpolls, should also be present. Meet at the Safeway parking lot at the southeast corner of Chief Peguis Trail and Henderson Hwy. at 7:45 a.m.

This is your chance to get a start on your winter list. We hope to see lingering waterfowl, such as Long-tailed Duck and Harlequin Duck, or rare gulls. Meet at the Seven Sisters dam parking lot at 9 a.m.