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Winter Birding around the Soo II
Note: This trip has already occurred. See the trip report.
We have added a second Winter Birding around the Soo trip for February 11-12, 2012. It will have the same itinerary as the first trip, adjusted of course based on the most recent sighting reports. The trip requires at least five registrants to go.
Winter birding in the eastern Upper Peninsula of Michigan can be an amazing experience. Snowy Owls, Sharp-tailed Grouse, Rough-legged Hawks and Northern Shrikes are almost always present. Great Gray Owls, Northern Hawk Owls, Gyrfalcons, Northern Goshawks, Hoary Redpolls, Pine Grosbeaks, Evening Grosbeaks and Bohemian Waxwings are possible. WPBO has conducted these winter trips for over 15 years.
See last year's trip report.
Additional details:
- These trips begin in Sault Ste. Marie, MI. On Saturday the birding goes from dawn to dusk. On Sunday, we will bird from dawn until early afternoon. Weather can be cold and snowy, but the trip will go on as long as the roads are passable, which they usually are.
- Transportation during the field trip will be by caravan in personal vehicles.
- Participants are responsible for arranging their own overnight accommodations. There are many good motels in Sault Ste. Marie.
- Trip cost: $70/person for WPBO members and $95/person for non-members (fee includes membership). The fee does not include meals or lodging.
- You will receive a letter before the tour telling you where to meet.
To register for this and/or other trips, download a print-and-send field trip registration form.