Minnesota Birding Report

This is a great time to travel Hwy. 61 along the Mississippi River to view amazing numbers of waterfowl, including large numbers of tundra swans. Weaver Bottoms in the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife Refuge is an excellent place to view a variety of species. And thousands of Sandhill Cranes are making their way through Minnesota. Many of these birds stage at the Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge for several weeks to put on weight before the remainder of their trip south.
The following information has been provided courtesy of the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union. This report is brought to you by ExploreMinnesota.com.
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The following is a list of recent, significant sightings:
Paul Johnson photographed a Carolina Wren on November 6th at his feeder in Pine City in Pine County.
Jim Lind found the first Townsend's Solitaire of the fall season on November 9th. It was in Duluth Township along West Knife River Road, roughly one-third of a mile west of Homestead Road.
More than 5800 Sandhill Cranes were still at the Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge in Sherburne County on the 10th. And two very late Tree Swallows were seen near the refuge headquarters on the 8th.
 A Field Sparrow was lingering at Hyland Park Reserve in Bloomington on November 7th.
And Doug Kieser reports that he found Black Scoter, White-Winged Scoter, and Surf Scoter at Taconite Harbor in Cook County on November 7th.

 Information in this statewide birding report is provided by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union (MOU), Minnesota's oldest and largest bird club. To submit a bird sighting, email the MOU birding report compiler at rba@moumn.org.

Resort vacations in Minnesota

Minnesota resorts do have a lot of options for vacations. The lake resorts are some of the best deals when it comes to getting the best deal for what your dollar will buy. Here at White Birch Resort when you rent a lodging unit all of the resort amenities come free. The list of amenities free at the resort will keep the whole family entertained while on vacation. For more information visit www.whitebirchresort.net 

11-15-11 Today i have to get some of the dock legs welded on and moved before the snow starts flying. We did get some of the older dock into our new place we are putting it. I am adding some dock thru some cattail in front of #1 & #2 reunion lake homes. The new dock will help easy the congestion on our main dock. I will get some pictures on our website this week sometime. www.whitebirchresort.net

Minnesota resort vacations

White Birch Resort is gearing up for the winter ice fishing season here in Minnesota. I usually have a ice house out on Thanksgiving weekend but right now there is no sign of ice right now. The new snowmobile trail right out the door of our cabins sure has added the trails here in Northern Minnesota.
These trails located around our resort are groomed weekly and are some of the newest adventures added for snowmobiling. Visit www.whitebirchresort.net for more details.

Minnesota Resort

www.whitebirchresort.net  White Birch Resort is located in Northern Minnesota onBlackduck Lake. There are 10 lodging units ranging in size from a 6 bedroom luxury home down to a 1 bedroom cozy northwoods charm cabin. The resort offers some of the best deals when compared to other vacation spots in the USA. With all of the free amenities on the resort included with each rental you will not have to look for extra activities to do off the grounds. 

11-14-11 Today i took the boys hunting but did not see anything. Hopefully we can get out again this next weekend before hunting season comes to an end. They are going to help move some of our old dock down to a new spot we cleared in the cattails. I then have to get the new dock i am building done before the snow starts flying.  

lake resort in Minnesota

www.whitebirchresort.net  Check out the great deals on a Minnesota lake resort vacation for your next getaway. If your family is looking at a walleye fishing lake you should really check out White Birch Resort on Blackduck Lake in Northern Minnesota. The lake resort sits on the northern shore of this 2600 lake.  With 4 large reunion homes that can sleep up to 22 people in each one and 6 smaller units your options are covered for any size of family.

11-13-11 Today was a Sunday and a day of church and relaxation. It does look like winter is right up on us this next week. We have had some pretty nice weather for our fall. Monday morning i am taking the boys hunting here in Minnesota for the first time. It should be really interesting since they will have to sit still in the woods and it looks like the temp will be a little cold. 

Minnesota family reunion homes

Minnesota family reunion homes

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The reunion homes on White Birch Resort property have been the biggest improvements on the resort. The first  reunion home was done in 2005. This home was a remodel of the old owners home. The job was quit a task for Monte to do over the winter but it sure was a big asset to the resorts new life. 

 Then in 2009 we added a luxury 6 bedroom 3000 sq ft reunion home on the resort. Even in the down turn of the economy it was still a big success. The next year we took off from any major building projects and did some smaller jobs.

 In 2011 we broke ground the 2nd week in Feb. on our next reunion home, which was quite nerve racking. We did have to put into some long days of work but did get it done for our first guest on May 13th. The out door hot tub in this reunion home was a big hit for everyone. Also we did plant over 100 trees on the resort which was really needed since the older growth is on its way out. another thing we added to the resort was 3 huge water trampolines and a water ball. These really got the use by resort guests all summer long.

For more information and pictures please visit www.whitebirchresort.net

Minnesota family reunion homes

www.whitebirchresort.net

The reunion homes on White Birch Resort property have been the biggest improvements on the resort. The first  reunion home was done in 2005. This home was a remodel of the old owners home. The job was quit a task for Monte to do over the winter but it sure was a big asset to the resorts new life. 

 Then in 2009 we added a luxury 6 bedroom 3000 sq ft reunion home on the resort. Even in the down turn of the economy it was still a big success. The next year we took off from any major building projects and did some smaller jobs.

 In 2011 we broke ground the 2nd week in Feb. on our next reunion home, which was quite nerve racking. We did have to put into some long days of work but did get it done for our first guest on May 13th. The out door hot tub in this reunion home was a big hit for everyone. Also we did plant over 100 trees on the resort which was really needed since the older growth is on its way out. another thing we added to the resort was 3 huge water trampolines and a water ball. These really got the use by resort guests all summer long.

For more information and pictures please visit www.whitebirchresort.net