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Birding Activities

Broad-winged Hawk photo by Garry Budyk

 

Bird outings are held on a regular basis throughout the year, primarily in the spring/fall. They are a great way to share knowledge and meet other people interested in Manitoba birds. Note that a trip's difficulty is rated using the following Trip Rating Guidelines.

Nature Manitoba is pleased to offer a number of birding outings during the fall of 2025. These outings are meant for members. Non-members are welcome but it is expected that they become members if they plan to attend several outings. Most outings will involve car-pooling. Be prepared to share fuel costs with your driver. Outings may be canceled when the weather is poor. 

If you are a member, please contact the trip leader directly with any questions, as listed below, otherwise please contact our office.

Annual Fall Hawk-Watch

September 13, 2025
Bird Outings / INTERMEDIATE

Several groups for this outing have already been formed, but it may be possible to organize your own group. The latter depends on which returning groups register.

Contact / Registration: 

Rudolf Koes at 204-661-0763 or rkoes@mymts.net to register your group or for more info.

Shoal Lakes/St. Ambroise/Delta

September 27, 2025
Bird Outings / NOVICE

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 a.m. at the northwest corner of the Garden City shopping centre parking lot (at McPhillips and Leila).

Contact / Registration: 

Garry at 204-667-1062 or gbudyk@shaw.ca or Rudolf at 204-661-0763 or rkoes@mymts.net for information or to register.

Elma – Seven Sisters

October 11, 2025
Bird Outings / NOVICE

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. Meet at Moore’s (behind Urban Barn) at Lagimodiere and Regent before 7:30 a.m. for a 7:30 departure.

Contact / Registration: 

Garry Budyk at 204-667-1062 or gbudyk@shaw.ca to register.

Lake Winnipeg Beaches

November 1, 2025
Bird Outings / NOVICE

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. In 2023 the outing turned up a Vermilion Flycatcher, so anything is possible. Meet at the Safeway parkinglot at the southeast corner of Chief Peguis Trail and Henderson Hwy. at 7:45 a.m.

Contact / Registration: 

Garry Budyk at 204-661-1062 or gbudyk@shaw.ca or Rudolf Koes at 204-661-0763 or rkoes@mymts.net for information or to register.

Hecla

November 8, 2025
Bird Outings / NOVICE

During this late fall outing we should see some lingering waterfowl, perhaps a Spruce Grouse or two, plenty of Bald Eagles and a few typical “winter” birds. Meet at the Garden City Shopping Centre parking lot (northwest corner of the lot) before 8 a.m. so that we can carpool from there and depart at 8.

Contact / Registration: 

Rudolf Koes at 204-661-0763 or rkoes@mymts.net or Garry Budyk at 204-661-1062 or gbudyk@shaw.ca to register or for more information.

Winnipeg River outing

December 6, 2025
Bird Outings / NOVICE

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 at 9 a.m. Winnipeggers can carpool, leaving from the Safeway parking lot at the southeast corner of Henderson Hwy. and Chief Peguis at 7:45.

Contact / Registration: 

Rudolf Koes at 204-661-0763 or at rkoes@mymts.net  or Garry Budyk at 204-661-1062 or gbudyk@shaw.ca for more carpool info.

Winnipeg Christmas Bird Count

December 14, 2025
Bird Outings / NOVICE

This is a great opportunity to see some wintering birds in the city. Join tens of thousands of other birders across North America in this event and help contribute to our knowledge of winter bird distribution. Novice birders will be placed with more experienced birders.

Contact / Registration: 

Please contact Rudolf Koes well before the count date (preferably no later than early December) at 204-661-0763 or rkoes@mymts.net for details or to register