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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>In the next gathering of the Minnesota "Global Birders" group, Jason Caddy will give a presentation on his trip to northern Ecuador. That area has about the highest concentration of bird species in the world, and is easily accessible and now has a good ecotourism infrastructure. His 9-day trip covered a transect from the Chocó region to the Andes to the slopes of the Amazon basin and yielded 419 species!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Monday, August 13, 6:00 – 8:00 PM <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Walker Library community room, 2880 Hennepin Ave. S (at Lagoon), Minneapolis<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Anyone interested is welcome. For more information, and to get a free "ticket" (so we can monitor the number of attendees), go to the link below or type "tinyurl.com/globalbirding12" into your browser.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.eventbrite.com/e/global-birding-northern-ecuador-tickets-48292251424">www.eventbrite.com/e/global-birding-northern-ecuador-tickets-48292251424</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>