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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The next gathering of the Minnesota "Global Birders" group will feature a presentation on birding in Nicaragua, by Keith Olstad. He will focus on the diverse habitats of the western half of the country, showing photos of birds, habitat, and accommodations. Keith, who is current President of the Audubon Chapter of Minneapolis, has led seven delegations to Nicaragua, using migratory birds as a theme for connecting our life here to local efforts to create sustainable “avitourism”.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Saturday, January 12, 12:30-2:30. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Walker Library, 2880 Hennepin Ave. S (at Lagoon), Minneapolis<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>So we can monitor the number of attendees, please register online with Eventbrite at the link below, where more information is available (or type "tinyurl.com/globalbirding16" into your browser).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/global-birding-nicaragua-tickets-54054100269">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/global-birding-nicaragua-tickets-54054100269</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Bradley Hand ITC";color:#1F497D'>Stephen Greenfield<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Minneapolis<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:tapaculo47@gmail.com">tapaculo47@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>