Hello birders. Join me for all-levels welcome bird walks in Hennepin, Ramsey, and Dakota Counties. Our past walks have been well attended by both beginning birders and top-shelf veterans. Bring your cameras, binoculars, guides, and phone apps while we look and listen for birds of the season. Bring water and dress accordingly.
I am a current MRVAC member having recently served on its board as an ad hoc member for 3+ years and now have shifted my love of birds to field trips. We take a light-hearted approach to these trips and mistakes are par for all of us so don’t worry about this common phenomenon.
All walks are weather dependent. If severe weather is predicted I may cancel. It helps me if you let me know in advance if you are attending but no registration is required.
Bob Brereton
Text or call 651 775 7982
rhb@homecustomizers.com

September 26, 2026: 8:00 a.m. -10:30 a.m. Bass Ponds Trailhead in Bloomington. 2501 86th St E, Bloomington, MN. There is limited free parking as Old Cedar Bridge has lost some of its parking for construction at Long Meadow Lake. There is an all-concrete outhouse at the bottom of the dread Bass Ponds access road. One will not find a better spot than Bass Ponds anywhere on the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge. The confluence of the Mississippi and Minnesota Rivers just downstream presents a rich series of habitats for birds using the two major flyways. Lots of trail improvements are in place here and Ike’s Creek has been reworked with erosion controls and a new shortie pedestrian bridge feeding one into a compact trail around the storied Bass Ponds.