Our Bike & Bird roster is growing! This year there will be 5 Sunday morning trips (June 2, June 23, July 14, August 4, September 15) and 3 Friday morning trips (May 31, June 14, June 28) – All led by Sherry Gray.

This is the second of five Sunday morning rides.

380 E. Lafayette Frontage Rd, St. Paul, MN 55107

Discover the fun of birding from a bicycle along the Mississippi River, riding from the Saint Paul Airport past the Pigs Eye Island SNA Heron Rookery to Kaposia Landing (2.6 miles one way) and the Rock Island Swing Bridge (7.8 mi, one way), visiting prime birding locations for Ramsey and Dakota Counties. Landscape is urban, following both the big river and train tracks from Saint Paul to South Saint Paul, with wetlands at the start (near the airport) and small wooded areas along the way. Option for full day ride continuing to Hastings, including biking through Spring Lake Park.

LOCATION Map:  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DrPc80Yv-w4WpsSQhy9GxWkOmL6sWQBu/view

DIRECTIONS   We will start at Runway 52 · 380 E Lafayette Frontage Rd, St Paul, MN 55107. (44.93600871167755, -93.0719683383748)   If you do not want to bicycle the return from Rock Island Swing Bridge, you will need to arrive at parking area 30 minutes earlier (arrange with ride leader) to shuttle cars.

INFORMATION    Bring bicycle, helmet with sun visor, binoculars, sunscreen, snacks and water. Scope is optional, but could be useful for locating birds on Pigs Eye Island across the river. Leader will bring a scope and first aid kit.

REGISTRATION     Required and limited to 8 participants. CONTACT   sherrygray@yahoo.com  to register.  Participants will be asked to sign a liability release form at the start of the trip.

DIFFICULTY     Easy. Some side trails might have hills, but route is mostly river levee flat. [Optional route to Hastings/Spring Lake Park is hilly and might include a few blocks of on-road riding] As group will hear and see many birds, riding pace is relaxed. Birders and bicyclists of all levels, including newbies, very welcome to join.,

LEADER     Sherry Gray   sherrygray@yahoo.com