One Book One BART: Bike Ride and Birdwatching

RSVP to join One Book One BART for this event and two others: from 19th St. Station and a from Pleasant Hill/City Centre Station.

Heath Maddox, BART Manager of Bicycle and Micromobility Access Programs, and local birdwatchers will host a ~15-mile roundtrip bike ride with birdwatching stops along the way. We’ll meet at North Berkeley Station, bike to Aquatic Park, then cross I-80 on the University Ave. bike/pedestrian bridge to the Bay Trail. Birdwatching stops will include McLaughlin Eastshore State Park State Seashore, Cesar Chavez Park, the Albany Bulb, and the mudflats surrounding Point Isabel. At the end of the ride, we’ll gather for an optional lunch at Sea Breeze Cafe – pack a lunch or enjoy the cafe’s food and drink offerings.

In addition to the expertise of local birdwatchers, we’ll have a digital guide featuring info on birds we might spot on the ride. Find the route – which is subject to change – here.

Bring your bike, helmet, and binoculars – we’ll have extras on hand to lend. You should also bring anything you need to be self-sufficient and keep your bike rolling (spare tube, patch kit, pump, etc.). This is a social pace, no-drop ride, and we can offer some assistance with trailside repair if needed, but we can’t anticipate all wheel and tire sizes.

We will gather by the outdoor station entrance by the intersection of Virginia and Sacramento streets. Look for people with bikes and BART staff holding One Book One BART signage.

Note: While we will have a digital guide available, it's never a bad idea to bring a bird guide of your own. We recommend Sibley Birds West: Field Guide to Birds of Western North America and the National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of Western North America.

We encourage you to visit one of the One Book One BART indie bookstore partners to purchase guides and hear their recommendations:

- Fremont Station

– Glen Park Station

- Hayward Station

- Rockridge Station

- Orinda Station

- MacArthur Station

– MacArthur Station

For mobile apps, we recommend eBird and Merlin Bird ID.

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The BART book club returns with a natural history-themed group read and three events for nature lovers of all ages and interests.

BART's book club is novel strategy for rider and employee engagement that invites members of the public to read the same book at the same time and participate in themed events in BART trains and stations.

The official selection is "Bay Area Wildlife: An Irreverent Guide” (Heyday Books), a humorous, informative guide to local fauna by naturalist and conservationist Jeff Miller. Miller wrote the book to connect readers with regional fauna and inspire people to witness the Bay Area’s magnificent natural phenomena for themselves.

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