# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Birdwatching Trek: Bass Ponds
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 09 May, 2026 at 08:00 am – Sat, 09 May, 2026 at 10:30 am (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: Join refuge naturalist Craig Mandel for a bird walk to learn about the birds that we find on the refuge. Learn about the different types of habitats at the refuge that support over 100 species of birds, many of which migrate through and nest on the refuge during certain times of the year. No experience needed, this program is intended for those interested in birding regardless of experience level. Meet us at upper trailhead at Bass Ponds.

Registration required. Capped at 25 participants, register here: https://signup.com/go/rLmKfrK
Please indicate in your registration if you would like to receive a birding summary and species list from the walk.

This program is entirely outdoors. Distance covered is 1-2 miles total. The walk is easy active, slow moving, with plenty of stops along the way.

Comfortable clothing is recommended, including boots for wet/rainy conditions on muddy trails. If you have them, bring along your own pair of binoculars and field guides. Volunteers have spotting scopes available for all to use as well.

Accessibility at Bass Ponds:
Restrooms are located at the lower trailhead, a short 0.3 mile, but steep, downhill walk on paved road from the parking lot. Persons who cannot travel the steep hill from the upper to the lower trailhead on foot may receive a gate code to drive down to the lower lot. Please call (952) 854-5900 for the gate code. There are no water fountains at this location. Trails are natural surface, mostly flat. Depending on seasonal trail conditions, natural surface paths may be muddy (summer) or snowy (winter) and may not always be suitable for strollers or wheelchairs. There are two benches along the trail near the fishing piers.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is committed to providing access to these events for all participants. Please direct all requests for sign language interpreting services, close captioning, or other accommodation needs at least ten business days before the event to Oscar Hernandez at oscar_hernandez@fws.gov.

Questions? Contact MinnesotaValley@fws.gov or call (952) 854-5900.

Yellow-headed blackbird by Mike Budd/USFWS
A yellow-headed blackbird prepares to land among dried reeds with wings spread and legs hanging down.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/bloomington/birdwatching-trek-bass-ponds/200029742085541
- **Event Categories**: trips-adventures, trekking
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 8

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://signup.com/go/rLmKfrK?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=bloomington-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Bloomington
- **state**: MN
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 2501 86th St E, Bloomington, MN 55425
- **lat**: 44.84792
- **long**: -93.23679
- **full address**: 2501 86th St E, Bloomington, MN 55425, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge (https://allevents.in/org/minnesota-valley-national-wildlife-refuge/16006018)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 09 May, 2026 at 08:00 am (-05:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 2501 86th St E, Bloomington, MN 55425, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** trips-adventures, trekking
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Birdwatching Trek: Bass Ponds ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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