‘Everyone Can Bird’ Event Series Makes Birdwatching Accessible for All

Birders met up at Chamber Grove Park for an accessible birdwatching event -- catching a firsthand glimpse of the spring migration

DULUTH, Minn. — Sunday morning, dozens of people flocked to Chamber Grove Park for the Everyone Can Bird event.

The morning was designed with accessibility in mind, making sure birders of all abilities could enjoy. The event had an American Sign Language interpreter on hand, as well as a track chair — an all-terrain wheelchair for hiking. Interested birders of all ages found a spot along the river or joined a group walk, binoculars in hand. With spring migration well underway, experts were on hand to point out a variety of forest birds along the St. Louis River.

“The American White Pelicans put on a show for us right as it started,” said Lake Superior Reserve Education Coordinator Luciana Ranelli. “We’ve seen some other ducks, like mergansers, a bird called the cormorant, and some blue jays flying and in the tress. But seeing the pelicans soaring above us was pretty amazing.”

Everyone Can Bird isn’t over just yet! There will have two more accessible birding events this year. Birders of all abilities are invited to Millennium Trail in Superior on August 14th and Hawk Ridge in Duluth on October 12.

The Friends of the Lake Superior Reserve, Duluth Parks and Recreation, Embark Supported Employment, Hawk Ridge Bird Observatory, Lake Superior Reserve, Minnesota Land Trust and Wisconsin Sea Grant are hosting this series.