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Great blue herons start returning to their rookery on the Mississippi River toward the end of March. Join a Ranger at Marshall Terrace Park in Minneapolis to watch them rebuild nests and do a little flirting. If we are lucky, we might see the resident peregrine falcons fly over, as well as migrating ducks like buffleheads and goldeneye.
- We will be down on the banks of the Mississippi River, weather permitting. Prepare for some mud or ice.
- We encourage bringing binoculars and Cameras. We will have a few spotting scopes to aid viewing the birds.
- This event is free but registration is required to help with crowd control.
- A ranger or volunteer will greet you on the walking path near the trail that leads to the river bank.
- The walking path is fully accessible, but the trail that leads down to the river bank is not. The heron rookery is still visible from the walking path. Please ask a park ranger or volunteer for assistance.
- Free parking can be reliably found on the street adjacent to the park, Marshall St. SE. Please allow heron-viewers with mobility needs to use the park's smaller parking lot.