Birdability Walk at Mueller Southeast Greenway

This field trip is free for everyone, but registration is required.

Walk Description

Join Virginia Rose and Eric Clow for a morning of accessible birding at Mueller’s Southeast Greenway. This urban wetland attracts wintering ducks, sparrows, and the occasional raptor. It's also a great place to practice using your binoculars! We’ll keep our eyes and ears open for Soras and Wilson’s Snipes, maybe even an American Bittern, foraging along the edge of the ponds.

This outing is designed for birders of all abilities and skill levels. All are welcome!

Access Info: We will meet at Gaylord Sackler Memorial Skate Park at the corner of Zach Scott and Manor. There are several van-accessible parking spaces in the parking lot and ample street parking on Tom Miller. Accessible restrooms are available at the parking lot.

We will explore a mix of paved and crushed granite trails, which are fairly level and wide. We will wander for about two hours or until folks get tired. We may walk 1 mile or more. If folks want to continue birding past 11 AM, there are many other accessible trails in the area.

What to Bring: If you can walk, you should wear comfortable shoes. If it’s a cold morning, please dress in layers. It can also get quite sunny, so everyone should bring a hat and sunscreen along with water, binoculars, and/or whatever other birding tools you use. (We will provide loaner binoculars for those who need them.) In the case of inclement weather, we will contact you before 7 AM on the day of the outing with a cancel notice.

Registration for this outing is required and limited to 15 participants (plus additional attendants if you bring someone to help you participate). Please direct questions to Eric Clow at birdcitynews@gmail.com.

Walk Leaders

Virginia Rose is a passionate advocate for birding accessibility and inclusivity, and is the driving force behind Birdability, an initiative dedicated to introducing people with access challenges to birding, making birding sites and festivals more accessible, and ensuring that birding communities are welcoming and inclusive for everybody.

Eric Clow has been a Travis Audubon member since 2022 and an active Birdability field trip leader, dedicated to making birding more accessible and welcoming. A thoughtful observer of both birds and the world around him, Eric brings curiosity, reflection, and care for conservation into everything he does.

Email Policy
The email used to register for this field trip will be used to communicate any changes or cancellations due to weather or other factors. Please ALWAYS check your email inbox on the morning of the walk, prior to leaving your home, in case of last-minute changes in the trip plan. Please also check to be sure our emails do not land in your spam folder. When in doubt, please call or email your trip leader. We encourage participants to put the leader’s email address in their safe sender list. Their contact information is included in this trip description.