Sunday, September 28, 2025
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Family FriendlyCanceled, Birds are gone early 😢
Laurelhurst Park Playground, SE 37th Ave & SE Oak St
At the playground by SE Oak St in Laurelhurst Park
Kidical Mass PDX
Sun, Sep 28, 2025, 5:30 PM
Meet at 5:30pm, leave at 5:45pm sharp so we can get to Abernethy by 6:20pm to picnic before sunset
7:30 PM
Ride is a loop
Every September thousands of Vaux’s Swifts roost for the night in the chimneys around Portland. This year a large group of birds has been roosting at Abernethy Elementary’s chimney We’ll ride from the Laurelhurst Park Playground to Abernethy Elementary on neighborhood greenways, then watch the birds till sunset, while having a picnic dinner. Bring your own picnic! The ride is 2 miles one-way and a 4 mile loop total, with the return after sunset which is at 6:55pm We will listen to bird-themed music to get in the spirit before watching the swifts at sunset. Bring a picnic supper with you, there is no store stop. We need to leave at 6:15 pm sharp to get to the end before sunset. We ride slow for little pedalers. Kids should wear a helmet, be able to ride in a straight line, start and stop. Cargo bikes, tandems, trailers and tag-a-longs are great for kids who haven’t learned to pedal or get tired soon. This ride will end well after sunset around 7:45 pm, so front headlights are required for all bikes making the ride back, especially kids’ bikes. We'll ride together as a group, because kids are traffic too!
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