Sorlie Bridge to Louis Murray Bridge

Confluence of the Red River & Red Lake River, Sorlie Bridge in background

Access:
Parking is available on the south side of DeMers Ave near the Sorlie Bridge. A multi-use trail runs southward along the Red River, and then follows the Red Lake River to Murray Bridge. Griggs Park and LaFave Park provide alternatives areas to park, and an alternative multi-use trail runs through these parks.

Merlin

The main feature in this segment is the confluence of the Red and Red Lake Rivers, for which the cities are named. This area is very open with limited habitat and thus will not attract a wide variety of birds. Some of it is barren, the kind of habitat that is attractive to Killdeer. As with similar areas on the ND side, watch for aerial species and, at water’s edge,
Spotted Sandpiper.

Red Lake River Dam

The few cottonwoods attract Red-headed Woodpecker and provide perches for hawks and eagles. Cliff Swallows nest under the Point Bridge. The area below the dam on the Red Lake River remains open throughout the winter and a Canada Goose, possibly flightless, once spent the winter here. A pair of Merlins recently nested in a spruce tree in Griggs Park.

Cliff Swallow

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