Directions to Birding Locations

This section is a must for both novice and advanced birders. These are the best birding hotspots in Southwestern Pennsylvania. Novice birds may use these write-ups to identify birds in the area while advanced birders may use this to locate a specific species. Hopefully, when this section is complete, there will be maps, habitats, checklists and even noteworthy plants for each birding hotspot.

These excerpts are written by members of the club and it is by no means exhaustive or complete. If you would like to contribute and are familiar with a birding hotspot, please send us a write-up. Your contribution will be greatly appreciated and acknowledged.

Allegheny Front Hawk Watch, Central City, PA
Allegheny River, Highland Park Lock & Dam #2
New! Bavington Area - SGL 117, Washington County
Bear Run Nature Reserve, Fayette County
Boyce-Mayview Park
Beechwood Farms Nature Reserve
Black Swamp
Brady's Bend Hawk Watch
Butler - Freeport Trail, Butler County
New! Cambridge Springs Area - SGL 277, Crawford County
Cedar Creek Park, Westmoreland County
New! Clear Creek State Park and Forest, Jefferson County
Conneaut Harbor (Conneaut Ohio)
Cook Forest
Crane Creek State Park
Duck Hollow and Nine Mile Run
Emmerling Community Park
Enlow Fork
Frick Park
Geneva Marsh Area
Hampton Township Community Park, Allegheny County
Harrison Hills Park with Trail Map
Imperial Grasslands
Independence Marsh, Beaver County
New! Indian Creek Trail, Fayette County
New! Indian Head Trail, Fayette County
Jennings Prairie, Butler County
Lake Arthur East
Lake Arthur North Shore
Lake Arthur South Shore
Linesville Fish Hatchery
Lower Buffalo Creek Important Bird Area (IBA 80)
Mammoth Wetlands
McConnells Mill State Park
Miller's Pond — (Pymatuning State Park)
M. K. Goddard State Park, Mercer County
Moraine State Park
New! New Wilmington Area, Lawrence and Mercer Counties
North Park, Allegheny County
Ohiopyle State Park, Fayette County
New! Oil Creek State Park, Venango County
Pennsy Swamp
Pennsylvania State Game Lands Maps (Requires Adobe Acrobat)
Piney Tract (Mt. Zion)
Pittsburgh's Rivers
Polk Wetlands
Powder Mill Nature Reserve
New! Presque Isle State Park, Erie County
Pymatuning Area — Visitors Center is on State Road 3011, 1.25 miles south of Linesville. In Linesville, follow the signs for the Spillway.
Raccoon Creek Valley & State Park
Shenango Reservoir
Sewickley Heights Borough Park
New! SQL 95 - Hilliards Area and the Glades, Butler County
Todd Nature Reserve
Upper St. Clair Wetlands
Volant Strips
New! Wildflowers Reserve, Beaver County
Wissahickon Nature Club Meetings
Wolf Creek Narrows, Butler County
Yellow Creek State Park