West Penn Trail Outing

Sat, July 11, 8:00 am
West Penn Trail
Outing Leader: Tom and Janet Kuehl

Description

West Penn Trail from Tunnelton Road led by Tom and Janet Kuehl. Meet at 8:00 a.m. at the Conemaugh Dam. We will then carpool to the trail. This is a special Atlas outing in the Saltsburg NE Block and we will be trying to nail confirmations of breeding birds. We will be searching for Blue-winged, Kentucky, Yellow-throated, and Cerulean Warbler, as well as White-eyed Vireo. This is also an excellent butterfly area and the ponds host frogs and dragonflies. You may want to pack water and a lunch, as we will return to the Conemaugh Dam to picnic after walking the trail.

Directions to Conemaugh Dam: From Indiana, take PA 286 West. Go through Jacksonville, turn left onto Saltsburg Road and follow it for 3.8 mile. Turn left onto Clarksburg Road (Rt. 3007) and follow it for 1.4 mile. Make a right onto Hill Road (Rt. 3005) and then an immediate left onto Quick Road. Take the next left onto Auen Road and make a left into the dam site. Bear right into the main parking area and park near the restrooms. Address is 1665 Auen Road, Saltsburg, PA 15681.