DIRECTIONS: Take US 322 east from State College or west from Harrisburg. Leave US 322 at the Reedsville/Belleville Exit at PA 655. Go south on PA 655 for 3 miles and turn right onto Barrville Road (SR 4003) at the sign for Peachy's Market. At 0.8 miles, at the intersection, Stone Mountain looms in front of you. Scan the fields for raptors and open country passerines. Go 1.1 miles and turn left onto Back Mountain Road (SR 4006). Go 0.9 mile and turn left onto Garver Road. Scan the open space along this lightly traveled road. About 0.8 mile, Red-headed Woodpecker are sometimes found in the trees that line Garver Road here. Jog left, then right at a woodlot, which is a good place for winter sparrows including possibly Fox, American Tree, White-crowned, and White-throated. Turn right onto PA 655 -- again, no birding along this road. Go 0.38 mile and turn right uphill onto Kangy Road. Watch for this turn carefully as you can easily miss this obscure side road. Kangy Road will take you across excellent wide-open space. Take your time scanning the fields for the next 2+ miles; there is little traffic here. In winter look for raptors, especially Rough-legged Hawk, and for Horned Lark, American Pipit, Snow Bunting, and Lapland Longspur. During the summer breeding season, listen for singing Savannah and Vesper sparrows (at 0.5 mile), Horned Lark, and Eastern Meadowlark. Turn left onto Back Mountain Road across from Plum Bottom Farm and at 0.25 mile, the woodlot here is a fairly good location in summer and sometimes in winter for Red-headed Woodpecker. Turn left onto Maple Grove Road for more open fields ahead. Turn right at the triangular intersection on Yoder Road, jog left, then right past farm and turn left onto Back Mountain Road at the 3-way intersection. Continue to PA 305 and turn left (south). Go 1.5 miles and turn right (west) onto PA 655 -- you will now follow this busy road to the beginning of the "western" half of the tour. This will require a few miles driving on PA 655 - again, too busy for birding, at least for the driver. Please watch for horse-drawn vehicles. Go 6 miles and turn left onto School House Road (T 326). School House Road features more wide-open spaces and is lightly used. Jog left at the small schoolhouse. Stop at the farm lane on the right (0.7 mile). To the left, look up on the ridge of Stone Mountain. Above the red barns, by scanning carefully with your binoculars, you can see the Stone Mountain Hawk Watch platform sitting on a high "bump" on the ridge. Jog right then turn left onto Front Mountain Road at the stop sign (0.9 mile). Go 0.9 mile and turn left onto Waynesburg Road (SR 4009). This road has more open space for raptors and field birds. Go 0.7 mile to a small bridge across Kishacoquillas Creek. Wilson's Snipe often winter here. Scan carefully the stream banks on either side. Go 0.6 mile and turn right onto PA 655. At 1.2 miles, turn right onto Bunker Hill Road (T340). At 0.6 mile there is another crossing of Kishacoquillas Creek -- check for Killdeer, Wilson's Snipe, herons, waterfowl, Belted Kingfisher, and Spotted Sandpiper. After a left jog, stop on the hill overlooking the pond and creek. A picturesque ad "birdy" place in summer and waterfowl are often here in winter. Jog right, then take a sharp left turn at the stop sign onto Middle Road. (This intersection area can be confusing. Take the first possible left at the first stop sign.) Go 0.9 mile and turn left onto Knepp Rd (T342). At 0.6 mile there is another crossing of Kishacoquillas Creek to look for waterfowl, herons, etc. Turn right onto PA 655 heading northeast. After 8.7 miles turn left onto Coffee Run Road for some different habitat. For the next mile the road follows a tumbling stream with lots of trees and brushy cover. There are usually waterfowl here even in winter, admittedly mostly Mallard, but occasionally something different. At about 0.6 mile, look for White-crowned Sparrow in winter. They have been reliable here for many years. Caution. This one-mile stretch is a narrow road with blind curves. There is some traffic so be careful about where you stop. Be sure you can pull off safely and have someone watch for traffic. Bear left onto Green Lane (T457). At 0.7 mile, note the fenced-in country cemetery on the left. The grass here is often maintained by grazing sheep. Continue to the stop sign and turn left onto Barrville Road to PA 655, turn left (east) to return to US 322