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| DESCRIPTION: Knob Hill Park is a 116-acre facility offering many recreational facilities, but also has a trail system which is good for birding. The Sean DeArment Trail & Summit Trail Extension generally provide the most species of birds and are away from the disc golf course area. It is a dirt trail and muddy areas can be expected. The Shadow Wood Trail is a gravel trail mostly through heavily wooded areas. The Knob Park Trail (section that follows the perimeter of the disc golf course) provides a nice variety of birds during spring and summer. There are many "casual" trails off of the main trails that provide good birding habitat. Across the road, the Thorn Hill Trail passes through a wooded section before continuing into an industrial park area. Winter: Cardinal, Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Red-bellied Woodpecker, White-breasted Nuthatch, Blue Jay, Crow, Tufted Titmouse, Chickadee sp., Song Sparrow, Bluebird, Red-tailed Hawk, Robin, Cedar Waxwing, Junco. Spring Migrants include Magnolia, Black and White, Black-throated Green, Black-throated Blue, Pine, and Hooded warblers, Pewee, Flycatchers, Hummingbird, Red-Eyed Vireo, Barn Swallow, Wood Thrush, Goldfinch, Catbird, Scarlet Tanager, Eastern Towhee, Red-Winged Blackbird, Common Grackle, Baltimore Oriole, Mourning Dove. Summer breeders include Great Horned Owl, Killdeer, Phoebe, and Yellow-Billed Cuckoo. Fall migrants include Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker, White-throated Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, Turkey, Pileated Woodpecker, Brown Creeper, Swainson's Thrush, Mockingbird, Magnolia, Black and White, Black-throated Green, Black-throated Blue, Pine, and Hooded warblers. |
DIRECTIONS: Traveling NORTH from Pittsburgh on I-79: Take Warrendale exit #75 (formerly exit 23) on I-79 Northbound. At the end of the exit ramp, turn LEFT onto Warrendale-Bayne Road. Take the first RIGHT (approximately 1/8 mile) onto Brush Creek Road. Stay on Brush Creek Road for about 1 mile and turn LEFT at the second traffic light onto Knob Road. Travel 1 mile to the Knob Hill Community Park main entrance (on your left). Signs are posted. Traveling SOUTH from Butler on I-79: Take Cranberry exit #78 (formerly exit 25) on I-79 Southbound. At the end of the exit ramp, turn RIGHT onto PA 228. At the first traffic light turn LEFT onto US 19 South. Continue on US 19 South to the 3rd traffic light (at the entrance to Thorn Hill Industrial Park). Turn RIGHT at this light and go to the next traffic light. Turn LEFT at this light. Continue approximately 1 mile, and turn RIGHT (traffic light) onto Knob Road. Travel 1 mile to the Knob Hill Community Park main entrance (on your left). Signs are posted. Traveling NORTH on US 19: Follow US 19 North into Marshall Township. After driving under I-79 (shortly after Red Belt), take the next LEFT at the traffic light into Thorn Hill Industrial Park. Go straight to the next traffic light. Turn LEFT at this light. Continue approximately 1 mile and turn RIGHT (traffic light) onto Knob Road. Travel 1 mile to the Knob Hill Community Park main entrance (on your left). Signs are posted. |
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| Posted: 2009-11-20 00:00:00 Updated: |
