Date: 3/13/26 1:11 pm
From: Judy Sinn <junebugg1910...>
Subject: Re: Lower trail Alfarata stn walk this Saturday?
Thanks everyone for the clarifications and updates!

On Fri, Mar 13, 2026, 3:46 PM Gyekis, Joseph Peter <jpg186...> wrote:

> Yes the field trip there was cancelled.
>
> The new Saturday morning plan is:
>
> Saturday March 14 at 8am. Meeting at the parking lot of the Bluegills Bar
> & Grill. https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmaps.app.goo.gl%2FswJqxVToirLRFmPR9&data=05%7C02%<7CSCBIRDCL...>%7C1ad90907103741754a0208de813ca798%7C7cf48d453ddb4389a9c1c115526eb52e%7C0%7C0%7C639090294851467292%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=rGJPr6XLFgyGGn%2F9%2BoIV5k6cjdUmvex5asLaytqWqxY%3D&reserved=0
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> Do our meetup, check the bridge and water on the river, heading up to
> Warrior Ridge Dam, to SGL322 for some Red Headed Woodpecker spots. From
> there visiting Old Crow, early lunch, then heading down western side to
> southern end of Raystown lake for those spots in the afternoon.
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* State College (PA) Bird Club <SCBIRDCL...> on behalf
> of Eric Oliver <ericmoliver...>
> *Sent:* Friday, March 13, 2026 2:29:00 PM
> *To:* <SCBIRDCL...> <SCBIRDCL...>
> *Subject:* Re: Lower trail Alfarata stn walk this Saturday?
>
> Just an FYI. I was there today and there is lots of construction activity
> around the flea market area. No parking space, and I couldn't access the
> trail due to heavy equipment.
>
> Thanks,
> Eric Oliver
> <ericmoliver...>
> Look closely at nature. Every species is a masterpiece, exquisitely
> adapted to the particular environment in which it has survived. Who are we
> to destroy or even diminish biodiversity?- E.O Wilson
>
>
> On Thu, Mar 12, 2026 at 10:16 PM Grove, Deborah Shuey <dsg4...>
> wrote:
>
> Chad Kauffman organized Spotlight on Huntingdon County as a continuing
> series of spotlights on different counties that he has done over several
> years.
> Yes, there was a walk scheduled there but I had heard of shutdowns last
> week and I have attached a news story of the shutdown on the trailhead end
> of the Lower trail.
> You can learn more about this weekend's activities at the FB site
> Huntingdon County Birding Spotlight that describes several bird walks led
> by a few of us this weekend.
> [image: Image.png]
> Deb
> Deborah S. Grove
>
> ------------------------------
> *From:* State College (PA) Bird Club <SCBIRDCL...> on behalf
> of Judy Sinn <junebugg1910...>
> *Sent:* Thursday, March 12, 2026 7:06:36 PM
> *To:* <SCBIRDCL...> <SCBIRDCL...>
> *Subject:* Lower trail Alfarata stn walk this Saturday?
>
> Hi,
> Does anyone know if there's a bird walk at the Alfarata station of the
> Lower Trail this coming Saturday?
> I may have mis-entered a February walk into my March calendar- can't find
> it on any of the local(ish) birding websites😬
> Thanks,
> Judy Sinn
>
>

 
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