Birding Hike at Toms Run Nature Reserve – Hike 1 (7:30 a.m.)
Celebrate World Migratory Bird Day 2024 on May 11 with a birding hike at the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy’s Toms Run Nature Reserve! WPC is hosting the event in coordination with the Allegheny Bird Conservation Alliance. Toms Run Nature Reserve is one of several properties in Allegheny County where WPC and ABCA are improving forest habitat for migratory and breeding birds.
Join WPC Avian Ecologist David Yeany for a birding hike through the forests and along the streams at Toms Run during the peak of songbird migration in our region. Meet at the Toms Run Nature Reserve parking area at 7:30 a.m. The hike will end at approximately 10 a.m., depending on group size, trail conditions, weather, etc.
Carpooling is encouraged and recommended! Please note that the preserve is a rustic area and there are no restroom facilities.
For questions about the hike, please contact David at dyeany@paconserve.org.
About the Presenters
David Yeany II, Avian Ecologist in the Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program at the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
David Yeany is the avian ecologist for the Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program at the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy. David joined PNHP in 2011 and has 18 years of professional experience in ornithology and bird conservation. His work focuses on bird Species of Greatest Conservation Need, including rare and endangered species.
David’s projects include bird monitoring and surveys; applied habitat relationship studies; spatial analysis in GIS; and bird tracking research with new technologies. In addition to representing PNHP in several bird conservation groups and committees, he co-leads the Evening Grosbeak Working Group, formed as part of the Road to Recovery pilot species project.