Closeup of great blue heron (photo from Wikimedia Commons)

23 March 2026

Birdblog outings resume this month with my first outing next Sunday at Duck Hollow.

Sunday 29 March 2026 — 8:30am – 10:30am

Duck Hollow

Meet at Duck Hollow parking lot at the end of Old Browns Hill Road. We’ll check the river for waterfowl, look for migrating songbirds along Nine Mile Run, and see many signs of Spring.

Duck Hollow can be excellent or just ho-hum. Migrating waterfowl have already left Pittsburgh but new songbirds are showing up every day. Brown thrashers are due here soon.

What will we see next Sunday? I’m counting on a great blue heron, above, and maybe a flyby of the local peregrine.

Peregrine at Duck Hollow, 28 Jan 2026 (photo by Charity Kheshgi)

Dress for the weather and wear comfortable walking shoes. Bring binoculars, birding scopes and field guides if you have them.

Hope to see you there!

Sunday’s weather looks good so far but always check the Events Page before you come in case of cancellation.

(photo by Mick Thompson via Flickr Creative Commons license)