Fayette County Birding Spotlight on April 24-27th, 2026
Pennsylvania Society for Ornithology (PSO) is promoting counties across the state, to explore its hotspots and find as many birds as we can. This will be the 14th county we have spotlighted since we started this birding adventure several years ago averaging 3 a year. To see how and where others have been and fared out, check out this link.
https://pabirds.org/county-spotlights/
On April 24th, join us as we lead a 4-day concentrated effort to bird Fayette County! This is a southern county that we are planning on hitting during the early spring migration season, we have had good luck picking a southern tier county in the past getting the jump on the early migrants and any lingering winter birds. We have bird outings lined up for several days. Fayette currently sits 40th all-time for species out of 67 and 40th all-time for total checklists. Fayette County, Pennsylvania, covers a total area of approximately 790 square miles. Located in southwestern Pennsylvania, it is known for its mountainous terrain, including the Laurel Highlands and the Allegheny Plateau. The county seat is Uniontown.
As a group, we want to document as many birds as possible during this extended weekend. Birders are invited to tag along with others or explore the county’s game lands, water areas, fields and wild areas on their own terms.
Notable spots for the county can be found here
https://pabirds.org/siteguide/pacountypage.php?CountyID=26
Here are the eBird hotspots link
https://ebird.org/region/US-PA-051/hotspots
We have created a Discord text/chat group for the spotlight for rarities and group info, to join that, here is the link or you can search for the Huntingdon County Birding Spotlight under the PSO Spotlights & Events.
https://discord.com/channels/1111453242149306441/1463879171372748945
For anyone who is going to be birding during 4-day birding spotlight, we ask you share your ebird checklists with PSO Birding Data then we can keep track easier. We have also created an eBird Trip Report link where pictures, checklists, etc. will be available for everyone to enjoy.
Here is the link for the eBird trip report Fayette County Birding Spotlight - eBird Trip Report
Birders of all skill levels are invited to join-in and contribute! If you just want to learn more about birds or you can help others and our challenge, we want you to be involved!
More details to be shared closer to the date.
Also check out other Trips & Adventurous Activities in Uniontown, Contests in Uniontown.
