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WHEN:
DATE: 01/17/2019
TIME: 10:00am-12:30pm (prompt start, estimated end)
MILEAGE: 4-5 miles
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DESCRIPTION: (Wear appropriate clothing & bring water!  Below are some special instructions: what to bring, relative difficulties, interesting features, and carpooling directions.)

Leader: Dan Gillen (C: 215/901-0841).

This hike is about a 2-hour walk, 4 to 5 miles. Meet at the Visitors Center (bathroom facilities) and be ready to go at 10:00 a.m. The refuge protects a variety of habitats for birds in the highly urbanized landscape of greater Philadelphia. It has been designated as an Important Bird Area by the National Audubon Society. While most of the 300 plus avian species identified at the refuge utilize it as a migratory stopover, more than 80 species have been recorded nesting on the refuge over the years. Bring binoculars if you have them.

Driving Directions: Traveling on I-95 North, take Exit 10 on to Rt. 291. (This exit is before the airport.) At the first light, turn left onto Bartram Avenue. At the fifth light, turn left onto 84th Street. At the second light, turn left onto Lindbergh Boulevard. The address is 8601 Lindbergh Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 19153.

LOCATION

WHERE:
John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge – West End

NEAREST ADDRESS:
711 Wanamaker Ave
Norwood,  PA 19074

EXACT COORDINATES:
39.873644, -75.302660

ONLINE DIRECTIONS:
Google Mapping

PARKING FEE:
No

RESTROOM AVAILABLE:
Yes

WEB PAGE
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WRITTEN DIRECTIONS:
From the intersection of I-95 & US-202. Take I-95 north & proceed 15.0 mi. Exit onto PA-420 (N Wanamaker Ave) & proceed 0.9 mi. Turn right into the dirt lot.


LOCATION NOTES:

Do not follow the signs to the main entrance.

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