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3State game land 110pine SWAMPBerks21Location: Pine Swamp is located south of Hawk MountainRd., about 2 miles east of the Headquarters Building at HawkMountain Sanctuary. State Game Land (SGL) No. 106 islocated south of Hawk Mountain Rd. in both Berks andSchuylkill counties.Owner & Contacts: PA Game CommissionS.E. Regional Office,610-926-3136www.pgc.state.pa.usOther Comments: Be sure to visit Hawk MountainSanctuary, p. 25 (no dogs are allowed on Hawk Mountainproperty) • The area is open to hunting during season. •The Appalachian Trail goes through SGL No. 106. • As ofearly 2008 the Pennsylvania Game Commission was in theprocess of logging part of SGL No. 106. • Visit the PA GameCommission website, www.pgc.state.pa.us, for dates of huntingseasons and blaze orange clothing requirements. Please followState Game Land or hunting regulations posted in parkingareas. There is no hunting on Sundays.Directions, Access & Parking: To reach PineSwamp from I-78, take Lenhartsville exit No. 35. Go northon Rt. 143 for about 4 miles to the gas station on the right.Turn left at the blue Hawk Mountain sign onto Hawk MountainRd. Go west on Hawk Mountain Rd. for about 5 miles to PineSwamp Rd. at the base of the mountain. Turn left onto PineSwamp Rd. Proceed 0.4 miles and turn right to reach thefirst State Game Lands parking lot or continue about 200 feetfurther down Pine Swamp Rd. and park in the lot on the left.Another option is to park anywhere along the road and birdthe surrounding woods. Pine Swamp Rd. loops through thewoods and back to Hawk Mountain Rd. There is another StateGame Land parking lot across Pine Swamp Rd. from the CivilAir Patrol camp.Site Description: Pine Swamp and State Game LandNo. 106 are almost entirely composed of mature deciduousforest with some pine groves. Parts of the game lands are verysteep.Through the Seasons:Winter: Look for typical deep forest birds including PileatedWoodpecker, Ruffed Grouse and Wild Turkey. Barred Owls arepresent some years.Spring: This is the best season to bird Pine Swamp and SGLNo. 106. The entire area is an excellent place to see a largevariety of warblers and other neotropical migrants such asWood Thrush, Swainson’s Thrush, Veery and Scarlet Tanager.Summer: Nesting warblers include: Worm-eating, Hooded,Kentucky, Chestnut-sided, and Ovenbird. Ruffed Grouse, WildTurkey and Pileated Woodpecker also nest in the area.Fall: Look for migrating warblers. The best birding in thisseason will be at Hawk Mountain Sanctuary’s North Lookoutwhen the fall hawk migration is in full swing.Barred Owl, Frank Leung/iStockphoto.com