16. Central Chapel Hill area. Bounded on north by Estes Drive (from Airport Rd. to Franklin St.) and Franklin St. (from Estes to intersection with 15-501 bypass), east by US 15-501, south by Raleigh Rd./South Rd., and west by Airport Rd./Columbia St. Notes: A good spot to cover is the Bolin Creek Greenway between Franklin St. and Airport Road, which can be great for warblers in spring. One access point is at the end of Elizabeth St. Battle Park, an old-growth hardwood forest, is great for warblers in spring. The main campus of UNC is also in area 16, including the arboretum and McCorkle Place (home of a pair of Barred Owls). University Mall and Eastgate Shopping Center are worth checking for "trash birds", Cooper's Hawks, and Song Sparrows in spring.
29. South Town area. From Raleigh Rd./15-501 bypass intersection south and west along bypass to NC 54 business, and back east on 54 business to point of beginning. Notes: Urban and old suburban (with mature trees), there are a few patches of woods and city parks in the area.
Revised 31 December 2008 cwcook@duke.edu