Where to see a Merlin in North Carolina
The Merlin is regularly recorded in the counties of 27 North Carolina state parks (eBird historical checklists). The strongest bets:
- Lumber River State Park
- Jockey's Ridge State Park
- Cape Hatteras State Park
- Fort Macon State Park
- William B. Umstead State Park
- Research Triangle State Park
- Falls Lake State Recreation Area
- Fort Fisher State Recreation Area
- Carolina Beach State Park
- Lake Waccamaw State Park
- Pilot Mountain State Park
- Pisgah View State Park
- Gorges State Park
- DuPont State Recreational Forest
- Holmes Educational State Forest
- Goose Creek State Park
- Pettigrew State Park
- Eno River State Park
- Stone Mountain State Park
- Jordan Lake State Recreation Area
- Jordan Lake Educational State Forest
- Rendezvous Mountain Educational State Forest
- Kerr Lake State Recreation Area
- Daniel Boone State Park
- Cliffs of the Neuse State Park
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