284. W. Kerr Scott Reservoir, Wilkes County, North Carolina
This enormous lake is a great place to see a variety of ducks in winter.
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277. Doughton Park, Laurel Springs, North Carolina
This park, along the Blue Ridge Parkway, is a good spot to find breeding warblers, as well as raptors, ravens, and owls.
269. Hiwassee Wildlife Refuge, Birchwood, Tennessee
A large refuge north of Chattanooga where thousands of Sandhill Cranes winter. Also look for migrant shorebirds, waterfowl, and songbirds.
265. Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge, Swan Quarter, North Carolina
This spot on the Carolina coast is great for waterfowl in winter as well as shorebirds, marsh birds, and passerine migrants in other seasons.
260. Santee Coastal Reserve WMA, McClellanville, South Carolina
More than 20,000 acres northeast of Charleston where you can see Wood Stork, Prothonotary Warbler, Red-cockaded Woodpecker, and Bachman’s Sparrow.
211. Virginia Creeper Trail, Abingdon, Virginia
This 33-mile-long rails-to-trails project in southwestern Virginia passes through meadows, riparian areas, and forests, offering views of a wide variety of birds.