Winter Birding
Old Bynum Bridge, NC
February 26, 2022
Register by clicking the ‘book now’ button above, or by contacting the Ventures office. We accept credit cards for an additional fee (2.9% for MC, Visa, Discover; 3.9% for AmEx), but you may also pay by bank transfer, cash, check, or money order. This Venture is limited to 12 participants
Meet time, Old Bynum Bridge Parking Lot: 8 AM: 502 Bynum Road, Pittsboro NC, 27312 (35.773014,-79.143629). Please note, this car park is on the north-eastern side of the footbridge NOT the south-western end. From 15-501, take the Bynum Road exit, which is located between Auto Pro and Allen & Son BBQ, and then follow the road all the way down to the old bridge, the car park is on the left opposite the Bynum Ruritan Club.
Cost: $60
An easy morning watching a variety of wintering species. We recommend good hiking boots.
The Bynum Bridge area is arguably one of the best birding locations in the Piedmont, and is located in the small town of Bynum. Habitats are varied and include riparian woodland, meadows and an old industrial mill site, all of which provide several excellent places to birdwatch. Built in 1922, the old bridge over the Haw River spans over 800 ft, and affords eye-level views of birds in the trees and is the perfect place to look for both migrants and winter visitors along the river.
On this walk we hope to see field sparrow, red-headed and pileated woodpeckers, cedar waxwing, yellow-bellied sapsucker, hooded merganser, brown-headed nuthatch, hermit thrush, winter wren, fox sparrow, both kinglets, yellow-rumped warbler, barred owl and hopefully the local belted kingfishers, bald eagles and red-tailed hawks. Finishing time for the walk is 1PM.