Cottonwood Trail
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[edit] Directions
From Exit 21 of I-26 in Spartanburg, turn east onto US 29. Go for about 6 miles and turn right (south) onto Fernwood Drive. Go south on Fernwood Drive for about 0.5 miles and then either turn left onto Beechwood Drive to a parking area is on the right, or turn right onto Syndor Drive and park on the right just before the bridge, nest to some athletic fields.
[edit] Birds to look for
Yellow-billed Cuckoo (s), Barred Owl, Red-headed Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Eastern Wood-Pewee (s), Acadian Flycatcher (s), Eastern Phoebe, Great Crested Flycatcher (s), Blue-headed Vireo (m), Veery (m), Gray-cheeked Thrush (m), Swainson’s Thrush (m), Wood Thrush (s), Blue-winged Warbler (m), Tennessee Warbler (m), Northern Parula (s), Chestnut-sided Warbler (m), Magnolia Warbler (m), Cape May Warbler (m), Black-throated Blue Warbler (m), Yellow-rumped Warbler (w), Black-throated Green Warbler (m), Blackburnian Warbler (m), Yellow-throated Warbler (s), Pine Warbler, Blackpoll Warbler (m), Black-and-white Warbler (s), American Redstart (m), Worm-eating Warbler (s), Ovenbird (s), Louisiana Waterthrush (s), Kentucky Warbler (s), Common Yellowthroat (s), Hooded Warbler (s), Summer Tanager (s), Scarlet Tanager (m), Song Sparrow, Swamp Sparrow (w), Rose-breasted Grosbeak (m), American Goldfinch
[edit] Description
The Cottonwood Trail is an urban gem. It wanders along Lawson’s Creek for a couple of miles. Habitats along the way include upland hardwoods, floodplain forest, a powerline right-of-way, and even a small marsh. Spartanburg birders have found that this area is great for spring and fall migrants.
