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Locations where Merlin has been recently reported in North Carolina

Only the most recent report per location is shown. Some reports may be pending verification.

September 19

1Merlin Lumbee Tribe Cultural Center
1Merlin Fort Macon SP--Visitor's Center
1Merlin Cape Hatteras NS--Ramp 43-44 (Ponds & Beach)
1Merlin Blue Ridge Pkwy--Glassmine Falls Overlook
1Merlin Mackay Island NWR
1Merlin Pisgah NF--Carvers Gap
1Merlin Blue Ridge Pkwy--Ridge Junction (Yancey Co.)

September 18

1Merlin Duck Park Boardwalk
1Merlin Blue Ridge Pkwy--Osborne Mountain Overlook
1Merlin Off Mills River Overlook On East Side. Mountains-To-Sea Trail, Horse Shoe, North Carolina, US (35.443, -82.72)
4Merlin Pisgah NF--Rhododendron Gardens & Cloudland Trail
1Merlin stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020)
1Merlin Mills River Valley Overlook (Henderson County)
1Merlin Rivers Edge Public Nature Trail
1Merlin Pea Island NWR--Visitor Center

September 17

1Merlin Sound to sea
1Merlin Greenway
1Merlin Fort Fisher SRA
1Merlin Burnt Mill Creek

September 16

1Merlin Badin Lake, New London US-NC 35.47791, -80.16143
1Merlin Dutchman Creek Park
1Merlin Rocky top
2Merlin Joynes, North Carolina, US (36.389, -81.058)Wolf Rock
1Merlin Oregon Inlet South Rock Jetty
1Merlin Grandfather Mountain--Swinging Bridge
1Merlin 2892 Broadstone Road, Banner Elk, North Carolina
1Merlin Valle Crucis Community Park
1Merlin 40–114 Mt Olivet Church Rd, Franklinton US-NC 36.11835, -78.49640
1Merlin Cape Lookout NS--Lighthouse to Cape Point
1Merlin Moses H. Cone Memorial Park--Trout Lake

September 15

1Merlin Pea Island NWR--Old Coast Guard Station
1Merlin Kenneth D. Batts Family Park
2Merlin Baldwin Field Branch
1Merlin Currituck NWR
1Merlin Crockett Trail, Greensboro US-NC (36.1743,-79.7899)
1Merlin Biltmore Estate--The Lagoon
1Merlin North River Farms (permission required)

September 14

1Merlin Downtown Southern Pines
2Merlin Great Smoky Mountains NP--Charlies Bunion Trail
1Merlin Cape Lookout NS--East Shackleford Banks
1Merlin Pea Island NWR--South Pond