Overview
The Piedmont is a term used to refer to the central portion of the State of North Carolina situated in the middle of the state, roughly halfway between the coastal portion, or Eastern North Carolina and the mountainous portion, or Western North Carolina. Geographically, it ranges from a more coastal like landscape in, and along its eastern side to a more hilly/mountainous landscape on its western side. It encompasses parts of the Yadkin/Pee Dee River basin as well as the Catawba River basin. A number of associated tributaries feed into these.
The Piedmont is crisscrossed by portions of interstate highways I-85, I-40, and I-77. In addition it is served, commercially and privately, by Charlotte-Douglas International Airport (CLT) in Charlotte, Piedmont-Triad International Airport (PTI) in Greensboro, Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) in Morrisville, Concord-Padgett Regional Airport (JQF) in Concord as well as a number of general/private aviation facilities scattered throughout the state.
Thus, the Piedmont of North Carolina affords a person the opportunity to, with a reasonable amount of relatively easy travel to avail themselves of a wide variety of areas in which to pursue their birding desires.
Birds
Notable Species
There are so many species present in North Carolina as to make it all but impossible to pin down just a few notable ones. Each in their own right make them special but the state bird, the Northern Cardinal, is frequently seen as there are more than 400 species reported as having been seen.
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Birds you can see here include:
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Other Wildlife
Within the Piedmont section of North Carolina you are prone to see increasing numbers of deer, wild turkeys, squirrels, rabbits and a number of game birds.
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History and Use
The Piedmont of North Carolina was part of the early settlement of the state with what has been called “The Great Wagon Road.” This was a “path/trail/road” settlers followed from areas in the Philadelphia, PA area, down through Maryland and Virginia into North Carolina to settle what was then “the frontier.” This “Road” continued on into South Carolina as well.
Areas of Interest
Should fishing and/or recreational boating, be your passion, the Yadkin-Pee Dee River basin affords plenty of opportunity with many reservoirs to include W Kerr Scott Reservoir, High Rock Lake, Tuckertown Reservoir, Badin Lake, Lake Tillery, and Falls Reservoir. As well, the Catawba River Basin, which cuts through Piedmont North Carolina, has along it’s length Lake James, Lake Rhodhiss, Lake Hickory, Lookout Shoals Lake, Lake Norman, Mountain Island Lake & Lake Wylie.
There are a goodly number of public game lands situated throughout the area as well as Public Boating Access points, with varying levels of amenities, along both the Yadkin-Pee Dee and Catawba River basins. The regulation and use of these game lands, access points, and waterways are under the auspices of the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission. Information regarding these areas, and their use, can be found on their website at https://www.ncwildlife.org/.
You can also make use of the Pee Dee National Wildlife Refuge, https://www.fws.gov/refuge/pee_dee/ , near Wadesboro, NC and the Uwharrie National Forest, https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/nfsnc/recarea/?recid=48934, near Troy, NC for birding as well as other recreational pursuits.
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