Hours of Operation: opens at dawn, closes at dusk, every day.
Facilities are in progress.
Greenville Area has three main areas for birding: Bunched Arrowhead Heritage Preserve, Lake Conestee Nature Park and Paris Mountain State Park.
Nearly 160 species of bird have been identified in this park which opened to the public in 2006. You’ll find the best birding times to be in April and May as well as September and October.
Facilities and trails are a work in progress, be sure to pick up a map from the parking lot kiosk.
Red-shouldered Hawk, Northern Bobwhite, Red-headed Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Brown-headed Nuthatch, White-breasted Nuthatch, Field Sparrow, Song Sparrow.
Whip-poor-will, Acadian Flycatcher, Red-eyed Vireo, Wood Thrush, Black-and-white Warbler, Hooded Warbler, Kentucky Warbler, Ovenbird, Yellow-breasted Chat, Scarlet Tanager, Blue Grosbeak, Indigo Bunting, Orchard Oriole.
American Bittern, Wilson’s Snipe, American Woodcock, Red-breasted Nuthatch, Winter Wren, Fox Sparrow, White-crowned Sparrow, Lincoln’s Sparrow, Rusty Blackbird.