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Brumley Nature Preserve

Kent Fiala

County: Orange

Web site: Brumley Nature Preserve

Habitats: Former dairy farm and tree farm. Hardwoods, pine plantations, old fields, ponds.

Key birds: 34 warbler species have been recorded during migrations, nearly all of them annual or near annual. An evening visit in winter may find displaying American Woodcock. Philadelphia Vireo is regularly seen in fall, and Black-billed Cuckoo is sometimes seen.

Best times to bird: Spring and Fall. Winter birding may be slow.

Directions:

Trail map: PDF

eBird hotspots: Brumley North Brumley South

Description: Brumley Nature Preserve is a property of the Triangle Land Conservancy and has been open to the public since 2017. In its short existence it has emerged as the most popular birding spot in the county. It is particularly productive during the spring and fall migrations.

The preserve is divided into a northern section and a southern section, each of which is an eBird hotspot, and which are familiarly known as Brumley North and Brumley South. Birding is excellent in both sections. One important difference is that bicyles are allowed on the trails at Brumley South and some birders prefer not to bird there for that reason. A corollary of allowing bicyles is that in order to protect the trails, the entire preserve is closed to all entry when conditions are wet. Thus you may find the gates locked if you visit Brumley South on a rainy day or the day after. For these reasons, Brumley North is more heavily birded than Brumley South.

During the months of May and September, Brumley North may be the top-ranked eBird hotspot statewide, in terms of number of species observed.

Brumley North is small enough that all the trails can be walked in a morning. Birders especially prefer the Dairy Farm Trail. Brumley South has much longer trails. A common birding walk is to take Wood Duck Way to Walnut Grove Loop, then Springhouse Loop to Flattail Trail.


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