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Pettigrew State Park (Creswell, NC) & Pocosin Lakes NWR (Columbia, NC)

Apr 14, 2014

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Nicolette Cagle

in Field Notes

Each Spring, I make my way to Pettigrew State Park (Creswell, NC) to explore the rich vernal wildlife around North Carolina’s 2nd largest natural lake, Lake Phelps. Lake Phelps is one of the Carolina bay lakes – elliptical lakes aligned on a northwest-southeast axis of uncertain origin, hypothesized to have been carved out by ocean currents,…
Pettigrew State Park (Creswell, North Carolina)

Apr 4, 2010

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by

Nicolette Cagle

in Field Notes

On Saturday, April 3, 2010, my husband, our kiddo, and I visited—and spent the night at—Pettigrew State Park in Creswell, North Carolina. If you’re interested in camping there, be sure to reserve a spot in advance. As usual, the park did not disappoint: interesting bird, amphibian, and reptile sightings began almost immediately. Below is a…