Regent University/Founders Inn & Spa

Regent University is a private Christian university founded in 1977. Its grounds (campus map) are generally open to the public and free on-campus parking seems to be relatively easy to find. As with most campuses, birding it early in the day and/or during the academic off season will produce the best birding. The small lake behind The Founders Inn has a small, paved walking path along its shoreline. The willows and and shrubbery that lean over the water seem like they may provide the right habitat for a foraging night-heron someday. Scattered throughout campus are patches of loblolly pines, which ought to hold Pine Warblers and Brown-headed Nuthatches, and mature hardwoods that should host neotropical migrants.

The Founders Inn & Spa is owned and operated by Hilton, but is for all intents and purposes part of the Regent University campus given that it is surrounded by campus buildings.

eBird Hotspot: Regent University/Founders Inn & Spa

—Nick Newberry