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Where to find Wood Thrush in May
within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

This page shows which locations in the selected region historically had the highest probability of a checklist including Wood Thrush in May. Because some locations may be undersampled, the results are sorted based on a confidence score which takes into account how many samples are available. The bar chart shows how the probability of observing this species varies over the year.

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Rank Map Pics Location Distance Observed Sampled Frequency Confidence
1 17 Acre Woods 18.0 91 134 67.9% 59.6%
2 Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve 22.1 4 4 100.0% 51.0%
3 Baileywick Road Park 10.2 12 16 75.0% 50.5%
4 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 18 29 62.1% 44.0%
5 Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve 4.6 34 62 54.8% 42.5%
6 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 69 144 47.9% 39.9%
7 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 22 40 55.0% 39.8%
8 Horton Grove Nature Preserve 24.6 44 88 50.0% 39.8%
9 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 48 101 47.5% 38.1%
10 William B. Umstead SP--Turkey Creek Trail 4.2 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
11 Raven Rock SP--Avents Creek Access Area 22.3 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
12 Indian Trail Park 18.1 9 15 60.0% 35.7%
13 East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek) 9.4 8 13 61.5% 35.5%
14 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 26 54 48.1% 35.4%
15 Ritter Park 4.3 24 51 47.1% 34.1%
16 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 46 111 41.4% 32.7%
17 Schenck Forest 3.6 84 216 38.9% 32.6%
18 White Deer Park 11.6 28 64 43.8% 32.3%
19 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 27 62 43.5% 31.9%
20 Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park 13.6 22 52 42.3% 29.9%
21 UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Park 16.9 13 28 46.4% 29.5%
22 Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station 21.6 24 64 37.5% 26.7%
23 Walnut Creek Greenway between Lake Dam Rd & Gorman St 5.1 5 9 55.6% 26.7%
24 Higgins Greenway 1.2 8 17 47.1% 26.2%
25 American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Mall 12.2 4 7 57.1% 25.0%
26 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 91 309 29.4% 24.6%
27 Raven Rock SP 23.9 19 53 35.8% 24.3%
28 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 25 79 31.6% 22.4%
29 Mary Hayes Barber Holmes Park 22.3 18 55 32.7% 21.8%
30 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 11 31 35.5% 21.1%
31 Swift Creek Bluffs 5.3 24 80 30.0% 21.1%
32 Duke Forest--Blackwood Division - Gate 34 21.5 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
33 Little Beaverdam Creek 18.4 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
34 Butner Game Land--H Street Fields 23.2 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
35 Erwin Road Swamp 17.7 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
36 Biltmore Hills Park (Access from Fitzgerald Dr.) 9.2 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
37 Shelley Lake 8.1 37 134 27.6% 20.7%
38 Falls Lake--New Light Creek 17.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
39 Smith Creek Greenway (Entrance on Creek Moss Avenue) 16.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
40 Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64 18.7 15 47 31.9% 20.4%
41 Parker Preserve 15.5 12 38 31.6% 19.1%
42 Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd. 17.4 14 46 30.4% 19.1%
43 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 28 107 26.2% 18.8%
44 Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road 20.9 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
45 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 20.5 23 89 25.8% 17.9%
46 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 124 616 20.1% 17.2%
47 Glennstone/Heron Rookery 18.4 18 70 25.7% 16.9%
48 Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate 19.7 9 30 30.0% 16.7%
49 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 43 199 21.6% 16.5%
50 Third Fork Creek Trail 13.6 16 64 25.0% 16.0%
51 American Tobacco Trail--Massey Chapel Road 12.0 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
52 Haw River--Bynum Dam 20.5 7 23 30.4% 15.6%
53 North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 17.8 10 37 27.0% 15.4%
54 Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access 18.4 4 11 36.4% 15.2%
55 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats 18.8 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
56 Falls Lake--Upper Beaver Dam (Granville Co.) 21.0 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
57 Valley Springs Park 20.7 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
58 Coker Pinetum 16.4 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
59 North Carolina Botanical Garden 16.0 34 172 19.8% 14.5%
60 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 90 513 17.5% 14.5%
61 Clemmons Educational State Forest 18.0 4 12 33.3% 13.8%
62 New Hope Bottomlands 15.5 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
63 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 11 48 22.9% 13.3%
64 Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek 15.0 5 17 29.4% 13.3%
65 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 5 17 29.4% 13.3%
66 Blackwood Farm Park 22.9 8 32 25.0% 13.3%
67 Bolin Creek--Umstead Park 18.1 4 13 30.8% 12.7%
68 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 12 57 21.1% 12.5%
69 Little Creek Trail 15.3 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
70 Duke Forest--Korstian Division 19.6 12 59 20.3% 12.0%
71 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 98 680 14.4% 12.0%
72 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 7 30 23.3% 11.8%
73 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 10 49 20.4% 11.5%
74 Duke Forest--Gate 10 19.3 5 20 25.0% 11.2%
75 Shearon Harris Visitor's Center 12.7 4 15 26.7% 10.9%
76 Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts 18.8 4 15 26.7% 10.9%
77 Chapel Hill Community Park 16.9 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
78 Morgan Creek Trail 17.5 10 53 18.9% 10.6%
79 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 15 92 16.3% 10.1%
80 Fearrington Village 17.5 11 63 17.5% 10.0%
81 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 11 64 17.2% 9.9%
82 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
83 Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park 17.9 6 30 20.0% 9.5%
84 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co) 20.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
85 Neuse River Trail--Trailhead Lane 15.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
86 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
87 Bond Park 2.7 25 199 12.6% 8.7%
88 Merritt's Pasture 16.9 6 34 17.6% 8.3%
89 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 16 126 12.7% 8.0%
90 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 10 73 13.7% 7.6%
91 Falls Lake SRA--Information Center 16.3 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
92 Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 23.9 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
93 Cedar Falls Park 18.2 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
94 RTP Mountain Bike Trails 7.2 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
95 South Ellerbe Creek Trail 16.4 7 49 14.3% 7.1%
96 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 3 15 20.0% 7.0%
97 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 9 70 12.9% 6.9%
98 Piedmont Nature Trail 15.9 3 16 18.8% 6.6%
99 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 5 34 14.7% 6.4%
100 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 10 86 11.6% 6.4%
101 Eno River SP--Pleasant Green 21.9 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
102 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 22 233 9.4% 6.3%
103 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 5 35 14.3% 6.3%
104 Crowder District Park 6.8 3 17 17.6% 6.2%
105 DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve 22.4 3 17 17.6% 6.2%
106 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co) 12.3 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
107 Durant Nature Park--Fairy Garden 13.4 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
108 East Clayton Community Park 23.0 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
109 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 6 48 12.5% 5.9%
110 Lake Wheeler 8.2 3 18 16.7% 5.8%
111 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 4 28 14.3% 5.7%
112 Pierce Woods and Pond 15.9 4 28 14.3% 5.7%
113 Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.) 13.5 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
114 Duke Forest--Gate 4 18.1 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
115 Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road 15.5 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
116 Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park 15.6 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
117 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 8 75 10.7% 5.5%
118 Horace Williams Tract 19.1 4 29 13.8% 5.5%
119 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 25 314 8.0% 5.5%
120 Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway 21.1 3 20 15.0% 5.2%
121 Apex Nature Park 8.6 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
122 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
123 Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End 17.3 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
124 Lake Raleigh 6.0 10 119 8.4% 4.6%
125 Eno River SP--The Quarry 21.2 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
126 Mitchell Mill Natural Area 23.7 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
127 Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek 13.7 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
128 Neuse River Trail--Auburn Knightdale Road 15.6 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
129 American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Crossing 12.0 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
130 Hilltop Needmore Park--South 11.5 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
131 Town Lake Park 23.4 3 23 13.0% 4.5%
132 Berryhill Park and Trails 18.4 3 25 12.0% 4.2%
133 Leigh Farm Park 14.5 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
134 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 4 41 9.8% 3.9%
135 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 3 27 11.1% 3.9%
136 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 27 489 5.5% 3.8%
137 Walnut Creek Wetland Center 9.0 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
138 Sims Branch Greenway 13.1 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
139 Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge 13.6 2 16 12.5% 3.5%
140 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 3 30 10.0% 3.5%
141 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve 20.0 3 30 10.0% 3.5%
142 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 3 30 10.0% 3.5%
143 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 30 624 4.8% 3.4%
144 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
145 Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment 12.2 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
146 Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point 16.1 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
147 Lake Lynn 7.7 12 211 5.7% 3.3%
148 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 4 49 8.2% 3.2%
149 Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook 16.7 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
150 Jordan Lake--Poe's Ridge 19.9 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
151 American Tobacco Trail--Wimberly Road Access 8.1 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
152 Eno River--Pleasant Green to Cole Mill 21.2 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
153 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 3 35 8.6% 3.0%
154 Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail 17.1 2 20 10.0% 2.8%
155 Turnipseed Preserve 20.5 3 38 7.9% 2.7%
156 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 2 21 9.5% 2.7%
157 Edna Metz Wells Park 7.1 3 40 7.5% 2.6%
158 Duke Forest--Shepherd Nature Trail 18.7 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
159 Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave 9.6 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
160 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 4 62 6.5% 2.5%
161 Lower Booker Creek Trail 17.0 2 23 8.7% 2.4%
162 Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area 13.8 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
163 Mingo Creek Trail 15.1 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
164 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 4 76 5.3% 2.1%
165 Sarah P. Duke Gardens 16.8 4 76 5.3% 2.1%
166 North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill) 14.1 2 27 7.4% 2.1%
167 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 2 29 6.9% 1.9%
168 Apex Community Park 3.7 3 54 5.6% 1.9%
169 Ammons Farm Rd. 24.7 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
170 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
171 Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders 3.9 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
172 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 19 755 2.5% 1.6%
173 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 3 66 4.5% 1.6%
174 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 3 68 4.4% 1.5%
175 UNC Chapel Hill--Coker Arboretum 17.2 2 38 5.3% 1.5%
176 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 5 152 3.3% 1.4%
177 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 3 74 4.1% 1.4%
178 Fallon park 8.1 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
179 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd. 17.4 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
180 Brookhaven Nature Park 6.7 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
181 Wendell Park 22.6 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
182 Barksdale Drive Greenway 9.9 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
183 Beaver Marsh 16.7 5 199 2.5% 1.1%
184 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 2 54 3.7% 1.0%
185 West Point on the Eno Park 20.5 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
186 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 2 57 3.5% 1.0%
187 AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park 10.0 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
188 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 6 300 2.0% 0.9%
189 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 11 676 1.6% 0.9%
190 Duke Forest--Gate 12 19.9 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
191 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 7 384 1.8% 0.9%
192 Falls Lake 15.1 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
193 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
194 Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform 12.3 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
195 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
196 Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf 15.9 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
197 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
198 Lake Betz 7.3 4 285 1.4% 0.5%
199 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 4 450 0.9% 0.3%
200 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 1 52 1.9% 0.3%
201 Brian P's Yard (Private) 14.4 1 84 1.2% 0.2%
202 Dorothea Dix Park 6.9 1 88 1.1% 0.2%
203 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 1 129 0.8% 0.1%