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Where to find Summer Tanager 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 Summer Tanager 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 Horton Grove Nature Preserve 24.6 80 89 89.9% 81.9%
2 Parker Preserve 15.5 34 38 89.5% 75.9%
3 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 12 12 100.0% 75.7%
4 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 34 40 85.0% 70.9%
5 Mary Hayes Barber Holmes Park 22.3 45 55 81.8% 69.7%
6 Raven Rock SP 23.9 43 53 81.1% 68.6%
7 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 147 201 73.1% 66.6%
8 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 44 57 77.2% 64.8%
9 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 40 52 76.9% 63.9%
10 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve 20.0 24 30 80.0% 62.7%
11 Schenck Forest 3.6 150 217 69.1% 62.7%
12 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 37 49 75.5% 61.9%
13 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 51 70 72.9% 61.5%
14 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 441 681 64.8% 61.1%
15 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 99 145 68.3% 60.3%
16 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 102 152 67.1% 59.3%
17 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 44 62 71.0% 58.7%
18 Duke Forest--Gate 12 19.9 16 20 80.0% 58.4%
19 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 5 5 100.0% 56.6%
20 Raven Rock SP--Avents Creek Access Area 22.3 5 5 100.0% 56.6%
21 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 72 111 64.9% 55.6%
22 Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate 19.7 22 30 73.3% 55.6%
23 Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve 4.6 42 62 67.7% 55.4%
24 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 52 79 65.8% 54.8%
25 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 12 15 80.0% 54.8%
26 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 350 616 56.8% 52.9%
27 Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek 15.0 13 17 76.5% 52.7%
28 Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point 16.1 13 17 76.5% 52.7%
29 Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access 18.4 9 11 81.8% 52.3%
30 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 54 86 62.8% 52.2%
31 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 41 64 64.1% 51.8%
32 Turnipseed Preserve 20.5 25 37 67.6% 51.5%
33 Poplar Point Wastewater Ponds (Restricted Access) 13.8 4 4 100.0% 51.0%
34 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats 18.8 4 4 100.0% 51.0%
35 Jordan Game Land--Lower Little Creek 13.2 4 4 100.0% 51.0%
36 Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve 22.1 4 4 100.0% 51.0%
37 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 20.5 54 89 60.7% 50.3%
38 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 280 513 54.6% 50.3%
39 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 34 54 63.0% 49.6%
40 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 46 76 60.5% 49.3%
41 Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook 16.7 13 18 72.2% 49.1%
42 Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road 15.5 8 10 80.0% 49.0%
43 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 20 30 66.7% 48.8%
44 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 6 7 85.7% 48.7%
45 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 54 92 58.7% 48.5%
46 North Carolina Botanical Garden 16.0 96 172 55.8% 48.3%
47 Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64 18.7 29 47 61.7% 47.4%
48 Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End 17.3 9 12 75.0% 46.8%
49 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 56 101 55.4% 45.7%
50 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 120 233 51.5% 45.1%
51 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 21 34 61.8% 45.0%
52 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 33 57 57.9% 45.0%
53 Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge 13.6 11 16 68.8% 44.4%
54 Duke Forest--Blackwood Division - Gate 34 21.5 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
55 Little Beaverdam Creek 18.4 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
56 Butner Game Land--H Street Fields 23.2 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
57 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 19 31 61.3% 43.8%
58 Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road 20.9 5 6 83.3% 43.6%
59 Crabtree Creek Trail--Lindsay Dr. to Bridge by Galax Dr. 5.5 8 11 72.7% 43.4%
60 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd. 17.4 9 13 69.2% 42.4%
61 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 27 48 56.2% 42.3%
62 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 286 626 45.7% 41.8%
63 Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts 18.8 10 15 66.7% 41.7%
64 Duke Forest--Korstian Division 19.6 32 59 54.2% 41.7%
65 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 55 108 50.9% 41.6%
66 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 11 17 64.7% 41.3%
67 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 33 62 53.2% 41.0%
68 Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area 13.8 6 8 75.0% 40.9%
69 RTP Mountain Bike Trails 7.2 6 8 75.0% 40.9%
70 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 38 73 52.1% 40.8%
71 Morgan Creek Trail 17.5 28 53 52.8% 39.7%
72 White Deer Park 11.6 33 64 51.6% 39.6%
73 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 17 30 56.7% 39.2%
74 Forest Ridge Park 16.5 8 12 66.7% 39.1%
75 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 15 26 57.7% 38.9%
76 Wendell Park 22.6 9 14 64.3% 38.8%
77 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 10 16 62.5% 38.6%
78 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 206 491 42.0% 37.7%
79 William B. Umstead SP--Turkey Creek Trail 4.2 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
80 Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park 13.6 26 52 50.0% 36.9%
81 Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park 17.9 16 30 53.3% 36.1%
82 Pierce Woods and Pond 15.9 15 28 53.6% 35.8%
83 Shearon Harris Visitor's Center 12.7 9 15 60.0% 35.7%
84 Little Creek Trail 15.3 6 9 66.7% 35.4%
85 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 124 309 40.1% 34.8%
86 Jordan Game Land--Bells Church Fishing Access 12.9 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
87 Neuse River Trail--Trailhead Lane 15.0 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
88 Bethesda Park 11.2 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
89 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 14 27 51.9% 34.0%
90 Blackwood Farm Park 22.9 16 32 50.0% 33.6%
91 Berryhill Park and Trails 18.4 13 25 52.0% 33.5%
92 Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station 21.6 29 65 44.6% 33.2%
93 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 17 35 48.6% 33.0%
94 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 11 21 52.4% 32.4%
95 Apex Nature Park 8.6 7 12 58.3% 32.0%
96 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 10 19 52.6% 31.7%
97 Duke Forest--Gate 4 18.1 6 10 60.0% 31.3%
98 Ammons Farm Rd. 24.7 6 10 60.0% 31.3%
99 Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park 15.6 6 10 60.0% 31.3%
100 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 9 17 52.9% 31.0%
101 Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment 12.2 9 17 52.9% 31.0%
102 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 11 22 50.0% 30.7%
103 New Hope Bottomlands 15.5 5 8 62.5% 30.6%
104 Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp 18.6 5 8 62.5% 30.6%
105 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 30 74 40.5% 30.1%
106 Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek 13.7 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
107 Valley Springs Park 20.7 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
108 Hilltop Needmore Park--South 11.5 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
109 Coker Pinetum 16.4 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
110 Pulley Town Road Fields 22.5 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
111 American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access 9.5 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
112 Swift Creek Bluffs 5.3 32 80 40.0% 30.0%
113 Duke Forest--Gate 10 19.3 10 20 50.0% 29.9%
114 Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway 21.1 10 20 50.0% 29.9%
115 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 18 41 43.9% 29.9%
116 Glennstone/Heron Rookery 18.4 27 70 38.6% 28.0%
117 American Tobacco Trail--C.M. Herndon Park 10.4 6 11 54.5% 28.0%
118 Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd. 17.4 19 47 40.4% 27.6%
119 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 13 30 43.3% 27.4%
120 Leigh Farm Park 14.5 7 14 50.0% 26.8%
121 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 7 14 50.0% 26.8%
122 UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Park 16.9 12 28 42.9% 26.5%
123 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 9 20 45.0% 25.8%
124 Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail 17.1 9 20 45.0% 25.8%
125 Haw River--Bynum Dam 20.5 10 23 43.5% 25.6%
126 Town Lake Park 23.4 10 23 43.5% 25.6%
127 Horace Williams Tract 19.1 12 29 41.4% 25.5%
128 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 20 54 37.0% 25.4%
129 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 6 12 50.0% 25.4%
130 Eno River--Pleasant Green to Cole Mill 21.2 4 7 57.1% 25.0%
131 Eno River SP--Continental Drive Access 21.6 4 7 57.1% 25.0%
132 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp 14.8 5 10 50.0% 23.7%
133 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 17 49 34.7% 22.9%
134 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 16 48 33.3% 21.7%
135 DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve 22.4 7 17 41.2% 21.6%
136 North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill) 14.1 10 27 37.0% 21.5%
137 Falls Lake SRA--Information Center 16.3 4 8 50.0% 21.5%
138 Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 23.9 4 8 50.0% 21.5%
139 Williamson Preserve 19.2 4 8 50.0% 21.5%
140 Merritt's Pasture 16.9 12 34 35.3% 21.5%
141 Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek 14.0 6 14 42.9% 21.4%
142 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 5 11 45.5% 21.3%
143 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co) 12.3 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
144 Lee Game Land 22.6 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
145 Lick Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 13.2 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
146 Eno River SP--Cabe Lands Access 20.8 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
147 Beaver Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 10.6 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
148 Bass Lake Outfall Greenway 11.0 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
149 Erwin Road Swamp 17.7 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
150 Rock Ridge Park 23.8 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
151 East Clayton Community Park 23.0 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
152 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 35 126 27.8% 20.7%
153 Falls Lake--New Light Creek 17.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
154 Old Oxford Rd. Pond 20.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
155 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. Ramp 18.4 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
156 Raftery Park 7.8 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
157 Wake Forest Reservoir 20.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
158 Neuse River Trail--Poole Road 14.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
159 Smith Creek Greenway (Entrance on Creek Moss Avenue) 16.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
160 Greene Tract 20.0 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
161 William B. Umstead SP--Graylyn Trail 5.4 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
162 West Point on the Eno Park 20.5 7 18 38.9% 20.3%
163 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 10 29 34.5% 19.9%
164 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 9 26 34.6% 19.4%
165 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 5 12 41.7% 19.3%
166 South Durham WRF 13.3 4 9 44.4% 18.9%
167 Jordan Lake--Poe's Ridge 19.9 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
168 Chatham Co. Northeast District Park 14.1 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
169 Ritter Park 4.3 15 51 29.4% 18.7%
170 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 11 35 31.4% 18.6%
171 Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform 12.3 8 24 33.3% 18.0%
172 Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.) 13.5 4 10 40.0% 16.8%
173 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 17 66 25.8% 16.7%
174 American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Mall 12.2 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
175 Robertson Millpond Preserve 20.7 8 28 28.6% 15.3%
176 Carrboro High School 18.4 4 11 36.4% 15.2%
177 Strickland Park 8.9 4 11 36.4% 15.2%
178 Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch 11.6 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
179 Falls Lake--Upper Beaver Dam (Granville Co.) 21.0 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
180 Neuse River Trail--Auburn Knightdale Road 15.6 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
181 Neuse River Trail--Falls River 15.6 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
182 Lake Betz 7.3 54 285 18.9% 14.8%
183 Third Fork Creek Trail 13.6 15 64 23.4% 14.7%
184 Piedmont Nature Trail 15.9 5 16 31.2% 14.2%
185 Lake Benson 11.9 9 35 25.7% 14.2%
186 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 122 755 16.2% 13.7%
187 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 8 31 25.8% 13.7%
188 Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point 14.2 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
189 Crowder District Park 6.8 5 17 29.4% 13.3%
190 Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf 15.9 7 27 25.9% 13.2%
191 Falls Lake 15.1 6 22 27.3% 13.2%
192 Lake Raleigh 6.0 23 121 19.0% 13.0%
193 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 104 681 15.3% 12.8%
194 Lower Booker Creek Trail 17.0 6 23 26.1% 12.5%
195 Fearrington Village 17.5 13 63 20.6% 12.5%
196 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 50 314 15.9% 12.3%
197 Cedar Falls Park 18.2 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
198 Eno River SP--The Quarry 21.2 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
199 Procter Farm Preserve 22.4 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
200 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 14 76 18.4% 11.3%
201 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 21 129 16.3% 10.9%
202 Pritchard Park Nature Trail 17.3 5 21 23.8% 10.6%
203 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 42 300 14.0% 10.5%
204 17 Acre Woods 18.0 21 134 15.7% 10.5%
205 Barksdale Drive Greenway 9.9 4 16 25.0% 10.2%
206 Baileywick Road Park 10.2 4 16 25.0% 10.2%
207 Shiloh Greenway 5.1 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
208 Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp 16.8 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
209 American Tobacco Trail--Wimberly Road Access 8.1 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
210 Roland E. Horne Walking Trail 23.4 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
211 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 5 23 21.7% 9.7%
212 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 20 139 14.4% 9.5%
213 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co) 20.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
214 Falls Lake--Cheek Rd. Causeway (Wake Co.) 17.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
215 Robeson Creek Greenway 22.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
216 American Tobacco Trail--New Hope Church Rd. Trailhead Park 8.4 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
217 Bennett Place State Historic Site 19.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
218 Robertson Creek Nature Preserve 23.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
219 Lake Wheeler 8.2 4 18 22.2% 9.0%
220 Beaver Creek Greenway 7.0 7 39 17.9% 9.0%
221 Clemmons Educational State Forest 18.0 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
222 Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina 13.2 6 33 18.2% 8.6%
223 Bond Park 2.7 24 199 12.1% 8.2%
224 Duke Forest--Shepherd Nature Trail 18.7 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
225 Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave 9.6 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
226 Bolin Creek--Umstead Park 18.1 3 13 23.1% 8.2%
227 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 5 28 17.9% 7.9%
228 Apex Community Park 3.7 8 54 14.8% 7.7%
229 Duke University--Reclamation Pond 17.3 8 58 13.8% 7.2%
230 Shelley Lake 8.1 15 134 11.2% 6.9%
231 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 34 384 8.9% 6.4%
232 Eno River SP--Pleasant Green 21.9 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
233 Walnut Creek Greenway between Lake Dam Rd & Gorman St 5.1 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
234 Lake Lynn 7.7 20 211 9.5% 6.2%
235 Durant Nature Park--Fairy Garden 13.4 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
236 American Tobacco Trail--Pittard Sears Road 8.8 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
237 Biltmore Hills Park (Access from Fitzgerald Dr.) 9.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
238 Capital Hills Drive Wetlands 13.9 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
239 Jordan Lake SRA--Visitor's Center 13.8 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
240 Historic Oak View Park 11.8 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
241 Mitchell Mill Natural Area 23.7 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
242 Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Boat Ramp 18.9 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
243 East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek) 9.4 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
244 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 25 450 5.6% 3.8%
245 Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway 12.9 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
246 Duke Forest Rd. 20.7 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
247 Walnut Creek Wetland Center 9.0 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
248 Neuse River Trail--Old Falls of Neuse 15.1 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
249 Homestead Park 19.3 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
250 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 5 68 7.4% 3.2%
251 Dorothea Dix Park 6.9 6 88 6.8% 3.2%
252 Neuse River Trail--Milburnie Park 13.5 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
253 Duke University--Anderson Woods 17.0 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
254 Mingo Creek Trail 15.1 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
255 South Ellerbe Creek Trail 16.4 3 49 6.1% 2.1%
256 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 2 27 7.4% 2.1%
257 Sarah P. Duke Gardens 16.8 4 77 5.2% 2.0%
258 Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff 12.6 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
259 Chapel Hill Community Park 16.9 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
260 Inwood Rd. 7.3 3 62 4.8% 1.7%
261 North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 17.8 2 37 5.4% 1.5%
262 Pullen Park 6.6 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
263 Dorothea Dix 6.6 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
264 Beaver Marsh 16.7 6 199 3.0% 1.4%
265 Edna Metz Wells Park 7.1 2 40 5.0% 1.4%
266 Fallon park 8.1 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
267 Indian Trail Park 18.1 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
268 Northgate Park 17.2 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
269 NCSU Experimental Farm 7.1 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
270 Rocky Branch Greenway 6.4 1 31 3.2% 0.6%
271 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 1 43 2.3% 0.4%
272 Pinehurst Drive Ponds 15.6 1 55 1.8% 0.3%