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Where to find Brown-headed Cowbird 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 Brown-headed Cowbird 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 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 42 49 85.7% 73.3%
2 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 22 26 84.6% 66.5%
3 Brian P's Yard (Private) 14.4 46 62 74.2% 62.1%
4 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 140 208 67.3% 60.7%
5 White Deer Park 11.6 30 40 75.0% 59.8%
6 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 173 264 65.5% 59.6%
7 Schenck Forest 3.6 128 206 62.1% 55.3%
8 Williamson Preserve 19.2 7 8 87.5% 52.9%
9 Wendell Park 22.6 11 14 78.6% 52.4%
10 Horton Grove Nature Preserve 24.6 48 77 62.3% 51.2%
11 Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road 20.9 4 4 100.0% 51.0%
12 Hilltop Needmore Park--South 11.5 4 4 100.0% 51.0%
13 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 10 13 76.9% 49.7%
14 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 20 30 66.7% 48.8%
15 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 61 105 58.1% 48.5%
16 Pierce Woods and Pond 15.9 17 26 65.4% 46.2%
17 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 29 49 59.2% 45.2%
18 Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek 15.0 11 16 68.8% 44.4%
19 Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail 19.4 11 16 68.8% 44.4%
20 Turnipseed Preserve 20.5 18 29 62.1% 44.0%
21 Poplar Point Wastewater Ponds (Restricted Access) 13.8 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
22 Capital Hills Drive Wetlands 13.9 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
23 Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway 21.1 12 18 66.7% 43.7%
24 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 77 150 51.3% 43.4%
25 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 9 13 69.2% 42.4%
26 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 38 72 52.8% 41.4%
27 Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road 15.5 6 8 75.0% 40.9%
28 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 15 25 60.0% 40.7%
29 Bond Park 2.7 86 182 47.3% 40.1%
30 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 7 10 70.0% 39.7%
31 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 222 515 43.1% 38.9%
32 Shearon Harris Visitor's Center 12.7 9 14 64.3% 38.8%
33 Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge 13.6 10 16 62.5% 38.6%
34 Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park 13.6 25 48 52.1% 38.3%
35 Duke University--Reclamation Pond 17.3 25 48 52.1% 38.3%
36 North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 17.8 19 35 54.3% 38.2%
37 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 53 113 46.9% 38.0%
38 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 256 617 41.5% 37.7%
39 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
40 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
41 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 232 568 40.8% 36.9%
42 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 18 34 52.9% 36.7%
43 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 38 81 46.9% 36.4%
44 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 32 67 47.8% 36.3%
45 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 37 79 46.8% 36.2%
46 Ephesus Park--Chapel Hill 16.3 9 15 60.0% 35.7%
47 Raven Rock SP 23.9 21 42 50.0% 35.5%
48 17 Acre Woods 18.0 53 121 43.8% 35.3%
49 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 16 31 51.6% 34.8%
50 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 37 82 45.1% 34.8%
51 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 166 427 38.9% 34.4%
52 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 13 25 52.0% 33.5%
53 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 21 45 46.7% 32.9%
54 Blackwood Farm Park 22.9 11 21 52.4% 32.4%
55 Rocky Branch Greenway 6.4 15 31 48.4% 32.0%
56 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 7 12 58.3% 32.0%
57 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 10 19 52.6% 31.7%
58 Morgan Creek Trail 17.5 21 47 44.7% 31.4%
59 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 14 29 48.3% 31.4%
60 Lake Betz 7.3 96 261 36.8% 31.2%
61 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 22 50 44.0% 31.2%
62 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 137 387 35.4% 30.8%
63 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 96 264 36.4% 30.8%
64 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 32 78 41.0% 30.8%
65 South Durham WRF 13.3 5 8 62.5% 30.6%
66 Neuse River Trail--Auburn Knightdale Road 15.6 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
67 Camden Ave Pond 16.3 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
68 Pulley Town Road Fields 22.5 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
69 Pritchard Park Nature Trail 17.3 10 20 50.0% 29.9%
70 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 28 69 40.6% 29.8%
71 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 11 23 47.8% 29.2%
72 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 7 13 53.8% 29.1%
73 North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill) 14.1 12 26 46.2% 28.8%
74 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 18 43 41.9% 28.4%
75 Baileywick Road Park 10.2 8 16 50.0% 28.0%
76 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 136 424 32.1% 27.8%
77 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 20 50 40.0% 27.6%
78 Glennstone/Heron Rookery 18.4 25 65 38.5% 27.6%
79 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 13 30 43.3% 27.4%
80 AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park 10.0 9 19 47.4% 27.3%
81 Lower Booker Creek Trail 17.0 9 19 47.4% 27.3%
82 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 30 82 36.6% 27.0%
83 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp 14.8 5 9 55.6% 26.7%
84 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 12 28 42.9% 26.5%
85 Fred Fletcher Park 7.4 9 20 45.0% 25.8%
86 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 22 60 36.7% 25.6%
87 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 20.5 25 71 35.2% 25.1%
88 Pinehurst Drive Ponds 15.6 19 52 36.5% 24.8%
89 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve 20.0 11 27 40.7% 24.5%
90 Duke Forest--Korstian Division 19.6 18 50 36.0% 24.1%
91 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 45 147 30.6% 23.7%
92 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 77 270 28.5% 23.5%
93 South Ellerbe Creek Trail 16.4 14 38 36.8% 23.4%
94 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd. 17.4 6 13 46.2% 23.2%
95 Beaver Creek Greenway 7.0 14 39 35.9% 22.7%
96 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 9 23 39.1% 22.2%
97 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 157 629 25.0% 21.7%
98 Duke Forest--Gate 12 19.9 7 17 41.2% 21.6%
99 Forest Ridge Park 16.5 4 8 50.0% 21.5%
100 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 16 49 32.7% 21.2%
101 Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd. 17.4 14 42 33.3% 21.0%
102 Apex Community Park 3.7 14 42 33.3% 21.0%
103 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats 18.8 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
104 Duke Forest--Blackwood Division - Gate 34 21.5 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
105 Duke Park 16.6 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
106 Procter Farm Preserve 22.4 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
107 American Tobacco Trail--Pittard Sears Road 8.8 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
108 Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End 17.3 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
109 Raven Rock SP--Avents Creek Access Area 22.3 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
110 Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve 22.1 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
111 Haw River--Bynum Dam 20.5 8 21 38.1% 20.8%
112 Falls Lake--New Light Creek 17.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
113 Bass Lake Outfall Greenway 11.0 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
114 American Tobacco Trail--Woodcroft 12.3 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
115 Hymettus Woods Park 5.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
116 Neuse River Trail--Falls River 15.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
117 Neuse River Trail--Abbington Lane 13.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
118 Bennett Place State Historic Site 19.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
119 Smith Creek Greenway (Entrance on Creek Moss Avenue) 16.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
120 Black Creek Greenway--Cary Parkway to Dynasty Drive 1.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
121 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 14 43 32.6% 20.5%
122 Homestead Park 19.3 6 15 40.0% 19.8%
123 Horace Williams Tract 19.1 8 22 36.4% 19.7%
124 Ritter Park 4.3 15 49 30.6% 19.5%
125 Indian Creek Greenway 3.5 7 19 36.8% 19.1%
126 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 15 50 30.0% 19.1%
127 Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64 18.7 13 42 31.0% 19.1%
128 Barksdale Drive Greenway 9.9 4 9 44.4% 18.9%
129 Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park 15.6 4 9 44.4% 18.9%
130 Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area 13.8 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
131 Neuse River Trail--Milburnie Park 13.5 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
132 Martin Luther King Jr Park 19.7 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
133 Forest Hills Park 15.0 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
134 Sarah P. Duke Gardens 16.8 17 61 27.9% 18.2%
135 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 24 94 25.5% 17.8%
136 Leigh Farm Park 14.5 5 13 38.5% 17.7%
137 Duke Forest--Gate 10 19.3 6 17 35.3% 17.3%
138 DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve 22.4 6 17 35.3% 17.3%
139 Mary Hayes Barber Holmes Park 22.3 15 55 27.3% 17.3%
140 Chapel Hill Community Park 16.9 4 10 40.0% 16.8%
141 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 59 283 20.8% 16.5%
142 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 5 14 35.7% 16.3%
143 Indian Trail Park 18.1 5 14 35.7% 16.3%
144 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 66 334 19.8% 15.8%
145 Mingo Creek Trail 15.1 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
146 Shiloh Greenway 5.1 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
147 Shelley Lake 8.1 24 109 22.0% 15.3%
148 Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate 19.7 8 28 28.6% 15.3%
149 Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station 21.6 14 57 24.6% 15.2%
150 Dorothea Dix 6.6 4 11 36.4% 15.2%
151 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 16 68 23.5% 15.0%
152 Jordan Lake--Poe's Ridge 19.9 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
153 Mitchell Mill Natural Area 23.7 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
154 Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Boat Ramp 18.9 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
155 NCSU Experimental Farm 7.1 8 29 27.6% 14.7%
156 Merritt's Pasture 16.9 8 30 26.7% 14.2%
157 Lake Lynn 7.7 32 164 19.5% 14.2%
158 Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point 16.1 5 16 31.2% 14.2%
159 Apex Nature Park 8.6 4 12 33.3% 13.8%
160 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 9 36 25.0% 13.8%
161 Salem Pond Park 4.5 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
162 RTP Mountain Bike Trails 7.2 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
163 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 10 42 23.8% 13.5%
164 Lake Benson 11.9 5 17 29.4% 13.3%
165 West Point on the Eno Park 20.5 4 13 30.8% 12.7%
166 North Carolina State University Campus 6.2 4 13 30.8% 12.7%
167 J.C. Raulston Arboretum 4.6 4 13 30.8% 12.7%
168 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 7 29 24.1% 12.2%
169 Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders 3.9 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
170 Parker Preserve 15.5 6 24 25.0% 12.0%
171 Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail 17.1 5 19 26.3% 11.8%
172 New Hope Bottomlands 15.5 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
173 William B. Umstead SP--Turkey Creek Trail 4.2 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
174 Chatham Co. Northeast District Park 14.1 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
175 American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Mall 12.2 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
176 Shaw Lake 9.9 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
177 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 10 49 20.4% 11.5%
178 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 9 43 20.9% 11.4%
179 Robertson Millpond Preserve 20.7 5 20 25.0% 11.2%
180 Crowder District Park 6.8 4 15 26.7% 10.9%
181 Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.) 13.5 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
182 American Tobacco Trail--C.M. Herndon Park 10.4 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
183 Piedmont Nature Trail 15.9 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
184 Ammons Farm Rd. 24.7 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
185 Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf 15.9 5 21 23.8% 10.6%
186 Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access 18.4 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
187 Strickland Park 8.9 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
188 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
189 Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 23.9 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
190 Cornwallis Road Park 16.1 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
191 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 6 30 20.0% 9.5%
192 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co) 12.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
193 Jordan Game Land--Bells Church Fishing Access 12.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
194 Neuse River Trail--Trailhead Lane 15.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
195 American Tobacco Trail--New Hope Church Rd. Trailhead Park 8.4 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
196 Biltmore Hills Park (Access from Fitzgerald Dr.) 9.2 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
197 Crabtree Creek Trail--Anderson Drive to Lassiter Mill Road 8.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
198 Cates Creek Park 25.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
199 UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Park 16.9 5 24 20.8% 9.2%
200 Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform 12.3 5 24 20.8% 9.2%
201 Fearrington Village 17.5 9 53 17.0% 9.2%
202 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 4 18 22.2% 9.0%
203 North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond 4.7 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
204 Fallon park 8.1 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
205 Bolin Creek--Umstead Park 18.1 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
206 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 5 25 20.0% 8.9%
207 Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve 4.6 9 58 15.5% 8.4%
208 Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff 12.6 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
209 Carrboro High School 18.4 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
210 Carpenter Park 5.1 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
211 Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts 18.8 3 13 23.1% 8.2%
212 Howling Cow Creamery 7.2 3 13 23.1% 8.2%
213 Falls Lake 15.1 4 20 20.0% 8.1%
214 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 9 62 14.5% 7.8%
215 Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment 12.2 3 14 21.4% 7.6%
216 Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park 17.9 4 22 18.2% 7.3%
217 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 7 48 14.6% 7.2%
218 Inwood Rd. 7.3 8 58 13.8% 7.2%
219 Pullen Park 6.6 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
220 Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point 14.2 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
221 Lake Raleigh 6.0 11 93 11.8% 6.7%
222 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 4 24 16.7% 6.7%
223 Third Fork Creek Trail 13.6 6 43 14.0% 6.6%
224 Jordan Lake SRA--Visitor's Center 13.8 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
225 Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook 16.7 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
226 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 3 17 17.6% 6.2%
227 Swift Creek Bluffs 5.3 7 56 12.5% 6.2%
228 Laurel Hill Park 5.4 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
229 Walnut Creek Wetland Center 9.0 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
230 Beaver Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 10.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
231 Wooten Meadow Park 6.8 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
232 Butner Game Land--H Street Fields 23.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
233 Erwin Road Swamp 17.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
234 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 3 18 16.7% 5.8%
235 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 4 28 14.3% 5.7%
236 Duke Forest--Gate 4 18.1 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
237 Higgins Greenway 1.2 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
238 North Carolina Botanical Garden 16.0 14 154 9.1% 5.5%
239 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
240 Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway 12.9 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
241 Falls Lake SRA--Information Center 16.3 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
242 Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch 11.6 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
243 Hoffman Lake 2.4 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
244 Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center 9.0 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
245 Eno River--Pleasant Green to Cole Mill 21.2 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
246 Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek 13.7 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
247 Valley Springs Park 20.7 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
248 American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Crossing 12.0 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
249 Fox Road School Park and Marsh Overlook (Access ONLY after 6 pm on school days, and daylight hours on holidays and weekends) 13.8 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
250 Northgate Park 17.2 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
251 Orange County Sportsplex Pond 24.9 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
252 Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp 16.8 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
253 Historic Oakwood Cemetery 8.7 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
254 Lake Wheeler 8.2 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
255 Eno River SP--Pleasant Green 21.9 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
256 UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Grove 17.1 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
257 Duke University--Anderson Woods 17.0 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
258 American Tobacco Trail--Wimberly Road Access 8.1 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
259 Eno River SP--Continental Drive Access 21.6 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
260 Duke Forest--Shepherd Nature Trail 18.7 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
261 Little Creek Trail 15.3 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
262 Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina 13.2 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
263 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
264 Cedar Falls Park 18.2 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
265 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
266 Clemmons Educational State Forest 18.0 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
267 East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek) 9.4 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
268 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 5 121 4.1% 1.8%
269 Edna Metz Wells Park 7.1 2 32 6.2% 1.7%
270 Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek 14.0 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
271 Chandler's Swamp 16.9 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
272 Duke University--East Campus 16.6 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
273 Beaver Marsh 16.7 5 194 2.6% 1.1%
274 UNC Chapel Hill--Coker Arboretum 17.2 1 34 2.9% 0.5%