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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%