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Where to find Swamp Sparrow in October
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 Swamp Sparrow in October. 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 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 43 77 55.8% 44.7%
2 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 26 52 50.0% 36.9%
3 Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek 13.7 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
4 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 98 254 38.6% 32.8%
5 Robertson Creek Nature Preserve 23.8 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
6 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 11 25 44.0% 26.7%
7 Williamson Preserve 19.2 9 20 45.0% 25.8%
8 Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 23.9 4 7 57.1% 25.0%
9 Lick Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 13.2 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
10 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 91 352 25.9% 21.6%
11 North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond 4.7 10 27 37.0% 21.5%
12 Butner Game Land--H Street Fields 23.2 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
13 American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Crossing 12.0 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
14 Capital Hills Drive Wetlands 13.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
15 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 13 47 27.7% 16.9%
16 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 12 43 27.9% 16.7%
17 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
18 Glennstone/Heron Rookery 18.4 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
19 Little Creek Trail 15.3 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
20 Lake Betz 7.3 31 153 20.3% 14.7%
21 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 31 157 19.7% 14.3%
22 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 8 32 25.0% 13.3%
23 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 11 50 22.0% 12.8%
24 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 57 369 15.4% 12.1%
25 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 58 380 15.3% 12.0%
26 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 8 36 22.2% 11.7%
27 Rocky Branch Greenway 6.4 8 38 21.1% 11.1%
28 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 7 32 21.9% 11.0%
29 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 20 122 16.4% 10.9%
30 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 54 403 13.4% 10.4%
31 Bond Park 2.7 24 171 14.0% 9.6%
32 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 15 101 14.9% 9.2%
33 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 39 325 12.0% 8.9%
34 Schenck Forest 3.6 25 201 12.4% 8.6%
35 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 14 100 14.0% 8.5%
36 DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve 22.4 4 19 21.1% 8.5%
37 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 20.5 5 26 19.2% 8.5%
38 Apex Community Park 3.7 9 61 14.8% 8.0%
39 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve 20.0 4 21 19.0% 7.7%
40 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 4 21 19.0% 7.7%
41 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
42 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 6 40 15.0% 7.1%
43 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 4 23 17.4% 7.0%
44 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 4 24 16.7% 6.7%
45 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 6 44 13.6% 6.4%
46 Duke Forest--Gate 12 19.9 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
47 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 3 18 16.7% 5.8%
48 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 7 65 10.8% 5.3%
49 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 38 527 7.2% 5.3%
50 Third Fork Creek Trail 13.6 5 44 11.4% 5.0%
51 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 4 33 12.1% 4.8%
52 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 8 87 9.2% 4.7%
53 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats 18.8 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
54 Turnipseed Preserve 20.5 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
55 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 9 104 8.7% 4.6%
56 Shearon Harris Visitor's Center 12.7 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
57 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 11 152 7.2% 4.1%
58 Beaver Marsh 16.7 11 161 6.8% 3.9%
59 Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park 13.6 3 28 10.7% 3.7%
60 Duke Forest--Gate 10 19.3 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
61 Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve 22.1 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
62 Horton Grove Nature Preserve 24.6 3 29 10.3% 3.6%
63 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 4 46 8.7% 3.4%
64 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 4 47 8.5% 3.4%
65 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 5 66 7.6% 3.3%
66 Fred Fletcher Park 7.4 3 34 8.8% 3.0%
67 Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail 17.1 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
68 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 3 37 8.1% 2.8%
69 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 2 21 9.5% 2.7%
70 Lake Raleigh 6.0 4 61 6.6% 2.6%
71 Eno River SP--Pleasant Green 21.9 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
72 Salem Pond Park 4.5 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
73 Lake Lynn 7.7 19 480 4.0% 2.5%
74 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 3 44 6.8% 2.3%
75 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 3 44 6.8% 2.3%
76 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 22 647 3.4% 2.3%
77 Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.) 13.5 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
78 Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park 15.6 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
79 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 2 27 7.4% 2.1%
80 Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center 9.0 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
81 North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 17.8 2 32 6.2% 1.7%
82 Town Lake Park 23.4 2 32 6.2% 1.7%
83 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
84 South Ellerbe Creek Trail 16.4 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
85 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
86 Homestead Park 19.3 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
87 Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park 17.9 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
88 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
89 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 5 146 3.4% 1.5%
90 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 2 39 5.1% 1.4%
91 Parker Preserve 15.5 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
92 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
93 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
94 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 3 91 3.3% 1.1%
95 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
96 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 2 52 3.8% 1.1%
97 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
98 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
99 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
100 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
101 Lower Booker Creek Trail 17.0 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
102 Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate 19.7 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
103 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 1 35 2.9% 0.5%
104 Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station 21.6 1 38 2.6% 0.5%
105 Swift Creek Bluffs 5.3 1 43 2.3% 0.4%
106 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 2 145 1.4% 0.4%
107 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 1 53 1.9% 0.3%
108 Sarah P. Duke Gardens 16.8 1 65 1.5% 0.3%
109 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 1 66 1.5% 0.3%
110 Shelley Lake 8.1 1 78 1.3% 0.2%
111 North Carolina Botanical Garden 16.0 1 99 1.0% 0.2%
112 17 Acre Woods 18.0 1 107 0.9% 0.2%
113 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 1 168 0.6% 0.1%

Created by Michael Fogleman.

Data from the eBird Basic Dataset. Version: EBD_relJun-2023. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Jun 2023.