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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	51	92	55.4%	45.3%
2			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.)	21.9	28	56	50.0%	37.3%
3			Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek	13.7	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
4			Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning	3.9	110	294	37.4%	32.1%
5			Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek	14.8	7	12	58.3%	32.0%
6			Williamson Preserve	19.2	11	23	47.8%	29.2%
7			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.)	21.9	16	39	41.0%	27.1%
8			Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	23.9	4	7	57.1%	25.0%
9			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co)	12.0	20	59	33.9%	23.1%
10			Lick Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	13.2	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
11			North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond	4.7	10	27	37.0%	21.5%
12			Mason Farm Biological Reserve	14.6	94	369	25.5%	21.3%
13			Butner Game Land--H Street Fields	23.2	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
14			Capital Hills Drive Wetlands	13.9	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
15			Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek	10.3	6	15	40.0%	19.8%
16			Robertson Creek Nature Preserve	23.8	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
17			Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP'	16.4	12	44	27.3%	16.3%
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	35	177	19.8%	14.6%
21			Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek	18.2	32	167	19.2%	13.9%
22			Johnston Mill Nature Preserve	20.5	11	46	23.9%	13.9%
23			Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd.	12.6	11	46	23.9%	13.9%
24			White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side	6.7	10	42	23.8%	13.5%
25			Sandy Creek Park	16.1	72	439	16.4%	13.2%
26			American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access	10.5	12	55	21.8%	12.9%
27			Mid Pines Rd.	6.7	71	446	15.9%	12.8%
28			White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland	6.1	6	24	25.0%	12.0%
29			Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade	19.0	29	175	16.6%	11.8%
30			Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field)	14.1	11	57	19.3%	11.1%
31			Rocky Branch Greenway	6.4	8	39	20.5%	10.8%
32			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access	15.2	6	27	22.2%	10.6%
33			Lake Crabtree County Park	3.6	59	443	13.3%	10.5%
34			Yates Mill County Park	7.2	46	358	12.8%	9.8%
35			North Carolina Museum of Art--Goodnight Park	4.4	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
36			American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Crossing	12.0	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
37			Bass Lake Park & Trail	10.7	17	117	14.5%	9.3%
38			Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd.	11.9	5	25	20.0%	8.9%
39			DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve	22.4	4	19	21.1%	8.5%
40			Bond Park	2.7	24	195	12.3%	8.4%
41			Schenck Forest	3.6	25	207	12.1%	8.3%
42			Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance	3.3	14	104	13.5%	8.2%
43			Harris Lake County Park	14.0	12	88	13.6%	8.0%
44			Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd.	17.1	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
45			Apex Community Park	3.7	9	69	13.0%	7.0%
46			Penny's Bend Nature Preserve	20.0	4	24	16.7%	6.7%
47			Third Fork Creek Trail	13.6	8	63	12.7%	6.6%
48			Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve	15.1	6	43	14.0%	6.6%
49			Duke Forest--Gate 12	19.9	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
50			Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	14.5	4	27	14.8%	5.9%
51			Horton Grove Nature Preserve	24.6	5	38	13.2%	5.8%
52			Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam	18.7	6	53	11.3%	5.3%
53			Brumley Nature Preserve--South	22.7	6	54	11.1%	5.2%
54			Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek	10.6	6	55	10.9%	5.1%
55			Brumley Nature Preserve--North	22.2	45	680	6.6%	5.0%
56			Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd.	9.8	10	114	8.8%	4.8%
57			Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek	14.5	13	162	8.0%	4.7%
58			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats	18.8	2	12	16.7%	4.7%
59			Turnipseed Preserve	20.5	2	12	16.7%	4.7%
60			Shearon Harris Visitor's Center	12.7	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
61			E. Carroll Joyner Park	20.6	4	36	11.1%	4.4%
62			Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road	18.1	2	13	15.4%	4.3%
63			Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only)	24.1	9	111	8.1%	4.3%
64			Eno River SP--Few's Ford	23.2	9	112	8.0%	4.3%
65			Lake Lynn	7.7	40	734	5.4%	4.0%
66			Beaver Marsh	16.7	11	165	6.7%	3.8%
67			Duke Forest--Gate 10	19.3	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
68			Ammons Farm Rd.	24.7	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
69			Crabtree Creek Greenway--Atlantic Ave to Anderson Drive	8.6	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
70			Lake Crabtree Dam	3.3	12	201	6.0%	3.4%
71			William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake	5.7	4	47	8.5%	3.4%
72			North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden	4.6	4	48	8.3%	3.3%
73			Middle Creek Bottomlands II	24.9	2	18	11.1%	3.1%
74			Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park	13.6	3	34	8.8%	3.0%
75			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co)	12.3	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
76			American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access	9.5	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
77			Fred Fletcher Park	7.4	3	36	8.3%	2.9%
78			Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only	15.3	3	37	8.1%	2.8%
79			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point	15.0	33	888	3.7%	2.7%
80			Eno River SP--Pleasant Green	21.9	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
81			Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula	12.1	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
82			Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park	13.5	2	22	9.1%	2.5%
83			Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.)	13.5	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
84			Salem Pond Park	4.5	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
85			Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail	17.1	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
86			Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park	15.6	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
87			Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve	22.1	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
88			Lake Raleigh	6.0	4	71	5.6%	2.2%
89			Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp	15.5	3	47	6.4%	2.2%
90			Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center	9.0	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
91			Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth	14.9	2	28	7.1%	2.0%
92			Discovery Lake (Restricted Access)	8.2	2	29	6.9%	1.9%
93			North Carolina Museum of Life and Science	17.8	2	33	6.1%	1.7%
94			Blackwood Farm Park	22.9	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
95			Town Lake Park	23.4	2	35	5.7%	1.6%
96			Durant Nature Preserve	13.3	4	105	3.8%	1.5%
97			South Ellerbe Creek Trail	16.4	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
98			Higgins Greenway	1.2	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
99			New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment	13.8	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
100			Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access	13.1	2	45	4.4%	1.2%
101			Falls Lake--Sandling Beach	17.5	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
102			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade	20.0	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
103			Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park	17.9	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
104			Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road	20.9	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
105			Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest	14.7	2	55	3.6%	1.0%
106			Brier Creek Reservoir	5.9	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
107			Homestead Park	19.3	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
108			Falls Lake--Dam	15.2	1	19	5.3%	0.9%
109			Lower Haw SNA--Bynum	20.3	1	19	5.3%	0.9%
110			White Pines Nature Preserve	24.5	1	21	4.8%	0.8%
111			Lower Booker Creek Trail	17.0	1	25	4.0%	0.7%
112			Parker Preserve	15.5	1	25	4.0%	0.7%
113			Morgan Creek Trail	17.5	1	29	3.4%	0.6%
114			Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate	19.7	1	33	3.0%	0.5%
115			Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp	18.4	1	40	2.5%	0.4%
116			Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station	21.6	1	44	2.3%	0.4%
117			Lake Wheeler marshes	6.9	2	152	1.3%	0.4%
118			Swift Creek Bluffs	5.3	1	54	1.9%	0.3%
119			Blue Jay Point County Park	14.5	1	64	1.6%	0.3%
120			Sarah P. Duke Gardens	16.8	1	84	1.2%	0.2%
121			Shelley Lake	8.1	1	90	1.1%	0.2%
122			Falls Lake--Rolling View	16.1	1	97	1.0%	0.2%
123			North Carolina Botanical Garden	16.0	1	105	1.0%	0.2%
124			17 Acre Woods	18.0	1	108	0.9%	0.2%
125			Lake Johnson Park	4.2	1	203	0.5%	0.1%