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Where to find Swamp Sparrow in November
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 November. 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 67 79 84.8% 75.3%
2 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 12 13 92.3% 66.7%
3 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 11 12 91.7% 64.6%
4 Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve 22.1 8 9 88.9% 56.5%
5 American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access 9.5 10 13 76.9% 49.7%
6 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 23 37 62.2% 46.1%
7 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 183 368 49.7% 44.6%
8 Glennstone/Heron Rookery 18.4 5 6 83.3% 43.6%
9 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 27 48 56.2% 42.3%
10 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 17 30 56.7% 39.2%
11 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 14 24 58.3% 38.8%
12 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 18 33 54.5% 38.0%
13 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
14 Third Fork Creek Trail 13.6 29 58 50.0% 37.5%
15 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 132 308 42.9% 37.5%
16 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 14 26 53.8% 35.5%
17 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 62 144 43.1% 35.3%
18 Lake Betz 7.3 83 202 41.1% 34.5%
19 Butner Game Land--H Street Fields 23.2 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
20 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 14 27 51.9% 34.0%
21 Williamson Preserve 19.2 20 44 45.5% 31.7%
22 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 26 62 41.9% 30.5%
23 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
24 Robertson Creek Nature Preserve 23.8 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
25 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 25 65 38.5% 27.6%
26 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 12 27 44.4% 27.6%
27 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 7 14 50.0% 26.8%
28 Turnipseed Preserve 20.5 8 17 47.1% 26.2%
29 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 90 290 31.0% 26.0%
30 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 113 395 28.6% 24.4%
31 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 22 64 34.4% 23.9%
32 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 187 746 25.1% 22.1%
33 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 155 619 25.0% 21.8%
34 Shearon Harris Visitor's Center 12.7 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
35 Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End 17.3 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
36 Greenview Ponds 7.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
37 Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.) 13.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
38 Mill Bridge Nature Park 19.4 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
39 Falls Lake--Upper Beaver Dam (Granville Co.) 21.0 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
40 Little River Waterfowl Impoundment 20.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
41 Durant Nature Park--Fairy Garden 13.4 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
42 Procter Farm Preserve 22.4 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
43 Forgotten Pond 19.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
44 Berkshire Downs West Park 14.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
45 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 8 22 36.4% 19.7%
46 Horton Grove Nature Preserve 24.6 8 22 36.4% 19.7%
47 Capital Hills Drive Wetlands 13.9 5 12 41.7% 19.3%
48 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 24 87 27.6% 19.3%
49 Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park 15.6 4 9 44.4% 18.9%
50 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 7 21 33.3% 17.2%
51 Wendell Park 22.6 4 10 40.0% 16.8%
52 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 5 14 35.7% 16.3%
53 Beaver Marsh 16.7 39 200 19.5% 14.6%
54 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 22 106 20.8% 14.1%
55 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 27 137 19.7% 13.9%
56 Wooten Meadow Park 6.8 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
57 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 40 220 18.2% 13.6%
58 Bond Park 2.7 20 100 20.0% 13.3%
59 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 16 80 20.0% 12.7%
60 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 7 30 23.3% 11.8%
61 Duke Forest--Gate 10 19.3 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
62 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 4 14 28.6% 11.7%
63 Schenck Forest 3.6 22 132 16.7% 11.3%
64 Blackwood Farm Park 22.9 5 20 25.0% 11.2%
65 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
66 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
67 Lake Raleigh 6.0 13 73 17.8% 10.7%
68 Fred Fletcher Park 7.4 8 41 19.5% 10.2%
69 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 5 22 22.7% 10.1%
70 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 34 249 13.7% 9.9%
71 Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek 14.0 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
72 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 5 23 21.7% 9.7%
73 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 7 37 18.9% 9.5%
74 Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway 21.1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
75 Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park 13.6 5 24 20.8% 9.2%
76 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 12 78 15.4% 9.0%
77 Apex Community Park 3.7 10 64 15.6% 8.7%
78 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 30 245 12.2% 8.7%
79 Shelley Lake 8.1 14 101 13.9% 8.4%
80 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
81 Rocky Branch Greenway 6.4 5 27 18.5% 8.2%
82 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 3 13 23.1% 8.2%
83 Duke Forest--Gate 12 19.9 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
84 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 4 23 17.4% 7.0%
85 North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond 4.7 13 112 11.6% 6.9%
86 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 8 61 13.1% 6.8%
87 Town Lake Park 23.4 4 24 16.7% 6.7%
88 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co) 12.3 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
89 Lee Game Land 22.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
90 Little Creek Trail 15.3 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
91 Lake Lynn 7.7 15 160 9.4% 5.8%
92 Walnut Creek Wetland Center 9.0 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
93 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 5 40 12.5% 5.5%
94 North Carolina Museum of Art--Goodnight Park 4.4 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
95 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 6 56 10.7% 5.0%
96 North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill) 14.1 3 21 14.3% 5.0%
97 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 3 21 14.3% 5.0%
98 Poplar Point Wastewater Ponds (Restricted Access) 13.8 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
99 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 20.5 5 47 10.6% 4.6%
100 Eno River SP--Pleasant Green 21.9 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
101 Lick Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 13.2 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
102 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 7 79 8.9% 4.4%
103 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 25 395 6.3% 4.3%
104 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 3 28 10.7% 3.7%
105 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 4 43 9.3% 3.7%
106 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 5 65 7.7% 3.3%
107 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
108 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 7 133 5.3% 2.6%
109 Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders 3.9 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
110 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 2 23 8.7% 2.4%
111 Bass Lake Outfall Greenway 11.0 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
112 Ammons Farm Rd. 24.7 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
113 Morgan Creek Trail 17.5 3 49 6.1% 2.1%
114 Laurel Hill Park 5.4 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
115 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 2 31 6.5% 1.8%
116 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 7 196 3.6% 1.7%
117 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 7 197 3.6% 1.7%
118 North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 17.8 2 32 6.2% 1.7%
119 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve 20.0 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
120 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 2 38 5.3% 1.5%
121 Ten-Ten Road Pond 9.4 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
122 Merritt's Pasture 16.9 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
123 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 3 94 3.2% 1.1%
124 NCSU Experimental Farm 7.1 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
125 Raven Rock SP 23.9 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
126 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
127 Inwood Rd. 7.3 1 37 2.7% 0.5%
128 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 1 37 2.7% 0.5%
129 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 1 39 2.6% 0.5%
130 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 1 44 2.3% 0.4%
131 Duke University--Reclamation Pond 17.3 1 51 2.0% 0.3%
132 Sarah P. Duke Gardens 16.8 1 84 1.2% 0.2%
133 North Carolina Botanical Garden 16.0 1 92 1.1% 0.2%
134 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 1 171 0.6% 0.1%
135 Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point 16.1 1 198 0.5% 0.1%

Created by Michael Fogleman.

Data from the eBird Basic Dataset. Version: EBD_relJan-2024. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Jan 2024.