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Where to find Swamp Sparrow in December
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 December. 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	155	187	82.9%	76.8%
2			Middle Creek Bottomlands II	24.9	12	14	85.7%	60.1%
3			Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd.	12.6	36	62	58.1%	45.7%
4			Penny's Bend Nature Preserve	20.0	6	8	75.0%	40.9%
5			Mason Farm Biological Reserve	14.6	118	255	46.3%	40.3%
6			Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek	14.5	60	126	47.6%	39.1%
7			Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	23.9	8	12	66.7%	39.1%
8			Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd.	11.9	10	17	58.8%	36.0%
9			Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning	3.9	111	273	40.7%	35.0%
10			Brumley Nature Preserve--South	22.7	10	19	52.6%	31.7%
11			American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access	9.5	3	4	75.0%	30.1%
12			White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side	6.7	14	31	45.2%	29.2%
13			Third Fork Creek Trail	13.6	15	34	44.1%	28.9%
14			Yates Mill County Park	7.2	102	304	33.6%	28.5%
15			Butner Game Land--H Street Fields	23.2	6	11	54.5%	28.0%
16			Sandy Creek Park	16.1	89	290	30.7%	25.7%
17			Lick Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	13.2	4	7	57.1%	25.0%
18			Little River Waterfowl Impoundment	20.6	4	7	57.1%	25.0%
19			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade	20.0	5	10	50.0%	23.7%
20			Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek	18.2	20	58	34.5%	23.6%
21			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.)	21.9	10	25	40.0%	23.4%
22			Lake Betz	7.3	42	139	30.2%	23.2%
23			Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek	13.7	7	17	41.2%	21.6%
24			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access	15.2	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
25			Greenview Ponds	7.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
26			Lee Game Land	22.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
27			Patterson Road Waterfowl Impoundment	14.8	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
28			Falls Lake--Upper Beaver Dam (Granville Co.)	21.0	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
29			Neuse River Trail--Abbington Lane	13.5	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
30			Robertson Creek Nature Preserve	23.8	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
31			Williamson Preserve	19.2	11	34	32.4%	19.1%
32			Chandler's Swamp	16.9	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
33			American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access	10.5	5	13	38.5%	17.7%
34			William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake	5.7	24	96	25.0%	17.4%
35			White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland	6.1	4	10	40.0%	16.8%
36			Hilltop Needmore Park--North	11.1	4	10	40.0%	16.8%
37			Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	14.5	5	14	35.7%	16.3%
38			Lake Crabtree County Park	3.6	75	383	19.6%	15.9%
39			Turnipseed Preserve	20.5	3	7	42.9%	15.8%
40			Harris Lake County Park	14.0	14	56	25.0%	15.5%
41			Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only	15.3	12	47	25.5%	15.3%
42			Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek	10.6	5	15	33.3%	15.2%
43			Mid Pines Rd.	6.7	91	497	18.3%	15.2%
44			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats	18.8	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
45			Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge	13.6	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
46			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.)	21.9	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
47			Pulley Town Road Fields	22.5	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
48			Capital Hills Drive Wetlands	13.9	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
49			Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd.	9.8	12	51	23.5%	14.0%
50			Fred Fletcher Park	7.4	9	37	24.3%	13.4%
51			Beaver Marsh	16.7	34	190	17.9%	13.1%
52			Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP'	16.4	8	35	22.9%	12.1%
53			Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula	12.1	3	9	33.3%	12.1%
54			Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park	13.6	6	24	25.0%	12.0%
55			Glennstone/Heron Rookery	18.4	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
56			Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade	19.0	9	42	21.4%	11.7%
57			Horton Grove Nature Preserve	24.6	4	16	25.0%	10.2%
58			Lake Benson	11.9	12	72	16.7%	9.8%
59			Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp	15.5	10	58	17.2%	9.6%
60			Bass Lake Park & Trail	10.7	10	58	17.2%	9.6%
61			Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam	18.7	10	59	16.9%	9.5%
62			Duke Forest--Shepherd Nature Trail	18.7	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
63			Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64	18.7	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
64			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co)	12.3	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
65			Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd.	17.1	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
66			Mingo Creek Trail	15.1	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
67			Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve	22.1	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
68			Lake Raleigh	6.0	13	89	14.6%	8.7%
69			Schenck Forest	3.6	17	125	13.6%	8.7%
70			Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment	12.2	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
71			New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment	13.8	5	27	18.5%	8.2%
72			University Lake, Chapel Hill	19.3	7	44	15.9%	7.9%
73			Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve	15.1	6	39	15.4%	7.2%
74			Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek	15.0	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
75			William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake	3.8	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
76			New Hope Bottomlands	15.5	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
77			Old Bynum Bridge	20.4	6	40	15.0%	7.1%
78			Apex Community Park	3.7	9	70	12.9%	6.9%
79			Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance	3.3	12	102	11.8%	6.9%
80			Walnut Creek Wetland Center	9.0	3	16	18.8%	6.6%
81			Pinehurst Drive Ponds	15.6	3	16	18.8%	6.6%
82			Wendell Park	22.6	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
83			UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Grove	17.1	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
84			O'Kelly Chapel Road Waterfowl Impoundment	9.9	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
85			American Tobacco Trail--C.M. Herndon Park	10.4	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
86			Ammons Farm Rd.	24.7	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
87			Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road	18.1	2	11	18.2%	5.1%
88			Brumley Nature Preserve--North	22.2	11	130	8.5%	4.8%
89			Morgan Creek Trail	17.5	4	34	11.8%	4.7%
90			Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave	9.6	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
91			Blackwood Farm Park	22.9	3	23	13.0%	4.5%
92			Johnston Mill Nature Preserve	20.5	4	38	10.5%	4.2%
93			William B. Umstead SP	5.4	3	25	12.0%	4.2%
94			Lake Crabtree Dam	3.3	12	167	7.2%	4.2%
95			Shelley Lake	8.1	8	109	7.3%	3.8%
96			Falls Lake SRA--Information Center	16.3	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
97			Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway	21.1	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
98			Lake Johnson Park	4.2	11	173	6.4%	3.6%
99			Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp	18.4	4	45	8.9%	3.5%
100			Dorothea Dix	6.6	2	16	12.5%	3.5%
101			Salem Pond Park	4.5	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
102			Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail	19.4	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
103			Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek	14.8	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
104			Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek	14.0	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
105			Duke University--Reclamation Pond	17.3	2	22	9.1%	2.5%
106			Lake Lynn	7.7	7	138	5.1%	2.5%
107			Lake Wheeler	8.2	3	45	6.7%	2.3%
108			Barksdale Drive Greenway	9.9	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
109			Crabtree Creek Watershed	4.7	2	25	8.0%	2.2%
110			Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd.	13.3	2	25	8.0%	2.2%
111			Durant Nature Preserve	13.3	3	49	6.1%	2.1%
112			Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only)	24.1	4	78	5.1%	2.0%
113			17 Acre Woods	18.0	3	57	5.3%	1.8%
114			Merritt's Pasture	16.9	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
115			West Point on the Eno Park	20.5	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
116			Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field)	14.1	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
117			Eno River SP--Pleasant Green	21.9	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
118			Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station	21.6	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
119			Homestead Park	19.3	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
120			White Deer Park	11.6	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
121			Lower Haw SNA--Bynum	20.3	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
122			Eno River SP--Few's Ford	23.2	2	47	4.3%	1.2%
123			Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway	3.5	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
124			Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate	19.7	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
125			North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden	4.6	2	52	3.8%	1.1%
126			Bond Park	2.7	3	97	3.1%	1.1%
127			Town Lake Park	23.4	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
128			South Ellerbe Creek Trail	16.4	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
129			Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park	17.9	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
130			E. Carroll Joyner Park	20.6	1	19	5.3%	0.9%
131			Brier Creek Reservoir	5.9	2	59	3.4%	0.9%
132			Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access	13.1	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
133			Horace Williams Tract	19.1	1	22	4.5%	0.8%
134			North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill)	14.1	1	27	3.7%	0.7%
135			Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd.	17.4	1	33	3.0%	0.5%
136			Lake Wheeler marshes	6.9	2	103	1.9%	0.5%
137			Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir	18.0	1	37	2.7%	0.5%
138			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point	15.0	2	130	1.5%	0.4%
139			Orange County Sportsplex Pond	24.9	1	46	2.2%	0.4%
140			Symphony Lake Greenway	4.4	1	51	2.0%	0.3%
141			Rainbow Soccer Complex	16.2	1	51	2.0%	0.3%