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Where to find Chipping Sparrow in January
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 Chipping Sparrow in January. 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			Hilltop Needmore Park--North	11.1	20	22	90.9%	72.2%
2			Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning	3.9	253	462	54.8%	50.2%
3			Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders	3.9	47	78	60.3%	49.2%
4			Crabtree Creek Trail--Anderson Drive to Lassiter Mill Road	8.3	3	3	100.0%	43.8%
5			Dorothea Dix Park	6.9	71	142	50.0%	41.9%
6			Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park	13.6	18	34	52.9%	36.7%
7			Lake Benson	11.9	65	150	43.3%	35.7%
8			Williamson Preserve	19.2	10	18	55.6%	33.7%
9			E. Carroll Joyner Park	20.6	12	23	52.2%	33.0%
10			stakeout Bullock's Oriole, Fuquay-Varina (2024)	14.9	47	116	40.5%	32.0%
11			Mid Pines Rd.	6.7	281	817	34.4%	31.2%
12			Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek	14.5	56	150	37.3%	30.0%
13			Schenck Forest	3.6	88	250	35.2%	29.5%
14			Hank Anderson Community Park	20.3	24	60	40.0%	28.6%
15			AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park	10.0	8	16	50.0%	28.0%
16			Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field)	14.1	15	35	42.9%	28.0%
17			Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek	18.2	26	68	38.2%	27.6%
18			Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road	18.1	7	14	50.0%	26.8%
19			Blackwood Farm Park	22.9	12	28	42.9%	26.5%
20			Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve	15.1	18	46	39.1%	26.4%
21			Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center	9.0	4	7	57.1%	25.0%
22			Hilltop Needmore Park--South	11.5	4	7	57.1%	25.0%
23			Martin Luther King Jr Park	19.7	7	15	46.7%	24.8%
24			Wendell Park	22.6	9	21	42.9%	24.5%
25			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.)	21.9	18	50	36.0%	24.1%
26			Falls Lake--Dam	15.2	13	34	38.2%	23.9%
27			Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek	10.6	7	16	43.8%	23.1%
28			North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden	4.6	11	30	36.7%	21.9%
29			Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd.	17.4	13	37	35.1%	21.8%
30			Shiloh Greenway	5.1	4	8	50.0%	21.5%
31			Wooten Meadow Park	6.8	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
32			Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave	9.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
33			Neuse River Trail--Buffalo Road Canoe Launch	14.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
34			American Tobacco Trail--Blackwell Street Trailhead	15.4	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
35			Smith Creek Greenway (Entrance on Creek Moss Avenue)	16.2	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
36			Brumley Nature Preserve--North	22.2	48	197	24.4%	18.9%
37			Crowder District Park	6.8	4	9	44.4%	18.9%
38			American Tobacco Trail--Solite Park	12.3	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
39			North Carolina Museum of Art--Goodnight Park	4.4	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
40			Sandy Creek Park	16.1	99	448	22.1%	18.5%
41			Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd.	17.1	6	16	37.5%	18.5%
42			Mason Farm Biological Reserve	14.6	80	361	22.2%	18.2%
43			Berryhill Park and Trails	18.4	7	20	35.0%	18.1%
44			Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park	13.5	5	13	38.5%	17.7%
45			Ephesus Park--Chapel Hill	16.3	5	13	38.5%	17.7%
46			White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side	6.7	11	37	29.7%	17.5%
47			Lake Crabtree Dam	3.3	54	251	21.5%	16.9%
48			Turnipseed Preserve	20.5	4	10	40.0%	16.8%
49			Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway	3.5	7	22	31.8%	16.4%
50			North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill)	14.1	10	35	28.6%	16.3%
51			Knightdale Station Park	17.3	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
52			Fred Fletcher Park	7.4	22	103	21.4%	14.5%
53			Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End	17.3	6	20	30.0%	14.5%
54			UNC Chapel Hill--Coker Arboretum	17.2	10	45	22.2%	12.5%
55			Bass Lake Park & Trail	10.7	17	89	19.1%	12.3%
56			Durant Nature Preserve	13.3	19	102	18.6%	12.3%
57			Duke University--Reclamation Pond	17.3	12	58	20.7%	12.3%
58			Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd.	11.9	5	19	26.3%	11.8%
59			Little Creek Trail	15.3	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
60			Fallon park	8.1	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
61			Mingo Creek Trail	15.1	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
62			Pritchard Park Nature Trail	17.3	8	36	22.2%	11.7%
63			Yates Mill County Park	7.2	63	436	14.4%	11.5%
64			White Deer Park	11.6	8	37	21.6%	11.4%
65			Mary Hayes Barber Holmes Park	22.3	12	65	18.5%	10.9%
66			Raven Rock SP	23.9	6	27	22.2%	10.6%
67			Lower Booker Creek Trail	17.0	5	23	21.7%	9.7%
68			Barksdale Drive Greenway	9.9	4	17	23.5%	9.6%
69			Falls Lake--Upper Beaver Dam (Granville Co.)	21.0	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
70			RTP Mountain Bike Trails	7.2	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
71			DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve	22.4	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
72			Procter Farm Preserve	22.4	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
73			Neuse River Trail--Old Falls of Neuse	15.1	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
74			Neuse River Trail--River Bend	14.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
75			Camden Ave Pond	16.3	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
76			Bond Park	2.7	20	145	13.8%	9.1%
77			Merritt's Pasture	16.9	3	12	25.0%	8.9%
78			Shelley Lake	8.1	18	131	13.7%	8.9%
79			American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access	9.5	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
80			Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only)	24.1	21	171	12.3%	8.2%
81			Falls Lake--Sandling Beach	17.5	4	20	20.0%	8.1%
82			Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd.	12.6	22	184	12.0%	8.0%
83			Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment	23.4	24	209	11.5%	7.8%
84			Penny's Bend Nature Preserve	20.0	4	21	19.0%	7.7%
85			University Lake, Chapel Hill	19.3	4	21	19.0%	7.7%
86			Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access	13.1	5	29	17.2%	7.6%
87			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point	15.0	35	338	10.4%	7.5%
88			Falls Lake	15.1	4	22	18.2%	7.3%
89			UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Grove	17.1	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
90			Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	14.5	5	32	15.6%	6.9%
91			Lake Johnson Park	4.2	29	302	9.6%	6.8%
92			William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake	5.7	20	196	10.2%	6.7%
93			Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd.	9.8	13	116	11.2%	6.7%
94			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.)	21.9	3	16	18.8%	6.6%
95			Old Bynum Bridge	20.4	7	53	13.2%	6.5%
96			Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only	15.3	5	34	14.7%	6.4%
97			Lower Haw SNA--Bynum	20.3	4	25	16.0%	6.4%
98			Eden Lakes	23.7	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
99			White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland	6.1	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
100			Apex Nature Park	8.6	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
101			Harris Lake County Park	14.0	9	77	11.7%	6.3%
102			American Tobacco Trail--Wimberly Road Access	8.1	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
103			William B. Umstead SP--Turkey Creek Trail	4.2	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
104			Robertson Millpond Preserve	20.7	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
105			Butner Game Land--H Street Fields	23.2	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
106			Roland E. Horne Walking Trail	23.4	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
107			Main Street Park (Rolesville)	20.1	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
108			Eno River SP--Pleasant Green	21.9	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
109			Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point	16.1	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
110			Duke Forest--Gate 4	18.1	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
111			Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest	14.7	4	29	13.8%	5.5%
112			stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020)	1.5	10	104	9.6%	5.3%
113			Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.)	13.5	2	11	18.2%	5.1%
114			Fearrington Village	17.5	5	43	11.6%	5.1%
115			North Carolina Botanical Garden	16.0	10	109	9.2%	5.1%
116			Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam	18.7	12	141	8.5%	4.9%
117			Discovery Lake (Restricted Access)	8.2	7	70	10.0%	4.9%
118			Town Lake Park	23.4	3	22	13.6%	4.7%
119			Homestead Park	19.3	2	12	16.7%	4.7%
120			Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway	21.1	2	12	16.7%	4.7%
121			Falls Lake SRA--B. W. Wells	16.6	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
122			Valley Springs Park	20.7	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
123			Lake Betz	7.3	23	346	6.6%	4.5%
124			Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula	12.1	3	25	12.0%	4.2%
125			Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail	17.1	2	14	14.3%	4.0%
126			American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access	10.5	7	87	8.0%	4.0%
127			Third Fork Creek Trail	13.6	5	57	8.8%	3.8%
128			Inwood Rd.	7.3	7	92	7.6%	3.7%
129			American Tobacco Trail--C.M. Herndon Park	10.4	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
130			Ammons Farm Rd.	24.7	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
131			American Tobacco Trail--Pittard Sears Road	8.8	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
132			Morrisville Community Park	3.9	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
133			Apex Community Park	3.7	15	257	5.8%	3.6%
134			Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek	15.0	2	16	12.5%	3.5%
135			Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area	13.8	2	16	12.5%	3.5%
136			Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek	14.8	2	16	12.5%	3.5%
137			Salem Pond Park	4.5	2	16	12.5%	3.5%
138			Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff	12.6	2	16	12.5%	3.5%
139			Johnston Mill Nature Preserve	20.5	3	31	9.7%	3.3%
140			Horace Williams Tract	19.1	3	31	9.7%	3.3%
141			Middle Creek Bottomlands II	24.9	2	17	11.8%	3.3%
142			Carpenter Park	5.1	2	18	11.1%	3.1%
143			Symphony Lake Greenway	4.4	5	70	7.1%	3.1%
144			Blue Jay Point County Park	14.5	6	91	6.6%	3.1%
145			Lake Raleigh	6.0	8	135	5.9%	3.0%
146			Greenview Ponds	7.6	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
147			Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access	18.4	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
148			Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts	18.8	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
149			Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park	15.6	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
150			Jack Marley Park	19.7	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
151			J.C. Raulston Arboretum	4.6	2	19	10.5%	2.9%
152			Morgan Creek Trail	17.5	3	36	8.3%	2.9%
153			Orange County Sportsplex Pond	24.9	4	56	7.1%	2.8%
154			Crabtree Creek Watershed	4.7	4	57	7.0%	2.8%
155			Poplar Point Wastewater Ponds (Restricted Access)	13.8	2	21	9.5%	2.7%
156			Falls Lake--Rolling View	16.1	7	133	5.3%	2.6%
157			Hoffman Lake	2.4	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
158			Indian Creek Greenway	3.5	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
159			Hymettus Woods Park	5.9	2	22	9.1%	2.5%
160			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co)	12.0	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
161			Lyon Park	15.6	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
162			Lake Lynn	7.7	7	164	4.3%	2.1%
163			Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth	14.9	7	169	4.1%	2.0%
164			West Point on the Eno Park	20.5	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
165			Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	23.9	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
166			Brumley Nature Preserve--South	22.7	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
167			Chatham Co. Northeast District Park	14.1	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
168			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access	15.2	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
169			Horton Grove Nature Preserve	24.6	2	28	7.1%	2.0%
170			Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir	18.0	4	87	4.6%	1.8%
171			Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf	15.9	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
172			Lake Wheeler marshes	6.9	5	121	4.1%	1.8%
173			Eno River SP--Few's Ford	23.2	3	61	4.9%	1.7%
174			Lake Crabtree County Park	3.6	16	593	2.7%	1.7%
175			Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point	14.2	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
176			William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake	3.8	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
177			Carrboro High School	18.4	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
178			Brookhaven Nature Park	6.7	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
179			Bolin Creek--Umstead Park	18.1	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
180			Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp	15.5	4	111	3.6%	1.4%
181			Rainbow Soccer Complex	16.2	3	73	4.1%	1.4%
182			Shearon Harris Visitor's Center	12.7	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
183			Ritter Park	4.3	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
184			North Carolina Museum of Life and Science	17.8	2	47	4.3%	1.2%
185			North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond	4.7	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
186			Patterson Place Constructed Wetland	16.0	2	51	3.9%	1.1%
187			Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64	18.7	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
188			Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station	21.6	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
189			Beaver Marsh	16.7	7	351	2.0%	1.0%
190			Brier Creek Reservoir	5.9	4	175	2.3%	0.9%
191			Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp	18.4	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
192			South Ellerbe Creek Trail	16.4	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
193			UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Park	16.9	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
194			Parker Preserve	15.5	1	21	4.8%	0.8%
195			Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance	3.3	4	190	2.1%	0.8%
196			Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade	19.0	1	22	4.5%	0.8%
197			Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP'	16.4	2	71	2.8%	0.8%
198			Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp	16.8	2	73	2.7%	0.8%
199			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp	14.8	1	25	4.0%	0.7%
200			Sarah P. Duke Gardens	16.8	2	92	2.2%	0.6%
201			William B. Umstead SP	5.4	1	32	3.1%	0.6%
202			Lake Wheeler	8.2	1	50	2.0%	0.4%
203			NCSU Experimental Farm	7.1	1	60	1.7%	0.3%