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Where to find Chipping 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 Chipping 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			Schenck Forest	3.6	83	137	60.6%	52.2%
2			Hank Anderson Community Park	20.3	44	71	62.0%	50.3%
3			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.)	21.9	19	28	67.9%	49.3%
4			Williamson Preserve	19.2	27	42	64.3%	49.2%
5			North Carolina Museum of Art--Goodnight Park	4.4	6	7	85.7%	48.7%
6			Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning	3.9	162	308	52.6%	47.0%
7			Walnut Creek Wetland Center	9.0	14	21	66.7%	45.4%
8			Blackwood Farm Park	22.9	18	29	62.1%	44.0%
9			Ephesus Park--Chapel Hill	16.3	9	13	69.2%	42.4%
10			Crabtree Creek Trail--Anderson Drive to Lassiter Mill Road	8.3	6	8	75.0%	40.9%
11			Lake Benson	11.9	47	94	50.0%	40.1%
12			Butner Game Land--H Street Fields	23.2	9	14	64.3%	38.8%
13			Mid Pines Rd.	6.7	251	608	41.3%	37.4%
14			Hilltop Needmore Park--North	11.1	10	17	58.8%	36.0%
15			Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve	15.1	21	43	48.8%	34.6%
16			Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park	13.6	13	25	52.0%	33.5%
17			Mason Farm Biological Reserve	14.6	114	295	38.6%	33.3%
18			Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek	18.2	31	72	43.1%	32.3%
19			Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek	14.5	53	132	40.2%	32.2%
20			North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden	4.6	24	55	43.6%	31.4%
21			Historic Oakwood Cemetery	8.7	3	4	75.0%	30.1%
22			Hilltop Needmore Park--South	11.5	4	6	66.7%	30.0%
23			Dorothea Dix	6.6	9	18	50.0%	29.0%
24			E. Carroll Joyner Park	20.6	10	21	47.6%	28.3%
25			White Deer Park	11.6	10	21	47.6%	28.3%
26			North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill)	14.1	13	30	43.3%	27.4%
27			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point	15.0	72	227	31.7%	26.0%
28			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.)	21.9	6	12	50.0%	25.4%
29			Sandy Creek Park	16.1	95	336	28.3%	23.7%
30			Brumley Nature Preserve--South	22.7	9	22	40.9%	23.3%
31			Indian Creek Greenway	3.5	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
32			Ammons Farm Rd.	24.7	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
33			Crabtree Creek Greenway--Atlantic Ave to Anderson Drive	8.6	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
34			Brumley Nature Preserve--North	22.2	48	163	29.4%	23.0%
35			Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway	3.5	9	23	39.1%	22.2%
36			Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders	3.9	7	17	41.2%	21.6%
37			Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only	15.3	16	49	32.7%	21.2%
38			Glenn Stoffregen Memorial Garden	12.9	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
39			Neuse River Trail--Abbington Lane	13.5	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
40			Knightdale Station Park	17.3	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
41			Honeycutt Road Park	14.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
42			Smith Creek Greenway (Entrance on Creek Moss Avenue)	16.2	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
43			Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park	13.5	6	15	40.0%	19.8%
44			Yates Mill County Park	7.2	83	347	23.9%	19.7%
45			Fred Fletcher Park	7.4	15	49	30.6%	19.5%
46			Merritt's Pasture	16.9	5	12	41.7%	19.3%
47			Durant Nature Preserve	13.3	16	54	29.6%	19.1%
48			University Lake, Chapel Hill	19.3	14	46	30.4%	19.1%
49			Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek	14.8	4	9	44.4%	18.9%
50			Apex Nature Park	8.6	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
51			Dorothea Dix Park	6.9	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
52			Shelley Lake	8.1	33	131	25.2%	18.5%
53			Harris Lake County Park	14.0	20	73	27.4%	18.5%
54			Bass Lake Park & Trail	10.7	18	65	27.7%	18.3%
55			Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment	23.4	48	212	22.6%	17.5%
56			Mary Hayes Barber Holmes Park	22.3	17	64	26.6%	17.3%
57			William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake	5.7	24	102	23.5%	16.4%
58			Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center	9.0	3	7	42.9%	15.8%
59			Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd.	11.9	7	23	30.4%	15.6%
60			North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond	4.7	6	19	31.6%	15.4%
61			William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake	3.8	4	11	36.4%	15.2%
62			Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave	9.6	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
63			South Durham WRF	13.3	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
64			Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest	14.7	8	30	26.7%	14.2%
65			Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail	17.1	7	26	26.9%	13.7%
66			Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate	19.7	5	17	29.4%	13.3%
67			Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field)	14.1	6	22	27.3%	13.2%
68			Lake Johnson Park	4.2	38	218	17.4%	13.0%
69			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co)	12.0	4	13	30.8%	12.7%
70			Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam	18.7	15	76	19.7%	12.3%
71			Pritchard Park Nature Trail	17.3	9	40	22.5%	12.3%
72			Wendell Park	22.6	3	9	33.3%	12.1%
73			Apex Community Park	3.7	16	86	18.6%	11.8%
74			Morris Branch Greenway	7.6	4	14	28.6%	11.7%
75			Blue Jay Point County Park	14.5	10	49	20.4%	11.5%
76			Berryhill Park and Trails	18.4	5	20	25.0%	11.2%
77			Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road	18.1	4	15	26.7%	10.9%
78			Lake Crabtree Dam	3.3	32	214	15.0%	10.8%
79			Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek	10.6	5	21	23.8%	10.6%
80			Bond Park	2.7	18	110	16.4%	10.6%
81			Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access	13.1	6	27	22.2%	10.6%
82			Fearrington Village	17.5	5	22	22.7%	10.1%
83			Barksdale Drive Greenway	9.9	3	11	27.3%	9.7%
84			Martin Luther King Jr Park	19.7	3	11	27.3%	9.7%
85			Town Lake Park	23.4	5	23	21.7%	9.7%
86			Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf	15.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
87			Beaver Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	10.6	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
88			Little Creek Trail	15.3	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
89			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd.	17.4	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
90			Valley Springs Park	20.7	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
91			Neuse River Trail--Poole Road	14.1	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
92			Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End	17.3	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
93			Eno River SP--Few's Ford	23.2	11	67	16.4%	9.4%
94			West Point on the Eno Park	20.5	3	12	25.0%	8.9%
95			Johnston Mill Nature Preserve	20.5	8	47	17.0%	8.9%
96			Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd.	12.6	11	72	15.3%	8.8%
97			Third Fork Creek Trail	13.6	7	42	16.7%	8.3%
98			J.C. Raulston Arboretum	4.6	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
99			Old Bynum Bridge	20.4	7	45	15.6%	7.7%
100			Ritter Park	4.3	3	14	21.4%	7.6%
101			Carrboro High School	18.4	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
102			Carpenter Park	5.1	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
103			Pulley Town Road Fields	22.5	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
104			Falls Lake--Dam	15.2	3	15	20.0%	7.0%
105			North Carolina Botanical Garden	16.0	11	89	12.4%	7.0%
106			Falls Lake--Rolling View	16.1	19	178	10.7%	6.9%
107			Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only)	24.1	11	93	11.8%	6.7%
108			Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula	12.1	3	16	18.8%	6.6%
109			Middle Creek Bottomlands II	24.9	3	16	18.8%	6.6%
110			Penny's Bend Nature Preserve	20.0	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
111			Baileywick Road Park	10.2	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
112			New Hope Bottomlands	15.5	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
113			AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park	10.0	3	17	17.6%	6.2%
114			Kildaire Farms Lake	2.3	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
115			Duke Forest--Gate 12	19.9	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
116			American Tobacco Trail--C.M. Herndon Park	10.4	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
117			William B. Umstead SP--Turkey Creek Trail	4.2	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
118			Bass Lake Outfall Greenway	11.0	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
119			UNC Chapel Hill--Kenan Woods	17.0	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
120			Robertson Millpond Preserve	20.7	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
121			Beaver Creek Greenway	7.0	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
122			Walltown Park	17.3	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
123			Discovery Lake (Restricted Access)	8.2	5	36	13.9%	6.1%
124			Orange County Sportsplex Pond	24.9	6	47	12.8%	6.0%
125			Symphony Lake Greenway	4.4	7	58	12.1%	6.0%
126			Crabtree Creek Watershed	4.7	5	37	13.5%	5.9%
127			Lake Crabtree County Park	3.6	35	441	7.9%	5.8%
128			Leigh Farm Park	14.5	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
129			Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff	12.6	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
130			American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access	9.5	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
131			UNC Chapel Hill--Coker Arboretum	17.2	6	50	12.0%	5.6%
132			Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd.	9.8	8	75	10.7%	5.5%
133			White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side	6.7	4	33	12.1%	4.8%
134			American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access	10.5	3	22	13.6%	4.7%
135			Lake Lynn	7.7	13	166	7.8%	4.6%
136			Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.)	13.5	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
137			Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge	13.6	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
138			Shearon Harris Visitor's Center	12.7	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
139			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access	15.2	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
140			Lower Booker Creek Trail	17.0	2	13	15.4%	4.3%
141			Forest Ridge Park	16.5	2	13	15.4%	4.3%
142			Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd.	17.4	4	39	10.3%	4.1%
143			Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	23.9	2	14	14.3%	4.0%
144			Raven Rock SP	23.9	3	26	11.5%	4.0%
145			Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point	14.2	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
146			Northgate Park	17.2	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
147			Leesville Park	7.5	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
148			Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth	14.9	7	95	7.4%	3.6%
149			Lower Haw SNA--Bynum	20.3	2	16	12.5%	3.5%
150			Rainbow Soccer Complex	16.2	5	67	7.5%	3.2%
151			Lake Wheeler	8.2	4	49	8.2%	3.2%
152			Duke University--Reclamation Pond	17.3	3	34	8.8%	3.0%
153			UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Grove	17.1	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
154			Haw River--Bynum Dam	20.5	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
155			Wooten Meadow Park	6.8	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
156			Roland E. Horne Walking Trail	23.4	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
157			Rocky Branch Greenway	6.4	2	19	10.5%	2.9%
158			Horton Grove Nature Preserve	24.6	2	20	10.0%	2.8%
159			Morgan Creek Trail	17.5	3	39	7.7%	2.7%
160			Duke Forest--Blackwood Division - Gate 34	21.5	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
161			Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts	18.8	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
162			Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade	19.0	3	43	7.0%	2.4%
163			Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area	13.8	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
164			Salem Pond Park	4.5	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
165			Turnipseed Preserve	20.5	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
166			Lake Raleigh	6.0	5	99	5.1%	2.2%
167			Jordan Lake SRA--Visitor's Center	13.8	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
168			Laurel Hill Park	5.4	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
169			Bolin Creek--Umstead Park	18.1	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
170			Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park	15.6	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
171			William B. Umstead SP	5.4	2	28	7.1%	2.0%
172			Duke Forest--Korstian Division	19.6	2	28	7.1%	2.0%
173			White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland	6.1	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
174			Inwood Rd.	7.3	2	34	5.9%	1.6%
175			Indian Trail Park	18.1	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
176			Eden Lakes	23.7	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
177			East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek)	9.4	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
178			Lake Betz	7.3	6	177	3.4%	1.6%
179			Eno River SP--Pleasant Green	21.9	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
180			Chapel Hill Community Park	16.9	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
181			Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance	3.3	4	108	3.7%	1.4%
182			Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP'	16.4	2	40	5.0%	1.4%
183			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp	14.8	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
184			Brookhaven Nature Park	6.7	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
185			stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020)	1.5	6	215	2.8%	1.3%
186			Patterson Place Constructed Wetland	16.0	2	43	4.7%	1.3%
187			Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station	21.6	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
188			Parker Preserve	15.5	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
189			Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp	18.4	2	47	4.3%	1.2%
190			Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	14.5	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
191			Pinehurst Drive Ponds	15.6	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
192			Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek	13.7	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
193			Swift Creek Bluffs	5.3	1	19	5.3%	0.9%
194			17 Acre Woods	18.0	2	63	3.2%	0.9%
195			NCSU Experimental Farm	7.1	1	22	4.5%	0.8%
196			Sarah P. Duke Gardens	16.8	2	71	2.8%	0.8%
197			Horace Williams Tract	19.1	1	25	4.0%	0.7%
198			Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd.	13.3	1	26	3.8%	0.7%
199			New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment	13.8	1	29	3.4%	0.6%
200			Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve	4.6	1	33	3.0%	0.5%
201			Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp	16.8	1	34	2.9%	0.5%
202			Lake Wheeler marshes	6.9	2	109	1.8%	0.5%
203			Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir	18.0	1	39	2.6%	0.5%
204			Brier Creek Reservoir	5.9	1	86	1.2%	0.2%