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Where to find Indigo Bunting in May
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 Indigo Bunting in May. 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			Brumley Nature Preserve--North	22.2	402	424	94.8%	92.3%
2			Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment	23.4	141	150	94.0%	89.0%
3			Mason Farm Biological Reserve	14.6	548	617	88.8%	86.1%
4			Penny's Bend Nature Preserve	20.0	26	27	96.3%	81.7%
5			Horton Grove Nature Preserve	24.6	69	77	89.6%	80.8%
6			Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve	15.1	45	49	91.8%	80.8%
7			Old Bynum Bridge	20.4	314	387	81.1%	76.9%
8			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.)	21.9	70	82	85.4%	76.1%
9			Yates Mill County Park	7.2	410	515	79.6%	75.9%
10			Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road	18.1	87	105	82.9%	74.5%
11			Third Fork Creek Trail	13.6	37	43	86.0%	72.7%
12			Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek	18.2	163	208	78.4%	72.3%
13			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access	15.2	10	10	100.0%	72.2%
14			E. Carroll Joyner Park	20.6	23	26	88.5%	71.0%
15			Turnipseed Preserve	20.5	25	29	86.2%	69.4%
16			Mid Pines Rd.	6.7	410	568	72.2%	68.4%
17			Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning	3.9	191	264	72.3%	66.7%
18			Brumley Nature Preserve--South	22.7	59	78	75.6%	65.1%
19			Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade	19.0	52	72	72.2%	61.0%
20			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.)	21.9	24	31	77.4%	60.2%
21			Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd.	11.9	26	34	76.5%	60.0%
22			Schenck Forest	3.6	136	206	66.0%	59.3%
23			Glennstone/Heron Rookery	18.4	46	65	70.8%	58.8%
24			Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek	14.5	98	147	66.7%	58.7%
25			Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	14.5	31	43	72.1%	57.3%
26			Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge	13.6	13	16	81.2%	57.0%
27			Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd.	17.1	5	5	100.0%	56.6%
28			Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd.	12.6	35	50	70.0%	56.2%
29			White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland	6.1	18	24	75.0%	55.1%
30			Johnston Mill Nature Preserve	20.5	47	71	66.2%	54.6%
31			Morgan Creek Trail	17.5	32	47	68.1%	53.8%
32			Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road	15.5	7	8	87.5%	52.9%
33			Duke Forest--Gate 12	19.9	13	17	76.5%	52.7%
34			New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment	13.8	18	25	72.0%	52.4%
35			Eno River SP--Few's Ford	23.2	50	79	63.3%	52.3%
36			Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek	13.7	4	4	100.0%	51.0%
37			Pulley Town Road Fields	22.5	4	4	100.0%	51.0%
38			Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park	13.5	20	29	69.0%	50.8%
39			Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula	12.1	10	13	76.9%	49.7%
40			Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.)	13.5	8	10	80.0%	49.0%
41			Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam	18.7	31	50	62.0%	48.2%
42			Beaver Marsh	16.7	107	194	55.2%	48.1%
43			DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve	22.4	12	17	70.6%	46.9%
44			Lower Haw SNA--Bynum	20.3	29	49	59.2%	45.2%
45			Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek	15.0	11	16	68.8%	44.4%
46			Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance	3.3	165	334	49.4%	44.1%
47			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats	18.8	3	3	100.0%	43.8%
48			Butner Game Land--H Street Fields	23.2	3	3	100.0%	43.8%
49			Procter Farm Preserve	22.4	3	3	100.0%	43.8%
50			Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End	17.3	3	3	100.0%	43.8%
51			Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve	22.1	3	3	100.0%	43.8%
52			Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	23.9	5	6	83.3%	43.6%
53			Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only)	24.1	128	270	47.4%	41.5%
54			Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest	14.7	24	43	55.8%	41.1%
55			Williamson Preserve	19.2	6	8	75.0%	40.9%
56			Haw River--Bynum Dam	20.5	13	21	61.9%	40.9%
57			Ammons Farm Rd.	24.7	7	10	70.0%	39.7%
58			Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment	12.2	9	14	64.3%	38.8%
59			Wendell Park	22.6	9	14	64.3%	38.8%
60			White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side	6.7	34	68	50.0%	38.4%
61			Duke Forest--Korstian Division	19.6	25	50	50.0%	36.6%
62			Merritt's Pasture	16.9	16	30	53.3%	36.1%
63			Mingo Creek Trail	15.1	5	7	71.4%	35.9%
64			Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field)	14.1	8	13	61.5%	35.5%
65			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd.	17.4	8	13	61.5%	35.5%
66			Barksdale Drive Greenway	9.9	6	9	66.7%	35.4%
67			Neuse River Trail--Trailhead Lane	15.0	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
68			Jordan Game Land--Lower Little Creek	13.2	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
69			Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd.	9.8	105	264	39.8%	34.1%
70			North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden	4.6	10	19	52.6%	31.7%
71			Sandy Creek Park	16.1	222	629	35.3%	31.7%
72			American Tobacco Trail--C.M. Herndon Park	10.4	6	10	60.0%	31.3%
73			Duke Forest--Gate 10	19.3	9	17	52.9%	31.0%
74			William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake	5.7	20	45	44.4%	30.9%
75			Horace Williams Tract	19.1	11	22	50.0%	30.7%
76			Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park	17.9	11	22	50.0%	30.7%
77			Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park	13.6	21	48	43.8%	30.7%
78			Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp	18.4	14	30	46.7%	30.2%
79			Neuse River Trail--Auburn Knightdale Road	15.6	3	4	75.0%	30.1%
80			Eno River SP--Pleasant Green	21.9	4	6	66.7%	30.0%
81			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade	20.0	4	6	66.7%	30.0%
82			American Tobacco Trail--Wimberly Road Access	8.1	4	6	66.7%	30.0%
83			Neuse River Trail--Milburnie Park	13.5	4	6	66.7%	30.0%
84			Lake Betz	7.3	92	261	35.2%	29.7%
85			Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate	19.7	13	28	46.4%	29.5%
86			Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts	18.8	7	13	53.8%	29.1%
87			Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station	21.6	23	57	40.4%	28.6%
88			Blackwood Farm Park	22.9	10	21	47.6%	28.3%
89			Bass Lake Park & Trail	10.7	30	81	37.0%	27.3%
90			Rainbow Soccer Complex	16.2	26	69	37.7%	27.2%
91			Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek	10.3	10	22	45.5%	26.9%
92			Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek	10.6	11	25	44.0%	26.7%
93			American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access	10.5	22	60	36.7%	25.6%
94			Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek	14.8	8	18	44.4%	24.6%
95			Middle Creek Bottomlands II	24.9	6	13	46.2%	23.2%
96			New Hope Bottomlands	15.5	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
97			American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Mall	12.2	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
98			Lake Wheeler marshes	6.9	35	121	28.9%	21.6%
99			South Durham WRF	13.3	4	8	50.0%	21.5%
100			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co)	12.0	5	11	45.5%	21.3%
101			Duke Forest--Blackwood Division - Gate 34	21.5	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
102			Lick Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	13.2	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
103			Erwin Road Swamp	17.7	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
104			Capital Hills Drive Wetlands	13.9	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
105			Raven Rock SP--Avents Creek Access Area	22.3	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
106			Old Oxford Rd. Pond	20.9	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
107			Little River Waterfowl Impoundment	20.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
108			Neuse River Trail--Falls River	15.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
109			Neuse River Trail--Abbington Lane	13.5	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
110			American Tobacco Trail--White Oak Church Rd. Access	7.9	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
111			Bennett Place State Historic Site	19.7	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
112			Smith Creek Greenway (Entrance on Creek Moss Avenue)	16.2	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
113			Greene Tract	20.0	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
114			Robertson Creek Nature Preserve	23.8	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
115			Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway	21.1	7	18	38.9%	20.3%
116			Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park	15.6	4	9	44.4%	18.9%
117			Lake Raleigh	6.0	24	93	25.8%	18.0%
118			Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir	18.0	4	10	40.0%	16.8%
119			North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill)	14.1	8	26	30.8%	16.5%
120			Inwood Rd.	7.3	15	58	25.9%	16.3%
121			White Pines Nature Preserve	24.5	10	36	27.8%	15.8%
122			Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave	9.6	3	7	42.9%	15.8%
123			Little Creek Trail	15.3	3	7	42.9%	15.8%
124			Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek	14.0	4	11	36.4%	15.2%
125			Dorothea Dix	6.6	4	11	36.4%	15.2%
126			Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road	20.9	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
127			Mitchell Mill Natural Area	23.7	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
128			Roland E. Horne Walking Trail	23.4	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
129			Camden Ave Pond	16.3	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
130			NCSU Experimental Farm	7.1	8	29	27.6%	14.7%
131			William B. Umstead SP	5.4	12	49	24.5%	14.6%
132			Harris Lake County Park	14.0	15	67	22.4%	14.1%
133			Lake Crabtree County Park	3.6	74	427	17.3%	14.0%
134			William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake	3.8	4	12	33.3%	13.8%
135			Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd.	13.3	3	9	33.3%	12.1%
136			Falls Lake--Dam	15.2	7	30	23.3%	11.8%
137			Chatham Co. Northeast District Park	14.1	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
138			Shearon Harris Visitor's Center	12.7	4	14	28.6%	11.7%
139			Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64	18.7	9	42	21.4%	11.7%
140			Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access	13.1	6	25	24.0%	11.5%
141			South Ellerbe Creek Trail	16.4	8	38	21.1%	11.1%
142			Duke Forest--Gate 4	18.1	3	10	30.0%	10.8%
143			Piedmont Nature Trail	15.9	3	10	30.0%	10.8%
144			White Deer Park	11.6	8	40	20.0%	10.5%
145			Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail	19.4	4	16	25.0%	10.2%
146			Lake Crabtree Dam	3.3	15	94	16.0%	9.9%
147			Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area	13.8	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
148			Lake Wheeler	8.2	4	17	23.5%	9.6%
149			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co)	12.3	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
150			Duke Forest Rd.	20.7	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
151			Lee Game Land	22.6	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
152			O'Kelly Chapel Road Waterfowl Impoundment	9.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
153			Duke Forest--Eno Division	22.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
154			Falls Lake--Cheek Rd. Causeway (Wake Co.)	17.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
155			Jordan Game Land--Bells Church Fishing Access	12.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
156			Rock Ridge Park	23.8	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
157			Parker Preserve	15.5	5	24	20.8%	9.2%
158			Brier Creek Reservoir	5.9	4	18	22.2%	9.0%
159			Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp	15.5	8	48	16.7%	8.7%
160			Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail	17.1	4	19	21.1%	8.5%
161			Leigh Farm Park	14.5	3	13	23.1%	8.2%
162			Howling Cow Creamery	7.2	3	13	23.1%	8.2%
163			Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP'	16.4	7	43	16.3%	8.1%
164			Falls Lake	15.1	4	20	20.0%	8.1%
165			Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only	15.3	5	28	17.9%	7.9%
166			Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point	14.2	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
167			Forest Ridge Park	16.5	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
168			Homestead Park	19.3	3	15	20.0%	7.0%
169			North Carolina Botanical Garden	16.0	17	154	11.0%	7.0%
170			Falls Lake--Rolling View	16.1	4	23	17.4%	7.0%
171			University Lake, Chapel Hill	19.3	4	23	17.4%	7.0%
172			Patterson Place Constructed Wetland	16.0	8	62	12.9%	6.7%
173			Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform	12.3	4	24	16.7%	6.7%
174			Town Lake Park	23.4	3	16	18.8%	6.6%
175			Falls Lake--Sandling Beach	17.5	3	17	17.6%	6.2%
176			Eno River SP--The Quarry	21.2	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
177			Beaver Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	10.6	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
178			Historic Oak View Park	11.8	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
179			Duke Park	16.6	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
180			Neuse River Trail--Old Falls of Neuse	15.1	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
181			Durant Nature Preserve	13.3	9	82	11.0%	5.9%
182			Symphony Lake Greenway	4.4	4	28	14.3%	5.7%
183			Clemmons Educational State Forest	18.0	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
184			Beaver Creek Greenway	7.0	5	39	12.8%	5.6%
185			Lower Booker Creek Trail	17.0	3	19	15.8%	5.5%
186			Discovery Lake (Restricted Access)	8.2	5	42	11.9%	5.2%
187			Raven Rock SP	23.9	5	42	11.9%	5.2%
188			Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd.	17.4	5	42	11.9%	5.2%
189			North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond	4.7	2	12	16.7%	4.7%
190			Bond Park	2.7	14	182	7.7%	4.6%
191			Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway	12.9	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
192			Falls Lake SRA--Information Center	16.3	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
193			Falls Lake--Cheek Road Causeway (Durham Co.)	17.7	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
194			Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center	9.0	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
195			Apex Community Park	3.7	4	42	9.5%	3.8%
196			Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway	3.5	8	113	7.1%	3.6%
197			William B. Umstead SP--Turkey Creek Trail	4.2	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
198			Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point	16.1	2	16	12.5%	3.5%
199			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point	15.0	3	30	10.0%	3.5%
200			17 Acre Woods	18.0	8	121	6.6%	3.4%
201			Eno River SP--Continental Drive Access	21.6	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
202			Swift Creek Bluffs	5.3	4	56	7.1%	2.8%
203			Robertson Millpond Preserve	20.7	2	20	10.0%	2.8%
204			Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf	15.9	2	21	9.5%	2.7%
205			Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff	12.6	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
206			Carpenter Park	5.1	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
207			RTP Mountain Bike Trails	7.2	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
208			Jordan Lake SRA--Visitor's Center	13.8	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
209			Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook	16.7	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
210			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp	14.8	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
211			Chapel Hill Community Park	16.9	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
212			Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve	4.6	3	58	5.2%	1.8%
213			Chandler's Swamp	16.9	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
214			Bolin Creek--Umstead Park	18.1	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
215			Lake Johnson Park	4.2	8	283	2.8%	1.4%
216			Northgate Park	17.2	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
217			J.C. Raulston Arboretum	4.6	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
218			Indian Trail Park	18.1	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
219			Pinehurst Drive Ponds	15.6	2	52	3.8%	1.1%
220			Lake Benson	11.9	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
221			Fearrington Village	17.5	2	53	3.8%	1.0%
222			AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park	10.0	1	19	5.3%	0.9%
223			Indian Creek Greenway	3.5	1	19	5.3%	0.9%
224			Crabtree Creek Watershed	4.7	1	29	3.4%	0.6%
225			Rocky Branch Greenway	6.4	1	31	3.2%	0.6%
226			UNC Chapel Hill--Coker Arboretum	17.2	1	34	2.9%	0.5%
227			North Carolina Museum of Life and Science	17.8	1	35	2.9%	0.5%
228			Blue Jay Point County Park	14.5	1	49	2.0%	0.4%
229			Ritter Park	4.3	1	49	2.0%	0.4%
230			Hank Anderson Community Park	20.3	1	50	2.0%	0.4%
231			Lake Lynn	7.7	2	164	1.2%	0.3%
232			Sarah P. Duke Gardens	16.8	1	61	1.6%	0.3%
233			Shelley Lake	8.1	1	109	0.9%	0.2%