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Where to find White-throated 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 White-throated 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			Brumley Nature Preserve--North	22.2	119	123	96.7%	91.9%
2			Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment	23.4	108	116	93.1%	87.0%
3			Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning	3.9	310	345	89.9%	86.2%
4			stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020)	1.5	73	78	93.6%	85.9%
5			North Carolina Botanical Garden	16.0	83	92	90.2%	82.4%
6			Mason Farm Biological Reserve	14.6	220	255	86.3%	81.5%
7			Fred Fletcher Park	7.4	64	71	90.1%	81.0%
8			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.)	21.9	31	33	93.9%	80.4%
9			Sandy Creek Park	16.1	278	343	81.0%	76.6%
10			Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders	3.9	58	67	86.6%	76.4%
11			Brian P's Yard (Private)	14.4	24	26	92.3%	75.9%
12			Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd.	17.4	27	30	90.0%	74.4%
13			Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway	3.5	11	11	100.0%	74.1%
14			Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road	18.1	11	11	100.0%	74.1%
15			Rainbow Soccer Complex	16.2	45	53	84.9%	72.9%
16			Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek	14.5	109	136	80.1%	72.7%
17			Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd.	17.1	10	10	100.0%	72.2%
18			American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access	10.5	50	61	82.0%	70.5%
19			Yates Mill County Park	7.2	226	304	74.3%	69.2%
20			UNC Chapel Hill--Coker Arboretum	17.2	30	36	83.3%	68.1%
21			Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	23.9	8	8	100.0%	67.6%
22			Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek	18.2	38	48	79.2%	65.7%
23			Blackwood Farm Park	22.9	18	21	85.7%	65.4%
24			Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP'	16.4	49	64	76.6%	64.9%
25			Sarah P. Duke Gardens	16.8	63	84	75.0%	64.8%
26			Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve	15.1	33	42	78.6%	64.1%
27			Morgan Creek Trail	17.5	24	30	80.0%	62.7%
28			Williamson Preserve	19.2	10	11	90.9%	62.3%
29			Rocky Branch Greenway	6.4	13	15	86.7%	62.1%
30			Hilltop Needmore Park--North	11.1	6	6	100.0%	61.0%
31			Penny's Bend Nature Preserve	20.0	15	18	83.3%	60.8%
32			White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side	6.7	20	26	76.9%	57.9%
33			Brumley Nature Preserve--South	22.7	8	9	88.9%	56.5%
34			Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park	13.5	10	12	83.3%	55.2%
35			Lake Lynn	7.7	73	115	63.5%	54.4%
36			Schenck Forest	3.6	127	208	61.1%	54.3%
37			E. Carroll Joyner Park	20.6	17	23	73.9%	53.5%
38			Bond Park	2.7	76	122	62.3%	53.4%
39			Lower Booker Creek Trail	17.0	15	20	75.0%	53.1%
40			Eno River SP--Pleasant Green	21.9	7	8	87.5%	52.9%
41			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co)	12.0	7	8	87.5%	52.9%
42			Lower Haw SNA--Bynum	20.3	13	17	76.5%	52.7%
43			Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd.	11.9	11	14	78.6%	52.4%
44			Lake Raleigh	6.0	60	97	61.9%	51.9%
45			Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park	13.6	16	22	72.7%	51.8%
46			North Carolina Museum of Life and Science	17.8	25	37	67.6%	51.5%
47			Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge	13.6	4	4	100.0%	51.0%
48			Neuse River Trail--Falls River	15.6	4	4	100.0%	51.0%
49			William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake	5.7	97	168	57.7%	50.2%
50			Third Fork Creek Trail	13.6	20	30	66.7%	48.8%
51			Hymettus Woods Park	5.9	14	20	70.0%	48.1%
52			Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd.	9.8	38	63	60.3%	48.0%
53			Shelley Lake	8.1	54	93	58.1%	47.9%
54			Wendell Park	22.6	9	12	75.0%	46.8%
55			Lake Betz	7.3	139	266	52.3%	46.3%
56			Bass Lake Park & Trail	10.7	31	52	59.6%	46.1%
57			Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade	19.0	13	19	68.4%	46.0%
58			South Ellerbe Creek Trail	16.4	10	14	71.4%	45.4%
59			Middle Creek Bottomlands II	24.9	10	14	71.4%	45.4%
60			J.C. Raulston Arboretum	4.6	7	9	77.8%	45.3%
61			Mid Pines Rd.	6.7	273	556	49.1%	45.0%
62			Fearrington Village	17.5	24	40	60.0%	44.6%
63			Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd.	12.6	26	44	59.1%	44.4%
64			Blue Jay Point County Park	14.5	33	58	56.9%	44.1%
65			New Hope Bottomlands	15.5	3	3	100.0%	43.8%
66			Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access	13.1	12	18	66.7%	43.7%
67			Lick Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	13.2	5	6	83.3%	43.6%
68			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.)	21.9	5	6	83.3%	43.6%
69			White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland	6.1	5	6	83.3%	43.6%
70			Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway	21.1	5	6	83.3%	43.6%
71			Old Bynum Bridge	20.4	22	37	59.5%	43.5%
72			Horton Grove Nature Preserve	24.6	15	24	62.5%	42.7%
73			Lake Benson	11.9	53	102	52.0%	42.4%
74			Symphony Lake Greenway	4.4	29	53	54.7%	41.5%
75			Apex Nature Park	8.6	6	8	75.0%	40.9%
76			Lake Johnson Park	4.2	82	174	47.1%	39.9%
77			Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail	19.4	7	10	70.0%	39.7%
78			Chapel Hill Community Park	16.9	7	10	70.0%	39.7%
79			AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park	10.0	10	16	62.5%	38.6%
80			Eno River SP--Few's Ford	23.2	19	35	54.3%	38.2%
81			Northgate Park	17.2	4	5	80.0%	37.6%
82			Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End	17.3	4	5	80.0%	37.6%
83			North Carolina State University Campus	6.2	31	63	49.2%	37.3%
84			Patterson Place Constructed Wetland	16.0	23	45	51.1%	37.0%
85			New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment	13.8	12	21	57.1%	36.5%
86			Beaver Marsh	16.7	123	295	41.7%	36.2%
87			Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center	9.0	5	7	71.4%	35.9%
88			Chatham Co. Northeast District Park	14.1	5	7	71.4%	35.9%
89			Turnipseed Preserve	20.5	5	7	71.4%	35.9%
90			Martin Luther King Jr Park	19.7	6	9	66.7%	35.4%
91			Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station	21.6	7	11	63.6%	35.4%
92			Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.)	13.5	7	11	63.6%	35.4%
93			Higgins Greenway	1.2	7	11	63.6%	35.4%
94			Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest	14.7	12	22	54.5%	34.7%
95			Duke University--Reclamation Pond	17.3	21	43	48.8%	34.6%
96			Duke University--Anderson Woods	17.0	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
97			Mingo Creek Trail	15.1	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
98			East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek)	9.4	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
99			DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve	22.4	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
100			Roland E. Horne Walking Trail	23.4	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
101			Neuse River Trail--Poole Road	14.1	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
102			Neuse River Trail--River Bend	14.9	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
103			Cedar Hills Park	9.7	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
104			Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only)	24.1	45	105	42.9%	33.8%
105			Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek	15.0	9	16	56.2%	33.2%
106			Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek	14.8	9	16	56.2%	33.2%
107			Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance	3.3	67	167	40.1%	33.0%
108			Horace Williams Tract	19.1	12	23	52.2%	33.0%
109			Lake Crabtree Dam	3.3	58	143	40.6%	32.9%
110			Apex Community Park	3.7	36	85	42.4%	32.4%
111			Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail	17.1	7	12	58.3%	32.0%
112			Pritchard Park Nature Trail	17.3	14	29	48.3%	31.4%
113			Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate	19.7	6	10	60.0%	31.3%
114			Orange County Sportsplex Pond	24.9	20	45	44.4%	30.9%
115			Durant Nature Preserve	13.3	32	79	40.5%	30.4%
116			UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Park	16.9	8	15	53.3%	30.1%
117			Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access	18.4	3	4	75.0%	30.1%
118			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access	15.2	3	4	75.0%	30.1%
119			Lake Crabtree County Park	3.6	173	509	34.0%	30.0%
120			West Point on the Eno Park	20.5	4	6	66.7%	30.0%
121			Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park	17.9	10	20	50.0%	29.9%
122			Pierce Woods and Pond	15.9	10	20	50.0%	29.9%
123			17 Acre Woods	18.0	11	23	47.8%	29.2%
124			Pullen Park	6.6	7	13	53.8%	29.1%
125			Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field)	14.1	9	18	50.0%	29.0%
126			Falls Lake--Dam	15.2	12	26	46.2%	28.8%
127			North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden	4.6	12	26	46.2%	28.8%
128			Duke Forest--Gate 4	18.1	5	9	55.6%	26.7%
129			Shearon Harris Visitor's Center	12.7	6	12	50.0%	25.4%
130			Leigh Farm Park	14.5	4	7	57.1%	25.0%
131			University Lake, Chapel Hill	19.3	8	18	44.4%	24.6%
132			White Deer Park	11.6	9	21	42.9%	24.5%
133			Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula	12.1	5	10	50.0%	23.7%
134			Harris Lake County Park	14.0	18	51	35.3%	23.6%
135			Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	14.5	10	25	40.0%	23.4%
136			Chandler's Swamp	16.9	7	16	43.8%	23.1%
137			Kaplan Drive Park	4.1	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
138			William B. Umstead SP	5.4	11	29	37.9%	22.7%
139			Swift Creek Bluffs	5.3	5	11	45.5%	21.3%
140			Laurel Hill Park	5.4	5	11	45.5%	21.3%
141			Hank Anderson Community Park	20.3	12	35	34.3%	20.8%
142			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co)	12.3	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
143			Falls Lake--Cheek Road Causeway (Durham Co.)	17.7	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
144			Duke Forest--Eno Division	22.9	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
145			Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp	18.6	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
146			Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave	9.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
147			Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co)	20.0	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
148			Lee Game Land	22.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
149			Duke Forest--Gate 12	19.9	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
150			Dorothea Dix	6.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
151			Falls Lake--Upper Beaver Dam (Granville Co.)	21.0	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
152			American Tobacco Trail--C.M. Herndon Park	10.4	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
153			William B. Umstead SP--Turkey Creek Trail	4.2	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
154			Wooten Meadow Park	6.8	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
155			Robertson Millpond Preserve	20.7	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
156			Butner Game Land--H Street Fields	23.2	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
157			Neuse River Trail--Milburnie Park	13.5	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
158			Neuse River Trail--Buffalo Road Athletic Park	14.1	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
159			American Tobacco Trail--Massey Chapel Road	12.0	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
160			Neuse River Trail--Myakka Court	15.1	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
161			American Tobacco Trail--Blackwell Street Trailhead	15.4	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
162			Neuse River Trail--Old Falls of Neuse	15.1	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
163			Main Street Park (Rolesville)	20.1	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
164			Jack Marley Park	19.7	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
165			Knightdale Station Park	17.3	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
166			Crabtree Creek Greenway--Atlantic Ave to Anderson Drive	8.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
167			Morrisville Community Park	3.9	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
168			Capital Hills Drive Wetlands	13.9	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
169			Smith Creek Greenway (Entrance on Creek Moss Avenue)	16.2	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
170			Walltown Park	17.3	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
171			Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve	22.1	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
172			Robertson Creek Nature Preserve	23.8	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
173			Duke Forest--Korstian Division	19.6	6	15	40.0%	19.8%
174			Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek	10.6	5	12	41.7%	19.3%
175			Falls Lake--Sandling Beach	17.5	5	12	41.7%	19.3%
176			Bolin Creek--Umstead Park	18.1	5	12	41.7%	19.3%
177			Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam	18.7	18	63	28.6%	18.9%
178			Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point	16.1	4	9	44.4%	18.9%
179			Beaver Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	10.6	4	9	44.4%	18.9%
180			Merritt's Pasture	16.9	4	9	44.4%	18.9%
181			Falls Lake SRA--Information Center	16.3	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
182			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade	20.0	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
183			Barksdale Drive Greenway	9.9	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
184			Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts	18.8	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
185			Johnston Mill Nature Preserve	20.5	6	16	37.5%	18.5%
186			Raven Rock SP	23.9	7	20	35.0%	18.1%
187			White Pines Nature Preserve	24.5	7	20	35.0%	18.1%
188			Forest Ridge Park	16.5	5	13	38.5%	17.7%
189			Forest Hills Park	15.0	5	13	38.5%	17.7%
190			North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond	4.7	4	10	40.0%	16.8%
191			Homestead Park	19.3	4	10	40.0%	16.8%
192			Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area	13.8	4	11	36.4%	15.2%
193			Indian Trail Park	18.1	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
194			Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch	11.6	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
195			Glennstone/Heron Rookery	18.4	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
196			Kildaire Farms Lake	2.3	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
197			Discovery Lake (Restricted Access)	8.2	13	54	24.1%	14.6%
198			Duke University--Chapel Woods	17.1	3	8	37.5%	13.7%
199			Piedmont Nature Trail	15.9	3	8	37.5%	13.7%
200			Shiloh Greenway	5.1	3	8	37.5%	13.7%
201			Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only	15.3	8	33	24.2%	12.8%
202			Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp	15.5	17	87	19.5%	12.6%
203			Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment	12.2	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
204			Fallon park	8.1	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
205			Lake Rogers Park	23.7	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
206			Ritter Park	4.3	4	14	28.6%	11.7%
207			Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64	18.7	4	14	28.6%	11.7%
208			Salem Pond Park	4.5	4	14	28.6%	11.7%
209			Poplar Point Wastewater Ponds (Restricted Access)	13.8	5	20	25.0%	11.2%
210			Lake Wheeler	8.2	8	38	21.1%	11.1%
211			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point	15.0	30	198	15.2%	10.8%
212			Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek	10.3	3	10	30.0%	10.8%
213			Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform	12.3	6	27	22.2%	10.6%
214			Baileywick Road Park	10.2	4	16	25.0%	10.2%
215			North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill)	14.1	6	29	20.7%	9.8%
216			Eastgate Park	9.5	3	11	27.3%	9.7%
217			Brookhaven Nature Park	6.7	3	11	27.3%	9.7%
218			Beaver Creek Greenway	7.0	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
219			Strickland Park	8.9	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
220			Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve	4.6	6	30	20.0%	9.5%
221			Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway	12.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
222			Haw River--Bynum Dam	20.5	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
223			Falls Lake SRA--Woodpecker Ridge	16.3	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
224			Falls Lake--New Light Creek	17.6	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
225			American Tobacco Trail--Riddle Road	12.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
226			O'Kelly Chapel Road Waterfowl Impoundment	9.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
227			Little Creek Trail	15.3	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
228			Camden Ave Pond	16.3	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
229			Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth	14.9	10	65	15.4%	8.6%
230			Ephesus Park--Chapel Hill	16.3	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
231			Hoffman Lake	2.4	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
232			Eden Lakes	23.7	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
233			Falls Lake	15.1	4	21	19.0%	7.7%
234			American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Mall	12.2	3	14	21.4%	7.6%
235			Brier Creek Reservoir	5.9	15	125	12.0%	7.4%
236			William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake	3.8	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
237			Crowder District Park	6.8	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
238			Town Lake Park	23.4	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
239			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp	14.8	3	16	18.8%	6.6%
240			Jordan Game Land--Bells Church Fishing Access	12.9	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
241			Pinehurst Drive Ponds	15.6	3	17	17.6%	6.2%
242			Eno River SP--The Quarry	21.2	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
243			Duke Forest Rd.	20.7	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
244			Patterson Road Waterfowl Impoundment	14.8	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
245			Lassiter Mill Historical Park	7.7	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
246			Erwin Road Swamp	17.7	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
247			stakeout Long-tailed Duck, Lower Springdale Estates Lake, Raleigh (2019)	8.2	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
248			Hilltop Needmore Park--South	11.5	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
249			Carrboro High School	18.4	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
250			Falls Lake--Rolling View	16.1	10	115	8.7%	4.8%
251			Edna Metz Wells Park	7.1	3	22	13.6%	4.7%
252			Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. Ramp	18.4	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
253			Valley Springs Park	20.7	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
254			Walnut Creek Greenway between Lake Dam Rd & Gorman St	5.1	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
255			Sims Branch Greenway	13.1	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
256			American Tobacco Trail--Pittard Sears Road	8.8	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
257			Greenview Ponds	7.6	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
258			Indian Creek Greenway	3.5	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
259			Crabtree Creek Watershed	4.7	2	16	12.5%	3.5%
260			Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir	18.0	6	80	7.5%	3.5%
261			Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp	18.4	2	17	11.8%	3.3%
262			UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Grove	17.1	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
263			Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf	15.9	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
264			Lyon Park	15.6	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
265			Lake Wheeler marshes	6.9	5	73	6.8%	3.0%
266			Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd.	13.3	2	21	9.5%	2.7%
267			Old Oxford Rd. Pond	20.9	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
268			Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp	16.8	4	66	6.1%	2.4%
269			Walnut Creek Wetland Center	9.0	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
270			Carpenter Park	5.1	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
271			Parker Preserve	15.5	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
272			Ten-Ten Road Pond	9.4	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
273			Inwood Rd.	7.3	2	71	2.8%	0.8%
274			NCSU Experimental Farm	7.1	1	43	2.3%	0.4%
275			Mary Hayes Barber Holmes Park	22.3	1	44	2.3%	0.4%