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Where to find Song 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 Song 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 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 176 189 93.1% 88.6%
2 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 357 413 86.4% 82.8%
3 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 34 36 94.4% 81.9%
4 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 122 141 86.5% 79.9%
5 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 149 174 85.6% 79.7%
6 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 61 72 84.7% 74.7%
7 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 134 165 81.2% 74.6%
8 Duke University--Reclamation Pond 17.3 42 50 84.0% 71.5%
9 Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders 3.9 62 76 81.6% 71.4%
10 Lake Betz 7.3 227 298 76.2% 71.0%
11 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 297 401 74.1% 69.6%
12 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 13 14 92.9% 68.5%
13 Williamson Preserve 19.2 12 13 92.3% 66.7%
14 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 12 13 92.3% 66.7%
15 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 231 327 70.6% 65.5%
16 Fred Fletcher Park 7.4 61 81 75.3% 64.9%
17 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 10 11 90.9% 62.3%
18 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 240 358 67.0% 62.0%
19 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 429 661 64.9% 61.2%
20 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 20 25 80.0% 60.9%
21 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 43 59 72.9% 60.4%
22 Eno River SP--Pleasant Green 21.9 9 10 90.0% 59.6%
23 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 14 17 82.4% 59.0%
24 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 118 181 65.2% 58.0%
25 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 13 16 81.2% 57.0%
26 Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 23.9 8 9 88.9% 56.5%
27 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 8 9 88.9% 56.5%
28 Schenck Forest 3.6 147 235 62.6% 56.2%
29 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 24 33 72.7% 55.8%
30 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 43 64 67.2% 55.0%
31 Blackwood Farm Park 22.9 16 21 76.2% 54.9%
32 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 44 68 64.7% 52.8%
33 Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park 13.6 21 30 70.0% 52.1%
34 Third Fork Creek Trail 13.6 29 44 65.9% 51.1%
35 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 12 16 75.0% 50.5%
36 Morgan Creek Trail 17.5 21 31 67.7% 50.1%
37 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 27 42 64.3% 49.2%
38 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve 20.0 14 20 70.0% 48.1%
39 Lake Raleigh 6.0 64 112 57.1% 47.9%
40 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 40 67 59.7% 47.7%
41 Barksdale Drive Greenway 9.9 9 12 75.0% 46.8%
42 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 9 12 75.0% 46.8%
43 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 51 90 56.7% 46.4%
44 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 101 192 52.6% 45.6%
45 Lake Lynn 7.7 78 146 53.4% 45.3%
46 Butner Game Land--H Street Fields 23.2 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
47 Ammons Farm Rd. 24.7 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
48 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 53 99 53.5% 43.8%
49 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 12 18 66.7% 43.7%
50 Chandler's Swamp 16.9 12 18 66.7% 43.7%
51 Lick Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 13.2 5 6 83.3% 43.6%
52 American Tobacco Trail--Solite Park 12.3 5 6 83.3% 43.6%
53 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 41 75 54.7% 43.4%
54 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 26 45 57.8% 43.3%
55 Pierce Woods and Pond 15.9 13 20 65.0% 43.3%
56 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 88 174 50.6% 43.2%
57 Bond Park 2.7 69 137 50.4% 42.1%
58 Wendell Park 22.6 11 17 64.7% 41.3%
59 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 6 8 75.0% 40.9%
60 Turnipseed Preserve 20.5 6 8 75.0% 40.9%
61 Shiloh Greenway 5.1 6 8 75.0% 40.9%
62 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 26 48 54.2% 40.3%
63 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 33 64 51.6% 39.6%
64 Apex Community Park 3.7 110 243 45.3% 39.1%
65 Horton Grove Nature Preserve 24.6 16 28 57.1% 39.1%
66 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 12 20 60.0% 38.7%
67 AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park 10.0 10 16 62.5% 38.6%
68 Rocky Branch Greenway 6.4 11 18 61.1% 38.6%
69 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 26 51 51.0% 37.7%
70 Neuse River Trail--Falls River 15.6 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
71 Hilltop Needmore Park--South 11.5 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
72 Shelley Lake 8.1 51 110 46.4% 37.3%
73 Sarah P. Duke Gardens 16.8 43 91 47.3% 37.3%
74 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 59 130 45.4% 37.1%
75 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 20.5 14 25 56.0% 37.1%
76 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 41 87 47.1% 37.0%
77 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 13 23 56.5% 36.8%
78 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 10 17 58.8% 36.0%
79 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 10 17 58.8% 36.0%
80 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 5 7 71.4% 35.9%
81 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 15 28 53.6% 35.8%
82 Lee Game Land 22.6 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
83 Duke Forest--Gate 12 19.9 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
84 O'Kelly Chapel Road Waterfowl Impoundment 9.9 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
85 Falls Lake--Upper Beaver Dam (Granville Co.) 21.0 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
86 Mingo Creek Trail 15.1 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
87 DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve 22.4 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
88 Wooten Meadow Park 6.8 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
89 Neuse River Trail--River Bend 14.9 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
90 Walltown Park 17.3 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
91 Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve 22.1 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
92 Robertson Creek Nature Preserve 23.8 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
93 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 93 231 40.3% 34.1%
94 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 204 541 37.7% 33.7%
95 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 14 28 50.0% 32.6%
96 Beaver Marsh 16.7 121 322 37.6% 32.5%
97 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 15 31 48.4% 32.0%
98 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 15 31 48.4% 32.0%
99 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 39 98 39.8% 30.7%
100 South Ellerbe Creek Trail 16.4 8 15 53.3% 30.1%
101 Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch 11.6 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
102 Little Creek Trail 15.3 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
103 New Hope Bottomlands 15.5 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
104 Beaver Creek Greenway 7.0 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
105 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 10 20 50.0% 29.9%
106 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 83 232 35.8% 29.9%
107 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 10 21 47.6% 28.3%
108 Lower Booker Creek Trail 17.0 10 21 47.6% 28.3%
109 Orange County Sportsplex Pond 24.9 22 55 40.0% 28.1%
110 17 Acre Woods 18.0 12 27 44.4% 27.6%
111 Higgins Greenway 1.2 7 14 50.0% 26.8%
112 Town Lake Park 23.4 8 17 47.1% 26.2%
113 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 21 57 36.8% 25.5%
114 Laurel Hill Park 5.4 6 12 50.0% 25.4%
115 North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond 4.7 6 12 50.0% 25.4%
116 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 4 7 57.1% 25.0%
117 Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek 15.0 8 18 44.4% 24.6%
118 Horace Williams Tract 19.1 11 27 40.7% 24.5%
119 Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd. 17.4 14 37 37.8% 24.1%
120 Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point 16.1 5 10 50.0% 23.7%
121 Lake Benson 11.9 38 122 31.1% 23.6%
122 Salem Pond Park 4.5 7 16 43.8% 23.1%
123 Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End 17.3 7 16 43.8% 23.1%
124 American Tobacco Trail--Pittard Sears Road 8.8 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
125 North Carolina Botanical Garden 16.0 30 97 30.9% 22.6%
126 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 10 26 38.5% 22.4%
127 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 9 23 39.1% 22.2%
128 American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Mall 12.2 8 20 40.0% 21.9%
129 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 5 11 45.5% 21.3%
130 Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.) 13.5 5 11 45.5% 21.3%
131 Beaver Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 10.6 5 11 45.5% 21.3%
132 Homestead Park 19.3 5 11 45.5% 21.3%
133 North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill) 14.1 11 31 35.5% 21.1%
134 Patterson Road Waterfowl Impoundment 14.8 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
135 American Tobacco Trail--Wimberly Road Access 8.1 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
136 American Tobacco Trail--C.M. Herndon Park 10.4 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
137 Lassiter Mill Historical Park 7.7 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
138 Robertson Millpond Preserve 20.7 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
139 Roland E. Horne Walking Trail 23.4 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
140 Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park 15.6 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
141 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 10 28 35.7% 20.7%
142 Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave 9.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
143 Dorothea Dix 6.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
144 Little River Waterfowl Impoundment 20.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
145 Robeson Creek Greenway 22.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
146 Neuse River Trail--Buffalo Road Athletic Park 14.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
147 Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road 15.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
148 American Tobacco Trail--Blackwell Street Trailhead 15.4 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
149 Historic Oakwood Cemetery 8.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
150 Crabtree Creek Greenway--Atlantic Ave to Anderson Drive 8.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
151 Crabtree Creek Trail--Anderson Drive to Lassiter Mill Road 8.3 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
152 Capital Hills Drive Wetlands 13.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
153 Dorothea Dix Park 6.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
154 Black Creek Greenway--Cary Parkway to Dynasty Drive 1.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
155 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 36 137 26.3% 19.6%
156 Fearrington Village 17.5 13 41 31.7% 19.6%
157 Duke University--Chapel Woods 17.1 4 9 44.4% 18.9%
158 Kildaire Farms Lake 2.3 4 9 44.4% 18.9%
159 Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway 21.1 4 9 44.4% 18.9%
160 Merritt's Pasture 16.9 4 9 44.4% 18.9%
161 Strickland Park 8.9 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
162 Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp 16.8 19 71 26.8% 17.9%
163 Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail 17.1 5 13 38.5% 17.7%
164 Forest Ridge Park 16.5 5 13 38.5% 17.7%
165 UNC Chapel Hill--Coker Arboretum 17.2 12 41 29.3% 17.6%
166 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 10 33 30.3% 17.4%
167 Forest Hills Park 15.0 6 17 35.3% 17.3%
168 Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park 17.9 8 25 32.0% 17.2%
169 Lake Wheeler 8.2 13 47 27.7% 16.9%
170 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 5 14 35.7% 16.3%
171 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 5 14 35.7% 16.3%
172 Baileywick Road Park 10.2 6 18 33.3% 16.3%
173 stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020) 1.5 22 94 23.4% 16.0%
174 Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp 18.6 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
175 Berryhill Park and Trails 18.4 6 19 31.6% 15.4%
176 Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point 14.2 4 11 36.4% 15.2%
177 Glennstone/Heron Rookery 18.4 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
178 Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge 13.6 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
179 Duke Forest--Eno Division 22.9 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
180 North Carolina Museum of Art--Goodnight Park 4.4 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
181 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 19 85 22.4% 14.8%
182 Martin Luther King Jr Park 19.7 4 12 33.3% 13.8%
183 Chatham Co. Northeast District Park 14.1 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
184 Duke Forest--Korstian Division 19.6 5 17 29.4% 13.3%
185 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 6 22 27.3% 13.2%
186 Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station 21.6 4 13 30.8% 12.7%
187 Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff 12.6 4 13 30.8% 12.7%
188 Shearon Harris Visitor's Center 12.7 4 13 30.8% 12.7%
189 North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 17.8 9 40 22.5% 12.3%
190 Northgate Park 17.2 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
191 Kaplan Drive Park 4.1 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
192 Walnut Creek Greenway between Lake Dam Rd & Gorman St 5.1 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
193 NCSU Experimental Farm 7.1 9 44 20.5% 11.2%
194 White Deer Park 11.6 7 32 21.9% 11.0%
195 Duke Forest--Gate 4 18.1 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
196 Pritchard Park Nature Trail 17.3 7 33 21.2% 10.7%
197 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 9 49 18.4% 10.0%
198 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 23 158 14.6% 9.9%
199 Brian P's Yard (Private) 14.4 8 43 18.6% 9.7%
200 Greenview Ponds 7.6 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
201 UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Grove 17.1 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
202 Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment 12.2 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
203 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
204 Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access 18.4 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
205 J.C. Raulston Arboretum 4.6 4 17 23.5% 9.6%
206 Falls Lake SRA--Woodpecker Ridge 16.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
207 Little Beaverdam Creek 18.4 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
208 Eva Perry Library 4.2 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
209 American Tobacco Trail--Massey Chapel Road 12.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
210 Neuse River Trail--Poole Road 14.1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
211 Neuse River Trail--Old Falls of Neuse 15.1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
212 Camden Ave Pond 16.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
213 Jordan Game Land--Lower Little Creek 13.2 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
214 Cedar Hills Park 9.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
215 American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access 9.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
216 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 17 117 14.5% 9.3%
217 Eastgate Park 9.5 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
218 Carrboro High School 18.4 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
219 Hoffman Lake 2.4 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
220 Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center 9.0 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
221 Indian Creek Greenway 3.5 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
222 Pullen Park 6.6 3 13 23.1% 8.2%
223 Swift Creek Bluffs 5.3 3 13 23.1% 8.2%
224 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp 14.8 4 20 20.0% 8.1%
225 Falls Lake 15.1 4 22 18.2% 7.3%
226 Falls Lake SRA--Information Center 16.3 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
227 West Point on the Eno Park 20.5 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
228 Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf 15.9 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
229 Ritter Park 4.3 3 15 20.0% 7.0%
230 Inwood Rd. 7.3 9 73 12.3% 6.6%
231 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 10 84 11.9% 6.6%
232 Duke University--East Campus 16.6 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
233 Apex Nature Park 8.6 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
234 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 13 123 10.6% 6.3%
235 Eno River SP--The Quarry 21.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
236 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co) 12.3 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
237 Falls Lake--New Light Creek 17.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
238 Duke Forest--Gate 10 19.3 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
239 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd. 17.4 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
240 East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek) 9.4 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
241 Knightdale Station Park 17.3 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
242 Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform 12.3 4 28 14.3% 5.7%
243 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 5 40 12.5% 5.5%
244 Walnut Creek Wetland Center 9.0 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
245 Poplar Point Wastewater Ponds (Restricted Access) 13.8 3 21 14.3% 5.0%
246 North Carolina State University Campus 6.2 7 70 10.0% 4.9%
247 Carpenter Park 5.1 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
248 Chapel Hill Community Park 16.9 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
249 Bolin Creek--Umstead Park 18.1 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
250 Lake Rogers Park 23.7 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
251 Sims Branch Greenway 13.1 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
252 Morrisville Community Park 3.9 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
253 Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area 13.8 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
254 Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir 19.0 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
255 Duke University--Anderson Woods 17.0 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
256 Fallon park 8.1 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
257 Jack Marley Park 19.7 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
258 UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Park 16.9 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
259 Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64 18.7 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
260 Indian Trail Park 18.1 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
261 Falls Lake--Rollingview Marina 15.5 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
262 Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts 18.8 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
263 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 2 20 10.0% 2.8%
264 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 2 20 10.0% 2.8%
265 Leigh Farm Park 14.5 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
266 Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook 16.7 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
267 Lyon Park 15.6 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
268 Edna Metz Wells Park 7.1 2 26 7.7% 2.1%
269 Crowder District Park 6.8 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
270 Piedmont Nature Trail 15.9 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
271 Raleigh-Durham Airport Observation Deck 6.4 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
272 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
273 Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail 19.4 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
274 Brookhaven Nature Park 6.7 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
275 Jordan Game Land--Bells Church Fishing Access 12.9 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
276 Pinehurst Drive Ponds 15.6 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
277 Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina 13.2 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
278 Raven Rock SP 23.9 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
279 Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve 4.6 1 31 3.2% 0.6%
280 Mary Hayes Barber Holmes Park 22.3 1 65 1.5% 0.3%