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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%