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Where to find Song Sparrow in October
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 October. 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			Duke University--Reclamation Pond	17.3	49	54	90.7%	80.1%
2			Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning	3.9	239	294	81.3%	76.4%
3			Lake Lynn	7.7	554	734	75.5%	72.2%
4			Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment	23.4	71	92	77.2%	67.6%
5			North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond	4.7	21	27	77.8%	59.2%
6			Rocky Branch Greenway	6.4	29	39	74.4%	58.9%
7			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.)	21.9	39	56	69.6%	56.7%
8			Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek	18.2	102	167	61.1%	53.5%
9			Bond Park	2.7	117	195	60.0%	53.0%
10			Glennstone/Heron Rookery	18.4	4	4	100.0%	51.0%
11			UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Grove	17.1	12	16	75.0%	50.5%
12			Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only)	24.1	65	111	58.6%	49.3%
13			Sandy Creek Park	16.1	231	439	52.6%	47.9%
14			Mid Pines Rd.	6.7	230	446	51.6%	46.9%
15			Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek	14.8	9	12	75.0%	46.8%
16			Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway	3.5	19	30	63.3%	45.5%
17			Wooten Meadow Park	6.8	7	9	77.8%	45.3%
18			Lake Betz	7.3	93	177	52.5%	45.2%
19			Mason Farm Biological Reserve	14.6	185	369	50.1%	45.1%
20			Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP'	16.4	26	44	59.1%	44.4%
21			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access	15.2	17	27	63.0%	44.2%
22			North Carolina Museum of Art--Goodnight Park	4.4	5	6	83.3%	43.6%
23			Williamson Preserve	19.2	14	23	60.9%	40.8%
24			Higgins Greenway	1.2	8	12	66.7%	39.1%
25			Schenck Forest	3.6	93	207	44.9%	38.3%
26			Lick Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	13.2	4	5	80.0%	37.6%
27			Duke Forest--Gate 10	19.3	4	5	80.0%	37.6%
28			Yates Mill County Park	7.2	150	358	41.9%	36.9%
29			Third Fork Creek Trail	13.6	30	63	47.6%	35.8%
30			Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade	19.0	75	175	42.9%	35.8%
31			Fred Fletcher Park	7.4	18	36	50.0%	34.5%
32			Discovery Lake (Restricted Access)	8.2	15	29	51.7%	34.4%
33			Patterson Place Constructed Wetland	16.0	20	41	48.8%	34.3%
34			Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge	13.6	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
35			Bass Lake Outfall Greenway	11.0	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
36			Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek	13.7	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
37			Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd.	11.9	13	25	52.0%	33.5%
38			Johnston Mill Nature Preserve	20.5	21	46	45.7%	32.2%
39			South Ellerbe Creek Trail	16.4	7	12	58.3%	32.0%
40			Penny's Bend Nature Preserve	20.0	12	24	50.0%	31.4%
41			Symphony Lake Greenway	4.4	21	48	43.8%	30.7%
42			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.)	21.9	17	39	43.6%	29.3%
43			White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side	6.7	18	42	42.9%	29.1%
44			Lake Raleigh	6.0	28	71	39.4%	28.9%
45			Apex Community Park	3.7	27	69	39.1%	28.5%
46			Lake Crabtree Dam	3.3	69	201	34.3%	28.1%
47			Blackwood Farm Park	22.9	6	11	54.5%	28.0%
48			White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland	6.1	11	24	45.8%	27.9%
49			DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve	22.4	9	19	47.4%	27.3%
50			North Carolina Museum of Life and Science	17.8	14	33	42.4%	27.2%
51			Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field)	14.1	22	57	38.6%	27.1%
52			Lake Crabtree County Park	3.6	138	443	31.2%	27.0%
53			Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park	13.5	10	22	45.5%	26.9%
54			Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd.	12.6	18	46	39.1%	26.4%
55			UNC Chapel Hill--Coker Arboretum	17.2	17	43	39.5%	26.4%
56			Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance	3.3	36	104	34.6%	26.2%
57			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co)	12.0	22	59	37.3%	26.1%
58			Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp	15.5	18	47	38.3%	25.8%
59			Horton Grove Nature Preserve	24.6	15	38	39.5%	25.6%
60			Shelley Lake	8.1	31	90	34.4%	25.4%
61			Bass Lake Park & Trail	10.7	39	117	33.3%	25.4%
62			Eno River SP--Pleasant Green	21.9	4	7	57.1%	25.0%
63			Brumley Nature Preserve--North	22.2	191	680	28.1%	24.8%
64			J.C. Raulston Arboretum	4.6	7	15	46.7%	24.8%
65			William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake	5.7	17	47	36.2%	24.0%
66			North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden	4.6	17	48	35.4%	23.4%
67			American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access	10.5	19	55	34.5%	23.4%
68			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point	15.0	232	888	26.1%	23.3%
69			Haw River--Bynum Dam	20.5	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
70			Ammons Farm Rd.	24.7	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
71			Crabtree Creek Greenway--Atlantic Ave to Anderson Drive	8.6	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
72			E. Carroll Joyner Park	20.6	13	36	36.1%	22.5%
73			Eno River SP--Few's Ford	23.2	33	112	29.5%	21.8%
74			Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	14.5	10	27	37.0%	21.5%
75			stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020)	1.5	10	27	37.0%	21.5%
76			Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park	13.6	12	34	35.3%	21.5%
77			Hoffman Lake	2.4	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
78			Butner Game Land--H Street Fields	23.2	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
79			Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail	19.4	8	21	38.1%	20.8%
80			Brumley Nature Preserve--South	22.7	17	54	31.5%	20.7%
81			Lee Game Land	22.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
82			Mingo Creek Trail	15.1	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
83			Procter Farm Preserve	22.4	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
84			American Tobacco Trail--Solite Park	12.3	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
85			Shaw Lake	9.9	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
86			Capital Hills Drive Wetlands	13.9	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
87			East End Park	15.4	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
88			Walltown Park	17.3	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
89			Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve	15.1	14	43	32.6%	20.5%
90			North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill)	14.1	7	18	38.9%	20.3%
91			Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek	10.3	6	15	40.0%	19.8%
92			17 Acre Woods	18.0	29	108	26.9%	19.4%
93			Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd.	9.8	30	114	26.3%	19.1%
94			Beaver Marsh	16.7	41	165	24.8%	18.9%
95			Martin Luther King Jr Park	19.7	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
96			Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek	14.5	40	162	24.7%	18.7%
97			Harris Lake County Park	14.0	23	88	26.1%	18.1%
98			New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment	13.8	5	13	38.5%	17.7%
99			Orange County Sportsplex Pond	24.9	3	7	42.9%	15.8%
100			Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only	15.3	10	37	27.0%	15.4%
101			AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park	10.0	5	16	31.2%	14.2%
102			Hilltop Needmore Park--North	11.1	5	16	31.2%	14.2%
103			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats	18.8	4	12	33.3%	13.8%
104			Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd.	17.1	3	8	37.5%	13.7%
105			Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail	17.1	3	8	37.5%	13.7%
106			Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park	15.6	3	8	37.5%	13.7%
107			Old Bynum Bridge	20.4	31	176	17.6%	12.7%
108			Carpenter Park	5.1	4	13	30.8%	12.7%
109			Town Lake Park	23.4	8	35	22.9%	12.1%
110			Indian Creek Greenway	3.5	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
111			Sarah P. Duke Gardens	16.8	15	84	17.9%	11.1%
112			Durant Nature Preserve	13.3	18	105	17.1%	11.1%
113			Merritt's Pasture	16.9	4	15	26.7%	10.9%
114			University Lake, Chapel Hill	19.3	5	21	23.8%	10.6%
115			Dorothea Dix	6.6	4	16	25.0%	10.2%
116			East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek)	9.4	3	11	27.3%	9.7%
117			New Hope Bottomlands	15.5	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
118			Chapel Hill Community Park	16.9	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
119			Pierce Woods and Pond	15.9	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
120			American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access	9.5	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
121			Robertson Creek Nature Preserve	23.8	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
122			North Carolina Botanical Garden	16.0	16	105	15.2%	9.6%
123			Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir	19.0	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
124			American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Crossing	12.0	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
125			Neuse River Trail--Old Falls of Neuse	15.1	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
126			Main Street Park (Rolesville)	20.1	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
127			Knightdale Station Park	17.3	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
128			Forest Hills Park	15.0	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
129			Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End	17.3	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
130			Hilltop Needmore Park--South	11.5	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
131			Cates Creek Park	25.0	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
132			Rainbow Soccer Complex	16.2	8	46	17.4%	9.1%
133			Middle Creek Bottomlands II	24.9	4	18	22.2%	9.0%
134			Crabtree Creek Watershed	4.7	5	25	20.0%	8.9%
135			Lower Booker Creek Trail	17.0	5	25	20.0%	8.9%
136			Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	23.9	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
137			Dorothea Dix Park	6.9	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
138			Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth	14.9	5	28	17.9%	7.9%
139			Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access	13.1	7	45	15.6%	7.7%
140			Lake Benson	11.9	5	29	17.2%	7.6%
141			Walnut Creek Wetland Center	9.0	3	14	21.4%	7.6%
142			Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.)	13.5	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
143			Salem Pond Park	4.5	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
144			Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve	22.1	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
145			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade	20.0	3	15	20.0%	7.0%
146			Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd.	17.4	4	23	17.4%	7.0%
147			Fearrington Village	17.5	3	16	18.8%	6.6%
148			Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam	18.7	7	53	13.2%	6.5%
149			Lake Johnson Park	4.2	20	203	9.9%	6.5%
150			Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center	9.0	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
151			Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road	20.9	3	17	17.6%	6.2%
152			Roland E. Horne Walking Trail	23.4	3	17	17.6%	6.2%
153			Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave	9.6	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
154			Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek	14.0	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
155			Neuse River Trail--Auburn Knightdale Road	15.6	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
156			Brier Creek Reservoir	5.9	3	18	16.7%	5.8%
157			Homestead Park	19.3	3	18	16.7%	5.8%
158			Chatham Co. Northeast District Park	14.1	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
159			Inwood Rd.	7.3	5	39	12.8%	5.6%
160			Morgan Creek Trail	17.5	4	29	13.8%	5.5%
161			Baileywick Road Park	10.2	2	11	18.2%	5.1%
162			Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek	10.6	6	55	10.9%	5.1%
163			Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest	14.7	6	55	10.9%	5.1%
164			Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station	21.6	5	44	11.4%	5.0%
165			Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate	19.7	4	33	12.1%	4.8%
166			Horace Williams Tract	19.1	3	22	13.6%	4.7%
167			Laurel Hill Park	5.4	2	12	16.7%	4.7%
168			Falls Lake--Cheek Road Causeway (Durham Co.)	17.7	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
169			William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake	3.8	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
170			Strickland Park	8.9	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
171			Ritter Park	4.3	2	14	14.3%	4.0%
172			William B. Umstead SP	5.4	3	26	11.5%	4.0%
173			White Deer Park	11.6	3	28	10.7%	3.7%
174			NCSU Experimental Farm	7.1	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
175			Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf	15.9	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
176			Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders	3.9	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
177			Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform	12.3	3	29	10.3%	3.6%
178			North Carolina State University Campus	6.2	6	88	6.8%	3.2%
179			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co)	12.3	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
180			Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch	11.6	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
181			Apex Nature Park	8.6	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
182			Falls Lake--Dam	15.2	2	19	10.5%	2.9%
183			Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway	12.9	3	36	8.3%	2.9%
184			Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp	18.4	3	40	7.5%	2.6%
185			Raleigh-Durham Airport Observation Deck	6.4	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
186			Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp	16.8	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
187			Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula	12.1	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
188			Wake Forest Reservoir	20.5	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
189			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp	14.8	2	24	8.3%	2.3%
190			Lake Wheeler marshes	6.9	7	152	4.6%	2.2%
191			Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts	18.8	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
192			Carrboro High School	18.4	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
193			Pullen Park	6.6	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
194			Duke University--Chapel Woods	17.1	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
195			Chandler's Swamp	16.9	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
196			Hank Anderson Community Park	20.3	3	52	5.8%	2.0%
197			Duke Forest--Korstian Division	19.6	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
198			Indian Trail Park	18.1	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
199			Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook	16.7	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
200			Duke University--East Campus	16.6	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
201			Blue Jay Point County Park	14.5	3	64	4.7%	1.6%
202			Turnipseed Preserve	20.5	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
203			Forest Ridge Park	16.5	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
204			Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road	18.1	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
205			Berryhill Park and Trails	18.4	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
206			Falls Lake	15.1	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
207			Falls Lake--Sandling Beach	17.5	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
208			Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park	17.9	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
209			Falls Lake--Rolling View	16.1	3	97	3.1%	1.1%
210			Lower Haw SNA--Bynum	20.3	1	19	5.3%	0.9%
211			Pritchard Park Nature Trail	17.3	1	19	5.3%	0.9%
212			Parker Preserve	15.5	1	25	4.0%	0.7%
213			Raven Rock SP	23.9	1	29	3.4%	0.6%
214			Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina	13.2	1	32	3.1%	0.6%
215			Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve	4.6	1	37	2.7%	0.5%