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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			Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning	3.9	209	254	82.3%	77.1%
2			Duke University--Reclamation Pond	17.3	30	33	90.9%	76.4%
3			Lake Lynn	7.7	355	477	74.4%	70.3%
4			Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment	23.4	60	77	77.9%	67.5%
5			Rocky Branch Greenway	6.4	29	38	76.3%	60.8%
6			North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond	4.7	21	27	77.8%	59.2%
7			Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway	3.5	16	20	80.0%	58.4%
8			Bond Park	2.7	110	171	64.3%	56.9%
9			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.)	21.9	36	52	69.2%	55.7%
10			Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek	18.2	96	157	61.1%	53.3%
11			Glennstone/Heron Rookery	18.4	4	4	100.0%	51.0%
12			UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Grove	17.1	12	16	75.0%	50.5%
13			Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only)	24.1	62	104	59.6%	50.0%
14			Sandy Creek Park	16.1	206	380	54.2%	49.2%
15			Mid Pines Rd.	6.7	189	369	51.2%	46.1%
16			Mason Farm Biological Reserve	14.6	180	352	51.1%	45.9%
17			Lake Betz	7.3	82	153	53.6%	45.7%
18			Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP'	16.4	26	43	60.5%	45.6%
19			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access	15.2	14	21	66.7%	45.4%
20			Wooten Meadow Park	6.8	7	9	77.8%	45.3%
21			Schenck Forest	3.6	91	201	45.3%	38.5%
22			Lick Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	13.2	4	5	80.0%	37.6%
23			Duke Forest--Gate 10	19.3	4	5	80.0%	37.6%
24			Fred Fletcher Park	7.4	18	34	52.9%	36.7%
25			Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field)	14.1	17	32	53.1%	36.4%
26			Yates Mill County Park	7.2	134	325	41.2%	36.0%
27			Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek	14.8	5	7	71.4%	35.9%
28			Patterson Place Constructed Wetland	16.0	20	41	48.8%	34.3%
29			Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge	13.6	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
30			Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek	13.7	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
31			Williamson Preserve	19.2	11	20	55.0%	34.2%
32			South Ellerbe Creek Trail	16.4	7	12	58.3%	32.0%
33			Lake Raleigh	6.0	26	61	42.6%	31.0%
34			Discovery Lake (Restricted Access)	8.2	13	27	48.1%	30.7%
35			Symphony Lake Greenway	4.4	19	43	44.2%	30.4%
36			Higgins Greenway	1.2	4	6	66.7%	30.0%
37			Third Fork Creek Trail	13.6	19	44	43.2%	29.7%
38			Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade	19.0	46	122	37.7%	29.6%
39			Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd.	11.9	11	23	47.8%	29.2%
40			UNC Chapel Hill--Coker Arboretum	17.2	16	37	43.2%	28.7%
41			Penny's Bend Nature Preserve	20.0	10	21	47.6%	28.3%
42			Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park	13.5	10	21	47.6%	28.3%
43			North Carolina Museum of Life and Science	17.8	14	32	43.8%	28.2%
44			Apex Community Park	3.7	24	61	39.3%	28.1%
45			Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp	15.5	18	44	40.9%	27.7%
46			DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve	22.4	9	19	47.4%	27.3%
47			J.C. Raulston Arboretum	4.6	7	14	50.0%	26.8%
48			stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020)	1.5	7	14	50.0%	26.8%
49			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.)	21.9	11	25	44.0%	26.7%
50			Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park	13.6	12	28	42.9%	26.5%
51			Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance	3.3	35	100	35.0%	26.4%
52			Lake Crabtree County Park	3.6	123	403	30.5%	26.2%
53			Bass Lake Park & Trail	10.7	35	101	34.7%	26.1%
54			Brumley Nature Preserve--North	22.2	156	527	29.6%	25.9%
55			North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden	4.6	18	47	38.3%	25.8%
56			Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd.	12.6	13	32	40.6%	25.5%
57			Lake Crabtree Dam	3.3	47	146	32.2%	25.2%
58			Eno River SP--Pleasant Green	21.9	4	7	57.1%	25.0%
59			Blackwood Farm Park	22.9	4	7	57.1%	25.0%
60			American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access	10.5	18	50	36.0%	24.1%
61			Shelley Lake	8.1	26	78	33.3%	23.9%
62			William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake	5.7	16	44	36.4%	23.8%
63			Brumley Nature Preserve--South	22.7	16	44	36.4%	23.8%
64			Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail	19.4	8	19	42.1%	23.1%
65			Haw River--Bynum Dam	20.5	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
66			White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side	6.7	13	36	36.1%	22.5%
67			Johnston Mill Nature Preserve	20.5	10	26	38.5%	22.4%
68			E. Carroll Joyner Park	20.6	12	33	36.4%	22.2%
69			Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve	15.1	14	40	35.0%	22.1%
70			Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	14.5	9	24	37.5%	21.2%
71			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point	15.0	155	647	24.0%	20.8%
72			Hoffman Lake	2.4	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
73			Butner Game Land--H Street Fields	23.2	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
74			Bass Lake Outfall Greenway	11.0	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
75			Mingo Creek Trail	15.1	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
76			Procter Farm Preserve	22.4	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
77			American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Crossing	12.0	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
78			American Tobacco Trail--Solite Park	12.3	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
79			Shaw Lake	9.9	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
80			Capital Hills Drive Wetlands	13.9	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
81			East End Park	15.4	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
82			Dorothea Dix Park	6.9	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
83			North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill)	14.1	7	18	38.9%	20.3%
84			White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland	6.1	7	18	38.9%	20.3%
85			Eno River SP--Few's Ford	23.2	25	87	28.7%	20.3%
86			Horton Grove Nature Preserve	24.6	10	29	34.5%	19.9%
87			17 Acre Woods	18.0	29	107	27.1%	19.6%
88			Beaver Marsh	16.7	41	161	25.5%	19.4%
89			Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek	14.5	38	152	25.0%	18.8%
90			Carpenter Park	5.1	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
91			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co)	12.0	14	47	29.8%	18.7%
92			Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd.	9.8	18	66	27.3%	18.0%
93			Orange County Sportsplex Pond	24.9	3	7	42.9%	15.8%
94			Harris Lake County Park	14.0	16	65	24.6%	15.8%
95			Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only	15.3	10	37	27.0%	15.4%
96			Robertson Creek Nature Preserve	23.8	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
97			AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park	10.0	5	16	31.2%	14.2%
98			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats	18.8	4	12	33.3%	13.8%
99			New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment	13.8	4	12	33.3%	13.8%
100			Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd.	17.1	3	8	37.5%	13.7%
101			Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park	15.6	3	8	37.5%	13.7%
102			Town Lake Park	23.4	8	32	25.0%	13.3%
103			Old Bynum Bridge	20.4	29	159	18.2%	13.0%
104			Sarah P. Duke Gardens	16.8	14	68	20.6%	12.7%
105			Crabtree Creek Watershed	4.7	5	18	27.8%	12.5%
106			New Hope Bottomlands	15.5	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
107			Indian Creek Greenway	3.5	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
108			Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve	22.1	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
109			University Lake, Chapel Hill	19.3	5	20	25.0%	11.2%
110			Rainbow Soccer Complex	16.2	8	41	19.5%	10.2%
111			Dorothea Dix	6.6	4	16	25.0%	10.2%
112			Durant Nature Preserve	13.3	15	92	16.3%	10.1%
113			Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail	17.1	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
114			Pierce Woods and Pond	15.9	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
115			Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave	9.6	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
116			Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir	19.0	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
117			Ammons Farm Rd.	24.7	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
118			Neuse River Trail--Old Falls of Neuse	15.1	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
119			Main Street Park (Rolesville)	20.1	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
120			Forest Hills Park	15.0	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
121			Cates Creek Park	25.0	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
122			North Carolina Botanical Garden	16.0	15	99	15.2%	9.4%
123			Lower Booker Creek Trail	17.0	5	24	20.8%	9.2%
124			Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access	13.1	7	39	17.9%	9.0%
125			Middle Creek Bottomlands II	24.9	3	12	25.0%	8.9%
126			Walnut Creek Wetland Center	9.0	3	12	25.0%	8.9%
127			Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	23.9	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
128			Salem Pond Park	4.5	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
129			Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam	18.7	7	45	15.6%	7.7%
130			Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd.	17.4	4	21	19.0%	7.7%
131			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade	20.0	3	14	21.4%	7.6%
132			Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.)	13.5	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
133			Fearrington Village	17.5	3	16	18.8%	6.6%
134			Roland E. Horne Walking Trail	23.4	3	16	18.8%	6.6%
135			Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center	9.0	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
136			Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek	14.0	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
137			Neuse River Trail--Auburn Knightdale Road	15.6	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
138			Strickland Park	8.9	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
139			Lake Benson	11.9	4	28	14.3%	5.7%
140			Laurel Hill Park	5.4	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
141			Baileywick Road Park	10.2	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
142			Chatham Co. Northeast District Park	14.1	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
143			Hilltop Needmore Park--North	11.1	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
144			Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest	14.7	6	52	11.5%	5.4%
145			Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate	19.7	4	30	13.3%	5.3%
146			Homestead Park	19.3	2	12	16.7%	4.7%
147			Lake Johnson Park	4.2	13	168	7.7%	4.6%
148			Falls Lake--Cheek Road Causeway (Durham Co.)	17.7	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
149			William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake	3.8	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
150			Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf	15.9	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
151			Apex Nature Park	8.6	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
152			Martin Luther King Jr Park	19.7	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
153			White Deer Park	11.6	3	23	13.0%	4.5%
154			Merritt's Pasture	16.9	2	13	15.4%	4.3%
155			Inwood Rd.	7.3	4	37	10.8%	4.3%
156			Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station	21.6	4	38	10.5%	4.2%
157			Ritter Park	4.3	2	14	14.3%	4.0%
158			Brier Creek Reservoir	5.9	2	14	14.3%	4.0%
159			NCSU Experimental Farm	7.1	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
160			Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders	3.9	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
161			Chapel Hill Community Park	16.9	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
162			Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform	12.3	3	29	10.3%	3.6%
163			Falls Lake--Dam	15.2	2	16	12.5%	3.5%
164			North Carolina State University Campus	6.2	5	71	7.0%	3.0%
165			Raleigh-Durham Airport Observation Deck	6.4	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
166			Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road	20.9	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
167			Wake Forest Reservoir	20.5	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
168			Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp	18.4	3	35	8.6%	3.0%
169			Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway	12.9	3	36	8.3%	2.9%
170			Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth	14.9	2	21	9.5%	2.7%
171			Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp	16.8	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
172			Duke University--Chapel Woods	17.1	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
173			Carrboro High School	18.4	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
174			Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek	10.6	2	22	9.1%	2.5%
175			Hank Anderson Community Park	20.3	3	41	7.3%	2.5%
176			William B. Umstead SP	5.4	2	23	8.7%	2.4%
177			Lake Wheeler marshes	6.9	7	145	4.8%	2.4%
178			Pullen Park	6.6	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
179			Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts	18.8	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
180			Chandler's Swamp	16.9	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
181			Duke University--East Campus	16.6	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
182			Indian Trail Park	18.1	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
183			Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook	16.7	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
184			Falls Lake--Rolling View	16.1	3	66	4.5%	1.6%
185			Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park	17.9	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
186			Turnipseed Preserve	20.5	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
187			Parker Preserve	15.5	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
188			Falls Lake	15.1	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
189			Falls Lake--Sandling Beach	17.5	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
190			Lower Haw SNA--Bynum	20.3	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
191			Pritchard Park Nature Trail	17.3	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
192			Blue Jay Point County Park	14.5	2	53	3.8%	1.0%
193			Horace Williams Tract	19.1	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
194			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp	14.8	1	21	4.8%	0.8%
195			Raven Rock SP	23.9	1	24	4.2%	0.7%
196			Morgan Creek Trail	17.5	1	24	4.2%	0.7%
197			Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina	13.2	1	27	3.7%	0.7%
198			Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve	4.6	1	33	3.0%	0.5%