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Where to find Song Sparrow in May
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 May. 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	51	58	87.9%	77.1%
2			Rocky Branch Greenway	6.4	28	31	90.3%	75.1%
3			Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway	3.5	104	126	82.5%	75.0%
4			Lake Lynn	7.7	170	211	80.6%	74.7%
5			Higgins Greenway	1.2	16	17	94.1%	73.0%
6			stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020)	1.5	19	26	73.1%	53.9%
7			J.C. Raulston Arboretum	4.6	13	18	72.2%	49.1%
8			AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park	10.0	13	19	68.4%	46.0%
9			Patterson Place Constructed Wetland	16.0	38	68	55.9%	44.1%
10			Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning	3.9	133	300	44.3%	38.8%
11			Shelley Lake	8.1	63	134	47.0%	38.8%
12			Baileywick Road Park	10.2	10	16	62.5%	38.6%
13			Symphony Lake Greenway	4.4	17	31	54.8%	37.8%
14			North Carolina Museum of Life and Science	17.8	19	37	51.4%	35.9%
15			Martin Luther King Jr Park	19.7	7	11	63.6%	35.4%
16			Pierce Woods and Pond	15.9	14	28	50.0%	32.6%
17			Bond Park	2.7	76	199	38.2%	31.7%
18			Apex Community Park	3.7	22	54	40.7%	28.7%
19			North Carolina State University Campus	6.2	8	16	50.0%	28.0%
20			Fred Fletcher Park	7.4	11	24	45.8%	27.9%
21			North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond	4.7	9	20	45.0%	25.8%
22			Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail	17.1	9	20	45.0%	25.8%
23			Sarah P. Duke Gardens	16.8	27	76	35.5%	25.7%
24			Duke University--East Campus	16.6	7	15	46.7%	24.8%
25			Lake Crabtree Dam	3.3	44	139	31.7%	24.5%
26			Salem Pond Park	4.5	5	10	50.0%	23.7%
27			17 Acre Woods	18.0	41	134	30.6%	23.4%
28			Sandy Creek Park	16.1	198	755	26.2%	23.2%
29			East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek)	9.4	6	13	46.2%	23.2%
30			Shaw Lake	9.9	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
31			Lower Booker Creek Trail	17.0	9	23	39.1%	22.2%
32			Lake Raleigh	6.0	35	119	29.4%	22.0%
33			North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden	4.6	10	27	37.0%	21.5%
34			UNC Chapel Hill--Coker Arboretum	17.2	13	38	34.2%	21.2%
35			Beaver Marsh	16.7	53	199	26.6%	21.0%
36			Eva Perry Library	4.2	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
37			American Tobacco Trail--Solite Park	12.3	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
38			stakeout Western Tanager, Durham (2018)	19.0	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
39			Crabtree Creek Greenway--Atlantic Ave to Anderson Drive	8.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
40			Walltown Park	17.3	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
41			Indian Creek Greenway	3.5	9	26	34.6%	19.4%
42			South Durham WRF	13.3	4	9	44.4%	18.9%
43			Forest Hills Park	15.0	4	9	44.4%	18.9%
44			Hoffman Lake	2.4	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
45			Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek	18.2	55	233	23.6%	18.6%
46			Inwood Rd.	7.3	17	62	27.4%	17.9%
47			Carrboro High School	18.4	4	10	40.0%	16.8%
48			Fearrington Village	17.5	16	63	25.4%	16.3%
49			South Ellerbe Creek Trail	16.4	13	49	26.5%	16.2%
50			UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Grove	17.1	3	7	42.9%	15.8%
51			American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Mall	12.2	3	7	42.9%	15.8%
52			Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only)	24.1	84	450	18.7%	15.3%
53			Carpenter Park	5.1	4	11	36.4%	15.2%
54			North Carolina Museum of Art--Goodnight Park	4.4	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
55			Crabtree Creek Watershed	4.7	11	43	25.6%	14.9%
56			Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd.	17.4	11	46	23.9%	13.9%
57			White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland	6.1	7	26	26.9%	13.7%
58			Mid Pines Rd.	6.7	103	676	15.2%	12.7%
59			Beaver Creek Greenway	7.0	9	39	23.1%	12.6%
60			Ritter Park	4.3	11	51	21.6%	12.5%
61			Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment	23.4	34	199	17.1%	12.5%
62			stakeout Long-tailed Duck, Lower Springdale Estates Lake, Raleigh (2019)	8.2	3	10	30.0%	10.8%
63			Third Fork Creek Trail	13.6	11	64	17.2%	9.9%
64			Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders	3.9	3	11	27.3%	9.7%
65			Lake Betz	7.3	37	285	13.0%	9.6%
66			Northgate Park	17.2	4	17	23.5%	9.6%
67			Jack Marley Park	19.7	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
68			Black Creek Greenway--Cary Parkway to Dynasty Drive	1.6	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
69			Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail	19.4	4	18	22.2%	9.0%
70			Rainbow Soccer Complex	16.2	11	75	14.7%	8.4%
71			Duke Forest--Shepherd Nature Trail	18.7	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
72			Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave	9.6	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
73			North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill)	14.1	5	27	18.5%	8.2%
74			NCSU Experimental Farm	7.1	5	29	17.2%	7.6%
75			University Lake, Chapel Hill	19.3	5	29	17.2%	7.6%
76			Leigh Farm Park	14.5	3	14	21.4%	7.6%
77			Schenck Forest	3.6	23	216	10.6%	7.2%
78			Williamson Preserve	19.2	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
79			Edna Metz Wells Park	7.1	6	40	15.0%	7.1%
80			Indian Trail Park	18.1	3	15	20.0%	7.0%
81			Yates Mill County Park	7.2	54	624	8.7%	6.7%
82			Barksdale Drive Greenway	9.9	3	16	18.8%	6.6%
83			Howling Cow Creamery	7.2	3	16	18.8%	6.6%
84			White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side	6.7	9	74	12.2%	6.5%
85			Durant Nature Preserve	13.3	11	101	10.9%	6.2%
86			Bass Lake Outfall Greenway	11.0	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
87			Hymettus Woods Park	5.9	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
88			American Tobacco Trail--Blackwell Street Trailhead	15.4	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
89			Capital Hills Drive Wetlands	13.9	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
90			Duke Forest--Gate 4	18.1	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
91			Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd.	9.8	25	314	8.0%	5.5%
92			Discovery Lake (Restricted Access)	8.2	7	66	10.6%	5.2%
93			Shiloh Greenway	5.1	2	11	18.2%	5.1%
94			Hilltop Needmore Park--North	11.1	2	11	18.2%	5.1%
95			Mason Farm Biological Reserve	14.6	43	680	6.3%	4.7%
96			Dorothea Dix	6.6	2	12	16.7%	4.7%
97			Heritage Lake	19.2	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
98			Historic Oak View Park	11.8	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
99			Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek	13.7	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
100			American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Crossing	12.0	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
101			Neuse River Trail--Falls River	15.6	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
102			Haw River--Bynum Dam	20.5	3	23	13.0%	4.5%
103			Duke University--Chapel Woods	17.1	3	23	13.0%	4.5%
104			Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd.	11.9	5	49	10.2%	4.4%
105			Brumley Nature Preserve--North	22.2	37	616	6.0%	4.4%
106			Dorothea Dix Park	6.9	7	88	8.0%	3.9%
107			Neuse River Trail--Old Falls of Neuse	15.1	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
108			Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek	14.5	10	152	6.6%	3.6%
109			Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance	3.3	21	384	5.5%	3.6%
110			Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge	13.6	2	16	12.5%	3.5%
111			Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate	19.7	3	30	10.0%	3.5%
112			Homestead Park	19.3	2	17	11.8%	3.3%
113			Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp	16.8	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
114			American Tobacco Trail--Wimberly Road Access	8.1	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
115			Lake Crabtree County Park	3.6	22	489	4.5%	3.0%
116			American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access	10.5	5	79	6.3%	2.7%
117			Duke University--Anderson Woods	17.0	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
118			UNC Chapel Hill--Kenan Woods	17.0	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
119			Historic Oakwood Cemetery	8.7	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
120			Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam	18.7	4	62	6.5%	2.5%
121			Lake Johnson Park	4.2	13	309	4.2%	2.5%
122			Horton Grove Nature Preserve	24.6	5	88	5.7%	2.5%
123			Glennstone/Heron Rookery	18.4	4	70	5.7%	2.2%
124			Falls Lake SRA--Information Center	16.3	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
125			Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	23.9	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
126			New Hope Bottomlands	15.5	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
127			Berryhill Park and Trails	18.4	2	25	8.0%	2.2%
128			Harris Lake County Park	14.0	4	73	5.5%	2.2%
129			New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment	13.8	2	27	7.4%	2.1%
130			Bass Lake Park & Trail	10.7	5	107	4.7%	2.0%
131			North Carolina Botanical Garden	16.0	7	172	4.1%	2.0%
132			Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only	15.3	2	28	7.1%	2.0%
133			UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Park	16.9	2	28	7.1%	2.0%
134			Morgan Creek Trail	17.5	3	53	5.7%	1.9%
135			Pinehurst Drive Ponds	15.6	3	55	5.5%	1.9%
136			Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park	13.5	2	30	6.7%	1.8%
137			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.)	21.9	4	86	4.7%	1.8%
138			Lower Haw SNA--Bynum	20.3	3	57	5.3%	1.8%
139			Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.)	13.5	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
140			Chapel Hill Community Park	16.9	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
141			Pullen Park	6.6	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
142			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co)	12.0	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
143			American Tobacco Trail--C.M. Herndon Park	10.4	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
144			Strickland Park	8.9	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
145			White Deer Park	11.6	3	64	4.7%	1.6%
146			Old Bynum Bridge	20.4	13	513	2.5%	1.5%
147			Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd.	12.6	3	70	4.3%	1.5%
148			Bolin Creek--Umstead Park	18.1	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
149			Orange County Sportsplex Pond	24.9	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
150			Wendell Park	22.6	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
151			Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts	18.8	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
152			Johnston Mill Nature Preserve	20.5	3	89	3.4%	1.2%
153			Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP'	16.4	2	48	4.2%	1.2%
154			Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	14.5	2	49	4.1%	1.1%
155			Piedmont Nature Trail	15.9	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
156			Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest	14.7	2	52	3.8%	1.1%
157			Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek	15.0	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
158			Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment	12.2	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
159			DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve	22.4	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
160			Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp	15.5	2	54	3.7%	1.0%
161			West Point on the Eno Park	20.5	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
162			Ephesus Park--Chapel Hill	16.3	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
163			Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve	15.1	2	57	3.5%	1.0%
164			Eno River SP--Few's Ford	23.2	3	111	2.7%	0.9%
165			Hank Anderson Community Park	20.3	2	62	3.2%	0.9%
166			Brier Creek Reservoir	5.9	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
167			Duke Forest--Gate 12	19.9	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
168			Duke Forest--Gate 10	19.3	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
169			Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth	14.9	1	22	4.5%	0.8%
170			Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade	19.0	2	76	2.6%	0.7%
171			Falls Lake--Rolling View	16.1	1	26	3.8%	0.7%
172			Horace Williams Tract	19.1	1	29	3.4%	0.6%
173			Brumley Nature Preserve--South	22.7	2	92	2.2%	0.6%
174			Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek	10.6	1	30	3.3%	0.6%
175			Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina	13.2	1	33	3.0%	0.5%
176			Lake Benson	11.9	1	34	2.9%	0.5%
177			Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp	18.4	1	35	2.9%	0.5%
178			Lake Wheeler marshes	6.9	2	129	1.6%	0.4%
179			Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road	18.1	2	144	1.4%	0.4%
180			Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64	18.7	1	47	2.1%	0.4%
181			William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake	5.7	1	48	2.1%	0.4%
182			Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park	13.6	1	52	1.9%	0.3%
183			Raven Rock SP	23.9	1	53	1.9%	0.3%
184			Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve	4.6	1	62	1.6%	0.3%
185			Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station	21.6	1	64	1.6%	0.3%
186			Swift Creek Bluffs	5.3	1	80	1.2%	0.2%