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Where to find Song Sparrow in May
within 25 miles of 35.791540, -78.781117

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 Higgins Greenway 1.2 23 24 95.8% 79.8%
2 Downtown Cary Park 0.5 14 14 100.0% 78.5%
3 Duke University--Reclamation Pond 17.3 81 95 85.3% 76.8%
4 Lake Lynn 7.7 258 320 80.6% 75.9%
5 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 150 197 76.1% 69.7%
6 Rocky Branch Greenway 6.4 31 37 83.8% 68.9%
7 Martin Luther King Jr Park 19.7 17 21 81.0% 60.0%
8 stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020) 1.5 35 52 67.3% 53.8%
9 AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park 10.0 13 19 68.4% 46.0%
10 Shelley Lake 8.1 104 205 50.7% 43.9%
11 Baileywick Road Park 10.2 12 18 66.7% 43.7%
12 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 163 362 45.0% 40.0%
13 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 41 85 48.2% 37.9%
14 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 19 36 52.8% 37.0%
15 UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Grove 17.1 7 11 63.6% 35.4%
16 Meridian Park 10.4 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
17 J.C. Raulston Arboretum 4.6 15 30 50.0% 33.2%
18 Bond Park 2.7 89 233 38.2% 32.2%
19 Pierce Woods and Pond 15.9 14 29 48.3% 31.4%
20 Salem Pond Park 4.5 9 17 52.9% 31.0%
21 Hoffman Lake 2.4 5 8 62.5% 30.6%
22 Apex Community Park 3.7 28 68 41.2% 30.3%
23 Carpenter Park 5.1 8 15 53.3% 30.1%
24 Fred Fletcher Park 7.4 12 25 48.0% 30.0%
25 North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond 4.7 12 25 48.0% 30.0%
26 North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 17.8 19 46 41.3% 28.3%
27 East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek) 9.4 8 16 50.0% 28.0%
28 North Carolina Museum of Art--Goodnight Park 4.4 7 14 50.0% 26.8%
29 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 165 594 27.8% 24.3%
30 Sarah P. Duke Gardens 16.8 34 107 31.8% 23.7%
31 UNC Chapel Hill--Coker Arboretum 17.2 18 51 35.3% 23.6%
32 Duke University--East Campus 16.6 10 25 40.0% 23.4%
33 Shaw Lake 9.9 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
34 17 Acre Woods 18.0 51 174 29.3% 23.1%
35 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 74 265 27.9% 22.9%
36 Lake Raleigh 6.0 53 186 28.5% 22.5%
37 Lower Booker Creek Trail 17.0 10 26 38.5% 22.4%
38 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 231 946 24.4% 21.8%
39 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 73 282 25.9% 21.1%
40 Indian Creek Greenway 3.5 11 31 35.5% 21.1%
41 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 14 42 33.3% 21.0%
42 South Point Mall Retention Pond 12.0 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
43 South Wake County Landfill (Restricted Access) 8.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
44 American Tobacco Trail--Solite Park 12.3 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
45 stakeout Western Tanager, Durham (2018) 19.0 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
46 Crabtree Creek Greenway--Atlantic Ave to Anderson Drive 8.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
47 Walltown Park 17.3 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
48 Millbrook Exchange Park 11.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
49 Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail 17.1 9 25 36.0% 20.2%
50 North Carolina State University Campus 6.2 12 37 32.4% 19.6%
51 Beaver Marsh 16.7 54 224 24.1% 19.0%
52 Inwood Rd. 7.3 18 68 26.5% 17.4%
53 Morris Branch Greenway 7.6 6 17 35.3% 17.3%
54 Forest Hills Park 15.0 4 10 40.0% 16.8%
55 Fearrington Village 17.5 17 66 25.8% 16.7%
56 Carrboro High School 18.4 5 15 33.3% 15.2%
57 South Durham WRF 13.3 4 11 36.4% 15.2%
58 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 155 886 17.5% 15.1%
59 South Ellerbe Creek Trail 16.4 15 66 22.7% 14.3%
60 Schenck Forest 3.6 49 290 16.9% 13.0%
61 Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd. 17.4 12 55 21.8% 12.9%
62 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 7 28 25.0% 12.7%
63 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 18 93 19.4% 12.6%
64 Beaver Creek Greenway 7.0 10 46 21.7% 12.3%
65 Ritter Park 4.3 11 53 20.8% 12.0%
66 NCSU Experimental Farm 7.1 7 32 21.9% 11.0%
67 New Hope Bottomlands 15.5 4 15 26.7% 10.9%
68 Falls Lake SRA--Information Center 16.3 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
69 American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Mall 12.2 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
70 stakeout Long-tailed Duck, Lower Springdale Estates Lake, Raleigh (2019) 8.2 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
71 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 38 265 14.3% 10.6%
72 Dorothea Dix Park 6.9 30 210 14.3% 10.2%
73 Dorothea Dix 6.6 4 16 25.0% 10.2%
74 Lake Betz 7.3 56 431 13.0% 10.1%
75 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 53 414 12.8% 9.9%
76 Duke University--Chapel Woods 17.1 7 36 19.4% 9.8%
77 Eva Perry Library 4.2 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
78 Howling Cow Creamery 7.2 5 23 21.7% 9.7%
79 Northgate Park 17.2 5 24 20.8% 9.2%
80 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 16 110 14.5% 9.2%
81 Duke Forest--Shepherd Nature Trail 18.7 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
82 Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders 3.9 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
83 Barksdale Drive Greenway 9.9 5 25 20.0% 8.9%
84 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 86 847 10.2% 8.3%
85 Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave 9.6 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
86 Bass Lake Outfall Greenway 11.0 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
87 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 90 999 9.0% 7.4%
88 North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill) 14.1 5 30 16.7% 7.3%
89 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 47 490 9.6% 7.3%
90 Edna Metz Wells Park 7.1 7 48 14.6% 7.2%
91 Third Fork Creek Trail 13.6 13 107 12.1% 7.2%
92 Wooten Meadow Park 6.8 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
93 Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail 19.4 4 23 17.4% 7.0%
94 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 40 445 9.0% 6.7%
95 Pullen Park 6.6 3 16 18.8% 6.6%
96 Leigh Farm Park 14.5 3 16 18.8% 6.6%
97 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 10 86 11.6% 6.4%
98 Berryhill Park and Trails 18.4 7 54 13.0% 6.4%
99 Hymettus Woods Park 5.9 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
100 Jack Marley Park 19.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
101 Capital Hills Drive Wetlands 13.9 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
102 Black Creek Greenway--Cary Parkway to Dynasty Drive 1.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
103 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 5 37 13.5% 5.9%
104 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 13 132 9.8% 5.8%
105 Duke Forest--Gate 4 18.1 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
106 Juniper Level Botanic Garden 13.9 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
107 Indian Trail Park 18.1 3 19 15.8% 5.5%
108 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 7 64 10.9% 5.4%
109 Shiloh Greenway 5.1 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
110 Crabtree Creek Trail--Lindsay Dr. to Bridge by Galax Dr. 5.5 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
111 Historic Oak View Park 11.8 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
112 Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek 13.7 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
113 Durant Nature Park--Fairy Garden 13.4 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
114 Neuse River Trail--Falls River 15.6 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
115 Homestead Park 19.3 3 23 13.0% 4.5%
116 Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate 19.7 4 35 11.4% 4.5%
117 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 7 77 9.1% 4.5%
118 Haw River--Bynum Dam 20.5 3 24 12.5% 4.3%
119 Chapel Hill Community Park 16.9 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
120 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 6 66 9.1% 4.2%
121 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 44 780 5.6% 4.2%
122 American Tobacco Trail--C.M. Herndon Park 10.4 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
123 Williamson Preserve 19.2 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
124 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 12 178 6.7% 3.9%
125 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 4 42 9.5% 3.8%
126 Walnut Street Park 2.4 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
127 American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Crossing 12.0 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
128 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 33 659 5.0% 3.6%
129 Bolin Creek--Umstead Park 18.1 2 16 12.5% 3.5%
130 Glennstone/Heron Rookery 18.4 6 83 7.2% 3.4%
131 Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge 13.6 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
132 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
133 Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp 16.8 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
134 Heritage Lake 19.2 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
135 Chimney Swift Roost--Downtown Raleigh 7.9 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
136 Morrisville Community Park 3.9 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
137 White Deer Park 11.6 6 93 6.5% 3.0%
138 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 9 166 5.4% 2.9%
139 Cedar Fork District Park 3.1 3 38 7.9% 2.7%
140 Orange County Sportsplex Pond 24.9 2 21 9.5% 2.7%
141 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 2 21 9.5% 2.7%
142 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 6 106 5.7% 2.6%
143 Horace Williams Tract 19.1 3 40 7.5% 2.6%
144 William B. Umstead SP--Turkey Creek Trail 4.2 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
145 American Tobacco Trail--Blackwell Street Trailhead 15.4 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
146 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 5 85 5.9% 2.5%
147 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 5 85 5.9% 2.5%
148 Crowder District Park 6.8 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
149 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 6 110 5.5% 2.5%
150 Pinehurst Drive Ponds 15.6 4 68 5.9% 2.3%
151 North Carolina Botanical Garden 16.0 9 207 4.3% 2.3%
152 Neuse River Trail--Old Falls of Neuse 15.1 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
153 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 4 72 5.6% 2.2%
154 Duke University--Anderson Woods 17.0 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
155 Procter Farm Preserve 22.4 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
156 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 2 28 7.1% 2.0%
157 Pritchard Park Nature Trail 17.3 2 28 7.1% 2.0%
158 Horton Grove Nature Preserve 24.6 5 110 4.5% 2.0%
159 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 2 29 6.9% 1.9%
160 UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Park 16.9 2 29 6.9% 1.9%
161 Duke Forest--Gate 10 19.3 2 30 6.7% 1.8%
162 Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.) 13.5 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
163 Cornwallis Road Park 16.1 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
164 American Tobacco Trail--Wimberly Road Access 8.1 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
165 Eastgate Park 9.5 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
166 Historic Oakwood Cemetery 8.7 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
167 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 4 88 4.5% 1.8%
168 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 4 92 4.3% 1.7%
169 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 18 698 2.6% 1.6%
170 Little Creek Trail 15.3 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
171 UNC Chapel Hill--Kenan Woods 17.0 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
172 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 3 66 4.5% 1.6%
173 Morgan Creek Trail 17.5 3 66 4.5% 1.6%
174 Cedar Falls Park 18.2 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
175 Roland E. Horne Walking Trail 23.4 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
176 Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina 13.2 2 38 5.3% 1.5%
177 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 3 74 4.1% 1.4%
178 Strickland Park 8.9 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
179 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 3 77 3.9% 1.3%
180 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 5 162 3.1% 1.3%
181 Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station 21.6 3 86 3.5% 1.2%
182 Walnut Creek Greenway between Lake Dam Rd & Gorman St 5.1 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
183 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 20.5 4 139 2.9% 1.1%
184 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Power Line & Trails ONLY 12.4 2 51 3.9% 1.1%
185 Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 23.9 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
186 DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve 22.4 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
187 Brookhaven Nature Park 6.7 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
188 Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment 12.2 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
189 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 2 56 3.6% 1.0%
190 Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts 18.8 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
191 Duke Forest--Gate 12 19.9 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
192 Wendell Park 22.6 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
193 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 4 177 2.3% 0.9%
194 Lake Benson 11.9 2 63 3.2% 0.9%
195 Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek 15.0 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
196 RTP Mountain Bike Trails 7.2 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
197 Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End 17.3 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
198 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 2 66 3.0% 0.8%
199 West Point on the Eno Park 20.5 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
200 Ephesus Park--Chapel Hill 16.3 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
201 Piedmont Nature Trail 15.9 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
202 Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve 4.6 2 72 2.8% 0.8%
203 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
204 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
205 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
206 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
207 Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point 16.1 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
208 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 2 88 2.3% 0.6%
209 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 1 32 3.1% 0.6%
210 Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek 14.0 1 33 3.0% 0.5%
211 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
212 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 1 35 2.9% 0.5%
213 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 2 109 1.8% 0.5%
214 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 1 38 2.6% 0.5%
215 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 1 38 2.6% 0.5%
216 Mingo Creek Trail 15.1 1 44 2.3% 0.4%
217 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 2 137 1.5% 0.4%
218 Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road 20.9 1 48 2.1% 0.4%
219 Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park 17.9 1 52 1.9% 0.3%
220 Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64 18.7 1 55 1.8% 0.3%
221 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 1 58 1.7% 0.3%
222 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 1 62 1.6% 0.3%
223 Duke Forest--Korstian Division 19.6 1 70 1.4% 0.3%
224 Raven Rock SP 23.9 1 71 1.4% 0.2%
225 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 1 72 1.4% 0.2%
226 Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park 13.6 1 80 1.2% 0.2%
227 Swift Creek Bluffs 5.3 1 88 1.1% 0.2%
228 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 1 105 1.0% 0.2%