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Where to find Ovenbird 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 Ovenbird 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			Parker Preserve	15.5	36	38	94.7%	82.7%
2			White Pines Nature Preserve	24.5	36	40	90.0%	76.9%
3			Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road	20.9	6	6	100.0%	61.0%
4			Horton Grove Nature Preserve	24.6	59	89	66.3%	56.0%
5			Schenck Forest	3.6	131	217	60.4%	53.7%
6			Johnston Mill Nature Preserve	20.5	57	89	64.0%	53.7%
7			American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access	10.5	51	79	64.6%	53.6%
8			Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek	18.2	138	233	59.2%	52.8%
9			Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station	21.6	42	65	64.6%	52.5%
10			Hank Anderson Community Park	20.3	40	62	64.5%	52.1%
11			White Deer Park	11.6	41	64	64.1%	51.8%
12			Turnipseed Preserve	20.5	25	37	67.6%	51.5%
13			Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve	22.1	4	4	100.0%	51.0%
14			Raven Rock SP	23.9	33	53	62.3%	48.8%
15			William B. Umstead SP	5.4	33	54	61.1%	47.8%
16			Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek	15.0	12	17	70.6%	46.9%
17			William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake	3.8	12	17	70.6%	46.9%
18			Eno River SP--Few's Ford	23.2	62	111	55.9%	46.6%
19			Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula	12.1	11	16	68.8%	44.4%
20			Duke Forest--Blackwood Division - Gate 34	21.5	3	3	100.0%	43.8%
21			Beaver Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	10.6	3	3	100.0%	43.8%
22			Little Beaverdam Creek	18.4	3	3	100.0%	43.8%
23			Rock Ridge Park	23.8	3	3	100.0%	43.8%
24			Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook	16.7	12	18	66.7%	43.7%
25			American Tobacco Trail--Wimberly Road Access	8.1	5	6	83.3%	43.6%
26			Duke Forest--Korstian Division	19.6	33	59	55.9%	43.3%
27			Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64	18.7	27	47	57.4%	43.3%
28			Middle Creek Bottomlands II	24.9	10	15	66.7%	41.7%
29			Shearon Harris Visitor's Center	12.7	10	15	66.7%	41.7%
30			Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area	13.8	6	8	75.0%	40.9%
31			Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End	17.3	8	12	66.7%	39.1%
32			Duke Forest--Gate 12	19.9	12	20	60.0%	38.7%
33			Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd.	17.1	4	5	80.0%	37.6%
34			William B. Umstead SP--Turkey Creek Trail	4.2	4	5	80.0%	37.6%
35			Raven Rock SP--Avents Creek Access Area	22.3	4	5	80.0%	37.6%
36			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade	20.0	5	7	71.4%	35.9%
37			Brumley Nature Preserve--South	22.7	42	92	45.7%	35.9%
38			American Tobacco Trail--C.M. Herndon Park	10.4	7	11	63.6%	35.4%
39			Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd.	12.6	32	70	45.7%	34.6%
40			O'Kelly Chapel Road Waterfowl Impoundment	9.9	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
41			Crabtree Creek Trail--Anderson Drive to Lassiter Mill Road	8.3	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
42			Robertson Creek Nature Preserve	23.8	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
43			Harris Lake County Park	14.0	32	73	43.8%	33.0%
44			Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road	18.1	58	145	40.0%	32.4%
45			Mason Farm Biological Reserve	14.6	244	681	35.8%	32.3%
46			Duke Forest--Gate 4	18.1	6	10	60.0%	31.3%
47			Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth	14.9	11	22	50.0%	30.7%
48			Glennstone/Heron Rookery	18.4	29	70	41.4%	30.6%
49			Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point	14.2	5	8	62.5%	30.6%
50			Lower Haw SNA--Bynum	20.3	24	57	42.1%	30.2%
51			Poplar Point Wastewater Ponds (Restricted Access)	13.8	3	4	75.0%	30.1%
52			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats	18.8	3	4	75.0%	30.1%
53			Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek	13.7	3	4	75.0%	30.1%
54			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd.	17.4	7	13	53.8%	29.1%
55			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.)	21.9	15	34	44.1%	28.9%
56			Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment	23.4	70	201	34.8%	28.6%
57			Horace Williams Tract	19.1	13	29	44.8%	28.4%
58			Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate	19.7	13	30	43.3%	27.4%
59			Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest	14.7	20	52	38.5%	26.5%
60			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.)	21.9	30	86	34.9%	25.7%
61			Swift Creek Bluffs	5.3	28	80	35.0%	25.5%
62			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access	15.2	6	12	50.0%	25.4%
63			Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts	18.8	7	15	46.7%	24.8%
64			Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park	13.6	19	52	36.5%	24.8%
65			North Carolina Botanical Garden	16.0	53	172	30.8%	24.4%
66			Procter Farm Preserve	22.4	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
67			Falls Lake--Rolling View	16.1	10	26	38.5%	22.4%
68			William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake	5.7	16	48	33.3%	21.7%
69			RTP Mountain Bike Trails	7.2	4	8	50.0%	21.5%
70			Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access	18.4	5	11	45.5%	21.3%
71			Strickland Park	8.9	5	11	45.5%	21.3%
72			17 Acre Woods	18.0	37	134	27.6%	20.7%
73			Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir	19.0	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
74			Falls Lake--New Light Creek	17.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
75			Raftery Park	7.8	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
76			American Tobacco Trail--White Oak Church Rd. Access	7.9	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
77			William B. Umstead SP--Graylyn Trail	5.4	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
78			Blue Jay Point County Park	14.5	19	64	29.7%	19.9%
79			Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd.	11.9	15	49	30.6%	19.5%
80			Bass Lake Park & Trail	10.7	29	108	26.9%	19.4%
81			Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek	10.6	10	30	33.3%	19.2%
82			Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field)	14.1	7	19	36.8%	19.1%
83			American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access	9.5	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
84			Ritter Park	4.3	15	51	29.4%	18.7%
85			Duke Forest--Gate 10	19.3	7	20	35.0%	18.1%
86			Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve	4.6	17	62	27.4%	17.9%
87			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point	15.0	12	41	29.3%	17.6%
88			Mary Hayes Barber Holmes Park	22.3	15	55	27.3%	17.3%
89			University Lake, Chapel Hill	19.3	9	30	30.0%	16.7%
90			Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam	18.7	16	62	25.8%	16.6%
91			Duke Forest--Shepherd Nature Trail	18.7	3	7	42.9%	15.8%
92			Pierce Woods and Pond	15.9	8	28	28.6%	15.3%
93			Brumley Nature Preserve--North	22.2	111	616	18.0%	15.2%
94			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co)	12.0	4	11	36.4%	15.2%
95			Falls Lake--Upper Beaver Dam (Granville Co.)	21.0	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
96			Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Boat Ramp	18.9	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
97			Coker Pinetum	16.4	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
98			Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade	19.0	17	76	22.4%	14.5%
99			Falls Lake--Dam	15.2	9	35	25.7%	14.2%
100			Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd.	13.3	4	12	33.3%	13.8%
101			Falls Lake SRA--Information Center	16.3	3	8	37.5%	13.7%
102			Falls Lake--Sandling Beach	17.5	5	17	29.4%	13.3%
103			Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment	12.2	5	17	29.4%	13.3%
104			Falls Lake	15.1	6	22	27.3%	13.2%
105			Haw River--Bynum Dam	20.5	6	23	26.1%	12.5%
106			Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp	18.4	8	35	22.9%	12.1%
107			Eno River SP--The Quarry	21.2	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
108			Duke Forest Rd.	20.7	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
109			Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek	14.0	4	14	28.6%	11.7%
110			Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway	21.1	5	20	25.0%	11.2%
111			Durant Nature Preserve	13.3	17	101	16.8%	10.8%
112			Beaver Creek Greenway	7.0	8	39	20.5%	10.8%
113			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp	14.8	3	10	30.0%	10.8%
114			Ammons Farm Rd.	24.7	3	10	30.0%	10.8%
115			Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park	15.6	3	10	30.0%	10.8%
116			UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Park	16.9	6	28	21.4%	10.2%
117			Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access	13.1	6	29	20.7%	9.8%
118			Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp	16.8	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
119			Jordan Lake--Poe's Ridge	19.9	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
120			Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek	10.3	5	23	21.7%	9.7%
121			Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point	16.1	4	17	23.5%	9.6%
122			Penny's Bend Nature Preserve	20.0	6	30	20.0%	9.5%
123			Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co)	20.0	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
124			Robeson Creek Greenway	22.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
125			Jordan Game Land--Bells Church Fishing Access	12.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
126			American Tobacco Trail--New Hope Church Rd. Trailhead Park	8.4	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
127			Bennett Place State Historic Site	19.7	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
128			Old Bynum Bridge	20.4	61	513	11.9%	9.4%
129			Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway	3.5	18	126	14.3%	9.2%
130			Bond Park	2.7	26	199	13.1%	9.1%
131			Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp	15.5	9	54	16.7%	9.0%
132			Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir	18.0	3	12	25.0%	8.9%
133			Clemmons Educational State Forest	18.0	3	12	25.0%	8.9%
134			Fearrington Village	17.5	10	63	15.9%	8.9%
135			Yates Mill County Park	7.2	65	626	10.4%	8.2%
136			Eno River SP--Continental Drive Access	21.6	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
137			Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek	14.8	4	21	19.0%	7.7%
138			White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side	6.7	10	74	13.5%	7.5%
139			Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park	17.9	5	30	16.7%	7.3%
140			Rainbow Soccer Complex	16.2	10	76	13.2%	7.3%
141			Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP'	16.4	7	48	14.6%	7.2%
142			Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	23.9	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
143			Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp	18.6	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
144			Lake Crabtree County Park	3.6	46	491	9.4%	7.1%
145			South Ellerbe Creek Trail	16.4	7	49	14.3%	7.1%
146			Rocky Branch Greenway	6.4	5	31	16.1%	7.1%
147			Blackwood Farm Park	22.9	5	32	15.6%	6.9%
148			Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina	13.2	5	33	15.2%	6.7%
149			Lake Betz	7.3	27	285	9.5%	6.6%
150			Piedmont Nature Trail	15.9	3	16	18.8%	6.6%
151			Cedar Falls Park	18.2	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
152			Crowder District Park	6.8	3	17	17.6%	6.2%
153			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co)	12.3	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
154			Lee Game Land	22.6	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
155			Lick Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	13.2	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
156			Bass Lake Outfall Greenway	11.0	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
157			Butner Game Land--H Street Fields	23.2	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
158			Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd.	17.4	6	47	12.8%	6.0%
159			Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf	15.9	4	27	14.8%	5.9%
160			Lake Wheeler	8.2	3	18	16.7%	5.8%
161			Lake Raleigh	6.0	12	121	9.9%	5.8%
162			Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road	15.5	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
163			Sarah P. Duke Gardens	16.8	8	77	10.4%	5.4%
164			Apex Nature Park	8.6	2	12	16.7%	4.7%
165			Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch	11.6	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
166			Historic Oak View Park	11.8	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
167			Valley Springs Park	20.7	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
168			Neuse River Trail--Falls River	15.6	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
169			Jordan Game Land--Lower Little Creek	13.2	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
170			Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek	14.5	11	152	7.2%	4.1%
171			Brookhaven Nature Park	6.7	2	14	14.3%	4.0%
172			Wendell Park	22.6	2	14	14.3%	4.0%
173			Edna Metz Wells Park	7.1	4	40	10.0%	4.0%
174			Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only	15.3	3	28	10.7%	3.7%
175			Lake Johnson Park	4.2	17	309	5.5%	3.5%
176			E. Carroll Joyner Park	20.6	3	30	10.0%	3.5%
177			DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve	22.4	2	17	11.8%	3.3%
178			Sandy Creek Park	16.1	32	755	4.2%	3.0%
179			Chatham Co. Northeast District Park	14.1	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
180			Neuse River Trail--Milburnie Park	13.5	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
181			Pulley Town Road Fields	22.5	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
182			Morgan Creek Trail	17.5	4	53	7.5%	3.0%
183			Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve	15.1	4	57	7.0%	2.8%
184			American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Mall	12.2	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
185			Historic Oakwood Cemetery	8.7	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
186			Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd.	9.8	13	314	4.1%	2.4%
187			Duke University--Chapel Woods	17.1	2	23	8.7%	2.4%
188			Lower Booker Creek Trail	17.0	2	23	8.7%	2.4%
189			Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform	12.3	2	24	8.3%	2.3%
190			New Hope Bottomlands	15.5	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
191			Williamson Preserve	19.2	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
192			Berryhill Park and Trails	18.4	2	25	8.0%	2.2%
193			White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland	6.1	2	26	7.7%	2.1%
194			Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	14.5	3	49	6.1%	2.1%
195			New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment	13.8	2	27	7.4%	2.1%
196			South Durham WRF	13.3	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
197			Little Creek Trail	15.3	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
198			Jordan Lake SRA--Visitor's Center	13.8	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
199			Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.)	13.5	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
200			Chapel Hill Community Park	16.9	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
201			stakeout Long-tailed Duck, Lower Springdale Estates Lake, Raleigh (2019)	8.2	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
202			Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park	13.5	2	31	6.5%	1.8%
203			Symphony Lake Greenway	4.4	2	31	6.5%	1.8%
204			Merritt's Pasture	16.9	2	34	5.9%	1.6%
205			Carrboro High School	18.4	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
206			Crabtree Creek Trail--Lindsay Dr. to Bridge by Galax Dr.	5.5	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
207			Shelley Lake	8.1	5	134	3.7%	1.6%
208			Forest Ridge Park	16.5	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
209			Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance	3.3	10	384	2.6%	1.4%
210			Fallon park	8.1	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
211			East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek)	9.4	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
212			Leigh Farm Park	14.5	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
213			Indian Trail Park	18.1	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
214			Barksdale Drive Greenway	9.9	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
215			Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge	13.6	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
216			West Point on the Eno Park	20.5	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
217			Brier Creek Reservoir	5.9	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
218			Pritchard Park Nature Trail	17.3	1	21	4.8%	0.8%
219			Discovery Lake (Restricted Access)	8.2	2	66	3.0%	0.8%
220			Lake Crabtree Dam	3.3	3	139	2.2%	0.7%
221			North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill)	14.1	1	27	3.7%	0.7%
222			North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden	4.6	1	27	3.7%	0.7%
223			Robertson Millpond Preserve	20.7	1	28	3.6%	0.6%
224			Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only)	24.1	6	450	1.3%	0.6%
225			Lake Benson	11.9	1	35	2.9%	0.5%
226			Lake Lynn	7.7	3	211	1.4%	0.5%
227			North Carolina Museum of Life and Science	17.8	1	37	2.7%	0.5%
228			Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning	3.9	3	300	1.0%	0.3%
229			Apex Community Park	3.7	1	54	1.9%	0.3%
230			Mid Pines Rd.	6.7	5	681	0.7%	0.3%
231			Third Fork Creek Trail	13.6	1	64	1.6%	0.3%
232			Dorothea Dix Park	6.9	1	88	1.1%	0.2%
233			Beaver Marsh	16.7	1	199	0.5%	0.1%