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Where to find Cliff Swallow 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 Cliff Swallow 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 Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64 18.7 40 47 85.1% 72.3%
2 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 115 145 79.3% 72.0%
3 Falls Lake--Cheek Road Causeway (Durham Co.) 17.7 4 4 100.0% 51.0%
4 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 65 129 50.4% 41.9%
5 Morgan Creek Trail 17.5 29 53 54.7% 41.5%
6 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 32 62 51.6% 39.4%
7 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 13 23 56.5% 36.8%
8 Falls Lake--Cheek Rd. Causeway (Wake Co.) 17.9 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
9 Neuse River Trail--Trailhead Lane 15.0 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
10 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 7 12 58.3% 32.0%
11 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 25 57 43.9% 31.8%
12 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 14 35 40.0% 25.6%
13 Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina 13.2 13 33 39.4% 24.7%
14 Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge 13.6 7 16 43.8% 23.1%
15 Neuse River Trail--Old Falls of Neuse 15.1 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
16 Haw River--Bynum Dam 20.5 9 23 39.1% 22.2%
17 Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway 21.1 8 20 40.0% 21.9%
18 Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek 15.0 7 17 41.2% 21.6%
19 Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir 19.0 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
20 Merritt's Pasture 16.9 11 34 32.4% 19.1%
21 Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp 16.8 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
22 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 109 513 21.2% 17.9%
23 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 12 41 29.3% 17.6%
24 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp 14.8 4 10 40.0% 16.8%
25 Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road 15.5 4 10 40.0% 16.8%
26 Neuse River Trail--Auburn Knightdale Road 15.6 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
27 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 8 30 26.7% 14.2%
28 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 9 35 25.7% 14.2%
29 Falls Lake 15.1 6 22 27.3% 13.2%
30 Lake Wheeler 8.2 5 18 27.8% 12.5%
31 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 7 29 24.1% 12.2%
32 Jordan Game Land--Bells Church Fishing Access 12.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
33 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 46 384 12.0% 9.1%
34 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 5 26 19.2% 8.5%
35 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 11 76 14.5% 8.3%
36 North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill) 14.1 5 27 18.5% 8.2%
37 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 22 201 10.9% 7.3%
38 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 5 31 16.1% 7.1%
39 Lake Benson 11.9 5 35 14.3% 6.3%
40 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 4 28 14.3% 5.7%
41 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 3 19 15.8% 5.5%
42 Shiloh Greenway 5.1 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
43 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 6 57 10.5% 4.9%
44 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
45 Neuse River Trail--Falls River 15.6 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
46 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 6 64 9.4% 4.4%
47 Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway 12.9 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
48 Howling Cow Creamery 7.2 2 16 12.5% 3.5%
49 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
50 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 9 152 5.9% 3.1%
51 Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road 20.9 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
52 Neuse River Trail--Milburnie Park 13.5 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
53 Lake Betz 7.3 14 285 4.9% 2.9%
54 Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail 17.1 2 20 10.0% 2.8%
55 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 18 450 4.0% 2.5%
56 Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp 18.6 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
57 Pinehurst Drive Ponds 15.6 3 55 5.5% 1.9%
58 Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access 18.4 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
59 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 13 491 2.6% 1.6%
60 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 16 681 2.3% 1.5%
61 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd. 17.4 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
62 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 2 52 3.8% 1.1%
63 Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point 16.1 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
64 Homestead Park 19.3 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
65 Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook 16.7 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
66 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
67 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 6 314 1.9% 0.9%
68 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
69 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 2 73 2.7% 0.8%
70 Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform 12.3 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
71 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 5 309 1.6% 0.7%
72 Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf 15.9 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
73 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 1 49 2.0% 0.4%
74 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 1 54 1.9% 0.3%
75 Lake Lynn 7.7 2 211 0.9% 0.3%
76 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 4 626 0.6% 0.2%
77 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 2 300 0.7% 0.2%
78 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 1 126 0.8% 0.1%
79 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 3 755 0.4% 0.1%
80 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 1 139 0.7% 0.1%
81 Schenck Forest 3.6 1 217 0.5% 0.1%
82 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 1 233 0.4% 0.1%