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Where to find Swainson's Thrush 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 Swainson's Thrush 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 Brian P's Yard (Private) 14.4 185 268 69.0% 63.3%
2 Swift Creek Bluffs 5.3 19 54 35.2% 23.8%
3 Fallon park 8.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
4 Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road 15.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
5 Old Bayleaf Rd (foot access only) 15.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
6 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 160 680 23.5% 20.5%
7 Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate 19.7 11 33 33.3% 19.8%
8 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 5 13 38.5% 17.7%
9 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 26 112 23.2% 16.4%
10 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 13 54 24.1% 14.6%
11 American Tobacco Trail--Massey Chapel Road 12.0 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
12 stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020) 1.5 6 27 22.2% 10.6%
13 17 Acre Woods 18.0 16 108 14.8% 9.3%
14 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 4 19 21.1% 8.5%
15 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 5 26 19.2% 8.5%
16 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 15 117 12.8% 7.9%
17 Bolin Creek--Umstead Park 18.1 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
18 Williamson Preserve 19.2 4 23 17.4% 7.0%
19 Schenck Forest 3.6 21 207 10.1% 6.7%
20 North Carolina Botanical Garden 16.0 12 105 11.4% 6.7%
21 Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave 9.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
22 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd. 17.4 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
23 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 20.5 6 46 13.0% 6.1%
24 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 3 19 15.8% 5.5%
25 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 9 92 9.8% 5.2%
26 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 5 43 11.6% 5.1%
27 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 3 21 14.3% 5.0%
28 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 14 176 8.0% 4.8%
29 South Ellerbe Creek Trail 16.4 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
30 Forest Ridge Park 16.5 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
31 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 5 47 10.6% 4.6%
32 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 13 167 7.8% 4.6%
33 Rocky Branch Greenway 6.4 4 39 10.3% 4.1%
34 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
35 Haw River--Bynum Dam 20.5 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
36 Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station 21.6 4 44 9.1% 3.6%
37 Raven Rock SP 23.9 3 29 10.3% 3.6%
38 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 19 369 5.1% 3.3%
39 Apex Nature Park 8.6 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
40 Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway 21.1 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
41 DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve 22.4 2 19 10.5% 2.9%
42 Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail 19.4 2 21 9.5% 2.7%
43 Duke Forest--Shepherd Nature Trail 18.7 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
44 Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 23.9 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
45 UNC Chapel Hill--Coker Arboretum 17.2 3 43 7.0% 2.4%
46 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 2 24 8.3% 2.3%
47 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 3 46 6.5% 2.2%
48 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
49 Clemmons Educational State Forest 18.0 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
50 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 16 443 3.6% 2.2%
51 Lower Booker Creek Trail 17.0 2 25 8.0% 2.2%
52 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 5 105 4.8% 2.1%
53 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 25 888 2.8% 1.9%
54 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 3 55 5.5% 1.9%
55 Duke Forest--Korstian Division 19.6 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
56 Chatham Co. Northeast District Park 14.1 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
57 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 7 203 3.4% 1.7%
58 Indian Trail Park 18.1 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
59 East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek) 9.4 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
60 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 6 175 3.4% 1.6%
61 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 2 36 5.6% 1.5%
62 Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve 4.6 2 37 5.4% 1.5%
63 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats 18.8 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
64 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
65 Turnipseed Preserve 20.5 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
66 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 2 39 5.1% 1.4%
67 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 10 439 2.3% 1.2%
68 Sarah P. Duke Gardens 16.8 3 84 3.6% 1.2%
69 Falls Lake 15.1 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
70 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
71 Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park 17.9 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
72 Merritt's Pasture 16.9 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
73 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 7 294 2.4% 1.2%
74 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 2 52 3.8% 1.1%
75 Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road 20.9 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
76 Edna Metz Wells Park 7.1 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
77 Lake Lynn 7.7 13 734 1.8% 1.0%
78 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 4 152 2.6% 1.0%
79 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
80 Homestead Park 19.3 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
81 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 7 358 2.0% 1.0%
82 Pritchard Park Nature Trail 17.3 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
83 Horace Williams Tract 19.1 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
84 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
85 Bond Park 2.7 4 195 2.1% 0.8%
86 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 4 201 2.0% 0.8%
87 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve 20.0 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
88 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
89 White Deer Park 11.6 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
90 Morgan Creek Trail 17.5 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
91 North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 17.8 1 33 3.0% 0.5%
92 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 2 114 1.8% 0.5%
93 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 1 37 2.7% 0.5%
94 Horton Grove Nature Preserve 24.6 1 38 2.6% 0.5%
95 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 1 44 2.3% 0.4%
96 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 1 56 1.8% 0.3%
97 Apex Community Park 3.7 1 69 1.4% 0.3%
98 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 1 88 1.1% 0.2%
99 North Carolina State University Campus 6.2 1 88 1.1% 0.2%
100 Shelley Lake 8.1 1 90 1.1% 0.2%
101 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 1 97 1.0% 0.2%
102 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 1 111 0.9% 0.2%
103 Beaver Marsh 16.7 1 165 0.6% 0.1%
104 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 1 446 0.2% 0.0%