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Where to find Swainson's Thrush 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 Swainson's Thrush 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	14	24	58.3%	38.8%
2			Fallon park	8.1	7	12	58.3%	32.0%
3			White Deer Park	11.6	17	40	42.5%	28.5%
4			17 Acre Woods	18.0	36	121	29.8%	22.3%
5			Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End	17.3	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
6			Raven Rock SP--Avents Creek Access Area	22.3	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
7			Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve	4.6	18	58	31.0%	20.6%
8			Brian P's Yard (Private)	14.4	18	62	29.0%	19.2%
9			Pierce Woods and Pond	15.9	8	26	30.8%	16.5%
10			Indian Trail Park	18.1	5	14	35.7%	16.3%
11			Duke Forest--Korstian Division	19.6	13	50	26.0%	15.9%
12			Swift Creek Bluffs	5.3	14	56	25.0%	15.5%
13			Durant Nature Preserve	13.3	18	82	22.0%	14.4%
14			Old Bynum Bridge	20.4	64	387	16.5%	13.2%
15			North Carolina Botanical Garden	16.0	28	154	18.2%	12.9%
16			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd.	17.4	4	13	30.8%	12.7%
17			Brumley Nature Preserve--South	22.7	15	78	19.2%	12.0%
18			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.)	21.9	7	31	22.6%	11.4%
19			Bond Park	2.7	28	182	15.4%	10.9%
20			Blackwood Farm Park	22.9	5	21	23.8%	10.6%
21			Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd.	11.9	7	34	20.6%	10.3%
22			Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate	19.7	6	28	21.4%	10.2%
23			Johnston Mill Nature Preserve	20.5	12	71	16.9%	9.9%
24			Eno River SP--Cabe Lands Access	20.8	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
25			Coker Pinetum	16.4	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
26			Lake Johnson Park	4.2	36	283	12.7%	9.3%
27			Schenck Forest	3.6	25	206	12.1%	8.4%
28			Little Creek Trail	15.3	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
29			Horton Grove Nature Preserve	24.6	11	77	14.3%	8.2%
30			Mason Farm Biological Reserve	14.6	63	617	10.2%	8.1%
31			Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment	12.2	3	14	21.4%	7.6%
32			Brookhaven Nature Park	6.7	3	14	21.4%	7.6%
33			Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station	21.6	8	57	14.0%	7.3%
34			Pullen Park	6.6	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
35			Cedar Falls Park	18.2	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
36			Blue Jay Point County Park	14.5	7	49	14.3%	7.1%
37			William B. Umstead SP	5.4	7	49	14.3%	7.1%
38			Homestead Park	19.3	3	15	20.0%	7.0%
39			Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64	18.7	6	42	14.3%	6.7%
40			Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd.	17.4	6	42	14.3%	6.7%
41			UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Park	16.9	4	24	16.7%	6.7%
42			Baileywick Road Park	10.2	3	16	18.8%	6.6%
43			Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP'	16.4	6	43	14.0%	6.6%
44			Duke Forest--Blackwood Division - Gate 34	21.5	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
45			Procter Farm Preserve	22.4	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
46			Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve	22.1	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
47			Lower Haw SNA--Bynum	20.3	6	49	12.2%	5.7%
48			Piedmont Nature Trail	15.9	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
49			William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake	3.8	2	12	16.7%	4.7%
50			Bolin Creek--Umstead Park	18.1	2	12	16.7%	4.7%
51			Brumley Nature Preserve--North	22.2	28	424	6.6%	4.6%
52			Mitchell Mill Natural Area	23.7	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
53			Eno River--Pleasant Green to Cole Mill	21.2	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
54			Valley Springs Park	20.7	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
55			Neuse River Trail--Auburn Knightdale Road	15.6	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
56			Ritter Park	4.3	5	49	10.2%	4.4%
57			White Pines Nature Preserve	24.5	4	36	11.1%	4.4%
58			Eno River SP--Few's Ford	23.2	7	79	8.9%	4.4%
59			Hank Anderson Community Park	20.3	5	50	10.0%	4.3%
60			West Point on the Eno Park	20.5	2	13	15.4%	4.3%
61			Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts	18.8	2	13	15.4%	4.3%
62			Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway	3.5	9	113	8.0%	4.2%
63			South Ellerbe Creek Trail	16.4	4	38	10.5%	4.2%
64			Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek	10.6	3	25	12.0%	4.2%
65			New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment	13.8	3	25	12.0%	4.2%
66			Rainbow Soccer Complex	16.2	6	69	8.7%	4.0%
67			William B. Umstead SP--Turkey Creek Trail	4.2	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
68			Rocky Branch Greenway	6.4	3	31	9.7%	3.3%
69			UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Grove	17.1	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
70			Forest Hills Park	15.0	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
71			Lake Raleigh	6.0	6	93	6.5%	3.0%
72			Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek	18.2	11	208	5.3%	3.0%
73			Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail	17.1	2	19	10.5%	2.9%
74			Yates Mill County Park	7.2	21	515	4.1%	2.7%
75			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.)	21.9	5	82	6.1%	2.6%
76			Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave	9.6	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
77			Horace Williams Tract	19.1	2	22	9.1%	2.5%
78			Glennstone/Heron Rookery	18.4	4	65	6.2%	2.4%
79			University Lake, Chapel Hill	19.3	2	23	8.7%	2.4%
80			RTP Mountain Bike Trails	7.2	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
81			Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road	15.5	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
82			Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning	3.9	10	264	3.8%	2.1%
83			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp	14.8	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
84			Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park	15.6	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
85			Symphony Lake Greenway	4.4	2	28	7.1%	2.0%
86			Merritt's Pasture	16.9	2	30	6.7%	1.8%
87			Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment	23.4	6	150	4.0%	1.8%
88			Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd.	9.8	9	264	3.4%	1.8%
89			Chapel Hill Community Park	16.9	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
90			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access	15.2	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
91			Edna Metz Wells Park	7.1	2	32	6.2%	1.7%
92			North Carolina Museum of Life and Science	17.8	2	35	5.7%	1.6%
93			Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek	14.5	5	147	3.4%	1.5%
94			Sandy Creek Park	16.1	15	629	2.4%	1.5%
95			Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade	19.0	3	72	4.2%	1.4%
96			Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field)	14.1	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
97			Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula	12.1	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
98			Leigh Farm Park	14.5	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
99			J.C. Raulston Arboretum	4.6	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
100			Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	14.5	2	43	4.7%	1.3%
101			Shearon Harris Visitor's Center	12.7	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
102			Wendell Park	22.6	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
103			William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake	5.7	2	45	4.4%	1.2%
104			Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point	16.1	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
105			Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail	19.4	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
106			Duke University--Chapel Woods	17.1	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
107			Lake Benson	11.9	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
108			Duke Forest--Gate 12	19.9	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
109			Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road	18.1	3	105	2.9%	1.0%
110			Lake Lynn	7.7	4	164	2.4%	1.0%
111			Lake Crabtree County Park	3.6	8	427	1.9%	1.0%
112			North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden	4.6	1	19	5.3%	0.9%
113			Lower Booker Creek Trail	17.0	1	19	5.3%	0.9%
114			Pritchard Park Nature Trail	17.3	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
115			White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland	6.1	1	24	4.2%	0.7%
116			Penny's Bend Nature Preserve	20.0	1	27	3.7%	0.7%
117			Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance	3.3	5	334	1.5%	0.6%
118			Turnipseed Preserve	20.5	1	29	3.4%	0.6%
119			Falls Lake--Dam	15.2	1	30	3.3%	0.6%
120			Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp	18.4	1	30	3.3%	0.6%
121			Raven Rock SP	23.9	1	42	2.4%	0.4%
122			Third Fork Creek Trail	13.6	1	43	2.3%	0.4%
123			Morgan Creek Trail	17.5	1	47	2.1%	0.4%
124			Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp	15.5	1	48	2.1%	0.4%
125			Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park	13.6	1	48	2.1%	0.4%
126			Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd.	12.6	1	50	2.0%	0.4%
127			Pinehurst Drive Ponds	15.6	1	52	1.9%	0.3%
128			American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access	10.5	1	60	1.7%	0.3%
129			Sarah P. Duke Gardens	16.8	1	61	1.6%	0.3%
130			Bass Lake Park & Trail	10.7	1	81	1.2%	0.2%
131			Shelley Lake	8.1	1	109	0.9%	0.2%
132			Lake Betz	7.3	1	261	0.4%	0.1%
133			Mid Pines Rd.	6.7	1	568	0.2%	0.0%