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Where to find Swainson's Thrush in September
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 September. 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 Swift Creek Bluffs 5.3 21 77 27.3% 18.6%
2 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 256 1701 15.0% 13.4%
3 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 20.5 11 52 21.2% 12.2%
4 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 6 27 22.2% 10.6%
5 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 6 28 21.4% 10.2%
6 Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 23.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
7 New Hope Bottomlands 15.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
8 East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek) 9.4 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
9 Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway 21.1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
10 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 20 141 14.2% 9.4%
11 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 15 104 14.4% 8.9%
12 Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park 17.9 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
13 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 5 25 20.0% 8.9%
14 Lower Booker Creek Trail 17.0 3 14 21.4% 7.6%
15 South Ellerbe Creek Trail 16.4 3 17 17.6% 6.2%
16 Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek 13.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
17 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 3 18 16.7% 5.8%
18 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 9 83 10.8% 5.8%
19 North Carolina Botanical Garden 16.0 10 98 10.2% 5.6%
20 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 13 156 8.3% 4.9%
21 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 28 411 6.8% 4.8%
22 Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve 22.1 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
23 Lee Game Land 22.6 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
24 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 3 23 13.0% 4.5%
25 17 Acre Woods 18.0 8 95 8.4% 4.3%
26 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 16 248 6.5% 4.0%
27 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 7 86 8.1% 4.0%
28 Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access 18.4 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
29 Pierce Woods and Pond 15.9 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
30 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 5 64 7.8% 3.4%
31 Schenck Forest 3.6 11 195 5.6% 3.2%
32 Clemmons Educational State Forest 18.0 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
33 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 2 19 10.5% 2.9%
34 Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve 4.6 2 20 10.0% 2.8%
35 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 4 58 6.9% 2.7%
36 Duke Forest--Shepherd Nature Trail 18.7 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
37 Butner Game Land--H Street Fields 23.2 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
38 Rocky Branch Greenway 6.4 3 42 7.1% 2.5%
39 Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment 12.2 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
40 Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail 19.4 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
41 Raven Rock SP 23.9 2 26 7.7% 2.1%
42 Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd. 17.4 2 26 7.7% 2.1%
43 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 6 130 4.6% 2.1%
44 Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate 19.7 3 49 6.1% 2.1%
45 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 10 263 3.8% 2.1%
46 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 2 27 7.4% 2.1%
47 Chatham Co. Northeast District Park 14.1 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
48 Ritter Park 4.3 2 28 7.1% 2.0%
49 UNC Chapel Hill--Coker Arboretum 17.2 2 29 6.9% 1.9%
50 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 7 181 3.9% 1.9%
51 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 7 181 3.9% 1.9%
52 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 15 497 3.0% 1.8%
53 Baileywick Road Park 10.2 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
54 Merritt's Pasture 16.9 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
55 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co) 20.0 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
56 Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp 16.8 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
57 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
58 Blackwood Farm Park 22.9 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
59 Indian Trail Park 18.1 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
60 North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 17.8 2 39 5.1% 1.4%
61 Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64 18.7 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
62 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 2 43 4.7% 1.3%
63 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 5 176 2.8% 1.2%
64 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 3 86 3.5% 1.2%
65 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
66 Parker Preserve 15.5 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
67 Bond Park 2.7 5 181 2.8% 1.2%
68 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 4 132 3.0% 1.2%
69 Horton Grove Nature Preserve 24.6 2 47 4.3% 1.2%
70 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 4 136 2.9% 1.1%
71 Horace Williams Tract 19.1 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
72 Fearrington Village 17.5 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
73 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
74 Duke Forest--Korstian Division 19.6 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
75 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
76 Williamson Preserve 19.2 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
77 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
78 Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road 20.9 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
79 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
80 DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve 22.4 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
81 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 5 296 1.7% 0.7%
82 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats 18.8 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
83 Shelley Lake 8.1 2 81 2.5% 0.7%
84 stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020) 1.5 2 81 2.5% 0.7%
85 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 2 83 2.4% 0.7%
86 Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts 18.8 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
87 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 3 163 1.8% 0.6%
88 Apex Nature Park 8.6 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
89 Town Lake Park 23.4 1 31 3.2% 0.6%
90 White Deer Park 11.6 1 31 3.2% 0.6%
91 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 3 192 1.6% 0.5%
92 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 2 105 1.9% 0.5%
93 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 1 36 2.8% 0.5%
94 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 1 37 2.7% 0.5%
95 Lake Lynn 7.7 6 577 1.0% 0.5%
96 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 1 45 2.2% 0.4%
97 Apex Community Park 3.7 1 48 2.1% 0.4%
98 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve 20.0 1 49 2.0% 0.4%
99 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 1 56 1.8% 0.3%
100 Sarah P. Duke Gardens 16.8 1 70 1.4% 0.3%
101 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 2 223 0.9% 0.2%
102 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 2 311 0.6% 0.2%
103 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 1 109 0.9% 0.2%
104 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 2 413 0.5% 0.1%
105 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 1 337 0.3% 0.1%