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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 20 68 29.4% 19.9%
2 Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park 17.9 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
3 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 206 1293 15.9% 14.0%
4 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 20.5 7 27 25.9% 13.2%
5 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 6 26 23.1% 11.0%
6 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 17 110 15.5% 9.9%
7 Brian P's Yard (Private) 14.4 14 87 16.1% 9.8%
8 Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 23.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
9 New Hope Bottomlands 15.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
10 East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek) 9.4 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
11 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 4 21 19.0% 7.7%
12 South Ellerbe Creek Trail 16.4 3 14 21.4% 7.6%
13 Lower Booker Creek Trail 17.0 3 14 21.4% 7.6%
14 Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve 22.1 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
15 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 11 88 12.5% 7.1%
16 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 3 16 18.8% 6.6%
17 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 9 77 11.7% 6.3%
18 Lee Game Land 22.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
19 Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek 13.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
20 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 3 18 16.7% 5.8%
21 North Carolina Botanical Garden 16.0 9 84 10.7% 5.7%
22 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 7 67 10.4% 5.2%
23 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 13 152 8.6% 5.1%
24 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 28 392 7.1% 5.0%
25 17 Acre Woods 18.0 8 89 9.0% 4.6%
26 Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access 18.4 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
27 Pierce Woods and Pond 15.9 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
28 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 3 23 13.0% 4.5%
29 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 15 224 6.7% 4.1%
30 Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment 12.2 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
31 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 5 61 8.2% 3.6%
32 Schenck Forest 3.6 11 189 5.8% 3.3%
33 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 4 50 8.0% 3.2%
34 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
35 Clemmons Educational State Forest 18.0 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
36 Butner Game Land--H Street Fields 23.2 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
37 Parker Preserve 15.5 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
38 Duke Forest--Shepherd Nature Trail 18.7 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
39 Rocky Branch Greenway 6.4 3 41 7.3% 2.5%
40 Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate 19.7 3 42 7.1% 2.5%
41 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 2 23 8.7% 2.4%
42 Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail 19.4 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
43 Chatham Co. Northeast District Park 14.1 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
44 Raven Rock SP 23.9 2 25 8.0% 2.2%
45 UNC Chapel Hill--Coker Arboretum 17.2 2 25 8.0% 2.2%
46 Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd. 17.4 2 25 8.0% 2.2%
47 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 8 192 4.2% 2.1%
48 Ritter Park 4.3 2 27 7.4% 2.1%
49 Blackwood Farm Park 22.9 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
50 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 3 57 5.3% 1.8%
51 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co) 20.0 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
52 Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64 18.7 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
53 Baileywick Road Park 10.2 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
54 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 14 471 3.0% 1.8%
55 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
56 Indian Trail Park 18.1 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
57 Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp 16.8 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
58 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
59 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 2 39 5.1% 1.4%
60 North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 17.8 2 39 5.1% 1.4%
61 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 4 111 3.6% 1.4%
62 Horton Grove Nature Preserve 24.6 2 40 5.0% 1.4%
63 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 5 165 3.0% 1.3%
64 Horace Williams Tract 19.1 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
65 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
66 Williamson Preserve 19.2 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
67 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 2 51 3.9% 1.1%
68 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
69 Fearrington Village 17.5 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
70 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 4 152 2.6% 1.0%
71 Bond Park 2.7 4 157 2.5% 1.0%
72 Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve 4.6 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
73 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
74 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
75 Shelley Lake 8.1 2 58 3.4% 1.0%
76 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 2 59 3.4% 0.9%
77 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 5 261 1.9% 0.8%
78 DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve 22.4 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
79 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats 18.8 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
80 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 2 74 2.7% 0.7%
81 White Deer Park 11.6 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
82 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 3 154 1.9% 0.7%
83 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 3 160 1.9% 0.6%
84 Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts 18.8 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
85 Apex Nature Park 8.6 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
86 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
87 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
88 Apex Community Park 3.7 1 37 2.7% 0.5%
89 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 1 42 2.4% 0.4%
90 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve 20.0 1 48 2.1% 0.4%
91 Sarah P. Duke Gardens 16.8 1 52 1.9% 0.3%
92 Lake Lynn 7.7 3 373 0.8% 0.3%
93 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 2 210 1.0% 0.3%
94 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 2 305 0.7% 0.2%
95 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 1 100 1.0% 0.2%
96 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 1 109 0.9% 0.2%
97 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 2 371 0.5% 0.1%

Created by Michael Fogleman.

Data from the eBird Basic Dataset. Version: EBD_relJun-2023. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Jun 2023.