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Where to find Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 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 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 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 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 134 192 69.8% 63.0%
2 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 13 17 76.5% 52.7%
3 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 691 1293 53.4% 50.7%
4 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 110 210 52.4% 45.6%
5 Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road 20.9 7 9 77.8% 45.3%
6 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 8 11 72.7% 43.4%
7 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 57 111 51.4% 42.2%
8 Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail 19.4 6 8 75.0% 40.9%
9 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats 18.8 14 23 60.9% 40.8%
10 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 13 23 56.5% 36.8%
11 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 40 88 45.5% 35.5%
12 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 156 392 39.8% 35.1%
13 Brian P's Yard (Private) 14.4 39 87 44.8% 34.8%
14 Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 23.9 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
15 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 24 51 47.1% 34.1%
16 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve 20.0 22 48 45.8% 32.6%
17 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 22 50 44.0% 31.2%
18 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 9 17 52.9% 31.0%
19 Horton Grove Nature Preserve 24.6 18 40 45.0% 30.7%
20 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 42 110 38.2% 29.6%
21 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 55 152 36.2% 29.0%
22 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 15 34 44.1% 28.9%
23 DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve 22.4 10 22 45.5% 26.9%
24 Blackwood Farm Park 22.9 5 9 55.6% 26.7%
25 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 144 471 30.6% 26.6%
26 Apex Nature Park 8.6 12 29 41.4% 25.5%
27 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 34 100 34.0% 25.5%
28 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 48 152 31.6% 24.7%
29 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 9 21 42.9% 24.5%
30 Williamson Preserve 19.2 7 16 43.8% 23.1%
31 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 24 74 32.4% 22.9%
32 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 62 224 27.7% 22.2%
33 Lake Betz 7.3 60 219 27.4% 21.9%
34 Ritter Park 4.3 10 27 37.0% 21.5%
35 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 19 61 31.1% 20.9%
36 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 92 371 24.8% 20.7%
37 Falls Lake SRA--B. W. Wells 16.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
38 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 7 18 38.9% 20.3%
39 Schenck Forest 3.6 48 189 25.4% 19.7%
40 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 19 67 28.4% 19.0%
41 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 17 59 28.8% 18.8%
42 Butner Game Land--H Street Fields 23.2 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
43 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 12 39 30.8% 18.6%
44 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 10 32 31.2% 18.0%
45 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 10 32 31.2% 18.0%
46 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 20 77 26.0% 17.5%
47 White Deer Park 11.6 8 25 32.0% 17.2%
48 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 26 109 23.9% 16.8%
49 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 11 39 28.2% 16.5%
50 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 11 40 27.5% 16.1%
51 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 9 31 29.0% 16.1%
52 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 9 32 28.1% 15.6%
53 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 4 11 36.4% 15.2%
54 Historic Oak View Park 11.8 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
55 Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail 17.1 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
56 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 12 48 25.0% 14.9%
57 Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats) 12.6 8 29 27.6% 14.7%
58 Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station 21.6 9 35 25.7% 14.2%
59 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 31 160 19.4% 14.0%
60 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 47 261 18.0% 13.8%
61 Chatham Co. Northeast District Park 14.1 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
62 Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate 19.7 10 42 23.8% 13.5%
63 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 20.5 7 27 25.9% 13.2%
64 Lake Lynn 7.7 60 373 16.1% 12.7%
65 North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 17.8 9 39 23.1% 12.6%
66 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 5 18 27.8% 12.5%
67 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Durham Co.) 19.7 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
68 Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment 12.2 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
69 South Ellerbe Creek Trail 16.4 4 14 28.6% 11.7%
70 Lake Benson 11.9 5 20 25.0% 11.2%
71 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 11 57 19.3% 11.1%
72 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 11 58 19.0% 10.9%
73 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 32 214 15.0% 10.8%
74 Baileywick Road Park 10.2 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
75 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 33 242 13.6% 9.9%
76 Turnipseed Preserve 20.5 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
77 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
78 Shiloh Greenway 5.1 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
79 Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf 15.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
80 New Hope Bottomlands 15.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
81 Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.) 13.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
82 Salem Pond Park 4.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
83 Shearon Harris Visitor's Center 12.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
84 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
85 Duke Park 16.6 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
86 Juniper Level Botanic Garden 13.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
87 Robertson Creek Nature Preserve 23.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
88 Bond Park 2.7 22 157 14.0% 9.4%
89 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 4 18 22.2% 9.0%
90 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 4 18 22.2% 9.0%
91 17 Acre Woods 18.0 13 89 14.6% 8.7%
92 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 5 26 19.2% 8.5%
93 Shelley Lake 8.1 9 58 15.5% 8.4%
94 Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point 16.1 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
95 Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp 18.6 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
96 Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts 18.8 5 28 17.9% 7.9%
97 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 13 100 13.0% 7.8%
98 Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform 12.3 5 29 17.2% 7.6%
99 Horace Williams Tract 19.1 3 14 21.4% 7.6%
100 Lower Booker Creek Trail 17.0 3 14 21.4% 7.6%
101 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 6 38 15.8% 7.4%
102 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 10 77 13.0% 7.2%
103 Barksdale Drive Greenway 9.9 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
104 Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve 22.1 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
105 Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway 12.9 4 24 16.7% 6.7%
106 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 3 16 18.8% 6.6%
107 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 6 44 13.6% 6.4%
108 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 4 26 15.4% 6.1%
109 Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch 11.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
110 Lee Game Land 22.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
111 Little River Waterfowl Impoundment 20.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
112 Eno River--Pleasant Green to Cole Mill 21.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
113 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd. 17.4 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
114 Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek 13.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
115 Twin Lakes Park 14.5 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
116 Hilltop Needmore Park--South 11.5 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
117 Apex Community Park 3.7 5 37 13.5% 5.9%
118 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 3 18 16.7% 5.8%
119 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 3 18 16.7% 5.8%
120 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 7 60 11.7% 5.8%
121 North Carolina Botanical Garden 16.0 9 84 10.7% 5.7%
122 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co) 20.0 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
123 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
124 North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond 4.7 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
125 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 15 165 9.1% 5.6%
126 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 3 20 15.0% 5.2%
127 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 5 42 11.9% 5.2%
128 Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp 16.8 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
129 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 4 32 12.5% 5.0%
130 Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park 13.6 3 22 13.6% 4.7%
131 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 4 34 11.8% 4.7%
132 Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area 13.8 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
133 Eno River SP--Pleasant Green 21.9 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
134 Falls Lake SRA--Information Center 16.3 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
135 Haw River--Bynum Dam 20.5 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
136 Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point 14.2 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
137 Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access 18.4 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
138 Hoffman Lake 2.4 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
139 Orange County Sportsplex Pond 24.9 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
140 Forest Ridge Park 16.5 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
141 Historic Oakwood Cemetery 8.7 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
142 American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access 9.5 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
143 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 12 154 7.8% 4.5%
144 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
145 Swift Creek Bluffs 5.3 6 68 8.8% 4.1%
146 Lake Raleigh 6.0 4 39 10.3% 4.1%
147 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
148 Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek 14.0 3 26 11.5% 4.0%
149 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
150 Bolin Creek--Umstead Park 18.1 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
151 Little River Fishing Facility 23.7 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
152 Third Fork Creek Trail 13.6 3 30 10.0% 3.5%
153 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 8 122 6.6% 3.4%
154 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co) 12.3 3 32 9.4% 3.2%
155 West Point on the Eno Park 20.5 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
156 Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir 19.0 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
157 Clemmons Educational State Forest 18.0 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
158 Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park 15.6 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
159 Parker Preserve 15.5 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
160 Morgan Creek Trail 17.5 2 21 9.5% 2.7%
161 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 2 23 8.7% 2.4%
162 Beaver Marsh 16.7 7 148 4.7% 2.3%
163 Wendell Park 22.6 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
164 Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd. 17.4 2 25 8.0% 2.2%
165 Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina 13.2 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
166 Merritt's Pasture 16.9 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
167 Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64 18.7 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
168 Falls Lake--Cheek Road Causeway (Durham Co.) 17.7 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
169 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
170 Crowder District Park 6.8 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
171 Dorothea Dix 6.6 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
172 Indian Trail Park 18.1 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
173 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
174 Northgate Park 17.2 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
175 Beaver Creek Greenway 7.0 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
176 AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park 10.0 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
177 Sarah P. Duke Gardens 16.8 2 52 3.8% 1.1%
178 Duke Forest--Korstian Division 19.6 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
179 Fearrington Village 17.5 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
180 Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve 4.6 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
181 Lake Wheeler 8.2 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
182 North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill) 14.1 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
183 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
184 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
185 Town Lake Park 23.4 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
186 Raven Rock SP 23.9 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
187 Falls Lake 15.1 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
188 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
189 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 4 305 1.3% 0.5%
190 stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020) 1.5 1 36 2.8% 0.5%