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Where to find Northern Parula 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 Northern Parula 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 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 35 40 87.5% 73.9%
2 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 463 616 75.2% 71.6%
3 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 386 513 75.2% 71.3%
4 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 148 199 74.4% 67.9%
5 Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate 19.7 25 30 83.3% 66.4%
6 Swift Creek Bluffs 5.3 61 80 76.2% 65.9%
7 Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment 12.2 15 17 88.2% 65.7%
8 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 80 111 72.1% 63.1%
9 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve 20.0 24 30 80.0% 62.7%
10 Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access 18.4 10 11 90.9% 62.3%
11 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 20.5 64 89 71.9% 61.8%
12 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 100 144 69.4% 61.5%
13 Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road 20.9 6 6 100.0% 61.0%
14 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 65 92 70.7% 60.7%
15 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 26 34 76.5% 60.0%
16 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 433 680 63.7% 60.0%
17 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 152 233 65.2% 58.9%
18 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 85 126 67.5% 58.9%
19 Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64 18.7 34 47 72.3% 58.2%
20 Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station 21.6 44 64 68.8% 56.6%
21 Turnipseed Preserve 20.5 27 38 71.1% 55.2%
22 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 12 15 80.0% 54.8%
23 Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts 18.8 12 15 80.0% 54.8%
24 Horton Grove Nature Preserve 24.6 56 88 63.6% 53.2%
25 RTP Mountain Bike Trails 7.2 7 8 87.5% 52.9%
26 Parker Preserve 15.5 26 38 68.4% 52.5%
27 Wendell Park 22.6 11 14 78.6% 52.4%
28 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 54 86 62.8% 52.2%
29 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 48 76 63.2% 51.9%
30 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 180 314 57.3% 51.8%
31 Duke Forest--Korstian Division 19.6 38 59 64.4% 51.7%
32 Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve 22.1 4 4 100.0% 51.0%
33 Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge 13.6 12 16 75.0% 50.5%
34 North Carolina Botanical Garden 16.0 98 172 57.0% 49.5%
35 Raven Rock SP 23.9 33 53 62.3% 48.8%
36 White Deer Park 11.6 39 64 60.9% 48.7%
37 Beaver Creek Greenway 7.0 25 39 64.1% 48.4%
38 Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail 17.1 14 20 70.0% 48.1%
39 Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek 15.0 12 17 70.6% 46.9%
40 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 9 12 75.0% 46.8%
41 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 34 57 59.6% 46.7%
42 Pierce Woods and Pond 15.9 18 28 64.3% 45.8%
43 Third Fork Creek Trail 13.6 37 64 57.8% 45.6%
44 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 28 48 58.3% 44.3%
45 Erwin Road Swamp 17.7 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
46 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 28 49 57.1% 43.3%
47 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 40 74 54.1% 42.8%
48 Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd. 17.4 26 46 56.5% 42.2%
49 Shearon Harris Visitor's Center 12.7 10 15 66.7% 41.7%
50 DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve 22.4 11 17 64.7% 41.3%
51 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 41 79 51.9% 41.1%
52 Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 23.9 6 8 75.0% 40.9%
53 Schenck Forest 3.6 100 216 46.3% 39.8%
54 Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park 15.6 7 10 70.0% 39.7%
55 Ritter Park 4.3 27 51 52.9% 39.5%
56 Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park 17.9 17 30 56.7% 39.2%
57 Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End 17.3 8 12 66.7% 39.1%
58 17 Acre Woods 18.0 63 134 47.0% 38.8%
59 William B. Umstead SP--Turkey Creek Trail 4.2 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
60 Raven Rock SP--Avents Creek Access Area 22.3 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
61 South Ellerbe Creek Trail 16.4 25 49 51.0% 37.5%
62 Glennstone/Heron Rookery 18.4 34 70 48.6% 37.2%
63 Haw River--Bynum Dam 20.5 13 23 56.5% 36.8%
64 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 11 19 57.9% 36.3%
65 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 10 17 58.8% 36.0%
66 Robertson Millpond Preserve 20.7 15 28 53.6% 35.8%
67 Little Creek Trail 15.3 6 9 66.7% 35.4%
68 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 26 54 48.1% 35.4%
69 O'Kelly Chapel Road Waterfowl Impoundment 9.9 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
70 Duke Forest--Eno Division 22.9 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
71 Robeson Creek Greenway 22.9 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
72 Robertson Creek Nature Preserve 23.8 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
73 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 14 27 51.9% 34.0%
74 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 23 49 46.9% 33.7%
75 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 25 57 43.9% 31.8%
76 Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road 15.5 6 10 60.0% 31.3%
77 Morgan Creek Trail 17.5 23 53 43.4% 31.0%
78 Bond Park 2.7 74 199 37.2% 30.8%
79 Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area 13.8 5 8 62.5% 30.6%
80 New Hope Bottomlands 15.5 5 8 62.5% 30.6%
81 Eno River SP--The Quarry 21.2 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
82 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats 18.8 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
83 Mitchell Mill Natural Area 23.7 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
84 Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek 13.7 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
85 Eno River--Pleasant Green to Cole Mill 21.2 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
86 Neuse River Trail--Milburnie Park 13.5 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
87 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd. 17.4 7 13 53.8% 29.1%
88 Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail 19.4 9 18 50.0% 29.0%
89 Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve 4.6 25 62 40.3% 29.0%
90 Merritt's Pasture 16.9 15 34 44.1% 28.9%
91 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 242 755 32.1% 28.8%
92 Lake Lynn 7.7 73 211 34.6% 28.5%
93 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 13 29 44.8% 28.4%
94 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 102 309 33.0% 28.0%
95 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 13 30 43.3% 27.4%
96 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 38 107 35.5% 27.1%
97 Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway 21.1 9 20 45.0% 25.8%
98 Lower Booker Creek Trail 17.0 10 23 43.5% 25.6%
99 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 25 70 35.7% 25.5%
100 Forest Ridge Park 16.5 6 12 50.0% 25.4%
101 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 23 64 35.9% 25.3%
102 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 18 48 37.5% 25.2%
103 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 4 7 57.1% 25.0%
104 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 12 30 40.0% 24.6%
105 West Point on the Eno Park 20.5 8 18 44.4% 24.6%
106 Edna Metz Wells Park 7.1 15 40 37.5% 24.2%
107 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 25 75 33.3% 23.7%
108 Duke Forest--Gate 4 18.1 5 10 50.0% 23.7%
109 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 15 41 36.6% 23.6%
110 Fallon park 8.1 6 13 46.2% 23.2%
111 Bolin Creek--Umstead Park 18.1 6 13 46.2% 23.2%
112 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 18 52 34.6% 23.2%
113 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 7 16 43.8% 23.1%
114 Piedmont Nature Trail 15.9 7 16 43.8% 23.1%
115 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 163 624 26.1% 22.8%
116 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 10 26 38.5% 22.4%
117 stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020) 1.5 10 26 38.5% 22.4%
118 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 11 30 36.7% 21.9%
119 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 43 152 28.3% 21.7%
120 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 5 11 45.5% 21.3%
121 American Tobacco Trail--C.M. Herndon Park 10.4 5 11 45.5% 21.3%
122 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 12 35 34.3% 20.8%
123 Lee Game Land 22.6 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
124 Lick Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 13.2 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
125 Eno River SP--Cabe Lands Access 20.8 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
126 Little Beaverdam Creek 18.4 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
127 Butner Game Land--H Street Fields 23.2 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
128 Rock Ridge Park 23.8 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
129 Old Oxford Rd. Pond 20.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
130 Raftery Park 7.8 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
131 Neuse River Trail--Poole Road 14.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
132 Neuse River Trail--Abbington Lane 13.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
133 Crabtree Creek Greenway--Atlantic Ave to Anderson Drive 8.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
134 Smith Creek Greenway (Entrance on Creek Moss Avenue) 16.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
135 Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook 16.7 7 18 38.9% 20.3%
136 Apex Nature Park 8.6 5 12 41.7% 19.3%
137 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 18 62 29.0% 19.2%
138 Town Lake Park 23.4 8 23 34.8% 18.8%
139 Mary Hayes Barber Holmes Park 22.3 16 55 29.1% 18.8%
140 Jordan Lake--Poe's Ridge 19.9 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
141 American Tobacco Trail--Wimberly Road Access 8.1 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
142 American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access 9.5 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
143 Duke Forest--Gate 12 19.9 7 20 35.0% 18.1%
144 Blackwood Farm Park 22.9 10 32 31.2% 18.0%
145 Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point 16.1 6 17 35.3% 17.3%
146 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 24 101 23.8% 16.5%
147 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 8 26 30.8% 16.5%
148 Fearrington Village 17.5 16 63 25.4% 16.3%
149 Duke Forest--Shepherd Nature Trail 18.7 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
150 Eno River SP--Continental Drive Access 21.6 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
151 North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 17.8 10 37 27.0% 15.4%
152 Falls Lake--Upper Beaver Dam (Granville Co.) 21.0 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
153 Neuse River Trail--Auburn Knightdale Road 15.6 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
154 Coker Pinetum 16.4 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
155 Lake Raleigh 6.0 25 119 21.0% 14.7%
156 Baileywick Road Park 10.2 5 16 31.2% 14.2%
157 Falls Lake SRA--Information Center 16.3 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
158 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 5 17 29.4% 13.3%
159 Higgins Greenway 1.2 5 17 29.4% 13.3%
160 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 6 22 27.3% 13.2%
161 Brian P's Yard (Private) 14.4 17 84 20.2% 13.0%
162 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 15 73 20.5% 12.9%
163 East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek) 9.4 4 13 30.8% 12.7%
164 UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Park 16.9 7 28 25.0% 12.7%
165 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 74 489 15.1% 12.2%
166 Walnut Creek Greenway between Lake Dam Rd & Gorman St 5.1 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
167 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
168 Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek 14.0 4 14 28.6% 11.7%
169 Rocky Branch Greenway 6.4 7 31 22.6% 11.4%
170 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp 14.8 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
171 Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.) 13.5 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
172 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 5 21 23.8% 10.6%
173 Pritchard Park Nature Trail 17.3 5 21 23.8% 10.6%
174 Shelley Lake 8.1 21 134 15.7% 10.5%
175 Barksdale Drive Greenway 9.9 4 16 25.0% 10.2%
176 Falls Lake 15.1 5 22 22.7% 10.1%
177 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 7 35 20.0% 10.0%
178 Lake Betz 7.3 38 285 13.3% 9.9%
179 Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp 16.8 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
180 Cornwallis Road Park 16.1 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
181 Roland E. Horne Walking Trail 23.4 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
182 Pulley Town Road Fields 22.5 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
183 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co) 20.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
184 Leesville Park 7.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
185 Jordan Game Land--Bells Church Fishing Access 12.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
186 Neuse River Trail--Trailhead Lane 15.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
187 Cates Creek Park 25.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
188 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 6 31 19.4% 9.2%
189 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 37 300 12.3% 9.1%
190 Dorothea Dix 6.6 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
191 Berryhill Park and Trails 18.4 5 25 20.0% 8.9%
192 Lake Benson 11.9 6 34 17.6% 8.3%
193 Historic Oakwood Cemetery 8.7 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
194 Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park 13.6 8 52 15.4% 8.0%
195 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 5 28 17.9% 7.9%
196 Horace Williams Tract 19.1 5 29 17.2% 7.6%
197 Leigh Farm Park 14.5 3 14 21.4% 7.6%
198 Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point 14.2 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
199 Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp 18.6 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
200 Mingo Creek Trail 15.1 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
201 Indian Trail Park 18.1 3 15 20.0% 7.0%
202 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 4 23 17.4% 7.0%
203 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 8 62 12.9% 6.7%
204 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 6 43 14.0% 6.6%
205 Apex Community Park 3.7 7 54 13.0% 6.4%
206 Eno River SP--Pleasant Green 21.9 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
207 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co) 12.3 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
208 Beaver Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 10.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
209 Duke Park 16.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
210 Eva Perry Library 4.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
211 Hymettus Woods Park 5.9 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
212 American Tobacco Trail--Pittard Sears Road 8.8 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
213 Duke University--Reclamation Pond 17.3 7 58 12.1% 6.0%
214 North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill) 14.1 4 27 14.8% 5.9%
215 Lake Wheeler 8.2 3 18 16.7% 5.8%
216 Ammons Farm Rd. 24.7 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
217 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 4 29 13.8% 5.5%
218 Duke Forest--Gate 10 19.3 3 20 15.0% 5.2%
219 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
220 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
221 Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway 12.9 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
222 Poplar Point Wastewater Ponds (Restricted Access) 13.8 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
223 Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch 11.6 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
224 Historic Oak View Park 11.8 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
225 Valley Springs Park 20.7 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
226 Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Boat Ramp 18.9 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
227 Neuse River Trail--Falls River 15.6 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
228 Hilltop Needmore Park--South 11.5 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
229 North Carolina Museum of Art--Goodnight Park 4.4 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
230 Sarah P. Duke Gardens 16.8 7 76 9.2% 4.5%
231 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 11 139 7.9% 4.5%
232 Fred Fletcher Park 7.4 3 24 12.5% 4.3%
233 Brookhaven Nature Park 6.7 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
234 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 37 676 5.5% 4.0%
235 Beaver Marsh 16.7 13 199 6.5% 3.9%
236 Walnut Creek Wetland Center 9.0 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
237 Procter Farm Preserve 22.4 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
238 Shaw Lake 9.9 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
239 North Carolina State University Campus 6.2 2 16 12.5% 3.5%
240 Crowder District Park 6.8 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
241 Northgate Park 17.2 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
242 Homestead Park 19.3 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
243 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 5 66 7.6% 3.3%
244 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 8 129 6.2% 3.2%
245 Hoffman Lake 2.4 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
246 Chatham Co. Northeast District Park 14.1 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
247 UNC Chapel Hill--Coker Arboretum 17.2 3 38 7.9% 2.7%
248 Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave 9.6 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
249 Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform 12.3 2 24 8.3% 2.3%
250 Williamson Preserve 19.2 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
251 Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf 15.9 2 27 7.4% 2.1%
252 NCSU Experimental Farm 7.1 2 29 6.9% 1.9%
253 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 3 54 5.6% 1.9%
254 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 12 384 3.1% 1.8%
255 Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff 12.6 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
256 Chapel Hill Community Park 16.9 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
257 stakeout Long-tailed Duck, Lower Springdale Estates Lake, Raleigh (2019) 8.2 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
258 Pullen Park 6.6 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
259 Strickland Park 8.9 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
260 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
261 Orange County Sportsplex Pond 24.9 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
262 Duke University--East Campus 16.6 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
263 Dorothea Dix Park 6.9 3 88 3.4% 1.2%
264 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 9 450 2.0% 1.1%
265 AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park 10.0 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
266 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
267 Duke University--Chapel Woods 17.1 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
268 Indian Creek Greenway 3.5 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
269 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
270 Pinehurst Drive Ponds 15.6 1 55 1.8% 0.3%
271 Inwood Rd. 7.3 1 62 1.6% 0.3%
272 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 1 68 1.5% 0.3%