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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	31	36	86.1%	71.3%
2			Old Bynum Bridge	20.4	291	387	75.2%	70.7%
3			Brumley Nature Preserve--North	22.2	309	424	72.9%	68.5%
4			Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment	23.4	113	150	75.3%	67.9%
5			Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate	19.7	23	28	82.1%	64.4%
6			Penny's Bend Nature Preserve	20.0	22	27	81.5%	63.3%
7			Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access	18.4	10	11	90.9%	62.3%
8			Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek	18.2	139	208	66.8%	60.2%
9			Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment	12.2	12	14	85.7%	60.1%
10			Johnston Mill Nature Preserve	20.5	50	71	70.4%	59.0%
11			Mason Farm Biological Reserve	14.6	387	617	62.7%	58.8%
12			Swift Creek Bluffs	5.3	40	56	71.4%	58.5%
13			Brumley Nature Preserve--South	22.7	54	78	69.2%	58.3%
14			Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts	18.8	11	13	84.6%	57.8%
15			Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station	21.6	40	57	70.2%	57.3%
16			Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway	3.5	75	113	66.4%	57.3%
17			Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road	18.1	70	105	66.7%	57.2%
18			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.)	21.9	23	31	74.2%	56.8%
19			Horton Grove Nature Preserve	24.6	51	77	66.2%	55.1%
20			Parker Preserve	15.5	18	24	75.0%	55.1%
21			White Deer Park	11.6	28	40	70.0%	54.6%
22			Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64	18.7	29	42	69.0%	54.0%
23			Eno River SP--Few's Ford	23.2	51	79	64.6%	53.6%
24			RTP Mountain Bike Trails	7.2	7	8	87.5%	52.9%
25			Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade	19.0	46	72	63.9%	52.4%
26			Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd.	9.8	154	264	58.3%	52.3%
27			Duke Forest--Korstian Division	19.6	33	50	66.0%	52.2%
28			Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail	17.1	14	19	73.7%	51.2%
29			Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road	20.9	4	4	100.0%	51.0%
30			Turnipseed Preserve	20.5	20	29	69.0%	50.8%
31			Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek	15.0	12	16	75.0%	50.5%
32			Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge	13.6	12	16	75.0%	50.5%
33			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.)	21.9	50	82	61.0%	50.2%
34			Middle Creek Bottomlands II	24.9	10	13	76.9%	49.7%
35			Lower Haw SNA--Bynum	20.3	31	49	63.3%	49.3%
36			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access	15.2	8	10	80.0%	49.0%
37			Beaver Creek Greenway	7.0	25	39	64.1%	48.4%
38			North Carolina Botanical Garden	16.0	86	154	55.8%	48.0%
39			Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	14.5	27	43	62.8%	47.9%
40			Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP'	16.4	27	43	62.8%	47.9%
41			White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side	6.7	39	68	57.4%	45.5%
42			Wendell Park	22.6	10	14	71.4%	45.4%
43			Raven Rock SP	23.9	25	42	59.5%	44.5%
44			Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd.	17.4	25	42	59.5%	44.5%
45			Erwin Road Swamp	17.7	3	3	100.0%	43.8%
46			Raven Rock SP--Avents Creek Access Area	22.3	3	3	100.0%	43.8%
47			Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve	22.1	3	3	100.0%	43.8%
48			Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	23.9	5	6	83.3%	43.6%
49			Pierce Woods and Pond	15.9	16	26	61.5%	42.5%
50			17 Acre Woods	18.0	62	121	51.2%	42.4%
51			DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve	22.4	11	17	64.7%	41.3%
52			Schenck Forest	3.6	95	206	46.1%	39.4%
53			Ritter Park	4.3	26	49	53.1%	39.4%
54			American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access	10.5	31	60	51.7%	39.3%
55			William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake	3.8	8	12	66.7%	39.1%
56			Shearon Harris Visitor's Center	12.7	9	14	64.3%	38.8%
57			Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park	17.9	13	22	59.1%	38.7%
58			Robertson Millpond Preserve	20.7	12	20	60.0%	38.7%
59			William B. Umstead SP--Turkey Creek Trail	4.2	4	5	80.0%	37.6%
60			Glennstone/Heron Rookery	18.4	32	65	49.2%	37.5%
61			South Ellerbe Creek Trail	16.4	20	38	52.6%	37.3%
62			New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment	13.8	14	25	56.0%	37.1%
63			Third Fork Creek Trail	13.6	22	43	51.2%	36.8%
64			Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park	15.6	6	9	66.7%	35.4%
65			Morgan Creek Trail	17.5	23	47	48.9%	35.3%
66			Lee Game Land	22.6	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
67			O'Kelly Chapel Road Waterfowl Impoundment	9.9	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
68			Duke Forest--Eno Division	22.9	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
69			Robeson Creek Greenway	22.9	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
70			Rock Ridge Park	23.8	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
71			Coker Pinetum	16.4	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
72			William B. Umstead SP	5.4	23	49	46.9%	33.7%
73			Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve	15.1	23	49	46.9%	33.7%
74			Haw River--Bynum Dam	20.5	11	21	52.4%	32.4%
75			Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd.	11.9	16	34	47.1%	31.5%
76			Piedmont Nature Trail	15.9	6	10	60.0%	31.3%
77			Mitchell Mill Natural Area	23.7	3	4	75.0%	30.1%
78			Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek	13.7	3	4	75.0%	30.1%
79			Neuse River Trail--Milburnie Park	13.5	4	6	66.7%	30.0%
80			Bond Park	2.7	66	182	36.3%	29.6%
81			Bass Lake Park & Trail	10.7	32	81	39.5%	29.6%
82			University Lake, Chapel Hill	19.3	11	23	47.8%	29.2%
83			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd.	17.4	7	13	53.8%	29.1%
84			Sandy Creek Park	16.1	201	629	32.0%	28.4%
85			Blue Jay Point County Park	14.5	20	49	40.8%	28.2%
86			Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve	4.6	23	58	39.7%	28.1%
87			Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail	19.4	8	16	50.0%	28.0%
88			Lake Lynn	7.7	57	164	34.8%	27.9%
89			Merritt's Pasture	16.9	13	30	43.3%	27.4%
90			Lower Booker Creek Trail	17.0	9	19	47.4%	27.3%
91			Lake Johnson Park	4.2	92	283	32.5%	27.3%
92			William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake	5.7	18	45	40.0%	27.0%
93			Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park	13.5	12	29	41.4%	25.5%
94			Fallon park	8.1	6	12	50.0%	25.4%
95			Little Creek Trail	15.3	4	7	57.1%	25.0%
96			Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp	18.4	12	30	40.0%	24.6%
97			Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway	21.1	8	18	44.4%	24.6%
98			Duke Forest--Gate 4	18.1	5	10	50.0%	23.7%
99			American Tobacco Trail--C.M. Herndon Park	10.4	5	10	50.0%	23.7%
100			New Hope Bottomlands	15.5	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
101			E. Carroll Joyner Park	20.6	10	26	38.5%	22.4%
102			Rainbow Soccer Complex	16.2	22	69	31.9%	22.1%
103			Yates Mill County Park	7.2	132	515	25.6%	22.1%
104			Duke Forest--Gate 12	19.9	7	17	41.2%	21.6%
105			Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road	15.5	4	8	50.0%	21.5%
106			Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek	14.5	41	147	27.9%	21.3%
107			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co)	12.0	5	11	45.5%	21.3%
108			White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland	6.1	9	24	37.5%	21.2%
109			Eno River SP--The Quarry	21.2	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
110			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats	18.8	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
111			Lick Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	13.2	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
112			Little Beaverdam Creek	18.4	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
113			Butner Game Land--H Street Fields	23.2	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
114			Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End	17.3	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
115			Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd.	12.6	16	50	32.0%	20.8%
116			Old Oxford Rd. Pond	20.9	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
117			Raftery Park	7.8	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
118			Neuse River Trail--Falls River	15.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
119			Neuse River Trail--Poole Road	14.1	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
120			Neuse River Trail--Abbington Lane	13.5	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
121			Crabtree Creek Greenway--Atlantic Ave to Anderson Drive	8.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
122			Smith Creek Greenway (Entrance on Creek Moss Avenue)	16.2	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
123			Robertson Creek Nature Preserve	23.8	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
124			Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest	14.7	14	43	32.6%	20.5%
125			Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek	10.6	9	25	36.0%	20.2%
126			Apex Nature Park	8.6	5	12	41.7%	19.3%
127			Bolin Creek--Umstead Park	18.1	5	12	41.7%	19.3%
128			Mary Hayes Barber Holmes Park	22.3	16	55	29.1%	18.8%
129			Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area	13.8	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
130			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade	20.0	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
131			American Tobacco Trail--Wimberly Road Access	8.1	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
132			Eno River SP--Continental Drive Access	21.6	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
133			Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point	16.1	6	16	37.5%	18.5%
134			Town Lake Park	23.4	6	16	37.5%	18.5%
135			Fearrington Village	17.5	15	53	28.3%	18.0%
136			Edna Metz Wells Park	7.1	10	32	31.2%	18.0%
137			Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field)	14.1	5	13	38.5%	17.7%
138			West Point on the Eno Park	20.5	5	13	38.5%	17.7%
139			Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula	12.1	5	13	38.5%	17.7%
140			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point	15.0	9	30	30.0%	16.7%
141			Durant Nature Preserve	13.3	20	82	24.4%	16.4%
142			North Carolina Museum of Life and Science	17.8	10	35	28.6%	16.3%
143			Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam	18.7	13	50	26.0%	15.9%
144			Duke Forest--Shepherd Nature Trail	18.7	3	7	42.9%	15.8%
145			Falls Lake--Rolling View	16.1	7	23	30.4%	15.6%
146			Brian P's Yard (Private)	14.4	15	62	24.2%	15.2%
147			Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek	14.0	4	11	36.4%	15.2%
148			Falls Lake SRA--Information Center	16.3	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
149			Jordan Lake--Poe's Ridge	19.9	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
150			Eno River--Pleasant Green to Cole Mill	21.2	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
151			Roland E. Horne Walking Trail	23.4	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
152			Neuse River Trail--Auburn Knightdale Road	15.6	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
153			Baileywick Road Park	10.2	5	16	31.2%	14.2%
154			Blackwood Farm Park	22.9	6	21	28.6%	13.8%
155			Forest Ridge Park	16.5	3	8	37.5%	13.7%
156			Falls Lake--Sandling Beach	17.5	5	17	29.4%	13.3%
157			Barksdale Drive Greenway	9.9	3	9	33.3%	12.1%
158			Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook	16.7	3	9	33.3%	12.1%
159			Lake Crabtree County Park	3.6	64	427	15.0%	11.9%
160			Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp	16.8	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
161			Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd.	17.1	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
162			Historic Oakwood Cemetery	8.7	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
163			Rocky Branch Greenway	6.4	7	31	22.6%	11.4%
164			Falls Lake	15.1	5	20	25.0%	11.2%
165			Pritchard Park Nature Trail	17.3	5	20	25.0%	11.2%
166			Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.)	13.5	3	10	30.0%	10.8%
167			East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek)	9.4	3	10	30.0%	10.8%
168			Higgins Greenway	1.2	3	10	30.0%	10.8%
169			Harris Lake County Park	14.0	12	67	17.9%	10.6%
170			Symphony Lake Greenway	4.4	6	28	21.4%	10.2%
171			Dorothea Dix	6.6	3	11	27.3%	9.7%
172			Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning	3.9	35	264	13.3%	9.7%
173			Cornwallis Road Park	16.1	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
174			Lake Benson	11.9	4	17	23.5%	9.6%
175			Falls Lake--Dam	15.2	6	30	20.0%	9.5%
176			Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co)	20.0	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
177			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co)	12.3	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
178			Eno River SP--Cabe Lands Access	20.8	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
179			Leesville Park	7.5	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
180			Jordan Game Land--Bells Church Fishing Access	12.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
181			Neuse River Trail--Trailhead Lane	15.0	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
182			Cates Creek Park	25.0	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
183			UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Park	16.9	5	24	20.8%	9.2%
184			Lake Betz	7.3	33	261	12.6%	9.1%
185			Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park	13.6	8	48	16.7%	8.7%
186			Leigh Farm Park	14.5	3	13	23.1%	8.2%
187			Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only	15.3	5	28	17.9%	7.9%
188			Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth	14.9	3	14	21.4%	7.6%
189			Indian Trail Park	18.1	3	14	21.4%	7.6%
190			Horace Williams Tract	19.1	4	22	18.2%	7.3%
191			Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek	10.3	4	22	18.2%	7.3%
192			Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point	14.2	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
193			Walnut Creek Greenway between Lake Dam Rd & Gorman St	5.1	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
194			Lake Raleigh	6.0	11	93	11.8%	6.7%
195			Apex Community Park	3.7	6	42	14.3%	6.7%
196			Shelley Lake	8.1	12	109	11.0%	6.4%
197			Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access	13.1	4	25	16.0%	6.4%
198			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp	14.8	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
199			Lake Wheeler	8.2	3	17	17.6%	6.2%
200			North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill)	14.1	4	26	15.4%	6.1%
201			Poplar Point Wastewater Ponds (Restricted Access)	13.8	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
202			Beaver Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	10.6	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
203			Historic Oak View Park	11.8	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
204			Duke Park	16.6	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
205			Procter Farm Preserve	22.4	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
206			Eva Perry Library	4.2	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
207			American Tobacco Trail--Pittard Sears Road	8.8	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
208			stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020)	1.5	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
209			Duke University--Reclamation Pond	17.3	6	48	12.5%	5.9%
210			Ammons Farm Rd.	24.7	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
211			Crabtree Creek Watershed	4.7	4	29	13.8%	5.5%
212			Sarah P. Duke Gardens	16.8	6	61	9.8%	4.6%
213			Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway	12.9	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
214			Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch	11.6	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
215			Valley Springs Park	20.7	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
216			Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Boat Ramp	18.9	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
217			Pulley Town Road Fields	22.5	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
218			Hilltop Needmore Park--South	11.5	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
219			North Carolina State University Campus	6.2	2	13	15.4%	4.3%
220			Mid Pines Rd.	6.7	33	568	5.8%	4.2%
221			Brookhaven Nature Park	6.7	2	14	14.3%	4.0%
222			Crowder District Park	6.8	2	15	13.3%	3.7%
223			Homestead Park	19.3	2	15	13.3%	3.7%
224			Shaw Lake	9.9	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
225			Lake Wheeler marshes	6.9	8	121	6.6%	3.4%
226			Duke Forest--Gate 10	19.3	2	17	11.8%	3.3%
227			Beaver Marsh	16.7	11	194	5.7%	3.2%
228			Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek	14.8	2	18	11.1%	3.1%
229			Eno River SP--Pleasant Green	21.9	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
230			Fred Fletcher Park	7.4	2	20	10.0%	2.8%
231			Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave	9.6	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
232			Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff	12.6	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
233			Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp	18.6	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
234			Mingo Creek Trail	15.1	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
235			Discovery Lake (Restricted Access)	8.2	3	42	7.1%	2.5%
236			Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform	12.3	2	24	8.3%	2.3%
237			Lake Crabtree Dam	3.3	5	94	5.3%	2.3%
238			Pullen Park	6.6	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
239			Williamson Preserve	19.2	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
240			Hank Anderson Community Park	20.3	3	50	6.0%	2.1%
241			Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd.	13.3	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
242			NCSU Experimental Farm	7.1	2	29	6.9%	1.9%
243			Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance	3.3	11	334	3.3%	1.8%
244			Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir	18.0	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
245			Chapel Hill Community Park	16.9	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
246			Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only)	24.1	9	270	3.3%	1.8%
247			UNC Chapel Hill--Coker Arboretum	17.2	2	34	5.9%	1.6%
248			Strickland Park	8.9	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
249			Northgate Park	17.2	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
250			Duke University--East Campus	16.6	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
251			Orange County Sportsplex Pond	24.9	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
252			Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp	15.5	2	48	4.2%	1.2%
253			Duke University--Chapel Woods	17.1	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
254			Brier Creek Reservoir	5.9	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
255			AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park	10.0	1	19	5.3%	0.9%
256			North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden	4.6	1	19	5.3%	0.9%
257			Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf	15.9	1	21	4.8%	0.8%
258			Pinehurst Drive Ponds	15.6	1	52	1.9%	0.3%
259			Inwood Rd.	7.3	1	58	1.7%	0.3%
260			Patterson Place Constructed Wetland	16.0	1	62	1.6%	0.3%