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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	149	201	74.1%	67.7%
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	145	69.0%	61.0%
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	681	63.6%	59.9%
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	45	65	69.2%	57.2%
21			Middle Creek Bottomlands II	24.9	12	15	80.0%	54.8%
22			Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts	18.8	12	15	80.0%	54.8%
23			Turnipseed Preserve	20.5	26	37	70.3%	54.2%
24			RTP Mountain Bike Trails	7.2	7	8	87.5%	52.9%
25			Horton Grove Nature Preserve	24.6	56	89	62.9%	52.5%
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			Crabtree Creek Trail--Lindsay Dr. to Bridge by Galax Dr.	5.5	8	11	72.7%	43.4%
47			Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	14.5	28	49	57.1%	43.3%
48			White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side	6.7	40	74	54.1%	42.8%
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			Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd.	17.4	26	47	55.3%	41.2%
52			American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access	10.5	41	79	51.9%	41.1%
53			Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	23.9	6	8	75.0%	40.9%
54			Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park	15.6	7	10	70.0%	39.7%
55			Schenck Forest	3.6	100	217	46.1%	39.6%
56			Ritter Park	4.3	27	51	52.9%	39.5%
57			Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park	17.9	17	30	56.7%	39.2%
58			Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End	17.3	8	12	66.7%	39.1%
59			17 Acre Woods	18.0	63	134	47.0%	38.8%
60			William B. Umstead SP--Turkey Creek Trail	4.2	4	5	80.0%	37.6%
61			Raven Rock SP--Avents Creek Access Area	22.3	4	5	80.0%	37.6%
62			South Ellerbe Creek Trail	16.4	25	49	51.0%	37.5%
63			Glennstone/Heron Rookery	18.4	34	70	48.6%	37.2%
64			Haw River--Bynum Dam	20.5	13	23	56.5%	36.8%
65			Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field)	14.1	11	19	57.9%	36.3%
66			William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake	3.8	10	17	58.8%	36.0%
67			Robertson Millpond Preserve	20.7	15	28	53.6%	35.8%
68			Little Creek Trail	15.3	6	9	66.7%	35.4%
69			William B. Umstead SP	5.4	26	54	48.1%	35.4%
70			O'Kelly Chapel Road Waterfowl Impoundment	9.9	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			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats	18.8	3	4	75.0%	30.1%
82			Mitchell Mill Natural Area	23.7	3	4	75.0%	30.1%
83			Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek	13.7	3	4	75.0%	30.1%
84			Neuse River Trail--Milburnie Park	13.5	4	6	66.7%	30.0%
85			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd.	17.4	7	13	53.8%	29.1%
86			Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail	19.4	9	18	50.0%	29.0%
87			Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve	4.6	25	62	40.3%	29.0%
88			Merritt's Pasture	16.9	15	34	44.1%	28.9%
89			Sandy Creek Park	16.1	242	755	32.1%	28.8%
90			Lake Lynn	7.7	73	211	34.6%	28.5%
91			Lake Johnson Park	4.2	102	309	33.0%	28.0%
92			University Lake, Chapel Hill	19.3	13	30	43.3%	27.4%
93			Bass Lake Park & Trail	10.7	38	108	35.2%	26.8%
94			Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park	13.5	13	31	41.9%	26.4%
95			Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway	21.1	9	20	45.0%	25.8%
96			Lower Booker Creek Trail	17.0	10	23	43.5%	25.6%
97			Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd.	12.6	25	70	35.7%	25.5%
98			Forest Ridge Park	16.5	6	12	50.0%	25.4%
99			Blue Jay Point County Park	14.5	23	64	35.9%	25.3%
100			William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake	5.7	18	48	37.5%	25.2%
101			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade	20.0	4	7	57.1%	25.0%
102			Eno River--Pleasant Green to Cole Mill	21.2	4	7	57.1%	25.0%
103			Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek	10.6	12	30	40.0%	24.6%
104			West Point on the Eno Park	20.5	8	18	44.4%	24.6%
105			Edna Metz Wells Park	7.1	15	40	37.5%	24.2%
106			Duke Forest--Gate 4	18.1	5	10	50.0%	23.7%
107			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point	15.0	15	41	36.6%	23.6%
108			Rainbow Soccer Complex	16.2	25	76	32.9%	23.4%
109			Fallon park	8.1	6	13	46.2%	23.2%
110			Bolin Creek--Umstead Park	18.1	6	13	46.2%	23.2%
111			Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest	14.7	18	52	34.6%	23.2%
112			Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula	12.1	7	16	43.8%	23.1%
113			Piedmont Nature Trail	15.9	7	16	43.8%	23.1%
114			Eno River SP--The Quarry	21.2	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
115			Yates Mill County Park	7.2	163	626	26.0%	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			Duke Forest--Eno Division	22.9	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
127			Little Beaverdam Creek	18.4	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
128			Butner Game Land--H Street Fields	23.2	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
129			Rock Ridge Park	23.8	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
130			Old Oxford Rd. Pond	20.9	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
131			Raftery Park	7.8	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
132			Neuse River Trail--Poole Road	14.1	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
133			Neuse River Trail--Abbington Lane	13.5	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
134			Crabtree Creek Greenway--Atlantic Ave to Anderson Drive	8.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
135			Smith Creek Greenway (Entrance on Creek Moss Avenue)	16.2	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
136			Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook	16.7	7	18	38.9%	20.3%
137			Apex Nature Park	8.6	5	12	41.7%	19.3%
138			Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam	18.7	18	62	29.0%	19.2%
139			Town Lake Park	23.4	8	23	34.8%	18.8%
140			Mary Hayes Barber Holmes Park	22.3	16	55	29.1%	18.8%
141			Jordan Lake--Poe's Ridge	19.9	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
142			American Tobacco Trail--Wimberly Road Access	8.1	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
143			American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access	9.5	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
144			Duke Forest--Gate 12	19.9	7	20	35.0%	18.1%
145			Blackwood Farm Park	22.9	10	32	31.2%	18.0%
146			Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point	16.1	6	17	35.3%	17.3%
147			Durant Nature Preserve	13.3	24	101	23.8%	16.5%
148			Falls Lake--Rolling View	16.1	8	26	30.8%	16.5%
149			Fearrington Village	17.5	16	63	25.4%	16.3%
150			Duke Forest--Shepherd Nature Trail	18.7	3	7	42.9%	15.8%
151			Eno River SP--Continental Drive Access	21.6	3	7	42.9%	15.8%
152			North Carolina Museum of Life and Science	17.8	10	37	27.0%	15.4%
153			Falls Lake--Upper Beaver Dam (Granville Co.)	21.0	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
154			Neuse River Trail--Auburn Knightdale Road	15.6	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
155			Coker Pinetum	16.4	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
156			Lake Raleigh	6.0	25	121	20.7%	14.4%
157			Baileywick Road Park	10.2	5	16	31.2%	14.2%
158			Falls Lake SRA--Information Center	16.3	3	8	37.5%	13.7%
159			Falls Lake--Sandling Beach	17.5	5	17	29.4%	13.3%
160			Higgins Greenway	1.2	5	17	29.4%	13.3%
161			Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth	14.9	6	22	27.3%	13.2%
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	491	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			Historic Oakwood Cemetery	8.7	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
193			Lake Benson	11.9	6	35	17.1%	8.1%
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			Poplar Point Wastewater Ponds (Restricted Access)	13.8	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
222			Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch	11.6	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
223			Historic Oak View Park	11.8	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
224			Valley Springs Park	20.7	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
225			Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Boat Ramp	18.9	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
226			Neuse River Trail--Falls River	15.6	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
227			Hilltop Needmore Park--South	11.5	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
228			North Carolina Museum of Art--Goodnight Park	4.4	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
229			Lake Crabtree Dam	3.3	11	139	7.9%	4.5%
230			Sarah P. Duke Gardens	16.8	7	77	9.1%	4.5%
231			Fred Fletcher Park	7.4	3	24	12.5%	4.3%
232			Brookhaven Nature Park	6.7	2	14	14.3%	4.0%
233			Mid Pines Rd.	6.7	37	681	5.4%	4.0%
234			Beaver Marsh	16.7	13	199	6.5%	3.9%
235			Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway	12.9	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
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			Strickland Park	8.9	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
259			Pullen Park	6.6	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
260			Hilltop Needmore Park--North	11.1	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
261			Duke University--East Campus	16.6	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
262			Orange County Sportsplex Pond	24.9	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%