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Where to find Purple Martin 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 Purple Martin 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			Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning	3.9	255	300	85.0%	80.5%
2			Discovery Lake (Restricted Access)	8.2	51	66	77.3%	65.8%
3			Patterson Place Constructed Wetland	16.0	50	68	73.5%	62.0%
4			Lake Wheeler marshes	6.9	57	129	44.2%	35.9%
5			Yates Mill County Park	7.2	207	624	33.2%	29.6%
6			Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders	3.9	6	11	54.5%	28.0%
7			Mid Pines Rd.	6.7	206	676	30.5%	27.1%
8			Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve	15.1	19	57	33.3%	22.5%
9			stakeout Western Tanager, Durham (2018)	19.0	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
10			South Durham WRF	13.3	4	9	44.4%	18.9%
11			Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road	20.9	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
12			Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam	18.7	17	62	27.4%	17.9%
13			Lake Betz	7.3	62	285	21.8%	17.4%
14			Falls Lake--Rolling View	16.1	8	26	30.8%	16.5%
15			Bass Lake Park & Trail	10.7	25	107	23.4%	16.4%
16			Lake Crabtree Dam	3.3	31	139	22.3%	16.2%
17			Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance	3.3	75	384	19.5%	15.9%
18			Middle Creek Bottomlands II	24.9	5	15	33.3%	15.2%
19			Schenck Forest	3.6	43	216	19.9%	15.1%
20			Neuse River Trail--Auburn Knightdale Road	15.6	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
21			Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway	3.5	26	126	20.6%	14.5%
22			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access	15.2	4	12	33.3%	13.8%
23			Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point	14.2	3	8	37.5%	13.7%
24			Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only)	24.1	74	450	16.4%	13.3%
25			Lake Crabtree County Park	3.6	77	489	15.7%	12.8%
26			Wendell Park	22.6	4	14	28.6%	11.7%
27			Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road	15.5	3	10	30.0%	10.8%
28			Hilltop Needmore Park--North	11.1	3	11	27.3%	9.7%
29			Jordan Game Land--Bells Church Fishing Access	12.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
30			Bennett Place State Historic Site	19.7	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
31			Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway	21.1	4	20	20.0%	8.1%
32			Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp	15.5	8	54	14.8%	7.7%
33			Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek	10.6	5	30	16.7%	7.3%
34			American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access	10.5	10	79	12.7%	7.0%
35			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point	15.0	6	41	14.6%	6.9%
36			Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform	12.3	4	24	16.7%	6.7%
37			Bass Lake Outfall Greenway	11.0	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
38			Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road	18.1	14	144	9.7%	5.9%
39			Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd.	11.9	6	49	12.2%	5.7%
40			Ammons Farm Rd.	24.7	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
41			Raven Rock SP	23.9	6	53	11.3%	5.3%
42			Carpenter Park	5.1	2	11	18.2%	5.1%
43			Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd.	13.3	2	12	16.7%	4.7%
44			Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek	13.7	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
45			Fallon park	8.1	2	13	15.4%	4.3%
46			Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd.	17.1	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
47			Raven Rock SP--Avents Creek Access Area	22.3	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
48			Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access	13.1	3	29	10.3%	3.6%
49			Howling Cow Creamery	7.2	2	16	12.5%	3.5%
50			Inwood Rd.	7.3	5	62	8.1%	3.5%
51			Falls Lake--Sandling Beach	17.5	2	17	11.8%	3.3%
52			Lake Wheeler	8.2	2	18	11.1%	3.1%
53			J.C. Raulston Arboretum	4.6	2	18	11.1%	3.1%
54			Pulley Town Road Fields	22.5	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
55			Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field)	14.1	2	19	10.5%	2.9%
56			Falls Lake	15.1	2	22	9.1%	2.5%
57			Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area	13.8	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
58			Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	23.9	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
59			Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp	18.6	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
60			Old Bynum Bridge	20.4	18	513	3.5%	2.2%
61			Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade	19.0	4	76	5.3%	2.1%
62			Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment	23.4	8	199	4.0%	2.1%
63			NCSU Experimental Farm	7.1	2	29	6.9%	1.9%
64			Apex Community Park	3.7	3	54	5.6%	1.9%
65			Jordan Lake SRA--Visitor's Center	13.8	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
66			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp	14.8	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
67			Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.)	13.5	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
68			Salem Pond Park	4.5	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
69			Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff	12.6	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
70			Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd.	9.8	10	314	3.2%	1.7%
71			Mason Farm Biological Reserve	14.6	18	680	2.6%	1.7%
72			Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina	13.2	2	33	6.1%	1.7%
73			Sandy Creek Park	16.1	18	755	2.4%	1.5%
74			Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir	18.0	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
75			Apex Nature Park	8.6	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
76			Turnipseed Preserve	20.5	2	38	5.3%	1.5%
77			Harris Lake County Park	14.0	3	73	4.1%	1.4%
78			White Pines Nature Preserve	24.5	2	40	5.0%	1.4%
79			Lake Raleigh	6.0	4	119	3.4%	1.3%
80			Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek	14.0	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
81			Dorothea Dix Park	6.9	3	88	3.4%	1.2%
82			North Carolina State University Campus	6.2	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
83			Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest	14.7	2	52	3.8%	1.1%
84			Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point	16.1	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
85			DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve	22.4	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
86			West Point on the Eno Park	20.5	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
87			Ephesus Park--Chapel Hill	16.3	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
88			Lake Johnson Park	4.2	6	309	1.9%	0.9%
89			Brier Creek Reservoir	5.9	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
90			North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond	4.7	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
91			White Deer Park	11.6	2	64	3.1%	0.9%
92			Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek	14.8	1	21	4.8%	0.8%
93			Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd.	12.6	2	70	2.9%	0.8%
94			Bond Park	2.7	4	199	2.0%	0.8%
95			Haw River--Bynum Dam	20.5	1	23	4.3%	0.8%
96			Lower Booker Creek Trail	17.0	1	23	4.3%	0.8%
97			Lake Lynn	7.7	4	211	1.9%	0.7%
98			Rainbow Soccer Complex	16.2	2	75	2.7%	0.7%
99			stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020)	1.5	1	26	3.8%	0.7%
100			Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek	18.2	4	233	1.7%	0.7%
101			North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden	4.6	1	27	3.7%	0.7%
102			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.)	21.9	2	86	2.3%	0.6%
103			Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only	15.3	1	28	3.6%	0.6%
104			Robertson Millpond Preserve	20.7	1	28	3.6%	0.6%
105			University Lake, Chapel Hill	19.3	1	29	3.4%	0.6%
106			Brumley Nature Preserve--South	22.7	2	92	2.2%	0.6%
107			Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park	13.5	1	30	3.3%	0.6%
108			Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park	17.9	1	30	3.3%	0.6%
109			Symphony Lake Greenway	4.4	1	31	3.2%	0.6%
110			Brumley Nature Preserve--North	22.2	7	616	1.1%	0.6%
111			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.)	21.9	1	34	2.9%	0.5%
112			Merritt's Pasture	16.9	1	34	2.9%	0.5%
113			Falls Lake--Dam	15.2	1	35	2.9%	0.5%
114			Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp	18.4	1	35	2.9%	0.5%
115			Crabtree Creek Watershed	4.7	1	43	2.3%	0.4%
116			Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP'	16.4	1	48	2.1%	0.4%
117			William B. Umstead SP	5.4	1	54	1.9%	0.3%
118			Lower Haw SNA--Bynum	20.3	1	57	1.8%	0.3%
119			Duke Forest--Korstian Division	19.6	1	59	1.7%	0.3%
120			Fearrington Village	17.5	1	63	1.6%	0.3%
121			Blue Jay Point County Park	14.5	1	64	1.6%	0.3%
122			White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side	6.7	1	74	1.4%	0.2%
123			Sarah P. Duke Gardens	16.8	1	76	1.3%	0.2%
124			Shelley Lake	8.1	1	134	0.7%	0.1%
125			Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek	14.5	1	152	0.7%	0.1%