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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 3.9 220 264 83.3% 78.4%
2 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 44 62 71.0% 58.7%
3 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 27 42 64.3% 49.2%
4 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 55 121 45.5% 36.9%
5 Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders 3.9 6 9 66.7% 35.4%
6 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 180 568 31.7% 28.0%
7 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 149 515 28.9% 25.2%
8 South Durham WRF 13.3 4 8 50.0% 21.5%
9 Bass Lake Outfall Greenway 11.0 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
10 Bennett Place State Historic Site 19.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
11 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 15 49 30.6% 19.5%
12 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 22 81 27.2% 18.7%
13 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 5 13 38.5% 17.7%
14 Lake Betz 7.3 58 261 22.2% 17.6%
15 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 14 50 28.0% 17.5%
16 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 4 10 40.0% 16.8%
17 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 26 113 23.0% 16.2%
18 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 7 23 30.4% 15.6%
19 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 65 334 19.5% 15.6%
20 Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road 20.9 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
21 Neuse River Trail--Auburn Knightdale Road 15.6 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
22 Schenck Forest 3.6 39 206 18.9% 14.2%
23 Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point 14.2 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
24 Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road 15.5 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
25 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
26 Wendell Park 22.6 4 14 28.6% 11.7%
27 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 17 94 18.1% 11.6%
28 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 59 427 13.8% 10.9%
29 Jordan Game Land--Bells Church Fishing Access 12.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
30 Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway 21.1 4 18 22.2% 9.0%
31 Carpenter Park 5.1 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
32 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 13 105 12.4% 7.4%
33 Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform 12.3 4 24 16.7% 6.7%
34 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 4 25 16.0% 6.4%
35 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
36 Raven Rock SP--Avents Creek Access Area 22.3 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
37 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 6 48 12.5% 5.9%
38 Ammons Farm Rd. 24.7 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
39 Raven Rock SP 23.9 5 42 11.9% 5.2%
40 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 4 34 11.8% 4.7%
41 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 6 60 10.0% 4.7%
42 Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek 13.7 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
43 Pulley Town Road Fields 22.5 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
44 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
45 J.C. Raulston Arboretum 4.6 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
46 Howling Cow Creamery 7.2 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
47 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 18 270 6.7% 4.3%
48 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 3 25 12.0% 4.2%
49 Inwood Rd. 7.3 5 58 8.6% 3.7%
50 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
51 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 3 30 10.0% 3.5%
52 Lake Wheeler 8.2 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
53 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
54 Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area 13.8 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
55 Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 23.9 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
56 Falls Lake 15.1 2 20 10.0% 2.8%
57 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 8 150 5.3% 2.7%
58 Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff 12.6 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
59 Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina 13.2 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
60 Apex Community Park 3.7 3 42 7.1% 2.5%
61 Salem Pond Park 4.5 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
62 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 14 387 3.6% 2.2%
63 Jordan Lake SRA--Visitor's Center 13.8 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
64 NCSU Experimental Farm 7.1 2 29 6.9% 1.9%
65 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 9 264 3.4% 1.8%
66 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 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 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 17 617 2.8% 1.7%
69 Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek 14.0 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
70 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 2 36 5.6% 1.5%
71 Fallon park 8.1 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
72 Apex Nature Park 8.6 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
73 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 15 629 2.4% 1.5%
74 White Deer Park 11.6 2 40 5.0% 1.4%
75 West Point on the Eno Park 20.5 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
76 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 2 43 4.7% 1.3%
77 Ephesus Park--Chapel Hill 16.3 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
78 Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point 16.1 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
79 Lake Raleigh 6.0 3 93 3.2% 1.1%
80 DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve 22.4 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
81 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
82 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
83 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 6 283 2.1% 1.0%
84 Lower Booker Creek Trail 17.0 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
85 Robertson Millpond Preserve 20.7 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
86 Bond Park 2.7 4 182 2.2% 0.9%
87 Haw River--Bynum Dam 20.5 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
88 Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park 17.9 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
89 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 2 69 2.9% 0.8%
90 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 2 72 2.8% 0.8%
91 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 2 78 2.6% 0.7%
92 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 2 82 2.4% 0.7%
93 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
94 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
95 Lake Lynn 7.7 3 164 1.8% 0.6%
96 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
97 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
98 Turnipseed Preserve 20.5 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
99 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
100 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
101 Merritt's Pasture 16.9 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
102 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 1 31 3.2% 0.6%
103 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 5 424 1.2% 0.5%
104 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 3 208 1.4% 0.5%
105 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 1 43 2.3% 0.4%
106 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 1 49 2.0% 0.4%
107 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 1 49 2.0% 0.4%
108 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 1 49 2.0% 0.4%
109 Duke Forest--Korstian Division 19.6 1 50 2.0% 0.4%
110 Fearrington Village 17.5 1 53 1.9% 0.3%
111 Sarah P. Duke Gardens 16.8 1 61 1.6% 0.3%
112 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 1 67 1.5% 0.3%
113 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 1 68 1.5% 0.3%
114 Shelley Lake 8.1 1 109 0.9% 0.2%
115 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 1 147 0.7% 0.1%