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Where to find Purple Martin in May
within 25 miles of 35.791540, -78.781117

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	310	362	85.6%	81.6%
2			Patterson Place Constructed Wetland	16.0	67	85	78.8%	69.0%
3			Discovery Lake (Restricted Access)	8.2	59	77	76.6%	66.0%
4			Yates Mill County Park	7.2	365	847	43.1%	39.8%
5			Lake Wheeler marshes	6.9	59	137	43.1%	35.1%
6			Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders	3.9	7	12	58.3%	32.0%
7			Mid Pines Rd.	6.7	272	886	30.7%	27.8%
8			stakeout Western Tanager, Durham (2018)	19.0	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
9			Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam	18.7	24	85	28.2%	19.8%
10			Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve	15.1	19	66	28.8%	19.3%
11			Lake Crabtree Dam	3.3	61	265	23.0%	18.4%
12			Bass Lake Park & Trail	10.7	40	166	24.1%	18.2%
13			Wendell Park	22.6	7	20	35.0%	18.1%
14			Ammons Farm Rd.	24.7	5	13	38.5%	17.7%
15			Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance	3.3	85	445	19.1%	15.7%
16			Middle Creek Bottomlands II	24.9	6	19	31.6%	15.4%
17			Schenck Forest	3.6	56	290	19.3%	15.2%
18			South Durham WRF	13.3	4	11	36.4%	15.2%
19			Blackwood Farm Park	22.9	17	73	23.3%	15.1%
20			Neuse River Trail--Auburn Knightdale Road	15.6	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
21			Lake Betz	7.3	78	431	18.1%	14.7%
22			Falls Lake--Rolling View	16.1	8	32	25.0%	13.3%
23			Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only)	24.1	93	594	15.7%	13.0%
24			Lake Crabtree County Park	3.6	95	659	14.4%	11.9%
25			Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp	15.5	14	74	18.9%	11.6%
26			Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point	14.2	3	10	30.0%	10.8%
27			Hilltop Needmore Park--North	11.1	5	21	23.8%	10.6%
28			Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road	20.9	9	48	18.8%	10.2%
29			Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway	3.5	27	197	13.7%	9.6%
30			Bennett Place State Historic Site	19.7	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
31			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access	15.2	5	24	20.8%	9.2%
32			Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road	15.5	3	12	25.0%	8.9%
33			Bass Lake Outfall Greenway	11.0	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
34			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point	15.0	11	77	14.3%	8.2%
35			American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access	10.5	11	85	12.9%	7.4%
36			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co)	12.0	4	24	16.7%	6.7%
37			Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp	18.6	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
38			Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road	18.1	17	177	9.6%	6.1%
39			Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform	12.3	4	27	14.8%	5.9%
40			Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway	21.1	4	27	14.8%	5.9%
41			Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek	10.6	5	38	13.2%	5.8%
42			Raven Rock SP	23.9	7	71	9.9%	4.9%
43			Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff	12.6	2	12	16.7%	4.7%
44			Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek	13.7	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
45			Jordan Game Land--Bells Church Fishing Access	12.9	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
46			Howling Cow Creamery	7.2	3	23	13.0%	4.5%
47			Sandy Creek Park	16.1	55	946	5.8%	4.5%
48			Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd.	11.9	6	64	9.4%	4.4%
49			Fallon park	8.1	2	13	15.4%	4.3%
50			Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field)	14.1	3	26	11.5%	4.0%
51			Carpenter Park	5.1	2	15	13.3%	3.7%
52			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats	18.8	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
53			Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd.	17.1	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
54			Brian P's Yard (Private)	14.4	10	155	6.5%	3.5%
55			J.C. Raulston Arboretum	4.6	3	30	10.0%	3.5%
56			Inwood Rd.	7.3	5	68	7.4%	3.2%
57			Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade	19.0	7	110	6.4%	3.1%
58			Falls Lake--Sandling Beach	17.5	2	18	11.1%	3.1%
59			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp	14.8	2	18	11.1%	3.1%
60			Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd.	13.3	2	18	11.1%	3.1%
61			Pulley Town Road Fields	22.5	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
62			Raven Rock SP--Avents Creek Access Area	22.3	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
63			White Pines Nature Preserve	24.5	4	53	7.5%	3.0%
64			Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access	13.1	3	36	8.3%	2.9%
65			Lake Wheeler	8.2	2	23	8.7%	2.4%
66			Falls Lake	15.1	2	24	8.3%	2.3%
67			Apex Community Park	3.7	4	68	5.9%	2.3%
68			Dorothea Dix Park	6.9	9	210	4.3%	2.3%
69			Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment	23.4	10	265	3.8%	2.1%
70			stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020)	1.5	3	52	5.8%	2.0%
71			Old Bynum Bridge	20.4	21	698	3.0%	2.0%
72			Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.)	13.5	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
73			NCSU Experimental Farm	7.1	2	32	6.2%	1.7%
74			Lake Lynn	7.7	10	320	3.1%	1.7%
75			Mason Farm Biological Reserve	14.6	20	780	2.6%	1.7%
76			Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest	14.7	3	66	4.5%	1.6%
77			Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd.	9.8	13	490	2.7%	1.6%
78			Jordan Lake SRA--Visitor's Center	13.8	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
79			Crabtree Creek Trail--Lindsay Dr. to Bridge by Galax Dr.	5.5	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
80			Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina	13.2	2	38	5.3%	1.5%
81			Crabtree Creek Watershed	4.7	4	110	3.6%	1.4%
82			Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area	13.8	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
83			North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden	4.6	2	42	4.8%	1.3%
84			Robertson Millpond Preserve	20.7	2	42	4.8%	1.3%
85			Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir	18.0	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
86			Williamson Preserve	19.2	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
87			Apex Nature Park	8.6	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
88			Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve	22.1	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
89			Bond Park	2.7	6	233	2.6%	1.2%
90			White Deer Park	11.6	3	93	3.2%	1.1%
91			Turnipseed Preserve	20.5	2	52	3.8%	1.1%
92			Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	23.9	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
93			Salem Pond Park	4.5	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
94			DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve	22.4	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
95			American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access	9.5	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
96			Harris Lake County Park	14.0	3	106	2.8%	1.0%
97			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.)	21.9	2	62	3.2%	0.9%
98			Orange County Sportsplex Pond	24.9	1	21	4.8%	0.8%
99			Lake Raleigh	6.0	4	186	2.2%	0.8%
100			Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP'	16.4	2	66	3.0%	0.8%
101			West Point on the Eno Park	20.5	1	22	4.5%	0.8%
102			Ephesus Park--Chapel Hill	16.3	1	22	4.5%	0.8%
103			Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook	16.7	1	22	4.5%	0.8%
104			Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park	15.6	1	23	4.3%	0.8%
105			Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek	18.2	5	282	1.8%	0.8%
106			Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek	14.8	1	24	4.2%	0.7%
107			Haw River--Bynum Dam	20.5	1	24	4.2%	0.7%
108			Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point	16.1	1	25	4.0%	0.7%
109			North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond	4.7	1	25	4.0%	0.7%
110			Lower Booker Creek Trail	17.0	1	26	3.8%	0.7%
111			Lake Johnson Park	4.2	6	414	1.4%	0.7%
112			Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only	15.3	1	28	3.6%	0.6%
113			Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd.	12.6	2	88	2.3%	0.6%
114			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.)	21.9	2	92	2.2%	0.6%
115			Rainbow Soccer Complex	16.2	2	93	2.2%	0.6%
116			Brumley Nature Preserve--North	22.2	10	999	1.0%	0.5%
117			Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek	14.0	1	33	3.0%	0.5%
118			Blue Jay Point County Park	14.5	2	105	1.9%	0.5%
119			Brier Creek Reservoir	5.9	1	34	2.9%	0.5%
120			Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth	14.9	1	35	2.9%	0.5%
121			Brumley Nature Preserve--South	22.7	2	109	1.8%	0.5%
122			Symphony Lake Greenway	4.4	1	36	2.8%	0.5%
123			North Carolina State University Campus	6.2	1	37	2.7%	0.5%
124			University Lake, Chapel Hill	19.3	1	37	2.7%	0.5%
125			Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp	18.4	1	38	2.6%	0.5%
126			Falls Lake--Dam	15.2	1	41	2.4%	0.4%
127			Merritt's Pasture	16.9	1	41	2.4%	0.4%
128			Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park	13.5	1	42	2.4%	0.4%
129			Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park	17.9	1	52	1.9%	0.3%
130			Lake Benson	11.9	1	63	1.6%	0.3%
131			Fearrington Village	17.5	1	66	1.5%	0.3%
132			Shelley Lake	8.1	2	205	1.0%	0.3%
133			Pinehurst Drive Ponds	15.6	1	68	1.5%	0.3%
134			Duke Forest--Korstian Division	19.6	1	70	1.4%	0.3%
135			William B. Umstead SP	5.4	1	72	1.4%	0.2%
136			Lower Haw SNA--Bynum	20.3	1	72	1.4%	0.2%
137			Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park	13.6	1	80	1.2%	0.2%
138			White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side	6.7	1	86	1.2%	0.2%
139			Hank Anderson Community Park	20.3	1	88	1.1%	0.2%
140			Sarah P. Duke Gardens	16.8	1	107	0.9%	0.2%
141			Eno River SP--Few's Ford	23.2	1	162	0.6%	0.1%
142			Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek	14.5	1	178	0.6%	0.1%