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Where to find Merlin in October
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 Merlin in October. 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			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.)	21.9	7	52	13.5%	6.7%
2			Mid Pines Rd.	6.7	19	369	5.1%	3.3%
3			North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill)	14.1	2	18	11.1%	3.1%
4			Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	23.9	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
5			Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats)	12.6	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
6			Chatham Co. Northeast District Park	14.1	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
7			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point	15.0	17	647	2.6%	1.6%
8			White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side	6.7	2	36	5.6%	1.5%
9			Inwood Rd.	7.3	2	37	5.4%	1.5%
10			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats	18.8	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
11			Schenck Forest	3.6	6	201	3.0%	1.4%
12			Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp	15.5	2	44	4.5%	1.3%
13			Falls Lake	15.1	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
14			Falls Lake--Sandling Beach	17.5	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
15			Dorothea Dix	6.6	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
16			White Pines Nature Preserve	24.5	1	19	5.3%	0.9%
17			Williamson Preserve	19.2	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
18			Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade	19.0	3	122	2.5%	0.8%
19			Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	14.5	1	24	4.2%	0.7%
20			Raven Rock SP	23.9	1	24	4.2%	0.7%
21			Lake Wheeler marshes	6.9	3	145	2.1%	0.7%
22			Lake Benson	11.9	1	28	3.6%	0.6%
23			Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field)	14.1	1	32	3.1%	0.6%
24			E. Carroll Joyner Park	20.6	1	33	3.0%	0.5%
25			Brian P's Yard (Private)	14.4	3	208	1.4%	0.5%
26			Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve	15.1	1	40	2.5%	0.4%
27			Symphony Lake Greenway	4.4	1	43	2.3%	0.4%
28			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co)	12.0	1	47	2.1%	0.4%
29			Lake Betz	7.3	2	153	1.3%	0.4%
30			American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access	10.5	1	50	2.0%	0.4%
31			Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek	18.2	2	157	1.3%	0.4%
32			Old Bynum Bridge	20.4	2	159	1.3%	0.3%
33			Blue Jay Point County Park	14.5	1	53	1.9%	0.3%
34			Yates Mill County Park	7.2	3	325	0.9%	0.3%
35			Harris Lake County Park	14.0	1	65	1.5%	0.3%
36			Falls Lake--Rolling View	16.1	1	66	1.5%	0.3%
37			Lake Crabtree County Park	3.6	3	403	0.7%	0.3%
38			Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment	23.4	1	77	1.3%	0.2%
39			Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning	3.9	2	254	0.8%	0.2%
40			Lake Lynn	7.7	3	477	0.6%	0.2%
41			Bass Lake Park & Trail	10.7	1	101	1.0%	0.2%
42			Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only)	24.1	1	104	1.0%	0.2%
43			Mason Farm Biological Reserve	14.6	2	352	0.6%	0.2%
44			Lake Johnson Park	4.2	1	168	0.6%	0.1%
45			Sandy Creek Park	16.1	1	380	0.3%	0.0%
46			Brumley Nature Preserve--North	22.2	1	527	0.2%	0.0%