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Where to find Ruby-throated Hummingbird 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 Ruby-throated Hummingbird 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			Brian P's Yard (Private)	14.4	66	84	78.6%	68.7%
2			Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment	23.4	131	199	65.8%	59.0%
3			Mason Farm Biological Reserve	14.6	381	680	56.0%	52.3%
4			American Tobacco Trail--Pittard Sears Road	8.8	3	3	100.0%	43.8%
5			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.)	21.9	46	86	53.5%	43.0%
6			Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek	18.2	98	233	42.1%	35.9%
7			stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020)	1.5	14	26	53.8%	35.5%
8			O'Kelly Chapel Road Waterfowl Impoundment	9.9	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
9			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.)	21.9	17	34	50.0%	34.1%
10			Brumley Nature Preserve--North	22.2	231	616	37.5%	33.8%
11			Raven Rock SP	23.9	22	53	41.5%	29.3%
12			Horton Grove Nature Preserve	24.6	34	88	38.6%	29.1%
13			Bass Lake Park & Trail	10.7	39	107	36.4%	27.9%
14			Eno River SP--Few's Ford	23.2	40	111	36.0%	27.7%
15			Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd.	12.6	25	70	35.7%	25.5%
16			Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End	17.3	6	12	50.0%	25.4%
17			Middle Creek Bottomlands II	24.9	7	15	46.7%	24.8%
18			Penny's Bend Nature Preserve	20.0	12	30	40.0%	24.6%
19			Old Bynum Bridge	20.4	145	513	28.3%	24.5%
20			Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road	18.1	45	144	31.2%	24.2%
21			Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway	3.5	39	126	31.0%	23.5%
22			Mary Hayes Barber Holmes Park	22.3	19	55	34.5%	23.4%
23			Blue Jay Point County Park	14.5	21	64	32.8%	22.6%
24			White Deer Park	11.6	21	64	32.8%	22.6%
25			Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	23.9	4	8	50.0%	21.5%
26			Wendell Park	22.6	6	14	42.9%	21.4%
27			Lake Crabtree Dam	3.3	39	139	28.1%	21.3%
28			Brumley Nature Preserve--South	22.7	27	92	29.3%	21.0%
29			Bond Park	2.7	53	199	26.6%	21.0%
30			Butner Game Land--H Street Fields	23.2	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
31			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access	15.2	5	12	41.7%	19.3%
32			Neuse River Trail--Milburnie Park	13.5	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
33			Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge	13.6	6	16	37.5%	18.5%
34			Yates Mill County Park	7.2	132	624	21.2%	18.1%
35			Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve	4.6	17	62	27.4%	17.9%
36			Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	14.5	14	49	28.6%	17.8%
37			Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd.	11.9	14	49	28.6%	17.8%
38			Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade	19.0	20	76	26.3%	17.7%
39			Schenck Forest	3.6	49	216	22.7%	17.6%
40			Horace Williams Tract	19.1	9	29	31.0%	17.3%
41			Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road	15.5	4	10	40.0%	16.8%
42			Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek	10.6	9	30	30.0%	16.7%
43			Lower Haw SNA--Bynum	20.3	15	57	26.3%	16.6%
44			Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve	15.1	15	57	26.3%	16.6%
45			William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake	5.7	13	48	27.1%	16.6%
46			Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field)	14.1	6	19	31.6%	15.4%
47			Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek	13.7	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
48			University Lake, Chapel Hill	19.3	8	29	27.6%	14.7%
49			Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek	14.5	30	152	19.7%	14.2%
50			Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park	13.5	8	30	26.7%	14.2%
51			Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula	12.1	5	16	31.2%	14.2%
52			Clemmons Educational State Forest	18.0	4	12	33.3%	13.8%
53			North Carolina Botanical Garden	16.0	32	172	18.6%	13.5%
54			Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek	15.0	5	17	29.4%	13.3%
55			Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment	12.2	5	17	29.4%	13.3%
56			DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve	22.4	5	17	29.4%	13.3%
57			Johnston Mill Nature Preserve	20.5	18	89	20.2%	13.2%
58			New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment	13.8	7	27	25.9%	13.2%
59			Sandy Creek Park	16.1	117	755	15.5%	13.1%
60			Durant Nature Preserve	13.3	19	101	18.8%	12.4%
61			White Pines Nature Preserve	24.5	9	40	22.5%	12.3%
62			Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station	21.6	13	64	20.3%	12.3%
63			Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp	18.4	8	35	22.9%	12.1%
64			Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate	19.7	7	30	23.3%	11.8%
65			William B. Umstead SP--Turkey Creek Trail	4.2	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
66			17 Acre Woods	18.0	23	134	17.2%	11.7%
67			Rainbow Soccer Complex	16.2	14	75	18.7%	11.5%
68			Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park	13.6	10	52	19.2%	10.8%
69			Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.)	13.5	3	10	30.0%	10.8%
70			stakeout Long-tailed Duck, Lower Springdale Estates Lake, Raleigh (2019)	8.2	3	10	30.0%	10.8%
71			William B. Umstead SP	5.4	10	54	18.5%	10.4%
72			Pierce Woods and Pond	15.9	6	28	21.4%	10.2%
73			Falls Lake	15.1	5	22	22.7%	10.1%
74			Glennstone/Heron Rookery	18.4	12	70	17.1%	10.1%
75			Lake Crabtree County Park	3.6	61	489	12.5%	9.8%
76			Jordan Lake--Poe's Ridge	19.9	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
77			White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side	6.7	12	74	16.2%	9.5%
78			North Carolina Museum of Life and Science	17.8	7	37	18.9%	9.5%
79			Duke Forest--Eno Division	22.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
80			Jordan Game Land--Bells Church Fishing Access	12.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
81			Neuse River Trail--Trailhead Lane	15.0	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
82			American Tobacco Trail--New Hope Church Rd. Trailhead Park	8.4	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
83			Bennett Place State Historic Site	19.7	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
84			Lake Raleigh	6.0	17	119	14.3%	9.1%
85			Apex Nature Park	8.6	3	12	25.0%	8.9%
86			Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd.	9.8	37	314	11.8%	8.7%
87			Shelley Lake	8.1	18	134	13.4%	8.7%
88			AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park	10.0	4	19	21.1%	8.5%
89			Duke Forest--Korstian Division	19.6	9	59	15.3%	8.2%
90			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade	20.0	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
91			Ritter Park	4.3	8	51	15.7%	8.2%
92			Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest	14.7	8	52	15.4%	8.0%
93			Robertson Millpond Preserve	20.7	5	28	17.9%	7.9%
94			Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam	18.7	9	62	14.5%	7.8%
95			Lake Lynn	7.7	24	211	11.4%	7.8%
96			Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning	3.9	32	300	10.7%	7.7%
97			Leigh Farm Park	14.5	3	14	21.4%	7.6%
98			Parker Preserve	15.5	6	38	15.8%	7.4%
99			Discovery Lake (Restricted Access)	8.2	9	66	13.6%	7.3%
100			E. Carroll Joyner Park	20.6	5	30	16.7%	7.3%
101			Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance	3.3	38	384	9.9%	7.3%
102			Lake Johnson Park	4.2	31	309	10.0%	7.2%
103			Eastgate Park	9.5	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
104			Shearon Harris Visitor's Center	12.7	3	15	20.0%	7.0%
105			Lower Booker Creek Trail	17.0	4	23	17.4%	7.0%
106			Berryhill Park and Trails	18.4	4	25	16.0%	6.4%
107			Eno River SP--Pleasant Green	21.9	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
108			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co)	12.3	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
109			Bass Lake Outfall Greenway	11.0	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
110			Wooten Meadow Park	6.8	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
111			Durant Nature Park--Fairy Garden	13.4	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
112			Honeycutt Road Park	14.6	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
113			East Clayton Community Park	23.0	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
114			American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access	10.5	9	79	11.4%	6.1%
115			Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64	18.7	6	47	12.8%	6.0%
116			J.C. Raulston Arboretum	4.6	3	18	16.7%	5.8%
117			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp	14.8	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
118			Duke Forest--Gate 4	18.1	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
119			Dorothea Dix Park	6.9	9	88	10.2%	5.5%
120			Third Fork Creek Trail	13.6	7	64	10.9%	5.4%
121			Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park	17.9	4	30	13.3%	5.3%
122			Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail	17.1	3	20	15.0%	5.2%
123			Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway	21.1	3	20	15.0%	5.2%
124			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co)	12.0	2	11	18.2%	5.1%
125			Martin Luther King Jr Park	19.7	2	11	18.2%	5.1%
126			Lake Benson	11.9	4	34	11.8%	4.7%
127			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats	18.8	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
128			Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch	11.6	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
129			Neuse River Trail--Auburn Knightdale Road	15.6	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
130			Jordan Game Land--Lower Little Creek	13.2	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
131			Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve	22.1	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
132			Haw River--Bynum Dam	20.5	3	23	13.0%	4.5%
133			Fearrington Village	17.5	6	63	9.5%	4.4%
134			Fallon park	8.1	2	13	15.4%	4.3%
135			Morgan Creek Trail	17.5	5	53	9.4%	4.1%
136			White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland	6.1	3	26	11.5%	4.0%
137			Harris Lake County Park	14.0	6	73	8.2%	3.8%
138			Lake Betz	7.3	17	285	6.0%	3.8%
139			Duke University--East Campus	16.6	2	15	13.3%	3.7%
140			Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only	15.3	3	28	10.7%	3.7%
141			Sarah P. Duke Gardens	16.8	6	76	7.9%	3.7%
142			Walnut Creek Wetland Center	9.0	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
143			Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center	9.0	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
144			Shaw Lake	9.9	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
145			Raven Rock SP--Avents Creek Access Area	22.3	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
146			Barksdale Drive Greenway	9.9	2	16	12.5%	3.5%
147			Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd.	17.4	4	46	8.7%	3.4%
148			Falls Lake--Sandling Beach	17.5	2	17	11.8%	3.3%
149			William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake	3.8	2	17	11.8%	3.3%
150			South Ellerbe Creek Trail	16.4	4	49	8.2%	3.2%
151			Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road	20.9	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
152			American Tobacco Trail--Wimberly Road Access	8.1	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
153			Eno River--Pleasant Green to Cole Mill	21.2	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
154			Apex Community Park	3.7	4	54	7.4%	2.9%
155			Pritchard Park Nature Trail	17.3	2	21	9.5%	2.7%
156			Duke Forest--Shepherd Nature Trail	18.7	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
157			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point	15.0	3	41	7.3%	2.5%
158			Mid Pines Rd.	6.7	24	676	3.6%	2.4%
159			Fred Fletcher Park	7.4	2	24	8.3%	2.3%
160			Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area	13.8	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
161			Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp	18.6	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
162			Mingo Creek Trail	15.1	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
163			Indian Creek Greenway	3.5	2	26	7.7%	2.1%
164			Little Creek Trail	15.3	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
165			Forest Hills Park	15.0	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
166			Swift Creek Bluffs	5.3	4	80	5.0%	2.0%
167			Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access	13.1	2	29	6.9%	1.9%
168			Chapel Hill Community Park	16.9	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
169			Symphony Lake Greenway	4.4	2	31	6.5%	1.8%
170			Duke University--Reclamation Pond	17.3	3	58	5.2%	1.8%
171			Blackwood Farm Park	22.9	2	32	6.2%	1.7%
172			Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only)	24.1	13	450	2.9%	1.7%
173			Hank Anderson Community Park	20.3	3	62	4.8%	1.7%
174			Merritt's Pasture	16.9	2	34	5.9%	1.6%
175			Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access	18.4	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
176			Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders	3.9	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
177			Carpenter Park	5.1	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
178			Hilltop Needmore Park--North	11.1	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
179			Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir	18.0	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
180			Dorothea Dix	6.6	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
181			Beaver Creek Greenway	7.0	2	39	5.1%	1.4%
182			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd.	17.4	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
183			East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek)	9.4	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
184			Bolin Creek--Umstead Park	18.1	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
185			Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek	14.0	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
186			Indian Trail Park	18.1	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
187			Baileywick Road Park	10.2	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
188			Piedmont Nature Trail	15.9	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
189			Beaver Marsh	16.7	5	199	2.5%	1.1%
190			Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point	16.1	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
191			Crowder District Park	6.8	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
192			Higgins Greenway	1.2	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
193			Pinehurst Drive Ponds	15.6	2	55	3.6%	1.0%
194			Lake Wheeler	8.2	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
195			West Point on the Eno Park	20.5	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
196			Duke Forest--Gate 12	19.9	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
197			North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond	4.7	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
198			Duke Forest--Gate 10	19.3	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
199			Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek	14.8	1	21	4.8%	0.8%
200			Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth	14.9	1	22	4.5%	0.8%
201			Lake Wheeler marshes	6.9	3	129	2.3%	0.8%
202			Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek	10.3	1	23	4.3%	0.8%
203			Duke University--Chapel Woods	17.1	1	23	4.3%	0.8%
204			North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill)	14.1	1	27	3.7%	0.7%
205			NCSU Experimental Farm	7.1	1	29	3.4%	0.6%
206			Falls Lake--Dam	15.2	1	35	2.9%	0.5%
207			UNC Chapel Hill--Coker Arboretum	17.2	1	38	2.6%	0.5%
208			Crabtree Creek Watershed	4.7	1	43	2.3%	0.4%
209			Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP'	16.4	1	48	2.1%	0.4%
210			Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp	15.5	1	54	1.9%	0.3%
211			Patterson Place Constructed Wetland	16.0	1	68	1.5%	0.3%