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Where to find Ruby-throated Hummingbird in September
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 September. 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	80	87	92.0%	84.3%
2			Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek	18.2	127	152	83.6%	76.8%
3			stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020)	1.5	32	36	88.9%	74.7%
4			North Carolina Botanical Garden	16.0	66	84	78.6%	68.7%
5			Lake Lynn	7.7	266	373	71.3%	66.5%
6			Yates Mill County Park	7.2	187	261	71.6%	65.9%
7			Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway	3.5	26	34	76.5%	60.0%
8			Bond Park	2.7	105	157	66.9%	59.2%
9			Bass Lake Park & Trail	10.7	47	67	70.1%	58.3%
10			Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park	13.6	17	22	77.3%	56.6%
11			UNC Chapel Hill--Coker Arboretum	17.2	17	25	68.0%	48.4%
12			Brumley Nature Preserve--North	22.2	639	1293	49.4%	46.7%
13			Symphony Lake Greenway	4.4	12	18	66.7%	43.7%
14			Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment	23.4	56	111	50.5%	41.3%
15			Wendell Park	22.6	6	8	75.0%	40.9%
16			Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts	18.8	16	28	57.1%	39.1%
17			Sandy Creek Park	16.1	162	371	43.7%	38.7%
18			AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park	10.0	10	16	62.5%	38.6%
19			UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Grove	17.1	4	5	80.0%	37.6%
20			Old Bynum Bridge	20.4	68	152	44.7%	37.1%
21			Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP'	16.4	18	34	52.9%	36.7%
22			Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning	3.9	93	224	41.5%	35.3%
23			Apex Nature Park	8.6	15	29	51.7%	34.4%
24			Beaver Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	10.6	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
25			Robertson Creek Nature Preserve	23.8	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
26			17 Acre Woods	18.0	39	89	43.8%	34.0%
27			Mason Farm Biological Reserve	14.6	149	392	38.0%	33.3%
28			Brumley Nature Preserve--South	22.7	38	88	43.2%	33.3%
29			Hilltop Needmore Park--North	11.1	5	8	62.5%	30.6%
30			Rainbow Soccer Complex	16.2	22	51	43.1%	30.5%
31			Lake Crabtree Dam	3.3	47	122	38.5%	30.4%
32			William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake	5.7	31	77	40.3%	30.0%
33			J.C. Raulston Arboretum	4.6	4	6	66.7%	30.0%
34			Butner Game Land--H Street Fields	23.2	4	6	66.7%	30.0%
35			Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park	15.6	4	6	66.7%	30.0%
36			Eno River SP--Few's Ford	23.2	40	110	36.4%	28.0%
37			North Carolina Museum of Life and Science	17.8	16	39	41.0%	27.1%
38			Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd.	11.9	8	17	47.1%	26.2%
39			Mary Hayes Barber Holmes Park	22.3	27	75	36.0%	26.1%
40			Lower Haw SNA--Bynum	20.3	10	23	43.5%	25.6%
41			Blue Jay Point County Park	14.5	21	57	36.8%	25.5%
42			E. Carroll Joyner Park	20.6	22	61	36.1%	25.2%
43			Pritchard Park Nature Trail	17.3	7	15	46.7%	24.8%
44			Apex Community Park	3.7	14	37	37.8%	24.1%
45			Horace Williams Tract	19.1	6	14	42.9%	21.4%
46			South Ellerbe Creek Trail	16.4	6	14	42.9%	21.4%
47			Leigh Farm Park	14.5	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
48			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.)	21.9	13	39	33.3%	20.6%
49			Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park	13.5	11	32	34.4%	20.4%
50			White Deer Park	11.6	9	25	36.0%	20.2%
51			Penny's Bend Nature Preserve	20.0	15	48	31.2%	19.9%
52			Sarah P. Duke Gardens	16.8	16	52	30.8%	19.9%
53			Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd.	9.8	29	109	26.6%	19.2%
54			Shelley Lake	8.1	17	58	29.3%	19.2%
55			Clemmons Educational State Forest	18.0	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
56			Johnston Mill Nature Preserve	20.5	9	27	33.3%	18.6%
57			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.)	21.9	12	39	30.8%	18.6%
58			Lake Crabtree County Park	3.6	100	471	21.2%	17.8%
59			Durant Nature Preserve	13.3	20	77	26.0%	17.5%
60			Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road	18.1	7	21	33.3%	17.2%
61			Crowder District Park	6.8	4	10	40.0%	16.8%
62			Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance	3.3	46	214	21.5%	16.5%
63			Mid Pines Rd.	6.7	51	242	21.1%	16.4%
64			DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve	22.4	7	22	31.8%	16.4%
65			Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve	15.1	6	18	33.3%	16.3%
66			Lake Johnson Park	4.2	34	154	22.1%	16.3%
67			Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade	19.0	43	210	20.5%	15.6%
68			Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate	19.7	11	42	26.2%	15.3%
69			Indian Trail Park	18.1	4	11	36.4%	15.2%
70			Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp	16.8	4	11	36.4%	15.2%
71			Eno River SP--Pleasant Green	21.9	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
72			Hoffman Lake	2.4	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
73			Historic Oak View Park	11.8	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
74			Raven Rock SP	23.9	7	25	28.0%	14.3%
75			Swift Creek Bluffs	5.3	15	68	22.1%	13.8%
76			University Lake, Chapel Hill	19.3	6	21	28.6%	13.8%
77			New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment	13.8	4	12	33.3%	13.8%
78			Glennstone/Heron Rookery	18.4	3	8	37.5%	13.7%
79			Higgins Greenway	1.2	3	8	37.5%	13.7%
80			Schenck Forest	3.6	35	189	18.5%	13.6%
81			Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek	14.5	30	160	18.8%	13.5%
82			Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd.	12.6	13	59	22.0%	13.4%
83			Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only)	24.1	20	100	20.0%	13.3%
84			Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field)	14.1	6	23	26.1%	12.5%
85			Horton Grove Nature Preserve	24.6	9	40	22.5%	12.3%
86			Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment	12.2	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
87			Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek	10.6	10	50	20.0%	11.2%
88			Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co)	20.0	3	10	30.0%	10.8%
89			Williamson Preserve	19.2	4	16	25.0%	10.2%
90			North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden	4.6	8	42	19.0%	10.0%
91			Lake Betz	7.3	30	219	13.7%	9.8%
92			Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd.	17.1	3	11	27.3%	9.7%
93			Dorothea Dix Park	6.9	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
94			Fearrington Village	17.5	4	17	23.5%	9.6%
95			Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave	9.6	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
96			Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	23.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
97			Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.)	13.5	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
98			Duke Park	16.6	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
99			Durant Nature Park--Fairy Garden	13.4	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
100			Juniper Level Botanic Garden	13.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
101			Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve	4.6	4	18	22.2%	9.0%
102			Fred Fletcher Park	7.4	4	18	22.2%	9.0%
103			Falls Lake--Sandling Beach	17.5	4	18	22.2%	9.0%
104			White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side	6.7	4	18	22.2%	9.0%
105			Northgate Park	17.2	3	12	25.0%	8.9%
106			Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp	18.6	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
107			Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders	3.9	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
108			Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station	21.6	6	35	17.1%	8.1%
109			Crabtree Creek Watershed	4.7	4	20	20.0%	8.1%
110			Lake Wheeler marshes	6.9	33	305	10.8%	7.8%
111			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co)	12.0	13	100	13.0%	7.8%
112			Lower Booker Creek Trail	17.0	3	14	21.4%	7.6%
113			Beaver Creek Greenway	7.0	3	14	21.4%	7.6%
114			Third Fork Creek Trail	13.6	5	30	16.7%	7.3%
115			Barksdale Drive Greenway	9.9	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
116			Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve	22.1	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
117			William B. Umstead SP	5.4	4	23	17.4%	7.0%
118			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats	18.8	4	23	17.4%	7.0%
119			Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir	18.0	5	32	15.6%	6.9%
120			Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access	13.1	5	32	15.6%	6.9%
121			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point	15.0	20	192	10.4%	6.8%
122			Town Lake Park	23.4	4	24	16.7%	6.7%
123			Middle Creek Bottomlands II	24.9	3	16	18.8%	6.6%
124			Walnut Creek Greenway between Lake Dam Rd & Gorman St	5.1	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
125			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade	20.0	3	17	17.6%	6.2%
126			Lee Game Land	22.6	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
127			Duke University--Anderson Woods	17.0	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
128			Mill Bridge Nature Park	19.4	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
129			Jordan Lake--Poe's Ridge	19.9	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
130			Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek	13.7	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
131			Shaw Lake	9.9	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
132			Honeycutt Road Park	14.6	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
133			Hilltop Needmore Park--South	11.5	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
134			North Carolina Museum of Art--Goodnight Park	4.4	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
135			Ritter Park	4.3	4	27	14.8%	5.9%
136			Lake Wheeler	8.2	3	18	16.7%	5.8%
137			Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	14.5	3	18	16.7%	5.8%
138			Falls Lake--Dam	15.2	3	18	16.7%	5.8%
139			Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64	18.7	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
140			Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek	14.8	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
141			Baileywick Road Park	10.2	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
142			Walnut Creek Wetland Center	9.0	2	11	18.2%	5.1%
143			Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp	15.5	4	31	12.9%	5.1%
144			Morgan Creek Trail	17.5	3	21	14.3%	5.0%
145			Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp	18.4	6	60	10.0%	4.7%
146			Haw River--Bynum Dam	20.5	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
147			Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access	18.4	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
148			Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail	17.1	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
149			Forest Ridge Park	16.5	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
150			Martin Luther King Jr Park	19.7	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
151			American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access	9.5	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
152			Patterson Place Constructed Wetland	16.0	4	38	10.5%	4.2%
153			White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland	6.1	2	14	14.3%	4.0%
154			White Pines Nature Preserve	24.5	3	26	11.5%	4.0%
155			Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest	14.7	4	40	10.0%	4.0%
156			Falls Lake--Rolling View	16.1	6	74	8.1%	3.8%
157			Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam	18.7	11	165	6.7%	3.8%
158			American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access	10.5	5	58	8.6%	3.7%
159			William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake	3.8	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
160			Laurel Hill Park	5.4	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
161			Little River Fishing Facility	23.7	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
162			Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only	15.3	3	32	9.4%	3.2%
163			West Point on the Eno Park	20.5	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
164			Lake Benson	11.9	2	20	10.0%	2.8%
165			North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill)	14.1	2	21	9.5%	2.7%
166			Lake Raleigh	6.0	3	39	7.7%	2.7%
167			Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point	16.1	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
168			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp	14.8	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
169			Homestead Park	19.3	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
170			Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. Ramp	18.4	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
171			Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park	17.9	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
172			Indian Creek Greenway	3.5	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
173			Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway	12.9	2	24	8.3%	2.3%
174			UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Park	16.9	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
175			Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail	19.4	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
176			Chatham Co. Northeast District Park	14.1	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
177			Harris Lake County Park	14.0	3	48	6.2%	2.1%
178			Blackwood Farm Park	22.9	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
179			Merritt's Pasture	16.9	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
180			Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats)	12.6	2	29	6.9%	1.9%
181			Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform	12.3	2	29	6.9%	1.9%
182			Beaver Marsh	16.7	6	148	4.1%	1.9%
183			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access	15.2	2	30	6.7%	1.8%
184			North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond	4.7	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
185			Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth	14.9	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
186			Turnipseed Preserve	20.5	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
187			Rocky Branch Greenway	6.4	2	41	4.9%	1.3%
188			Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd.	17.4	1	25	4.0%	0.7%
189			Discovery Lake (Restricted Access)	8.2	1	26	3.8%	0.7%
190			Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek	14.0	1	26	3.8%	0.7%
191			Falls Lake	15.1	1	28	3.6%	0.6%
192			Duke University--Reclamation Pond	17.3	1	30	3.3%	0.6%
193			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co)	12.3	1	32	3.1%	0.6%