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Where to find American Goldfinch in January
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 American Goldfinch in January. 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			AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park	10.0	14	16	87.5%	64.0%
2			Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment	23.4	143	209	68.4%	61.8%
3			North Carolina Botanical Garden	16.0	66	109	60.6%	51.2%
4			Blue Jay Point County Park	14.5	54	91	59.3%	49.1%
5			Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park	13.6	22	34	64.7%	47.9%
6			Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek	18.2	39	68	57.4%	45.5%
7			Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road	18.1	10	14	71.4%	45.4%
8			Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd.	17.1	11	16	68.8%	44.4%
9			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.)	21.9	11	16	68.8%	44.4%
10			East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek)	9.4	3	3	100.0%	43.8%
11			Williamson Preserve	19.2	12	18	66.7%	43.7%
12			Pritchard Park Nature Trail	17.3	21	36	58.3%	42.2%
13			Bond Park	2.7	72	145	49.7%	41.6%
14			Sandy Creek Park	16.1	194	448	43.3%	38.8%
15			Mason Farm Biological Reserve	14.6	158	361	43.8%	38.7%
16			Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway	3.5	13	22	59.1%	38.7%
17			Pierce Woods and Pond	15.9	12	20	60.0%	38.7%
18			Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd.	17.4	20	37	54.1%	38.4%
19			Dorothea Dix Park	6.9	65	142	45.8%	37.8%
20			American Tobacco Trail--Pittard Sears Road	8.8	4	5	80.0%	37.6%
21			Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning	3.9	191	462	41.3%	36.9%
22			Lower Booker Creek Trail	17.0	13	23	56.5%	36.8%
23			Wendell Park	22.6	12	21	57.1%	36.5%
24			Brumley Nature Preserve--North	22.2	83	197	42.1%	35.5%
25			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.)	21.9	24	50	48.0%	34.8%
26			Fred Fletcher Park	7.4	45	103	43.7%	34.5%
27			Neuse River Trail--Poole Road	14.1	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
28			Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve	15.1	22	46	47.8%	34.1%
29			Lake Benson	11.9	60	150	40.0%	32.5%
30			Lake Lynn	7.7	65	164	39.6%	32.5%
31			Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd.	12.6	71	184	38.6%	31.9%
32			stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020)	1.5	42	104	40.4%	31.5%
33			Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP'	16.4	30	71	42.3%	31.5%
34			North Carolina Museum of Life and Science	17.8	21	47	44.7%	31.4%
35			Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point	16.1	6	10	60.0%	31.3%
36			Lake Betz	7.3	125	346	36.1%	31.2%
37			Lake Johnson Park	4.2	110	302	36.4%	31.2%
38			Raven Rock SP	23.9	13	27	48.1%	30.7%
39			Glennstone/Heron Rookery	18.4	3	4	75.0%	30.1%
40			Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access	18.4	4	6	66.7%	30.0%
41			North Carolina Museum of Art--Goodnight Park	4.4	4	6	66.7%	30.0%
42			Blackwood Farm Park	22.9	13	28	46.4%	29.5%
43			Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park	13.5	7	13	53.8%	29.1%
44			Durant Nature Preserve	13.3	38	102	37.3%	28.5%
45			Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek	15.0	8	16	50.0%	28.0%
46			Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek	10.6	8	16	50.0%	28.0%
47			North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden	4.6	13	30	43.3%	27.4%
48			Rocky Branch Greenway	6.4	9	19	47.4%	27.3%
49			Morgan Creek Trail	17.5	15	36	41.7%	27.1%
50			William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake	5.7	65	196	33.2%	27.0%
51			Hilltop Needmore Park--North	11.1	10	22	45.5%	26.9%
52			Symphony Lake Greenway	4.4	26	70	37.1%	26.8%
53			Brumley Nature Preserve--South	22.7	5	9	55.6%	26.7%
54			White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland	6.1	5	9	55.6%	26.7%
55			Schenck Forest	3.6	80	250	32.0%	26.5%
56			Fearrington Village	17.5	17	43	39.5%	26.4%
57			Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End	17.3	9	20	45.0%	25.8%
58			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point	15.0	103	338	30.5%	25.8%
59			Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest	14.7	12	29	41.4%	25.5%
60			Homestead Park	19.3	6	12	50.0%	25.4%
61			Brookhaven Nature Park	6.7	6	12	50.0%	25.4%
62			Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment	12.2	4	7	57.1%	25.0%
63			New Hope Bottomlands	15.5	4	7	57.1%	25.0%
64			Shelley Lake	8.1	42	131	32.1%	24.7%
65			Penny's Bend Nature Preserve	20.0	9	21	42.9%	24.5%
66			Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek	14.5	47	150	31.3%	24.5%
67			Rainbow Soccer Complex	16.2	25	73	34.2%	24.4%
68			Johnston Mill Nature Preserve	20.5	12	31	38.7%	23.7%
69			Lower Haw SNA--Bynum	20.3	10	25	40.0%	23.4%
70			Lake Raleigh	6.0	41	135	30.4%	23.2%
71			Laurel Hill Park	5.4	6	13	46.2%	23.2%
72			Shearon Harris Visitor's Center	12.7	6	13	46.2%	23.2%
73			Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd.	11.9	8	19	42.1%	23.1%
74			Little Creek Trail	15.3	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
75			Fallon park	8.1	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
76			William B. Umstead SP	5.4	12	32	37.5%	22.9%
77			Apex Community Park	3.7	72	257	28.0%	22.9%
78			Bass Lake Park & Trail	10.7	28	89	31.5%	22.8%
79			Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access	13.1	11	29	37.9%	22.7%
80			Yates Mill County Park	7.2	113	436	25.9%	22.0%
81			White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side	6.7	13	37	35.1%	21.8%
82			Falls Lake--Dam	15.2	12	34	35.3%	21.5%
83			UNC Chapel Hill--Coker Arboretum	17.2	15	45	33.3%	21.4%
84			Old Bynum Bridge	20.4	17	53	32.1%	21.1%
85			Falls Lake--Cheek Road Causeway (Durham Co.)	17.7	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
86			Roland E. Horne Walking Trail	23.4	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
87			Crabtree Creek Trail--Anderson Drive to Lassiter Mill Road	8.3	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
88			Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave	9.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
89			Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co)	20.0	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
90			Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Durham Co.)	19.7	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
91			Eno River--Pleasant Green to Cole Mill	21.2	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
92			Robeson Creek Greenway	22.9	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
93			Smith Creek Greenway (Entrance on Creek Moss Avenue)	16.2	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
94			Raven Rock SP--Avents Creek Access Area	22.3	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
95			Old Bayleaf Rd (foot access only)	15.2	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
96			Baileywick Road Park	10.2	7	18	38.9%	20.3%
97			Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd.	9.8	32	116	27.6%	20.3%
98			Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade	19.0	8	22	36.4%	19.7%
99			White Deer Park	11.6	12	37	32.4%	19.6%
100			Lake Crabtree Dam	3.3	61	251	24.3%	19.4%
101			William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake	3.8	5	12	41.7%	19.3%
102			Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	23.9	4	9	44.4%	18.9%
103			E. Carroll Joyner Park	20.6	8	23	34.8%	18.8%
104			Lick Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	13.2	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
105			Strickland Park	8.9	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
106			Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park	17.9	9	27	33.3%	18.6%
107			Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula	12.1	8	25	32.0%	17.2%
108			Parker Preserve	15.5	7	21	33.3%	17.2%
109			Mid Pines Rd.	6.7	159	817	19.5%	16.9%
110			Town Lake Park	23.4	7	22	31.8%	16.4%
111			Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail	17.1	5	14	35.7%	16.3%
112			Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field)	14.1	10	35	28.6%	16.3%
113			Hilltop Needmore Park--South	11.5	3	7	42.9%	15.8%
114			Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	14.5	9	32	28.1%	15.6%
115			Harris Lake County Park	14.0	18	77	23.4%	15.3%
116			17 Acre Woods	18.0	8	28	28.6%	15.3%
117			Horton Grove Nature Preserve	24.6	8	28	28.6%	15.3%
118			Ritter Park	4.3	5	15	33.3%	15.2%
119			Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.)	13.5	4	11	36.4%	15.2%
120			Lake Crabtree County Park	3.6	107	593	18.0%	15.2%
121			Valley Springs Park	20.7	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
122			Sims Branch Greenway	13.1	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
123			Falls Lake--Sandling Beach	17.5	6	20	30.0%	14.5%
124			Hank Anderson Community Park	20.3	14	60	23.3%	14.4%
125			Lake Wheeler	8.2	12	50	24.0%	14.3%
126			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp	14.8	7	25	28.0%	14.3%
127			North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill)	14.1	9	35	25.7%	14.2%
128			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co)	12.0	3	8	37.5%	13.7%
129			Middle Creek Bottomlands II	24.9	5	17	29.4%	13.3%
130			Barksdale Drive Greenway	9.9	5	17	29.4%	13.3%
131			Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam	18.7	26	141	18.4%	12.9%
132			Sarah P. Duke Gardens	16.8	18	92	19.6%	12.7%
133			Chapel Hill Community Park	16.9	4	13	30.8%	12.7%
134			American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access	10.5	17	87	19.5%	12.6%
135			Third Fork Creek Trail	13.6	12	57	21.1%	12.5%
136			Lake Wheeler marshes	6.9	22	121	18.2%	12.3%
137			Eden Lakes	23.7	3	9	33.3%	12.1%
138			Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch	11.6	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
139			Northgate Park	17.2	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
140			Kaplan Drive Park	4.1	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
141			Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve	22.1	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
142			Swift Creek Bluffs	5.3	4	14	28.6%	11.7%
143			Eno River SP--Few's Ford	23.2	12	61	19.7%	11.6%
144			American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Mall	12.2	5	20	25.0%	11.2%
145			Martin Luther King Jr Park	19.7	4	15	26.7%	10.9%
146			Turnipseed Preserve	20.5	3	10	30.0%	10.8%
147			Falls Lake--Rolling View	16.1	21	133	15.8%	10.6%
148			Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only	15.3	7	34	20.6%	10.3%
149			Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth	14.9	25	169	14.8%	10.2%
150			Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek	14.8	4	16	25.0%	10.2%
151			Hymettus Woods Park	5.9	5	22	22.7%	10.1%
152			Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve	4.6	7	35	20.0%	10.0%
153			Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir	18.0	14	87	16.1%	9.8%
154			Crabtree Creek Watershed	4.7	10	57	17.5%	9.8%
155			Beaver Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	10.6	3	11	27.3%	9.7%
156			Duke University--Anderson Woods	17.0	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
157			Patterson Place Constructed Wetland	16.0	9	51	17.6%	9.6%
158			Lee Game Land	22.6	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
159			O'Kelly Chapel Road Waterfowl Impoundment	9.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
160			Dorothea Dix	6.6	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
161			Falls Lake--Upper Beaver Dam (Granville Co.)	21.0	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
162			Little River Waterfowl Impoundment	20.6	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
163			DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve	22.4	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
164			Neuse River Trail--River Bend	14.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
165			Camden Ave Pond	16.3	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
166			Cedar Hills Park	9.7	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
167			Walltown Park	17.3	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
168			Cates Creek Park	25.0	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
169			Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance	3.3	25	190	13.2%	9.1%
170			Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders	3.9	12	78	15.4%	9.0%
171			Carpenter Park	5.1	4	18	22.2%	9.0%
172			Merritt's Pasture	16.9	3	12	25.0%	8.9%
173			Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp	16.8	11	73	15.1%	8.6%
174			J.C. Raulston Arboretum	4.6	4	19	21.1%	8.5%
175			Duke University--Reclamation Pond	17.3	9	58	15.5%	8.4%
176			Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center	9.0	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
177			Indian Creek Greenway	3.5	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
178			Ephesus Park--Chapel Hill	16.3	3	13	23.1%	8.2%
179			Lake Rogers Park	23.7	3	13	23.1%	8.2%
180			Morris Branch Greenway	7.6	3	13	23.1%	8.2%
181			South Ellerbe Creek Trail	16.4	4	20	20.0%	8.1%
182			UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Park	16.9	4	20	20.0%	8.1%
183			stakeout Bullock's Oriole, Fuquay-Varina (2024)	14.9	15	116	12.9%	8.0%
184			Beaver Marsh	16.7	38	351	10.8%	8.0%
185			Poplar Point Wastewater Ponds (Restricted Access)	13.8	4	21	19.0%	7.7%
186			University Lake, Chapel Hill	19.3	4	21	19.0%	7.7%
187			Forest Ridge Park	16.5	3	14	21.4%	7.6%
188			Morris Green Park	16.0	9	65	13.8%	7.5%
189			Orange County Sportsplex Pond	24.9	8	56	14.3%	7.4%
190			Falls Lake	15.1	4	22	18.2%	7.3%
191			Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only)	24.1	19	171	11.1%	7.2%
192			Leigh Farm Park	14.5	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
193			Shiloh Greenway	5.1	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
194			Horace Williams Tract	19.1	5	31	16.1%	7.1%
195			Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook	16.7	3	15	20.0%	7.0%
196			Discovery Lake (Restricted Access)	8.2	9	70	12.9%	6.9%
197			Mary Hayes Barber Holmes Park	22.3	8	65	12.3%	6.4%
198			West Point on the Eno Park	20.5	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
199			Kildaire Farms Lake	2.3	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
200			Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp	18.6	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
201			Duke Forest--Shepherd Nature Trail	18.7	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
202			Falls Lake SRA--Woodpecker Ridge	16.3	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
203			Duke Forest--Gate 12	19.9	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
204			Eno River SP--Cabe Lands Access	20.8	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
205			Cedar Falls Park	18.2	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
206			Patterson Road Waterfowl Impoundment	14.8	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
207			American Tobacco Trail--Wimberly Road Access	8.1	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
208			Duke Forest--Gate 10	19.3	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
209			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd.	17.4	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
210			UNC Chapel Hill--Kenan Woods	17.0	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
211			Wooten Meadow Park	6.8	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
212			Robertson Millpond Preserve	20.7	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
213			Leesville Park	7.5	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
214			American Tobacco Trail--Massey Chapel Road	12.0	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
215			Main Street Park (Rolesville)	20.1	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
216			Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64	18.7	3	18	16.7%	5.8%
217			Eno River SP--Pleasant Green	21.9	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
218			Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf	15.9	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
219			Duke Forest--Gate 4	18.1	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
220			Piedmont Nature Trail	15.9	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
221			Higgins Greenway	1.2	3	19	15.8%	5.5%
222			Chandler's Swamp	16.9	3	19	15.8%	5.5%
223			Duke Forest--Korstian Division	19.6	3	20	15.0%	5.2%
224			Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point	14.2	2	11	18.2%	5.1%
225			Duke University--Chapel Woods	17.1	2	11	18.2%	5.1%
226			Brier Creek Reservoir	5.9	14	175	8.0%	4.8%
227			Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail	19.4	2	12	16.7%	4.7%
228			Carrboro High School	18.4	2	12	16.7%	4.7%
229			Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway	21.1	2	12	16.7%	4.7%
230			Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway	12.9	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
231			Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge	13.6	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
232			Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. Ramp	18.4	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
233			New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment	13.8	3	24	12.5%	4.3%
234			Ten-Ten Road Pond	9.4	2	14	14.3%	4.0%
235			Edna Metz Wells Park	7.1	3	26	11.5%	4.0%
236			American Tobacco Trail--C.M. Herndon Park	10.4	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
237			Mingo Creek Trail	15.1	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
238			Ammons Farm Rd.	24.7	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
239			Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area	13.8	2	16	12.5%	3.5%
240			Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff	12.6	2	16	12.5%	3.5%
241			North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond	4.7	2	16	12.5%	3.5%
242			Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform	12.3	3	30	10.0%	3.5%
243			Forest Hills Park	15.0	2	17	11.8%	3.3%
244			Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station	21.6	2	18	11.1%	3.1%
245			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade	20.0	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
246			Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts	18.8	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
247			American Tobacco Trail--Solite Park	12.3	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
248			Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park	15.6	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
249			Jack Marley Park	19.7	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
250			Berryhill Park and Trails	18.4	2	20	10.0%	2.8%
251			Hoffman Lake	2.4	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
252			American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access	9.5	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
253			UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Grove	17.1	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
254			Falls Lake SRA--Information Center	16.3	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
255			West Lake Road Ponds	8.7	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
256			Indian Trail Park	18.1	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
257			Crowder District Park	6.8	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
258			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access	15.2	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
259			Eastgate Park	9.5	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
260			South Wake County Landfill (Restricted Access)	8.9	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
261			Jordan Game Land--Bells Church Fishing Access	12.9	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
262			Bolin Creek--Umstead Park	18.1	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
263			Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp	15.5	4	111	3.6%	1.4%
264			Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir	19.0	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
265			Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate	19.7	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
266			Pullen Park	6.6	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
267			Duke University--East Campus	16.6	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
268			Salem Pond Park	4.5	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
269			Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp	18.4	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
270			White Pines Nature Preserve	24.5	1	26	3.8%	0.7%
271			Pinehurst Drive Ponds	15.6	1	28	3.6%	0.6%
272			Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina	13.2	1	29	3.4%	0.6%
273			Inwood Rd.	7.3	2	92	2.2%	0.6%
274			NCSU Experimental Farm	7.1	1	60	1.7%	0.3%
275			North Carolina State University Campus	6.2	1	82	1.2%	0.2%