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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 Brian P's Yard (Private) 14.4 39 43 90.7% 78.4%
2 AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park 10.0 14 16 87.5% 64.0%
3 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 130 189 68.8% 61.9%
4 North Carolina Botanical Garden 16.0 63 97 64.9% 55.0%
5 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 11 14 78.6% 52.4%
6 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 52 84 61.9% 51.2%
7 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 10 13 76.9% 49.7%
8 Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park 13.6 20 30 66.7% 48.8%
9 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 34 59 57.6% 44.9%
10 East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek) 9.4 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
11 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 8 11 72.7% 43.4%
12 Bond Park 2.7 70 137 51.1% 42.8%
13 Williamson Preserve 19.2 9 13 69.2% 42.4%
14 Wendell Park 22.6 11 17 64.7% 41.3%
15 Lower Booker Creek Trail 17.0 13 21 61.9% 40.9%
16 Pritchard Park Nature Trail 17.3 19 33 57.6% 40.8%
17 Pierce Woods and Pond 15.9 12 20 60.0% 38.7%
18 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 174 401 43.4% 38.6%
19 Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd. 17.4 20 37 54.1% 38.4%
20 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 175 413 42.4% 37.7%
21 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 140 327 42.8% 37.6%
22 American Tobacco Trail--Pittard Sears Road 8.8 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
23 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 19 36 52.8% 37.0%
24 Fred Fletcher Park 7.4 37 81 45.7% 35.3%
25 North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 17.8 20 40 50.0% 35.2%
26 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 70 165 42.4% 35.1%
27 Neuse River Trail--Poole Road 14.1 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
28 Lake Benson 11.9 52 122 42.6% 34.2%
29 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 20 42 47.6% 33.4%
30 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 69 174 39.7% 32.7%
31 Lake Betz 7.3 112 298 37.6% 32.3%
32 Lake Lynn 7.7 58 146 39.7% 32.1%
33 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 29 67 43.3% 32.1%
34 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 7 12 58.3% 32.0%
35 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 36 87 41.4% 31.6%
36 Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point 16.1 6 10 60.0% 31.3%
37 stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020) 1.5 38 94 40.4% 31.1%
38 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 9 17 52.9% 31.0%
39 Glennstone/Heron Rookery 18.4 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
40 North Carolina Museum of Art--Goodnight Park 4.4 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
41 Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access 18.4 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
42 New Hope Bottomlands 15.5 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
43 Morgan Creek Trail 17.5 14 31 45.2% 29.2%
44 Rocky Branch Greenway 6.4 9 18 50.0% 29.0%
45 Blackwood Farm Park 22.9 10 21 47.6% 28.3%
46 Homestead Park 19.3 6 11 54.5% 28.0%
47 Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End 17.3 8 16 50.0% 28.0%
48 Fearrington Village 17.5 17 41 41.5% 27.8%
49 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 62 181 34.3% 27.7%
50 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 7 14 50.0% 26.8%
51 Raven Rock SP 23.9 11 25 44.0% 26.7%
52 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 5 9 55.6% 26.7%
53 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 75 232 32.3% 26.6%
54 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 12 28 42.9% 26.5%
55 Schenck Forest 3.6 75 235 31.9% 26.3%
56 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 8 17 47.1% 26.2%
57 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve 20.0 9 20 45.0% 25.8%
58 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 11 26 42.3% 25.5%
59 Laurel Hill Park 5.4 6 12 50.0% 25.4%
60 Brookhaven Nature Park 6.7 6 12 50.0% 25.4%
61 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 23 64 35.9% 25.3%
62 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 4 7 57.1% 25.0%
63 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 22 64 34.4% 23.9%
64 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 12 31 38.7% 23.7%
65 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 12 31 38.7% 23.7%
66 UNC Chapel Hill--Coker Arboretum 17.2 15 41 36.6% 23.6%
67 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 11 28 39.3% 23.6%
68 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 43 141 30.5% 23.5%
69 Apex Community Park 3.7 70 243 28.8% 23.5%
70 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 10 25 40.0% 23.4%
71 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 20.5 10 25 40.0% 23.4%
72 Shearon Harris Visitor's Center 12.7 6 13 46.2% 23.2%
73 Fallon park 8.1 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
74 Shelley Lake 8.1 34 110 30.9% 23.0%
75 Lake Raleigh 6.0 33 112 29.5% 21.8%
76 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 7 17 41.2% 21.6%
77 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 5 11 45.5% 21.3%
78 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 91 358 25.4% 21.2%
79 Falls Lake--Cheek Road Causeway (Durham Co.) 17.7 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
80 Roland E. Horne Walking Trail 23.4 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
81 Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave 9.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
82 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co) 20.0 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
83 Dorothea Dix 6.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
84 Little River Waterfowl Impoundment 20.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
85 Eno River--Pleasant Green to Cole Mill 21.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
86 Robeson Creek Greenway 22.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
87 Crabtree Creek Trail--Anderson Drive to Lassiter Mill Road 8.3 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
88 Smith Creek Greenway (Entrance on Creek Moss Avenue) 16.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
89 Cates Creek Park 25.0 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
90 Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek 15.0 7 18 38.9% 20.3%
91 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 7 18 38.9% 20.3%
92 Baileywick Road Park 10.2 7 18 38.9% 20.3%
93 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 11 33 33.3% 19.8%
94 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 57 231 24.7% 19.6%
95 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 14 45 31.1% 19.5%
96 Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 23.9 4 9 44.4% 18.9%
97 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 8 23 34.8% 18.8%
98 Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment 12.2 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
99 Lick Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 13.2 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
100 Strickland Park 8.9 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
101 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 140 661 21.2% 18.2%
102 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 7 20 35.0% 18.1%
103 White Deer Park 11.6 10 32 31.2% 18.0%
104 Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail 17.1 5 13 38.5% 17.7%
105 Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park 17.9 8 25 32.0% 17.2%
106 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 42 192 21.9% 16.6%
107 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 5 14 35.7% 16.3%
108 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 13 49 26.5% 16.2%
109 17 Acre Woods 18.0 8 27 29.6% 15.9%
110 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 99 541 18.3% 15.3%
111 Horton Grove Nature Preserve 24.6 8 28 28.6% 15.3%
112 Ritter Park 4.3 5 15 33.3% 15.2%
113 Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.) 13.5 4 11 36.4% 15.2%
114 Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch 11.6 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
115 Little Creek Trail 15.3 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
116 Valley Springs Park 20.7 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
117 Sims Branch Greenway 13.1 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
118 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 20 90 22.2% 14.9%
119 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 17 75 22.7% 14.7%
120 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp 14.8 6 20 30.0% 14.5%
121 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 16 72 22.2% 14.2%
122 Chapel Hill Community Park 16.9 4 12 33.3% 13.8%
123 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
124 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 20 98 20.4% 13.6%
125 Lake Wheeler 8.2 11 47 23.4% 13.6%
126 Town Lake Park 23.4 5 17 29.4% 13.3%
127 Parker Preserve 15.5 5 17 29.4% 13.3%
128 Sarah P. Duke Gardens 16.8 18 91 19.8% 12.9%
129 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 22 117 18.8% 12.8%
130 Swift Creek Bluffs 5.3 4 13 30.8% 12.7%
131 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 7 28 25.0% 12.7%
132 Eden Lakes 23.7 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
133 Merritt's Pasture 16.9 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
134 Duke University--Anderson Woods 17.0 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
135 Northgate Park 17.2 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
136 Kaplan Drive Park 4.1 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
137 Hilltop Needmore Park--South 11.5 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
138 Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve 4.6 7 31 22.6% 11.4%
139 North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill) 14.1 7 31 22.6% 11.4%
140 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 5 20 25.0% 11.2%
141 American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Mall 12.2 5 20 25.0% 11.2%
142 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 7 33 21.2% 10.7%
143 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 24 158 15.2% 10.4%
144 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 9 48 18.8% 10.2%
145 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 4 16 25.0% 10.2%
146 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 4 16 25.0% 10.2%
147 Hymettus Woods Park 5.9 5 22 22.7% 10.1%
148 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 10 57 17.5% 9.8%
149 Beaver Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 10.6 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
150 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 9 51 17.6% 9.6%
151 UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Park 16.9 4 17 23.5% 9.6%
152 J.C. Raulston Arboretum 4.6 4 17 23.5% 9.6%
153 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 18 123 14.6% 9.5%
154 Falls Lake SRA--Woodpecker Ridge 16.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
155 Lee Game Land 22.6 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
156 Duke Forest--Gate 12 19.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
157 O'Kelly Chapel Road Waterfowl Impoundment 9.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
158 Falls Lake--Upper Beaver Dam (Granville Co.) 21.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
159 Mingo Creek Trail 15.1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
160 DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve 22.4 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
161 American Tobacco Trail--Massey Chapel Road 12.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
162 Neuse River Trail--River Bend 14.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
163 Camden Ave Pond 16.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
164 Cedar Hills Park 9.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
165 Walltown Park 17.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
166 Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve 22.1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
167 Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders 3.9 12 76 15.8% 9.3%
168 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 13 85 15.3% 9.2%
169 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 23 174 13.2% 9.0%
170 Barksdale Drive Greenway 9.9 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
171 Carpenter Park 5.1 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
172 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 7 40 17.5% 8.7%
173 Duke University--Reclamation Pond 17.3 8 50 16.0% 8.3%
174 Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center 9.0 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
175 Indian Creek Greenway 3.5 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
176 Forest Ridge Park 16.5 3 13 23.1% 8.2%
177 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 4 20 20.0% 8.1%
178 Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp 16.8 10 71 14.1% 7.8%
179 Poplar Point Wastewater Ponds (Restricted Access) 13.8 4 21 19.0% 7.7%
180 Higgins Greenway 1.2 3 14 21.4% 7.6%
181 Beaver Marsh 16.7 33 322 10.2% 7.4%
182 Falls Lake 15.1 4 22 18.2% 7.3%
183 West Point on the Eno Park 20.5 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
184 Leigh Farm Park 14.5 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
185 Turnipseed Preserve 20.5 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
186 Shiloh Greenway 5.1 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
187 South Ellerbe Creek Trail 16.4 3 15 20.0% 7.0%
188 Mary Hayes Barber Holmes Park 22.3 8 65 12.3% 6.4%
189 Duke University--Chapel Woods 17.1 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
190 Kildaire Farms Lake 2.3 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
191 Piedmont Nature Trail 15.9 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
192 Orange County Sportsplex Pond 24.9 7 55 12.7% 6.3%
193 Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway 12.9 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
194 Duke Forest--Shepherd Nature Trail 18.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
195 Eno River SP--Cabe Lands Access 20.8 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
196 Patterson Road Waterfowl Impoundment 14.8 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
197 American Tobacco Trail--Wimberly Road Access 8.1 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
198 Duke Forest--Gate 10 19.3 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
199 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd. 17.4 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
200 Robertson Millpond Preserve 20.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
201 Leesville Park 7.5 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
202 Ammons Farm Rd. 24.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
203 Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64 18.7 3 18 16.7% 5.8%
204 Chandler's Swamp 16.9 3 18 16.7% 5.8%
205 Eno River SP--Pleasant Green 21.9 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
206 Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail 19.4 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
207 Duke Forest--Gate 4 18.1 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
208 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 12 130 9.2% 5.4%
209 Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point 14.2 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
210 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 7 68 10.3% 5.1%
211 Third Fork Creek Trail 13.6 5 44 11.4% 5.0%
212 Carrboro High School 18.4 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
213 Lake Rogers Park 23.7 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
214 Martin Luther King Jr Park 19.7 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
215 Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge 13.6 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
216 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. Ramp 18.4 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
217 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 3 23 13.0% 4.5%
218 Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area 13.8 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
219 Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station 21.6 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
220 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 10 137 7.3% 4.0%
221 Ten-Ten Road Pond 9.4 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
222 Edna Metz Wells Park 7.1 3 26 11.5% 4.0%
223 Horace Williams Tract 19.1 3 27 11.1% 3.9%
224 Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform 12.3 3 28 10.7% 3.7%
225 Jack Marley Park 19.7 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
226 Duke Forest--Korstian Division 19.6 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
227 Forest Hills Park 15.0 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
228 Indian Trail Park 18.1 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
229 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
230 Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts 18.8 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
231 American Tobacco Trail--Solite Park 12.3 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
232 Hoffman Lake 2.4 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
233 Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp 18.6 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
234 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
235 Falls Lake SRA--Information Center 16.3 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
236 West Lake Road Ponds 8.7 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
237 Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf 15.9 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
238 Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook 16.7 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
239 Crowder District Park 6.8 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
240 Duke University--East Campus 16.6 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
241 Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway 21.1 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
242 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 4 99 4.0% 1.6%
243 North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond 4.7 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
244 Eastgate Park 9.5 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
245 Jordan Game Land--Bells Church Fishing Access 12.9 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
246 Bolin Creek--Umstead Park 18.1 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
247 Pullen Park 6.6 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
248 Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir 19.0 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
249 Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff 12.6 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
250 Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate 19.7 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
251 Salem Pond Park 4.5 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
252 Pinehurst Drive Ponds 15.6 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
253 Berryhill Park and Trails 18.4 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
254 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
255 Inwood Rd. 7.3 2 73 2.7% 0.8%
256 Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina 13.2 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
257 NCSU Experimental Farm 7.1 1 44 2.3% 0.4%
258 North Carolina State University Campus 6.2 1 70 1.4% 0.3%

Created by Michael Fogleman.

Data from the eBird Basic Dataset. Version: EBD_relJun-2023. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Jun 2023.