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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	23	26	88.5%	71.0%
2			AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park	10.0	14	16	87.5%	64.0%
3			Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment	23.4	77	116	66.4%	57.4%
4			North Carolina Botanical Garden	16.0	59	92	64.1%	53.9%
5			Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway	3.5	9	11	81.8%	52.3%
6			Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park	13.6	15	22	68.2%	47.3%
7			Blue Jay Point County Park	14.5	34	58	58.6%	45.8%
8			Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road	18.1	8	11	72.7%	43.4%
9			Lower Booker Creek Trail	17.0	13	20	65.0%	43.3%
10			Bond Park	2.7	63	122	51.6%	42.9%
11			Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek	18.2	27	48	56.2%	42.3%
12			Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd.	17.1	7	10	70.0%	39.7%
13			Wendell Park	22.6	8	12	66.7%	39.1%
14			Pierce Woods and Pond	15.9	12	20	60.0%	38.7%
15			North Carolina Museum of Life and Science	17.8	20	37	54.1%	38.4%
16			Sandy Creek Park	16.1	148	343	43.1%	38.0%
17			Fred Fletcher Park	7.4	35	71	49.3%	38.0%
18			Pritchard Park Nature Trail	17.3	16	29	55.2%	37.5%
19			Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning	3.9	146	345	42.3%	37.2%
20			Mason Farm Biological Reserve	14.6	110	255	43.1%	37.2%
21			Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd.	17.4	16	30	53.3%	36.1%
22			Rocky Branch Greenway	6.4	9	15	60.0%	35.7%
23			Williamson Preserve	19.2	7	11	63.6%	35.4%
24			Lake Lynn	7.7	50	115	43.5%	34.8%
25			Lake Betz	7.3	107	266	40.2%	34.5%
26			Duke University--Anderson Woods	17.0	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
27			East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek)	9.4	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
28			Roland E. Horne Walking Trail	23.4	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
29			Neuse River Trail--Poole Road	14.1	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
30			Brumley Nature Preserve--North	22.2	52	123	42.3%	33.9%
31			Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP'	16.4	29	64	45.3%	33.7%
32			Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve	15.1	20	42	47.6%	33.4%
33			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.)	21.9	16	33	48.5%	32.5%
34			Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park	13.5	7	12	58.3%	32.0%
35			Homestead Park	19.3	6	10	60.0%	31.3%
36			Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access	18.4	3	4	75.0%	30.1%
37			Glennstone/Heron Rookery	18.4	3	4	75.0%	30.1%
38			American Tobacco Trail--Pittard Sears Road	8.8	3	4	75.0%	30.1%
39			White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland	6.1	4	6	66.7%	30.0%
40			Durant Nature Preserve	13.3	31	79	39.2%	29.2%
41			Penny's Bend Nature Preserve	20.0	9	18	50.0%	29.0%
42			Fearrington Village	17.5	17	40	42.5%	28.5%
43			Lake Benson	11.9	38	102	37.3%	28.5%
44			Blackwood Farm Park	22.9	10	21	47.6%	28.3%
45			Laurel Hill Park	5.4	6	11	54.5%	28.0%
46			Brookhaven Nature Park	6.7	6	11	54.5%	28.0%
47			Morgan Creek Trail	17.5	13	30	43.3%	27.4%
48			stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020)	1.5	29	78	37.2%	27.3%
49			Schenck Forest	3.6	68	208	32.7%	26.7%
50			Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point	16.1	5	9	55.6%	26.7%
51			Brumley Nature Preserve--South	22.7	5	9	55.6%	26.7%
52			Raven Rock SP	23.9	9	20	45.0%	25.8%
53			William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake	5.7	54	168	32.1%	25.5%
54			Falls Lake--Dam	15.2	11	26	42.3%	25.5%
55			William B. Umstead SP	5.4	12	29	41.4%	25.5%
56			Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field)	14.1	8	18	44.4%	24.6%
57			Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek	15.0	7	16	43.8%	23.1%
58			Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment	12.2	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
59			Fallon park	8.1	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
60			UNC Chapel Hill--Coker Arboretum	17.2	13	36	36.1%	22.5%
61			Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek	14.5	40	136	29.4%	22.4%
62			Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd.	12.6	15	44	34.1%	21.9%
63			Lower Haw SNA--Bynum	20.3	7	17	41.2%	21.6%
64			Shelley Lake	8.1	27	93	29.0%	20.8%
65			Falls Lake--Cheek Road Causeway (Durham Co.)	17.7	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
66			New Hope Bottomlands	15.5	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
67			Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave	9.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
68			Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co)	20.0	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
69			Dorothea Dix	6.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
70			Eno River--Pleasant Green to Cole Mill	21.2	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
71			Robertson Millpond Preserve	20.7	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
72			American Tobacco Trail--Massey Chapel Road	12.0	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
73			Jack Marley Park	19.7	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
74			Smith Creek Greenway (Entrance on Creek Moss Avenue)	16.2	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
75			Walltown Park	17.3	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
76			Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access	13.1	7	18	38.9%	20.3%
77			Lake Raleigh	6.0	27	97	27.8%	19.9%
78			Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest	14.7	8	22	36.4%	19.7%
79			Rainbow Soccer Complex	16.2	16	53	30.2%	19.5%
80			North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden	4.6	9	26	34.6%	19.4%
81			White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side	6.7	9	26	34.6%	19.4%
82			Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek	10.6	5	12	41.7%	19.3%
83			Shearon Harris Visitor's Center	12.7	5	12	41.7%	19.3%
84			Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail	17.1	5	12	41.7%	19.3%
85			17 Acre Woods	18.0	8	23	34.8%	18.8%
86			E. Carroll Joyner Park	20.6	8	23	34.8%	18.8%
87			Lick Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	13.2	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
88			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.)	21.9	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
89			Strickland Park	8.9	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
90			Hilltop Needmore Park--North	11.1	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
91			Yates Mill County Park	7.2	70	304	23.0%	18.6%
92			Baileywick Road Park	10.2	6	16	37.5%	18.5%
93			Mid Pines Rd.	6.7	118	556	21.2%	18.0%
94			White Deer Park	11.6	7	21	33.3%	17.2%
95			Symphony Lake Greenway	4.4	14	53	26.4%	16.4%
96			Ritter Park	4.3	5	14	35.7%	16.3%
97			Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd.	11.9	5	14	35.7%	16.3%
98			American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Mall	12.2	5	14	35.7%	16.3%
99			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point	15.0	42	198	21.2%	16.1%
100			Old Bynum Bridge	20.4	10	37	27.0%	15.4%
101			Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade	19.0	6	19	31.6%	15.4%
102			Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.)	13.5	4	11	36.4%	15.2%
103			Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch	11.6	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
104			Valley Springs Park	20.7	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
105			Sims Branch Greenway	13.1	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
106			Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd.	9.8	15	63	23.8%	15.0%
107			Lake Johnson Park	4.2	35	174	20.1%	14.8%
108			Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park	17.9	6	20	30.0%	14.5%
109			Lake Crabtree County Park	3.6	89	509	17.5%	14.4%
110			Johnston Mill Nature Preserve	20.5	5	16	31.2%	14.2%
111			Crabtree Creek Watershed	4.7	5	16	31.2%	14.2%
112			Apex Community Park	3.7	18	85	21.2%	13.8%
113			Falls Lake--Sandling Beach	17.5	4	12	33.3%	13.8%
114			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co)	12.0	3	8	37.5%	13.7%
115			Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	23.9	3	8	37.5%	13.7%
116			Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam	18.7	13	63	20.6%	12.5%
117			Sarah P. Duke Gardens	16.8	16	84	19.0%	12.1%
118			J.C. Raulston Arboretum	4.6	3	9	33.3%	12.1%
119			Merritt's Pasture	16.9	3	9	33.3%	12.1%
120			Horton Grove Nature Preserve	24.6	6	24	25.0%	12.0%
121			Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve	4.6	7	30	23.3%	11.8%
122			Northgate Park	17.2	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
123			Kaplan Drive Park	4.1	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
124			Indian Creek Greenway	3.5	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
125			Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End	17.3	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
126			Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	14.5	6	25	24.0%	11.5%
127			Lake Wheeler	8.2	8	38	21.1%	11.1%
128			Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula	12.1	3	10	30.0%	10.8%
129			Carpenter Park	5.1	3	10	30.0%	10.8%
130			Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only	15.3	7	33	21.2%	10.7%
131			Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek	14.8	4	16	25.0%	10.2%
132			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp	14.8	4	16	25.0%	10.2%
133			Swift Creek Bluffs	5.3	3	11	27.3%	9.7%
134			Higgins Greenway	1.2	3	11	27.3%	9.7%
135			West Point on the Eno Park	20.5	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
136			Barksdale Drive Greenway	9.9	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
137			Harris Lake County Park	14.0	9	51	17.6%	9.6%
138			Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway	12.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
139			Falls Lake SRA--Woodpecker Ridge	16.3	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
140			O'Kelly Chapel Road Waterfowl Impoundment	9.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
141			Mingo Creek Trail	15.1	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
142			DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve	22.4	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
143			Neuse River Trail--River Bend	14.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
144			Camden Ave Pond	16.3	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
145			Cedar Hills Park	9.7	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
146			Falls Lake--Rolling View	16.1	17	115	14.8%	9.4%
147			Bass Lake Park & Trail	10.7	9	52	17.3%	9.4%
148			University Lake, Chapel Hill	19.3	4	18	22.2%	9.0%
149			Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir	18.0	12	80	15.0%	8.8%
150			Lake Wheeler marshes	6.9	11	73	15.1%	8.6%
151			Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance	3.3	21	167	12.6%	8.4%
152			Leigh Farm Park	14.5	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
153			Eden Lakes	23.7	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
154			Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center	9.0	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
155			Turnipseed Preserve	20.5	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
156			Forest Ridge Park	16.5	3	13	23.1%	8.2%
157			Parker Preserve	15.5	3	13	23.1%	8.2%
158			Duke University--Reclamation Pond	17.3	7	43	16.3%	8.1%
159			Hank Anderson Community Park	20.3	6	35	17.1%	8.1%
160			Hymettus Woods Park	5.9	4	20	20.0%	8.1%
161			American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access	10.5	9	61	14.8%	8.0%
162			Mary Hayes Barber Holmes Park	22.3	7	44	15.9%	7.9%
163			Patterson Place Constructed Wetland	16.0	7	45	15.6%	7.7%
164			North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill)	14.1	5	29	17.2%	7.6%
165			South Ellerbe Creek Trail	16.4	3	14	21.4%	7.6%
166			Middle Creek Bottomlands II	24.9	3	14	21.4%	7.6%
167			Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders	3.9	9	67	13.4%	7.2%
168			William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake	3.8	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
169			Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point	14.2	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
170			Duke University--Chapel Woods	17.1	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
171			Piedmont Nature Trail	15.9	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
172			Shiloh Greenway	5.1	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
173			Lake Crabtree Dam	3.3	15	143	10.5%	6.5%
174			Duke Forest--Gate 4	18.1	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
175			Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp	16.8	8	66	12.1%	6.3%
176			Eno River SP--Few's Ford	23.2	5	35	14.3%	6.3%
177			Duke Forest--Shepherd Nature Trail	18.7	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
178			Eno River SP--Cabe Lands Access	20.8	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
179			Patterson Road Waterfowl Impoundment	14.8	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
180			Leesville Park	7.5	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
181			Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail	19.4	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
182			Chapel Hill Community Park	16.9	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
183			Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only)	24.1	10	105	9.5%	5.3%
184			Beaver Marsh	16.7	23	295	7.8%	5.3%
185			Poplar Point Wastewater Ponds (Restricted Access)	13.8	3	20	15.0%	5.2%
186			Falls Lake	15.1	3	21	14.3%	5.0%
187			Orange County Sportsplex Pond	24.9	5	45	11.1%	4.8%
188			Edna Metz Wells Park	7.1	3	22	13.6%	4.7%
189			Indian Trail Park	18.1	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
190			Kildaire Farms Lake	2.3	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
191			Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge	13.6	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
192			Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. Ramp	18.4	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
193			Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64	18.7	2	14	14.3%	4.0%
194			Ten-Ten Road Pond	9.4	2	14	14.3%	4.0%
195			Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform	12.3	3	27	11.1%	3.9%
196			Brier Creek Reservoir	5.9	9	125	7.2%	3.8%
197			UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Park	16.9	2	15	13.3%	3.7%
198			Chandler's Swamp	16.9	2	16	12.5%	3.5%
199			Falls Lake SRA--Information Center	16.3	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
200			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade	20.0	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
201			Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf	15.9	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
202			Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts	18.8	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
203			Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway	21.1	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
204			American Tobacco Trail--Solite Park	12.3	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
205			Discovery Lake (Restricted Access)	8.2	4	54	7.4%	2.9%
206			New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment	13.8	2	21	9.5%	2.7%
207			Hoffman Lake	2.4	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
208			Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth	14.9	4	65	6.2%	2.4%
209			Horace Williams Tract	19.1	2	23	8.7%	2.4%
210			Eno River SP--Pleasant Green	21.9	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
211			West Lake Road Ponds	8.7	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
212			Town Lake Park	23.4	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
213			Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff	12.6	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
214			Beaver Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	10.6	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
215			Duke University--East Campus	16.6	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
216			Jordan Game Land--Bells Church Fishing Access	12.9	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
217			Martin Luther King Jr Park	19.7	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
218			Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp	15.5	4	87	4.6%	1.8%
219			North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond	4.7	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
220			Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate	19.7	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
221			Carrboro High School	18.4	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
222			Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area	13.8	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
223			Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station	21.6	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
224			Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir	19.0	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
225			Eastgate Park	9.5	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
226			Bolin Creek--Umstead Park	18.1	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
227			Pullen Park	6.6	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
228			Salem Pond Park	4.5	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
229			Pinehurst Drive Ponds	15.6	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
230			Inwood Rd.	7.3	2	71	2.8%	0.8%
231			Third Fork Creek Trail	13.6	1	30	3.3%	0.6%
232			NCSU Experimental Farm	7.1	1	43	2.3%	0.4%
233			North Carolina State University Campus	6.2	1	63	1.6%	0.3%