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Where to find American Goldfinch in October
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 October. 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			Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment	23.4	80	92	87.0%	78.6%
2			Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek	18.2	120	167	71.9%	64.6%
3			Bond Park	2.7	131	195	67.2%	60.3%
4			Rocky Branch Greenway	6.4	28	39	71.8%	56.2%
5			Duke University--Reclamation Pond	17.3	37	54	68.5%	55.3%
6			Barksdale Drive Greenway	9.9	10	12	83.3%	55.2%
7			Lake Lynn	7.7	421	734	57.4%	53.7%
8			Old Bynum Bridge	20.4	106	176	60.2%	52.9%
9			North Carolina Botanical Garden	16.0	65	105	61.9%	52.4%
10			Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway	3.5	21	30	70.0%	52.1%
11			Glennstone/Heron Rookery	18.4	4	4	100.0%	51.0%
12			Eno River SP--Pleasant Green	21.9	6	7	85.7%	48.7%
13			UNC Chapel Hill--Coker Arboretum	17.2	27	43	62.8%	47.9%
14			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.)	21.9	34	56	60.7%	47.6%
15			Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP'	16.4	27	44	61.4%	46.6%
16			Brumley Nature Preserve--North	22.2	340	680	50.0%	46.3%
17			Neuse River Trail--Auburn Knightdale Road	15.6	3	3	100.0%	43.8%
18			North Carolina Museum of Life and Science	17.8	20	33	60.6%	43.7%
19			Mason Farm Biological Reserve	14.6	179	369	48.5%	43.5%
20			White Deer Park	11.6	17	28	60.7%	42.4%
21			Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road	18.1	9	13	69.2%	42.4%
22			Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve	15.1	24	43	55.8%	41.1%
23			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.)	21.9	22	39	56.4%	41.0%
24			Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail	17.1	6	8	75.0%	40.9%
25			Bass Lake Park & Trail	10.7	58	117	49.6%	40.7%
26			Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning	3.9	133	294	45.2%	39.6%
27			E. Carroll Joyner Park	20.6	20	36	55.6%	39.6%
28			White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland	6.1	14	24	58.3%	38.8%
29			Sandy Creek Park	16.1	188	439	42.8%	38.3%
30			Johnston Mill Nature Preserve	20.5	24	46	52.2%	38.1%
31			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access	15.2	15	27	55.6%	37.3%
32			stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020)	1.5	15	27	55.6%	37.3%
33			Third Fork Creek Trail	13.6	31	63	49.2%	37.3%
34			Pritchard Park Nature Trail	17.3	11	19	57.9%	36.3%
35			Northgate Park	17.2	5	7	71.4%	35.9%
36			Morgan Creek Trail	17.5	15	29	51.7%	34.4%
37			Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd.	9.8	48	114	42.1%	33.4%
38			UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Grove	17.1	9	16	56.2%	33.2%
39			17 Acre Woods	18.0	45	108	41.7%	32.8%
40			Lower Haw SNA--Bynum	20.3	10	19	52.6%	31.7%
41			Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park	13.6	16	34	47.1%	31.5%
42			Apex Community Park	3.7	29	69	42.0%	31.1%
43			Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park	13.5	11	22	50.0%	30.7%
44			North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden	4.6	21	48	43.8%	30.7%
45			Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd.	12.6	20	46	43.5%	30.2%
46			Merritt's Pasture	16.9	8	15	53.3%	30.1%
47			Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd.	11.9	12	25	48.0%	30.0%
48			North Carolina Museum of Art--Goodnight Park	4.4	4	6	66.7%	30.0%
49			Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade	19.0	64	175	36.6%	29.8%
50			Schenck Forest	3.6	73	207	35.3%	29.1%
51			Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field)	14.1	23	57	40.4%	28.6%
52			AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park	10.0	8	16	50.0%	28.0%
53			Penny's Bend Nature Preserve	20.0	11	24	45.8%	27.9%
54			Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	14.5	12	27	44.4%	27.6%
55			Falls Lake--Dam	15.2	9	19	47.4%	27.3%
56			DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve	22.4	9	19	47.4%	27.3%
57			Symphony Lake Greenway	4.4	19	48	39.6%	27.0%
58			Lake Betz	7.3	59	177	33.3%	26.8%
59			Ritter Park	4.3	7	14	50.0%	26.8%
60			Yates Mill County Park	7.2	109	358	30.4%	25.9%
61			Eno River SP--Few's Ford	23.2	38	112	33.9%	25.8%
62			Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek	14.5	52	162	32.1%	25.4%
63			Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek	14.8	6	12	50.0%	25.4%
64			South Ellerbe Creek Trail	16.4	6	12	50.0%	25.4%
65			Higgins Greenway	1.2	6	12	50.0%	25.4%
66			Homestead Park	19.3	8	18	44.4%	24.6%
67			Blue Jay Point County Park	14.5	22	64	34.4%	23.9%
68			Lower Booker Creek Trail	17.0	10	25	40.0%	23.4%
69			Hank Anderson Community Park	20.3	18	52	34.6%	23.2%
70			Fearrington Village	17.5	7	16	43.8%	23.1%
71			Hilltop Needmore Park--North	11.1	7	16	43.8%	23.1%
72			Crabtree Creek Greenway--Atlantic Ave to Anderson Drive	8.6	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
73			Lake Raleigh	6.0	23	71	32.4%	22.7%
74			Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd.	17.4	9	23	39.1%	22.2%
75			Williamson Preserve	19.2	9	23	39.1%	22.2%
76			Lake Crabtree County Park	3.6	112	443	25.3%	21.5%
77			Baileywick Road Park	10.2	5	11	45.5%	21.3%
78			Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave	9.6	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
79			Hoffman Lake	2.4	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
80			Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp	18.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
81			Mingo Creek Trail	15.1	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
82			Walnut Creek Greenway between Lake Dam Rd & Gorman St	5.1	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
83			Procter Farm Preserve	22.4	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
84			Capital Hills Drive Wetlands	13.9	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
85			Smith Creek Greenway (Entrance on Creek Moss Avenue)	16.2	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
86			Old Bayleaf Rd (foot access only)	15.2	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
87			Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park	17.9	6	15	40.0%	19.8%
88			Brumley Nature Preserve--South	22.7	16	54	29.6%	19.1%
89			White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side	6.7	13	42	31.0%	19.1%
90			Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center	9.0	4	9	44.4%	18.9%
91			Wooten Meadow Park	6.8	4	9	44.4%	18.9%
92			Mid Pines Rd.	6.7	100	446	22.4%	18.8%
93			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co)	12.3	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
94			Robertson Creek Nature Preserve	23.8	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
95			Fred Fletcher Park	7.4	11	36	30.6%	18.0%
96			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co)	12.0	16	59	27.1%	17.4%
97			Crabtree Creek Watershed	4.7	8	25	32.0%	17.2%
98			University Lake, Chapel Hill	19.3	7	21	33.3%	17.2%
99			Horton Grove Nature Preserve	24.6	11	38	28.9%	17.0%
100			North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill)	14.1	6	18	33.3%	16.3%
101			Sarah P. Duke Gardens	16.8	20	84	23.8%	16.0%
102			Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula	12.1	3	7	42.9%	15.8%
103			Dorothea Dix Park	6.9	3	7	42.9%	15.8%
104			Lake Crabtree Dam	3.3	41	201	20.4%	15.4%
105			William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake	5.7	12	47	25.5%	15.3%
106			East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek)	9.4	4	11	36.4%	15.2%
107			Durant Nature Preserve	13.3	23	105	21.9%	15.1%
108			Jordan Game Land--Lower Little Creek	13.2	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
109			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point	15.0	153	888	17.2%	14.9%
110			Discovery Lake (Restricted Access)	8.2	8	29	27.6%	14.7%
111			Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail	19.4	6	21	28.6%	13.8%
112			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats	18.8	4	12	33.3%	13.8%
113			North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond	4.7	7	27	25.9%	13.2%
114			Lake Benson	11.9	7	29	24.1%	12.2%
115			Town Lake Park	23.4	8	35	22.9%	12.1%
116			Wendell Park	22.6	3	9	33.3%	12.1%
117			Lake Wheeler marshes	6.9	26	152	17.1%	11.9%
118			Indian Creek Greenway	3.5	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
119			Ammons Farm Rd.	24.7	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
120			Walnut Creek Wetland Center	9.0	4	14	28.6%	11.7%
121			Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only	15.3	8	37	21.6%	11.4%
122			Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance	3.3	18	104	17.3%	11.2%
123			Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station	21.6	9	44	20.5%	11.2%
124			Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek	10.3	4	15	26.7%	10.9%
125			Shelley Lake	8.1	15	90	16.7%	10.4%
126			Indian Trail Park	18.1	3	11	27.3%	9.7%
127			Piedmont Nature Trail	15.9	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
128			Beaver Creek Greenway	7.0	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
129			Pierce Woods and Pond	15.9	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
130			Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve	4.6	7	37	18.9%	9.5%
131			Falls Lake SRA--Information Center	16.3	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
132			Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge	13.6	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
133			Leesville Park	7.5	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
134			Main Street Park (Rolesville)	20.1	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
135			Forest Hills Park	15.0	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
136			Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End	17.3	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
137			Hilltop Needmore Park--South	11.5	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
138			Fox Road School Park and Marsh Overlook (Access ONLY after 6 pm on school days, and daylight hours on holidays and weekends)	13.8	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
139			Cates Creek Park	25.0	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
140			Brier Creek Reservoir	5.9	4	18	22.2%	9.0%
141			Parker Preserve	15.5	5	25	20.0%	8.9%
142			Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest	14.7	9	55	16.4%	8.9%
143			Falls Lake--Rolling View	16.1	14	97	14.4%	8.8%
144			Patterson Place Constructed Wetland	16.0	7	41	17.1%	8.5%
145			Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	23.9	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
146			New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment	13.8	3	13	23.1%	8.2%
147			Carpenter Park	5.1	3	13	23.1%	8.2%
148			Harris Lake County Park	14.0	12	88	13.6%	8.0%
149			Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access	13.1	7	45	15.6%	7.7%
150			Rainbow Soccer Complex	16.2	7	46	15.2%	7.6%
151			Beaver Marsh	16.7	19	165	11.5%	7.5%
152			Horace Williams Tract	19.1	4	22	18.2%	7.3%
153			Crowder District Park	6.8	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
154			Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.)	13.5	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
155			Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts	18.8	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
156			Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd.	13.3	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
157			Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park	15.6	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
158			Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate	19.7	5	33	15.2%	6.7%
159			Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam	18.7	7	53	13.2%	6.5%
160			Swift Creek Bluffs	5.3	7	54	13.0%	6.4%
161			Duke University--Chapel Woods	17.1	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
162			Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek	10.6	7	55	12.7%	6.3%
163			Roland E. Horne Walking Trail	23.4	3	17	17.6%	6.2%
164			Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek	14.0	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
165			RTP Mountain Bike Trails	7.2	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
166			Crabtree Creek Trail--Lindsay Dr. to Bridge by Galax Dr.	5.5	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
167			Lake Johnson Park	4.2	19	203	9.4%	6.1%
168			Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir	18.0	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
169			Chatham Co. Northeast District Park	14.1	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
170			Blackwood Farm Park	22.9	2	11	18.2%	5.1%
171			Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64	18.7	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
172			Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point	14.2	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
173			Mitchell Mill Natural Area	23.7	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
174			Little Creek Trail	15.3	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
175			Lassiter Mill Historical Park	7.7	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
176			Mount Hope Cemetery	7.8	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
177			Action Park	13.9	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
178			Historic Oakwood Cemetery	8.7	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
179			Berryhill Park and Trails	18.4	2	13	15.4%	4.3%
180			Pinehurst Drive Ponds	15.6	2	14	14.3%	4.0%
181			Falls Lake--Sandling Beach	17.5	2	15	13.3%	3.7%
182			Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only)	24.1	8	111	7.2%	3.7%
183			Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek	15.0	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
184			Lick Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	13.2	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
185			Duke Forest--Gate 10	19.3	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
186			Dorothea Dix	6.6	2	16	12.5%	3.5%
187			Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road	20.9	2	17	11.8%	3.3%
188			Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area	13.8	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
189			Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch	11.6	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
190			New Hope Bottomlands	15.5	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
191			Apex Nature Park	8.6	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
192			Chapel Hill Community Park	16.9	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
193			Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway	21.1	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
194			Martin Luther King Jr Park	19.7	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
195			American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access	9.5	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
196			Inwood Rd.	7.3	3	39	7.7%	2.7%
197			Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp	18.4	3	40	7.5%	2.6%
198			West Point on the Eno Park	20.5	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
199			Eastgate Park	9.5	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
200			Orange County Sportsplex Pond	24.9	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
201			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp	14.8	2	24	8.3%	2.3%
202			Salem Pond Park	4.5	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
203			Clemmons Educational State Forest	18.0	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
204			Bolin Creek--Umstead Park	18.1	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
205			Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve	22.1	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
206			Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth	14.9	2	28	7.1%	2.0%
207			American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access	10.5	3	55	5.5%	1.9%
208			Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats)	12.6	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
209			Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina	13.2	2	32	6.2%	1.7%
210			Laurel Hill Park	5.4	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
211			Turnipseed Preserve	20.5	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
212			Mary Hayes Barber Holmes Park	22.3	3	76	3.9%	1.4%
213			Falls Lake	15.1	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
214			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade	20.0	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
215			Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp	15.5	2	47	4.3%	1.2%
216			Middle Creek Bottomlands II	24.9	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
217			White Pines Nature Preserve	24.5	1	21	4.8%	0.8%
218			William B. Umstead SP	5.4	1	26	3.8%	0.7%
219			Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point	16.1	1	26	3.8%	0.7%
220			Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform	12.3	1	29	3.4%	0.6%
221			Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway	12.9	1	36	2.8%	0.5%
222			North Carolina State University Campus	6.2	1	88	1.1%	0.2%