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Where to find American Goldfinch in November
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 November. 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	59	68	86.8%	76.7%
2			Williamson Preserve	19.2	36	42	85.7%	72.2%
3			Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek	18.2	61	76	80.3%	70.0%
4			Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve	22.1	7	7	100.0%	64.6%
5			Mason Farm Biological Reserve	14.6	227	339	67.0%	61.8%
6			Brian P's Yard (Private)	14.4	25	32	78.1%	61.2%
7			AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park	10.0	17	21	81.0%	60.0%
8			Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd.	12.6	19	24	79.2%	59.5%
9			Merritt's Pasture	16.9	11	13	84.6%	57.8%
10			North Carolina Botanical Garden	16.0	56	82	68.3%	57.6%
11			Kildaire Farms Lake	2.3	5	5	100.0%	56.6%
12			North Carolina Museum of Art--Goodnight Park	4.4	5	5	100.0%	56.6%
13			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.)	21.9	33	47	70.2%	56.0%
14			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.)	21.9	18	24	75.0%	55.1%
15			Lower Booker Creek Trail	17.0	14	18	77.8%	54.8%
16			Bond Park	2.7	59	91	64.8%	54.6%
17			Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning	3.9	161	267	60.3%	54.3%
18			Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park	13.6	15	20	75.0%	53.1%
19			Sandy Creek Park	16.1	141	238	59.2%	52.9%
20			Camden Ave Pond	16.3	4	4	100.0%	51.0%
21			Brumley Nature Preserve--North	22.2	101	173	58.4%	50.9%
22			Rocky Branch Greenway	6.4	18	26	69.2%	50.0%
23			Wendell Park	22.6	8	10	80.0%	49.0%
24			Rainbow Soccer Complex	16.2	26	41	63.4%	48.1%
25			UNC Chapel Hill--Coker Arboretum	17.2	22	34	64.7%	47.9%
26			North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden	4.6	46	79	58.2%	47.2%
27			Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field)	14.1	9	12	75.0%	46.8%
28			Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park	17.9	9	12	75.0%	46.8%
29			North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill)	14.1	14	21	66.7%	45.4%
30			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade	20.0	10	14	71.4%	45.4%
31			Schenck Forest	3.6	63	116	54.3%	45.3%
32			Blackwood Farm Park	22.9	11	16	68.8%	44.4%
33			Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	23.9	3	3	100.0%	43.8%
34			Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd.	17.1	3	3	100.0%	43.8%
35			Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail	17.1	3	3	100.0%	43.8%
36			Smith Creek Greenway (Entrance on Creek Moss Avenue)	16.2	3	3	100.0%	43.8%
37			Glennstone/Heron Rookery	18.4	5	6	83.3%	43.6%
38			Old Bynum Bridge	20.4	22	37	59.5%	43.5%
39			Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve	15.1	17	28	60.7%	42.4%
40			Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade	19.0	42	80	52.5%	41.7%
41			Lake Lynn	7.7	65	131	49.6%	41.2%
42			William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake	5.7	64	129	49.6%	41.1%
43			Hank Anderson Community Park	20.3	21	37	56.8%	40.9%
44			Mid Pines Rd.	6.7	291	652	44.6%	40.9%
45			Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP'	16.4	20	35	57.1%	40.9%
46			North Carolina Museum of Life and Science	17.8	18	31	58.1%	40.8%
47			Yates Mill County Park	7.2	152	336	45.2%	40.0%
48			North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond	4.7	50	101	49.5%	40.0%
49			Morgan Creek Trail	17.5	25	47	53.2%	39.2%
50			Middle Creek Bottomlands II	24.9	8	12	66.7%	39.1%
51			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co)	12.0	9	14	64.3%	38.8%
52			Lake Betz	7.3	80	174	46.0%	38.7%
53			New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment	13.8	12	20	60.0%	38.7%
54			Apex Community Park	3.7	24	46	52.2%	38.1%
55			Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula	12.1	4	5	80.0%	37.6%
56			Wooten Meadow Park	6.8	4	5	80.0%	37.6%
57			Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd.	17.4	21	40	52.5%	37.5%
58			Town Lake Park	23.4	12	21	57.1%	36.5%
59			White Deer Park	11.6	5	7	71.4%	35.9%
60			Biltmore Hills Park (Access from Fitzgerald Dr.)	9.2	5	7	71.4%	35.9%
61			Fred Fletcher Park	7.4	15	28	53.6%	35.8%
62			Baileywick Road Park	10.2	8	13	61.5%	35.5%
63			Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway	3.5	6	9	66.7%	35.4%
64			Lake Benson	11.9	22	45	48.9%	35.0%
65			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co)	12.3	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
66			Crabtree Creek Trail--Anderson Drive to Lassiter Mill Road	8.3	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
67			Robertson Creek Nature Preserve	23.8	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
68			Lake Crabtree County Park	3.6	165	428	38.6%	34.1%
69			Symphony Lake Greenway	4.4	17	35	48.6%	33.0%
70			Durant Nature Preserve	13.3	26	58	44.8%	32.7%
71			Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam	18.7	24	53	45.3%	32.7%
72			Bass Lake Park & Trail	10.7	19	41	46.3%	32.1%
73			17 Acre Woods	18.0	12	24	50.0%	31.4%
74			Blue Jay Point County Park	14.5	20	45	44.4%	30.9%
75			Patterson Place Constructed Wetland	16.0	17	38	44.7%	30.1%
76			Turnipseed Preserve	20.5	8	15	53.3%	30.1%
77			Bolin Creek--Umstead Park	18.1	3	4	75.0%	30.1%
78			University Lake, Chapel Hill	19.3	10	20	50.0%	29.9%
79			Horton Grove Nature Preserve	24.6	10	20	50.0%	29.9%
80			Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek	14.5	52	141	36.9%	29.4%
81			Lake Johnson Park	4.2	57	161	35.4%	28.4%
82			Lake Raleigh	6.0	23	59	39.0%	27.6%
83			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point	15.0	81	245	33.1%	27.5%
84			Duke University--Reclamation Pond	17.3	14	33	42.4%	27.2%
85			Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest	14.7	15	36	41.7%	27.1%
86			E. Carroll Joyner Park	20.6	10	22	45.5%	26.9%
87			White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland	6.1	5	9	55.6%	26.7%
88			William B. Umstead SP	5.4	12	29	41.4%	25.5%
89			Eno River SP--Few's Ford	23.2	23	64	35.9%	25.3%
90			Brumley Nature Preserve--South	22.7	9	21	42.9%	24.5%
91			Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd.	11.9	10	24	41.7%	24.5%
92			Hilltop Needmore Park--North	11.1	5	10	50.0%	23.7%
93			Beaver Marsh	16.7	56	190	29.5%	23.4%
94			Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek	14.8	6	13	46.2%	23.2%
95			Carrboro High School	18.4	6	13	46.2%	23.2%
96			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access	15.2	8	19	42.1%	23.1%
97			Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail	19.4	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
98			Pritchard Park Nature Trail	17.3	9	23	39.1%	22.2%
99			Shelley Lake	8.1	25	81	30.9%	21.9%
100			Barksdale Drive Greenway	9.9	4	8	50.0%	21.5%
101			Walnut Creek Wetland Center	9.0	4	8	50.0%	21.5%
102			Piedmont Nature Trail	15.9	4	8	50.0%	21.5%
103			Johnston Mill Nature Preserve	20.5	12	34	35.3%	21.5%
104			UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Park	16.9	6	14	42.9%	21.4%
105			Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance	3.3	46	171	26.9%	20.8%
106			O'Kelly Chapel Road Waterfowl Impoundment	9.9	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
107			Pierce Woods and Pond	15.9	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
108			Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area	13.8	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
109			Lee Game Land	22.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
110			Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf	15.9	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
111			New Hope Bottomlands	15.5	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
112			Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.)	13.5	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
113			Eden Lakes	23.7	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
114			Patterson Road Waterfowl Impoundment	14.8	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
115			Hillcrest Cemetery	0.9	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
116			Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Boat Ramp	18.9	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
117			Neuse River Trail--Trailhead Lane	15.0	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
118			Shiloh Greenway	5.1	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
119			American Tobacco Trail--New Hope Church Rd. Trailhead Park	8.4	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
120			Neuse River Trail--Falls River	15.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
121			Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park	15.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
122			Jordan Game Land--Lower Little Creek	13.2	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
123			Berkshire Downs West Park	14.1	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
124			Lake Rogers Park	23.7	4	9	44.4%	18.9%
125			Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access	13.1	8	23	34.8%	18.8%
126			Apex Nature Park	8.6	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
127			DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve	22.4	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
128			Third Fork Creek Trail	13.6	12	39	30.8%	18.6%
129			Lake Crabtree Dam	3.3	42	174	24.1%	18.4%
130			Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only	15.3	11	38	28.9%	17.0%
131			Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park	13.5	4	10	40.0%	16.8%
132			Carpenter Park	5.1	4	10	40.0%	16.8%
133			Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only)	24.1	24	104	23.1%	16.0%
134			Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders	3.9	3	7	42.9%	15.8%
135			White Pines Nature Preserve	24.5	6	19	31.6%	15.4%
136			White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side	6.7	6	19	31.6%	15.4%
137			Discovery Lake (Restricted Access)	8.2	11	42	26.2%	15.3%
138			Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd.	9.8	13	52	25.0%	15.2%
139			UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Grove	17.1	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
140			Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd.	13.3	7	25	28.0%	14.3%
141			Hoffman Lake	2.4	3	8	37.5%	13.7%
142			Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts	18.8	3	8	37.5%	13.7%
143			Hymettus Woods Park	5.9	3	8	37.5%	13.7%
144			Sarah P. Duke Gardens	16.8	14	64	21.9%	13.5%
145			Falls Lake--Dam	15.2	5	17	29.4%	13.3%
146			Lake Wheeler marshes	6.9	33	192	17.2%	12.5%
147			Harris Lake County Park	14.0	11	51	21.6%	12.5%
148			Forest Ridge Park	16.5	3	9	33.3%	12.1%
149			Duke Forest--Korstian Division	19.6	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
150			Pinehurst Drive Ponds	15.6	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
151			Duke Forest--Gate 10	19.3	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
152			Indian Creek Greenway	3.5	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
153			Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate	19.7	4	15	26.7%	10.9%
154			Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway	12.9	3	10	30.0%	10.8%
155			Fearrington Village	17.5	3	10	30.0%	10.8%
156			Duke University--Chapel Woods	17.1	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
157			Eno River SP--Cabe Lands Access	20.8	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
158			Bass Lake Outfall Greenway	11.0	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
159			Swift Creek Bluffs	5.3	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
160			Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access	18.4	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
161			Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge	13.6	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
162			Shearon Harris Visitor's Center	12.7	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
163			Historic Oak View Park	11.8	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
164			Eno River--Pleasant Green to Cole Mill	21.2	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
165			American Tobacco Trail--C.M. Herndon Park	10.4	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
166			Duke Park	16.6	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
167			Eastgate Park	9.5	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
168			Walnut Creek Greenway between Lake Dam Rd & Gorman St	5.1	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
169			Butner Game Land--H Street Fields	23.2	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
170			Leesville Park	7.5	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
171			Jordan Game Land--Bells Church Fishing Access	12.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
172			Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway	21.1	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
173			Higgins Park	1.8	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
174			Brookhaven Nature Park	6.7	3	12	25.0%	8.9%
175			Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek	10.6	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
176			Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Durham Co.)	19.7	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
177			Ammons Farm Rd.	24.7	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
178			American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access	9.5	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
179			Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	14.5	3	13	23.1%	8.2%
180			Falls Lake--Rolling View	16.1	15	114	13.2%	8.1%
181			Crabtree Creek Watershed	4.7	4	22	18.2%	7.3%
182			Penny's Bend Nature Preserve	20.0	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
183			South Ellerbe Creek Trail	16.4	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
184			Brier Creek Reservoir	5.9	6	43	14.0%	6.6%
185			Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth	14.9	8	65	12.3%	6.4%
186			Ritter Park	4.3	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
187			William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake	3.8	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
188			Laurel Hill Park	5.4	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
189			Orange County Sportsplex Pond	24.9	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
190			Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment	12.2	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
191			Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek	14.0	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
192			Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center	9.0	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
193			Chandler's Swamp	16.9	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
194			Eva Perry Library	4.2	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
195			American Tobacco Trail--Woodcroft	12.3	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
196			Pulley Town Road Fields	22.5	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
197			Inwood Rd.	7.3	5	36	13.9%	6.1%
198			Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform	12.3	4	27	14.8%	5.9%
199			Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp	18.4	7	63	11.1%	5.5%
200			Homestead Park	19.3	2	11	18.2%	5.1%
201			Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp	16.8	3	21	14.3%	5.0%
202			Falls Lake	15.1	2	12	16.7%	4.7%
203			Poplar Point Wastewater Ponds (Restricted Access)	13.8	2	12	16.7%	4.7%
204			Horace Williams Tract	19.1	2	12	16.7%	4.7%
205			Dorothea Dix	6.6	2	12	16.7%	4.7%
206			Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64	18.7	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
207			Eno River SP--Pleasant Green	21.9	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
208			Indian Trail Park	18.1	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
209			Lick Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	13.2	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
210			Kaplan Drive Park	4.1	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
211			Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road	18.1	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
212			Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve	4.6	2	13	15.4%	4.3%
213			Lower Haw SNA--Bynum	20.3	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
214			Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir	19.0	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
215			Duke Forest--Gate 12	19.9	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
216			Cedar Falls Park	18.2	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
217			Clemmons Educational State Forest	18.0	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
218			Wake Forest Reservoir	20.5	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
219			Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp	15.5	5	68	7.4%	3.2%
220			Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek	10.3	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
221			Crowder District Park	6.8	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
222			Salem Pond Park	4.5	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
223			Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff	12.6	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
224			Higgins Greenway	1.2	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
225			Martin Luther King Jr Park	19.7	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
226			Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point	16.1	6	93	6.5%	3.0%
227			Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina	13.2	2	19	10.5%	2.9%
228			Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station	21.6	2	20	10.0%	2.8%
229			East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek)	9.4	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
230			Raven Rock SP	23.9	2	22	9.1%	2.5%
231			Falls Lake--Cheek Road Causeway (Durham Co.)	17.7	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
232			Ephesus Park--Chapel Hill	16.3	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
233			Chapel Hill Community Park	16.9	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
234			Parker Preserve	15.5	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
235			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp	14.8	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
236			Mary Hayes Barber Holmes Park	22.3	4	84	4.8%	1.9%
237			Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir	18.0	2	30	6.7%	1.8%
238			Roland E. Horne Walking Trail	23.4	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
239			stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020)	1.5	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
240			Capital Hills Drive Wetlands	13.9	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
241			Edna Metz Wells Park	7.1	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
242			North Carolina State University Campus	6.2	2	49	4.1%	1.1%
243			NCSU Experimental Farm	7.1	1	19	5.3%	0.9%
244			American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access	10.5	1	19	5.3%	0.9%
245			Lake Wheeler	8.2	1	25	4.0%	0.7%