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Where to find American Goldfinch in December
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 December. 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			Rocky Branch Greenway	6.4	18	19	94.7%	75.4%
2			Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment	23.4	163	212	76.9%	70.8%
3			Penny's Bend Nature Preserve	20.0	9	9	100.0%	70.1%
4			Butner Game Land--H Street Fields	23.2	13	14	92.9%	68.5%
5			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.)	21.9	11	12	91.7%	64.6%
6			Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning	3.9	205	308	66.6%	61.1%
7			Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek	18.2	52	72	72.2%	61.0%
8			Brumley Nature Preserve--South	22.7	17	22	77.3%	56.6%
9			Williamson Preserve	19.2	29	42	69.0%	54.0%
10			Mason Farm Biological Reserve	14.6	175	295	59.3%	53.6%
11			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point	15.0	134	227	59.0%	52.5%
12			Homestead Park	19.3	11	14	78.6%	52.4%
13			Sandy Creek Park	16.1	191	336	56.8%	51.5%
14			Lake Lynn	7.7	98	166	59.0%	51.4%
15			Coker Pinetum	16.4	4	4	100.0%	51.0%
16			Lake Benson	11.9	56	94	59.6%	49.5%
17			Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd.	12.6	43	72	59.7%	48.2%
18			Horton Grove Nature Preserve	24.6	14	20	70.0%	48.1%
19			Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road	18.1	11	15	73.3%	48.0%
20			North Carolina Botanical Garden	16.0	52	89	58.4%	48.0%
21			Morgan Creek Trail	17.5	24	39	61.5%	45.9%
22			Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade	19.0	26	43	60.5%	45.6%
23			Ritter Park	4.3	10	14	71.4%	45.4%
24			Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	23.9	10	14	71.4%	45.4%
25			Baileywick Road Park	10.2	7	9	77.8%	45.3%
26			Schenck Forest	3.6	73	137	53.3%	45.0%
27			Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd.	11.9	15	23	65.2%	44.9%
28			Town Lake Park	23.4	15	23	65.2%	44.9%
29			Rainbow Soccer Complex	16.2	38	67	56.7%	44.8%
30			Bond Park	2.7	59	110	53.6%	44.4%
31			UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Grove	17.1	5	6	83.3%	43.6%
32			Apex Nature Park	8.6	5	6	83.3%	43.6%
33			Dorothea Dix Park	6.9	5	6	83.3%	43.6%
34			Johnston Mill Nature Preserve	20.5	27	47	57.4%	43.3%
35			Brumley Nature Preserve--North	22.2	81	163	49.7%	42.1%
36			Yates Mill County Park	7.2	164	347	47.3%	42.1%
37			North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden	4.6	30	55	54.5%	41.5%
38			AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park	10.0	11	17	64.7%	41.3%
39			Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate	19.7	11	17	64.7%	41.3%
40			Old Bynum Bridge	20.4	25	45	55.6%	41.2%
41			Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment	12.2	6	8	75.0%	40.9%
42			Crabtree Creek Trail--Anderson Drive to Lassiter Mill Road	8.3	6	8	75.0%	40.9%
43			Walnut Creek Wetland Center	9.0	13	21	61.9%	40.9%
44			White Deer Park	11.6	13	21	61.9%	40.9%
45			University Lake, Chapel Hill	19.3	25	46	54.3%	40.2%
46			17 Acre Woods	18.0	32	63	50.8%	38.8%
47			Middle Creek Bottomlands II	24.9	10	16	62.5%	38.6%
48			Northgate Park	17.2	4	5	80.0%	37.6%
49			Blackwood Farm Park	22.9	16	29	55.2%	37.5%
50			Fred Fletcher Park	7.4	25	49	51.0%	37.5%
51			Mid Pines Rd.	6.7	250	608	41.1%	37.3%
52			Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park	13.6	14	25	56.0%	37.1%
53			Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway	3.5	13	23	56.5%	36.8%
54			Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve	15.1	22	43	51.2%	36.8%
55			UNC Chapel Hill--Coker Arboretum	17.2	25	50	50.0%	36.6%
56			Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam	18.7	36	76	47.4%	36.5%
57			Shelley Lake	8.1	58	131	44.3%	36.1%
58			North Carolina Museum of Art--Goodnight Park	4.4	5	7	71.4%	35.9%
59			Duke Forest--Korstian Division	19.6	15	28	53.6%	35.8%
60			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.)	21.9	15	28	53.6%	35.8%
61			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co)	12.0	8	13	61.5%	35.5%
62			Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd.	17.1	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
63			Beaver Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	10.6	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
64			Biltmore Hills Park (Access from Fitzgerald Dr.)	9.2	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
65			South Ellerbe Creek Trail	16.4	10	18	55.6%	33.7%
66			Dorothea Dix	6.6	10	18	55.6%	33.7%
67			Blue Jay Point County Park	14.5	23	49	46.9%	33.7%
68			Bass Lake Park & Trail	10.7	29	65	44.6%	33.2%
69			Lake Raleigh	6.0	42	99	42.4%	33.2%
70			Durant Nature Preserve	13.3	24	54	44.4%	32.0%
71			West Point on the Eno Park	20.5	7	12	58.3%	32.0%
72			Swift Creek Bluffs	5.3	10	19	52.6%	31.7%
73			Lake Betz	7.3	68	177	38.4%	31.6%
74			Hank Anderson Community Park	20.3	30	71	42.3%	31.5%
75			Duke University--Reclamation Pond	17.3	16	34	47.1%	31.5%
76			Leigh Farm Park	14.5	6	10	60.0%	31.3%
77			Symphony Lake Greenway	4.4	25	58	43.1%	31.2%
78			Hilltop Needmore Park--North	11.1	9	17	52.9%	31.0%
79			Lake Crabtree County Park	3.6	155	441	35.1%	30.8%
80			Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co)	20.0	5	8	62.5%	30.6%
81			Chatham Co. Northeast District Park	14.1	5	8	62.5%	30.6%
82			Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest	14.7	14	30	46.7%	30.2%
83			Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave	9.6	3	4	75.0%	30.1%
84			Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge	13.6	3	4	75.0%	30.1%
85			Historic Oakwood Cemetery	8.7	3	4	75.0%	30.1%
86			Capital Hills Drive Wetlands	13.9	3	4	75.0%	30.1%
87			Robertson Creek Nature Preserve	23.8	3	4	75.0%	30.1%
88			Wooten Meadow Park	6.8	4	6	66.7%	30.0%
89			Apex Community Park	3.7	34	86	39.5%	29.9%
90			Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve	4.6	15	33	45.5%	29.8%
91			Lake Johnson Park	4.2	78	218	35.8%	29.7%
92			E. Carroll Joyner Park	20.6	10	21	47.6%	28.3%
93			Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only	15.3	20	49	40.8%	28.2%
94			Eno River SP--Few's Ford	23.2	26	67	38.8%	28.0%
95			William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake	3.8	6	11	54.5%	28.0%
96			Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	14.5	8	16	50.0%	28.0%
97			Lower Haw SNA--Bynum	20.3	8	16	50.0%	28.0%
98			Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula	12.1	8	16	50.0%	28.0%
99			Lake Crabtree Dam	3.3	72	214	33.6%	27.7%
100			North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill)	14.1	13	30	43.3%	27.4%
101			Discovery Lake (Restricted Access)	8.2	15	36	41.7%	27.1%
102			Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd.	17.4	16	39	41.0%	27.1%
103			UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Park	16.9	7	14	50.0%	26.8%
104			Laurel Hill Park	5.4	5	9	55.6%	26.7%
105			New Hope Bottomlands	15.5	5	9	55.6%	26.7%
106			Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP'	16.4	16	40	40.0%	26.3%
107			Pritchard Park Nature Trail	17.3	16	40	40.0%	26.3%
108			New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment	13.8	12	29	41.4%	25.5%
109			Merritt's Pasture	16.9	6	12	50.0%	25.4%
110			Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek	15.0	4	7	57.1%	25.0%
111			Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center	9.0	4	7	57.1%	25.0%
112			Neuse River Trail--Andy Drive	14.6	4	7	57.1%	25.0%
113			Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd.	9.8	26	75	34.7%	24.9%
114			Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park	13.5	7	15	46.7%	24.8%
115			Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access	13.1	11	27	40.7%	24.5%
116			William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake	5.7	33	102	32.4%	24.1%
117			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade	20.0	5	10	50.0%	23.7%
118			Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff	12.6	5	10	50.0%	23.7%
119			Lower Booker Creek Trail	17.0	6	13	46.2%	23.2%
120			Brookhaven Nature Park	6.7	6	13	46.2%	23.2%
121			O'Kelly Chapel Road Waterfowl Impoundment	9.9	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
122			Indian Creek Greenway	3.5	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
123			Crabtree Creek Greenway--Atlantic Ave to Anderson Drive	8.6	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
124			Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek	14.5	39	132	29.5%	22.4%
125			White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side	6.7	12	33	36.4%	22.2%
126			Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth	14.9	29	95	30.5%	22.2%
127			Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek	14.0	4	8	50.0%	21.5%
128			Turnipseed Preserve	20.5	4	8	50.0%	21.5%
129			Indian Trail Park	18.1	5	11	45.5%	21.3%
130			East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek)	9.4	5	11	45.5%	21.3%
131			Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek	10.3	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
132			Duke Forest--Gate 12	19.9	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
133			Duke Forest--Gate 4	18.1	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
134			Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp	18.6	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
135			American Tobacco Trail--C.M. Herndon Park	10.4	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
136			Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek	10.6	8	21	38.1%	20.8%
137			Greenview Ponds	7.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
138			Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats)	12.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
139			Patterson Road Waterfowl Impoundment	14.8	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
140			Jordan Lake--Poe's Ridge	19.9	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
141			Falls Lake--Upper Beaver Dam (Granville Co.)	21.0	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
142			Glenn Stoffregen Memorial Garden	12.9	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
143			Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Boat Ramp	18.9	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
144			Sims Branch Greenway	13.1	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
145			Neuse River Trail--Milburnie Park	13.5	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
146			Neuse River Trail--Falls River	15.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
147			Neuse River Trail--Abbington Lane	13.5	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
148			Shaw Lake	9.9	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
149			Honeycutt Road Park	14.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
150			Smith Creek Greenway (Entrance on Creek Moss Avenue)	16.2	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
151			Juniper Level Botanic Garden	13.9	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
152			Jones Creek Greenway	21.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
153			Patterson Place Constructed Wetland	16.0	14	43	32.6%	20.5%
154			North Carolina Museum of Life and Science	17.8	12	36	33.3%	20.2%
155			Falls Lake--Dam	15.2	6	15	40.0%	19.8%
156			Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field)	14.1	8	22	36.4%	19.7%
157			Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail	17.1	9	26	34.6%	19.4%
158			Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek	14.8	4	9	44.4%	18.9%
159			Piedmont Nature Trail	15.9	4	9	44.4%	18.9%
160			Glennstone/Heron Rookery	18.4	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
161			Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail	19.4	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
162			Hilltop Needmore Park--South	11.5	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
163			Harris Lake County Park	14.0	20	73	27.4%	18.5%
164			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp	14.8	5	13	38.5%	17.7%
165			Sarah P. Duke Gardens	16.8	18	71	25.4%	16.7%
166			Raven Rock SP	23.9	8	26	30.8%	16.5%
167			Fearrington Village	17.5	7	22	31.8%	16.4%
168			American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access	10.5	7	22	31.8%	16.4%
169			Morris Branch Greenway	7.6	5	14	35.7%	16.3%
170			Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance	3.3	25	108	23.1%	16.2%
171			stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020)	1.5	45	215	20.9%	16.0%
172			Lick Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	13.2	3	7	42.9%	15.8%
173			Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts	18.8	3	7	42.9%	15.8%
174			Crabtree Creek Trail--Lindsay Dr. to Bridge by Galax Dr.	5.5	3	7	42.9%	15.8%
175			Falls Lake--Rolling View	16.1	37	178	20.8%	15.5%
176			Third Fork Creek Trail	13.6	11	42	26.2%	15.3%
177			Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only)	24.1	21	93	22.6%	15.3%
178			William B. Umstead SP	5.4	8	28	28.6%	15.3%
179			Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station	21.6	5	15	33.3%	15.2%
180			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats	18.8	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
181			Strickland Park	8.9	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
182			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access	15.2	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
183			Eastgate Park	9.5	6	20	30.0%	14.5%
184			Horace Williams Tract	19.1	7	25	28.0%	14.3%
185			Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park	17.9	6	21	28.6%	13.8%
186			Eno River SP--Pleasant Green	21.9	4	12	33.3%	13.8%
187			Chapel Hill Community Park	16.9	4	12	33.3%	13.8%
188			Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area	13.8	3	8	37.5%	13.7%
189			Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook	16.7	3	8	37.5%	13.7%
190			Orange County Sportsplex Pond	24.9	11	47	23.4%	13.6%
191			Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders	3.9	5	17	29.4%	13.3%
192			Ephesus Park--Chapel Hill	16.3	4	13	30.8%	12.7%
193			Forest Ridge Park	16.5	4	13	30.8%	12.7%
194			Lake Wheeler marshes	6.9	20	109	18.3%	12.2%
195			Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park	15.6	3	9	33.3%	12.1%
196			North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond	4.7	5	19	26.3%	11.8%
197			Brier Creek Reservoir	5.9	16	86	18.6%	11.8%
198			Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road	20.9	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
199			Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point	14.2	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
200			Lake Wheeler	8.2	10	49	20.4%	11.5%
201			Beaver Marsh	16.7	32	206	15.5%	11.2%
202			White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland	6.1	3	10	30.0%	10.8%
203			Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp	18.4	9	47	19.1%	10.4%
204			Barksdale Drive Greenway	9.9	3	11	27.3%	9.7%
205			Eden Lakes	23.7	3	11	27.3%	9.7%
206			Martin Luther King Jr Park	19.7	3	11	27.3%	9.7%
207			Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway	21.1	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
208			Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve	22.1	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
209			Pinehurst Drive Ponds	15.6	4	17	23.5%	9.6%
210			Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek	13.7	4	17	23.5%	9.6%
211			Crabtree Creek Watershed	4.7	7	37	18.9%	9.5%
212			Duke Forest--Shepherd Nature Trail	18.7	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
213			Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point	16.1	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
214			Mill Bridge Nature Park	19.4	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
215			Duke Forest--Eno Division	22.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
216			Little Creek Trail	15.3	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
217			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd.	17.4	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
218			Mingo Creek Trail	15.1	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
219			South Wake County Landfill (Restricted Access)	8.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
220			Valley Springs Park	20.7	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
221			Walnut Creek Greenway between Lake Dam Rd & Gorman St	5.1	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
222			Erwin Road Swamp	17.7	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
223			American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Crossing	12.0	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
224			Jordan Game Land--Lower Little Creek	13.2	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
225			Morrisville Community Park	3.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
226			Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End	17.3	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
227			Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir	18.0	7	39	17.9%	9.0%
228			Pullen Park	6.6	3	12	25.0%	8.9%
229			Pierce Woods and Pond	15.9	5	26	19.2%	8.5%
230			Little River Waterfowl Impoundment	20.6	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
231			Berryhill Park and Trails	18.4	4	20	20.0%	8.1%
232			Chandler's Swamp	16.9	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
233			Carpenter Park	5.1	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
234			Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway	12.9	3	15	20.0%	7.0%
235			Parker Preserve	15.5	3	15	20.0%	7.0%
236			Mary Hayes Barber Holmes Park	22.3	8	64	12.5%	6.5%
237			Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp	16.8	5	34	14.7%	6.4%
238			White Pines Nature Preserve	24.5	4	25	16.0%	6.4%
239			Hoffman Lake	2.4	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
240			Bolin Creek--Umstead Park	18.1	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
241			Wendell Park	22.6	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
242			Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64	18.7	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
243			Duke University--East Campus	16.6	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
244			William B. Umstead SP--Turkey Creek Trail	4.2	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
245			Bass Lake Outfall Greenway	11.0	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
246			Robertson Millpond Preserve	20.7	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
247			American Tobacco Trail--White Oak Church Rd. Access	7.9	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
248			Little River Fishing Facility	23.7	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
249			Walltown Park	17.3	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
250			Crowder District Park	6.8	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
251			Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp	15.5	7	69	10.1%	5.0%
252			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co)	12.3	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
253			Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch	11.6	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
254			Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.)	13.5	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
255			Shearon Harris Visitor's Center	12.7	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
256			Falls Lake SRA--Information Center	16.3	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
257			Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. Ramp	18.4	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
258			Leesville Park	7.5	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
259			Ammons Farm Rd.	24.7	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
260			Higgins Greenway	1.2	2	17	11.8%	3.3%
261			Lake Rogers Park	23.7	2	18	11.1%	3.1%
262			Haw River--Bynum Dam	20.5	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
263			Jack Marley Park	19.7	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
264			Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform	12.3	2	20	10.0%	2.8%
265			North Carolina State University Campus	6.2	3	42	7.1%	2.5%
266			Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina	13.2	2	23	8.7%	2.4%
267			Falls Lake--Cheek Road Causeway (Durham Co.)	17.7	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
268			Carrboro High School	18.4	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
269			Pulley Town Road Fields	22.5	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
270			Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd.	13.3	2	26	7.7%	2.1%
271			American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access	9.5	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
272			Poplar Point Wastewater Ponds (Restricted Access)	13.8	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
273			Falls Lake	15.1	1	21	4.8%	0.8%
274			NCSU Experimental Farm	7.1	1	22	4.5%	0.8%
275			Ten-Ten Road Pond	9.4	1	24	4.2%	0.7%