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Where to find American Goldfinch in February
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 February. 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			Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park	13.6	17	22	77.3%	56.6%
2			stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020)	1.5	29	44	65.9%	51.1%
3			Pritchard Park Nature Trail	17.3	18	26	69.2%	50.0%
4			Blue Jay Point County Park	14.5	54	93	58.1%	47.9%
5			Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek	18.2	46	80	57.5%	46.6%
6			Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats)	12.6	3	3	100.0%	43.8%
7			Duke Forest Rd.	20.7	3	3	100.0%	43.8%
8			North Carolina Botanical Garden	16.0	49	95	51.6%	41.7%
9			AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park	10.0	9	14	64.3%	38.8%
10			Ritter Park	4.3	13	22	59.1%	38.7%
11			Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment	23.4	63	135	46.7%	38.5%
12			Sandy Creek Park	16.1	165	389	42.4%	37.6%
13			Bond Park	2.7	64	142	45.1%	37.1%
14			Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail	17.1	12	21	57.1%	36.5%
15			Lower Booker Creek Trail	17.0	15	28	53.6%	35.8%
16			Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park	13.5	8	13	61.5%	35.5%
17			Piedmont Nature Trail	15.9	7	11	63.6%	35.4%
18			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade	20.0	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
19			Mill Bridge Nature Park	19.4	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
20			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.)	21.9	24	54	44.4%	32.0%
21			Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd.	17.4	15	31	48.4%	32.0%
22			Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve	15.1	16	35	45.7%	30.5%
23			Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning	3.9	133	382	34.8%	30.2%
24			Crabtree Creek Trail--Lindsay Dr. to Bridge by Galax Dr.	5.5	3	4	75.0%	30.1%
25			Morgan Creek Trail	17.5	15	33	45.5%	29.8%
26			Pierce Woods and Pond	15.9	10	21	47.6%	28.3%
27			Brumley Nature Preserve--North	22.2	60	176	34.1%	27.5%
28			Durant Nature Preserve	13.3	28	75	37.3%	27.3%
29			Lake Lynn	7.7	44	127	34.6%	26.9%
30			Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek	14.5	45	132	34.1%	26.6%
31			North Carolina Museum of Life and Science	17.8	12	28	42.9%	26.5%
32			Carpenter Park	5.1	8	17	47.1%	26.2%
33			Rocky Branch Greenway	6.4	6	12	50.0%	25.4%
34			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.)	21.9	7	15	46.7%	24.8%
35			Barksdale Drive Greenway	9.9	5	10	50.0%	23.7%
36			Dorothea Dix	6.6	5	10	50.0%	23.7%
37			Williamson Preserve	19.2	6	13	46.2%	23.2%
38			White Deer Park	11.6	15	43	34.9%	22.4%
39			Old Bynum Bridge	20.4	12	34	35.3%	21.5%
40			Mary Hayes Barber Holmes Park	22.3	23	76	30.3%	21.1%
41			Symphony Lake Greenway	4.4	40	146	27.4%	20.8%
42			Cedar Falls Park	18.2	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
43			Oberlin Cemetery	6.9	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
44			Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access	18.4	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
45			RTP Mountain Bike Trails	7.2	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
46			Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek	13.7	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
47			Neuse River Trail--Milburnie Park	13.5	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
48			Cedar Hills Park	9.7	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
49			Smith Creek Greenway (Entrance on Creek Moss Avenue)	16.2	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
50			Robertson Creek Nature Preserve	23.8	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
51			Black Creek Greenway--Cary Parkway to Dynasty Drive	1.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
52			Millbrook Exchange Park	11.1	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
53			East Clayton Community Park	23.0	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
54			Bass Lake Park & Trail	10.7	20	68	29.4%	19.9%
55			Middle Creek Bottomlands II	24.9	6	15	40.0%	19.8%
56			Apex Community Park	3.7	45	176	25.6%	19.7%
57			Mason Farm Biological Reserve	14.6	77	323	23.8%	19.5%
58			Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center	9.0	4	9	44.4%	18.9%
59			Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP'	16.4	15	51	29.4%	18.7%
60			Fred Fletcher Park	7.4	19	69	27.5%	18.4%
61			Shelley Lake	8.1	33	135	24.4%	18.0%
62			Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders	3.9	13	45	28.9%	17.7%
63			Baileywick Road Park	10.2	5	13	38.5%	17.7%
64			Lake Johnson Park	4.2	40	171	23.4%	17.7%
65			Lake Betz	7.3	54	240	22.5%	17.7%
66			Fearrington Village	17.5	7	21	33.3%	17.2%
67			Glennstone/Heron Rookery	18.4	4	10	40.0%	16.8%
68			Lake Benson	11.9	21	86	24.4%	16.6%
69			South Ellerbe Creek Trail	16.4	8	26	30.8%	16.5%
70			Fallon park	8.1	5	14	35.7%	16.3%
71			Ten-Ten Road Pond	9.4	6	18	33.3%	16.3%
72			Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway	3.5	6	18	33.3%	16.3%
73			Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail	19.4	3	7	42.9%	15.8%
74			Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd.	11.9	7	23	30.4%	15.6%
75			North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden	4.6	12	46	26.1%	15.6%
76			Lake Raleigh	6.0	37	177	20.9%	15.6%
77			Johnston Mill Nature Preserve	20.5	8	28	28.6%	15.3%
78			Laurel Hill Park	5.4	5	15	33.3%	15.2%
79			Merritt's Pasture	16.9	4	11	36.4%	15.2%
80			Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area	13.8	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
81			Mingo Creek Trail	15.1	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
82			Jordan Game Land--Lower Little Creek	13.2	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
83			Third Fork Creek Trail	13.6	10	39	25.6%	14.6%
84			Pullen Park	6.6	5	16	31.2%	14.2%
85			UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Park	16.9	5	16	31.2%	14.2%
86			Brumley Nature Preserve--South	22.7	5	16	31.2%	14.2%
87			Sarah P. Duke Gardens	16.8	16	73	21.9%	14.0%
88			William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake	5.7	23	114	20.2%	13.8%
89			Yates Mill County Park	7.2	74	437	16.9%	13.7%
90			North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill)	14.1	8	31	25.8%	13.7%
91			Schenck Forest	3.6	38	208	18.3%	13.6%
92			Lower Haw SNA--Bynum	20.3	4	13	30.8%	12.7%
93			Horton Grove Nature Preserve	24.6	7	28	25.0%	12.7%
94			Wendell Park	22.6	6	23	26.1%	12.5%
95			17 Acre Woods	18.0	8	34	23.5%	12.4%
96			Little Creek Trail	15.3	3	9	33.3%	12.1%
97			Chapel Hill Community Park	16.9	3	9	33.3%	12.1%
98			Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway	21.1	3	9	33.3%	12.1%
99			Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd.	12.6	12	59	20.3%	12.0%
100			Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	23.9	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
101			Lake Crabtree County Park	3.6	72	496	14.5%	11.7%
102			UNC Chapel Hill--Coker Arboretum	17.2	15	83	18.1%	11.3%
103			Eastgate Park	9.5	3	10	30.0%	10.8%
104			Rainbow Soccer Complex	16.2	13	74	17.6%	10.6%
105			Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam	18.7	12	70	17.1%	10.1%
106			Duke Forest--Gate 10	19.3	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
107			Morrisville Community Park	3.9	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
108			North Carolina Museum of Art--Goodnight Park	4.4	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
109			Lake Crabtree Dam	3.3	19	129	14.7%	9.6%
110			Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access	13.1	4	17	23.5%	9.6%
111			E. Carroll Joyner Park	20.6	4	17	23.5%	9.6%
112			Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge	13.6	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
113			William B. Umstead SP--Turkey Creek Trail	4.2	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
114			Wake Forest Reservoir	20.5	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
115			Neuse River Trail--Auburn Knightdale Road	15.6	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
116			Cates Creek Park	25.0	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
117			Walnut Creek Wetland Center	9.0	3	12	25.0%	8.9%
118			Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate	19.7	3	12	25.0%	8.9%
119			Crabtree Creek Watershed	4.7	5	25	20.0%	8.9%
120			Mid Pines Rd.	6.7	65	592	11.0%	8.7%
121			Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd.	9.8	8	49	16.3%	8.5%
122			Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest	14.7	6	34	17.6%	8.3%
123			White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side	6.7	6	34	17.6%	8.3%
124			Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts	18.8	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
125			Blackwood Farm Park	22.9	3	13	23.1%	8.2%
126			Turnipseed Preserve	20.5	3	13	23.1%	8.2%
127			Beaver Marsh	16.7	32	295	10.8%	7.8%
128			Eno River SP--Few's Ford	23.2	8	54	14.8%	7.7%
129			White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland	6.1	3	14	21.4%	7.6%
130			Indian Creek Greenway	3.5	3	14	21.4%	7.6%
131			Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek	10.6	3	15	20.0%	7.0%
132			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point	15.0	15	136	11.0%	6.8%
133			Falls Lake--Rolling View	16.1	7	52	13.5%	6.7%
134			Penny's Bend Nature Preserve	20.0	3	16	18.8%	6.6%
135			Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve	4.6	5	35	14.3%	6.3%
136			Falls Lake--Dam	15.2	3	17	17.6%	6.2%
137			Town Lake Park	23.4	3	17	17.6%	6.2%
138			Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment	12.2	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
139			Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd.	17.1	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
140			Kaplan Drive Park	4.1	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
141			Eno River--Pleasant Green to Cole Mill	21.2	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
142			Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park	15.6	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
143			Shaw Lake	9.9	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
144			Historic Oakwood Cemetery	8.7	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
145			Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	14.5	3	18	16.7%	5.8%
146			American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access	10.5	7	60	11.7%	5.8%
147			Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only)	24.1	10	96	10.4%	5.8%
148			Apex Nature Park	8.6	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
149			Patterson Place Constructed Wetland	16.0	5	39	12.8%	5.6%
150			Brookhaven Nature Park	6.7	3	20	15.0%	5.2%
151			William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake	3.8	2	11	18.2%	5.1%
152			Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf	15.9	2	11	18.2%	5.1%
153			Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only	15.3	3	22	13.6%	4.7%
154			Wooten Meadow Park	6.8	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
155			Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road	18.1	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
156			Crabtree Creek Greenway--Atlantic Ave to Anderson Drive	8.6	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
157			Forest Hills Park	15.0	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
158			Raven Rock SP	23.9	3	23	13.0%	4.5%
159			Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade	19.0	2	13	15.4%	4.3%
160			American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Mall	12.2	2	13	15.4%	4.3%
161			Hank Anderson Community Park	20.3	4	38	10.5%	4.2%
162			Harris Lake County Park	14.0	7	85	8.2%	4.0%
163			Hilltop Needmore Park--North	11.1	2	14	14.3%	4.0%
164			New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment	13.8	3	27	11.1%	3.9%
165			Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave	9.6	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
166			West Lake Road Ponds	8.7	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
167			New Hope Bottomlands	15.5	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
168			Shearon Harris Visitor's Center	12.7	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
169			DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve	22.4	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
170			Walnut Creek Greenway between Lake Dam Rd & Gorman St	5.1	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
171			Duke University--Reclamation Pond	17.3	5	60	8.3%	3.6%
172			Swift Creek Bluffs	5.3	2	16	12.5%	3.5%
173			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp	14.8	2	16	12.5%	3.5%
174			University Lake, Chapel Hill	19.3	2	16	12.5%	3.5%
175			Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park	17.9	2	16	12.5%	3.5%
176			Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance	3.3	8	122	6.6%	3.4%
177			Orange County Sportsplex Pond	24.9	5	65	7.7%	3.3%
178			UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Grove	17.1	2	17	11.8%	3.3%
179			Berryhill Park and Trails	18.4	3	33	9.1%	3.1%
180			Horace Williams Tract	19.1	2	18	11.1%	3.1%
181			Ephesus Park--Chapel Hill	16.3	2	18	11.1%	3.1%
182			Crowder District Park	6.8	2	18	11.1%	3.1%
183			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access	15.2	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
184			stakeout Long-tailed Duck, Lower Springdale Estates Lake, Raleigh (2019)	8.2	2	19	10.5%	2.9%
185			Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula	12.1	2	20	10.0%	2.8%
186			Forest Ridge Park	16.5	2	20	10.0%	2.8%
187			Discovery Lake (Restricted Access)	8.2	4	59	6.8%	2.7%
188			Falls Lake	15.1	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
189			Beaver Creek Greenway	7.0	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
190			Lake Wheeler	8.2	3	44	6.8%	2.3%
191			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co)	12.0	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
192			Homestead Park	19.3	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
193			East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek)	9.4	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
194			Shiloh Greenway	5.1	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
195			Hymettus Woods Park	5.9	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
196			Brier Creek Reservoir	5.9	6	134	4.5%	2.1%
197			Kildaire Farms Lake	2.3	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
198			Bolin Creek--Umstead Park	18.1	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
199			Martin Luther King Jr Park	19.7	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
200			Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform	12.3	2	32	6.2%	1.7%
201			Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth	14.9	3	67	4.5%	1.5%
202			Duke University--East Campus	16.6	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
203			Parker Preserve	15.5	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
204			White Pines Nature Preserve	24.5	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
205			Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook	16.7	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
206			Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp	18.4	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
207			Morris Branch Greenway	7.6	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
208			Salem Pond Park	4.5	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
209			Lake Wheeler marshes	6.9	3	99	3.0%	1.0%
210			North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond	4.7	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
211			Pinehurst Drive Ponds	15.6	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
212			William B. Umstead SP	5.4	1	21	4.8%	0.8%
213			North Carolina State University Campus	6.2	2	70	2.9%	0.8%
214			Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp	15.5	2	79	2.5%	0.7%
215			NCSU Experimental Farm	7.1	1	34	2.9%	0.5%
216			Inwood Rd.	7.3	1	49	2.0%	0.4%