Bird Finder

Where to find American Goldfinch in July
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 July. 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 Third Fork Creek Trail 13.6 56 62 90.3% 80.5%
2 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 103 119 86.6% 79.3%
3 Pritchard Park Nature Trail 17.3 26 28 92.9% 77.4%
4 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 48 55 87.3% 76.0%
5 Wendell Park 22.6 11 11 100.0% 74.1%
6 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 26 29 89.7% 73.6%
7 Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park 13.6 26 29 89.7% 73.6%
8 Wooten Meadow Park 6.8 10 10 100.0% 72.2%
9 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 15 16 93.8% 71.7%
10 Schenck Forest 3.6 59 74 79.7% 69.2%
11 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 21 24 87.5% 69.0%
12 Baileywick Road Park 10.2 13 14 92.9% 68.5%
13 Rocky Branch Greenway 6.4 13 14 92.9% 68.5%
14 North Carolina Botanical Garden 16.0 81 108 75.0% 66.1%
15 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 57 75 76.0% 65.2%
16 Dorothea Dix 6.6 106 146 72.6% 64.9%
17 Ephesus Park--Chapel Hill 16.3 11 12 91.7% 64.6%
18 Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area 13.8 7 7 100.0% 64.6%
19 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 20 24 83.3% 64.1%
20 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 96 135 71.1% 63.0%
21 Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd. 17.4 46 62 74.2% 62.1%
22 Bond Park 2.7 43 58 74.1% 61.6%
23 Dorothea Dix Park 6.9 77 109 70.6% 61.5%
24 UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Park 16.9 18 22 81.8% 61.5%
25 Morgan Creek Trail 17.5 34 45 75.6% 61.3%
26 Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway 21.1 6 6 100.0% 61.0%
27 Town Lake Park 23.4 20 25 80.0% 60.9%
28 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 22 28 78.6% 60.5%
29 Fred Fletcher Park 7.4 12 14 85.7% 60.1%
30 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 194 296 65.5% 60.0%
31 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 142 214 66.4% 59.8%
32 Duke Forest--Gate 10 19.3 9 10 90.0% 59.6%
33 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 129 197 65.5% 58.6%
34 White Deer Park 11.6 11 13 84.6% 57.8%
35 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 38 54 70.4% 57.2%
36 North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 17.8 25 34 73.5% 56.9%
37 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 17 22 77.3% 56.6%
38 stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020) 1.5 5 5 100.0% 56.6%
39 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 8 9 88.9% 56.5%
40 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 8 9 88.9% 56.5%
41 Lake Lynn 7.7 114 182 62.6% 55.4%
42 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 48 72 66.7% 55.2%
43 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 28 40 70.0% 54.6%
44 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 92 150 61.3% 53.3%
45 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 46 71 64.8% 53.2%
46 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 34 51 66.7% 53.0%
47 Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge 13.6 7 8 87.5% 52.9%
48 Martin Luther King Jr Park 19.7 11 14 78.6% 52.4%
49 Crowder District Park 6.8 9 11 81.8% 52.3%
50 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 9 11 81.8% 52.3%
51 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 9 11 81.8% 52.3%
52 American Tobacco Trail--Wimberly Road Access 8.1 4 4 100.0% 51.0%
53 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 123 214 57.5% 50.8%
54 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 141 248 56.9% 50.6%
55 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 24 36 66.7% 50.3%
56 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 32 50 64.0% 50.1%
57 Glennstone/Heron Rookery 18.4 10 13 76.9% 49.7%
58 Horton Grove Nature Preserve 24.6 22 33 66.7% 49.6%
59 Roland E. Horne Walking Trail 23.4 8 10 80.0% 49.0%
60 North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond 4.7 6 7 85.7% 48.7%
61 Apex Community Park 3.7 14 20 70.0% 48.1%
62 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 14 20 70.0% 48.1%
63 North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill) 14.1 11 15 73.3% 48.0%
64 AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park 10.0 11 15 73.3% 48.0%
65 Duke University--Reclamation Pond 17.3 22 34 64.7% 47.9%
66 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 19 29 65.5% 47.3%
67 UNC Chapel Hill--Coker Arboretum 17.2 15 22 68.2% 47.3%
68 East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek) 9.4 9 12 75.0% 46.8%
69 Ritter Park 4.3 13 19 68.4% 46.0%
70 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 27 45 60.0% 45.5%
71 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 14 21 66.7% 45.4%
72 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 7 9 77.8% 45.3%
73 Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts 18.8 7 9 77.8% 45.3%
74 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 7 9 77.8% 45.3%
75 Lower Booker Creek Trail 17.0 7 9 77.8% 45.3%
76 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 16 25 64.0% 44.5%
77 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 11 16 68.8% 44.4%
78 Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats) 12.6 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
79 Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment 12.2 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
80 Lee Game Land 22.6 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
81 Duke Forest--Eno Division 22.9 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
82 Beaver Creek Greenway 7.0 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
83 Strickland Park 8.9 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
84 Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp 18.6 5 6 83.3% 43.6%
85 Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road 15.5 5 6 83.3% 43.6%
86 Blackwood Farm Park 22.9 8 11 72.7% 43.4%
87 Merritt's Pasture 16.9 8 11 72.7% 43.4%
88 Lake Betz 7.3 74 145 51.0% 43.0%
89 Fearrington Village 17.5 14 22 63.6% 43.0%
90 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 16 26 61.5% 42.5%
91 Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station 21.6 11 17 64.7% 41.3%
92 Leigh Farm Park 14.5 6 8 75.0% 40.9%
93 Homestead Park 19.3 6 8 75.0% 40.9%
94 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 13 21 61.9% 40.9%
95 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 20.5 18 31 58.1% 40.8%
96 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 24 45 53.3% 39.1%
97 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 8 12 66.7% 39.1%
98 Parker Preserve 15.5 8 12 66.7% 39.1%
99 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 15 26 57.7% 38.9%
100 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 46 96 47.9% 38.2%
101 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 69 152 45.4% 37.7%
102 Eno River SP--Pleasant Green 21.9 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
103 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
104 Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 23.9 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
105 North Carolina Museum of Art--Goodnight Park 4.4 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
106 Turnipseed Preserve 20.5 13 23 56.5% 36.8%
107 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 44 95 46.3% 36.6%
108 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 23 46 50.0% 36.1%
109 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 8 13 61.5% 35.5%
110 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 6 9 66.7% 35.4%
111 Chatham Co. Northeast District Park 14.1 6 9 66.7% 35.4%
112 Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park 17.9 7 11 63.6% 35.4%
113 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 41 93 44.1% 34.4%
114 Pullen Park 6.6 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
115 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
116 Mill Bridge Nature Park 19.4 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
117 Shearon Harris Visitor's Center 12.7 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
118 Jordan Lake--Poe's Ridge 19.9 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
119 Little Creek Trail 15.3 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
120 Mingo Creek Trail 15.1 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
121 Capital Hills Drive Wetlands 13.9 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
122 Smith Creek Greenway (Entrance on Creek Moss Avenue) 16.2 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
123 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 11 20 55.0% 34.2%
124 Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform 12.3 9 16 56.2% 33.2%
125 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 25 55 45.5% 33.0%
126 Lake Raleigh 6.0 16 33 48.5% 32.5%
127 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 11 21 52.4% 32.4%
128 Sarah P. Duke Gardens 16.8 22 49 44.9% 31.9%
129 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 34 82 41.5% 31.4%
130 Beaver Marsh 16.7 56 145 38.6% 31.1%
131 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 81 220 36.8% 30.7%
132 Ammons Farm Rd. 24.7 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
133 Juniper Level Botanic Garden 13.9 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
134 Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road 20.9 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
135 Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir 19.0 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
136 Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff 12.6 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
137 Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve 4.6 7 13 53.8% 29.1%
138 Horace Williams Tract 19.1 7 13 53.8% 29.1%
139 Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail 19.4 7 13 53.8% 29.1%
140 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 6 11 54.5% 28.0%
141 Lake Benson 11.9 6 11 54.5% 28.0%
142 Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate 19.7 6 11 54.5% 28.0%
143 Brookhaven Nature Park 6.7 6 11 54.5% 28.0%
144 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 44 124 35.5% 27.6%
145 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 14 33 42.4% 27.2%
146 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 7 14 50.0% 26.8%
147 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 7 14 50.0% 26.8%
148 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 5 9 55.6% 26.7%
149 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 23 62 37.1% 26.2%
150 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 39 118 33.1% 25.2%
151 Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access 18.4 4 7 57.1% 25.0%
152 Higgins Greenway 1.2 4 7 57.1% 25.0%
153 Pulley Town Road Fields 22.5 4 7 57.1% 25.0%
154 Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek 14.0 7 15 46.7% 24.8%
155 Orange County Sportsplex Pond 24.9 8 18 44.4% 24.6%
156 Pinehurst Drive Ponds 15.6 11 27 40.7% 24.5%
157 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 14 37 37.8% 24.1%
158 Robertson Millpond Preserve 20.7 5 10 50.0% 23.7%
159 Inwood Rd. 7.3 6 13 46.2% 23.2%
160 17 Acre Woods 18.0 7 16 43.8% 23.1%
161 New Hope Bottomlands 15.5 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
162 Indian Creek Greenway 3.5 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
163 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 21 65 32.3% 22.2%
164 Berryhill Park and Trails 18.4 8 20 40.0% 21.9%
165 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 4 8 50.0% 21.5%
166 Salem Pond Park 4.5 4 8 50.0% 21.5%
167 Shelley Lake 8.1 25 83 30.1% 21.3%
168 South Ellerbe Creek Trail 16.4 5 11 45.5% 21.3%
169 Falls Lake SRA--Information Center 16.3 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
170 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
171 Duke Forest--Gate 4 18.1 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
172 Butner Game Land--H Street Fields 23.2 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
173 Forest Ridge Park 16.5 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
174 Jordan Game Land--Lower Little Creek 13.2 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
175 Pierce Woods and Pond 15.9 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
176 Eno River SP--The Quarry 21.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
177 Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch 11.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
178 Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.) 13.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
179 O'Kelly Chapel Road Waterfowl Impoundment 9.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
180 Historic Oak View Park 11.8 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
181 Patterson Road Waterfowl Impoundment 14.8 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
182 Krzyzewskiville 16.8 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
183 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd. 17.4 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
184 Durant Nature Park--Fairy Garden 13.4 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
185 Jordan Game Land--Bells Church Fishing Access 12.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
186 Wake Forest Reservoir 20.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
187 American Tobacco Trail--Blackwell Street Trailhead 15.4 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
188 American Tobacco Trail--Pittard Sears Road 8.8 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
189 Neuse River Trail--River Bend 14.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
190 Neuse River Trail--Abbington Lane 13.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
191 American Tobacco Trail--White Oak Church Rd. Access 7.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
192 Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park 15.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
193 American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access 9.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
194 Black Creek Greenway--Cary Parkway to Dynasty Drive 1.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
195 River Forest Park 20.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
196 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co) 12.3 13 39 33.3% 20.6%
197 Bolin Creek--Umstead Park 18.1 4 9 44.4% 18.9%
198 Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek 15.0 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
199 Barksdale Drive Greenway 9.9 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
200 Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail 17.1 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
201 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
202 North Carolina State University Campus 6.2 7 21 33.3% 17.2%
203 Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64 18.7 4 10 40.0% 16.8%
204 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
205 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
206 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve 20.0 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
207 Piedmont Nature Trail 15.9 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
208 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 6 19 31.6% 15.4%
209 Duke Forest--Korstian Division 19.6 5 15 33.3% 15.2%
210 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co) 20.0 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
211 Haw River--Bynum Dam 20.5 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
212 DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve 22.4 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
213 Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve 22.1 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
214 Morris Branch Greenway 7.6 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
215 Mary Hayes Barber Holmes Park 22.3 14 58 24.1% 15.0%
216 Chapel Hill Community Park 16.9 4 12 33.3% 13.8%
217 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
218 West Point on the Eno Park 20.5 4 13 30.8% 12.7%
219 Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center 9.0 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
220 Rock Ridge Park 23.8 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
221 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
222 Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders 3.9 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
223 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
224 Hoffman Lake 2.4 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
225 Walnut Creek Wetland Center 9.0 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
226 American Tobacco Trail--C.M. Herndon Park 10.4 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
227 Eastgate Park 9.5 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
228 Williamson Preserve 19.2 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
229 Duke University--Anderson Woods 17.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
230 Mitchell Mill Natural Area 23.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
231 Hillcrest Cemetery 0.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
232 Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Boat Ramp 18.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
233 Robeson Creek Greenway 22.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
234 Eva Perry Library 4.2 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
235 Neuse River Trail--Falls River 15.6 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
236 Lake Rogers Park 23.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
237 Honeycutt Road Park 14.6 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
238 Forest Hills Park 15.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
239 Hilltop Needmore Park--South 11.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
240 Crabtree Creek Trail--Lindsay Dr. to Bridge by Galax Dr. 5.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
241 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
242 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
243 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 4 19 21.1% 8.5%
244 Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point 16.1 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
245 Sims Branch Greenway 13.1 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
246 Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina 13.2 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
247 Northgate Park 17.2 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
248 Lake Wheeler 8.2 3 16 18.8% 6.6%
249 Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway 12.9 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
250 UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Grove 17.1 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
251 Falls Lake--Rollingview Marina 15.5 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
252 Jordan Lake SRA--Visitor's Center 13.8 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
253 Laurel Hill Park 5.4 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
254 Duke Forest--Gate 12 19.9 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
255 Kaplan Drive Park 4.1 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
256 Eno River--Pleasant Green to Cole Mill 21.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
257 Apex Nature Park 8.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
258 American Tobacco Trail--New Hope Church Rd. Trailhead Park 8.4 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
259 Knightdale Station Park 17.3 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
260 Twin Lakes Park 14.5 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
261 Cedar Falls Park 18.2 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
262 Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf 15.9 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
263 J.C. Raulston Arboretum 4.6 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
264 Little Beaverdam Creek 18.4 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
265 Little River Fishing Facility 23.7 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
266 Eno River SP--Continental Drive Access 21.6 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
267 Eno River SP--Cabe Lands Access 20.8 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
268 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
269 NCSU Experimental Farm 7.1 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
270 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp 14.8 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
271 Durham Hotel Rooftop 15.7 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
272 Howling Cow Creamery 7.2 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
273 Raven Rock SP 23.9 1 18 5.6% 1.0%