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 Brian P's Yard (Private) 14.4 32 35 91.4% 77.6%
4 Pritchard Park Nature Trail 17.3 26 28 92.9% 77.4%
5 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 48 55 87.3% 76.0%
6 Wendell Park 22.6 11 11 100.0% 74.1%
7 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 26 29 89.7% 73.6%
8 Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park 13.6 26 29 89.7% 73.6%
9 Wooten Meadow Park 6.8 10 10 100.0% 72.2%
10 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 15 16 93.8% 71.7%
11 Schenck Forest 3.6 59 74 79.7% 69.2%
12 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 21 24 87.5% 69.0%
13 Baileywick Road Park 10.2 13 14 92.9% 68.5%
14 Rocky Branch Greenway 6.4 13 14 92.9% 68.5%
15 North Carolina Botanical Garden 16.0 81 108 75.0% 66.1%
16 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 57 75 76.0% 65.2%
17 Dorothea Dix 6.6 106 146 72.6% 64.9%
18 Ephesus Park--Chapel Hill 16.3 11 12 91.7% 64.6%
19 Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area 13.8 7 7 100.0% 64.6%
20 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 20 24 83.3% 64.1%
21 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 96 135 71.1% 63.0%
22 Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd. 17.4 46 62 74.2% 62.1%
23 Bond Park 2.7 43 58 74.1% 61.6%
24 Dorothea Dix Park 6.9 77 109 70.6% 61.5%
25 UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Park 16.9 18 22 81.8% 61.5%
26 Morgan Creek Trail 17.5 34 45 75.6% 61.3%
27 Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway 21.1 6 6 100.0% 61.0%
28 Town Lake Park 23.4 20 25 80.0% 60.9%
29 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 22 28 78.6% 60.5%
30 Fred Fletcher Park 7.4 12 14 85.7% 60.1%
31 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 194 296 65.5% 60.0%
32 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 142 214 66.4% 59.8%
33 Duke Forest--Gate 10 19.3 9 10 90.0% 59.6%
34 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 129 197 65.5% 58.6%
35 White Deer Park 11.6 11 13 84.6% 57.8%
36 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 38 54 70.4% 57.2%
37 North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 17.8 25 34 73.5% 56.9%
38 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 17 22 77.3% 56.6%
39 stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020) 1.5 5 5 100.0% 56.6%
40 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 8 9 88.9% 56.5%
41 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 8 9 88.9% 56.5%
42 Lake Lynn 7.7 114 182 62.6% 55.4%
43 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 48 72 66.7% 55.2%
44 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 28 40 70.0% 54.6%
45 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 92 150 61.3% 53.3%
46 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 46 71 64.8% 53.2%
47 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 34 51 66.7% 53.0%
48 Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge 13.6 7 8 87.5% 52.9%
49 Martin Luther King Jr Park 19.7 11 14 78.6% 52.4%
50 Crowder District Park 6.8 9 11 81.8% 52.3%
51 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 9 11 81.8% 52.3%
52 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 9 11 81.8% 52.3%
53 American Tobacco Trail--Wimberly Road Access 8.1 4 4 100.0% 51.0%
54 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 123 214 57.5% 50.8%
55 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 141 248 56.9% 50.6%
56 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 24 36 66.7% 50.3%
57 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 32 50 64.0% 50.1%
58 Glennstone/Heron Rookery 18.4 10 13 76.9% 49.7%
59 Horton Grove Nature Preserve 24.6 22 33 66.7% 49.6%
60 Roland E. Horne Walking Trail 23.4 8 10 80.0% 49.0%
61 North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond 4.7 6 7 85.7% 48.7%
62 Apex Community Park 3.7 14 20 70.0% 48.1%
63 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 14 20 70.0% 48.1%
64 North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill) 14.1 11 15 73.3% 48.0%
65 AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park 10.0 11 15 73.3% 48.0%
66 Duke University--Reclamation Pond 17.3 22 34 64.7% 47.9%
67 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 19 29 65.5% 47.3%
68 UNC Chapel Hill--Coker Arboretum 17.2 15 22 68.2% 47.3%
69 East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek) 9.4 9 12 75.0% 46.8%
70 Ritter Park 4.3 13 19 68.4% 46.0%
71 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 27 45 60.0% 45.5%
72 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 14 21 66.7% 45.4%
73 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 7 9 77.8% 45.3%
74 Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts 18.8 7 9 77.8% 45.3%
75 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 7 9 77.8% 45.3%
76 Lower Booker Creek Trail 17.0 7 9 77.8% 45.3%
77 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 16 25 64.0% 44.5%
78 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 11 16 68.8% 44.4%
79 Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats) 12.6 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
80 Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment 12.2 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
81 Lee Game Land 22.6 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
82 Duke Forest--Eno Division 22.9 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
83 Beaver Creek Greenway 7.0 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
84 Strickland Park 8.9 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
85 Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp 18.6 5 6 83.3% 43.6%
86 Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road 15.5 5 6 83.3% 43.6%
87 Blackwood Farm Park 22.9 8 11 72.7% 43.4%
88 Merritt's Pasture 16.9 8 11 72.7% 43.4%
89 Lake Betz 7.3 74 145 51.0% 43.0%
90 Fearrington Village 17.5 14 22 63.6% 43.0%
91 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 16 26 61.5% 42.5%
92 Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station 21.6 11 17 64.7% 41.3%
93 Leigh Farm Park 14.5 6 8 75.0% 40.9%
94 Homestead Park 19.3 6 8 75.0% 40.9%
95 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 13 21 61.9% 40.9%
96 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 20.5 18 31 58.1% 40.8%
97 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 24 45 53.3% 39.1%
98 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 8 12 66.7% 39.1%
99 Parker Preserve 15.5 8 12 66.7% 39.1%
100 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 15 26 57.7% 38.9%
101 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 46 96 47.9% 38.2%
102 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 69 152 45.4% 37.7%
103 Eno River SP--Pleasant Green 21.9 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
104 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
105 Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 23.9 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
106 North Carolina Museum of Art--Goodnight Park 4.4 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
107 Turnipseed Preserve 20.5 13 23 56.5% 36.8%
108 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 44 95 46.3% 36.6%
109 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 23 46 50.0% 36.1%
110 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 8 13 61.5% 35.5%
111 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 6 9 66.7% 35.4%
112 Chatham Co. Northeast District Park 14.1 6 9 66.7% 35.4%
113 Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park 17.9 7 11 63.6% 35.4%
114 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 41 93 44.1% 34.4%
115 Pullen Park 6.6 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
116 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
117 Mill Bridge Nature Park 19.4 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
118 Shearon Harris Visitor's Center 12.7 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
119 Jordan Lake--Poe's Ridge 19.9 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
120 Little Creek Trail 15.3 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
121 Mingo Creek Trail 15.1 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
122 Capital Hills Drive Wetlands 13.9 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
123 Smith Creek Greenway (Entrance on Creek Moss Avenue) 16.2 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
124 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 11 20 55.0% 34.2%
125 Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform 12.3 9 16 56.2% 33.2%
126 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 25 55 45.5% 33.0%
127 Lake Raleigh 6.0 16 33 48.5% 32.5%
128 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 11 21 52.4% 32.4%
129 Sarah P. Duke Gardens 16.8 22 49 44.9% 31.9%
130 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 34 82 41.5% 31.4%
131 Beaver Marsh 16.7 56 145 38.6% 31.1%
132 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 81 220 36.8% 30.7%
133 Ammons Farm Rd. 24.7 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
134 Juniper Level Botanic Garden 13.9 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
135 Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road 20.9 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
136 Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir 19.0 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
137 Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff 12.6 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
138 Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve 4.6 7 13 53.8% 29.1%
139 Horace Williams Tract 19.1 7 13 53.8% 29.1%
140 Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail 19.4 7 13 53.8% 29.1%
141 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 6 11 54.5% 28.0%
142 Lake Benson 11.9 6 11 54.5% 28.0%
143 Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate 19.7 6 11 54.5% 28.0%
144 Brookhaven Nature Park 6.7 6 11 54.5% 28.0%
145 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 44 124 35.5% 27.6%
146 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 14 33 42.4% 27.2%
147 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 7 14 50.0% 26.8%
148 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 7 14 50.0% 26.8%
149 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 5 9 55.6% 26.7%
150 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 23 62 37.1% 26.2%
151 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 39 118 33.1% 25.2%
152 Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access 18.4 4 7 57.1% 25.0%
153 Higgins Greenway 1.2 4 7 57.1% 25.0%
154 Pulley Town Road Fields 22.5 4 7 57.1% 25.0%
155 Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek 14.0 7 15 46.7% 24.8%
156 Orange County Sportsplex Pond 24.9 8 18 44.4% 24.6%
157 Pinehurst Drive Ponds 15.6 11 27 40.7% 24.5%
158 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 14 37 37.8% 24.1%
159 Robertson Millpond Preserve 20.7 5 10 50.0% 23.7%
160 Inwood Rd. 7.3 6 13 46.2% 23.2%
161 17 Acre Woods 18.0 7 16 43.8% 23.1%
162 New Hope Bottomlands 15.5 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
163 Indian Creek Greenway 3.5 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
164 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 21 65 32.3% 22.2%
165 Berryhill Park and Trails 18.4 8 20 40.0% 21.9%
166 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 4 8 50.0% 21.5%
167 Salem Pond Park 4.5 4 8 50.0% 21.5%
168 Shelley Lake 8.1 25 83 30.1% 21.3%
169 South Ellerbe Creek Trail 16.4 5 11 45.5% 21.3%
170 Falls Lake SRA--Information Center 16.3 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
171 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
172 Duke Forest--Gate 4 18.1 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
173 Butner Game Land--H Street Fields 23.2 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
174 Forest Ridge Park 16.5 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
175 Jordan Game Land--Lower Little Creek 13.2 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
176 Pierce Woods and Pond 15.9 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
177 Eno River SP--The Quarry 21.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
178 Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch 11.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
179 Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.) 13.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
180 O'Kelly Chapel Road Waterfowl Impoundment 9.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
181 Historic Oak View Park 11.8 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
182 Patterson Road Waterfowl Impoundment 14.8 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
183 Krzyzewskiville 16.8 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
184 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd. 17.4 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
185 Durant Nature Park--Fairy Garden 13.4 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
186 Jordan Game Land--Bells Church Fishing Access 12.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
187 Wake Forest Reservoir 20.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
188 American Tobacco Trail--Blackwell Street Trailhead 15.4 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
189 American Tobacco Trail--Pittard Sears Road 8.8 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
190 Neuse River Trail--River Bend 14.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
191 Neuse River Trail--Abbington Lane 13.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
192 American Tobacco Trail--White Oak Church Rd. Access 7.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
193 Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park 15.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
194 American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access 9.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
195 Black Creek Greenway--Cary Parkway to Dynasty Drive 1.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
196 River Forest Park 20.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
197 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co) 12.3 13 39 33.3% 20.6%
198 Bolin Creek--Umstead Park 18.1 4 9 44.4% 18.9%
199 Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek 15.0 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
200 Barksdale Drive Greenway 9.9 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
201 Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail 17.1 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
202 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
203 North Carolina State University Campus 6.2 7 21 33.3% 17.2%
204 Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64 18.7 4 10 40.0% 16.8%
205 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
206 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
207 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve 20.0 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
208 Piedmont Nature Trail 15.9 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
209 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 6 19 31.6% 15.4%
210 Duke Forest--Korstian Division 19.6 5 15 33.3% 15.2%
211 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co) 20.0 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
212 Haw River--Bynum Dam 20.5 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
213 DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve 22.4 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
214 Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve 22.1 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
215 Morris Branch Greenway 7.6 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
216 Mary Hayes Barber Holmes Park 22.3 14 58 24.1% 15.0%
217 Chapel Hill Community Park 16.9 4 12 33.3% 13.8%
218 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
219 West Point on the Eno Park 20.5 4 13 30.8% 12.7%
220 Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center 9.0 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
221 Rock Ridge Park 23.8 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
222 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
223 Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders 3.9 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
224 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
225 Hoffman Lake 2.4 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
226 Walnut Creek Wetland Center 9.0 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
227 American Tobacco Trail--C.M. Herndon Park 10.4 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
228 Eastgate Park 9.5 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
229 Williamson Preserve 19.2 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
230 Duke University--Anderson Woods 17.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
231 Mitchell Mill Natural Area 23.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
232 Hillcrest Cemetery 0.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
233 Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Boat Ramp 18.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
234 Robeson Creek Greenway 22.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
235 Eva Perry Library 4.2 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
236 Neuse River Trail--Falls River 15.6 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
237 Lake Rogers Park 23.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
238 Honeycutt Road Park 14.6 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
239 Forest Hills Park 15.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
240 Hilltop Needmore Park--South 11.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
241 Crabtree Creek Trail--Lindsay Dr. to Bridge by Galax Dr. 5.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
242 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
243 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
244 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 4 19 21.1% 8.5%
245 Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point 16.1 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
246 Sims Branch Greenway 13.1 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
247 Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina 13.2 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
248 Northgate Park 17.2 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
249 Lake Wheeler 8.2 3 16 18.8% 6.6%
250 Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway 12.9 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
251 UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Grove 17.1 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
252 Falls Lake--Rollingview Marina 15.5 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
253 Jordan Lake SRA--Visitor's Center 13.8 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
254 Laurel Hill Park 5.4 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
255 Duke Forest--Gate 12 19.9 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
256 Kaplan Drive Park 4.1 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
257 Eno River--Pleasant Green to Cole Mill 21.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
258 Apex Nature Park 8.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
259 American Tobacco Trail--New Hope Church Rd. Trailhead Park 8.4 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
260 Knightdale Station Park 17.3 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
261 Twin Lakes Park 14.5 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
262 Cedar Falls Park 18.2 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
263 Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf 15.9 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
264 J.C. Raulston Arboretum 4.6 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
265 Little Beaverdam Creek 18.4 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
266 Little River Fishing Facility 23.7 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
267 Eno River SP--Continental Drive Access 21.6 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
268 Eno River SP--Cabe Lands Access 20.8 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
269 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
270 NCSU Experimental Farm 7.1 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
271 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp 14.8 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
272 Durham Hotel Rooftop 15.7 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
273 Howling Cow Creamery 7.2 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
274 Raven Rock SP 23.9 1 18 5.6% 1.0%