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Where to find American Goldfinch in August
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 August. 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			Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek	18.2	101	107	94.4%	88.3%
2			Dorothea Dix Park	6.9	147	159	92.5%	87.3%
3			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.)	21.9	31	32	96.9%	84.3%
4			North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden	4.6	53	58	91.4%	81.4%
5			Turnipseed Preserve	20.5	15	15	100.0%	79.6%
6			Pritchard Park Nature Trail	17.3	22	23	95.7%	79.0%
7			North Carolina Botanical Garden	16.0	67	76	88.2%	79.0%
8			Lake Lynn	7.7	122	143	85.3%	78.6%
9			White Deer Park	11.6	21	22	95.5%	78.2%
10			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access	15.2	38	43	88.4%	75.5%
11			Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment	23.4	113	137	82.5%	75.3%
12			Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning	3.9	149	183	81.4%	75.2%
13			stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020)	1.5	41	47	87.2%	74.8%
14			New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment	13.8	27	30	90.0%	74.4%
15			Brumley Nature Preserve--North	22.2	384	495	77.6%	73.7%
16			Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts	18.8	10	10	100.0%	72.2%
17			Bond Park	2.7	81	100	81.0%	72.2%
18			Third Fork Creek Trail	13.6	41	49	83.7%	71.0%
19			Hank Anderson Community Park	20.3	50	61	82.0%	70.5%
20			E. Carroll Joyner Park	20.6	14	15	93.3%	70.2%
21			Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road	18.1	14	15	93.3%	70.2%
22			Martin Luther King Jr Park	19.7	9	9	100.0%	70.1%
23			Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd.	17.4	41	50	82.0%	69.2%
24			Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway	3.5	8	8	100.0%	67.6%
25			UNC Chapel Hill--Coker Arboretum	17.2	23	27	85.2%	67.5%
26			Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park	13.6	19	22	86.4%	66.7%
27			Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd.	12.6	148	203	72.9%	66.4%
28			Sandy Creek Park	16.1	205	287	71.4%	65.9%
29			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.)	21.9	35	44	79.5%	65.5%
30			Rocky Branch Greenway	6.4	18	21	85.7%	65.4%
31			Shiloh Greenway	5.1	7	7	100.0%	64.6%
32			Dorothea Dix	6.6	17	20	85.0%	64.0%
33			Yates Mill County Park	7.2	168	242	69.4%	63.4%
34			Middle Creek Bottomlands II	24.9	16	19	84.2%	62.4%
35			Mason Farm Biological Reserve	14.6	157	231	68.0%	61.7%
36			Durant Nature Preserve	13.3	41	56	73.2%	60.4%
37			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co)	12.0	135	202	66.8%	60.1%
38			Brookhaven Nature Park	6.7	12	14	85.7%	60.1%
39			Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd.	11.9	23	30	76.7%	59.1%
40			Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve	15.1	14	17	82.4%	59.0%
41			Lake Crabtree Dam	3.3	104	158	65.8%	58.1%
42			William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake	5.7	20	26	76.9%	57.9%
43			North Carolina Museum of Life and Science	17.8	22	29	75.9%	57.9%
44			American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access	10.5	62	92	67.4%	57.3%
45			Schenck Forest	3.6	57	84	67.9%	57.3%
46			Discovery Lake (Restricted Access)	8.2	23	31	74.2%	56.8%
47			East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek)	9.4	5	5	100.0%	56.6%
48			Morgan Creek Trail	17.5	25	35	71.4%	54.9%
49			Old Bynum Bridge	20.4	49	74	66.2%	54.9%
50			Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade	19.0	131	216	60.6%	54.0%
51			White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland	6.1	13	17	76.5%	52.7%
52			Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek	10.3	11	14	78.6%	52.4%
53			West Point on the Eno Park	20.5	9	11	81.8%	52.3%
54			Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch	11.6	9	11	81.8%	52.3%
55			Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park	17.9	9	11	81.8%	52.3%
56			Eno River SP--Few's Ford	23.2	27	40	67.5%	52.0%
57			Town Lake Park	23.4	41	64	64.1%	51.8%
58			Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek	10.6	28	42	66.7%	51.6%
59			Johnston Mill Nature Preserve	20.5	19	27	70.4%	51.5%
60			Walnut Creek Wetland Center	9.0	4	4	100.0%	51.0%
61			Apex Community Park	3.7	20	29	69.0%	50.8%
62			Crabtree Creek Watershed	4.7	12	16	75.0%	50.5%
63			Lake Betz	7.3	118	206	57.3%	50.5%
64			Bass Lake Park & Trail	10.7	32	50	64.0%	50.1%
65			Symphony Lake Greenway	4.4	16	23	69.6%	49.1%
66			Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula	12.1	8	10	80.0%	49.0%
67			AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park	10.0	8	10	80.0%	49.0%
68			Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field)	14.1	6	7	85.7%	48.7%
69			Higgins Greenway	1.2	6	7	85.7%	48.7%
70			Procter Farm Preserve	22.4	6	7	85.7%	48.7%
71			Strickland Park	8.9	6	7	85.7%	48.7%
72			North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill)	14.1	12	17	70.6%	46.9%
73			Rainbow Soccer Complex	16.2	36	61	59.0%	46.5%
74			Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP'	16.4	13	19	68.4%	46.0%
75			Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd.	9.8	39	68	57.4%	45.5%
76			Swift Creek Bluffs	5.3	7	9	77.8%	45.3%
77			Ephesus Park--Chapel Hill	16.3	7	9	77.8%	45.3%
78			Morris Branch Greenway	7.6	7	9	77.8%	45.3%
79			Blue Jay Point County Park	14.5	30	51	58.8%	45.2%
80			White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side	6.7	16	25	64.0%	44.5%
81			Fearrington Village	17.5	11	16	68.8%	44.4%
82			Lake Crabtree County Park	3.6	109	215	50.7%	44.1%
83			UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Grove	17.1	3	3	100.0%	43.8%
84			Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd.	17.1	3	3	100.0%	43.8%
85			Lee Game Land	22.6	3	3	100.0%	43.8%
86			Hoffman Lake	2.4	3	3	100.0%	43.8%
87			Wooten Meadow Park	6.8	3	3	100.0%	43.8%
88			Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road	15.5	3	3	100.0%	43.8%
89			Historic Oakwood Cemetery	8.7	3	3	100.0%	43.8%
90			Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve	22.1	12	18	66.7%	43.7%
91			Carpenter Park	5.1	5	6	83.3%	43.6%
92			Piedmont Nature Trail	15.9	5	6	83.3%	43.6%
93			Indian Trail Park	18.1	8	11	72.7%	43.4%
94			Baileywick Road Park	10.2	8	11	72.7%	43.4%
95			Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate	19.7	8	11	72.7%	43.4%
96			Beaver Marsh	16.7	75	146	51.4%	43.3%
97			Ritter Park	4.3	9	13	69.2%	42.4%
98			Horace Williams Tract	19.1	9	13	69.2%	42.4%
99			Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park	13.5	9	13	69.2%	42.4%
100			Blackwood Farm Park	22.9	9	13	69.2%	42.4%
101			Merritt's Pasture	16.9	9	13	69.2%	42.4%
102			Hilltop Needmore Park--North	11.1	9	13	69.2%	42.4%
103			Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	14.5	10	15	66.7%	41.7%
104			Fred Fletcher Park	7.4	11	17	64.7%	41.3%
105			Homestead Park	19.3	6	8	75.0%	40.9%
106			17 Acre Woods	18.0	16	27	59.3%	40.7%
107			Harris Lake County Park	14.0	31	59	52.5%	40.0%
108			Lake Wheeler marshes	6.9	199	450	44.2%	39.7%
109			Penny's Bend Nature Preserve	20.0	7	10	70.0%	39.7%
110			J.C. Raulston Arboretum	4.6	7	10	70.0%	39.7%
111			Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek	14.0	19	34	55.9%	39.5%
112			Duke University--Reclamation Pond	17.3	19	34	55.9%	39.5%
113			Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only)	24.1	62	130	47.7%	39.3%
114			Leigh Farm Park	14.5	8	12	66.7%	39.1%
115			Lower Haw SNA--Bynum	20.3	9	14	64.3%	38.8%
116			Crowder District Park	6.8	10	16	62.5%	38.6%
117			Parker Preserve	15.5	11	18	61.1%	38.6%
118			Lake Johnson Park	4.2	82	184	44.6%	37.6%
119			North Carolina Museum of Art--Goodnight Park	4.4	4	5	80.0%	37.6%
120			Brumley Nature Preserve--South	22.7	16	29	55.2%	37.5%
121			Mid Pines Rd.	6.7	135	315	42.9%	37.5%
122			Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station	21.6	11	19	57.9%	36.3%
123			Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail	19.4	5	7	71.4%	35.9%
124			Berryhill Park and Trails	18.4	15	28	53.6%	35.8%
125			Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek	14.5	50	112	44.6%	35.8%
126			American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access	9.5	6	9	66.7%	35.4%
127			William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake	3.8	7	11	63.6%	35.4%
128			South Ellerbe Creek Trail	16.4	12	22	54.5%	34.7%
129			Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek	14.8	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
130			Barksdale Drive Greenway	9.9	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
131			Beaver Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	10.6	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
132			Lassiter Mill Historical Park	7.7	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
133			Butner Game Land--H Street Fields	23.2	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
134			Ammons Farm Rd.	24.7	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
135			Capital Hills Drive Wetlands	13.9	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
136			Twin Lakes Park	14.5	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
137			Mary Hayes Barber Holmes Park	22.3	30	66	45.5%	34.0%
138			Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance	3.3	119	306	38.9%	33.6%
139			Shelley Lake	8.1	31	70	44.3%	33.2%
140			Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest	14.7	17	35	48.6%	33.0%
141			Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access	13.1	12	23	52.2%	33.0%
142			Lower Booker Creek Trail	17.0	7	12	58.3%	32.0%
143			Horton Grove Nature Preserve	24.6	13	27	48.1%	30.7%
144			Chapel Hill Community Park	16.9	5	8	62.5%	30.6%
145			Bolin Creek--Umstead Park	18.1	5	8	62.5%	30.6%
146			Beaver Creek Greenway	7.0	5	8	62.5%	30.6%
147			Sarah P. Duke Gardens	16.8	20	46	43.5%	30.2%
148			Duke Forest--Gate 10	19.3	3	4	75.0%	30.1%
149			William B. Umstead SP	5.4	12	25	48.0%	30.0%
150			Apex Nature Park	8.6	4	6	66.7%	30.0%
151			DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve	22.4	4	6	66.7%	30.0%
152			Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam	18.7	15	33	45.5%	29.8%
153			Patterson Place Constructed Wetland	16.0	36	93	38.7%	29.4%
154			Lake Raleigh	6.0	14	31	45.2%	29.2%
155			Lake Benson	11.9	12	26	46.2%	28.8%
156			UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Park	16.9	8	16	50.0%	28.0%
157			Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff	12.6	16	39	41.0%	27.1%
158			Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir	18.0	6	12	50.0%	25.4%
159			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats	18.8	6	12	50.0%	25.4%
160			Robertson Millpond Preserve	20.7	4	7	57.1%	25.0%
161			Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve	4.6	12	30	40.0%	24.6%
162			University Lake, Chapel Hill	19.3	10	24	41.7%	24.5%
163			Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd.	13.3	5	10	50.0%	23.7%
164			Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road	20.9	7	16	43.8%	23.1%
165			Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point	16.1	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
166			Northgate Park	17.2	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
167			Pullen Park	6.6	4	8	50.0%	21.5%
168			North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond	4.7	4	8	50.0%	21.5%
169			Orange County Sportsplex Pond	24.9	5	11	45.5%	21.3%
170			Wendell Park	22.6	5	11	45.5%	21.3%
171			Pinehurst Drive Ponds	15.6	22	72	30.6%	21.1%
172			Lake Wheeler	8.2	12	35	34.3%	20.8%
173			Laurel Hill Park	5.4	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
174			Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp	18.6	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
175			Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders	3.9	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
176			Mitchell Mill Natural Area	23.7	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
177			Wake Forest Reservoir	20.5	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
178			Crabtree Creek Trail--Lindsay Dr. to Bridge by Galax Dr.	5.5	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
179			Robertson Creek Nature Preserve	23.8	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
180			Eno River SP--The Quarry	21.2	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
181			Eno River SP--Pleasant Green	21.9	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
182			Falls Lake--Rollingview Marina	15.5	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
183			Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	23.9	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
184			Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf	15.9	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
185			Falls Lake--New Light Creek	17.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
186			Duke University--Anderson Woods	17.0	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
187			Mill Bridge Nature Park	19.4	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
188			Patterson Road Waterfowl Impoundment	14.8	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
189			Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center	9.0	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
190			Little River Waterfowl Impoundment	20.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
191			Eno River--Pleasant Green to Cole Mill	21.2	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
192			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd.	17.4	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
193			Walnut Creek Greenway between Lake Dam Rd & Gorman St	5.1	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
194			Carrboro High School	18.4	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
195			Erwin Road Swamp	17.7	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
196			Neuse River Trail--River Bend	14.9	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
197			American Tobacco Trail--White Oak Church Rd. Access	7.9	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
198			Shaw Lake	9.9	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
199			Bennett Place State Historic Site	19.7	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
200			Crabtree Creek Trail--Anderson Drive to Lassiter Mill Road	8.3	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
201			Juniper Level Botanic Garden	13.9	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
202			Jones Creek Greenway	21.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
203			Old Bayleaf Rd (foot access only)	15.2	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
204			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co)	12.3	25	87	28.7%	20.3%
205			Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co)	20.0	9	25	36.0%	20.2%
206			Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway	12.9	6	15	40.0%	19.8%
207			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade	20.0	6	15	40.0%	19.8%
208			Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats)	12.6	5	12	41.7%	19.3%
209			Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir	19.0	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
210			Salem Pond Park	4.5	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
211			Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge	13.6	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
212			White Pines Nature Preserve	24.5	6	17	35.3%	17.3%
213			Falls Lake--Rolling View	16.1	9	29	31.0%	17.3%
214			Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform	12.3	9	29	31.0%	17.3%
215			Williamson Preserve	19.2	4	10	40.0%	16.8%
216			Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Durham Co.)	19.7	5	15	33.3%	15.2%
217			Glennstone/Heron Rookery	18.4	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
218			Falls Lake--Upper Beaver Dam (Granville Co.)	21.0	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
219			Eastgate Park	9.5	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
220			Roland E. Horne Walking Trail	23.4	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
221			Sims Branch Greenway	13.1	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
222			Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway	21.1	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
223			Neuse River Trail--Old Falls of Neuse	15.1	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
224			Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only	15.3	6	21	28.6%	13.8%
225			Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment	12.2	3	8	37.5%	13.7%
226			Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp	15.5	11	50	22.0%	12.8%
227			Duke Forest--Korstian Division	19.6	4	13	30.8%	12.7%
228			Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp	18.4	10	47	21.3%	12.0%
229			Indian Creek Greenway	3.5	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
230			Pulley Town Road Fields	22.5	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
231			Brier Creek Reservoir	5.9	4	14	28.6%	11.7%
232			Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail	17.1	4	14	28.6%	11.7%
233			Falls Lake--Dam	15.2	3	10	30.0%	10.8%
234			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point	15.0	6	27	22.2%	10.6%
235			Inwood Rd.	7.3	5	22	22.7%	10.1%
236			Clemmons Educational State Forest	18.0	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
237			Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area	13.8	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
238			Haw River--Bynum Dam	20.5	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
239			Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access	18.4	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
240			New Hope Bottomlands	15.5	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
241			Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.)	13.5	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
242			Duke Forest--Gate 12	19.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
243			O'Kelly Chapel Road Waterfowl Impoundment	9.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
244			Duke Forest--Eno Division	22.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
245			Duke Forest--Gate 4	18.1	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
246			Jordan Lake--Poe's Ridge	19.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
247			Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek	13.7	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
248			American Tobacco Trail--Woodcroft	12.3	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
249			Neuse River Trail--Auburn Knightdale Road	15.6	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
250			American Tobacco Trail--Blackwell Street Trailhead	15.4	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
251			Main Street Park (Rolesville)	20.1	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
252			Lake Rogers Park	23.7	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
253			Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth	14.9	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
254			Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook	16.7	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
255			Raven Rock SP	23.9	3	14	21.4%	7.6%
256			South Durham WRF	13.3	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
257			American Tobacco Trail--C.M. Herndon Park	10.4	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
258			Forest Ridge Park	16.5	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
259			Jordan Game Land--Lower Little Creek	13.2	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
260			Hilltop Needmore Park--South	11.5	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
261			Lyon Park	15.6	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
262			Duke University--East Campus	16.6	3	20	15.0%	5.2%
263			Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64	18.7	2	11	18.2%	5.1%
264			Duke Forest--Shepherd Nature Trail	18.7	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
265			Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point	14.2	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
266			Bass Lake Outfall Greenway	11.0	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
267			American Tobacco Trail--Massey Chapel Road	12.0	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
268			North Carolina State University Campus	6.2	5	48	10.4%	4.5%
269			Duke University--Chapel Woods	17.1	2	13	15.4%	4.3%
270			American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Mall	12.2	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
271			Falls Lake--Sandling Beach	17.5	2	17	11.8%	3.3%
272			Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek	15.0	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
273			Edna Metz Wells Park	7.1	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
274			Howling Cow Creamery	7.2	2	23	8.7%	2.4%
275			Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina	13.2	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
276			Little River Fishing Facility	23.7	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
277			Falls Lake--Cheek Road Causeway (Durham Co.)	17.7	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
278			Chandler's Swamp	16.9	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
279			NCSU Experimental Farm	7.1	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
280			Falls Lake	15.1	1	28	3.6%	0.6%