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Where to find Blue Jay 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 Blue Jay 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			Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning	3.9	243	327	74.3%	69.3%
2			North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden	4.6	29	38	76.3%	60.8%
3			E. Carroll Joyner Park	20.6	12	14	85.7%	60.1%
4			Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd.	11.9	17	21	81.0%	60.0%
5			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.)	21.9	36	50	72.0%	58.3%
6			Rainbow Soccer Complex	16.2	45	64	70.3%	58.2%
7			Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment	23.4	50	72	69.4%	58.0%
8			Fred Fletcher Park	7.4	40	57	70.2%	57.3%
9			Hilltop Needmore Park--North	11.1	5	5	100.0%	56.6%
10			Pierce Woods and Pond	15.9	16	21	76.2%	54.9%
11			Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd.	17.4	19	26	73.1%	53.9%
12			Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek	18.2	44	68	64.7%	52.8%
13			Lake Betz	7.3	124	208	59.6%	52.8%
14			Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd.	12.6	23	33	69.7%	52.7%
15			Brian P's Yard (Private)	14.4	18	25	72.0%	52.4%
16			Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek	14.5	77	128	60.2%	51.5%
17			Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	23.9	4	4	100.0%	51.0%
18			Mason Farm Biological Reserve	14.6	158	279	56.6%	50.8%
19			Dorothea Dix	6.6	8	10	80.0%	49.0%
20			Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest	14.7	20	30	66.7%	48.8%
21			Brookhaven Nature Park	6.7	12	17	70.6%	46.9%
22			Ritter Park	4.3	13	19	68.4%	46.0%
23			Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats)	12.6	3	3	100.0%	43.8%
24			Butner Game Land--H Street Fields	23.2	3	3	100.0%	43.8%
25			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.)	21.9	8	11	72.7%	43.4%
26			Lake Crabtree County Park	3.6	208	437	47.6%	43.0%
27			North Carolina Botanical Garden	16.0	42	78	53.8%	42.9%
28			Pullen Park	6.6	9	13	69.2%	42.4%
29			Blackwood Farm Park	22.9	9	13	69.2%	42.4%
30			stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020)	1.5	18	30	60.0%	42.3%
31			Morgan Creek Trail	17.5	16	27	59.3%	40.7%
32			South Ellerbe Creek Trail	16.4	14	24	58.3%	38.8%
33			AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park	10.0	9	14	64.3%	38.8%
34			Wendell Park	22.6	12	20	60.0%	38.7%
35			Lake Lynn	7.7	51	107	47.7%	38.4%
36			Lake Benson	11.9	36	74	48.6%	37.6%
37			Mary Hayes Barber Holmes Park	22.3	26	52	50.0%	36.9%
38			Chapel Hill Community Park	16.9	5	7	71.4%	35.9%
39			Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula	12.1	9	15	60.0%	35.7%
40			Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park	13.5	8	13	61.5%	35.5%
41			Williamson Preserve	19.2	8	13	61.5%	35.5%
42			Glennstone/Heron Rookery	18.4	6	9	66.7%	35.4%
43			Baileywick Road Park	10.2	7	11	63.6%	35.4%
44			Bond Park	2.7	59	137	43.1%	35.1%
45			Hank Anderson Community Park	20.3	13	24	54.2%	35.1%
46			William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake	5.7	46	104	44.2%	35.1%
47			Lake Crabtree Dam	3.3	33	73	45.2%	34.3%
48			Forest Hills Park	15.0	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
49			Hilltop Needmore Park--South	11.5	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
50			Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders	3.9	13	25	52.0%	33.5%
51			Yates Mill County Park	7.2	147	390	37.7%	33.0%
52			Johnston Mill Nature Preserve	20.5	12	23	52.2%	33.0%
53			Sandy Creek Park	16.1	127	335	37.9%	32.9%
54			Schenck Forest	3.6	76	194	39.2%	32.6%
55			Mid Pines Rd.	6.7	186	510	36.5%	32.4%
56			Fearrington Village	17.5	11	21	52.4%	32.4%
57			Patterson Place Constructed Wetland	16.0	17	36	47.2%	32.0%
58			17 Acre Woods	18.0	14	29	48.3%	31.4%
59			Lake Raleigh	6.0	45	113	39.8%	31.3%
60			Penny's Bend Nature Preserve	20.0	8	15	53.3%	30.1%
61			Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts	18.8	4	6	66.7%	30.0%
62			Little Creek Trail	15.3	4	6	66.7%	30.0%
63			Carrboro High School	18.4	4	6	66.7%	30.0%
64			Roland E. Horne Walking Trail	23.4	4	6	66.7%	30.0%
65			North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill)	14.1	13	28	46.4%	29.5%
66			Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail	17.1	9	18	50.0%	29.0%
67			Old Bynum Bridge	20.4	12	26	46.2%	28.8%
68			Salem Pond Park	4.5	8	16	50.0%	28.0%
69			Symphony Lake Greenway	4.4	47	132	35.6%	28.0%
70			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point	15.0	42	117	35.9%	27.8%
71			Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP'	16.4	19	47	40.4%	27.6%
72			North Carolina State University Campus	6.2	25	66	37.9%	27.1%
73			Merritt's Pasture	16.9	5	9	55.6%	26.7%
74			North Carolina Museum of Life and Science	17.8	10	23	43.5%	25.6%
75			Laurel Hill Park	5.4	4	7	57.1%	25.0%
76			Homestead Park	19.3	4	7	57.1%	25.0%
77			Martin Luther King Jr Park	19.7	4	7	57.1%	25.0%
78			Bass Lake Park & Trail	10.7	17	47	36.2%	24.0%
79			Rocky Branch Greenway	6.4	5	10	50.0%	23.7%
80			Higgins Greenway	1.2	5	10	50.0%	23.7%
81			American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access	10.5	19	55	34.5%	23.4%
82			Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park	13.6	8	19	42.1%	23.1%
83			DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve	22.4	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
84			Harris Lake County Park	14.0	26	81	32.1%	22.9%
85			Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam	18.7	15	43	34.9%	22.4%
86			Eastgate Park	9.5	4	8	50.0%	21.5%
87			Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade	19.0	5	11	45.5%	21.3%
88			Eno River SP--Few's Ford	23.2	14	42	33.3%	21.0%
89			Brier Creek Reservoir	5.9	31	109	28.4%	20.8%
90			Falls Lake--Cheek Road Causeway (Durham Co.)	17.7	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
91			Barksdale Drive Greenway	9.9	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
92			Duke Forest Rd.	20.7	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
93			Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.)	13.5	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
94			Jordan Game Land--Lower Little Creek	13.2	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
95			Duke Park	16.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
96			Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek	13.7	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
97			Neuse River Trail--Milburnie Park	13.5	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
98			Neuse River Trail--Trailhead Lane	15.0	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
99			Neuse River Trail--Poole Road	14.1	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
100			American Tobacco Trail--Solite Park	12.3	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
101			Biltmore Hills Park (Access from Fitzgerald Dr.)	9.2	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
102			Bethesda Park	11.2	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
103			Cedar Hills Park	9.7	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
104			Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve	22.1	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
105			Lyon Park	15.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
106			Shelley Lake	8.1	29	104	27.9%	20.2%
107			Brumley Nature Preserve--North	22.2	37	139	26.6%	20.0%
108			White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side	6.7	10	29	34.5%	19.9%
109			Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve	15.1	11	33	33.3%	19.8%
110			Lower Booker Creek Trail	17.0	8	22	36.4%	19.7%
111			Hymettus Woods Park	5.9	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
112			Durant Nature Preserve	13.3	17	60	28.3%	18.5%
113			Lake Johnson Park	4.2	30	128	23.4%	16.9%
114			Ammons Farm Rd.	24.7	4	10	40.0%	16.8%
115			Beaver Marsh	16.7	59	281	21.0%	16.6%
116			Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only	15.3	7	22	31.8%	16.4%
117			White Deer Park	11.6	7	22	31.8%	16.4%
118			White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland	6.1	5	14	35.7%	16.3%
119			Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail	19.4	3	7	42.9%	15.8%
120			East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek)	9.4	3	7	42.9%	15.8%
121			Lake Wheeler marshes	6.9	20	85	23.5%	15.8%
122			University Lake, Chapel Hill	19.3	5	15	33.3%	15.2%
123			Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park	17.9	5	15	33.3%	15.2%
124			Chatham Co. Northeast District Park	14.1	4	11	36.4%	15.2%
125			American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Mall	12.2	4	11	36.4%	15.2%
126			Parker Preserve	15.5	4	11	36.4%	15.2%
127			Apex Community Park	3.7	29	137	21.2%	15.2%
128			Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave	9.6	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
129			Duke Forest--Gate 10	19.3	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
130			Sarah P. Duke Gardens	16.8	13	53	24.5%	14.9%
131			New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment	13.8	7	25	28.0%	14.3%
132			Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway	3.5	5	16	31.2%	14.2%
133			Orange County Sportsplex Pond	24.9	13	56	23.2%	14.1%
134			Walnut Creek Wetland Center	9.0	4	12	33.3%	13.8%
135			Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only)	24.1	19	91	20.9%	13.8%
136			Kildaire Farms Lake	2.3	3	8	37.5%	13.7%
137			Horton Grove Nature Preserve	24.6	6	23	26.1%	12.5%
138			Edna Metz Wells Park	7.1	5	18	27.8%	12.5%
139			Blue Jay Point County Park	14.5	14	69	20.3%	12.5%
140			Crabtree Creek Watershed	4.7	5	19	26.3%	11.8%
141			Shearon Harris Visitor's Center	12.7	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
142			Beaver Creek Greenway	7.0	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
143			Discovery Lake (Restricted Access)	8.2	8	37	21.6%	11.4%
144			North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond	4.7	4	15	26.7%	10.9%
145			Swift Creek Bluffs	5.3	3	10	30.0%	10.8%
146			Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate	19.7	3	10	30.0%	10.8%
147			Apex Nature Park	8.6	3	10	30.0%	10.8%
148			Falls Lake--Rolling View	16.1	9	46	19.6%	10.7%
149			Raven Rock SP	23.9	5	21	23.8%	10.6%
150			Inwood Rd.	7.3	9	47	19.1%	10.4%
151			Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir	18.0	4	16	25.0%	10.2%
152			UNC Chapel Hill--Coker Arboretum	17.2	13	77	16.9%	10.1%
153			Middle Creek Bottomlands II	24.9	3	11	27.3%	9.7%
154			Indian Creek Greenway	3.5	3	11	27.3%	9.7%
155			Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center	9.0	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
156			Third Fork Creek Trail	13.6	5	23	21.7%	9.7%
157			Pinehurst Drive Ponds	15.6	4	17	23.5%	9.6%
158			Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd.	9.8	6	30	20.0%	9.5%
159			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade	20.0	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
160			Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd.	17.1	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
161			Mill Bridge Nature Park	19.4	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
162			Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge	13.6	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
163			American Tobacco Trail--C.M. Herndon Park	10.4	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
164			Bass Lake Outfall Greenway	11.0	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
165			Neuse River Trail--Auburn Knightdale Road	15.6	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
166			American Tobacco Trail--Massey Chapel Road	12.0	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
167			Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park	15.6	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
168			Camden Ave Pond	16.3	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
169			Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End	17.3	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
170			Twin Lakes Park	14.5	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
171			stakeout Long-tailed Duck, Lower Springdale Estates Lake, Raleigh (2019)	8.2	4	18	22.2%	9.0%
172			Lower Haw SNA--Bynum	20.3	3	12	25.0%	8.9%
173			White Pines Nature Preserve	24.5	3	12	25.0%	8.9%
174			Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth	14.9	6	32	18.8%	8.9%
175			J.C. Raulston Arboretum	4.6	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
176			Leesville Park	7.5	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
177			Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access	13.1	3	13	23.1%	8.2%
178			Northgate Park	17.2	3	13	23.1%	8.2%
179			William B. Umstead SP	5.4	4	20	20.0%	8.1%
180			Pritchard Park Nature Trail	17.3	4	20	20.0%	8.1%
181			Horace Williams Tract	19.1	3	14	21.4%	7.6%
182			Brumley Nature Preserve--South	22.7	3	14	21.4%	7.6%
183			Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek	14.8	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
184			Shiloh Greenway	5.1	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
185			Jack Marley Park	19.7	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
186			Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	14.5	3	15	20.0%	7.0%
187			Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd.	13.3	3	16	18.8%	6.6%
188			Raleigh-Durham Airport Observation Deck	6.4	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
189			Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment	12.2	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
190			Jordan Lake SRA--Visitor's Center	13.8	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
191			Lee Game Land	22.6	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
192			Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point	16.1	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
193			Hoffman Lake	2.4	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
194			O'Kelly Chapel Road Waterfowl Impoundment	9.9	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
195			Duke Forest--Gate 4	18.1	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
196			Cedar Falls Park	18.2	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
197			Kaplan Drive Park	4.1	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
198			Eno River--Pleasant Green to Cole Mill	21.2	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
199			Wooten Meadow Park	6.8	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
200			Procter Farm Preserve	22.4	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
201			Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road	18.1	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
202			Shaw Lake	9.9	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
203			Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf	15.9	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
204			Lake Wheeler	8.2	5	41	12.2%	5.3%
205			Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve	4.6	4	31	12.9%	5.1%
206			Greenview Ponds	7.6	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
207			Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area	13.8	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
208			Falls Lake--Sandling Beach	17.5	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
209			Duke Forest--Gate 12	19.9	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
210			Eno River SP--Cabe Lands Access	20.8	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
211			Chimney Swift Roost--Downtown Raleigh	7.9	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
212			Piedmont Nature Trail	15.9	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
213			Crabtree Creek Greenway--Atlantic Ave to Anderson Drive	8.6	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
214			Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek	10.6	2	13	15.4%	4.3%
215			Duke University--Reclamation Pond	17.3	4	38	10.5%	4.2%
216			Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina	13.2	2	14	14.3%	4.0%
217			Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point	14.2	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
218			Eden Lakes	23.7	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
219			Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway	21.1	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
220			Lake Rogers Park	23.7	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
221			Falls Lake--Dam	15.2	2	16	12.5%	3.5%
222			UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Park	16.9	2	16	12.5%	3.5%
223			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp	14.8	2	16	12.5%	3.5%
224			Ten-Ten Road Pond	9.4	2	18	11.1%	3.1%
225			Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp	16.8	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
226			Bolin Creek--Umstead Park	18.1	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
227			Duke University--East Campus	16.6	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
228			Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance	3.3	5	110	4.5%	2.0%
229			NCSU Experimental Farm	7.1	2	33	6.1%	1.7%
230			Duke Forest--Korstian Division	19.6	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
231			Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek	10.3	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
232			Turnipseed Preserve	20.5	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
233			Duke University--Chapel Woods	17.1	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
234			Carpenter Park	5.1	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
235			Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp	18.4	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
236			Ephesus Park--Chapel Hill	16.3	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
237			Forest Ridge Park	16.5	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
238			Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp	15.5	2	72	2.8%	0.8%
239			Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform	12.3	1	28	3.6%	0.6%