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Where to find Blue Jay 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 Blue Jay 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			Brian P's Yard (Private)	14.4	50	54	92.6%	82.4%
2			Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning	3.9	149	169	88.2%	82.4%
3			North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden	4.6	47	55	85.5%	73.8%
4			Rocky Branch Greenway	6.4	18	20	90.0%	69.9%
5			Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve	22.1	8	8	100.0%	67.6%
6			Baileywick Road Park	10.2	10	11	90.9%	62.3%
7			E. Carroll Joyner Park	20.6	13	15	86.7%	62.1%
8			Fred Fletcher Park	7.4	14	17	82.4%	59.0%
9			Lake Lynn	7.7	77	116	66.4%	57.4%
10			Martin Luther King Jr Park	19.7	5	5	100.0%	56.6%
11			Blackwood Farm Park	22.9	10	12	83.3%	55.2%
12			North Carolina Botanical Garden	16.0	46	69	66.7%	54.9%
13			Hank Anderson Community Park	20.3	35	53	66.0%	52.6%
14			Brookhaven Nature Park	6.7	11	14	78.6%	52.4%
15			Durant Nature Preserve	13.3	35	54	64.8%	51.5%
16			Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point	14.2	4	4	100.0%	51.0%
17			Lake Crabtree County Park	3.6	111	196	56.6%	49.6%
18			AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park	10.0	8	10	80.0%	49.0%
19			Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts	18.8	8	10	80.0%	49.0%
20			Homestead Park	19.3	6	7	85.7%	48.7%
21			North Carolina Museum of Life and Science	17.8	17	25	68.0%	48.4%
22			Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park	13.5	9	12	75.0%	46.8%
23			Schenck Forest	3.6	46	80	57.5%	46.6%
24			stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020)	1.5	10	14	71.4%	45.4%
25			Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek	14.5	60	110	54.5%	45.2%
26			Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd.	17.1	3	3	100.0%	43.8%
27			Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders	3.9	3	3	100.0%	43.8%
28			Historic Oakwood Cemetery	8.7	3	3	100.0%	43.8%
29			Wendell Park	22.6	8	11	72.7%	43.4%
30			Harris Lake County Park	14.0	28	49	57.1%	43.3%
31			William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake	5.7	15	24	62.5%	42.7%
32			Brumley Nature Preserve--North	22.2	171	366	46.7%	41.7%
33			Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway	3.5	6	8	75.0%	40.9%
34			Hilltop Needmore Park--North	11.1	6	8	75.0%	40.9%
35			Bass Lake Park & Trail	10.7	18	31	58.1%	40.8%
36			Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd.	11.9	15	25	60.0%	40.7%
37			Bond Park	2.7	48	95	50.5%	40.6%
38			Lake Betz	7.3	89	191	46.6%	39.7%
39			Lake Johnson Park	4.2	69	151	45.7%	38.0%
40			East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek)	9.4	4	5	80.0%	37.6%
41			Yates Mill County Park	7.2	88	200	44.0%	37.3%
42			Horton Grove Nature Preserve	24.6	14	25	56.0%	37.1%
43			Dorothea Dix Park	6.9	23	45	51.1%	37.0%
44			Morgan Creek Trail	17.5	18	34	52.9%	36.7%
45			Mason Farm Biological Reserve	14.6	90	209	43.1%	36.5%
46			Chapel Hill Community Park	16.9	5	7	71.4%	35.9%
47			Lower Booker Creek Trail	17.0	7	11	63.6%	35.4%
48			Rainbow Soccer Complex	16.2	26	55	47.3%	34.7%
49			Beaver Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	10.6	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
50			Duke Park	16.6	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
51			Wooten Meadow Park	6.8	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
52			Main Street Park (Rolesville)	20.1	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
53			Capital Hills Drive Wetlands	13.9	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
54			North Carolina Museum of Art--Goodnight Park	4.4	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
55			Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve	15.1	9	16	56.2%	33.2%
56			Turnipseed Preserve	20.5	8	14	57.1%	32.6%
57			Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park	13.6	11	21	52.4%	32.4%
58			Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road	18.1	7	12	58.3%	32.0%
59			Pullen Park	6.6	5	8	62.5%	30.6%
60			North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond	4.7	5	8	62.5%	30.6%
61			Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park	17.9	5	8	62.5%	30.6%
62			Northgate Park	17.2	3	4	75.0%	30.1%
63			Duke Forest--Gate 10	19.3	3	4	75.0%	30.1%
64			American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access	10.5	35	90	38.9%	29.5%
65			Eno River SP--Few's Ford	23.2	15	34	44.1%	28.9%
66			Mid Pines Rd.	6.7	82	238	34.5%	28.7%
67			Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate	19.7	6	11	54.5%	28.0%
68			North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill)	14.1	8	16	50.0%	28.0%
69			South Ellerbe Creek Trail	16.4	8	16	50.0%	28.0%
70			Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd.	12.6	33	91	36.3%	27.1%
71			Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd.	17.4	19	48	39.6%	27.0%
72			William B. Umstead SP	5.4	11	25	44.0%	26.7%
73			Old Bynum Bridge	20.4	22	58	37.9%	26.6%
74			Town Lake Park	23.4	20	52	38.5%	26.5%
75			Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek	18.2	34	100	34.0%	25.5%
76			Shiloh Greenway	5.1	4	7	57.1%	25.0%
77			Bolin Creek--Umstead Park	18.1	4	7	57.1%	25.0%
78			Strickland Park	8.9	4	7	57.1%	25.0%
79			Lake Wheeler marshes	6.9	129	444	29.1%	25.0%
80			University Lake, Chapel Hill	19.3	10	24	41.7%	24.5%
81			Discovery Lake (Restricted Access)	8.2	9	22	40.9%	23.3%
82			Symphony Lake Greenway	4.4	8	19	42.1%	23.1%
83			Dorothea Dix	6.6	8	19	42.1%	23.1%
84			White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland	6.1	7	16	43.8%	23.1%
85			Penny's Bend Nature Preserve	20.0	4	8	50.0%	21.5%
86			Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station	21.6	6	14	42.9%	21.4%
87			Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats)	12.6	5	11	45.5%	21.3%
88			Hoffman Lake	2.4	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
89			Higgins Greenway	1.2	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
90			Chatham Co. Northeast District Park	14.1	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
91			Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road	15.5	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
92			Neuse River Trail--Old Falls of Neuse	15.1	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
93			Lyon Park	15.6	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
94			Robertson Creek Nature Preserve	23.8	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
95			Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave	9.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
96			Eno River SP--The Quarry	21.2	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
97			Falls Lake--Rollingview Marina	15.5	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
98			Eno River SP--Cabe Lands Access	20.8	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
99			Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center	9.0	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
100			Walnut Creek Greenway between Lake Dam Rd & Gorman St	5.1	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
101			Carrboro High School	18.4	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
102			Ammons Farm Rd.	24.7	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
103			Action Park	13.9	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
104			Shaw Lake	9.9	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
105			Eno River SP--Continental Drive Access	21.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
106			Bethesda Park	11.2	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
107			Juniper Level Botanic Garden	13.9	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
108			Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment	23.4	27	95	28.4%	20.3%
109			Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd.	9.8	16	52	30.8%	19.9%
110			Sandy Creek Park	16.1	65	264	24.6%	19.8%
111			UNC Chapel Hill--Coker Arboretum	17.2	9	26	34.6%	19.4%
112			Duke Forest--Korstian Division	19.6	5	12	41.7%	19.3%
113			White Deer Park	11.6	7	19	36.8%	19.1%
114			Patterson Place Constructed Wetland	16.0	25	92	27.2%	19.1%
115			Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment	12.2	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
116			William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake	3.8	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
117			Salem Pond Park	4.5	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
118			Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge	13.6	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
119			Apex Nature Park	8.6	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
120			Piedmont Nature Trail	15.9	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
121			Middle Creek Bottomlands II	24.9	6	17	35.3%	17.3%
122			Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula	12.1	4	10	40.0%	16.8%
123			Williamson Preserve	19.2	4	10	40.0%	16.8%
124			Blue Jay Point County Park	14.5	12	43	27.9%	16.7%
125			Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP'	16.4	6	18	33.3%	16.3%
126			Falls Lake--Rolling View	16.1	8	27	29.6%	15.9%
127			Beaver Creek Greenway	7.0	3	7	42.9%	15.8%
128			17 Acre Woods	18.0	7	23	30.4%	15.6%
129			North Carolina State University Campus	6.2	12	46	26.1%	15.6%
130			Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway	21.1	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
131			White Pines Nature Preserve	24.5	5	16	31.2%	14.2%
132			Sarah P. Duke Gardens	16.8	10	41	24.4%	13.8%
133			Horace Williams Tract	19.1	4	12	33.3%	13.8%
134			Beaver Marsh	16.7	27	140	19.3%	13.6%
135			Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp	15.5	10	42	23.8%	13.5%
136			Lake Raleigh	6.0	6	22	27.3%	13.2%
137			Ritter Park	4.3	4	13	30.8%	12.7%
138			Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade	19.0	35	210	16.7%	12.2%
139			Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field)	14.1	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
140			Indian Creek Greenway	3.5	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
141			Apex Community Park	3.7	6	25	24.0%	11.5%
142			Lake Crabtree Dam	3.3	19	109	17.4%	11.5%
143			Brumley Nature Preserve--South	22.7	5	20	25.0%	11.2%
144			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co)	12.0	15	85	17.6%	11.0%
145			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade	20.0	4	15	26.7%	10.9%
146			Fearrington Village	17.5	4	15	26.7%	10.9%
147			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.)	21.9	8	39	20.5%	10.8%
148			Duke University--Chapel Woods	17.1	3	10	30.0%	10.8%
149			UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Park	16.9	4	16	25.0%	10.2%
150			White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side	6.7	5	22	22.7%	10.1%
151			Pritchard Park Nature Trail	17.3	5	22	22.7%	10.1%
152			Raven Rock SP	23.9	3	11	27.3%	9.7%
153			Indian Trail Park	18.1	3	11	27.3%	9.7%
154			Merritt's Pasture	16.9	3	11	27.3%	9.7%
155			Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth	14.9	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
156			Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek	14.8	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
157			Haw River--Bynum Dam	20.5	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
158			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp	14.8	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
159			Duke Forest--Gate 4	18.1	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
160			Jordan Lake--Poe's Ridge	19.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
161			Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek	13.7	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
162			Butner Game Land--H Street Fields	23.2	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
163			Leesville Park	7.5	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
164			American Tobacco Trail--Woodcroft	12.3	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
165			American Tobacco Trail--Blackwell Street Trailhead	15.4	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
166			Jordan Game Land--Lower Little Creek	13.2	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
167			Twin Lakes Park	14.5	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
168			Johnston Mill Nature Preserve	20.5	4	19	21.1%	8.5%
169			Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve	4.6	5	26	19.2%	8.5%
170			Lake Wheeler	8.2	6	34	17.6%	8.3%
171			Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook	16.7	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
172			Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail	19.4	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
173			Parker Preserve	15.5	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
174			Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam	18.7	5	27	18.5%	8.2%
175			Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	14.5	3	13	23.1%	8.2%
176			Brier Creek Reservoir	5.9	3	13	23.1%	8.2%
177			Inwood Rd.	7.3	3	13	23.1%	8.2%
178			New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment	13.8	3	14	21.4%	7.6%
179			Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest	14.7	5	30	16.7%	7.3%
180			Swift Creek Bluffs	5.3	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
181			Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Durham Co.)	19.7	3	15	20.0%	7.0%
182			Crabtree Creek Watershed	4.7	3	15	20.0%	7.0%
183			Lake Benson	11.9	4	24	16.7%	6.7%
184			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point	15.0	3	16	18.8%	6.6%
185			Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access	13.1	3	16	18.8%	6.6%
186			Crowder District Park	6.8	3	16	18.8%	6.6%
187			Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co)	20.0	4	25	16.0%	6.4%
188			Duke University--Reclamation Pond	17.3	4	25	16.0%	6.4%
189			Falls Lake--Dam	15.2	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
190			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co)	12.3	8	66	12.1%	6.3%
191			American Tobacco Trail--C.M. Herndon Park	10.4	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
192			Third Fork Creek Trail	13.6	4	27	14.8%	5.9%
193			Leigh Farm Park	14.5	2	11	18.2%	5.1%
194			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access	15.2	2	11	18.2%	5.1%
195			Duke Forest--Shepherd Nature Trail	18.7	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
196			Edna Metz Wells Park	7.1	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
197			Eastgate Park	9.5	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
198			Roland E. Horne Walking Trail	23.4	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
199			Sims Branch Greenway	13.1	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
200			American Tobacco Trail--Massey Chapel Road	12.0	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
201			NCSU Experimental Farm	7.1	2	13	15.4%	4.3%
202			Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek	14.0	2	15	13.3%	3.7%
203			Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir	19.0	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
204			J.C. Raulston Arboretum	4.6	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
205			Clemmons Educational State Forest	18.0	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
206			Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park	15.6	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
207			Shelley Lake	8.1	5	61	8.2%	3.6%
208			Falls Lake--Sandling Beach	17.5	2	17	11.8%	3.3%
209			Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway	12.9	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
210			Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek	15.0	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
211			Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only	15.3	2	21	9.5%	2.7%
212			Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina	13.2	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
213			Procter Farm Preserve	22.4	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
214			Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek	10.6	2	22	9.1%	2.5%
215			Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp	18.4	3	44	6.8%	2.3%
216			West Point on the Eno Park	20.5	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
217			Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance	3.3	9	238	3.8%	2.0%
218			Ephesus Park--Chapel Hill	16.3	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
219			Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd.	13.3	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
220			Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only)	24.1	4	83	4.8%	1.9%
221			Lower Haw SNA--Bynum	20.3	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
222			Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir	18.0	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
223			Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail	17.1	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
224			Mary Hayes Barber Holmes Park	22.3	2	66	3.0%	0.8%
225			Pinehurst Drive Ponds	15.6	1	23	4.3%	0.8%
226			Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform	12.3	1	25	4.0%	0.7%