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Where to find Blue Jay in September
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 September. 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			Bass Lake Park & Trail	10.7	80	86	93.0%	85.6%
2			Rocky Branch Greenway	6.4	39	42	92.9%	81.0%
3			Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning	3.9	211	248	85.1%	80.1%
4			E. Carroll Joyner Park	20.6	57	64	89.1%	79.1%
5			Higgins Greenway	1.2	13	13	100.0%	77.2%
6			Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek	14.5	136	163	83.4%	77.0%
7			North Carolina Museum of Life and Science	17.8	35	39	89.7%	76.4%
8			Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve	22.1	12	12	100.0%	75.7%
9			Lake Lynn	7.7	453	577	78.5%	75.0%
10			Apex Nature Park	8.6	27	30	90.0%	74.4%
11			North Carolina Botanical Garden	16.0	80	98	81.6%	72.8%
12			Baileywick Road Park	10.2	10	10	100.0%	72.2%
13			Brookhaven Nature Park	6.7	10	10	100.0%	72.2%
14			Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park	15.6	10	10	100.0%	72.2%
15			Morgan Creek Trail	17.5	20	22	90.9%	72.2%
16			stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020)	1.5	66	81	81.5%	71.7%
17			Old Bynum Bridge	20.4	139	181	76.8%	70.1%
18			Schenck Forest	3.6	148	195	75.9%	69.4%
19			Eno River SP--Few's Ford	23.2	108	141	76.6%	69.0%
20			Durant Nature Preserve	13.3	65	83	78.3%	68.3%
21			Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek	18.2	117	156	75.0%	67.7%
22			Wendell Park	22.6	8	8	100.0%	67.6%
23			Town Lake Park	23.4	26	31	83.9%	67.4%
24			Swift Creek Bluffs	5.3	59	77	76.6%	66.0%
25			William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake	5.7	63	83	75.9%	65.7%
26			Lake Johnson Park	4.2	138	192	71.9%	65.1%
27			Mason Farm Biological Reserve	14.6	280	411	68.1%	63.5%
28			Brumley Nature Preserve--North	22.2	1118	1701	65.7%	63.4%
29			Bond Park	2.7	127	181	70.2%	63.1%
30			Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd.	11.9	16	19	84.2%	62.4%
31			Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd.	17.4	21	26	80.8%	62.1%
32			Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway	3.5	28	36	77.8%	61.9%
33			Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field)	14.1	25	32	78.1%	61.2%
34			Clemmons Educational State Forest	18.0	6	6	100.0%	61.0%
35			Lower Booker Creek Trail	17.0	12	14	85.7%	60.1%
36			Johnston Mill Nature Preserve	20.5	38	52	73.1%	59.7%
37			Lake Betz	7.3	152	231	65.8%	59.5%
38			Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment	23.4	88	130	67.7%	59.2%
39			Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park	13.5	25	33	75.8%	59.0%
40			AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park	10.0	14	17	82.4%	59.0%
41			Falls Lake--Dam	15.2	18	23	78.3%	58.1%
42			Yates Mill County Park	7.2	185	296	62.5%	56.9%
43			Lake Crabtree County Park	3.6	304	497	61.2%	56.8%
44			Falls Lake SRA--Information Center	16.3	5	5	100.0%	56.6%
45			Piedmont Nature Trail	15.9	5	5	100.0%	56.6%
46			UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Park	16.9	8	9	88.9%	56.5%
47			Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station	21.6	28	39	71.8%	56.2%
48			Penny's Bend Nature Preserve	20.0	34	49	69.4%	55.5%
49			17 Acre Woods	18.0	62	95	65.3%	55.3%
50			White Deer Park	11.6	22	31	71.0%	53.4%
51			Lake Raleigh	6.0	31	46	67.4%	53.0%
52			Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts	18.8	20	28	71.4%	52.9%
53			Glennstone/Heron Rookery	18.4	7	8	87.5%	52.9%
54			Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail	19.4	7	8	87.5%	52.9%
55			Hank Anderson Community Park	20.3	41	63	65.1%	52.8%
56			Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park	13.6	18	25	72.0%	52.4%
57			Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road	18.1	18	25	72.0%	52.4%
58			Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd.	17.1	9	11	81.8%	52.3%
59			Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd.	12.6	64	105	61.0%	51.4%
60			Sandy Creek Park	16.1	231	413	55.9%	51.1%
61			Lee Game Land	22.6	4	4	100.0%	51.0%
62			Twin Lakes Park	14.5	4	4	100.0%	51.0%
63			Brumley Nature Preserve--South	22.7	63	104	60.6%	51.0%
64			Rainbow Soccer Complex	16.2	37	58	63.8%	50.9%
65			Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd.	9.8	80	136	58.8%	50.4%
66			Harris Lake County Park	14.0	40	64	62.5%	50.3%
67			Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam	18.7	101	176	57.4%	50.0%
68			North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden	4.6	29	45	64.4%	49.8%
69			Duke Forest--Korstian Division	19.6	13	18	72.2%	49.1%
70			Williamson Preserve	19.2	13	18	72.2%	49.1%
71			Discovery Lake (Restricted Access)	8.2	20	30	66.7%	48.8%
72			Butner Game Land--H Street Fields	23.2	6	7	85.7%	48.7%
73			William B. Umstead SP	5.4	18	27	66.7%	47.8%
74			DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve	22.4	15	22	68.2%	47.3%
75			Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate	19.7	30	49	61.2%	47.2%
76			Indian Trail Park	18.1	9	12	75.0%	46.8%
77			Raven Rock SP	23.9	17	26	65.4%	46.2%
78			Fred Fletcher Park	7.4	13	19	68.4%	46.0%
79			Brier Creek Reservoir	5.9	10	14	71.4%	45.4%
80			Hilltop Needmore Park--North	11.1	10	14	71.4%	45.4%
81			Horton Grove Nature Preserve	24.6	28	47	59.6%	45.3%
82			Lake Wheeler marshes	6.9	155	311	49.8%	44.3%
83			Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge	13.6	3	3	100.0%	43.8%
84			Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek	13.7	3	3	100.0%	43.8%
85			Wooten Meadow Park	6.8	3	3	100.0%	43.8%
86			Shaw Lake	9.9	3	3	100.0%	43.8%
87			Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth	14.9	12	18	66.7%	43.7%
88			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade	20.0	12	18	66.7%	43.7%
89			West Point on the Eno Park	20.5	5	6	83.3%	43.6%
90			Pullen Park	6.6	8	11	72.7%	43.4%
91			Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp	16.8	8	11	72.7%	43.4%
92			Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula	12.1	8	11	72.7%	43.4%
93			Mid Pines Rd.	6.7	161	337	47.8%	42.5%
94			Lower Haw SNA--Bynum	20.3	17	28	60.7%	42.4%
95			North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond	4.7	9	13	69.2%	42.4%
96			Parker Preserve	15.5	10	15	66.7%	41.7%
97			South Ellerbe Creek Trail	16.4	11	17	64.7%	41.3%
98			Fearrington Village	17.5	11	17	64.7%	41.3%
99			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point	15.0	124	263	47.1%	41.2%
100			Dorothea Dix Park	6.9	6	8	75.0%	40.9%
101			Lake Crabtree Dam	3.3	87	181	48.1%	40.9%
102			North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill)	14.1	13	21	61.9%	40.9%
103			Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats)	12.6	18	31	58.1%	40.8%
104			Berryhill Park and Trails	18.4	15	25	60.0%	40.7%
105			Duke University--Reclamation Pond	17.3	23	42	54.8%	39.9%
106			Merritt's Pasture	16.9	7	10	70.0%	39.7%
107			Blue Jay Point County Park	14.5	43	86	50.0%	39.7%
108			University Lake, Chapel Hill	19.3	13	22	59.1%	38.7%
109			Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve	4.6	12	20	60.0%	38.7%
110			Crabtree Creek Watershed	4.7	12	20	60.0%	38.7%
111			Symphony Lake Greenway	4.4	12	20	60.0%	38.7%
112			Middle Creek Bottomlands II	24.9	11	18	61.1%	38.6%
113			Apex Community Park	3.7	25	48	52.1%	38.3%
114			Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir	18.0	18	33	54.5%	38.0%
115			Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook	16.7	4	5	80.0%	37.6%
116			Chapel Hill Community Park	16.9	4	5	80.0%	37.6%
117			Ammons Farm Rd.	24.7	4	5	80.0%	37.6%
118			Pierce Woods and Pond	15.9	4	5	80.0%	37.6%
119			Beaver Marsh	16.7	67	148	45.3%	37.5%
120			Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest	14.7	23	45	51.1%	37.0%
121			American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access	10.5	33	69	47.8%	36.5%
122			Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp	18.6	5	7	71.4%	35.9%
123			Ritter Park	4.3	15	28	53.6%	35.8%
124			Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve	15.1	15	28	53.6%	35.8%
125			Northgate Park	17.2	8	13	61.5%	35.5%
126			Turnipseed Preserve	20.5	8	13	61.5%	35.5%
127			Homestead Park	19.3	7	11	63.6%	35.4%
128			Blackwood Farm Park	22.9	7	11	63.6%	35.4%
129			Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	23.9	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
130			New Hope Bottomlands	15.5	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
131			Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.)	13.5	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
132			Salem Pond Park	4.5	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
133			Eno River SP--Cabe Lands Access	20.8	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
134			Beaver Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	10.6	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
135			RTP Mountain Bike Trails	7.2	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
136			East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek)	9.4	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
137			Durant Nature Park--Fairy Garden	13.4	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
138			Hymettus Woods Park	5.9	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
139			Juniper Level Botanic Garden	13.9	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
140			Old Bayleaf Rd (foot access only)	15.2	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
141			White Pines Nature Preserve	24.5	14	27	51.9%	34.0%
142			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co)	12.0	67	164	40.9%	33.6%
143			Sarah P. Duke Gardens	16.8	31	70	44.3%	33.2%
144			Pritchard Park Nature Trail	17.3	9	16	56.2%	33.2%
145			Shelley Lake	8.1	35	81	43.2%	33.0%
146			Third Fork Creek Trail	13.6	21	46	45.7%	32.2%
147			Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park	17.9	7	12	58.3%	32.0%
148			Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek	14.8	6	10	60.0%	31.3%
149			Dorothea Dix	6.6	6	10	60.0%	31.3%
150			Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade	19.0	83	223	37.2%	31.1%
151			Horace Williams Tract	19.1	9	17	52.9%	31.0%
152			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.)	21.9	19	43	44.2%	30.4%
153			White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland	6.1	8	15	53.3%	30.1%
154			Eno River SP--Pleasant Green	21.9	3	4	75.0%	30.1%
155			Mill Bridge Nature Park	19.4	3	4	75.0%	30.1%
156			Historic Oak View Park	11.8	3	4	75.0%	30.1%
157			Orange County Sportsplex Pond	24.9	3	4	75.0%	30.1%
158			Honeycutt Road Park	14.6	3	4	75.0%	30.1%
159			Hilltop Needmore Park--South	11.5	3	4	75.0%	30.1%
160			Patterson Place Constructed Wetland	16.0	17	39	43.6%	29.3%
161			Falls Lake--Rolling View	16.1	32	83	38.6%	28.8%
162			Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP'	16.4	16	37	43.2%	28.7%
163			Lake Wheeler	8.2	9	19	47.4%	27.3%
164			North Carolina State University Campus	6.2	28	75	37.3%	27.3%
165			Walnut Creek Greenway between Lake Dam Rd & Gorman St	5.1	5	9	55.6%	26.7%
166			Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road	20.9	9	21	42.9%	24.5%
167			Lake Benson	11.9	10	24	41.7%	24.5%
168			William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake	3.8	5	10	50.0%	23.7%
169			Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	14.5	9	22	40.9%	23.3%
170			White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side	6.7	9	22	40.9%	23.3%
171			Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64	18.7	6	13	46.2%	23.2%
172			Crowder District Park	6.8	6	13	46.2%	23.2%
173			Walnut Creek Wetland Center	9.0	6	13	46.2%	23.2%
174			Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access	18.4	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
175			Eastgate Park	9.5	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
176			Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail	17.1	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
177			Robertson Creek Nature Preserve	23.8	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
178			Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment	12.2	4	8	50.0%	21.5%
179			Barksdale Drive Greenway	9.9	4	8	50.0%	21.5%
180			American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access	9.5	5	11	45.5%	21.3%
181			Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave	9.6	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
182			Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf	15.9	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
183			Little River Waterfowl Impoundment	20.6	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
184			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd.	17.4	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
185			Strickland Park	8.9	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
186			Falls Lake SRA--B. W. Wells	16.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
187			Kildaire Farms Lake	2.3	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
188			Heritage Lake	19.2	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
189			Duke Forest--Gate 4	18.1	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
190			American Tobacco Trail--C.M. Herndon Park	10.4	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
191			Mingo Creek Trail	15.1	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
192			Lassiter Mill Historical Park	7.7	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
193			UNC Chapel Hill--Kenan Woods	17.0	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
194			Procter Farm Preserve	22.4	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
195			Eva Perry Library	4.2	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
196			American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Crossing	12.0	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
197			Rock Ridge Park	23.8	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
198			American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Mall	12.2	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
199			Neuse River Trail--Abbington Lane	13.5	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
200			Knightdale Station Park	17.3	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
201			Higgins Park	1.8	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
202			Bennett Place State Historic Site	19.7	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
203			Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End	17.3	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
204			Capital Hills Drive Wetlands	13.9	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
205			Greene Tract	20.0	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
206			Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek	10.3	4	9	44.4%	18.9%
207			J.C. Raulston Arboretum	4.6	4	9	44.4%	18.9%
208			Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders	3.9	4	9	44.4%	18.9%
209			Shiloh Greenway	5.1	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
210			Forest Ridge Park	16.5	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
211			Martin Luther King Jr Park	19.7	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
212			North Carolina Museum of Art--Goodnight Park	4.4	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
213			Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek	10.6	33	132	25.0%	18.4%
214			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.)	21.9	15	56	26.8%	17.0%
215			Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp	15.5	10	34	29.4%	16.8%
216			Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access	13.1	11	39	28.2%	16.5%
217			Haw River--Bynum Dam	20.5	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
218			Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point	14.2	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
219			Sims Branch Greenway	13.1	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
220			Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance	3.3	44	232	19.0%	14.4%
221			Beaver Creek Greenway	7.0	5	16	31.2%	14.2%
222			Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point	16.1	4	12	33.3%	13.8%
223			Edna Metz Wells Park	7.1	3	8	37.5%	13.7%
224			Indian Creek Greenway	3.5	3	8	37.5%	13.7%
225			Mary Hayes Barber Holmes Park	22.3	16	75	21.3%	13.6%
226			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co)	12.3	12	55	21.8%	12.9%
227			UNC Chapel Hill--Coker Arboretum	17.2	7	29	24.1%	12.2%
228			Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch	11.6	3	9	33.3%	12.1%
229			Falls Lake--Sandling Beach	17.5	5	19	26.3%	11.8%
230			Poplar Point Wastewater Ponds (Restricted Access)	13.8	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
231			Duke Forest--Gate 10	19.3	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
232			Bass Lake Outfall Greenway	11.0	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
233			Carrboro High School	18.4	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
234			Little River Fishing Facility	23.7	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
235			Historic Oakwood Cemetery	8.7	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
236			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access	15.2	10	48	20.8%	11.7%
237			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats	18.8	6	26	23.1%	11.0%
238			Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek	14.0	6	28	21.4%	10.2%
239			Laurel Hill Park	5.4	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
240			Carpenter Park	5.1	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
241			Morris Branch Greenway	7.6	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
242			Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd.	13.3	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
243			Falls Lake--Upper Beaver Dam (Granville Co.)	21.0	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
244			Valley Springs Park	20.7	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
245			American Tobacco Trail--New Hope Church Rd. Trailhead Park	8.4	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
246			Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway	21.1	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
247			Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only)	24.1	16	109	14.7%	9.2%
248			Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only	15.3	6	33	18.2%	8.6%
249			Duke Forest--Shepherd Nature Trail	18.7	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
250			Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina	13.2	3	13	23.1%	8.2%
251			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp	14.8	3	13	23.1%	8.2%
252			Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform	12.3	5	30	16.7%	7.3%
253			Bolin Creek--Umstead Park	18.1	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
254			Chatham Co. Northeast District Park	14.1	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
255			Duke University--Anderson Woods	17.0	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
256			Cedar Falls Park	18.2	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
257			Jordan Lake--Poe's Ridge	19.9	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
258			Krzyzewskiville	16.8	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
259			Leesville Park	7.5	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
260			Crabtree Creek Trail--Lindsay Dr. to Bridge by Galax Dr.	5.5	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
261			Lyon Park	15.6	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
262			Chimney Swift Roost--Downtown Raleigh	7.9	3	19	15.8%	5.5%
263			Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co)	20.0	2	11	18.2%	5.1%
264			NCSU Experimental Farm	7.1	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
265			Hoffman Lake	2.4	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
266			Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center	9.0	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
267			Chandler's Swamp	16.9	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
268			Jordan Game Land--Bells Church Fishing Access	12.9	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
269			Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway	12.9	3	25	12.0%	4.2%
270			New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment	13.8	2	15	13.3%	3.7%
271			UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Grove	17.1	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
272			Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp	18.4	5	64	7.8%	3.4%
273			Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir	19.0	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
274			Pinehurst Drive Ponds	15.6	3	36	8.3%	2.9%
275			Ephesus Park--Chapel Hill	16.3	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
276			Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff	12.6	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
277			Inwood Rd.	7.3	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
278			Duke University--Chapel Woods	17.1	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
279			Duke University--East Campus	16.6	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
280			Falls Lake	15.1	1	28	3.6%	0.6%