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Where to find Mourning Dove in October
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 Mourning Dove in October. 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) 14.4 209 268 78.0% 72.6%
2 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 221 294 75.2% 69.9%
3 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 306 446 68.6% 64.2%
4 Inwood Rd. 7.3 30 39 76.9% 61.7%
5 Schenck Forest 3.6 136 207 65.7% 59.0%
6 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 106 167 63.5% 55.9%
7 South Ellerbe Creek Trail 16.4 9 12 75.0% 46.8%
8 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 29 48 60.4% 46.3%
9 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 33 56 58.9% 45.9%
10 Butner Game Land--H Street Fields 23.2 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
11 Neuse River Trail--Auburn Knightdale Road 15.6 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
12 Bond Park 2.7 99 195 50.8% 43.8%
13 North Carolina Museum of Art--Goodnight Park 4.4 5 6 83.3% 43.6%
14 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 9 13 69.2% 42.4%
15 North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 17.8 19 33 57.6% 40.8%
16 Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders 3.9 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
17 Ammons Farm Rd. 24.7 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
18 Lake Betz 7.3 79 177 44.6% 37.5%
19 Williamson Preserve 19.2 13 23 56.5% 36.8%
20 Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center 9.0 6 9 66.7% 35.4%
21 Wendell Park 22.6 6 9 66.7% 35.4%
22 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 141 358 39.4% 34.5%
23 Shiloh Greenway 5.1 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
24 Main Street Park (Rolesville) 20.1 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
25 Jaycee Park 6.6 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
26 stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020) 1.5 14 27 51.9% 34.0%
27 AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park 10.0 9 16 56.2% 33.2%
28 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 15 30 50.0% 33.2%
29 Walnut Creek Wetland Center 9.0 8 14 57.1% 32.6%
30 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 17 36 47.2% 32.0%
31 J.C. Raulston Arboretum 4.6 8 15 53.3% 30.1%
32 Glennstone/Heron Rookery 18.4 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
33 Honeycutt Road Park 14.6 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
34 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 12 25 48.0% 30.0%
35 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 17 39 43.6% 29.3%
36 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 18 43 41.9% 28.4%
37 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 34 92 37.0% 27.8%
38 North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond 4.7 12 27 44.4% 27.6%
39 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 138 443 31.2% 27.0%
40 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 10 22 45.5% 26.9%
41 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 11 25 44.0% 26.7%
42 Parker Preserve 15.5 11 25 44.0% 26.7%
43 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 15 37 40.5% 26.3%
44 Dorothea Dix Park 6.9 4 7 57.1% 25.0%
45 North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill) 14.1 8 18 44.4% 24.6%
46 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 36 111 32.4% 24.4%
47 Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park 13.6 13 34 38.2% 23.9%
48 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 11 28 39.3% 23.6%
49 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 8 19 42.1% 23.1%
50 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 48 162 29.6% 23.1%
51 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 15 42 35.7% 23.0%
52 North Carolina Botanical Garden 16.0 32 105 30.5% 22.5%
53 Lake Raleigh 6.0 22 71 31.0% 21.4%
54 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 54 201 26.9% 21.2%
55 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 9 24 37.5% 21.2%
56 Historic Oak View Park 11.8 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
57 Duke Forest--Gate 4 18.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
58 Mingo Creek Trail 15.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
59 Eva Perry Library 4.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
60 Shaw Lake 9.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
61 Neuse River Trail--Andy Drive 14.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
62 Capital Hills Drive Wetlands 13.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
63 Smith Creek Greenway (Entrance on Creek Moss Avenue) 16.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
64 East End Park 15.4 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
65 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 32 114 28.1% 20.6%
66 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 10 29 34.5% 19.9%
67 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 16 53 30.2% 19.5%
68 Higgins Greenway 1.2 5 12 41.7% 19.3%
69 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 6 16 37.5% 18.5%
70 Apex Community Park 3.7 19 69 27.5% 18.4%
71 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 13 46 28.3% 17.3%
72 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 13 47 27.7% 16.9%
73 Chatham Co. Northeast District Park 14.1 4 10 40.0% 16.8%
74 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 26 112 23.2% 16.4%
75 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 16 64 25.0% 16.0%
76 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 24 105 22.9% 15.9%
77 Fred Fletcher Park 7.4 10 36 27.8% 15.8%
78 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
79 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 26 117 22.2% 15.6%
80 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 71 369 19.2% 15.5%
81 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 83 439 18.9% 15.5%
82 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve 20.0 7 24 29.2% 14.9%
83 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 35 175 20.0% 14.7%
84 Duke University--Reclamation Pond 17.3 13 54 24.1% 14.6%
85 Lake Lynn 7.7 126 734 17.2% 14.6%
86 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 38 203 18.7% 14.0%
87 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 6 21 28.6% 13.8%
88 Forest Ridge Park 16.5 4 12 33.3% 13.8%
89 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
90 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 18 88 20.5% 13.3%
91 Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road 20.9 5 17 29.4% 13.3%
92 Sarah P. Duke Gardens 16.8 17 84 20.2% 13.0%
93 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 5 18 27.8% 12.5%
94 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 5 18 27.8% 12.5%
95 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 130 888 14.6% 12.5%
96 Crabtree Creek Greenway--Atlantic Ave to Anderson Drive 8.6 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
97 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 29 176 16.5% 11.7%
98 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 6 26 23.1% 11.0%
99 Merritt's Pasture 16.9 4 15 26.7% 10.9%
100 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 11 59 18.6% 10.7%
101 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 6 27 22.2% 10.6%
102 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 10 55 18.2% 10.2%
103 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 83 680 12.2% 10.0%
104 Duke University--East Campus 16.6 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
105 Blackwood Farm Park 22.9 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
106 Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway 21.1 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
107 Pierce Woods and Pond 15.9 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
108 Roland E. Horne Walking Trail 23.4 4 17 23.5% 9.6%
109 Falls Lake SRA--Information Center 16.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
110 Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge 13.6 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
111 Duke Park 16.6 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
112 Jordan Game Land--Bells Church Fishing Access 12.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
113 American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Crossing 12.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
114 Hymettus Woods Park 5.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
115 Neuse River Trail--Old Falls of Neuse 15.1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
116 Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End 17.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
117 Cates Creek Park 25.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
118 Clayton Community Park 19.2 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
119 Homestead Park 19.3 4 18 22.2% 9.0%
120 Rocky Branch Greenway 6.4 7 39 17.9% 9.0%
121 Barksdale Drive Greenway 9.9 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
122 UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Park 16.9 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
123 Turnipseed Preserve 20.5 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
124 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 8 47 17.0% 8.9%
125 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 9 55 16.4% 8.9%
126 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 8 48 16.7% 8.7%
127 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 9 57 15.8% 8.5%
128 Mary Hayes Barber Holmes Park 22.3 11 76 14.5% 8.3%
129 Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp 16.8 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
130 Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 23.9 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
131 Wake Forest Reservoir 20.5 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
132 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 5 27 18.5% 8.2%
133 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 3 13 23.1% 8.2%
134 Carpenter Park 5.1 3 13 23.1% 8.2%
135 North Carolina State University Campus 6.2 12 88 13.6% 8.0%
136 17 Acre Woods 18.0 14 108 13.0% 7.9%
137 Morgan Creek Trail 17.5 5 29 17.2% 7.6%
138 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 20.5 7 46 15.2% 7.6%
139 Pinehurst Drive Ponds 15.6 3 14 21.4% 7.6%
140 Crowder District Park 6.8 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
141 Salem Pond Park 4.5 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
142 Chimney Swift Roost--Downtown Raleigh 7.9 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
143 Bolin Creek--Umstead Park 18.1 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
144 Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail 17.1 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
145 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 17 152 11.2% 7.1%
146 Shelley Lake 8.1 11 90 12.2% 7.0%
147 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 6 41 14.6% 6.9%
148 UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Grove 17.1 3 16 18.8% 6.6%
149 Dorothea Dix 6.6 3 16 18.8% 6.6%
150 Beaver Marsh 16.7 17 165 10.3% 6.5%
151 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 7 54 13.0% 6.4%
152 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 6 44 13.6% 6.4%
153 Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point 16.1 4 26 15.4% 6.1%
154 Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave 9.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
155 RTP Mountain Bike Trails 7.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
156 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 3 19 15.8% 5.5%
157 Third Fork Creek Trail 13.6 7 63 11.1% 5.5%
158 Baileywick Road Park 10.2 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
159 East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek) 9.4 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
160 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 3 21 14.3% 5.0%
161 Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail 19.4 3 21 14.3% 5.0%
162 Horace Williams Tract 19.1 3 22 13.6% 4.7%
163 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
164 Falls Lake--Cheek Road Causeway (Durham Co.) 17.7 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
165 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
166 Mitchell Mill Natural Area 23.7 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
167 Little Creek Trail 15.3 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
168 Mount Hope Cemetery 7.8 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
169 Action Park 13.9 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
170 Historic Oakwood Cemetery 8.7 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
171 Park West Village Greenway 2.4 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
172 Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd. 17.4 3 23 13.0% 4.5%
173 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp 14.8 3 24 12.5% 4.3%
174 Brookhaven Nature Park 6.7 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
175 Ritter Park 4.3 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
176 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
177 NCSU Experimental Farm 7.1 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
178 Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf 15.9 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
179 Duke Forest--Gate 10 19.3 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
180 Fearrington Village 17.5 2 16 12.5% 3.5%
181 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 7 104 6.7% 3.3%
182 New Hope Bottomlands 15.5 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
183 Piedmont Nature Trail 15.9 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
184 Beaver Creek Greenway 7.0 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
185 Martin Luther King Jr Park 19.7 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
186 Lake Wheeler 8.2 2 19 10.5% 2.9%
187 Pritchard Park Nature Trail 17.3 2 19 10.5% 2.9%
188 Swift Creek Bluffs 5.3 4 54 7.4% 2.9%
189 Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway 12.9 3 36 8.3% 2.9%
190 Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve 4.6 3 37 8.1% 2.8%
191 Eno River SP--Pleasant Green 21.9 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
192 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 3 45 6.7% 2.3%
193 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 3 46 6.5% 2.2%
194 Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.) 13.5 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
195 Clemmons Educational State Forest 18.0 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
196 Carrboro High School 18.4 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
197 Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park 15.6 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
198 Pullen Park 6.6 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
199 Wooten Meadow Park 6.8 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
200 Chandler's Swamp 16.9 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
201 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 3 52 5.8% 2.0%
202 White Deer Park 11.6 2 28 7.1% 2.0%
203 Lake Benson 11.9 2 29 6.9% 1.9%
204 Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats) 12.6 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
205 Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina 13.2 2 32 6.2% 1.7%
206 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats 18.8 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
207 Horton Grove Nature Preserve 24.6 2 38 5.3% 1.5%
208 UNC Chapel Hill--Coker Arboretum 17.2 2 43 4.7% 1.3%
209 Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station 21.6 2 44 4.5% 1.3%
210 Falls Lake 15.1 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
211 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
212 Edna Metz Wells Park 7.1 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
213 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 2 55 3.6% 1.0%
214 DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve 22.4 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
215 Raven Rock SP 23.9 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
216 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 2 97 2.1% 0.6%
217 Town Lake Park 23.4 1 35 2.9% 0.5%
218 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 1 40 2.5% 0.4%