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Where to find Purple Finch in January
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 Purple Finch in January. 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 22 43 51.2% 36.8%
2 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 31 84 36.9% 27.4%
3 Little River Waterfowl Impoundment 20.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
4 Crabtree Creek Trail--Anderson Drive to Lassiter Mill Road 8.3 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
5 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 5 13 38.5% 17.7%
6 Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End 17.3 5 16 31.2% 14.2%
7 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 33 174 19.0% 13.8%
8 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 63 413 15.3% 12.1%
9 Falls Lake--Upper Beaver Dam (Granville Co.) 21.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
10 Walltown Park 17.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
11 Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve 22.1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
12 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 11 67 16.4% 9.4%
13 Mary Hayes Barber Holmes Park 22.3 10 65 15.4% 8.6%
14 Pierce Woods and Pond 15.9 4 20 20.0% 8.1%
15 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 22 189 11.6% 7.8%
16 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 5 33 15.2% 6.7%
17 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
18 Merritt's Pasture 16.9 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
19 Falls Lake--New Light Creek 17.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
20 East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek) 9.4 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
21 Roland E. Horne Walking Trail 23.4 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
22 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 7 64 10.9% 5.4%
23 Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders 3.9 7 76 9.2% 4.5%
24 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 24 401 6.0% 4.1%
25 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
26 17 Acre Woods 18.0 3 27 11.1% 3.9%
27 Sarah P. Duke Gardens 16.8 7 91 7.7% 3.8%
28 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 4 42 9.5% 3.8%
29 Hilltop Needmore Park--South 11.5 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
30 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 18 327 5.5% 3.5%
31 Bond Park 2.7 9 137 6.6% 3.5%
32 Fred Fletcher Park 7.4 6 81 7.4% 3.4%
33 Lake Benson 11.9 8 122 6.6% 3.4%
34 Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access 18.4 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
35 New Hope Bottomlands 15.5 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
36 Clemmons Educational State Forest 18.0 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
37 North Carolina Botanical Garden 16.0 6 97 6.2% 2.9%
38 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve 20.0 2 20 10.0% 2.8%
39 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 2 20 10.0% 2.8%
40 Lower Booker Creek Trail 17.0 2 21 9.5% 2.7%
41 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 5 85 5.9% 2.5%
42 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
43 Fearrington Village 17.5 3 41 7.3% 2.5%
44 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 8 165 4.8% 2.5%
45 Falls Lake SRA--Information Center 16.3 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
46 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 2 25 8.0% 2.2%
47 Horace Williams Tract 19.1 2 27 7.4% 2.1%
48 Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 23.9 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
49 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 2 28 7.1% 2.0%
50 Shelley Lake 8.1 5 110 4.5% 2.0%
51 Lake Lynn 7.7 6 146 4.1% 1.9%
52 Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park 13.6 2 30 6.7% 1.8%
53 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 4 90 4.4% 1.7%
54 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
55 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 2 36 5.6% 1.5%
56 Laurel Hill Park 5.4 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
57 Eastgate Park 9.5 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
58 Martin Luther King Jr Park 19.7 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
59 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 13 541 2.4% 1.4%
60 Williamson Preserve 19.2 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
61 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
62 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 6 232 2.6% 1.2%
63 Ritter Park 4.3 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
64 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 13 661 2.0% 1.2%
65 Apex Community Park 3.7 6 243 2.5% 1.1%
66 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 4 141 2.8% 1.1%
67 stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020) 1.5 3 94 3.2% 1.1%
68 Town Lake Park 23.4 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
69 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
70 Parker Preserve 15.5 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
71 Forest Hills Park 15.0 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
72 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 7 358 2.0% 1.0%
73 Berryhill Park and Trails 18.4 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
74 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 5 231 2.2% 0.9%
75 Lake Raleigh 6.0 3 112 2.7% 0.9%
76 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
77 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
78 American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Mall 12.2 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
79 Poplar Point Wastewater Ponds (Restricted Access) 13.8 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
80 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 3 123 2.4% 0.8%
81 Falls Lake 15.1 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
82 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 3 130 2.3% 0.8%
83 Raven Rock SP 23.9 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
84 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 20.5 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
85 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
86 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 2 98 2.0% 0.6%
87 White Deer Park 11.6 1 32 3.1% 0.6%
88 Lake Betz 7.3 4 298 1.3% 0.5%
89 Schenck Forest 3.6 3 235 1.3% 0.4%
90 Third Fork Creek Trail 13.6 1 44 2.3% 0.4%
91 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 1 48 2.1% 0.4%
92 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 2 158 1.3% 0.3%
93 Orange County Sportsplex Pond 24.9 1 55 1.8% 0.3%
94 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 1 59 1.7% 0.3%
95 Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp 16.8 1 71 1.4% 0.2%
96 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 1 72 1.4% 0.2%
97 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 1 75 1.3% 0.2%
98 Beaver Marsh 16.7 2 322 0.6% 0.2%
99 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 1 117 0.9% 0.2%
100 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 1 192 0.5% 0.1%