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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 12 26 46.2% 28.8%
2 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 16 58 27.6% 17.8%
3 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 4 11 36.4% 15.2%
4 Mary Hayes Barber Holmes Park 22.3 10 44 22.7% 12.8%
5 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 11 64 17.2% 9.9%
6 Falls Lake--New Light Creek 17.6 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
7 Clemmons Educational State Forest 18.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
8 East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek) 9.4 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
9 Roland E. Horne Walking Trail 23.4 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
10 Pierce Woods and Pond 15.9 4 20 20.0% 8.1%
11 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 5 33 15.2% 6.7%
12 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 31 345 9.0% 6.4%
13 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
14 Merritt's Pasture 16.9 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
15 Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access 18.4 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
16 Fred Fletcher Park 7.4 6 71 8.5% 3.9%
17 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 4 42 9.5% 3.8%
18 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 19 343 5.5% 3.6%
19 Bond Park 2.7 8 122 6.6% 3.4%
20 Sarah P. Duke Gardens 16.8 6 84 7.1% 3.3%
21 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve 20.0 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
22 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 13 255 5.1% 3.0%
23 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 4 53 7.5% 3.0%
24 Lower Booker Creek Trail 17.0 2 20 10.0% 2.8%
25 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 7 123 5.7% 2.8%
26 Fearrington Village 17.5 3 40 7.5% 2.6%
27 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 4 63 6.3% 2.5%
28 17 Acre Woods 18.0 2 23 8.7% 2.4%
29 North Carolina Botanical Garden 16.0 5 92 5.4% 2.3%
30 Lake Lynn 7.7 5 115 4.3% 1.9%
31 Apex Community Park 3.7 4 85 4.7% 1.8%
32 Shelley Lake 8.1 4 93 4.3% 1.7%
33 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 2 33 6.1% 1.7%
34 Laurel Hill Park 5.4 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
35 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
36 Eastgate Park 9.5 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
37 Williamson Preserve 19.2 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
38 Lake Benson 11.9 4 102 3.9% 1.5%
39 Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders 3.9 3 67 4.5% 1.5%
40 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 4 116 3.4% 1.3%
41 stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020) 1.5 3 78 3.8% 1.3%
42 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 3 80 3.8% 1.3%
43 Ritter Park 4.3 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
44 American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Mall 12.2 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
45 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 11 509 2.2% 1.2%
46 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 4 136 2.9% 1.1%
47 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
48 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 3 105 2.9% 1.0%
49 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
50 Raven Rock SP 23.9 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
51 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
52 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 2 63 3.2% 0.9%
53 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 9 556 1.6% 0.9%
54 Falls Lake 15.1 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
55 White Deer Park 11.6 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
56 Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park 13.6 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
57 Horace Williams Tract 19.1 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
58 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
59 Third Fork Creek Trail 13.6 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
60 Lake Betz 7.3 4 266 1.5% 0.6%
61 Lake Raleigh 6.0 2 97 2.1% 0.6%
62 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 3 198 1.5% 0.5%
63 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 1 35 2.9% 0.5%
64 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 2 115 1.7% 0.5%
65 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 1 44 2.3% 0.4%
66 Orange County Sportsplex Pond 24.9 1 45 2.2% 0.4%
67 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 1 48 2.1% 0.4%
68 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 1 61 1.6% 0.3%
69 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 1 65 1.5% 0.3%
70 Schenck Forest 3.6 2 208 1.0% 0.3%
71 Beaver Marsh 16.7 2 295 0.7% 0.2%
72 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 2 304 0.7% 0.2%
73 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 1 143 0.7% 0.1%
74 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 1 174 0.6% 0.1%