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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			Crabtree Creek Trail--Anderson Drive to Lassiter Mill Road	8.3	3	3	100.0%	43.8%
2			Blue Jay Point County Park	14.5	32	91	35.2%	26.1%
3			Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road	18.1	5	14	35.7%	16.3%
4			Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd.	12.6	34	184	18.5%	13.5%
5			Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning	3.9	66	462	14.3%	11.4%
6			Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End	17.3	5	20	25.0%	11.2%
7			Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP'	16.4	12	71	16.9%	9.9%
8			Falls Lake--Upper Beaver Dam (Granville Co.)	21.0	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
9			Little River Waterfowl Impoundment	20.6	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
10			Walltown Park	17.3	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
11			Mary Hayes Barber Holmes Park	22.3	10	65	15.4%	8.6%
12			White Pines Nature Preserve	24.5	5	26	19.2%	8.5%
13			Hilltop Needmore Park--South	11.5	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
14			Pierce Woods and Pond	15.9	4	20	20.0%	8.1%
15			Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment	23.4	23	209	11.0%	7.4%
16			Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only	15.3	5	34	14.7%	6.4%
17			Brumley Nature Preserve--South	22.7	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
18			Falls Lake--New Light Creek	17.6	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
19			East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek)	9.4	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
20			Roland E. Horne Walking Trail	23.4	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
21			Rainbow Soccer Complex	16.2	7	73	9.6%	4.7%
22			Merritt's Pasture	16.9	2	12	16.7%	4.7%
23			Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders	3.9	7	78	9.0%	4.4%
24			Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula	12.1	3	25	12.0%	4.2%
25			Sandy Creek Park	16.1	25	448	5.6%	3.8%
26			Sarah P. Duke Gardens	16.8	7	92	7.6%	3.7%
27			17 Acre Woods	18.0	3	28	10.7%	3.7%
28			Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve	22.1	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
29			Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd.	17.1	2	16	12.5%	3.5%
30			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.)	21.9	2	16	12.5%	3.5%
31			Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve	15.1	4	46	8.7%	3.4%
32			Mason Farm Biological Reserve	14.6	19	361	5.3%	3.4%
33			Horace Williams Tract	19.1	3	31	9.7%	3.3%
34			Bond Park	2.7	9	145	6.2%	3.3%
35			Lake Benson	11.9	9	150	6.0%	3.2%
36			North Carolina Botanical Garden	16.0	7	109	6.4%	3.1%
37			Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access	18.4	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
38			Clemmons Educational State Forest	18.0	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
39			Fred Fletcher Park	7.4	6	103	5.8%	2.7%
40			Penny's Bend Nature Preserve	20.0	2	21	9.5%	2.7%
41			New Hope Bottomlands	15.5	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
42			Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir	18.0	5	87	5.7%	2.5%
43			Brumley Nature Preserve--North	22.2	9	197	4.6%	2.4%
44			Lower Booker Creek Trail	17.0	2	23	8.7%	2.4%
45			Fearrington Village	17.5	3	43	7.0%	2.4%
46			Falls Lake SRA--Information Center	16.3	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
47			Shelley Lake	8.1	6	131	4.6%	2.1%
48			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.)	21.9	3	50	6.0%	2.1%
49			Lake Crabtree County Park	3.6	19	593	3.2%	2.1%
50			Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	23.9	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
51			Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest	14.7	2	29	6.9%	1.9%
52			Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf	15.9	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
53			Johnston Mill Nature Preserve	20.5	2	31	6.5%	1.8%
54			Lake Lynn	7.7	6	164	3.7%	1.7%
55			Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park	13.6	2	34	5.9%	1.6%
56			Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field)	14.1	2	35	5.7%	1.6%
57			Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam	18.7	5	141	3.5%	1.5%
58			Eastgate Park	9.5	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
59			Laurel Hill Park	5.4	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
60			Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd.	9.8	4	116	3.4%	1.3%
61			Mid Pines Rd.	6.7	17	817	2.1%	1.3%
62			Ritter Park	4.3	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
63			Martin Luther King Jr Park	19.7	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
64			Lake Johnson Park	4.2	7	302	2.3%	1.1%
65			Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek	10.6	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
66			Apex Community Park	3.7	6	257	2.3%	1.1%
67			Forest Hills Park	15.0	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
68			Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek	14.5	4	150	2.7%	1.0%
69			Williamson Preserve	19.2	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
70			stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020)	1.5	3	104	2.9%	1.0%
71			Third Fork Creek Trail	13.6	2	57	3.5%	1.0%
72			Yates Mill County Park	7.2	8	436	1.8%	0.9%
73			Duke Forest--Korstian Division	19.6	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
74			Falls Lake--Sandling Beach	17.5	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
75			Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp	18.4	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
76			American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Mall	12.2	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
77			Berryhill Park and Trails	18.4	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
78			Poplar Point Wastewater Ponds (Restricted Access)	13.8	1	21	4.8%	0.8%
79			Parker Preserve	15.5	1	21	4.8%	0.8%
80			Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek	18.2	2	68	2.9%	0.8%
81			Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade	19.0	1	22	4.5%	0.8%
82			Falls Lake	15.1	1	22	4.5%	0.8%
83			Town Lake Park	23.4	1	22	4.5%	0.8%
84			Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway	3.5	1	22	4.5%	0.8%
85			Lake Betz	7.3	6	346	1.7%	0.8%
86			Falls Lake--Rolling View	16.1	3	133	2.3%	0.8%
87			Lake Raleigh	6.0	3	135	2.2%	0.8%
88			Raven Rock SP	23.9	1	27	3.7%	0.7%
89			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point	15.0	5	338	1.5%	0.6%
90			Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access	13.1	1	29	3.4%	0.6%
91			Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only)	24.1	3	171	1.8%	0.6%
92			North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden	4.6	1	30	3.3%	0.6%
93			White Deer Park	11.6	1	37	2.7%	0.5%
94			stakeout Bullock's Oriole, Fuquay-Varina (2024)	14.9	2	116	1.7%	0.5%
95			Schenck Forest	3.6	3	250	1.2%	0.4%
96			Old Bynum Bridge	20.4	1	53	1.9%	0.3%
97			Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth	14.9	2	169	1.2%	0.3%
98			Orange County Sportsplex Pond	24.9	1	56	1.8%	0.3%
99			Eno River SP--Few's Ford	23.2	1	61	1.6%	0.3%
100			Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp	16.8	1	73	1.4%	0.2%
101			American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access	10.5	1	87	1.1%	0.2%
102			Bass Lake Park & Trail	10.7	1	89	1.1%	0.2%
103			Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp	15.5	1	111	0.9%	0.2%
104			Beaver Marsh	16.7	2	351	0.6%	0.2%
105			Lake Wheeler marshes	6.9	1	121	0.8%	0.1%
106			Lake Crabtree Dam	3.3	1	251	0.4%	0.1%