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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%