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Where to find Purple Finch in November
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 November. 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 Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.) 13.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
2 American Tobacco Trail--New Hope Church Rd. Trailhead Park 8.4 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
3 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 11 41 26.8% 15.7%
4 Brian P's Yard (Private) 14.4 8 32 25.0% 13.3%
5 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 39 267 14.6% 10.9%
6 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 46 339 13.6% 10.3%
7 Butner Game Land--H Street Fields 23.2 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
8 17 Acre Woods 18.0 5 24 20.8% 9.2%
9 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 20.5 6 34 17.6% 8.3%
10 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 18 141 12.8% 8.2%
11 White Deer Park 11.6 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
12 Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park 13.6 4 20 20.0% 8.1%
13 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 7 47 14.9% 7.4%
14 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 19 173 11.0% 7.1%
15 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 9 68 13.2% 7.1%
16 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
17 Forest Ridge Park 16.5 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
18 Bond Park 2.7 10 91 11.0% 6.1%
19 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 4 28 14.3% 5.7%
20 Williamson Preserve 19.2 5 42 11.9% 5.2%
21 Eno River SP--Pleasant Green 21.9 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
22 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
23 North Carolina Botanical Garden 16.0 7 82 8.5% 4.2%
24 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 15 238 6.3% 3.9%
25 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 4 45 8.9% 3.5%
26 Blackwood Farm Park 22.9 2 16 12.5% 3.5%
27 Martin Luther King Jr Park 19.7 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
28 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 3 35 8.6% 3.0%
29 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 2 19 10.5% 2.9%
30 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 5 76 6.6% 2.8%
31 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 3 37 8.1% 2.8%
32 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 2 20 10.0% 2.8%
33 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 3 38 7.9% 2.7%
34 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 2 21 9.5% 2.7%
35 Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders 3.9 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
36 Biltmore Hills Park (Access from Fitzgerald Dr.) 9.2 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
37 Pritchard Park Nature Trail 17.3 2 23 8.7% 2.4%
38 Lake Benson 11.9 3 45 6.7% 2.3%
39 Morgan Creek Trail 17.5 3 47 6.4% 2.2%
40 Ritter Park 4.3 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
41 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
42 Lake Rogers Park 23.7 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
43 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 19 652 2.9% 1.9%
44 Fearrington Village 17.5 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
45 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
46 UNC Chapel Hill--Coker Arboretum 17.2 2 34 5.9% 1.6%
47 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 2 35 5.7% 1.6%
48 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 4 104 3.8% 1.5%
49 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
50 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 2 38 5.3% 1.5%
51 Third Fork Creek Trail 13.6 2 39 5.1% 1.4%
52 Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve 4.6 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
53 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
54 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
55 Baileywick Road Park 10.2 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
56 Merritt's Pasture 16.9 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
57 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
58 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
59 UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Park 16.9 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
60 Turnipseed Preserve 20.5 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
61 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
62 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 7 336 2.1% 1.0%
63 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 2 58 3.4% 1.0%
64 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
65 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
66 Lake Betz 7.3 4 174 2.3% 0.9%
67 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 2 64 3.1% 0.9%
68 AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park 10.0 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
69 Town Lake Park 23.4 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
70 Raven Rock SP 23.9 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
71 Lake Lynn 7.7 3 131 2.3% 0.8%
72 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
73 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
74 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 2 79 2.5% 0.7%
75 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 2 80 2.5% 0.7%
76 Shelley Lake 8.1 2 81 2.5% 0.7%
77 Fred Fletcher Park 7.4 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
78 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 2 114 1.8% 0.5%
79 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 1 37 2.7% 0.5%
80 Schenck Forest 3.6 2 116 1.7% 0.5%
81 Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd. 17.4 1 40 2.5% 0.4%
82 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 1 41 2.4% 0.4%
83 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 4 428 0.9% 0.4%
84 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 1 52 1.9% 0.3%
85 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 1 53 1.9% 0.3%
86 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 2 171 1.2% 0.3%
87 Lake Raleigh 6.0 1 59 1.7% 0.3%
88 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 1 63 1.6% 0.3%
89 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 2 245 0.8% 0.2%
90 North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond 4.7 1 101 1.0% 0.2%
91 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 1 129 0.8% 0.1%
92 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 1 161 0.6% 0.1%
93 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 1 174 0.6% 0.1%
94 Beaver Marsh 16.7 1 190 0.5% 0.1%

Created by Michael Fogleman.

Data from the eBird Basic Dataset. Version: EBD_relJun-2023. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Jun 2023.