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Where to find Purple Finch in November
within 25 miles of 35.791540, -78.781117

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 Brian P's Yard (Private) 14.4 16 63 25.4% 16.3%
3 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 11 55 20.0% 11.6%
4 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 51 352 14.5% 11.2%
5 Forest Ridge Park 16.5 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
6 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 6 29 20.7% 9.8%
7 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 51 408 12.5% 9.6%
8 Butner Game Land--H Street Fields 23.2 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
9 American Tobacco Trail--New Hope Church Rd. Trailhead Park 8.4 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
10 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 9 52 17.3% 9.4%
11 Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park 13.6 5 27 18.5% 8.2%
12 Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders 3.9 3 13 23.1% 8.2%
13 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 18 146 12.3% 7.9%
14 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
15 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 11 94 11.7% 6.7%
16 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 25 259 9.7% 6.6%
17 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 20.5 7 53 13.2% 6.5%
18 17 Acre Woods 18.0 5 34 14.7% 6.4%
19 Williamson Preserve 19.2 7 56 12.5% 6.2%
20 White Deer Park 11.6 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
21 Bond Park 2.7 10 109 9.2% 5.1%
22 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 4 32 12.5% 5.0%
23 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 24 337 7.1% 4.8%
24 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 6 63 9.5% 4.4%
25 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 3 25 12.0% 4.2%
26 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 3 25 12.0% 4.2%
27 Eno River SP--Pleasant Green 21.9 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
28 Forest Hills Park 15.0 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
29 Lake Benson 11.9 6 77 7.8% 3.6%
30 North Carolina Botanical Garden 16.0 7 101 6.9% 3.4%
31 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 3 32 9.4% 3.2%
32 Turnipseed Preserve 20.5 2 19 10.5% 2.9%
33 Merritt's Pasture 16.9 2 19 10.5% 2.9%
34 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 3 38 7.9% 2.7%
35 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 2 21 9.5% 2.7%
36 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 3 41 7.3% 2.5%
37 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 5 91 5.5% 2.4%
38 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 3 45 6.7% 2.3%
39 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 26 833 3.1% 2.1%
40 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 2 26 7.7% 2.1%
41 Blackwood Farm Park 22.9 2 27 7.4% 2.1%
42 Ritter Park 4.3 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
43 Biltmore Hills Park (Access from Fitzgerald Dr.) 9.2 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
44 Pritchard Park Nature Trail 17.3 2 28 7.1% 2.0%
45 Morgan Creek Trail 17.5 3 53 5.7% 1.9%
46 Lake Betz 7.3 9 309 2.9% 1.5%
47 Orange County Sportsplex Pond 24.9 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
48 Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park 15.6 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
49 Lake Rogers Park 23.7 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
50 Schenck Forest 3.6 5 147 3.4% 1.5%
51 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 2 38 5.3% 1.5%
52 Third Fork Creek Trail 13.6 3 72 4.2% 1.4%
53 UNC Chapel Hill--Coker Arboretum 17.2 2 39 5.1% 1.4%
54 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 2 39 5.1% 1.4%
55 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
56 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
57 Fearrington Village 17.5 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
58 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 3 75 4.0% 1.4%
59 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 2 41 4.9% 1.3%
60 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
61 UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Park 16.9 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
62 Baileywick Road Park 10.2 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
63 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
64 Martin Luther King Jr Park 19.7 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
65 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 4 139 2.9% 1.1%
66 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 9 441 2.0% 1.1%
67 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 3 97 3.1% 1.1%
68 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
69 Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve 4.6 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
70 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
71 Shelley Lake 8.1 3 117 2.6% 0.9%
72 Lake Lynn 7.7 4 186 2.2% 0.8%
73 AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park 10.0 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
74 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 2 75 2.7% 0.7%
75 Town Lake Park 23.4 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
76 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
77 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
78 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 2 85 2.4% 0.6%
79 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 7 532 1.3% 0.6%
80 Lake Raleigh 6.0 2 89 2.2% 0.6%
81 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
82 Raven Rock SP 23.9 1 33 3.0% 0.5%
83 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 2 107 1.9% 0.5%
84 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 3 200 1.5% 0.5%
85 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 1 36 2.8% 0.5%
86 Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd. 17.4 1 44 2.3% 0.4%
87 Fred Fletcher Park 7.4 1 45 2.2% 0.4%
88 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 5 708 0.7% 0.3%
89 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 1 63 1.6% 0.3%
90 Beaver Marsh 16.7 2 213 0.9% 0.3%
91 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 1 69 1.4% 0.3%
92 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 1 69 1.4% 0.3%
93 Apex Community Park 3.7 1 72 1.4% 0.2%
94 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 1 85 1.2% 0.2%
95 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 1 85 1.2% 0.2%
96 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 2 300 0.7% 0.2%
97 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 2 305 0.7% 0.2%
98 North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond 4.7 1 120 0.8% 0.1%
99 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 1 145 0.7% 0.1%
100 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 1 238 0.4% 0.1%
101 Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point 16.1 1 260 0.4% 0.1%

Created by Michael Fogleman.

Data from the eBird Basic Dataset. Version: EBD_relSep-2025. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Sep 2025.