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Where to find Purple Finch in February
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 February. 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 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 30 93 32.3% 23.6%
2 Smith Creek Greenway (Entrance on Creek Moss Avenue) 16.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
3 Mary Hayes Barber Holmes Park 22.3 20 76 26.3% 17.7%
4 Fallon park 8.1 5 14 35.7% 16.3%
5 Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders 3.9 10 45 22.2% 12.5%
6 Little Creek Trail 15.3 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
7 White Deer Park 11.6 9 43 20.9% 11.4%
8 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 55 382 14.4% 11.2%
9 Crabtree Creek Trail--Anderson Drive to Lassiter Mill Road 8.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
10 Pierce Woods and Pond 15.9 4 21 19.0% 7.7%
11 Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats) 12.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
12 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
13 North Carolina Botanical Garden 16.0 9 95 9.5% 5.1%
14 Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail 17.1 3 21 14.3% 5.0%
15 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 3 22 13.6% 4.7%
16 Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek 15.0 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
17 Mingo Creek Trail 15.1 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
18 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
19 Crabtree Creek Trail--Lindsay Dr. to Bridge by Galax Dr. 5.5 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
20 Raven Rock SP 23.9 3 23 13.0% 4.5%
21 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 4 35 11.4% 4.5%
22 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 5 59 8.5% 3.7%
23 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 9 135 6.7% 3.5%
24 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 29 592 4.9% 3.4%
25 17 Acre Woods 18.0 3 34 8.8% 3.0%
26 Third Fork Creek Trail 13.6 3 39 7.7% 2.7%
27 Leesville Park 7.5 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
28 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 16 389 4.1% 2.5%
29 Ritter Park 4.3 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
30 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 2 23 8.7% 2.4%
31 Glennstone/Heron Rookery 18.4 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
32 Eastgate Park 9.5 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
33 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 10 323 3.1% 1.7%
34 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 2 34 5.9% 1.6%
35 Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf 15.9 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
36 Piedmont Nature Trail 15.9 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
37 Walnut Creek Wetland Center 9.0 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
38 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 3 74 4.1% 1.4%
39 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
40 Blackwood Farm Park 22.9 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
41 Parker Preserve 15.5 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
42 Lake Lynn 7.7 4 127 3.1% 1.2%
43 Lake Benson 11.9 3 86 3.5% 1.2%
44 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 2 49 4.1% 1.1%
45 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 2 51 3.9% 1.1%
46 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 2 54 3.7% 1.0%
47 Crowder District Park 6.8 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
48 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
49 Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park 13.6 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
50 Shelley Lake 8.1 3 135 2.2% 0.8%
51 Sarah P. Duke Gardens 16.8 2 73 2.7% 0.8%
52 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 2 75 2.7% 0.7%
53 Bond Park 2.7 3 142 2.1% 0.7%
54 South Ellerbe Creek Trail 16.4 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
55 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 20.5 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
56 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 6 437 1.4% 0.6%
57 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 3 176 1.7% 0.6%
58 North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill) 14.1 1 31 3.2% 0.6%
59 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 6 496 1.2% 0.6%
60 Berryhill Park and Trails 18.4 1 33 3.0% 0.5%
61 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
62 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 2 132 1.5% 0.4%
63 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 2 136 1.5% 0.4%
64 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 1 46 2.2% 0.4%
65 Beaver Marsh 16.7 3 295 1.0% 0.3%
66 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 1 68 1.5% 0.3%
67 Fred Fletcher Park 7.4 1 69 1.4% 0.3%
68 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 1 70 1.4% 0.3%
69 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 1 80 1.2% 0.2%
70 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 1 114 0.9% 0.2%
71 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 1 146 0.7% 0.1%
72 Apex Community Park 3.7 1 176 0.6% 0.1%
73 Lake Raleigh 6.0 1 177 0.6% 0.1%
74 Schenck Forest 3.6 1 208 0.5% 0.1%
75 Lake Betz 7.3 1 240 0.4% 0.1%