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Where to find Barn Swallow in April
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 Barn Swallow in April. 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 Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64 18.7 114 156 73.1% 65.6%
2 Lake Lynn 7.7 142 213 66.7% 60.1%
3 Lake Betz 7.3 190 317 59.9% 54.5%
4 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 21 29 72.4% 54.3%
5 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 189 343 55.1% 49.8%
6 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 56 96 58.3% 48.3%
7 Morgan Creek Trail 17.5 27 43 62.8% 47.9%
8 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 22 35 62.9% 46.3%
9 Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge 13.6 11 16 68.8% 44.4%
10 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co) 20.0 5 6 83.3% 43.6%
11 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 42 78 53.8% 42.9%
12 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 211 465 45.4% 40.9%
13 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 46 93 49.5% 39.5%
14 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 41 84 48.8% 38.4%
15 Ammons Farm Rd. 24.7 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
16 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 80 181 44.2% 37.2%
17 Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.) 13.5 19 37 51.4% 35.9%
18 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 19 37 51.4% 35.9%
19 Inwood Rd. 7.3 31 69 44.9% 33.8%
20 Eno River SP--Pleasant Green 21.9 8 14 57.1% 32.6%
21 Beaver Marsh 16.7 120 318 37.7% 32.6%
22 Schenck Forest 3.6 100 274 36.5% 31.0%
23 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 24 57 42.1% 30.2%
24 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Durham Co.) 19.7 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
25 Howling Cow Creamery 7.2 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
26 Lower Booker Creek Trail 17.0 10 20 50.0% 29.9%
27 Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway 21.1 12 27 44.4% 27.6%
28 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 15 38 39.5% 25.6%
29 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 12 30 40.0% 24.6%
30 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 13 36 36.1% 22.5%
31 Lake Raleigh 6.0 37 126 29.4% 22.1%
32 Pinehurst Drive Ponds 15.6 8 20 40.0% 21.9%
33 Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina 13.2 44 155 28.4% 21.9%
34 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 106 432 24.5% 20.7%
35 Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats) 12.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
36 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats 18.8 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
37 South Durham WRF 13.3 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
38 Cates Creek Park 25.0 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
39 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 32 117 27.4% 20.1%
40 NCSU Experimental Farm 7.1 6 15 40.0% 19.8%
41 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 128 564 22.7% 19.4%
42 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 51 219 23.3% 18.2%
43 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 7 20 35.0% 18.1%
44 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 79 369 21.4% 17.5%
45 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 6 17 35.3% 17.3%
46 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 23 96 24.0% 16.5%
47 Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road 20.9 8 26 30.8% 16.5%
48 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 46 217 21.2% 16.3%
49 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 14 54 25.9% 16.1%
50 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 25 109 22.9% 16.0%
51 Butner Game Land--H Street Fields 23.2 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
52 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 7 23 30.4% 15.6%
53 Shearon Harris Visitor's Center 12.7 5 15 33.3% 15.2%
54 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 14 62 22.6% 14.0%
55 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 4 12 33.3% 13.8%
56 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 6 23 26.1% 12.5%
57 Falls Lake--New Light Creek 17.6 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
58 Eden Lakes 23.7 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
59 O'Kelly Chapel Road Waterfowl Impoundment 9.9 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
60 Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road 15.5 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
61 Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 23.9 4 14 28.6% 11.7%
62 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 11 56 19.6% 11.3%
63 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 5 20 25.0% 11.2%
64 Merritt's Pasture 16.9 5 20 25.0% 11.2%
65 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 45 314 14.3% 10.9%
66 Haw River--Bynum Dam 20.5 5 22 22.7% 10.1%
67 Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp 18.6 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
68 Neuse River Trail--Old Falls of Neuse 15.1 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
69 North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill) 14.1 4 17 23.5% 9.6%
70 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 9 55 16.4% 8.9%
71 Shelley Lake 8.1 17 123 13.8% 8.8%
72 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 5 26 19.2% 8.5%
73 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 5 26 19.2% 8.5%
74 Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway 12.9 3 13 23.1% 8.2%
75 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 7 43 16.3% 8.1%
76 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 6 36 16.7% 7.9%
77 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 3 14 21.4% 7.6%
78 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 5 30 16.7% 7.3%
79 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 13 106 12.3% 7.3%
80 Bond Park 2.7 21 195 10.8% 7.2%
81 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 3 15 20.0% 7.0%
82 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 8 59 13.6% 7.0%
83 Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave 9.6 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
84 Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir 19.0 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
85 Historic Oak View Park 11.8 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
86 Eno River--Pleasant Green to Cole Mill 21.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
87 Forgotten Pond 19.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
88 Neuse River Trail--Auburn Knightdale Road 15.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
89 Neuse River Trail--Poole Road 14.1 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
90 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 4 28 14.3% 5.7%
91 Lake Wheeler 8.2 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
92 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 8 84 9.5% 4.9%
93 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 6 61 9.8% 4.6%
94 Lee Game Land 22.6 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
95 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp 14.8 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
96 Mitchell Mill Natural Area 23.7 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
97 Carpenter Park 5.1 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
98 Neuse River Trail--Milburnie Park 13.5 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
99 Fearrington Village 17.5 6 63 9.5% 4.4%
100 Duke University--Reclamation Pond 17.3 4 36 11.1% 4.4%
101 Lake Benson 11.9 3 24 12.5% 4.3%
102 Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp 16.8 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
103 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve 20.0 4 37 10.8% 4.3%
104 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
105 Williamson Preserve 19.2 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
106 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 11 166 6.6% 3.7%
107 Ritter Park 4.3 8 111 7.2% 3.7%
108 Jordan Lake SRA--Visitor's Center 13.8 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
109 Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff 12.6 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
110 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. Ramp 18.4 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
111 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
112 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 2 16 12.5% 3.5%
113 Duke Forest--Gate 12 19.9 2 16 12.5% 3.5%
114 Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail 17.1 2 16 12.5% 3.5%
115 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 3 30 10.0% 3.5%
116 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 4 48 8.3% 3.3%
117 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 36 845 4.3% 3.1%
118 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 3 34 8.8% 3.0%
119 Walnut Creek Greenway between Lake Dam Rd & Gorman St 5.1 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
120 Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf 15.9 2 19 10.5% 2.9%
121 Rocky Branch Greenway 6.4 4 55 7.3% 2.9%
122 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 7 120 5.8% 2.9%
123 Raven Rock SP 23.9 4 56 7.1% 2.8%
124 Apex Community Park 3.7 3 37 8.1% 2.8%
125 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 2 21 9.5% 2.7%
126 Falls Lake--Cheek Road Causeway (Durham Co.) 17.7 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
127 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 3 45 6.7% 2.3%
128 Ephesus Park--Chapel Hill 16.3 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
129 Salem Pond Park 4.5 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
130 Mill Bridge Nature Park 19.4 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
131 North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond 4.7 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
132 Erwin Road Swamp 17.7 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
133 Third Fork Creek Trail 13.6 2 29 6.9% 1.9%
134 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 24 865 2.8% 1.9%
135 South Ellerbe Creek Trail 16.4 4 84 4.8% 1.9%
136 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 3 56 5.4% 1.8%
137 Hoffman Lake 2.4 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
138 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 3 64 4.7% 1.6%
139 Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform 12.3 2 36 5.6% 1.5%
140 Brian P's Yard (Private) 14.4 4 102 3.9% 1.5%
141 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 2 40 5.0% 1.4%
142 Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders 3.9 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
143 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 2 42 4.8% 1.3%
144 Chandler's Swamp 16.9 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
145 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 3 92 3.3% 1.1%
146 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 3 98 3.1% 1.0%
147 AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park 10.0 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
148 Forest Ridge Park 16.5 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
149 West Point on the Eno Park 20.5 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
150 Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station 21.6 2 63 3.2% 0.9%
151 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 2 63 3.2% 0.9%
152 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 3 122 2.5% 0.8%
153 Horton Grove Nature Preserve 24.6 2 69 2.9% 0.8%
154 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
155 Duke University--East Campus 16.6 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
156 Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve 4.6 2 82 2.4% 0.7%
157 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 1 31 3.2% 0.6%
158 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 2 98 2.0% 0.6%
159 Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park 13.6 1 32 3.1% 0.6%
160 17 Acre Woods 18.0 2 124 1.6% 0.4%
161 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 1 53 1.9% 0.3%
162 White Deer Park 11.6 1 56 1.8% 0.3%
163 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 1 75 1.3% 0.2%
164 Sarah P. Duke Gardens 16.8 1 93 1.1% 0.2%
165 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 2 453 0.4% 0.1%