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Where to find Barn Swallow in May
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 May. 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			Lake Lynn	7.7	179	211	84.8%	79.4%
2			Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only)	24.1	330	450	73.3%	69.1%
3			Lake Betz	7.3	208	285	73.0%	67.5%
4			Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek	18.2	170	233	73.0%	66.9%
5			Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge	13.6	14	16	87.5%	64.0%
6			Bass Lake Park & Trail	10.7	77	108	71.3%	62.1%
7			Lake Johnson Park	4.2	208	309	67.3%	61.9%
8			Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway	3.5	88	126	69.8%	61.3%
9			Lake Crabtree Dam	3.3	95	139	68.3%	60.2%
10			Merritt's Pasture	16.9	26	34	76.5%	60.0%
11			Morgan Creek Trail	17.5	38	53	71.7%	58.4%
12			Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64	18.7	34	47	72.3%	58.2%
13			Mid Pines Rd.	6.7	421	681	61.8%	58.1%
14			Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd.	9.8	199	314	63.4%	57.9%
15			Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve	15.1	40	57	70.2%	57.3%
16			Yates Mill County Park	7.2	357	626	57.0%	53.1%
17			Pinehurst Drive Ponds	15.6	35	55	63.6%	50.4%
18			Beaver Marsh	16.7	114	199	57.3%	50.3%
19			E. Carroll Joyner Park	20.6	20	30	66.7%	48.8%
20			Shearon Harris Visitor's Center	12.7	11	15	73.3%	48.0%
21			Schenck Forest	3.6	115	217	53.0%	46.4%
22			Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field)	14.1	13	19	68.4%	46.0%
23			Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek	10.3	15	23	65.2%	44.9%
24			Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park	13.5	19	31	61.3%	43.8%
25			Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance	3.3	187	384	48.7%	43.7%
26			Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade	19.0	41	76	53.9%	42.8%
27			Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road	18.1	72	145	49.7%	41.6%
28			Lower Booker Creek Trail	17.0	14	23	60.9%	40.8%
29			Old Bynum Bridge	20.4	213	513	41.5%	37.3%
30			Lake Crabtree County Park	3.6	200	491	40.7%	36.5%
31			South Durham WRF	13.3	6	9	66.7%	35.4%
32			Lake Raleigh	6.0	53	121	43.8%	35.3%
33			Neuse River Trail--Trailhead Lane	15.0	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
34			Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway	21.1	11	20	55.0%	34.2%
35			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.)	21.9	38	86	44.2%	34.2%
36			Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina	13.2	16	33	48.5%	32.5%
37			NCSU Experimental Farm	7.1	14	29	48.3%	31.4%
38			Lake Wheeler marshes	6.9	50	129	38.8%	30.8%
39			Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp	18.4	16	35	45.7%	30.5%
40			Pulley Town Road Fields	22.5	4	6	66.7%	30.0%
41			Lake Wheeler	8.2	9	18	50.0%	29.0%
42			Howling Cow Creamery	7.2	8	16	50.0%	28.0%
43			North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill)	14.1	12	27	44.4%	27.6%
44			North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden	4.6	12	27	44.4%	27.6%
45			University Lake, Chapel Hill	19.3	13	30	43.3%	27.4%
46			Eno River SP--Pleasant Green	21.9	5	9	55.6%	26.7%
47			Walnut Creek Greenway between Lake Dam Rd & Gorman St	5.1	5	9	55.6%	26.7%
48			Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment	23.4	65	201	32.3%	26.3%
49			Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek	15.0	8	17	47.1%	26.2%
50			Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam	18.7	22	62	35.5%	24.7%
51			Inwood Rd.	7.3	22	62	35.5%	24.7%
52			Shelley Lake	8.1	42	134	31.3%	24.1%
53			Crabtree Creek Watershed	4.7	15	43	34.9%	22.4%
54			Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek	10.6	11	30	36.7%	21.9%
55			Fearrington Village	17.5	20	63	31.7%	21.6%
56			Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	23.9	4	8	50.0%	21.5%
57			Symphony Lake Greenway	4.4	11	31	35.5%	21.1%
58			Rainbow Soccer Complex	16.2	23	76	30.3%	21.1%
59			Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir	19.0	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
60			Neuse River Trail--Abbington Lane	13.5	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
61			Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park	13.6	16	52	30.8%	19.9%
62			Lower Haw SNA--Bynum	20.3	17	57	29.8%	19.5%
63			Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd.	13.3	5	12	41.7%	19.3%
64			Duke University--Reclamation Pond	17.3	16	58	27.6%	17.8%
65			Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.)	13.5	4	10	40.0%	16.8%
66			Ammons Farm Rd.	24.7	4	10	40.0%	16.8%
67			Penny's Bend Nature Preserve	20.0	9	30	30.0%	16.7%
68			Falls Lake--Rolling View	16.1	8	26	30.8%	16.5%
69			Lake Benson	11.9	10	35	28.6%	16.3%
70			Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning	3.9	61	300	20.3%	16.2%
71			Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave	9.6	3	7	42.9%	15.8%
72			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade	20.0	3	7	42.9%	15.8%
73			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point	15.0	11	41	26.8%	15.7%
74			Haw River--Bynum Dam	20.5	7	23	30.4%	15.6%
75			Orange County Sportsplex Pond	24.9	5	15	33.3%	15.2%
76			Bond Park	2.7	40	199	20.1%	15.1%
77			Poplar Point Wastewater Ponds (Restricted Access)	13.8	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
78			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats	18.8	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
79			Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek	13.7	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
80			Neuse River Trail--Auburn Knightdale Road	15.6	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
81			Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access	13.1	8	29	27.6%	14.7%
82			Falls Lake	15.1	6	22	27.3%	13.2%
83			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.)	21.9	8	34	23.5%	12.4%
84			Falls Lake--Dam	15.2	8	35	22.9%	12.1%
85			Neuse River Trail--Old Falls of Neuse	15.1	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
86			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp	14.8	3	10	30.0%	10.8%
87			Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only	15.3	6	28	21.4%	10.2%
88			Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	14.5	9	49	18.4%	10.0%
89			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co)	12.0	3	11	27.3%	9.7%
90			Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access	18.4	3	11	27.3%	9.7%
91			Carrboro High School	18.4	3	11	27.3%	9.7%
92			Dorothea Dix Park	6.9	14	88	15.9%	9.7%
93			Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp	16.8	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
94			Jordan Lake--Poe's Ridge	19.9	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
95			O'Kelly Chapel Road Waterfowl Impoundment	9.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
96			Falls Lake--Cheek Rd. Causeway (Wake Co.)	17.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
97			Jordan Game Land--Bells Church Fishing Access	12.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
98			American Tobacco Trail--New Hope Church Rd. Trailhead Park	8.4	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
99			Jack Marley Park	19.7	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
100			American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access	10.5	12	79	15.2%	8.9%
101			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access	15.2	3	12	25.0%	8.9%
102			Third Fork Creek Trail	13.6	10	64	15.6%	8.7%
103			Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd.	11.9	8	49	16.3%	8.5%
104			Eno River--Pleasant Green to Cole Mill	21.2	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
105			Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point	14.2	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
106			Raven Rock SP	23.9	7	53	13.2%	6.5%
107			Discovery Lake (Restricted Access)	8.2	8	66	12.1%	6.3%
108			stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020)	1.5	4	26	15.4%	6.1%
109			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co)	12.3	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
110			Wooten Meadow Park	6.8	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
111			Butner Game Land--H Street Fields	23.2	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
112			Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd.	12.6	8	70	11.4%	5.9%
113			Jordan Lake SRA--Visitor's Center	13.8	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
114			Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road	15.5	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
115			Ritter Park	4.3	6	51	11.8%	5.5%
116			Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest	14.7	6	52	11.5%	5.4%
117			North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond	4.7	3	20	15.0%	5.2%
118			Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail	17.1	3	20	15.0%	5.2%
119			Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders	3.9	2	11	18.2%	5.1%
120			Carpenter Park	5.1	2	11	18.2%	5.1%
121			Patterson Place Constructed Wetland	16.0	7	68	10.3%	5.1%
122			Mason Farm Biological Reserve	14.6	43	681	6.3%	4.7%
123			Falls Lake--Cheek Road Causeway (Durham Co.)	17.7	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
124			Historic Oak View Park	11.8	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
125			Falls Lake--Upper Beaver Dam (Granville Co.)	21.0	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
126			Valley Springs Park	20.7	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
127			Camden Ave Pond	16.3	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
128			Hilltop Needmore Park--South	11.5	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
129			North Carolina Museum of Art--Goodnight Park	4.4	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
130			Fox Road School Park and Marsh Overlook (Access ONLY after 6 pm on school days, and daylight hours on holidays and weekends)	13.8	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
131			Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station	21.6	6	65	9.2%	4.3%
132			White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland	6.1	3	26	11.5%	4.0%
133			Procter Farm Preserve	22.4	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
134			Sandy Creek Park	16.1	36	755	4.8%	3.5%
135			Durant Nature Preserve	13.3	7	101	6.9%	3.4%
136			Falls Lake--Sandling Beach	17.5	2	17	11.8%	3.3%
137			Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment	12.2	2	17	11.8%	3.3%
138			Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point	16.1	2	17	11.8%	3.3%
139			Blackwood Farm Park	22.9	3	32	9.4%	3.2%
140			Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek	14.5	9	152	5.9%	3.1%
141			Ephesus Park--Chapel Hill	16.3	2	18	11.1%	3.1%
142			Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook	16.7	2	18	11.1%	3.1%
143			Glennstone/Heron Rookery	18.4	5	70	7.1%	3.1%
144			Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road	20.9	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
145			Hoffman Lake	2.4	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
146			American Tobacco Trail--Wimberly Road Access	8.1	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
147			Neuse River Trail--Milburnie Park	13.5	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
148			American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access	9.5	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
149			White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side	6.7	5	74	6.8%	2.9%
150			Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp	15.5	4	54	7.4%	2.9%
151			Brier Creek Reservoir	5.9	2	20	10.0%	2.8%
152			Beaver Creek Greenway	7.0	3	39	7.7%	2.7%
153			Blue Jay Point County Park	14.5	4	64	6.2%	2.5%
154			White Deer Park	11.6	4	64	6.2%	2.5%
155			Johnston Mill Nature Preserve	20.5	5	89	5.6%	2.4%
156			Falls Lake SRA--Information Center	16.3	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
157			Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp	18.6	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
158			Berryhill Park and Trails	18.4	2	25	8.0%	2.2%
159			Harris Lake County Park	14.0	4	73	5.5%	2.2%
160			Little Creek Trail	15.3	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
161			Eno River SP--Few's Ford	23.2	5	111	4.5%	1.9%
162			Salem Pond Park	4.5	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
163			Duke Forest--Gate 4	18.1	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
164			Brumley Nature Preserve--South	22.7	4	92	4.3%	1.7%
165			Shiloh Greenway	5.1	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
166			Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir	18.0	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
167			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd.	17.4	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
168			Brumley Nature Preserve--North	22.2	14	616	2.3%	1.4%
169			Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek	14.0	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
170			Hilltop Needmore Park--North	11.1	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
171			William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake	5.7	2	48	4.2%	1.2%
172			Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula	12.1	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
173			William B. Umstead SP	5.4	2	54	3.7%	1.0%
174			Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail	19.4	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
175			J.C. Raulston Arboretum	4.6	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
176			AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park	10.0	1	19	5.3%	0.9%
177			17 Acre Woods	18.0	3	134	2.2%	0.8%
178			Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform	12.3	1	24	4.2%	0.7%
179			Sarah P. Duke Gardens	16.8	2	77	2.6%	0.7%
180			Indian Creek Greenway	3.5	1	26	3.8%	0.7%
181			New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment	13.8	1	27	3.7%	0.7%
182			UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Park	16.9	1	28	3.6%	0.6%
183			Robertson Millpond Preserve	20.7	1	28	3.6%	0.6%
184			UNC Chapel Hill--Coker Arboretum	17.2	1	38	2.6%	0.5%
185			White Pines Nature Preserve	24.5	1	40	2.5%	0.4%
186			Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd.	17.4	1	47	2.1%	0.4%
187			Hank Anderson Community Park	20.3	1	62	1.6%	0.3%