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Where to find Canada Goose in September
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 Canada Goose in September. 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			Shelley Lake	8.1	51	58	87.9%	77.1%
2			Lake Lynn	7.7	292	373	78.3%	73.8%
3			Mid Pines Rd.	6.7	187	242	77.3%	71.6%
4			Crabtree Creek Watershed	4.7	18	20	90.0%	69.9%
5			Lake Wheeler marshes	6.9	226	305	74.1%	68.9%
6			Schenck Forest	3.6	131	189	69.3%	62.4%
7			Bond Park	2.7	92	157	58.6%	50.8%
8			Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd.	9.8	63	109	57.8%	48.4%
9			Lake Crabtree Dam	3.3	65	122	53.3%	44.5%
10			Bass Lake Park & Trail	10.7	36	67	53.7%	41.9%
11			Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats)	12.6	17	29	58.6%	40.7%
12			Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek	18.2	73	152	48.0%	40.2%
13			Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway	3.5	19	34	55.9%	39.5%
14			Lake Johnson Park	4.2	70	154	45.5%	37.8%
15			Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance	3.3	94	214	43.9%	37.4%
16			Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning	3.9	95	224	42.4%	36.1%
17			Eastgate Park	9.5	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
18			AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park	10.0	9	16	56.2%	33.2%
19			Yates Mill County Park	7.2	99	261	37.9%	32.3%
20			Discovery Lake (Restricted Access)	8.2	13	26	50.0%	32.1%
21			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.)	21.9	18	39	46.2%	31.6%
22			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co)	12.0	40	100	40.0%	30.9%
23			Orange County Sportsplex Pond	24.9	3	4	75.0%	30.1%
24			Butner Game Land--H Street Fields	23.2	4	6	66.7%	30.0%
25			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats	18.8	10	23	43.5%	25.6%
26			Patterson Place Constructed Wetland	16.0	15	38	39.5%	25.6%
27			Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park	13.5	12	32	37.5%	22.9%
28			Town Lake Park	23.4	9	24	37.5%	21.2%
29			Mill Bridge Nature Park	19.4	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
30			Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge	13.6	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
31			Krzyzewskiville	16.8	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
32			Honeycutt Road Park	14.6	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
33			Twin Lakes Park	14.5	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
34			South Durham WRF	13.3	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
35			Kildaire Farms Lake	2.3	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
36			Heritage Lake	19.2	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
37			American Tobacco Trail--C.M. Herndon Park	10.4	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
38			American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Mall	12.2	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
39			Neuse River Trail--Abbington Lane	13.5	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
40			Lake Rogers Park	23.7	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
41			Capital Hills Drive Wetlands	13.9	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
42			Lake Betz	7.3	53	219	24.2%	19.0%
43			Carpenter Park	5.1	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
44			Lake Raleigh	6.0	12	39	30.8%	18.6%
45			Lake Crabtree County Park	3.6	102	471	21.7%	18.2%
46			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co)	12.3	10	32	31.2%	18.0%
47			Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only)	24.1	25	100	25.0%	17.5%
48			Beaver Marsh	16.7	35	148	23.6%	17.5%
49			University Lake, Chapel Hill	19.3	7	21	33.3%	17.2%
50			Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co)	20.0	4	10	40.0%	16.8%
51			Baileywick Road Park	10.2	4	10	40.0%	16.8%
52			Ritter Park	4.3	8	27	29.6%	15.9%
53			Rocky Branch Greenway	6.4	11	41	26.8%	15.7%
54			Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade	19.0	43	210	20.5%	15.6%
55			Pinehurst Drive Ponds	15.6	4	11	36.4%	15.2%
56			NCSU Experimental Farm	7.1	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
57			Lake Benson	11.9	6	20	30.0%	14.5%
58			White Deer Park	11.6	7	25	28.0%	14.3%
59			stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020)	1.5	9	36	25.0%	13.8%
60			Hilltop Needmore Park--North	11.1	3	8	37.5%	13.7%
61			Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek	10.6	11	50	22.0%	12.8%
62			Lower Haw SNA--Bynum	20.3	6	23	26.1%	12.5%
63			Old Bynum Bridge	20.4	27	152	17.8%	12.5%
64			Lake Wheeler	8.2	5	18	27.8%	12.5%
65			Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd.	12.6	12	59	20.3%	12.0%
66			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access	15.2	7	30	23.3%	11.8%
67			Brumley Nature Preserve--North	22.2	175	1293	13.5%	11.8%
68			Little River Fishing Facility	23.7	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
69			White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland	6.1	4	14	28.6%	11.7%
70			Falls Lake--Rolling View	16.1	14	74	18.9%	11.6%
71			Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek	14.5	26	160	16.2%	11.3%
72			Pullen Park	6.6	3	10	30.0%	10.8%
73			Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp	18.4	11	60	18.3%	10.6%
74			Williamson Preserve	19.2	4	16	25.0%	10.2%
75			Apex Nature Park	8.6	6	29	20.7%	9.8%
76			Dorothea Dix Park	6.9	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
77			Apex Community Park	3.7	7	37	18.9%	9.5%
78			Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	23.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
79			New Hope Bottomlands	15.5	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
80			Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.)	13.5	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
81			RTP Mountain Bike Trails	7.2	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
82			East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek)	9.4	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
83			Hymettus Woods Park	5.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
84			Juniper Level Botanic Garden	13.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
85			Robertson Creek Nature Preserve	23.8	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
86			E. Carroll Joyner Park	20.6	10	61	16.4%	9.2%
87			Falls Lake--Dam	15.2	4	18	22.2%	9.0%
88			White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side	6.7	4	18	22.2%	9.0%
89			North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden	4.6	7	42	16.7%	8.3%
90			Sandy Creek Park	16.1	41	371	11.1%	8.3%
91			Ephesus Park--Chapel Hill	16.3	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
92			Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. Ramp	18.4	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
93			Indian Creek Greenway	3.5	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
94			Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail	19.4	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
95			Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve	22.1	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
96			Raven Rock SP	23.9	4	25	16.0%	6.4%
97			Hank Anderson Community Park	20.3	6	44	13.6%	6.4%
98			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd.	17.4	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
99			Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek	13.7	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
100			Shaw Lake	9.9	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
101			Hilltop Needmore Park--South	11.5	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
102			Inwood Rd.	7.3	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
103			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point	15.0	17	192	8.9%	5.6%
104			Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp	16.8	2	11	18.2%	5.1%
105			Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd.	17.1	2	11	18.2%	5.1%
106			Walnut Creek Wetland Center	9.0	2	11	18.2%	5.1%
107			Turnipseed Preserve	20.5	2	11	18.2%	5.1%
108			North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill)	14.1	3	21	14.3%	5.0%
109			Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek	15.0	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
110			Eno River SP--Pleasant Green	21.9	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
111			Haw River--Bynum Dam	20.5	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
112			Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access	18.4	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
113			Hoffman Lake	2.4	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
114			Historic Oak View Park	11.8	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
115			Penny's Bend Nature Preserve	20.0	5	48	10.4%	4.5%
116			William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake	5.7	7	77	9.1%	4.5%
117			Lower Booker Creek Trail	17.0	2	14	14.3%	4.0%
118			White Pines Nature Preserve	24.5	3	26	11.5%	4.0%
119			Horton Grove Nature Preserve	24.6	4	40	10.0%	4.0%
120			American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access	10.5	5	58	8.6%	3.7%
121			Eno River SP--Few's Ford	23.2	8	110	7.3%	3.7%
122			Laurel Hill Park	5.4	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
123			Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd.	11.9	2	17	11.8%	3.3%
124			Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir	18.0	3	32	9.4%	3.2%
125			Falls Lake--Sandling Beach	17.5	2	18	11.1%	3.1%
126			Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve	15.1	2	18	11.1%	3.1%
127			Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment	23.4	7	111	6.3%	3.1%
128			Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek	10.3	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
129			Durant Nature Preserve	13.3	5	77	6.5%	2.8%
130			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.)	21.9	3	39	7.7%	2.7%
131			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp	14.8	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
132			Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders	3.9	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
133			Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park	17.9	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
134			Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam	18.7	8	165	4.8%	2.5%
135			William B. Umstead SP	5.4	2	23	8.7%	2.4%
136			Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway	12.9	2	24	8.3%	2.3%
137			Swift Creek Bluffs	5.3	4	68	5.9%	2.3%
138			Glennstone/Heron Rookery	18.4	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
139			Wendell Park	22.6	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
140			Harris Lake County Park	14.0	3	48	6.2%	2.1%
141			Mason Farm Biological Reserve	14.6	14	392	3.6%	2.1%
142			Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek	14.0	2	26	7.7%	2.1%
143			Third Fork Creek Trail	13.6	2	30	6.7%	1.8%
144			Dorothea Dix	6.6	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
145			Brookhaven Nature Park	6.7	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
146			Brumley Nature Preserve--South	22.7	4	88	4.5%	1.8%
147			Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only	15.3	2	32	6.2%	1.7%
148			Brier Creek Reservoir	5.9	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
149			Horace Williams Tract	19.1	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
150			South Ellerbe Creek Trail	16.4	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
151			Pritchard Park Nature Trail	17.3	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
152			Brian P's Yard (Private)	14.4	3	87	3.4%	1.2%
153			Middle Creek Bottomlands II	24.9	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
154			Sarah P. Duke Gardens	16.8	2	52	3.8%	1.1%
155			Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve	4.6	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
156			Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	14.5	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
157			Symphony Lake Greenway	4.4	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
158			Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road	18.1	1	21	4.8%	0.8%
159			Falls Lake	15.1	1	28	3.6%	0.6%
160			Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform	12.3	1	29	3.4%	0.6%
161			Duke University--Reclamation Pond	17.3	1	30	3.3%	0.6%
162			Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP'	16.4	1	34	2.9%	0.5%
163			North Carolina Museum of Life and Science	17.8	1	39	2.6%	0.5%
164			Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate	19.7	1	42	2.4%	0.4%
165			Rainbow Soccer Complex	16.2	1	51	2.0%	0.3%
166			Blue Jay Point County Park	14.5	1	57	1.8%	0.3%
167			17 Acre Woods	18.0	1	89	1.1%	0.2%