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Where to find Ring-billed Gull in January
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 Ring-billed Gull in January. 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 Crabtree Dam 3.3 135 143 94.4% 89.3%
2 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 152 167 91.0% 85.7%
3 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 77 87 88.5% 80.1%
4 Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina 13.2 20 21 95.2% 77.3%
5 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 164 198 82.8% 77.0%
6 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 66 80 82.5% 72.7%
7 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 381 509 74.9% 70.9%
8 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 51 63 81.0% 69.6%
9 Shelley Lake 8.1 73 93 78.5% 69.1%
10 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 16 18 88.9% 67.2%
11 Bond Park 2.7 92 122 75.4% 67.1%
12 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 48 63 76.2% 64.4%
13 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp 14.8 14 16 87.5% 64.0%
14 Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp 16.8 49 66 74.2% 62.6%
15 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 82 115 71.3% 62.5%
16 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 48 65 73.8% 62.0%
17 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 53 73 72.6% 61.4%
18 Falls Lake--Rollingview Marina 15.5 6 6 100.0% 61.0%
19 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 17 21 81.0% 60.0%
20 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 37 51 72.5% 59.1%
21 Pinehurst Drive Ponds 15.6 14 17 82.4% 59.0%
22 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 17 22 77.3% 56.6%
23 Lake Rogers Park 23.7 5 5 100.0% 56.6%
24 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 14 18 77.8% 54.8%
25 Lake Benson 11.9 65 102 63.7% 54.1%
26 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 19 26 73.1% 53.9%
27 Beaver Marsh 16.7 175 295 59.3% 53.6%
28 Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff 12.6 7 8 87.5% 52.9%
29 Lake Wheeler 8.2 26 38 68.4% 52.5%
30 Lake Raleigh 6.0 59 97 60.8% 50.9%
31 Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek 15.0 12 16 75.0% 50.5%
32 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 74 125 59.2% 50.4%
33 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 31 52 59.6% 46.1%
34 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 13 19 68.4% 46.0%
35 Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform 12.3 17 27 63.0% 44.2%
36 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 87 174 50.0% 42.7%
37 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 7 10 70.0% 39.7%
38 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 8 12 66.7% 39.1%
39 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 18 33 54.5% 38.0%
40 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 10 17 58.8% 36.0%
41 Falls Lake SRA--Woodpecker Ridge 16.3 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
42 South Wake County Landfill (Restricted Access) 8.9 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
43 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 10 18 55.6% 33.7%
44 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 9 16 56.2% 33.2%
45 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 7 12 58.3% 32.0%
46 Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point 14.2 5 8 62.5% 30.6%
47 Jordan Lake SRA--Visitor's Center 13.8 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
48 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. Ramp 18.4 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
49 Falls Lake SRA--Information Center 16.3 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
50 Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook 16.7 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
51 Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir 19.0 6 11 54.5% 28.0%
52 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 6 11 54.5% 28.0%
53 Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point 16.1 5 9 55.6% 26.7%
54 Beaver Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 10.6 5 9 55.6% 26.7%
55 Jordan Game Land--Bells Church Fishing Access 12.9 5 9 55.6% 26.7%
56 Apex Community Park 3.7 30 85 35.3% 26.0%
57 Lake Lynn 7.7 39 115 33.9% 25.9%
58 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 13 33 39.4% 24.7%
59 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 37 116 31.9% 24.1%
60 Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End 17.3 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
61 Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 23.9 4 8 50.0% 21.5%
62 Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp 18.6 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
63 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co) 20.0 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
64 Dorothea Dix 6.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
65 Falls Lake--Cheek Rd. Causeway (Wake Co.) 17.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
66 American Tobacco Trail--Massey Chapel Road 12.0 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
67 Jack Marley Park 19.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
68 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 14 45 31.1% 19.5%
69 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 5 12 41.7% 19.3%
70 Orange County Sportsplex Pond 24.9 13 45 28.9% 17.7%
71 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 16 61 26.2% 16.8%
72 Lake Betz 7.3 56 266 21.1% 16.6%
73 American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Mall 12.2 5 14 35.7% 16.3%
74 Eden Lakes 23.7 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
75 Schenck Forest 3.6 42 208 20.2% 15.3%
76 Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.) 13.5 4 11 36.4% 15.2%
77 Kildaire Farms Lake 2.3 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
78 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 14 58 24.1% 15.0%
79 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 13 53 24.5% 14.9%
80 AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park 10.0 5 16 31.2% 14.2%
81 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
82 Apex Nature Park 8.6 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
83 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 9 37 24.3% 13.4%
84 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 54 345 15.7% 12.2%
85 Ritter Park 4.3 4 14 28.6% 11.7%
86 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
87 Carrboro High School 18.4 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
88 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 4 16 25.0% 10.2%
89 Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area 13.8 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
90 NCSU Experimental Farm 7.1 8 43 18.6% 9.7%
91 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
92 Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf 15.9 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
93 Lick Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 13.2 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
94 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
95 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
96 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 4 17 23.5% 9.6%
97 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 8 44 18.2% 9.5%
98 Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway 12.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
99 Falls Lake--New Light Creek 17.6 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
100 Cornwallis Road Park 16.1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
101 East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek) 9.4 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
102 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 31 255 12.2% 8.7%
103 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 8 48 16.7% 8.7%
104 Forest Ridge Park 16.5 3 13 23.1% 8.2%
105 Raven Rock SP 23.9 4 20 20.0% 8.1%
106 Lower Booker Creek Trail 17.0 4 20 20.0% 8.1%
107 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 8 53 15.1% 7.9%
108 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 3 14 21.4% 7.6%
109 Chandler's Swamp 16.9 3 16 18.8% 6.6%
110 Falls Lake--Cheek Road Causeway (Durham Co.) 17.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
111 New Hope Bottomlands 15.5 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
112 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 45 556 8.1% 6.1%
113 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 13 136 9.6% 5.7%
114 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 6 54 11.1% 5.2%
115 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 23 304 7.6% 5.1%
116 Falls Lake 15.1 3 21 14.3% 5.0%
117 Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch 11.6 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
118 Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access 18.4 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
119 Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge 13.6 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
120 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 7 79 8.9% 4.4%
121 Fearrington Village 17.5 4 40 10.0% 4.0%
122 Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment 12.2 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
123 Kaplan Drive Park 4.1 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
124 North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill) 14.1 3 29 10.3% 3.6%
125 Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve 4.6 3 30 10.0% 3.5%
126 Inwood Rd. 7.3 5 71 7.0% 3.0%
127 West Point on the Eno Park 20.5 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
128 Barksdale Drive Greenway 9.9 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
129 Strickland Park 8.9 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
130 Pierce Woods and Pond 15.9 2 20 10.0% 2.8%
131 Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park 13.6 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
132 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 14 343 4.1% 2.4%
133 Horton Grove Nature Preserve 24.6 2 24 8.3% 2.3%
134 Crowder District Park 6.8 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
135 Shiloh Greenway 5.1 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
136 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 2 25 8.0% 2.2%
137 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 2 26 7.7% 2.1%
138 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 2 29 6.9% 1.9%
139 Pritchard Park Nature Trail 17.3 2 29 6.9% 1.9%
140 Morgan Creek Trail 17.5 2 30 6.7% 1.8%
141 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
142 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 6 168 3.6% 1.6%
143 Swift Creek Bluffs 5.3 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
144 Laurel Hill Park 5.4 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
145 Brookhaven Nature Park 6.7 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
146 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 2 35 5.7% 1.6%
147 Shearon Harris Visitor's Center 12.7 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
148 Forest Hills Park 15.0 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
149 UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Park 16.9 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
150 Rocky Branch Greenway 6.4 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
151 Baileywick Road Park 10.2 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
152 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve 20.0 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
153 North Carolina State University Campus 6.2 2 63 3.2% 0.9%
154 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
155 White Deer Park 11.6 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
156 Fred Fletcher Park 7.4 2 71 2.8% 0.8%
157 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
158 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
159 Brian P's Yard (Private) 14.4 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
160 North Carolina Botanical Garden 16.0 2 92 2.2% 0.6%
161 Third Fork Creek Trail 13.6 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
162 UNC Chapel Hill--Coker Arboretum 17.2 1 36 2.8% 0.5%
163 North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 17.8 1 37 2.7% 0.5%
164 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 1 64 1.6% 0.3%
165 Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders 3.9 1 67 1.5% 0.3%
166 stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020) 1.5 1 78 1.3% 0.2%
167 Sarah P. Duke Gardens 16.8 1 84 1.2% 0.2%
168 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 1 105 1.0% 0.2%
169 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 1 123 0.8% 0.1%