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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 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 297 338 87.9% 84.0%
2 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 169 190 88.9% 83.7%
3 Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina 13.2 28 29 96.6% 82.8%
4 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 97 111 87.4% 79.9%
5 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 207 251 82.5% 77.3%
6 Lake Rogers Park 23.7 13 13 100.0% 77.2%
7 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 117 141 83.0% 75.9%
8 South Wake County Landfill (Restricted Access) 8.9 12 12 100.0% 75.7%
9 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 71 87 81.6% 72.2%
10 Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff 12.6 15 16 93.8% 71.7%
11 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 445 593 75.0% 71.4%
12 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp 14.8 22 25 88.0% 70.0%
13 Shelley Lake 8.1 102 131 77.9% 70.0%
14 Pinehurst Drive Ponds 15.6 24 28 85.7% 68.5%
15 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 92 121 76.0% 67.7%
16 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 87 116 75.0% 66.4%
17 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 124 169 73.4% 66.2%
18 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 28 35 80.0% 64.1%
19 Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp 16.8 54 73 74.0% 62.9%
20 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 18 22 81.8% 61.5%
21 Falls Lake--Rollingview Marina 15.5 6 6 100.0% 61.0%
22 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 92 133 69.2% 60.9%
23 Lake Wheeler 8.2 37 50 74.0% 60.4%
24 Bond Park 2.7 99 145 68.3% 60.3%
25 Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek 15.0 13 16 81.2% 57.0%
26 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 25 34 73.5% 56.9%
27 Lake Benson 11.9 96 150 64.0% 56.1%
28 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 51 77 66.2% 55.1%
29 Beaver Marsh 16.7 199 351 56.7% 51.5%
30 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 103 175 58.9% 51.5%
31 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 20 29 69.0% 50.8%
32 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 20 29 69.0% 50.8%
33 Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform 12.3 20 30 66.7% 48.8%
34 Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook 16.7 11 15 73.3% 48.0%
35 Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp 18.6 7 9 77.8% 45.3%
36 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 11 16 68.8% 44.4%
37 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 11 16 68.8% 44.4%
38 Falls Lake SRA--Woodpecker Ridge 16.3 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
39 Jack Marley Park 19.7 5 6 83.3% 43.6%
40 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 13 20 65.0% 43.3%
41 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 13 20 65.0% 43.3%
42 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 14 22 63.6% 43.0%
43 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 45 89 50.6% 40.4%
44 Lake Raleigh 6.0 62 135 45.9% 37.7%
45 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 12 21 57.1% 36.5%
46 Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point 14.2 7 11 63.6% 35.4%
47 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 120 302 39.7% 34.4%
48 Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End 17.3 11 20 55.0% 34.2%
49 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 23 50 46.0% 33.0%
50 Jordan Game Land--Bells Church Fishing Access 12.9 7 12 58.3% 32.0%
51 Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point 16.1 6 10 60.0% 31.3%
52 Falls Lake SRA--Information Center 16.3 5 8 62.5% 30.6%
53 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 24 57 42.1% 30.2%
54 Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway 12.9 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
55 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. Ramp 18.4 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
56 Jordan Lake SRA--Visitor's Center 13.8 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
57 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 73 209 34.9% 28.8%
58 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 8 16 50.0% 28.0%
59 Lake Lynn 7.7 55 164 33.5% 26.8%
60 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 13 34 38.2% 23.9%
61 Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir 19.0 6 13 46.2% 23.2%
62 Beaver Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 10.6 5 11 45.5% 21.3%
63 Falls Lake--New Light Creek 17.6 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
64 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co) 20.0 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
65 Falls Lake--Cheek Rd. Causeway (Wake Co.) 17.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
66 Old Bayleaf Rd (foot access only) 15.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
67 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 8 22 36.4% 19.7%
68 Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 23.9 4 9 44.4% 18.9%
69 Kildaire Farms Lake 2.3 4 9 44.4% 18.9%
70 Eden Lakes 23.7 4 9 44.4% 18.9%
71 Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access 18.4 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
72 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 15 51 29.4% 18.7%
73 Apex Community Park 3.7 59 257 23.0% 18.2%
74 American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Mall 12.2 7 20 35.0% 18.1%
75 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 5 13 38.5% 17.7%
76 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 23 91 25.3% 17.5%
77 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 22 87 25.3% 17.3%
78 Orange County Sportsplex Pond 24.9 15 56 26.8% 17.0%
79 Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.) 13.5 4 11 36.4% 15.2%
80 Lake Betz 7.3 65 346 18.8% 15.0%
81 AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park 10.0 5 16 31.2% 14.2%
82 Schenck Forest 3.6 46 250 18.4% 14.1%
83 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
84 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 6 22 27.3% 13.2%
85 Apex Nature Park 8.6 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
86 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 11 53 20.8% 12.0%
87 Forest Ridge Park 16.5 4 14 28.6% 11.7%
88 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 6 25 24.0% 11.5%
89 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 13 70 18.6% 11.2%
90 Ritter Park 4.3 4 15 26.7% 10.9%
91 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 12 68 17.6% 10.4%
92 Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area 13.8 4 16 25.0% 10.2%
93 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 4 16 25.0% 10.2%
94 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
95 Lick Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 13.2 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
96 Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road 20.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
97 Cornwallis Road Park 16.1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
98 Dorothea Dix 6.6 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
99 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 54 462 11.7% 9.1%
100 Carrboro High School 18.4 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
101 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 5 25 20.0% 8.9%
102 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 4 19 21.1% 8.5%
103 New Hope Bottomlands 15.5 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
104 NCSU Experimental Farm 7.1 9 60 15.0% 8.1%
105 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 21 184 11.4% 7.6%
106 Lower Booker Creek Trail 17.0 4 23 17.4% 7.0%
107 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 34 361 9.4% 6.8%
108 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 9 73 12.3% 6.6%
109 Crowder District Park 6.8 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
110 Barksdale Drive Greenway 9.9 3 17 17.6% 6.2%
111 Falls Lake--Cheek Road Causeway (Durham Co.) 17.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
112 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd. 17.4 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
113 East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek) 9.4 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
114 American Tobacco Trail--Massey Chapel Road 12.0 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
115 Raven Rock SP 23.9 4 27 14.8% 5.9%
116 Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf 15.9 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
117 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 14 150 9.3% 5.6%
118 Chandler's Swamp 16.9 3 19 15.8% 5.5%
119 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 7 70 10.0% 4.9%
120 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 51 817 6.2% 4.8%
121 stakeout Bullock's Oriole, Fuquay-Varina (2024) 14.9 10 116 8.6% 4.7%
122 Falls Lake 15.1 3 22 13.6% 4.7%
123 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 9 102 8.8% 4.7%
124 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 29 436 6.7% 4.7%
125 Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge 13.6 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
126 Fearrington Village 17.5 4 43 9.3% 3.7%
127 Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch 11.6 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
128 Kaplan Drive Park 4.1 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
129 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 23 448 5.1% 3.4%
130 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 3 32 9.4% 3.2%
131 Strickland Park 8.9 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
132 North Carolina Museum of Art--Goodnight Park 4.4 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
133 Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve 4.6 3 35 8.6% 3.0%
134 North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill) 14.1 3 35 8.6% 3.0%
135 Pierce Woods and Pond 15.9 2 20 10.0% 2.8%
136 Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment 12.2 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
137 Inwood Rd. 7.3 5 92 5.4% 2.3%
138 Shiloh Greenway 5.1 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
139 West Point on the Eno Park 20.5 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
140 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
141 Horton Grove Nature Preserve 24.6 2 28 7.1% 2.0%
142 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
143 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 7 196 3.6% 1.7%
144 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 2 32 6.2% 1.7%
145 Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park 13.6 2 34 5.9% 1.6%
146 Morgan Creek Trail 17.5 2 36 5.6% 1.5%
147 Pritchard Park Nature Trail 17.3 2 36 5.6% 1.5%
148 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 2 37 5.4% 1.5%
149 Raleigh-Durham Airport Observation Deck 6.4 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
150 Brookhaven Nature Park 6.7 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
151 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 3 71 4.2% 1.4%
152 Laurel Hill Park 5.4 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
153 Shearon Harris Visitor's Center 12.7 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
154 Morris Branch Greenway 7.6 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
155 Swift Creek Bluffs 5.3 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
156 Duke University--East Campus 16.6 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
157 North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond 4.7 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
158 Forest Hills Park 15.0 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
159 Fred Fletcher Park 7.4 3 103 2.9% 1.0%
160 Baileywick Road Park 10.2 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
161 Carpenter Park 5.1 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
162 stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020) 1.5 3 104 2.9% 1.0%
163 Rocky Branch Greenway 6.4 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
164 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 2 60 3.3% 0.9%
165 UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Park 16.9 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
166 Berryhill Park and Trails 18.4 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
167 Morris Green Park 16.0 2 65 3.1% 0.8%
168 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve 20.0 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
169 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
170 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
171 North Carolina State University Campus 6.2 2 82 2.4% 0.7%
172 17 Acre Woods 18.0 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
173 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
174 North Carolina Botanical Garden 16.0 2 109 1.8% 0.5%
175 White Deer Park 11.6 1 37 2.7% 0.5%
176 UNC Chapel Hill--Coker Arboretum 17.2 1 45 2.2% 0.4%
177 Dorothea Dix Park 6.9 2 142 1.4% 0.4%
178 North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 17.8 1 47 2.1% 0.4%
179 Third Fork Creek Trail 13.6 1 57 1.8% 0.3%
180 Duke University--Reclamation Pond 17.3 1 58 1.7% 0.3%
181 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 1 61 1.6% 0.3%
182 Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders 3.9 1 78 1.3% 0.2%
183 Sarah P. Duke Gardens 16.8 1 92 1.1% 0.2%
184 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 1 171 0.6% 0.1%
185 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 1 197 0.5% 0.1%