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Where to find Ring-billed Gull in December
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 December. 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 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 64 69 92.8% 84.1%
2 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 158 178 88.8% 83.3%
3 Lake Rogers Park 23.7 18 18 100.0% 82.4%
4 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 197 227 86.8% 81.8%
5 Lake Wheeler 8.2 45 49 91.8% 80.8%
6 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 354 441 80.3% 76.3%
7 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 91 108 84.3% 76.2%
8 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 41 47 87.2% 74.8%
9 Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina 13.2 21 23 91.3% 73.2%
10 Shelley Lake 8.1 104 131 79.4% 71.7%
11 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 165 214 77.1% 71.0%
12 Lake Benson 11.9 73 94 77.7% 68.2%
13 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co) 20.0 8 8 100.0% 67.6%
14 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp 14.8 12 13 92.3% 66.7%
15 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 58 76 76.3% 65.6%
16 Bond Park 2.7 79 110 71.8% 62.8%
17 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 21 26 80.8% 62.1%
18 Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway 12.9 13 15 86.7% 62.1%
19 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 18 22 81.8% 61.5%
20 Jack Marley Park 19.7 6 6 100.0% 61.0%
21 Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp 16.8 26 34 76.5% 60.0%
22 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 51 73 69.9% 58.6%
23 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 63 95 66.3% 56.3%
24 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 28 39 71.8% 56.2%
25 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 135 218 61.9% 55.3%
26 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 10 12 83.3% 55.2%
27 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 30 43 69.8% 54.9%
28 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 43 65 66.2% 54.0%
29 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats 18.8 4 4 100.0% 51.0%
30 Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir 19.0 4 4 100.0% 51.0%
31 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 15 21 71.4% 50.0%
32 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 31 49 63.3% 49.3%
33 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 8 10 80.0% 49.0%
34 Falls Lake--Rollingview Marina 15.5 8 10 80.0% 49.0%
35 Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff 12.6 8 10 80.0% 49.0%
36 Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek 15.0 6 7 85.7% 48.7%
37 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 60 109 55.0% 45.7%
38 Kildaire Farms Lake 2.3 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
39 Falls Lake--Cheek Road Causeway (Durham Co.) 17.7 6 8 75.0% 40.9%
40 Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook 16.7 6 8 75.0% 40.9%
41 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 16 27 59.3% 40.7%
42 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 43 86 50.0% 39.7%
43 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 17 30 56.7% 39.2%
44 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 10 16 62.5% 38.6%
45 Apex Community Park 3.7 42 86 48.8% 38.6%
46 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
47 Falls Lake SRA--Information Center 16.3 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
48 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. Ramp 18.4 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
49 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 36 75 48.0% 37.1%
50 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 9 15 60.0% 35.7%
51 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 8 13 61.5% 35.5%
52 Beaver Marsh 16.7 86 206 41.7% 35.2%
53 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
54 Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point 16.1 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
55 Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access 18.4 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
56 Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 23.9 8 14 57.1% 32.6%
57 Lake Raleigh 6.0 39 99 39.4% 30.3%
58 Jordan Lake SRA--Visitor's Center 13.8 5 9 55.6% 26.7%
59 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 69 212 32.5% 26.6%
60 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 15 37 40.5% 26.3%
61 Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform 12.3 9 20 45.0% 25.8%
62 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 9 23 39.1% 22.2%
63 Pinehurst Drive Ponds 15.6 7 17 41.2% 21.6%
64 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 15 46 32.6% 20.9%
65 Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp 18.6 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
66 Little River Fishing Facility 23.7 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
67 Greenview Ponds 7.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
68 Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats) 12.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
69 Patterson Road Waterfowl Impoundment 14.8 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
70 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 14 45 31.1% 19.5%
71 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 18 72 25.0% 16.4%
72 Butner Game Land--H Street Fields 23.2 5 14 35.7% 16.3%
73 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 13 49 26.5% 16.2%
74 Lick Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 13.2 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
75 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 7 23 30.4% 15.6%
76 Barksdale Drive Greenway 9.9 4 11 36.4% 15.2%
77 Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave 9.6 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
78 Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge 13.6 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
79 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 11 43 25.6% 14.9%
80 Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area 13.8 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
81 Lake Lynn 7.7 31 166 18.7% 13.5%
82 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 7 28 25.0% 12.7%
83 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
84 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 14 72 19.4% 12.0%
85 Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point 14.2 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
86 Schenck Forest 3.6 22 137 16.1% 10.9%
87 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 43 308 14.0% 10.5%
88 Eden Lakes 23.7 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
89 Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf 15.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
90 Beaver Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 10.6 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
91 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd. 17.4 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
92 South Wake County Landfill (Restricted Access) 8.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
93 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 36 295 12.2% 8.9%
94 West Point on the Eno Park 20.5 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
95 Swift Creek Bluffs 5.3 4 19 21.1% 8.5%
96 Lower Booker Creek Trail 17.0 3 13 23.1% 8.2%
97 White Deer Park 11.6 4 21 19.0% 7.7%
98 Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek 14.0 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
99 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 3 15 20.0% 7.0%
100 New Hope Bottomlands 15.5 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
101 Hoffman Lake 2.4 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
102 Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek 13.7 3 17 17.6% 6.2%
103 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
104 Bass Lake Outfall Greenway 11.0 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
105 Orange County Sportsplex Pond 24.9 6 47 12.8% 6.0%
106 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 13 132 9.8% 5.8%
107 Raleigh-Durham Airport Observation Deck 6.4 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
108 Leigh Farm Park 14.5 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
109 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
110 American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access 9.5 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
111 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 6 55 10.9% 5.1%
112 Walnut Creek Wetland Center 9.0 3 21 14.3% 5.0%
113 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 6 58 10.3% 4.8%
114 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 3 22 13.6% 4.7%
115 Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch 11.6 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
116 Jordan Game Land--Bells Church Fishing Access 12.9 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
117 Strickland Park 8.9 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
118 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
119 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 4 36 11.1% 4.4%
120 Forest Ridge Park 16.5 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
121 Lake Betz 7.3 12 177 6.8% 3.9%
122 Crabtree Creek Greenway--Atlantic Ave to Anderson Drive 8.6 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
123 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 28 608 4.6% 3.2%
124 Glennstone/Heron Rookery 18.4 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
125 Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail 19.4 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
126 Apex Nature Park 8.6 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
127 Hilltop Needmore Park--South 11.5 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
128 Falls Lake 15.1 2 21 9.5% 2.7%
129 Morgan Creek Trail 17.5 3 39 7.7% 2.7%
130 Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center 9.0 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
131 Fearrington Village 17.5 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
132 17 Acre Woods 18.0 4 63 6.3% 2.5%
133 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 5 93 5.4% 2.3%
134 Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment 12.2 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
135 Chandler's Swamp 16.9 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
136 Crabtree Creek Trail--Anderson Drive to Lassiter Mill Road 8.3 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
137 stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020) 1.5 9 215 4.2% 2.2%
138 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 4 71 5.6% 2.2%
139 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 2 28 7.1% 2.0%
140 Duke Forest--Korstian Division 19.6 2 28 7.1% 2.0%
141 Brian P's Yard (Private) 14.4 3 55 5.5% 1.9%
142 Crowder District Park 6.8 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
143 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 11 347 3.2% 1.8%
144 Poplar Point Wastewater Ponds (Restricted Access) 13.8 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
145 Indian Trail Park 18.1 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
146 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 3 67 4.5% 1.5%
147 Chapel Hill Community Park 16.9 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
148 Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd. 17.4 2 39 5.1% 1.4%
149 Brookhaven Nature Park 6.7 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
150 Ritter Park 4.3 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
151 UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Park 16.9 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
152 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
153 West Lake Road Ponds 8.7 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
154 Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate 19.7 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
155 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 7 336 2.1% 1.0%
156 Horton Grove Nature Preserve 24.6 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
157 NCSU Experimental Farm 7.1 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
158 Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park 13.6 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
159 Raven Rock SP 23.9 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
160 Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail 17.1 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
161 North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill) 14.1 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
162 Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve 4.6 1 33 3.0% 0.5%
163 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 1 33 3.0% 0.5%
164 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 1 40 2.5% 0.4%
165 Pritchard Park Nature Trail 17.3 1 40 2.5% 0.4%
166 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 20.5 1 47 2.1% 0.4%
167 Fred Fletcher Park 7.4 1 49 2.0% 0.4%
168 UNC Chapel Hill--Coker Arboretum 17.2 1 50 2.0% 0.4%
169 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 1 54 1.9% 0.3%
170 Sarah P. Duke Gardens 16.8 1 71 1.4% 0.2%
171 North Carolina Botanical Garden 16.0 1 89 1.1% 0.2%
172 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 1 102 1.0% 0.2%
173 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 1 163 0.6% 0.1%