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Where to find Spotted Sandpiper in April
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 Spotted Sandpiper in April. 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 Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 98 238 41.2% 35.1%
2 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 45 143 31.5% 24.4%
3 Lake Lynn 7.7 72 266 27.1% 22.1%
4 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 35 120 29.2% 21.8%
5 Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats) 12.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
6 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 32 118 27.1% 19.9%
7 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 102 435 23.4% 19.7%
8 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 18 61 29.5% 19.6%
9 Lake Betz 7.3 82 355 23.1% 19.0%
10 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 88 390 22.6% 18.7%
11 Pinehurst Drive Ponds 15.6 12 39 30.8% 18.6%
12 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 9 29 31.0% 17.3%
13 Schenck Forest 3.6 63 295 21.4% 17.1%
14 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co) 20.0 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
15 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 19 83 22.9% 15.2%
16 Shelley Lake 8.1 30 143 21.0% 15.1%
17 Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir 19.0 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
18 Bond Park 2.7 40 217 18.4% 13.8%
19 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 94 592 15.9% 13.2%
20 Eden Lakes 23.7 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
21 Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp 16.8 4 14 28.6% 11.7%
22 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 8 37 21.6% 11.4%
23 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 7 33 21.2% 10.7%
24 Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek 14.0 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
25 Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.) 13.5 7 37 18.9% 9.5%
26 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 7 37 18.9% 9.5%
27 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 5 26 19.2% 8.5%
28 Haw River--Bynum Dam 20.5 5 26 19.2% 8.5%
29 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 18 142 12.7% 8.2%
30 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 10 82 12.2% 6.8%
31 Eno River SP--The Quarry 21.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
32 Camden Ave Pond 16.3 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
33 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 8 68 11.8% 6.1%
34 Apex Community Park 3.7 6 49 12.2% 5.7%
35 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 11 114 9.6% 5.5%
36 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 7 64 10.9% 5.4%
37 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 4 30 13.3% 5.3%
38 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 3 20 15.0% 5.2%
39 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 7 71 9.9% 4.9%
40 Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina 13.2 14 176 8.0% 4.8%
41 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Durham Co.) 19.7 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
42 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats 18.8 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
43 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 3 24 12.5% 4.3%
44 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 35 628 5.6% 4.0%
45 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 5 54 9.3% 4.0%
46 Lake Wheeler 8.2 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
47 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
48 Chandler's Swamp 16.9 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
49 Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64 18.7 13 195 6.7% 3.9%
50 Lake Raleigh 6.0 11 158 7.0% 3.9%
51 NCSU Experimental Farm 7.1 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
52 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 3 28 10.7% 3.7%
53 Inwood Rd. 7.3 8 113 7.1% 3.6%
54 Falls Lake--New Light Creek 17.6 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
55 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp 14.8 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
56 Falls Lake--Upper Beaver Dam (Granville Co.) 21.0 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
57 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 42 899 4.7% 3.5%
58 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 8 133 6.0% 3.1%
59 Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff 12.6 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
60 Neuse River Trail--Old Falls of Neuse 15.1 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
61 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 3 40 7.5% 2.6%
62 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 4 61 6.6% 2.6%
63 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
64 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 34 984 3.5% 2.5%
65 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 3 43 7.0% 2.4%
66 West Point on the Eno Park 20.5 2 24 8.3% 2.3%
67 Raven Rock SP 23.9 4 69 5.8% 2.3%
68 Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment 12.2 2 25 8.0% 2.2%
69 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 4 71 5.6% 2.2%
70 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 2 29 6.9% 1.9%
71 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 3 61 4.9% 1.7%
72 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 3 61 4.9% 1.7%
73 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 2 37 5.4% 1.5%
74 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 4 105 3.8% 1.5%
75 Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform 12.3 2 38 5.3% 1.5%
76 Falls Lake SRA--Information Center 16.3 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
77 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 2 45 4.4% 1.2%
78 Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point 14.2 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
79 Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge 13.6 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
80 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 6 268 2.2% 1.0%
81 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 3 102 2.9% 1.0%
82 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
83 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
84 Morgan Creek Trail 17.5 2 58 3.4% 1.0%
85 DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve 22.4 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
86 Duke University--Reclamation Pond 17.3 2 61 3.3% 0.9%
87 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 8 603 1.3% 0.7%
88 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
89 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 3 199 1.5% 0.5%
90 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 2 115 1.7% 0.5%
91 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 2 116 1.7% 0.5%
92 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 1 39 2.6% 0.5%
93 Third Fork Creek Trail 13.6 1 39 2.6% 0.5%
94 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 1 42 2.4% 0.4%
95 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 2 134 1.5% 0.4%
96 Beaver Marsh 16.7 3 330 0.9% 0.3%
97 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 1 60 1.7% 0.3%
98 Rocky Branch Greenway 6.4 1 60 1.7% 0.3%
99 Fearrington Village 17.5 1 67 1.5% 0.3%
100 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 4 597 0.7% 0.3%
101 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 1 121 0.8% 0.1%

Created by Michael Fogleman.

Data from the eBird Basic Dataset. Version: EBD_relJan-2024. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Jan 2024.