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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 95 219 43.4% 37.0%
2 Lake Lynn 7.7 65 213 30.5% 24.7%
3 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 35 117 29.9% 22.4%
4 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 28 93 30.1% 21.7%
5 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 92 369 24.9% 20.8%
6 Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir 19.0 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
7 Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats) 12.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
8 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats 18.8 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
9 Lake Betz 7.3 79 317 24.9% 20.5%
10 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 84 343 24.5% 20.2%
11 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 16 54 29.6% 19.1%
12 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co) 20.0 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
13 Schenck Forest 3.6 63 274 23.0% 18.4%
14 Shelley Lake 8.1 30 123 24.4% 17.7%
15 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 10 36 27.8% 15.8%
16 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 7 23 30.4% 15.6%
17 Pinehurst Drive Ponds 15.6 6 20 30.0% 14.5%
18 Bond Park 2.7 37 195 19.0% 14.1%
19 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 20 96 20.8% 13.9%
20 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 7 26 26.9% 13.7%
21 Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp 16.8 4 13 30.8% 12.7%
22 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 66 432 15.3% 12.2%
23 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 7 30 23.3% 11.8%
24 Eden Lakes 23.7 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
25 Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek 14.0 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
26 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 18 122 14.8% 9.5%
27 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 6 30 20.0% 9.5%
28 Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.) 13.5 7 37 18.9% 9.5%
29 Falls Lake--Upper Beaver Dam (Granville Co.) 21.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
30 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 5 26 19.2% 8.5%
31 Apex Community Park 3.7 6 37 16.2% 7.7%
32 Haw River--Bynum Dam 20.5 4 22 18.2% 7.3%
33 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 10 78 12.8% 7.1%
34 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 8 63 12.7% 6.6%
35 Camden Ave Pond 16.3 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
36 Lake Wheeler 8.2 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
37 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 4 29 13.8% 5.5%
38 Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina 13.2 14 155 9.0% 5.5%
39 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 7 64 10.9% 5.4%
40 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 3 20 15.0% 5.2%
41 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 9 96 9.4% 5.0%
42 Inwood Rd. 7.3 7 69 10.1% 5.0%
43 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 3 21 14.3% 5.0%
44 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 6 59 10.2% 4.7%
45 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
46 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Durham Co.) 19.7 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
47 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp 14.8 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
48 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 5 48 10.4% 4.5%
49 Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64 18.7 12 156 7.7% 4.5%
50 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
51 Chandler's Swamp 16.9 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
52 Lake Raleigh 6.0 9 126 7.1% 3.8%
53 NCSU Experimental Farm 7.1 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
54 Falls Lake--New Light Creek 17.6 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
55 Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff 12.6 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
56 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 7 106 6.6% 3.2%
57 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 26 564 4.6% 3.2%
58 Neuse River Trail--Old Falls of Neuse 15.1 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
59 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 34 845 4.0% 2.9%
60 Raven Rock SP 23.9 4 56 7.1% 2.8%
61 West Point on the Eno Park 20.5 2 20 10.0% 2.8%
62 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 2 20 10.0% 2.8%
63 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 33 865 3.8% 2.7%
64 Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment 12.2 2 21 9.5% 2.7%
65 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 3 40 7.5% 2.6%
66 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 4 61 6.6% 2.6%
67 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 2 25 8.0% 2.2%
68 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 2 28 7.1% 2.0%
69 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 3 55 5.5% 1.9%
70 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 3 56 5.4% 1.8%
71 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
72 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 4 98 4.1% 1.6%
73 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 2 36 5.6% 1.5%
74 Duke University--Reclamation Pond 17.3 2 36 5.6% 1.5%
75 Falls Lake SRA--Information Center 16.3 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
76 Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point 14.2 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
77 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 2 43 4.7% 1.3%
78 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 6 217 2.8% 1.3%
79 Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge 13.6 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
80 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
81 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 2 56 3.6% 1.0%
82 DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve 22.4 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
83 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 8 453 1.8% 0.9%
84 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 2 84 2.4% 0.7%
85 Third Fork Creek Trail 13.6 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
86 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
87 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 1 31 3.2% 0.6%
88 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
89 Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform 12.3 1 36 2.8% 0.5%
90 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 1 38 2.6% 0.5%
91 Morgan Creek Trail 17.5 1 43 2.3% 0.4%
92 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 1 45 2.2% 0.4%
93 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 4 465 0.9% 0.3%
94 Beaver Marsh 16.7 3 318 0.9% 0.3%
95 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 2 181 1.1% 0.3%
96 Fearrington Village 17.5 1 63 1.6% 0.3%
97 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 1 84 1.2% 0.2%
98 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 1 98 1.0% 0.2%
99 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 1 109 0.9% 0.2%

Created by Michael Fogleman.

Data from the eBird Basic Dataset. Version: EBD_relFeb-2021. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Feb 2021.