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Where to find Spotted Sandpiper in August
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 August. 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 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 131 216 60.6% 54.0%
2 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 22 32 68.8% 51.4%
3 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 110 202 54.5% 47.6%
4 Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch 11.6 8 11 72.7% 43.4%
5 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 182 450 40.4% 36.0%
6 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 122 306 39.9% 34.5%
7 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co) 20.0 13 25 52.0% 33.5%
8 Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff 12.6 18 39 46.2% 31.6%
9 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 17 43 39.5% 26.4%
10 Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats) 12.6 6 12 50.0% 25.4%
11 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 4 7 57.1% 25.0%
12 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 16 42 38.1% 25.0%
13 Pinehurst Drive Ponds 15.6 25 72 34.7% 24.8%
14 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 59 203 29.1% 23.3%
15 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 42 158 26.6% 20.3%
16 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Durham Co.) 19.7 6 15 40.0% 19.8%
17 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats 18.8 5 12 41.7% 19.3%
18 Shelley Lake 8.1 18 70 25.7% 16.9%
19 Lake Lynn 7.7 31 143 21.7% 15.7%
20 Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway 12.9 5 15 33.3% 15.2%
21 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 5 15 33.3% 15.2%
22 Neuse River Trail--Old Falls of Neuse 15.1 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
23 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 40 215 18.6% 14.0%
24 Schenck Forest 3.6 16 84 19.0% 12.1%
25 Lake Wheeler 8.2 8 35 22.9% 12.1%
26 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 9 47 19.1% 10.4%
27 Bond Park 2.7 16 100 16.0% 10.1%
28 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 5 23 21.7% 9.7%
29 Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area 13.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
30 Haw River--Bynum Dam 20.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
31 Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access 18.4 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
32 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. Ramp 18.4 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
33 Neuse River Trail--Milburnie Park 13.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
34 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 18 130 13.8% 8.9%
35 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 4 21 19.0% 7.7%
36 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co) 12.3 11 87 12.6% 7.2%
37 Town Lake Park 23.4 8 64 12.5% 6.5%
38 South Durham WRF 13.3 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
39 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
40 Apex Community Park 3.7 4 29 13.8% 5.5%
41 Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform 12.3 4 29 13.8% 5.5%
42 Falls Lake--Cheek Road Causeway (Durham Co.) 17.7 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
43 Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek 14.0 4 34 11.8% 4.7%
44 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 14 184 7.6% 4.6%
45 Falls Lake--Upper Beaver Dam (Granville Co.) 21.0 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
46 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 3 24 12.5% 4.3%
47 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
48 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
49 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 3 27 11.1% 3.9%
50 Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road 20.9 2 16 12.5% 3.5%
51 Lake Betz 7.3 11 206 5.3% 3.0%
52 Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek 15.0 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
53 Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir 19.0 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
54 Falls Lake 15.1 2 28 7.1% 2.0%
55 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 3 56 5.4% 1.8%
56 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve 20.0 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
57 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 2 31 6.5% 1.8%
58 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 2 33 6.1% 1.7%
59 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 3 74 4.1% 1.4%
60 Raven Rock SP 23.9 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
61 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 2 44 4.5% 1.3%
62 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
63 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 4 137 2.9% 1.1%
64 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
65 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 2 50 4.0% 1.1%
66 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 2 51 3.9% 1.1%
67 NCSU Experimental Farm 7.1 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
68 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
69 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 6 287 2.1% 1.0%
70 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
71 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
72 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
73 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
74 Duke University--Reclamation Pond 17.3 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
75 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 5 495 1.0% 0.4%
76 Sarah P. Duke Gardens 16.8 1 46 2.2% 0.4%
77 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 1 50 2.0% 0.4%
78 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 1 58 1.7% 0.3%
79 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 1 59 1.7% 0.3%
80 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 1 68 1.5% 0.3%
81 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 2 231 0.9% 0.2%
82 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 2 242 0.8% 0.2%
83 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 1 315 0.3% 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.