Bird Finder

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 19.0 128 210 61.0% 54.2%
2 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 104 238 43.7% 37.5%
3 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 12 21 57.1% 36.5%
4 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 179 444 40.3% 35.9%
5 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 7 11 63.6% 35.4%
6 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 38 85 44.7% 34.6%
7 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co) 20.0 13 25 52.0% 33.5%
8 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 33 108 30.6% 22.7%
9 Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats) 12.6 5 11 45.5% 21.3%
10 Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch 11.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
11 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Durham Co.) 19.7 6 15 40.0% 19.8%
12 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats 18.8 5 12 41.7% 19.3%
13 Lake Lynn 7.7 30 116 25.9% 18.8%
14 Shelley Lake 8.1 15 59 25.4% 16.1%
15 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 5 15 33.3% 15.2%
16 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 38 196 19.4% 14.5%
17 Schenck Forest 3.6 16 80 20.0% 12.7%
18 Lake Wheeler 8.2 8 35 22.9% 12.1%
19 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
20 Bond Park 2.7 16 95 16.8% 10.6%
21 Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway 12.9 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
22 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 8 44 18.2% 9.5%
23 Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area 13.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
24 Haw River--Bynum Dam 20.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
25 South Durham WRF 13.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
26 Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access 18.4 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
27 Falls Lake--Upper Beaver Dam (Granville Co.) 21.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
28 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. Ramp 18.4 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
29 Neuse River Trail--Milburnie Park 13.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
30 Town Lake Park 23.4 8 52 15.4% 8.0%
31 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 12 91 13.2% 7.7%
32 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 4 21 19.0% 7.7%
33 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 3 16 18.8% 6.6%
34 Apex Community Park 3.7 4 25 16.0% 6.4%
35 Neuse River Trail--Old Falls of Neuse 15.1 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
36 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
37 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
38 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 14 151 9.3% 5.6%
39 Falls Lake--Cheek Road Causeway (Durham Co.) 17.7 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
40 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 3 24 12.5% 4.3%
41 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co) 12.3 6 66 9.1% 4.2%
42 Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform 12.3 3 25 12.0% 4.2%
43 Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek 15.0 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
44 Lake Betz 7.3 10 191 5.2% 2.9%
45 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
46 Pinehurst Drive Ponds 15.6 2 23 8.7% 2.4%
47 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve 20.0 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
48 Falls Lake 15.1 2 27 7.4% 2.1%
49 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 2 27 7.4% 2.1%
50 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 3 53 5.7% 1.9%
51 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 2 31 6.5% 1.8%
52 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 3 58 5.2% 1.8%
53 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 4 95 4.2% 1.6%
54 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
55 NCSU Experimental Farm 7.1 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
56 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 2 43 4.7% 1.3%
57 Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek 14.0 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
58 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
59 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
60 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
61 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 6 264 2.3% 1.0%
62 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
63 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
64 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
65 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
66 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
67 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
68 Duke University--Reclamation Pond 17.3 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
69 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 1 39 2.6% 0.5%
70 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 1 42 2.4% 0.4%
71 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 1 49 2.0% 0.4%
72 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 1 52 1.9% 0.3%
73 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 1 55 1.8% 0.3%
74 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 2 209 1.0% 0.3%
75 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 2 366 0.5% 0.1%
76 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 1 200 0.5% 0.1%
77 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 1 238 0.4% 0.1%