Bird Finder

Where to find Spotted Sandpiper in September
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 September. 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--Will Suitt Mudflats 18.8 13 26 50.0% 32.1%
2 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 83 223 37.2% 31.1%
3 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 106 311 34.1% 29.0%
4 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 53 164 32.3% 25.6%
5 Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats) 12.6 12 31 38.7% 23.7%
6 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 17 48 35.4% 23.4%
7 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 62 232 26.7% 21.4%
8 Falls Lake--Rollingview Marina 15.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
9 Heritage Lake 19.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
10 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 46 181 25.4% 19.6%
11 Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek 14.0 9 28 32.1% 17.9%
12 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 28 132 21.2% 15.1%
13 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 13 56 23.2% 14.1%
14 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 80 497 16.1% 13.1%
15 Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch 11.6 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
16 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 11 64 17.2% 9.9%
17 Pinehurst Drive Ponds 15.6 7 36 19.4% 9.8%
18 Shelley Lake 8.1 13 81 16.0% 9.6%
19 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
20 Schenck Forest 3.6 21 195 10.8% 7.2%
21 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co) 12.3 7 55 12.7% 6.3%
22 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 17 181 9.4% 5.9%
23 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 3 18 16.7% 5.8%
24 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 5 39 12.8% 5.6%
25 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 10 105 9.5% 5.3%
26 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co) 20.0 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
27 Lake Lynn 7.7 40 577 6.9% 5.1%
28 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 4 33 12.1% 4.8%
29 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 3 22 13.6% 4.7%
30 Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway 12.9 3 25 12.0% 4.2%
31 Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access 18.4 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
32 Apex Community Park 3.7 4 48 8.3% 3.3%
33 Bond Park 2.7 10 181 5.5% 3.0%
34 Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir 19.0 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
35 Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff 12.6 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
36 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 5 86 5.8% 2.5%
37 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 8 192 4.2% 2.1%
38 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 6 136 4.4% 2.0%
39 Walnut Creek Greenway between Lake Dam Rd & Gorman St 5.1 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
40 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 4 83 4.8% 1.9%
41 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
42 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 2 33 6.1% 1.7%
43 American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access 9.5 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
44 Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point 16.1 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
45 Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina 13.2 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
46 Lake Betz 7.3 6 231 2.6% 1.2%
47 Lake Wheeler 8.2 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
48 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
49 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
50 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 2 64 3.1% 0.9%
51 Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road 20.9 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
52 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 7 413 1.7% 0.8%
53 Lake Benson 11.9 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
54 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
55 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 2 83 2.4% 0.7%
56 Falls Lake 15.1 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
57 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
58 Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform 12.3 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
59 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 1 32 3.1% 0.6%
60 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 1 33 3.0% 0.5%
61 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
62 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 1 45 2.2% 0.4%
63 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 3 263 1.1% 0.4%
64 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 1 83 1.2% 0.2%
65 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 1 109 0.9% 0.2%
66 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 1 130 0.8% 0.1%
67 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 1 176 0.6% 0.1%