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Where to find Belted Kingfisher in January
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 Belted Kingfisher in January. 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 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 52 90 57.8% 47.5%
2 Lake Betz 7.3 158 298 53.0% 47.4%
3 Shelley Lake 8.1 62 110 56.4% 47.0%
4 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 12 17 70.6% 46.9%
5 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 42 72 58.3% 46.8%
6 Beaver Marsh 16.7 139 322 43.2% 37.9%
7 Lake Raleigh 6.0 52 112 46.4% 37.5%
8 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 25 51 49.0% 35.9%
9 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 146 358 40.8% 35.8%
10 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 20 40 50.0% 35.2%
11 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 94 232 40.5% 34.4%
12 DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve 22.4 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
13 Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve 22.1 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
14 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 29 64 45.3% 33.7%
15 Apex Community Park 3.7 93 243 38.3% 32.4%
16 Lake Lynn 7.7 58 146 39.7% 32.1%
17 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 64 165 38.8% 31.7%
18 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 9 17 52.9% 31.0%
19 Bond Park 2.7 52 137 38.0% 30.3%
20 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 34 87 39.1% 29.5%
21 Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek 15.0 9 18 50.0% 29.0%
22 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 42 117 35.9% 27.8%
23 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 28 75 37.3% 27.3%
24 Town Lake Park 23.4 8 17 47.1% 26.2%
25 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 157 541 29.0% 25.4%
26 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 17 45 37.8% 25.1%
27 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 29 85 34.1% 24.9%
28 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 57 189 30.2% 24.1%
29 Lake Wheeler 8.2 17 47 36.2% 24.0%
30 AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park 10.0 7 16 43.8% 23.1%
31 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 19 59 32.2% 21.7%
32 Falls Lake--New Light Creek 17.6 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
33 Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road 15.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
34 Black Creek Greenway--Cary Parkway to Dynasty Drive 1.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
35 Schenck Forest 3.6 58 235 24.7% 19.6%
36 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 10 31 32.3% 18.6%
37 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 10 31 32.3% 18.6%
38 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 46 192 24.0% 18.5%
39 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 7 20 35.0% 18.1%
40 North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 17.8 12 40 30.0% 18.1%
41 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 42 181 23.2% 17.7%
42 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 4 10 40.0% 16.8%
43 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 5 14 35.7% 16.3%
44 Hoffman Lake 2.4 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
45 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 14 57 24.6% 15.2%
46 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 75 401 18.7% 15.2%
47 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 4 11 36.4% 15.2%
48 Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.) 13.5 4 11 36.4% 15.2%
49 Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch 11.6 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
50 Lake Benson 11.9 26 122 21.3% 15.0%
51 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 5 16 31.2% 14.2%
52 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 25 123 20.3% 14.2%
53 Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp 16.8 15 71 21.1% 13.2%
54 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 31 174 17.8% 12.8%
55 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 4 13 30.8% 12.7%
56 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 25 141 17.7% 12.3%
57 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 23 137 16.8% 11.5%
58 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 46 327 14.1% 10.7%
59 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 7 33 21.2% 10.7%
60 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 6 28 21.4% 10.2%
61 Orange County Sportsplex Pond 24.9 10 55 18.2% 10.2%
62 Salem Pond Park 4.5 4 16 25.0% 10.2%
63 Falls Lake 15.1 5 22 22.7% 10.1%
64 Duke University--Reclamation Pond 17.3 9 50 18.0% 9.8%
65 Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access 18.4 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
66 Lee Game Land 22.6 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
67 O'Kelly Chapel Road Waterfowl Impoundment 9.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
68 Falls Lake--Upper Beaver Dam (Granville Co.) 21.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
69 Neuse River Trail--Poole Road 14.1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
70 Neuse River Trail--Old Falls of Neuse 15.1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
71 American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access 9.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
72 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 15 99 15.2% 9.4%
73 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 11 68 16.2% 9.3%
74 Morgan Creek Trail 17.5 6 31 19.4% 9.2%
75 Rocky Branch Greenway 6.4 4 18 22.2% 9.0%
76 Pinehurst Drive Ponds 15.6 4 18 22.2% 9.0%
77 Barksdale Drive Greenway 9.9 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
78 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
79 Lake Rogers Park 23.7 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
80 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 10 64 15.6% 8.7%
81 Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center 9.0 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
82 Pullen Park 6.6 3 13 23.1% 8.2%
83 Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff 12.6 3 13 23.1% 8.2%
84 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp 14.8 4 20 20.0% 8.1%
85 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 11 84 13.1% 7.5%
86 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 7 48 14.6% 7.2%
87 Falls Lake SRA--Information Center 16.3 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
88 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 5 33 15.2% 6.7%
89 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 3 16 18.8% 6.6%
90 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 20.5 4 25 16.0% 6.4%
91 Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 23.9 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
92 Kildaire Farms Lake 2.3 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
93 Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway 21.1 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
94 Wendell Park 22.6 3 17 17.6% 6.2%
95 Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway 12.9 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
96 Falls Lake--Cheek Road Causeway (Durham Co.) 17.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
97 Patterson Road Waterfowl Impoundment 14.8 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
98 American Tobacco Trail--Wimberly Road Access 8.1 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
99 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd. 17.4 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
100 Horace Williams Tract 19.1 4 27 14.8% 5.9%
101 Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64 18.7 3 18 16.7% 5.8%
102 Chandler's Swamp 16.9 3 18 16.7% 5.8%
103 Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point 16.1 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
104 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 10 98 10.2% 5.6%
105 Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point 14.2 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
106 Beaver Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 10.6 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
107 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 3 21 14.3% 5.0%
108 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 3 22 13.6% 4.7%
109 Jordan Game Land--Bells Church Fishing Access 12.9 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
110 Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area 13.8 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
111 Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station 21.6 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
112 Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir 19.0 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
113 Shearon Harris Visitor's Center 12.7 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
114 Williamson Preserve 19.2 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
115 Forest Ridge Park 16.5 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
116 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 3 25 12.0% 4.2%
117 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
118 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 3 28 10.7% 3.7%
119 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 3 28 10.7% 3.7%
120 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 14 231 6.1% 3.6%
121 Hilltop Needmore Park--South 11.5 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
122 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
123 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 4 49 8.2% 3.2%
124 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
125 Jordan Lake SRA--Visitor's Center 13.8 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
126 Strickland Park 8.9 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
127 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 2 20 10.0% 2.8%
128 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 9 174 5.2% 2.7%
129 Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp 18.6 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
130 Indian Creek Greenway 3.5 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
131 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
132 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
133 Eden Lakes 23.7 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
134 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
135 Merritt's Pasture 16.9 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
136 Eno River SP--Pleasant Green 21.9 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
137 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 6 158 3.8% 1.8%
138 Walnut Creek Wetland Center 9.0 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
139 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
140 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 2 36 5.6% 1.5%
141 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 16 661 2.4% 1.5%
142 North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond 4.7 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
143 Eastgate Park 9.5 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
144 Swift Creek Bluffs 5.3 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
145 Fearrington Village 17.5 2 41 4.9% 1.3%
146 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 2 42 4.8% 1.3%
147 Ten-Ten Road Pond 9.4 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
148 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
149 Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End 17.3 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
150 Duke Forest--Korstian Division 19.6 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
151 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
152 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve 20.0 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
153 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
154 American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Mall 12.2 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
155 Blackwood Farm Park 22.9 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
156 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 2 67 3.0% 0.8%
157 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
158 Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina 13.2 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
159 Raven Rock SP 23.9 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
160 Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park 17.9 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
161 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
162 Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park 13.6 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
163 Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve 4.6 1 31 3.2% 0.6%
164 North Carolina Botanical Garden 16.0 2 97 2.1% 0.6%
165 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 2 413 0.5% 0.1%