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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 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 17 22 77.3% 56.6%
2 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 68 116 58.6% 49.5%
3 Lake Betz 7.3 186 346 53.8% 48.5%
4 Shelley Lake 8.1 74 131 56.5% 47.9%
5 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 47 87 54.0% 43.6%
6 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 139 302 46.0% 40.5%
7 Beaver Marsh 16.7 152 351 43.3% 38.2%
8 Lake Raleigh 6.0 62 135 45.9% 37.7%
9 Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve 22.1 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
10 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 178 436 40.8% 36.3%
11 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 25 51 49.0% 35.9%
12 DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve 22.4 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
13 Lake Lynn 7.7 67 164 40.9% 33.6%
14 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 31 70 44.3% 33.2%
15 Apex Community Park 3.7 96 257 37.4% 31.7%
16 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 74 197 37.6% 31.1%
17 Bond Park 2.7 55 145 37.9% 30.4%
18 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 24 57 42.1% 30.2%
19 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 22 53 41.5% 29.3%
20 Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek 15.0 8 16 50.0% 28.0%
21 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 37 102 36.3% 27.6%
22 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 43 121 35.5% 27.6%
23 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 183 593 30.9% 27.3%
24 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 11 25 44.0% 26.7%
25 American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access 9.5 4 7 57.1% 25.0%
26 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 30 89 33.7% 24.7%
27 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 29 87 33.3% 24.3%
28 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 9 22 40.9% 23.3%
29 Town Lake Park 23.4 9 22 40.9% 23.3%
30 Lake Benson 11.9 45 150 30.0% 23.2%
31 AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park 10.0 7 16 43.8% 23.1%
32 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 60 209 28.7% 23.0%
33 Lake Wheeler 8.2 17 50 34.0% 22.4%
34 Falls Lake--New Light Creek 17.6 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
35 Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road 15.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
36 Black Creek Greenway--Cary Parkway to Dynasty Drive 1.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
37 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 20 68 29.4% 19.9%
38 Schenck Forest 3.6 61 250 24.4% 19.5%
39 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 60 251 23.9% 19.0%
40 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 7 20 35.0% 18.1%
41 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 10 32 31.2% 18.0%
42 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 44 196 22.4% 17.2%
43 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 10 34 29.4% 16.8%
44 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 4 10 40.0% 16.8%
45 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 89 448 19.9% 16.4%
46 Hoffman Lake 2.4 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
47 North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 17.8 12 47 25.5% 15.3%
48 Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.) 13.5 4 11 36.4% 15.2%
49 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 27 133 20.3% 14.3%
50 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 34 175 19.4% 14.2%
51 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 5 16 31.2% 14.2%
52 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 4 12 33.3% 13.8%
53 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 16 77 20.8% 13.2%
54 Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp 16.8 15 73 20.5% 12.9%
55 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 4 13 30.8% 12.7%
56 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 27 150 18.0% 12.7%
57 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 32 190 16.8% 12.2%
58 Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch 11.6 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
59 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 4 14 28.6% 11.7%
60 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 8 37 21.6% 11.4%
61 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 7 32 21.9% 11.0%
62 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 51 361 14.1% 10.9%
63 Pullen Park 6.6 4 15 26.7% 10.9%
64 Salem Pond Park 4.5 4 16 25.0% 10.2%
65 Falls Lake 15.1 5 22 22.7% 10.1%
66 Orange County Sportsplex Pond 24.9 10 56 17.9% 10.0%
67 Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access 18.4 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
68 Barksdale Drive Greenway 9.9 4 17 23.5% 9.6%
69 Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road 20.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
70 Lee Game Land 22.6 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
71 O'Kelly Chapel Road Waterfowl Impoundment 9.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
72 Falls Lake--Upper Beaver Dam (Granville Co.) 21.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
73 Neuse River Trail--Poole Road 14.1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
74 Neuse River Trail--Old Falls of Neuse 15.1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
75 Cates Creek Park 25.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
76 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 10 61 16.4% 9.2%
77 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 16 111 14.4% 9.1%
78 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 11 70 15.7% 9.0%
79 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp 14.8 5 25 20.0% 8.9%
80 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 11 73 15.1% 8.6%
81 Rocky Branch Greenway 6.4 4 19 21.1% 8.5%
82 Duke University--Reclamation Pond 17.3 9 58 15.5% 8.4%
83 Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center 9.0 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
84 Lake Rogers Park 23.7 3 13 23.1% 8.2%
85 Pinehurst Drive Ponds 15.6 5 28 17.9% 7.9%
86 Morgan Creek Trail 17.5 6 36 16.7% 7.9%
87 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 12 91 13.2% 7.7%
88 Falls Lake SRA--Information Center 16.3 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
89 Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook 16.7 3 15 20.0% 7.0%
90 Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff 12.6 3 16 18.8% 6.6%
91 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 5 34 14.7% 6.4%
92 Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 23.9 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
93 Kildaire Farms Lake 2.3 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
94 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 3 17 17.6% 6.2%
95 Falls Lake--Cheek Road Causeway (Durham Co.) 17.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
96 Patterson Road Waterfowl Impoundment 14.8 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
97 American Tobacco Trail--Wimberly Road Access 8.1 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
98 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd. 17.4 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
99 Crabtree Creek Trail--Anderson Drive to Lassiter Mill Road 8.3 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
100 Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64 18.7 3 18 16.7% 5.8%
101 Williamson Preserve 19.2 3 18 16.7% 5.8%
102 Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point 16.1 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
103 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 6 50 12.0% 5.6%
104 Chandler's Swamp 16.9 3 19 15.8% 5.5%
105 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 4 29 13.8% 5.5%
106 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 26 338 7.7% 5.3%
107 Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point 14.2 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
108 Beaver Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 10.6 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
109 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 20.5 4 31 12.9% 5.1%
110 Horace Williams Tract 19.1 4 31 12.9% 5.1%
111 Wendell Park 22.6 3 21 14.3% 5.0%
112 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 3 22 13.6% 4.7%
113 Jordan Game Land--Bells Church Fishing Access 12.9 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
114 Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway 21.1 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
115 Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway 12.9 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
116 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 11 141 7.8% 4.4%
117 Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir 19.0 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
118 Shearon Harris Visitor's Center 12.7 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
119 Swift Creek Bluffs 5.3 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
120 Forest Ridge Park 16.5 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
121 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 3 26 11.5% 4.0%
122 Blackwood Farm Park 22.9 3 28 10.7% 3.7%
123 Mingo Creek Trail 15.1 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
124 Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area 13.8 2 16 12.5% 3.5%
125 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 2 16 12.5% 3.5%
126 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 3 30 10.0% 3.5%
127 Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station 21.6 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
128 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
129 Jordan Lake SRA--Visitor's Center 13.8 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
130 Strickland Park 8.9 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
131 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 3 35 8.6% 3.0%
132 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 2 20 10.0% 2.8%
133 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve 20.0 2 21 9.5% 2.7%
134 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 4 60 6.7% 2.6%
135 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 9 184 4.9% 2.6%
136 Indian Creek Greenway 3.5 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
137 Hilltop Needmore Park--South 11.5 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
138 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
139 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 8 169 4.7% 2.4%
140 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
141 Haw River--Bynum Dam 20.5 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
142 Eden Lakes 23.7 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
143 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
144 Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp 18.6 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
145 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
146 Eno River SP--Pleasant Green 21.9 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
147 Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf 15.9 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
148 Turnipseed Preserve 20.5 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
149 Walnut Creek Wetland Center 9.0 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
150 Eastgate Park 9.5 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
151 Merritt's Pasture 16.9 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
152 Fearrington Village 17.5 2 43 4.7% 1.3%
153 Ten-Ten Road Pond 9.4 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
154 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 16 817 2.0% 1.2%
155 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 2 46 4.3% 1.2%
156 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
157 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
158 North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond 4.7 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
159 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
160 Duke Forest--Korstian Division 19.6 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
161 American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Mall 12.2 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
162 Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End 17.3 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
163 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
164 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 2 71 2.8% 0.8%
165 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
166 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
167 Raven Rock SP 23.9 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
168 Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park 17.9 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
169 Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina 13.2 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
170 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
171 Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park 13.6 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
172 Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve 4.6 1 35 2.9% 0.5%
173 North Carolina Botanical Garden 16.0 2 109 1.8% 0.5%
174 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 2 462 0.4% 0.1%