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Where to find Belted Kingfisher in December
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 December. 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 Shelley Lake 8.1 89 131 67.9% 59.5%
2 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 30 43 69.8% 54.9%
3 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 134 218 61.5% 54.9%
4 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co) 20.0 7 8 87.5% 52.9%
5 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 48 75 64.0% 52.7%
6 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 9 11 81.8% 52.3%
7 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats 18.8 4 4 100.0% 51.0%
8 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 29 45 64.4% 49.8%
9 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 10 13 76.9% 49.7%
10 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 16 23 69.6% 49.1%
11 Lake Betz 7.3 99 177 55.9% 48.6%
12 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 27 43 62.8% 47.9%
13 Apex Community Park 3.7 50 86 58.1% 47.6%
14 Lake Raleigh 6.0 55 99 55.6% 45.7%
15 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 21 37 56.8% 40.9%
16 Lake Lynn 7.7 77 166 46.4% 39.0%
17 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 32 65 49.2% 37.5%
18 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 183 441 41.5% 37.0%
19 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 69 163 42.3% 35.0%
20 Beaver Marsh 16.7 85 206 41.3% 34.8%
21 Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access 18.4 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
22 Beaver Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 10.6 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
23 Lake Benson 11.9 41 94 43.6% 34.0%
24 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 86 214 40.2% 33.8%
25 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 23 49 46.9% 33.7%
26 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 46 109 42.2% 33.4%
27 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 9 16 56.2% 33.2%
28 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 9 16 56.2% 33.2%
29 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 21 46 45.7% 32.2%
30 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 128 347 36.9% 32.0%
31 Bond Park 2.7 44 110 40.0% 31.3%
32 Schenck Forest 3.6 53 137 38.7% 30.9%
33 Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge 13.6 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
34 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 10 22 45.5% 26.9%
35 Hoffman Lake 2.4 5 9 55.6% 26.7%
36 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 69 212 32.5% 26.6%
37 Eastgate Park 9.5 9 20 45.0% 25.8%
38 Orange County Sportsplex Pond 24.9 18 47 38.3% 25.8%
39 Town Lake Park 23.4 10 23 43.5% 25.6%
40 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 20 54 37.0% 25.4%
41 Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp 16.8 13 34 38.2% 23.9%
42 Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff 12.6 5 10 50.0% 23.7%
43 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 11 28 39.3% 23.6%
44 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 32 102 31.4% 23.2%
45 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 19 58 32.8% 22.1%
46 Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64 18.7 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
47 Kildaire Farms Lake 2.3 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
48 Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp 18.6 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
49 Falls Lake--Upper Beaver Dam (Granville Co.) 21.0 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
50 Neuse River Trail--Milburnie Park 13.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
51 Neuse River Trail--Falls River 15.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
52 Neuse River Trail--Abbington Lane 13.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
53 Shaw Lake 9.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
54 Lake Rogers Park 23.7 7 18 38.9% 20.3%
55 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 22 76 28.9% 20.0%
56 West Point on the Eno Park 20.5 5 12 41.7% 19.3%
57 Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve 22.1 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
58 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 14 47 29.8% 18.7%
59 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 68 295 23.1% 18.6%
60 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 76 336 22.6% 18.5%
61 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 27 108 25.0% 17.8%
62 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 11 39 28.2% 16.5%
63 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 18 73 24.7% 16.2%
64 Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek 15.0 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
65 Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center 9.0 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
66 Neuse River Trail--Andy Drive 14.6 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
67 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 7 23 30.4% 15.6%
68 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 46 227 20.3% 15.6%
69 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 37 178 20.8% 15.5%
70 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 17 72 23.6% 15.3%
71 Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station 21.6 5 15 33.3% 15.2%
72 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 9 33 27.3% 15.1%
73 Capital Hills Drive Wetlands 13.9 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
74 Lake Wheeler 8.2 12 49 24.5% 14.6%
75 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 9 36 25.0% 13.8%
76 Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook 16.7 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
77 Turnipseed Preserve 20.5 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
78 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 7 27 25.9% 13.2%
79 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 6 22 27.3% 13.2%
80 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 14 67 20.9% 12.9%
81 Forest Ridge Park 16.5 4 13 30.8% 12.7%
82 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 18 95 18.9% 12.3%
83 Laurel Hill Park 5.4 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
84 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 14 72 19.4% 12.0%
85 Swift Creek Bluffs 5.3 5 19 26.3% 11.8%
86 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 16 86 18.6% 11.8%
87 Falls Lake SRA--Information Center 16.3 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
88 Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road 20.9 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
89 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 6 25 24.0% 11.5%
90 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 6 26 23.1% 11.0%
91 American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access 9.5 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
92 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 5 21 23.8% 10.6%
93 Duke University--Reclamation Pond 17.3 7 34 20.6% 10.3%
94 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 6 28 21.4% 10.2%
95 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 9 49 18.4% 10.0%
96 North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 17.8 7 36 19.4% 9.8%
97 Barksdale Drive Greenway 9.9 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
98 Eden Lakes 23.7 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
99 Haw River--Bynum Dam 20.5 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
100 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
101 Neuse River Trail--Poole Road 14.1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
102 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 19 132 14.4% 9.4%
103 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 11 69 15.9% 9.1%
104 Horace Williams Tract 19.1 5 25 20.0% 8.9%
105 Rocky Branch Greenway 6.4 4 19 21.1% 8.5%
106 Lick Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 13.2 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
107 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp 14.8 3 13 23.1% 8.2%
108 Walnut Creek Wetland Center 9.0 4 21 19.0% 7.7%
109 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 9 67 13.4% 7.2%
110 Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment 12.2 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
111 Salem Pond Park 4.5 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
112 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 3 15 20.0% 7.0%
113 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 3 15 20.0% 7.0%
114 Pinehurst Drive Ponds 15.6 3 17 17.6% 6.2%
115 Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek 13.7 3 17 17.6% 6.2%
116 William B. Umstead SP--Turkey Creek Trail 4.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
117 Robertson Millpond Preserve 20.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
118 American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Mall 12.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
119 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
120 Falls Lake--Rollingview Marina 15.5 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
121 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
122 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 5 40 12.5% 5.5%
123 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 5 43 11.6% 5.1%
124 Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park 17.9 3 21 14.3% 5.0%
125 Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave 9.6 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
126 Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch 11.6 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
127 Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.) 13.5 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
128 Strickland Park 8.9 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
129 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
130 Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park 13.6 3 25 12.0% 4.2%
131 Morgan Creek Trail 17.5 4 39 10.3% 4.1%
132 Raven Rock SP 23.9 3 26 11.5% 4.0%
133 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 5 55 9.1% 3.9%
134 O'Kelly Chapel Road Waterfowl Impoundment 9.9 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
135 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. Ramp 18.4 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
136 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 3 29 10.3% 3.6%
137 Blackwood Farm Park 22.9 3 29 10.3% 3.6%
138 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 2 16 12.5% 3.5%
139 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 20.5 4 47 8.5% 3.4%
140 Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway 21.1 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
141 Falls Lake 15.1 2 21 9.5% 2.7%
142 Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts 18.8 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
143 Little River Waterfowl Impoundment 20.6 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
144 Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area 13.8 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
145 Falls Lake--Cheek Road Causeway (Durham Co.) 17.7 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
146 Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek 14.0 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
147 Chandler's Swamp 16.9 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
148 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
149 Jordan Lake SRA--Visitor's Center 13.8 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
150 Baileywick Road Park 10.2 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
151 Bolin Creek--Umstead Park 18.1 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
152 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 16 608 2.6% 1.6%
153 East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek) 9.4 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
154 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
155 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 3 71 4.2% 1.4%
156 Ephesus Park--Chapel Hill 16.3 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
157 Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 23.9 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
158 Morris Branch Greenway 7.6 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
159 Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway 12.9 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
160 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
161 West Lake Road Ponds 8.7 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
162 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
163 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 3 93 3.2% 1.1%
164 AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park 10.0 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
165 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
166 White Deer Park 11.6 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
167 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
168 Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina 13.2 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
169 Duke Forest--Korstian Division 19.6 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
170 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
171 North Carolina State University Campus 6.2 1 42 2.4% 0.4%
172 Williamson Preserve 19.2 1 42 2.4% 0.4%
173 Third Fork Creek Trail 13.6 1 42 2.4% 0.4%
174 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 2 308 0.6% 0.2%