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Where to find Belted Kingfisher in May
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 May. 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			Lake Johnson Park	4.2	150	309	48.5%	43.0%
2			Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd.	9.8	141	314	44.9%	39.5%
3			Shelley Lake	8.1	64	134	47.8%	39.5%
4			Yates Mill County Park	7.2	227	626	36.3%	32.6%
5			Bond Park	2.7	75	199	37.7%	31.2%
6			Apex Community Park	3.7	23	54	42.6%	30.3%
7			Durant Nature Preserve	13.3	39	101	38.6%	29.7%
8			Beaver Creek Greenway	7.0	17	39	43.6%	29.3%
9			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access	15.2	6	12	50.0%	25.4%
10			Lake Betz	7.3	78	285	27.4%	22.5%
11			Lake Raleigh	6.0	36	121	29.8%	22.3%
12			Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway	3.5	37	126	29.4%	22.1%
13			Laurel Hill Park	5.4	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
14			University Lake, Chapel Hill	19.3	10	30	33.3%	19.2%
15			Lake Lynn	7.7	49	211	23.2%	18.0%
16			Bass Lake Park & Trail	10.7	25	108	23.1%	16.2%
17			Symphony Lake Greenway	4.4	9	31	29.0%	16.1%
18			Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek	14.5	32	152	21.1%	15.3%
19			Neuse River Trail--Falls River	15.6	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
20			Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve	22.1	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
21			Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway	21.1	6	20	30.0%	14.5%
22			Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge	13.6	5	16	31.2%	14.2%
23			Lake Crabtree Dam	3.3	27	139	19.4%	13.7%
24			Eastgate Park	9.5	3	8	37.5%	13.7%
25			North Carolina Museum of Life and Science	17.8	9	37	24.3%	13.4%
26			Beaver Marsh	16.7	33	199	16.6%	12.1%
27			Schenck Forest	3.6	34	217	15.7%	11.4%
28			Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road	15.5	3	10	30.0%	10.8%
29			Sandy Creek Park	16.1	93	755	12.3%	10.2%
30			Falls Lake--Dam	15.2	7	35	20.0%	10.0%
31			Leesville Park	7.5	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
32			Neuse River Trail--Trailhead Lane	15.0	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
33			Cates Creek Park	25.0	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
34			Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park	13.5	6	31	19.4%	9.2%
35			Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road	18.1	20	145	13.8%	9.1%
36			Lake Wheeler marshes	6.9	18	129	14.0%	9.0%
37			Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir	18.0	3	12	25.0%	8.9%
38			Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64	18.7	8	47	17.0%	8.9%
39			Berryhill Park and Trails	18.4	5	25	20.0%	8.9%
40			AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park	10.0	4	19	21.1%	8.5%
41			Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek	18.2	28	233	12.0%	8.4%
42			Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave	9.6	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
43			Lake Crabtree County Park	3.6	49	491	10.0%	7.6%
44			Hilltop Needmore Park--North	11.1	3	14	21.4%	7.6%
45			E. Carroll Joyner Park	20.6	5	30	16.7%	7.3%
46			Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park	17.9	5	30	16.7%	7.3%
47			Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade	19.0	10	76	13.2%	7.3%
48			Ritter Park	4.3	7	51	13.7%	6.8%
49			Crabtree Creek Watershed	4.7	6	43	14.0%	6.6%
50			Brumley Nature Preserve--North	22.2	52	616	8.4%	6.5%
51			Walnut Creek Greenway between Lake Dam Rd & Gorman St	5.1	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
52			William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake	3.8	3	17	17.6%	6.2%
53			White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland	6.1	4	26	15.4%	6.1%
54			Eva Perry Library	4.2	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
55			Erwin Road Swamp	17.7	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
56			Swift Creek Bluffs	5.3	9	80	11.2%	6.0%
57			Lake Wheeler	8.2	3	18	16.7%	5.8%
58			White Pines Nature Preserve	24.5	5	40	12.5%	5.5%
59			American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access	10.5	8	79	10.1%	5.2%
60			Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve	15.1	6	57	10.5%	4.9%
61			Falls Lake	15.1	3	22	13.6%	4.7%
62			Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Boat Ramp	18.9	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
63			Fox Road School Park and Marsh Overlook (Access ONLY after 6 pm on school days, and daylight hours on holidays and weekends)	13.8	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
64			Town Lake Park	23.4	3	23	13.0%	4.5%
65			William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake	5.7	5	48	10.4%	4.5%
66			Mason Farm Biological Reserve	14.6	41	681	6.0%	4.5%
67			East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek)	9.4	2	13	15.4%	4.3%
68			Patterson Place Constructed Wetland	16.0	6	68	8.8%	4.1%
69			Johnston Mill Nature Preserve	20.5	7	89	7.9%	3.9%
70			Mid Pines Rd.	6.7	36	681	5.3%	3.8%
71			Lower Haw SNA--Bynum	20.3	5	57	8.8%	3.8%
72			Orange County Sportsplex Pond	24.9	2	15	13.3%	3.7%
73			Neuse River Trail--Old Falls of Neuse	15.1	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
74			Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access	13.1	3	29	10.3%	3.6%
75			Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek	10.6	3	30	10.0%	3.5%
76			Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station	21.6	5	65	7.7%	3.3%
77			Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment	23.4	11	201	5.5%	3.1%
78			Brumley Nature Preserve--South	22.7	6	92	6.5%	3.0%
79			Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp	16.8	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
80			Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road	20.9	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
81			Roland E. Horne Walking Trail	23.4	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
82			Neuse River Trail--Milburnie Park	13.5	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
83			Morgan Creek Trail	17.5	4	53	7.5%	3.0%
84			Harris Lake County Park	14.0	5	73	6.8%	3.0%
85			Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field)	14.1	2	19	10.5%	2.9%
86			Brier Creek Reservoir	5.9	2	20	10.0%	2.8%
87			Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek	14.8	2	21	9.5%	2.7%
88			Eno River--Pleasant Green to Cole Mill	21.2	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
89			Eno River SP--Continental Drive Access	21.6	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
90			Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam	18.7	4	62	6.5%	2.5%
91			Haw River--Bynum Dam	20.5	2	23	8.7%	2.4%
92			Discovery Lake (Restricted Access)	8.2	4	66	6.1%	2.4%
93			Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance	3.3	15	384	3.9%	2.4%
94			Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area	13.8	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
95			Falls Lake SRA--Information Center	16.3	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
96			Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	23.9	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
97			Mingo Creek Trail	15.1	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
98			Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP'	16.4	3	48	6.2%	2.1%
99			Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd.	11.9	3	49	6.1%	2.1%
100			New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment	13.8	2	27	7.4%	2.1%
101			Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf	15.9	2	27	7.4%	2.1%
102			North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden	4.6	2	27	7.4%	2.1%
103			Little Creek Trail	15.3	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
104			Eno River SP--Few's Ford	23.2	5	111	4.5%	1.9%
105			Horace Williams Tract	19.1	2	29	6.9%	1.9%
106			Penny's Bend Nature Preserve	20.0	2	30	6.7%	1.8%
107			Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate	19.7	2	30	6.7%	1.8%
108			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.)	21.9	4	86	4.7%	1.8%
109			Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning	3.9	10	300	3.3%	1.8%
110			Jordan Lake SRA--Visitor's Center	13.8	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
111			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp	14.8	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
112			Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.)	13.5	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
113			Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff	12.6	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
114			Duke Forest--Gate 4	18.1	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
115			Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park	15.6	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
116			Duke Forest--Korstian Division	19.6	3	59	5.1%	1.7%
117			Old Bynum Bridge	20.4	14	513	2.7%	1.6%
118			Merritt's Pasture	16.9	2	34	5.9%	1.6%
119			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co)	12.0	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
120			Forest Ridge Park	16.5	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
121			Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End	17.3	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
122			Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd.	12.6	3	70	4.3%	1.5%
123			White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side	6.7	3	74	4.1%	1.4%
124			North Carolina Botanical Garden	16.0	5	172	2.9%	1.2%
125			Middle Creek Bottomlands II	24.9	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
126			Shearon Harris Visitor's Center	12.7	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
127			Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd.	17.4	2	47	4.3%	1.2%
128			Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula	12.1	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
129			Barksdale Drive Greenway	9.9	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
130			Baileywick Road Park	10.2	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
131			Piedmont Nature Trail	15.9	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
132			Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park	13.6	2	52	3.8%	1.1%
133			Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek	15.0	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
134			Crowder District Park	6.8	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
135			Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook	16.7	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
136			Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth	14.9	1	22	4.5%	0.8%
137			Glennstone/Heron Rookery	18.4	2	70	2.9%	0.8%
138			Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek	10.3	1	23	4.3%	0.8%
139			Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform	12.3	1	24	4.2%	0.7%
140			Rainbow Soccer Complex	16.2	2	76	2.6%	0.7%
141			North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill)	14.1	1	27	3.7%	0.7%
142			Rocky Branch Greenway	6.4	1	31	3.2%	0.6%
143			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.)	21.9	1	34	2.9%	0.5%
144			Lake Benson	11.9	1	35	2.9%	0.5%
145			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point	15.0	1	41	2.4%	0.4%
146			Raven Rock SP	23.9	1	53	1.9%	0.3%
147			William B. Umstead SP	5.4	1	54	1.9%	0.3%
148			Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp	15.5	1	54	1.9%	0.3%
149			Pinehurst Drive Ponds	15.6	1	55	1.8%	0.3%
150			Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve	4.6	1	62	1.6%	0.3%
151			Hank Anderson Community Park	20.3	1	62	1.6%	0.3%
152			White Deer Park	11.6	1	64	1.6%	0.3%
153			Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only)	24.1	3	450	0.7%	0.2%
154			17 Acre Woods	18.0	1	134	0.7%	0.1%