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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 7.2 227 624 36.4% 32.7%
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 Raleigh 6.0 36 119 30.3% 22.7%
11 Lake Betz 7.3 78 285 27.4% 22.5%
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 29 34.5% 19.9%
15 Lake Lynn 7.7 49 211 23.2% 18.0%
16 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 25 107 23.4% 16.4%
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 34 216 15.7% 11.5%
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 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
32 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 6 30 20.0% 9.5%
33 Leesville Park 7.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
34 Neuse River Trail--Trailhead Lane 15.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
35 Cates Creek Park 25.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
36 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 20 144 13.9% 9.2%
37 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 18 129 14.0% 9.0%
38 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
39 Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64 18.7 8 47 17.0% 8.9%
40 Berryhill Park and Trails 18.4 5 25 20.0% 8.9%
41 AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park 10.0 4 19 21.1% 8.5%
42 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 28 233 12.0% 8.4%
43 Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave 9.6 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
44 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 49 489 10.0% 7.7%
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 41 680 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 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 36 676 5.3% 3.9%
70 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 20.5 7 89 7.9% 3.9%
71 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 5 57 8.8% 3.8%
72 Neuse River Trail--Old Falls of Neuse 15.1 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
73 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 3 29 10.3% 3.6%
74 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 3 30 10.0% 3.5%
75 Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station 21.6 5 64 7.8% 3.4%
76 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 11 199 5.5% 3.1%
77 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 6 92 6.5% 3.0%
78 Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp 16.8 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
79 Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road 20.9 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
80 Eno River--Pleasant Green to Cole Mill 21.2 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 SP--Continental Drive Access 21.6 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
89 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 4 62 6.5% 2.5%
90 Haw River--Bynum Dam 20.5 2 23 8.7% 2.4%
91 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 4 66 6.1% 2.4%
92 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 15 384 3.9% 2.4%
93 Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area 13.8 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
94 Falls Lake SRA--Information Center 16.3 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
95 Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 23.9 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
96 Mingo Creek Trail 15.1 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
97 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 3 48 6.2% 2.1%
98 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 3 49 6.1% 2.1%
99 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 2 27 7.4% 2.1%
100 Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf 15.9 2 27 7.4% 2.1%
101 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 2 27 7.4% 2.1%
102 Little Creek Trail 15.3 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
103 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 5 111 4.5% 1.9%
104 Horace Williams Tract 19.1 2 29 6.9% 1.9%
105 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve 20.0 2 30 6.7% 1.8%
106 Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate 19.7 2 30 6.7% 1.8%
107 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 4 86 4.7% 1.8%
108 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 10 300 3.3% 1.8%
109 Jordan Lake SRA--Visitor's Center 13.8 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
110 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp 14.8 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
111 Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.) 13.5 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
112 Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff 12.6 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
113 Duke Forest--Gate 4 18.1 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
114 Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park 15.6 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
115 Duke Forest--Korstian Division 19.6 3 59 5.1% 1.7%
116 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 14 513 2.7% 1.6%
117 Merritt's Pasture 16.9 2 34 5.9% 1.6%
118 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
119 Forest Ridge Park 16.5 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
120 Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End 17.3 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
121 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 3 70 4.3% 1.5%
122 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 3 74 4.1% 1.4%
123 Orange County Sportsplex Pond 24.9 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
124 North Carolina Botanical Garden 16.0 5 172 2.9% 1.2%
125 Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd. 17.4 2 46 4.3% 1.2%
126 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
127 Shearon Harris Visitor's Center 12.7 1 15 6.7% 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 North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill) 14.1 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
141 Rocky Branch Greenway 6.4 1 31 3.2% 0.6%
142 Lake Benson 11.9 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
143 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
144 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 1 41 2.4% 0.4%
145 Raven Rock SP 23.9 1 53 1.9% 0.3%
146 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 1 54 1.9% 0.3%
147 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 1 54 1.9% 0.3%
148 Pinehurst Drive Ponds 15.6 1 55 1.8% 0.3%
149 Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve 4.6 1 62 1.6% 0.3%
150 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 1 62 1.6% 0.3%
151 White Deer Park 11.6 1 64 1.6% 0.3%
152 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 1 75 1.3% 0.2%
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%