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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 4.2 142 283 50.2% 44.4%
2 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 131 264 49.6% 43.6%
3 Shelley Lake 8.1 50 109 45.9% 36.8%
4 Bond Park 2.7 68 182 37.4% 30.7%
5 Beaver Creek Greenway 7.0 17 39 43.6% 29.3%
6 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 168 515 32.6% 28.7%
7 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 31 82 37.8% 28.1%
8 Apex Community Park 3.7 16 42 38.1% 25.0%
9 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 5 10 50.0% 23.7%
10 Lake Raleigh 6.0 30 93 32.3% 23.6%
11 Lake Lynn 7.7 46 164 28.0% 21.7%
12 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 32 113 28.3% 20.8%
13 Laurel Hill Park 5.4 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
14 Neuse River Trail--Falls River 15.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
15 Lake Betz 7.3 62 261 23.8% 19.0%
16 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 8 23 34.8% 18.8%
17 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 20 81 24.7% 16.6%
18 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 31 147 21.1% 15.3%
19 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 8 28 28.6% 15.3%
20 Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge 13.6 5 16 31.2% 14.2%
21 North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 17.8 9 35 25.7% 14.2%
22 Eastgate Park 9.5 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
23 Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway 21.1 5 18 27.8% 12.5%
24 Schenck Forest 3.6 34 206 16.5% 12.1%
25 Beaver Marsh 16.7 32 194 16.5% 11.9%
26 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
27 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
28 Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park 17.9 5 22 22.7% 10.1%
29 Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64 18.7 8 42 19.0% 10.0%
30 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 6 29 20.7% 9.8%
31 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 28 208 13.5% 9.5%
32 Leesville Park 7.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
33 Neuse River Trail--Trailhead Lane 15.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
34 Cates Creek Park 25.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
35 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 72 629 11.4% 9.2%
36 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 15 105 14.3% 8.9%
37 AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park 10.0 4 19 21.1% 8.5%
38 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 5 26 19.2% 8.5%
39 Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave 9.6 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
40 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 44 427 10.3% 7.8%
41 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 15 121 12.4% 7.7%
42 Swift Creek Bluffs 5.3 8 56 14.3% 7.4%
43 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 5 30 16.7% 7.3%
44 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 41 424 9.7% 7.2%
45 Walnut Creek Greenway between Lake Dam Rd & Gorman St 5.1 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
46 Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road 15.5 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
47 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 8 60 13.3% 6.9%
48 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 4 24 16.7% 6.7%
49 Lake Wheeler 8.2 3 17 17.6% 6.2%
50 Eva Perry Library 4.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
51 Erwin Road Swamp 17.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
52 Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve 22.1 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
53 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 10 94 10.6% 5.9%
54 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 8 72 11.1% 5.7%
55 Ritter Park 4.3 6 49 12.2% 5.7%
56 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 6 49 12.2% 5.7%
57 East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek) 9.4 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
58 Falls Lake 15.1 3 20 15.0% 5.2%
59 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 5 45 11.1% 4.8%
60 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
61 Falls Lake SRA--Information Center 16.3 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
62 Eno River--Pleasant Green to Cole Mill 21.2 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
63 Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Boat Ramp 18.9 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
64 Roland E. Horne Walking Trail 23.4 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
65 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%
66 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 6 62 9.7% 4.5%
67 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 5 49 10.2% 4.4%
68 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 4 36 11.1% 4.4%
69 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 35 617 5.7% 4.1%
70 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 31 568 5.5% 3.9%
71 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 3 29 10.3% 3.6%
72 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 6 78 7.7% 3.6%
73 Town Lake Park 23.4 2 16 12.5% 3.5%
74 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 5 67 7.5% 3.2%
75 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 9 150 6.0% 3.2%
76 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
77 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 3 34 8.8% 3.0%
78 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 20.5 5 71 7.0% 3.0%
79 Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area 13.8 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
80 Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 23.9 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
81 Neuse River Trail--Milburnie Park 13.5 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
82 Eno River SP--Continental Drive Access 21.6 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
83 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 2 19 10.5% 2.9%
84 Haw River--Bynum Dam 20.5 2 21 9.5% 2.7%
85 Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf 15.9 2 21 9.5% 2.7%
86 Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff 12.6 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
87 Little Creek Trail 15.3 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
88 Mingo Creek Trail 15.1 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
89 Horace Williams Tract 19.1 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
90 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 3 43 7.0% 2.4%
91 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 13 334 3.9% 2.3%
92 Forest Ridge Park 16.5 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
93 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 2 25 8.0% 2.2%
94 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 2 25 8.0% 2.2%
95 Morgan Creek Trail 17.5 3 47 6.4% 2.2%
96 Duke Forest--Korstian Division 19.6 3 50 6.0% 2.1%
97 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 3 50 6.0% 2.1%
98 Jordan Lake SRA--Visitor's Center 13.8 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
99 Barksdale Drive Greenway 9.9 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
100 Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook 16.7 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
101 Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park 15.6 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
102 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 4 79 5.1% 2.0%
103 Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate 19.7 2 28 7.1% 2.0%
104 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 4 82 4.9% 1.9%
105 Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station 21.6 3 57 5.3% 1.8%
106 Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.) 13.5 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
107 Duke Forest--Gate 4 18.1 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
108 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
109 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 3 68 4.4% 1.5%
110 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
111 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 2 42 4.8% 1.3%
112 Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd. 17.4 2 42 4.8% 1.3%
113 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 7 264 2.7% 1.3%
114 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
115 Shearon Harris Visitor's Center 12.7 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
116 Orange County Sportsplex Pond 24.9 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
117 Crowder District Park 6.8 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
118 Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park 13.6 2 48 4.2% 1.2%
119 Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek 15.0 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
120 Baileywick Road Park 10.2 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
121 Lake Benson 11.9 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
122 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
123 Glennstone/Heron Rookery 18.4 2 65 3.1% 0.8%
124 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
125 Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform 12.3 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
126 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
127 North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill) 14.1 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
128 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve 20.0 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
129 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
130 Rocky Branch Greenway 6.4 1 31 3.2% 0.6%
131 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 1 31 3.2% 0.6%
132 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 5 387 1.3% 0.6%
133 White Deer Park 11.6 1 40 2.5% 0.4%
134 Raven Rock SP 23.9 1 42 2.4% 0.4%
135 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 1 48 2.1% 0.4%
136 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 1 49 2.0% 0.4%
137 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 1 50 2.0% 0.4%
138 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 1 50 2.0% 0.4%
139 Pinehurst Drive Ponds 15.6 1 52 1.9% 0.3%
140 Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve 4.6 1 58 1.7% 0.3%
141 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 1 69 1.4% 0.3%
142 17 Acre Woods 18.0 1 121 0.8% 0.1%
143 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 1 270 0.4% 0.1%