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Where to find Belted Kingfisher in August
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 August. 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 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 53 68 77.9% 66.7%
2 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 34 43 79.1% 64.8%
3 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 260 450 57.8% 53.2%
4 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 11 16 68.8% 44.4%
5 Town Lake Park 23.4 34 64 53.1% 41.1%
6 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 87 184 47.3% 40.2%
7 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 17 30 56.7% 39.2%
8 Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve 22.1 11 18 61.1% 38.6%
9 Bond Park 2.7 47 100 47.0% 37.5%
10 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 71 158 44.9% 37.4%
11 Lake Betz 7.3 86 206 41.7% 35.2%
12 Lake Raleigh 6.0 16 31 51.6% 34.8%
13 Shelley Lake 8.1 32 70 45.7% 34.6%
14 Neuse River Trail--Milburnie Park 13.5 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
15 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 78 202 38.6% 32.2%
16 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 13 26 50.0% 32.1%
17 North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 17.8 14 29 48.3% 31.4%
18 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 77 216 35.6% 29.6%
19 Apex Community Park 3.7 13 29 44.8% 28.4%
20 Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road 20.9 8 16 50.0% 28.0%
21 Lake Lynn 7.7 49 143 34.3% 27.0%
22 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 33 93 35.5% 26.5%
23 Lake Wheeler 8.2 14 35 40.0% 25.6%
24 Chandler's Swamp 16.9 6 12 50.0% 25.4%
25 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 85 287 29.6% 24.6%
26 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 137 495 27.7% 23.9%
27 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 19 56 33.9% 22.9%
28 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 68 242 28.1% 22.8%
29 Schenck Forest 3.6 26 84 31.0% 22.1%
30 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 9 24 37.5% 21.2%
31 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
32 Laurel Hill Park 5.4 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
33 Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road 15.5 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
34 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 16 50 32.0% 20.8%
35 Old Bayleaf Rd (foot access only) 15.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
36 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 56 215 26.0% 20.6%
37 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 22 74 29.7% 20.5%
38 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 11 32 34.4% 20.4%
39 Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge 13.6 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
40 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co) 12.3 23 87 26.4% 18.3%
41 Lake Benson 11.9 8 26 30.8% 16.5%
42 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 25 107 23.4% 16.4%
43 Morgan Creek Trail 17.5 10 35 28.6% 16.3%
44 Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook 16.7 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
45 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 7 23 30.4% 15.6%
46 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 59 306 19.3% 15.3%
47 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 41 203 20.2% 15.3%
48 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 5 15 33.3% 15.2%
49 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 5 15 33.3% 15.2%
50 Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64 18.7 4 11 36.4% 15.2%
51 Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch 11.6 4 11 36.4% 15.2%
52 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
53 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 19 92 20.7% 13.6%
54 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 6 23 26.1% 12.5%
55 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 7 29 24.1% 12.2%
56 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 4 14 28.6% 11.7%
57 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 4 14 28.6% 11.7%
58 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 10 50 20.0% 11.2%
59 Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff 12.6 8 39 20.5% 10.8%
60 Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek 15.0 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
61 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 20 137 14.6% 9.7%
62 Haw River--Bynum Dam 20.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
63 Barksdale Drive Greenway 9.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
64 Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access 18.4 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
65 Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.) 13.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
66 Jordan Lake--Poe's Ridge 19.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
67 Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek 13.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
68 Capital Hills Drive Wetlands 13.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
69 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 6 31 19.4% 9.2%
70 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
71 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats 18.8 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
72 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 8 47 17.0% 8.9%
73 Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station 21.6 4 19 21.1% 8.5%
74 Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek 14.0 6 34 17.6% 8.3%
75 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 9 59 15.3% 8.2%
76 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 3 13 23.1% 8.2%
77 Rocky Branch Greenway 6.4 4 21 19.0% 7.7%
78 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 8 58 13.8% 7.2%
79 Little River Fishing Facility 23.7 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
80 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 6 40 15.0% 7.1%
81 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 3 15 20.0% 7.0%
82 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 7 51 13.7% 6.8%
83 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 4 25 16.0% 6.4%
84 American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access 9.5 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
85 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 3 17 17.6% 6.2%
86 South Durham WRF 13.3 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
87 Mitchell Mill Natural Area 23.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
88 Robertson Creek Nature Preserve 23.8 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
89 Beaver Marsh 16.7 14 146 9.6% 5.8%
90 AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park 10.0 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
91 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 11 112 9.8% 5.6%
92 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 3 19 15.8% 5.5%
93 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 19 231 8.2% 5.3%
94 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 4 30 13.3% 5.3%
95 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
96 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 4 33 12.1% 4.8%
97 Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats) 12.6 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
98 Glennstone/Heron Rookery 18.4 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
99 Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway 21.1 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
100 Neuse River Trail--Old Falls of Neuse 15.1 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
101 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co) 20.0 3 25 12.0% 4.2%
102 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 20 315 6.3% 4.1%
103 Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway 12.9 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
104 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
105 Berryhill Park and Trails 18.4 3 28 10.7% 3.7%
106 North Carolina Museum of Art--Goodnight Park 4.4 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
107 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
108 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 2 19 10.5% 2.9%
109 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 2 21 9.5% 2.7%
110 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 9 183 4.9% 2.6%
111 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
112 Robertson Millpond Preserve 20.7 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
113 Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment 12.2 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
114 North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond 4.7 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
115 Beaver Creek Greenway 7.0 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
116 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 2 27 7.4% 2.1%
117 17 Acre Woods 18.0 2 27 7.4% 2.1%
118 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve 20.0 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
119 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
120 Duke University--Reclamation Pond 17.3 2 34 5.9% 1.6%
121 Orange County Sportsplex Pond 24.9 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
122 Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park 17.9 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
123 Leigh Farm Park 14.5 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
124 Lower Booker Creek Trail 17.0 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
125 Horace Williams Tract 19.1 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
126 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 2 42 4.8% 1.3%
127 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
128 Fearrington Village 17.5 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
129 Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd. 17.4 2 50 4.0% 1.1%
130 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
131 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
132 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 2 61 3.3% 0.9%
133 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 2 61 3.3% 0.9%
134 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 3 130 2.3% 0.8%
135 North Carolina Botanical Garden 16.0 2 76 2.6% 0.7%
136 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
137 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 20.5 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
138 Falls Lake 15.1 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
139 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
140 Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform 12.3 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
141 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 1 44 2.3% 0.4%
142 Sarah P. Duke Gardens 16.8 1 46 2.2% 0.4%
143 Dorothea Dix Park 6.9 1 159 0.6% 0.1%