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Where to find Belted Kingfisher in September
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 September. 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. 9.8 105 136 77.2% 69.5%
2 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 27 36 75.0% 58.9%
3 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 197 311 63.3% 57.9%
4 Bond Park 2.7 110 181 60.8% 53.5%
5 Shelley Lake 8.1 52 81 64.2% 53.3%
6 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 31 48 64.6% 50.4%
7 Lake Betz 7.3 123 231 53.2% 46.8%
8 Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve 22.1 9 12 75.0% 46.8%
9 Lake Raleigh 6.0 28 46 60.9% 46.5%
10 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 93 181 51.4% 44.1%
11 Town Lake Park 23.4 19 31 61.3% 43.8%
12 Lake Lynn 7.7 270 577 46.8% 42.8%
13 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 44 83 53.0% 42.4%
14 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 108 223 48.4% 42.0%
15 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 88 192 45.8% 38.9%
16 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 41 83 49.4% 38.9%
17 Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access 18.4 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
18 Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road 20.9 12 21 57.1% 36.5%
19 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 657 1701 38.6% 36.3%
20 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 78 181 43.1% 36.1%
21 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 15 28 53.6% 35.8%
22 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 39 86 45.3% 35.3%
23 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 11 20 55.0% 34.2%
24 North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 17.8 19 39 48.7% 33.9%
25 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 183 497 36.8% 32.7%
26 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 65 164 39.6% 32.5%
27 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 148 413 35.8% 31.4%
28 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 107 296 36.1% 30.9%
29 Apex Community Park 3.7 21 48 43.8% 30.7%
30 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 39 104 37.5% 28.8%
31 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 9 20 45.0% 25.8%
32 Lake Wheeler 8.2 8 19 42.1% 23.1%
33 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 14 39 35.9% 22.7%
34 Schenck Forest 3.6 55 195 28.2% 22.4%
35 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 12 33 36.4% 22.2%
36 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 31 105 29.5% 21.6%
37 Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek 13.7 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
38 Kildaire Farms Lake 2.3 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
39 Capital Hills Drive Wetlands 13.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
40 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 60 232 25.9% 20.7%
41 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 8 22 36.4% 19.7%
42 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 8 22 36.4% 19.7%
43 Beaver Marsh 16.7 38 148 25.7% 19.3%
44 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 17 58 29.3% 19.2%
45 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 34 132 25.8% 19.1%
46 Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir 19.0 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
47 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 16 56 28.6% 18.4%
48 Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64 18.7 5 13 38.5% 17.7%
49 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 11 37 29.7% 17.5%
50 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 10 33 30.3% 17.4%
51 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 10 34 29.4% 16.8%
52 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co) 12.3 14 55 25.5% 15.8%
53 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 7 23 30.4% 15.6%
54 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co) 20.0 4 11 36.4% 15.2%
55 Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp 16.8 4 11 36.4% 15.2%
56 Haw River--Bynum Dam 20.5 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
57 Hoffman Lake 2.4 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
58 Lake Benson 11.9 7 24 29.2% 14.9%
59 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 31 156 19.9% 14.4%
60 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 7 25 28.0% 14.3%
61 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 8 30 26.7% 14.2%
62 Barksdale Drive Greenway 9.9 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
63 Glennstone/Heron Rookery 18.4 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
64 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 33 176 18.8% 13.7%
65 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 7 27 25.9% 13.2%
66 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 5 18 27.8% 12.5%
67 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
68 Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats) 12.6 7 31 22.6% 11.4%
69 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 12 64 18.8% 11.1%
70 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats 18.8 6 26 23.1% 11.0%
71 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 4 15 26.7% 10.9%
72 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 4 15 26.7% 10.9%
73 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 8 39 20.5% 10.8%
74 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 38 263 14.4% 10.7%
75 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 56 411 13.6% 10.6%
76 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 12 69 17.4% 10.2%
77 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve 20.0 9 49 18.4% 10.0%
78 American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access 9.5 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
79 West Point on the Eno Park 20.5 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
80 Forest Ridge Park 16.5 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
81 O'Kelly Chapel Road Waterfowl Impoundment 9.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
82 Falls Lake--Upper Beaver Dam (Granville Co.) 21.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
83 Roland E. Horne Walking Trail 23.4 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
84 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 4 18 22.2% 9.0%
85 Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station 21.6 7 39 17.9% 9.0%
86 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 6 32 18.8% 8.9%
87 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 10 64 15.6% 8.7%
88 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 21 163 12.9% 8.6%
89 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 12 83 14.5% 8.5%
90 Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff 12.6 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
91 Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp 18.6 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
92 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 7 45 15.6% 7.7%
93 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 4 22 18.2% 7.3%
94 Wendell Park 22.6 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
95 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 16 141 11.3% 7.1%
96 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 5 33 15.2% 6.7%
97 Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch 11.6 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
98 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 6 45 13.3% 6.3%
99 Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave 9.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
100 Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf 15.9 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
101 Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge 13.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
102 Jordan Lake--Poe's Ridge 19.9 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
103 Eno River--Pleasant Green to Cole Mill 21.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
104 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd. 17.4 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
105 Wooten Meadow Park 6.8 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
106 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 4 27 14.8% 5.9%
107 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
108 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 7 64 10.9% 5.4%
109 Swift Creek Bluffs 5.3 8 77 10.4% 5.4%
110 Duke University--Reclamation Pond 17.3 5 42 11.9% 5.2%
111 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
112 White Deer Park 11.6 4 31 12.9% 5.1%
113 Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point 16.1 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
114 Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park 17.9 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
115 Eno River SP--Pleasant Green 21.9 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
116 Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center 9.0 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
117 Chandler's Swamp 16.9 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
118 Jordan Game Land--Bells Church Fishing Access 12.9 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
119 Twin Lakes Park 14.5 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
120 Pinehurst Drive Ponds 15.6 4 36 11.1% 4.4%
121 North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond 4.7 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
122 Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway 12.9 3 25 12.0% 4.2%
123 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
124 Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek 14.0 3 28 10.7% 3.7%
125 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 3 28 10.7% 3.7%
126 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 9 130 6.9% 3.7%
127 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Durham Co.) 19.7 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
128 Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook 16.7 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
129 Eastgate Park 9.5 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
130 Robertson Creek Nature Preserve 23.8 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
131 Beaver Creek Greenway 7.0 2 16 12.5% 3.5%
132 AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park 10.0 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
133 Duke Forest--Korstian Division 19.6 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
134 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 20.5 4 52 7.7% 3.0%
135 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 2 19 10.5% 2.9%
136 Morgan Creek Trail 17.5 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
137 DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve 22.4 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
138 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 5 86 5.8% 2.5%
139 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 14 337 4.2% 2.5%
140 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 3 43 7.0% 2.4%
141 Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment 12.2 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
142 Berryhill Park and Trails 18.4 2 25 8.0% 2.2%
143 Raven Rock SP 23.9 2 26 7.7% 2.1%
144 Walnut Creek Greenway between Lake Dam Rd & Gorman St 5.1 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
145 Chatham Co. Northeast District Park 14.1 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
146 Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform 12.3 2 30 6.7% 1.8%
147 Apex Nature Park 8.6 2 30 6.7% 1.8%
148 Falls Lake--Cheek Road Causeway (Durham Co.) 17.7 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
149 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
150 Baileywick Road Park 10.2 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
151 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 8 248 3.2% 1.6%
152 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
153 Duke University--Chapel Woods 17.1 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
154 Blackwood Farm Park 22.9 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
155 Crowder District Park 6.8 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
156 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp 14.8 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
157 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
158 17 Acre Woods 18.0 3 95 3.2% 1.1%
159 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
160 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 3 109 2.8% 0.9%
161 North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill) 14.1 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
162 Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park 13.6 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
163 Falls Lake 15.1 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
164 Rocky Branch Greenway 6.4 1 42 2.4% 0.4%
165 Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate 19.7 1 49 2.0% 0.4%
166 Sarah P. Duke Gardens 16.8 1 70 1.4% 0.3%

Created by Michael Fogleman.

Data from the eBird Basic Dataset. Version: EBD_relJan-2024. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Jan 2024.