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Where to find Wild Turkey 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 Wild Turkey 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 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 24 86 27.9% 19.5%
2 Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End 17.3 4 12 33.3% 13.8%
3 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 25 145 17.2% 12.0%
4 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 7 34 20.6% 10.3%
5 Robertson Creek Nature Preserve 23.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
6 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 4 19 21.1% 8.5%
7 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
8 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 23 201 11.4% 7.7%
9 Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 23.9 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
10 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co) 12.3 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
11 Lick Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 13.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
12 Butner Game Land--H Street Fields 23.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
13 Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road 15.5 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
14 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 8 74 10.8% 5.6%
15 Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway 21.1 3 20 15.0% 5.2%
16 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
17 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats 18.8 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
18 Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek 13.7 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
19 Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve 22.1 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
20 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 5 49 10.2% 4.4%
21 Shearon Harris Visitor's Center 12.7 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
22 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
23 Raven Rock SP--Avents Creek Access Area 22.3 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
24 Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek 15.0 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
25 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
26 Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point 16.1 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
27 Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road 20.9 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
28 Pulley Town Road Fields 22.5 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
29 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 5 76 6.6% 2.8%
30 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 2 20 10.0% 2.8%
31 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 2 21 9.5% 2.7%
32 Falls Lake 15.1 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
33 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 4 70 5.7% 2.2%
34 Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area 13.8 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
35 RTP Mountain Bike Trails 7.2 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
36 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 22 681 3.2% 2.1%
37 Little Creek Trail 15.3 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
38 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 2 30 6.7% 1.8%
39 Ammons Farm Rd. 24.7 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
40 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
41 Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders 3.9 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
42 American Tobacco Trail--C.M. Herndon Park 10.4 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
43 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 9 300 3.0% 1.6%
44 Parker Preserve 15.5 2 38 5.3% 1.5%
45 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 4 111 3.6% 1.4%
46 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd. 17.4 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
47 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 6 233 2.6% 1.2%
48 Horton Grove Nature Preserve 24.6 3 89 3.4% 1.2%
49 Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment 12.2 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
50 Raven Rock SP 23.9 2 53 3.8% 1.0%
51 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 2 54 3.7% 1.0%
52 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 2 79 2.5% 0.7%
53 Indian Creek Greenway 3.5 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
54 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
55 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 1 35 2.9% 0.5%
56 Turnipseed Preserve 20.5 1 37 2.7% 0.5%
57 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 1 40 2.5% 0.4%
58 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 1 52 1.9% 0.3%
59 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 1 57 1.8% 0.3%
60 Duke Forest--Korstian Division 19.6 1 59 1.7% 0.3%
61 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 1 62 1.6% 0.3%
62 Schenck Forest 3.6 2 217 0.9% 0.3%
63 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 1 73 1.4% 0.2%
64 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 4 681 0.6% 0.2%
65 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 3 513 0.6% 0.2%
66 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 20.5 1 89 1.1% 0.2%
67 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 1 92 1.1% 0.2%
68 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 1 101 1.0% 0.2%
69 Lake Raleigh 6.0 1 121 0.8% 0.1%
70 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 2 755 0.3% 0.1%
71 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 1 491 0.2% 0.0%
72 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 1 616 0.2% 0.0%
73 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 1 626 0.2% 0.0%