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Where to find Great Blue Heron in January
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 Great Blue Heron in January. 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			Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam	18.7	130	141	92.2%	86.6%
2			Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd.	9.8	100	116	86.2%	78.8%
3			Lake Rogers Park	23.7	13	13	100.0%	77.2%
4			Lake Wheeler marshes	6.9	100	121	82.6%	74.9%
5			Bass Lake Park & Trail	10.7	74	89	83.1%	74.0%
6			Symphony Lake Greenway	4.4	59	70	84.3%	74.0%
7			Lake Johnson Park	4.2	237	302	78.5%	73.5%
8			Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance	3.3	151	190	79.5%	73.2%
9			Shelley Lake	8.1	105	131	80.2%	72.5%
10			Bond Park	2.7	113	145	77.9%	70.5%
11			Lake Crabtree County Park	3.6	436	593	73.5%	69.8%
12			Lake Crabtree Dam	3.3	189	251	75.3%	69.6%
13			Apex Community Park	3.7	189	257	73.5%	67.8%
14			Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek	14.5	110	150	73.3%	65.7%
15			Lake Raleigh	6.0	95	135	70.4%	62.2%
16			Lake Betz	7.3	214	346	61.8%	56.6%
17			Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp	18.6	8	9	88.9%	56.5%
18			Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina	13.2	21	29	72.4%	54.3%
19			William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake	5.7	119	196	60.7%	53.7%
20			Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment	23.4	126	209	60.3%	53.5%
21			Lake Wheeler	8.2	33	50	66.0%	52.2%
22			Crabtree Creek Watershed	4.7	37	57	64.9%	51.9%
23			Lake Lynn	7.7	97	164	59.1%	51.5%
24			Brier Creek Reservoir	5.9	103	175	58.9%	51.5%
25			Old Bynum Bridge	20.4	34	53	64.2%	50.7%
26			Lake Benson	11.9	88	150	58.7%	50.7%
27			Falls Lake--Rolling View	16.1	77	133	57.9%	49.4%
28			Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest	14.7	19	29	65.5%	47.3%
29			Eden Lakes	23.7	7	9	77.8%	45.3%
30			Sandy Creek Park	16.1	222	448	49.6%	44.9%
31			Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp	15.5	60	111	54.1%	44.8%
32			Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek	15.0	11	16	68.8%	44.4%
33			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.)	21.9	29	50	58.0%	44.2%
34			Falls Lake SRA--Woodpecker Ridge	16.3	3	3	100.0%	43.8%
35			Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir	18.0	47	87	54.0%	43.6%
36			Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point	14.2	8	11	72.7%	43.4%
37			Rainbow Soccer Complex	16.2	40	73	54.8%	43.4%
38			Patterson Place Constructed Wetland	16.0	29	51	56.9%	43.3%
39			Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade	19.0	14	22	63.6%	43.0%
40			Yates Mill County Park	7.2	194	436	44.5%	39.9%
41			Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp	16.8	37	73	50.7%	39.5%
42			Town Lake Park	23.4	13	22	59.1%	38.7%
43			Harris Lake County Park	14.0	38	77	49.4%	38.5%
44			Schenck Forest	3.6	108	250	43.2%	37.2%
45			Falls Lake--Dam	15.2	18	34	52.9%	36.7%
46			Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth	14.9	74	169	43.8%	36.5%
47			Brumley Nature Preserve--North	22.2	84	197	42.6%	35.9%
48			Hoffman Lake	2.4	5	7	71.4%	35.9%
49			Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek	18.2	32	68	47.1%	35.7%
50			Kildaire Farms Lake	2.3	6	9	66.7%	35.4%
51			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access	15.2	6	9	66.7%	35.4%
52			Mason Farm Biological Reserve	14.6	145	361	40.2%	35.2%
53			Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd.	13.3	12	22	54.5%	34.7%
54			Falls Lake--Sandling Beach	17.5	11	20	55.0%	34.2%
55			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point	15.0	122	338	36.1%	31.2%
56			Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway	3.5	11	22	50.0%	30.7%
57			Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP'	16.4	29	71	40.8%	30.2%
58			Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook	16.7	8	15	53.3%	30.1%
59			Glennstone/Heron Rookery	18.4	3	4	75.0%	30.1%
60			Lower Haw SNA--Bynum	20.3	12	25	48.0%	30.0%
61			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp	14.8	12	25	48.0%	30.0%
62			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade	20.0	4	6	66.7%	30.0%
63			Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp	18.4	10	20	50.0%	29.9%
64			Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End	17.3	10	20	50.0%	29.9%
65			Sarah P. Duke Gardens	16.8	36	92	39.1%	29.8%
66			Discovery Lake (Restricted Access)	8.2	28	70	40.0%	29.3%
67			Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only	15.3	15	34	44.1%	28.9%
68			Beaver Marsh	16.7	118	351	33.6%	28.9%
69			Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek	14.8	8	16	50.0%	28.0%
70			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.)	21.9	8	16	50.0%	28.0%
71			Duke University--Reclamation Pond	17.3	22	58	37.9%	26.6%
72			Pinehurst Drive Ponds	15.6	12	28	42.9%	26.5%
73			Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field)	14.1	14	35	40.0%	25.6%
74			Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access	13.1	12	29	41.4%	25.5%
75			Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point	16.1	5	10	50.0%	23.7%
76			Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf	15.9	5	10	50.0%	23.7%
77			Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir	19.0	6	13	46.2%	23.2%
78			Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd.	17.1	7	16	43.8%	23.1%
79			AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park	10.0	7	16	43.8%	23.1%
80			Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch	11.6	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
81			William B. Umstead SP	5.4	12	32	37.5%	22.9%
82			American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access	10.5	27	87	31.0%	22.3%
83			Middle Creek Bottomlands II	24.9	7	17	41.2%	21.6%
84			Falls Lake SRA--Information Center	16.3	4	8	50.0%	21.5%
85			Durant Nature Preserve	13.3	30	102	29.4%	21.4%
86			Ten-Ten Road Pond	9.4	6	14	42.9%	21.4%
87			Beaver Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	10.6	5	11	45.5%	21.3%
88			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co)	12.3	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
89			Falls Lake--New Light Creek	17.6	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
90			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd.	17.4	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
91			Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co)	20.0	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
92			Black Creek Greenway--Cary Parkway to Dynasty Drive	1.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
93			MacDonald Woods Park	2.8	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
94			North Carolina Museum of Life and Science	17.8	15	47	31.9%	20.4%
95			Jordan Game Land--Bells Church Fishing Access	12.9	5	12	41.7%	19.3%
96			Falls Lake--Rollingview Marina	15.5	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
97			Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff	12.6	6	16	37.5%	18.5%
98			Orange County Sportsplex Pond	24.9	16	56	28.6%	18.4%
99			Barksdale Drive Greenway	9.9	6	17	35.3%	17.3%
100			University Lake, Chapel Hill	19.3	7	21	33.3%	17.2%
101			Forest Ridge Park	16.5	5	14	35.7%	16.3%
102			Hilltop Needmore Park--South	11.5	3	7	42.9%	15.8%
103			Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd.	11.9	6	19	31.6%	15.4%
104			Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.)	13.5	4	11	36.4%	15.2%
105			Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway	12.9	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
106			Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area	13.8	5	16	31.2%	14.2%
107			Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek	10.6	5	16	31.2%	14.2%
108			Salem Pond Park	4.5	5	16	31.2%	14.2%
109			Mid Pines Rd.	6.7	130	817	15.9%	13.6%
110			White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side	6.7	9	37	24.3%	13.4%
111			Falls Lake	15.1	6	22	27.3%	13.2%
112			Brumley Nature Preserve--South	22.7	3	9	33.3%	12.1%
113			Blue Jay Point County Park	14.5	17	91	18.7%	12.0%
114			Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform	12.3	7	30	23.3%	11.8%
115			Neuse River Trail--Falls River	15.6	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
116			American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Mall	12.2	5	20	25.0%	11.2%
117			Turnipseed Preserve	20.5	3	10	30.0%	10.8%
118			Greenview Ponds	7.6	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
119			Lick Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	13.2	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
120			Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road	20.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
121			Lee Game Land	22.6	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
122			O'Kelly Chapel Road Waterfowl Impoundment	9.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
123			Dorothea Dix	6.6	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
124			RTP Mountain Bike Trails	7.2	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
125			Neuse River Trail--Milburnie Park	13.5	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
126			Neuse River Trail--Buffalo Road Athletic Park	14.1	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
127			Neuse River Trail--Old Falls of Neuse	15.1	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
128			Robertson Creek Nature Preserve	23.8	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
129			Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd.	12.6	25	184	13.6%	9.4%
130			New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment	13.8	5	24	20.8%	9.2%
131			Baileywick Road Park	10.2	4	18	22.2%	9.0%
132			William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake	3.8	3	12	25.0%	8.9%
133			Eastgate Park	9.5	3	12	25.0%	8.9%
134			Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center	9.0	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
135			American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access	9.5	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
136			Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park	13.5	3	13	23.1%	8.2%
137			NCSU Experimental Farm	7.1	9	60	15.0%	8.1%
138			Swift Creek Bluffs	5.3	3	14	21.4%	7.6%
139			Hilltop Needmore Park--North	11.1	4	22	18.2%	7.3%
140			Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	14.5	5	32	15.6%	6.9%
141			Eno River SP--Few's Ford	23.2	8	61	13.1%	6.8%
142			Haw River--Bynum Dam	20.5	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
143			Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	23.9	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
144			White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland	6.1	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
145			Apex Nature Park	8.6	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
146			Falls Lake--Cheek Road Causeway (Durham Co.)	17.7	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
147			Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek	14.0	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
148			Lassiter Mill Historical Park	7.7	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
149			Morgan Creek Trail	17.5	5	36	13.9%	6.1%
150			Eno River SP--Pleasant Green	21.9	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
151			Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek	10.3	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
152			Chandler's Swamp	16.9	3	19	15.8%	5.5%
153			Horace Williams Tract	19.1	4	31	12.9%	5.1%
154			Penny's Bend Nature Preserve	20.0	3	21	14.3%	5.0%
155			Bolin Creek--Umstead Park	18.1	2	12	16.7%	4.7%
156			Hank Anderson Community Park	20.3	6	60	10.0%	4.7%
157			Falls Lake SRA--B. W. Wells	16.6	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
158			Morris Branch Greenway	7.6	2	13	15.4%	4.3%
159			Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula	12.1	3	25	12.0%	4.2%
160			Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road	18.1	2	14	14.3%	4.0%
161			Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park	17.9	3	27	11.1%	3.9%
162			17 Acre Woods	18.0	3	28	10.7%	3.7%
163			Northgate Park	17.2	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
164			Kaplan Drive Park	4.1	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
165			Little Creek Trail	15.3	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
166			Mingo Creek Trail	15.1	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
167			Ammons Farm Rd.	24.7	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
168			Morrisville Community Park	3.9	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
169			Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve	22.1	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
170			North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond	4.7	2	16	12.5%	3.5%
171			North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden	4.6	3	30	10.0%	3.5%
172			Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve	15.1	4	46	8.7%	3.4%
173			Johnston Mill Nature Preserve	20.5	3	31	9.7%	3.3%
174			Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64	18.7	2	18	11.1%	3.1%
175			Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station	21.6	2	18	11.1%	3.1%
176			Williamson Preserve	19.2	2	18	11.1%	3.1%
177			Carpenter Park	5.1	2	18	11.1%	3.1%
178			Jordan Lake SRA--Visitor's Center	13.8	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
179			Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access	18.4	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
180			Walnut Creek Greenway between Lake Dam Rd & Gorman St	5.1	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
181			Strickland Park	8.9	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
182			Pulley Town Road Fields	22.5	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
183			Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd.	17.4	3	37	8.1%	2.8%
184			Wendell Park	22.6	2	21	9.5%	2.7%
185			Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment	12.2	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
186			Lower Booker Creek Trail	17.0	2	23	8.7%	2.4%
187			UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Grove	17.1	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
188			Old Oxford Rd. Pond	20.9	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
189			Raven Rock SP	23.9	2	27	7.4%	2.1%
190			Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only)	24.1	7	171	4.1%	2.0%
191			West Point on the Eno Park	20.5	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
192			Chatham Co. Northeast District Park	14.1	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
193			Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning	3.9	14	462	3.0%	1.8%
194			Third Fork Creek Trail	13.6	3	57	5.3%	1.8%
195			Piedmont Nature Trail	15.9	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
196			North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill)	14.1	2	35	5.7%	1.6%
197			Walnut Creek Wetland Center	9.0	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
198			Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail	19.4	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
199			Carrboro High School	18.4	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
200			Brookhaven Nature Park	6.7	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
201			North Carolina Botanical Garden	16.0	4	109	3.7%	1.4%
202			Ephesus Park--Chapel Hill	16.3	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
203			Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate	19.7	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
204			stakeout Bullock's Oriole, Fuquay-Varina (2024)	14.9	4	116	3.4%	1.3%
205			Fearrington Village	17.5	2	43	4.7%	1.3%
206			Ritter Park	4.3	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
207			Howling Cow Creamery	7.2	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
208			Berryhill Park and Trails	18.4	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
209			E. Carroll Joyner Park	20.6	1	23	4.3%	0.8%
210			Blackwood Farm Park	22.9	1	28	3.6%	0.6%
211			Inwood Rd.	7.3	2	92	2.2%	0.6%
212			Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park	13.6	1	34	2.9%	0.5%
213			Pritchard Park Nature Trail	17.3	1	36	2.8%	0.5%
214			North Carolina State University Campus	6.2	1	82	1.2%	0.2%
215			stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020)	1.5	1	104	1.0%	0.2%
216			Dorothea Dix Park	6.9	1	142	0.7%	0.1%