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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 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 57 63 90.5% 80.7%
2 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 55 63 87.3% 76.9%
3 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 63 73 86.3% 76.6%
4 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 134 167 80.2% 73.5%
5 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 45 53 84.9% 72.9%
6 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 113 143 79.0% 71.6%
7 Bond Park 2.7 97 122 79.5% 71.5%
8 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 43 52 82.7% 70.3%
9 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 105 136 77.2% 69.5%
10 Shelley Lake 8.1 73 93 78.5% 69.1%
11 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 364 509 71.5% 67.4%
12 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 127 174 73.0% 65.9%
13 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 10 11 90.9% 62.3%
14 Lake Raleigh 6.0 68 97 70.1% 60.4%
15 Apex Community Park 3.7 59 85 69.4% 59.0%
16 Lake Betz 7.3 171 266 64.3% 58.4%
17 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 13 16 81.2% 57.0%
18 Lake Rogers Park 23.7 5 5 100.0% 56.6%
19 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 102 168 60.7% 53.2%
20 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 16 22 72.7% 51.8%
21 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 70 116 60.3% 51.2%
22 Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina 13.2 15 21 71.4% 50.0%
23 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 22 33 66.7% 49.6%
24 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 67 115 58.3% 49.1%
25 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 24 37 64.9% 48.8%
26 Eden Lakes 23.7 6 7 85.7% 48.7%
27 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 49 87 56.3% 45.9%
28 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 68 125 54.4% 45.7%
29 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 27 45 60.0% 45.5%
30 Lake Benson 11.9 56 102 54.9% 45.2%
31 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 31 53 58.5% 45.1%
32 Lake Lynn 7.7 62 115 53.9% 44.8%
33 Lake Wheeler 8.2 23 38 60.5% 44.7%
34 Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek 15.0 11 16 68.8% 44.4%
35 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 44 80 55.0% 44.1%
36 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 12 19 63.2% 41.0%
37 Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point 14.2 6 8 75.0% 40.9%
38 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 60 123 48.8% 40.1%
39 Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp 16.8 34 66 51.5% 39.7%
40 Schenck Forest 3.6 96 208 46.2% 39.5%
41 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 152 343 44.3% 39.1%
42 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 15 26 57.7% 38.9%
43 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 86 198 43.4% 36.7%
44 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 12 21 57.1% 36.5%
45 Hoffman Lake 2.4 5 7 71.4% 35.9%
46 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 125 304 41.1% 35.7%
47 Duke University--Reclamation Pond 17.3 21 43 48.8% 34.6%
48 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 30 65 46.2% 34.6%
49 Falls Lake SRA--Woodpecker Ridge 16.3 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
50 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 24 51 47.1% 34.1%
51 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp 14.8 9 16 56.2% 33.2%
52 Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch 11.6 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
53 Glennstone/Heron Rookery 18.4 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
54 Kildaire Farms Lake 2.3 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
55 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
56 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
57 Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf 15.9 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
58 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 15 33 45.5% 29.8%
59 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 26 64 40.6% 29.5%
60 Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir 19.0 6 11 54.5% 28.0%
61 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 8 16 50.0% 28.0%
62 Sarah P. Duke Gardens 16.8 31 84 36.9% 27.4%
63 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 19 48 39.6% 27.0%
64 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 7 14 50.0% 26.8%
65 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 82 255 32.2% 26.7%
66 North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 17.8 15 37 40.5% 26.3%
67 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 8 17 47.1% 26.2%
68 Beaver Marsh 16.7 91 295 30.8% 25.9%
69 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 12 29 41.4% 25.5%
70 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 20 54 37.0% 25.4%
71 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 6 12 50.0% 25.4%
72 AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park 10.0 7 16 43.8% 23.1%
73 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 25 79 31.6% 22.4%
74 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 7 17 41.2% 21.6%
75 Pinehurst Drive Ponds 15.6 7 17 41.2% 21.6%
76 Ten-Ten Road Pond 9.4 6 14 42.9% 21.4%
77 Orange County Sportsplex Pond 24.9 15 45 33.3% 21.4%
78 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 19 61 31.1% 20.9%
79 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co) 12.3 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
80 Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp 18.6 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
81 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co) 20.0 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
82 Falls Lake SRA--B. W. Wells 16.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
83 Lee Game Land 22.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
84 Dorothea Dix 6.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
85 RTP Mountain Bike Trails 7.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
86 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd. 17.4 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
87 Neuse River Trail--Milburnie Park 13.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
88 Neuse River Trail--Buffalo Road Athletic Park 14.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
89 Neuse River Trail--Old Falls of Neuse 15.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
90 Robertson Creek Nature Preserve 23.8 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
91 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 7 18 38.9% 20.3%
92 Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point 16.1 4 9 44.4% 18.9%
93 Jordan Game Land--Bells Church Fishing Access 12.9 4 9 44.4% 18.9%
94 Falls Lake SRA--Information Center 16.3 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
95 Falls Lake--Rollingview Marina 15.5 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
96 Barksdale Drive Greenway 9.9 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
97 Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook 16.7 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
98 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
99 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 4 10 40.0% 16.8%
100 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 8 26 30.8% 16.5%
101 Salem Pond Park 4.5 5 14 35.7% 16.3%
102 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 6 18 33.3% 16.3%
103 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 6 18 33.3% 16.3%
104 Turnipseed Preserve 20.5 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
105 Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.) 13.5 4 11 36.4% 15.2%
106 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 11 44 25.0% 14.6%
107 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 96 556 17.3% 14.4%
108 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 4 12 33.3% 13.8%
109 Town Lake Park 23.4 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
110 Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform 12.3 7 27 25.9% 13.2%
111 Forest Ridge Park 16.5 4 13 30.8% 12.7%
112 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
113 Beaver Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 10.6 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
114 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 4 14 28.6% 11.7%
115 Falls Lake 15.1 5 21 23.8% 10.6%
116 Baileywick Road Park 10.2 4 16 25.0% 10.2%
117 Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area 13.8 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
118 Lick Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 13.2 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
119 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
120 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
121 Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway 12.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
122 Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek 14.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
123 Falls Lake--New Light Creek 17.6 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
124 O'Kelly Chapel Road Waterfowl Impoundment 9.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
125 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
126 Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center 9.0 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
127 NCSU Experimental Farm 7.1 7 43 16.3% 8.1%
128 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 4 21 19.0% 7.7%
129 American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Mall 12.2 3 14 21.4% 7.6%
130 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 8 58 13.8% 7.2%
131 Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff 12.6 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
132 Apex Nature Park 8.6 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
133 Horace Williams Tract 19.1 4 23 17.4% 7.0%
134 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 4 25 16.0% 6.4%
135 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 5 35 14.3% 6.3%
136 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 5 35 14.3% 6.3%
137 Falls Lake--Cheek Road Causeway (Durham Co.) 17.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
138 Lassiter Mill Historical Park 7.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
139 Hilltop Needmore Park--South 11.5 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
140 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
141 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
142 North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond 4.7 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
143 Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station 21.6 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
144 Swift Creek Bluffs 5.3 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
145 Eastgate Park 9.5 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
146 Williamson Preserve 19.2 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
147 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
148 Bolin Creek--Umstead Park 18.1 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
149 Jordan Lake SRA--Visitor's Center 13.8 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
150 Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access 18.4 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
151 Walnut Creek Greenway between Lake Dam Rd & Gorman St 5.1 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
152 Neuse River Trail--Falls River 15.6 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
153 17 Acre Woods 18.0 3 23 13.0% 4.5%
154 Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64 18.7 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
155 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 3 26 11.5% 4.0%
156 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 4 42 9.5% 3.8%
157 Greenview Ponds 7.6 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
158 Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment 12.2 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
159 Northgate Park 17.2 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
160 Kaplan Drive Park 4.1 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
161 Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End 17.3 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
162 Chandler's Swamp 16.9 2 16 12.5% 3.5%
163 Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd. 17.4 3 30 10.0% 3.5%
164 Morgan Creek Trail 17.5 3 30 10.0% 3.5%
165 Third Fork Creek Trail 13.6 3 30 10.0% 3.5%
166 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve 20.0 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
167 UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Grove 17.1 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
168 West Point on the Eno Park 20.5 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
169 Strickland Park 8.9 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
170 Raven Rock SP 23.9 2 20 10.0% 2.8%
171 Lower Booker Creek Trail 17.0 2 20 10.0% 2.8%
172 Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park 17.9 2 20 10.0% 2.8%
173 Ephesus Park--Chapel Hill 16.3 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
174 Old Oxford Rd. Pond 20.9 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
175 Chatham Co. Northeast District Park 14.1 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
176 Eno River SP--Pleasant Green 21.9 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
177 Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 23.9 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
178 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
179 Piedmont Nature Trail 15.9 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
180 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 13 345 3.8% 2.2%
181 North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill) 14.1 2 29 6.9% 1.9%
182 Walnut Creek Wetland Center 9.0 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
183 Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail 19.4 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
184 Carpenter Park 5.1 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
185 Brookhaven Nature Park 6.7 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
186 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 4 105 3.8% 1.5%
187 Wendell Park 22.6 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
188 Fearrington Village 17.5 2 40 5.0% 1.4%
189 Ritter Park 4.3 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
190 North Carolina Botanical Garden 16.0 3 92 3.3% 1.1%
191 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 20.5 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
192 Blackwood Farm Park 22.9 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
193 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
194 Pritchard Park Nature Trail 17.3 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
195 North Carolina State University Campus 6.2 1 63 1.6% 0.3%
196 Inwood Rd. 7.3 1 71 1.4% 0.2%
197 stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020) 1.5 1 78 1.3% 0.2%