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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	89	98	90.8%	83.5%
2			Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd.	9.8	80	90	88.9%	80.7%
3			Lake Rogers Park	23.7	12	12	100.0%	75.7%
4			Lake Wheeler marshes	6.9	97	117	82.9%	75.1%
5			Symphony Lake Greenway	4.4	54	64	84.4%	73.6%
6			Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance	3.3	139	174	79.9%	73.3%
7			Lake Crabtree Dam	3.3	148	192	77.1%	70.6%
8			Lake Johnson Park	4.2	177	232	76.3%	70.4%
9			Bond Park	2.7	106	137	77.4%	69.7%
10			Bass Lake Park & Trail	10.7	60	75	80.0%	69.6%
11			Shelley Lake	8.1	86	110	78.2%	69.6%
12			Apex Community Park	3.7	180	243	74.1%	68.2%
13			Lake Crabtree County Park	3.6	388	541	71.7%	67.8%
14			Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek	14.5	105	141	74.5%	66.7%
15			Lake Raleigh	6.0	78	112	69.6%	60.6%
16			Lake Betz	7.3	184	298	61.7%	56.1%
17			William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake	5.7	113	181	62.4%	55.2%
18			Crabtree Creek Watershed	4.7	28	40	70.0%	54.6%
19			Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment	23.4	115	189	60.8%	53.7%
20			Old Bynum Bridge	20.4	30	45	66.7%	52.1%
21			Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina	13.2	17	24	70.8%	50.8%
22			Lake Lynn	7.7	85	146	58.2%	50.1%
23			Falls Lake--Rolling View	16.1	72	123	58.5%	49.7%
24			Lake Wheeler	8.2	30	47	63.8%	49.5%
25			Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp	18.6	6	7	85.7%	48.7%
26			Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp	15.5	57	99	57.6%	47.7%
27			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.)	21.9	23	36	63.9%	47.6%
28			Brier Creek Reservoir	5.9	76	137	55.5%	47.1%
29			Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest	14.7	18	28	64.3%	45.8%
30			Eden Lakes	23.7	7	9	77.8%	45.3%
31			Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir	18.0	47	85	55.3%	44.7%
32			Lake Benson	11.9	65	122	53.3%	44.5%
33			Rainbow Soccer Complex	16.2	36	64	56.2%	44.1%
34			Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek	15.0	12	18	66.7%	43.7%
35			Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point	14.2	8	11	72.7%	43.4%
36			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.)	21.9	8	11	72.7%	43.4%
37			Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade	19.0	13	20	65.0%	43.3%
38			Patterson Place Constructed Wetland	16.0	29	51	56.9%	43.3%
39			Sandy Creek Park	16.1	192	401	47.9%	43.0%
40			Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway	3.5	11	17	64.7%	41.3%
41			Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp	16.8	35	71	49.3%	38.0%
42			Falls Lake--Dam	15.2	17	31	54.8%	37.8%
43			Yates Mill County Park	7.2	153	358	42.7%	37.7%
44			Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth	14.9	71	158	44.9%	37.4%
45			Schenck Forest	3.6	102	235	43.4%	37.2%
46			Harris Lake County Park	14.0	28	57	49.1%	36.6%
47			Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd.	13.3	12	21	57.1%	36.5%
48			Town Lake Park	23.4	10	17	58.8%	36.0%
49			Hoffman Lake	2.4	5	7	71.4%	35.9%
50			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access	15.2	5	7	71.4%	35.9%
51			Kildaire Farms Lake	2.3	6	9	66.7%	35.4%
52			Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek	18.2	28	59	47.5%	35.3%
53			Brumley Nature Preserve--North	22.2	70	165	42.4%	35.1%
54			Falls Lake SRA--Woodpecker Ridge	16.3	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
55			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp	14.8	11	20	55.0%	34.2%
56			Mason Farm Biological Reserve	14.6	125	327	38.2%	33.1%
57			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point	15.0	89	231	38.5%	32.5%
58			Duke University--Reclamation Pond	17.3	22	50	44.0%	31.2%
59			Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP'	16.4	28	67	41.8%	30.7%
60			Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch	11.6	3	4	75.0%	30.1%
61			Glennstone/Heron Rookery	18.4	3	4	75.0%	30.1%
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 Lake--Historical Data Only	15.3	15	33	45.5%	29.8%
65			Sarah P. Duke Gardens	16.8	35	91	38.5%	29.1%
66			Discovery Lake (Restricted Access)	8.2	27	68	39.7%	28.9%
67			Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek	14.8	8	16	50.0%	28.0%
68			Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End	17.3	8	16	50.0%	28.0%
69			Beaver Marsh	16.7	103	322	32.0%	27.1%
70			Falls Lake--Sandling Beach	17.5	7	14	50.0%	26.8%
71			Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field)	14.1	11	25	44.0%	26.7%
72			Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access	13.1	11	26	42.3%	25.5%
73			American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access	10.5	25	72	34.7%	24.8%
74			North Carolina Museum of Life and Science	17.8	15	40	37.5%	24.2%
75			William B. Umstead SP	5.4	12	31	38.7%	23.7%
76			Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point	16.1	5	10	50.0%	23.7%
77			Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir	19.0	6	13	46.2%	23.2%
78			Middle Creek Bottomlands II	24.9	7	16	43.8%	23.1%
79			AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park	10.0	7	16	43.8%	23.1%
80			Durant Nature Preserve	13.3	27	87	31.0%	22.3%
81			Lower Haw SNA--Bynum	20.3	7	17	41.2%	21.6%
82			Falls Lake SRA--Information Center	16.3	4	8	50.0%	21.5%
83			Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf	15.9	4	8	50.0%	21.5%
84			Ten-Ten Road Pond	9.4	6	14	42.9%	21.4%
85			Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd.	17.1	6	14	42.9%	21.4%
86			Beaver Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	10.6	5	11	45.5%	21.3%
87			Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway	12.9	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
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			Falls Lake SRA--B. W. Wells	16.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
93			Dorothea Dix	6.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
94			RTP Mountain Bike Trails	7.2	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
95			Neuse River Trail--Buffalo Road Athletic Park	14.1	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
96			Black Creek Greenway--Cary Parkway to Dynasty Drive	1.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
97			MacDonald Woods Park	2.8	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
98			Pinehurst Drive Ponds	15.6	7	18	38.9%	20.3%
99			Jordan Game Land--Bells Church Fishing Access	12.9	5	12	41.7%	19.3%
100			Falls Lake--Rollingview Marina	15.5	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
101			University Lake, Chapel Hill	19.3	7	20	35.0%	18.1%
102			Orange County Sportsplex Pond	24.9	15	55	27.3%	17.3%
103			Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek	10.6	5	14	35.7%	16.3%
104			Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd.	11.9	6	18	33.3%	16.3%
105			Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.)	13.5	4	11	36.4%	15.2%
106			Salem Pond Park	4.5	5	16	31.2%	14.2%
107			Mid Pines Rd.	6.7	110	661	16.6%	14.0%
108			Barksdale Drive Greenway	9.9	4	12	33.3%	13.8%
109			Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook	16.7	3	8	37.5%	13.7%
110			Turnipseed Preserve	20.5	3	8	37.5%	13.7%
111			Falls Lake	15.1	6	22	27.3%	13.2%
112			White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side	6.7	8	33	24.2%	12.8%
113			Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area	13.8	4	13	30.8%	12.7%
114			Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff	12.6	4	13	30.8%	12.7%
115			Forest Ridge Park	16.5	4	13	30.8%	12.7%
116			Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform	12.3	7	28	25.0%	12.7%
117			Brumley Nature Preserve--South	22.7	3	9	33.3%	12.1%
118			Neuse River Trail--Falls River	15.6	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
119			Hilltop Needmore Park--South	11.5	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
120			American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Mall	12.2	5	20	25.0%	11.2%
121			Blue Jay Point County Park	14.5	14	84	16.7%	10.2%
122			William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake	3.8	3	11	27.3%	9.7%
123			Greenview Ponds	7.6	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
124			Lick Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	13.2	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
125			Hilltop Needmore Park--North	11.1	4	17	23.5%	9.6%
126			Lee Game Land	22.6	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
127			Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek	14.0	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
128			O'Kelly Chapel Road Waterfowl Impoundment	9.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
129			Neuse River Trail--Milburnie Park	13.5	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
130			Neuse River Trail--Old Falls of Neuse	15.1	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
131			Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve	22.1	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
132			American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access	9.5	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
133			Robertson Creek Nature Preserve	23.8	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
134			Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd.	12.6	24	174	13.8%	9.4%
135			Baileywick Road Park	10.2	4	18	22.2%	9.0%
136			Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park	13.5	3	12	25.0%	8.9%
137			Eastgate Park	9.5	3	12	25.0%	8.9%
138			White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland	6.1	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
139			Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center	9.0	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
140			Swift Creek Bluffs	5.3	3	13	23.1%	8.2%
141			NCSU Experimental Farm	7.1	7	44	15.9%	7.9%
142			New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment	13.8	4	23	17.4%	7.0%
143			Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	23.9	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
144			Apex Nature Park	8.6	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
145			Falls Lake--Cheek Road Causeway (Durham Co.)	17.7	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
146			Lassiter Mill Historical Park	7.7	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
147			Ammons Farm Rd.	24.7	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
148			Horace Williams Tract	19.1	4	27	14.8%	5.9%
149			Chandler's Swamp	16.9	3	18	16.7%	5.8%
150			Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	14.5	4	28	14.3%	5.7%
151			Eno River SP--Pleasant Green	21.9	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
152			Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek	10.3	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
153			Penny's Bend Nature Preserve	20.0	3	20	15.0%	5.2%
154			North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond	4.7	2	12	16.7%	4.7%
155			Bolin Creek--Umstead Park	18.1	2	12	16.7%	4.7%
156			Morrisville Community Park	3.9	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
157			Eno River SP--Few's Ford	23.2	5	48	10.4%	4.5%
158			Hank Anderson Community Park	20.3	5	49	10.2%	4.4%
159			Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station	21.6	2	13	15.4%	4.3%
160			Williamson Preserve	19.2	2	13	15.4%	4.3%
161			Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road	18.1	2	13	15.4%	4.3%
162			17 Acre Woods	18.0	3	27	11.1%	3.9%
163			Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve	15.1	4	42	9.5%	3.8%
164			North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden	4.6	3	28	10.7%	3.7%
165			Northgate Park	17.2	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
166			Kaplan Drive Park	4.1	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
167			Walnut Creek Greenway between Lake Dam Rd & Gorman St	5.1	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
168			Pulley Town Road Fields	22.5	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
169			Morgan Creek Trail	17.5	3	31	9.7%	3.3%
170			Wendell Park	22.6	2	17	11.8%	3.3%
171			Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64	18.7	2	18	11.1%	3.1%
172			UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Grove	17.1	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
173			Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment	12.2	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
174			Jordan Lake SRA--Visitor's Center	13.8	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
175			Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access	18.4	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
176			Strickland Park	8.9	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
177			Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd.	17.4	3	37	8.1%	2.8%
178			Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula	12.1	2	20	10.0%	2.8%
179			Lower Booker Creek Trail	17.0	2	21	9.5%	2.7%
180			Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only)	24.1	7	130	5.4%	2.6%
181			Ephesus Park--Chapel Hill	16.3	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
182			Third Fork Creek Trail	13.6	3	44	6.8%	2.3%
183			West Point on the Eno Park	20.5	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
184			Haw River--Bynum Dam	20.5	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
185			Old Oxford Rd. Pond	20.9	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
186			Chatham Co. Northeast District Park	14.1	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
187			Raven Rock SP	23.9	2	25	8.0%	2.2%
188			Johnston Mill Nature Preserve	20.5	2	25	8.0%	2.2%
189			Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park	17.9	2	25	8.0%	2.2%
190			Piedmont Nature Trail	15.9	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
191			Howling Cow Creamery	7.2	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
192			Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning	3.9	13	413	3.1%	1.8%
193			Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail	19.4	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
194			North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill)	14.1	2	31	6.5%	1.8%
195			Walnut Creek Wetland Center	9.0	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
196			North Carolina Botanical Garden	16.0	4	97	4.1%	1.6%
197			Carrboro High School	18.4	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
198			Brookhaven Nature Park	6.7	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
199			Carpenter Park	5.1	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
200			Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate	19.7	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
201			Fearrington Village	17.5	2	41	4.9%	1.3%
202			Ritter Park	4.3	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
203			Berryhill Park and Trails	18.4	1	19	5.3%	0.9%
204			Blackwood Farm Park	22.9	1	21	4.8%	0.8%
205			E. Carroll Joyner Park	20.6	1	23	4.3%	0.8%
206			Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park	13.6	1	30	3.3%	0.6%
207			Pritchard Park Nature Trail	17.3	1	33	3.0%	0.5%
208			North Carolina State University Campus	6.2	1	70	1.4%	0.3%
209			Inwood Rd.	7.3	1	73	1.4%	0.2%
210			stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020)	1.5	1	94	1.1%	0.2%