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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%