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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%