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Where to find Great Blue Heron in October
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 October. 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 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 140 145 96.6% 92.2%
2 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 21 21 100.0% 84.5%
3 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 88 100 88.0% 80.2%
4 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 57 66 86.4% 76.1%
5 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats 18.8 12 12 100.0% 75.7%
6 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 508 647 78.5% 75.2%
7 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 101 122 82.8% 75.1%
8 Lake Lynn 7.7 376 480 78.3% 74.4%
9 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 31 35 88.6% 74.0%
10 Bond Park 2.7 137 171 80.1% 73.5%
11 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 21 23 91.3% 73.2%
12 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 301 403 74.7% 70.2%
13 Apex Community Park 3.7 49 61 80.3% 68.7%
14 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 36 44 81.8% 68.0%
15 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 16 18 88.9% 67.2%
16 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 117 159 73.6% 66.2%
17 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 37 47 78.7% 65.1%
18 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 37 47 78.7% 65.1%
19 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 31 39 79.5% 64.5%
20 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 40 52 76.9% 63.9%
21 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 103 146 70.5% 62.7%
22 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 25 32 78.1% 61.2%
23 Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area 13.8 6 6 100.0% 61.0%
24 Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats) 12.6 9 10 90.0% 59.6%
25 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 32 44 72.7% 58.2%
26 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 53 77 68.8% 57.8%
27 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 67 101 66.3% 56.7%
28 Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek 15.0 5 5 100.0% 56.6%
29 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp 14.8 16 21 76.2% 54.9%
30 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 23 32 71.9% 54.6%
31 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 102 168 60.7% 53.2%
32 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 43 66 65.2% 53.1%
33 Shelley Lake 8.1 50 78 64.1% 53.0%
34 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 29 43 67.4% 52.5%
35 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 18 25 72.0% 52.4%
36 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 11 14 78.6% 52.4%
37 Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point 16.1 9 11 81.8% 52.3%
38 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 19 27 70.4% 51.5%
39 Town Lake Park 23.4 22 32 68.8% 51.4%
40 Lake Wheeler 8.2 14 19 73.7% 51.2%
41 Falls Lake--Cheek Road Causeway (Durham Co.) 17.7 4 4 100.0% 51.0%
42 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 209 380 55.0% 50.0%
43 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 6 7 85.7% 48.7%
44 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 14 20 70.0% 48.1%
45 Lake Betz 7.3 83 153 54.2% 46.3%
46 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 166 325 51.1% 45.7%
47 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 11 16 68.8% 44.4%
48 Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek 14.0 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
49 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd. 17.4 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
50 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 22 37 59.5% 43.5%
51 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 35 65 53.8% 41.9%
52 Lake Raleigh 6.0 33 61 54.1% 41.7%
53 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 11 17 64.7% 41.3%
54 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 6 8 75.0% 40.9%
55 Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway 12.9 19 36 52.8% 37.0%
56 North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 17.8 17 32 53.1% 36.4%
57 Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff 12.6 5 7 71.4% 35.9%
58 Lake Benson 11.9 15 28 53.6% 35.8%
59 Pinehurst Drive Ponds 15.6 8 13 61.5% 35.5%
60 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 67 157 42.7% 35.2%
61 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 20 41 48.8% 34.3%
62 Falls Lake SRA--Information Center 16.3 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
63 Neuse River Trail--Old Falls of Neuse 15.1 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
64 Lake Rogers Park 23.7 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
65 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 11 20 55.0% 34.2%
66 Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina 13.2 14 27 51.9% 34.0%
67 Schenck Forest 3.6 81 201 40.3% 33.8%
68 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 11 21 52.4% 32.4%
69 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 23 52 44.2% 31.6%
70 Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform 12.3 14 29 48.3% 31.4%
71 Little River Fishing Facility 23.7 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
72 Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road 20.9 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
73 Carpenter Park 5.1 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
74 Duke University--Reclamation Pond 17.3 15 33 45.5% 29.8%
75 Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook 16.7 6 11 54.5% 28.0%
76 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 17 43 39.5% 26.4%
77 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 32 91 35.2% 26.1%
78 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 152 527 28.8% 25.1%
79 Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp 16.8 4 7 57.1% 25.0%
80 Haw River--Bynum Dam 20.5 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
81 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 6 14 42.9% 21.4%
82 Sarah P. Duke Gardens 16.8 20 65 30.8% 20.9%
83 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Durham Co.) 19.7 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
84 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
85 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
86 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. Ramp 18.4 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
87 Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch 11.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
88 Kildaire Farms Lake 2.3 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
89 Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp 18.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
90 Jordan Lake--Poe's Ridge 19.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
91 Mingo Creek Trail 15.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
92 Leesville Park 7.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
93 Neuse River Trail--Buffalo Road Canoe Launch 14.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
94 Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road 15.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
95 Knightdale Station Park 17.3 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
96 Eno River SP--Continental Drive Access 21.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
97 Crabtree Creek Greenway--Atlantic Ave to Anderson Drive 8.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
98 Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End 17.3 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
99 Beaver Marsh 16.7 41 161 25.5% 19.4%
100 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 5 12 41.7% 19.3%
101 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 5 12 41.7% 19.3%
102 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 8 24 33.3% 18.0%
103 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 74 352 21.0% 17.1%
104 Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf 15.9 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
105 Eastgate Park 9.5 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
106 Robertson Creek Nature Preserve 23.8 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
107 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
108 Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.) 13.5 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
109 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 63 369 17.1% 13.6%
110 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 18 87 20.7% 13.5%
111 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 5 18 27.8% 12.5%
112 Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center 9.0 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
113 Falls Lake--Rollingview Marina 15.5 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
114 Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve 22.1 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
115 Ritter Park 4.3 4 14 28.6% 11.7%
116 Forest Ridge Park 16.5 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
117 Beaver Creek Greenway 7.0 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
118 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 5 23 21.7% 9.7%
119 Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir 19.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
120 Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access 18.4 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
121 Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge 13.6 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
122 Historic Oak View Park 11.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
123 William B. Umstead SP--Turkey Creek Trail 4.2 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
124 Fox Road School Park and Marsh Overlook (Access ONLY after 6 pm on school days, and daylight hours on holidays and weekends) 13.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
125 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 9 53 17.0% 9.2%
126 Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 23.9 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
127 Salem Pond Park 4.5 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
128 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve 20.0 4 21 19.0% 7.7%
129 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 4 21 19.0% 7.7%
130 Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station 21.6 6 38 15.8% 7.4%
131 Chandler's Swamp 16.9 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
132 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 3 15 20.0% 7.0%
133 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 6 41 14.6% 6.9%
134 Morgan Creek Trail 17.5 4 24 16.7% 6.7%
135 Swift Creek Bluffs 5.3 6 43 14.0% 6.6%
136 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 20.5 4 26 15.4% 6.1%
137 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co) 20.0 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
138 Jordan Lake SRA--Visitor's Center 13.8 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
139 Hoffman Lake 2.4 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
140 Mitchell Mill Natural Area 23.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
141 Butner Game Land--H Street Fields 23.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
142 Strickland Park 8.9 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
143 Jordan Game Land--Lower Little Creek 13.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
144 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 5 36 13.9% 6.1%
145 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
146 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 5 40 12.5% 5.5%
147 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 5 44 11.4% 5.0%
148 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 4 33 12.1% 4.8%
149 Walnut Creek Wetland Center 9.0 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
150 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
151 Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64 18.7 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
152 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co) 12.3 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
153 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
154 Glennstone/Heron Rookery 18.4 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
155 Clemmons Educational State Forest 18.0 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
156 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 3 23 13.0% 4.5%
157 17 Acre Woods 18.0 9 107 8.4% 4.5%
158 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 11 152 7.2% 4.1%
159 North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond 4.7 3 27 11.1% 3.9%
160 Falls Lake 15.1 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
161 NCSU Experimental Farm 7.1 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
162 Lick Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 13.2 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
163 Chapel Hill Community Park 16.9 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
164 AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park 10.0 2 16 12.5% 3.5%
165 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 7 104 6.7% 3.3%
166 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 4 50 8.0% 3.2%
167 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 13 254 5.1% 3.0%
168 Raleigh-Durham Airport Observation Deck 6.4 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
169 Wake Forest Reservoir 20.5 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
170 Eno River SP--Pleasant Green 21.9 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
171 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
172 Northgate Park 17.2 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
173 Carrboro High School 18.4 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
174 Orange County Sportsplex Pond 24.9 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
175 Raven Rock SP 23.9 2 24 8.3% 2.3%
176 Lower Booker Creek Trail 17.0 2 24 8.3% 2.3%
177 Pullen Park 6.6 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
178 East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek) 9.4 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
179 Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park 13.6 2 28 7.1% 2.0%
180 Indian Trail Park 18.1 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
181 Barksdale Drive Greenway 9.9 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
182 Turnipseed Preserve 20.5 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
183 Merritt's Pasture 16.9 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
184 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 2 41 4.9% 1.3%
185 stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020) 1.5 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
186 Fearrington Village 17.5 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
187 Pritchard Park Nature Trail 17.3 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
188 DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve 22.4 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
189 Williamson Preserve 19.2 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
190 White Deer Park 11.6 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
191 Brian P's Yard (Private) 14.4 4 208 1.9% 0.8%
192 Horton Grove Nature Preserve 24.6 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
193 Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve 4.6 1 33 3.0% 0.5%
194 UNC Chapel Hill--Coker Arboretum 17.2 1 37 2.7% 0.5%
195 Rocky Branch Greenway 6.4 1 38 2.6% 0.5%
196 Third Fork Creek Trail 13.6 1 44 2.3% 0.4%
197 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 1 46 2.2% 0.4%
198 North Carolina State University Campus 6.2 1 71 1.4% 0.2%
199 North Carolina Botanical Garden 16.0 1 99 1.0% 0.2%