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Where to find Great Blue Heron in November
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 November. 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	173	192	90.1%	85.1%
2			Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance	3.3	151	170	88.8%	83.2%
3			Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd.	9.8	47	52	90.4%	79.4%
4			Bond Park	2.7	79	91	86.8%	78.4%
5			Lake Crabtree County Park	3.6	348	428	81.3%	77.3%
6			William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake	5.7	107	129	82.9%	75.5%
7			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access	15.2	18	19	94.7%	75.4%
8			Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade	19.0	65	80	81.2%	71.3%
9			Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam	18.7	44	53	83.0%	70.8%
10			Symphony Lake Greenway	4.4	30	35	85.7%	70.6%
11			Lake Wheeler	8.2	22	25	88.0%	70.0%
12			Lake Lynn	7.7	102	131	77.9%	70.0%
13			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co)	12.0	13	14	92.9%	68.5%
14			Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access	13.1	20	23	87.0%	67.9%
15			Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co)	20.0	8	8	100.0%	67.6%
16			Lake Johnson Park	4.2	120	161	74.5%	67.3%
17			Shelley Lake	8.1	62	81	76.5%	66.2%
18			Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek	10.6	7	7	100.0%	64.6%
19			Apex Community Park	3.7	36	46	78.3%	64.4%
20			Old Bynum Bridge	20.4	29	37	78.4%	62.8%
21			Lake Betz	7.3	121	174	69.5%	62.3%
22			Falls Lake--Rolling View	16.1	81	114	71.1%	62.1%
23			Bass Lake Park & Trail	10.7	32	42	76.2%	61.5%
24			Lake Raleigh	6.0	43	59	72.9%	60.4%
25			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade	20.0	12	14	85.7%	60.1%
26			Town Lake Park	23.4	17	21	81.0%	60.0%
27			Lake Benson	11.9	33	45	73.3%	59.0%
28			Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp	15.5	48	68	70.6%	58.9%
29			Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp	18.4	44	63	69.8%	57.6%
30			Crabtree Creek Watershed	4.7	17	22	77.3%	56.6%
31			Lake Rogers Park	23.7	8	9	88.9%	56.5%
32			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.)	21.9	33	47	70.2%	56.0%
33			Lake Crabtree Dam	3.3	110	174	63.2%	55.8%
34			Harris Lake County Park	14.0	35	51	68.6%	55.0%
35			Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point	16.1	58	93	62.4%	52.2%
36			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point	15.0	142	245	58.0%	51.7%
37			Yates Mill County Park	7.2	185	337	54.9%	49.6%
38			Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Durham Co.)	19.7	6	7	85.7%	48.7%
39			Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve	22.1	6	7	85.7%	48.7%
40			Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment	23.4	41	68	60.3%	48.4%
41			Brumley Nature Preserve--North	22.2	92	172	53.5%	46.0%
42			Brier Creek Reservoir	5.9	26	43	60.5%	45.6%
43			Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp	16.8	14	21	66.7%	45.4%
44			Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform	12.3	17	27	63.0%	44.2%
45			Falls Lake--Rollingview Marina	15.5	3	3	100.0%	43.8%
46			University Lake, Chapel Hill	19.3	13	20	65.0%	43.3%
47			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.)	21.9	15	24	62.5%	42.7%
48			Sandy Creek Park	16.1	117	239	49.0%	42.7%
49			Rainbow Soccer Complex	16.2	23	41	56.1%	41.0%
50			Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd.	13.3	15	25	60.0%	40.7%
51			Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek	18.2	39	76	51.3%	40.3%
52			Hilltop Needmore Park--North	11.1	7	10	70.0%	39.7%
53			Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest	14.7	20	36	55.6%	39.6%
54			Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field)	14.1	8	12	66.7%	39.1%
55			Lower Haw SNA--Bynum	20.3	4	5	80.0%	37.6%
56			Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir	19.0	4	5	80.0%	37.6%
57			Pinehurst Drive Ponds	15.6	4	5	80.0%	37.6%
58			Schenck Forest	3.6	54	117	46.2%	37.4%
59			Sarah P. Duke Gardens	16.8	31	65	47.7%	36.0%
60			Falls Lake--Dam	15.2	10	17	58.8%	36.0%
61			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp	14.8	6	9	66.7%	35.4%
62			Duke University--Reclamation Pond	17.3	17	33	51.5%	35.2%
63			Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth	14.9	30	65	46.2%	34.6%
64			Discovery Lake (Restricted Access)	8.2	20	42	47.6%	33.4%
65			Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir	18.0	15	30	50.0%	33.2%
66			Middle Creek Bottomlands II	24.9	7	12	58.3%	32.0%
67			Beaver Marsh	16.7	71	190	37.4%	30.8%
68			Falls Lake--Cheek Road Causeway (Durham Co.)	17.7	5	8	62.5%	30.6%
69			Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP'	16.4	16	35	45.7%	30.5%
70			Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff	12.6	4	6	66.7%	30.0%
71			North Carolina Museum of Life and Science	17.8	14	31	45.2%	29.2%
72			Durant Nature Preserve	13.3	23	58	39.7%	28.1%
73			Jordan Lake SRA--Visitor's Center	13.8	8	16	50.0%	28.0%
74			Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd.	12.6	11	24	45.8%	27.9%
75			Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only	15.3	16	38	42.1%	27.9%
76			Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina	13.2	9	19	47.4%	27.3%
77			Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek	15.0	7	14	50.0%	26.8%
78			Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway	3.5	5	9	55.6%	26.7%
79			Patterson Place Constructed Wetland	16.0	15	38	39.5%	25.6%
80			Ammons Farm Rd.	24.7	4	7	57.1%	25.0%
81			Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway	12.9	5	10	50.0%	23.7%
82			Mason Farm Biological Reserve	14.6	94	339	27.7%	23.2%
83			Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	14.5	6	13	46.2%	23.2%
84			Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek	14.8	6	13	46.2%	23.2%
85			Kildaire Farms Lake	2.3	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
86			Hoffman Lake	2.4	4	8	50.0%	21.5%
87			Blue Jay Point County Park	14.5	15	45	33.3%	21.4%
88			Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd.	17.1	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
89			Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek	14.0	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
90			Jordan Lake--Poe's Ridge	19.9	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
91			Greenview Ponds	7.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
92			Falls Lake SRA--Woodpecker Ridge	16.3	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
93			Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point	14.2	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
94			Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf	15.9	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
95			Eden Lakes	23.7	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
96			Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp	18.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
97			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd.	17.4	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
98			Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Boat Ramp	18.9	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
99			Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park	15.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
100			Knightdale Station Park	17.3	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
101			Twin Lakes Park	14.5	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
102			William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake	3.8	4	9	44.4%	18.9%
103			Forest Ridge Park	16.5	4	9	44.4%	18.9%
104			New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment	13.8	7	20	35.0%	18.1%
105			AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park	10.0	7	21	33.3%	17.2%
106			Mid Pines Rd.	6.7	130	655	19.8%	17.0%
107			Eno River SP--Pleasant Green	21.9	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
108			Falls Lake--Cheek Rd. Causeway (Wake Co.)	17.9	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
109			William B. Umstead SP	5.4	8	29	27.6%	14.7%
110			Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve	15.1	7	28	25.0%	12.7%
111			Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd.	11.9	6	24	25.0%	12.0%
112			Hank Anderson Community Park	20.3	8	37	21.6%	11.4%
113			Eno River SP--Few's Ford	23.2	12	64	18.8%	11.1%
114			Carpenter Park	5.1	3	10	30.0%	10.8%
115			Wendell Park	22.6	3	10	30.0%	10.8%
116			Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook	16.7	3	11	27.3%	9.7%
117			Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek	10.3	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
118			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co)	12.3	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
119			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats	18.8	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
120			Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access	18.4	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
121			New Hope Bottomlands	15.5	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
122			Falls Lake--New Light Creek	17.6	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
123			Historic Oak View Park	11.8	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
124			Walnut Creek Greenway between Lake Dam Rd & Gorman St	5.1	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
125			Jordan Game Land--Bells Church Fishing Access	12.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
126			American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Mall	12.2	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
127			Robertson Creek Nature Preserve	23.8	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
128			American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access	9.5	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
129			Baileywick Road Park	10.2	3	13	23.1%	8.2%
130			Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek	14.5	16	141	11.3%	7.1%
131			Laurel Hill Park	5.4	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
132			Haw River--Bynum Dam	20.5	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
133			Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	23.9	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
134			Chandler's Swamp	16.9	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
135			Shaw Lake	9.9	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
136			North Carolina Museum of Art--Goodnight Park	4.4	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
137			Morgan Creek Trail	17.5	6	47	12.8%	6.0%
138			Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park	13.5	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
139			Falls Lake	15.1	2	12	16.7%	4.7%
140			Johnston Mill Nature Preserve	20.5	4	34	11.8%	4.7%
141			Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64	18.7	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
142			J.C. Raulston Arboretum	4.6	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
143			Camden Ave Pond	16.3	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
144			Williamson Preserve	19.2	4	42	9.5%	3.8%
145			Ten-Ten Road Pond	9.4	2	15	13.3%	3.7%
146			Turnipseed Preserve	20.5	2	15	13.3%	3.7%
147			Falls Lake SRA--Information Center	16.3	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
148			Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula	12.1	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
149			Chatham Co. Northeast District Park	14.1	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
150			Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning	3.9	14	265	5.3%	3.2%
151			Lower Booker Creek Trail	17.0	2	18	11.1%	3.1%
152			Salem Pond Park	4.5	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
153			Eno River SP--Cabe Lands Access	20.8	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
154			Bass Lake Outfall Greenway	11.0	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
155			Higgins Greenway	1.2	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
156			NCSU Experimental Farm	7.1	2	19	10.5%	2.9%
157			Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station	21.6	2	20	10.0%	2.8%
158			Brumley Nature Preserve--South	22.7	2	21	9.5%	2.7%
159			E. Carroll Joyner Park	20.6	2	21	9.5%	2.7%
160			Third Fork Creek Trail	13.6	3	39	7.7%	2.7%
161			Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders	3.9	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
162			East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek)	9.4	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
163			Barksdale Drive Greenway	9.9	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
164			Piedmont Nature Trail	15.9	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
165			Strickland Park	8.9	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
166			Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only)	24.1	5	104	4.8%	2.1%
167			White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland	6.1	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
168			Orange County Sportsplex Pond	24.9	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
169			North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden	4.6	4	80	5.0%	2.0%
170			Berryhill Park and Trails	18.4	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
171			Brookhaven Nature Park	6.7	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
172			Capital Hills Drive Wetlands	13.9	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
173			Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd.	17.4	2	40	5.0%	1.4%
174			West Lake Road Ponds	8.7	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
175			Merritt's Pasture	16.9	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
176			Blackwood Farm Park	22.9	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
177			White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side	6.7	1	19	5.3%	0.9%
178			Raven Rock SP	23.9	1	22	4.5%	0.8%
179			Rocky Branch Greenway	6.4	1	26	3.8%	0.7%
180			North Carolina Botanical Garden	16.0	2	82	2.4%	0.7%