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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	177	196	90.3%	85.4%
2			Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance	3.3	223	249	89.6%	85.1%
3			Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd.	9.8	60	65	92.3%	83.2%
4			Lake Crabtree County Park	3.6	512	619	82.7%	79.5%
5			Bond Park	2.7	87	100	87.0%	79.0%
6			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co)	12.0	34	37	91.9%	78.7%
7			William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake	5.7	110	137	80.3%	72.8%
8			Lake Wheeler	8.2	25	28	89.3%	72.8%
9			Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam	18.7	52	62	83.9%	72.8%
10			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access	15.2	24	27	88.9%	71.9%
11			Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade	19.0	85	106	80.2%	71.6%
12			Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access	13.1	26	30	86.7%	70.3%
13			Shelley Lake	8.1	80	101	79.2%	70.3%
14			Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co)	20.0	9	9	100.0%	70.1%
15			Apex Community Park	3.7	52	64	81.2%	70.0%
16			Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point	16.1	151	198	76.3%	69.9%
17			Lake Johnson Park	4.2	150	197	76.1%	69.7%
18			Lake Lynn	7.7	122	160	76.2%	69.1%
19			Symphony Lake Greenway	4.4	31	37	83.8%	68.9%
20			Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek	10.6	20	23	87.0%	67.9%
21			Bass Lake Park & Trail	10.7	48	61	78.7%	66.9%
22			Town Lake Park	23.4	20	24	83.3%	64.1%
23			Falls Lake--Rolling View	16.1	120	171	70.2%	62.9%
24			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point	15.0	265	395	67.1%	62.3%
25			Lake Betz	7.3	139	202	68.8%	62.1%
26			Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp	15.5	57	79	72.2%	61.4%
27			Lake Benson	11.9	43	59	72.9%	60.4%
28			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade	20.0	12	14	85.7%	60.1%
29			Lake Crabtree Dam	3.3	162	245	66.1%	60.0%
30			Lake Rogers Park	23.7	9	10	90.0%	59.6%
31			Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp	18.4	47	66	71.2%	59.4%
32			Lake Raleigh	6.0	50	73	68.5%	57.1%
33			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.)	21.9	34	48	70.8%	56.8%
34			Falls Lake--Rollingview Marina	15.5	5	5	100.0%	56.6%
35			Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp	16.8	20	27	74.1%	55.3%
36			Crabtree Creek Watershed	4.7	21	29	72.4%	54.3%
37			Old Bynum Bridge	20.4	30	44	68.2%	53.4%
38			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.)	21.9	21	30	70.0%	52.1%
39			Harris Lake County Park	14.0	41	64	64.1%	51.8%
40			Brier Creek Reservoir	5.9	36	56	64.3%	51.2%
41			Yates Mill County Park	7.2	220	395	55.7%	50.8%
42			Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff	12.6	10	13	76.9%	49.7%
43			Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment	23.4	48	79	60.8%	49.7%
44			Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform	12.3	20	30	66.7%	48.8%
45			Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Durham Co.)	19.7	6	7	85.7%	48.7%
46			Brumley Nature Preserve--North	22.2	119	220	54.1%	47.5%
47			Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth	14.9	54	94	57.4%	47.4%
48			Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd.	13.3	18	28	64.3%	45.8%
49			Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field)	14.1	10	14	71.4%	45.4%
50			Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve	22.1	7	9	77.8%	45.3%
51			Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway	3.5	15	23	65.2%	44.9%
52			Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp	18.6	3	3	100.0%	43.8%
53			Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End	17.3	3	3	100.0%	43.8%
54			Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir	19.0	5	6	83.3%	43.6%
55			Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest	14.7	23	39	59.0%	43.4%
56			Rainbow Soccer Complex	16.2	25	45	55.6%	41.2%
57			Sandy Creek Park	16.1	135	290	46.6%	40.9%
58			University Lake, Chapel Hill	19.3	13	21	61.9%	40.9%
59			Duke University--Reclamation Pond	17.3	27	51	52.9%	39.5%
60			Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek	18.2	43	87	49.4%	39.2%
61			Hilltop Needmore Park--North	11.1	13	22	59.1%	38.7%
62			Falls Lake--Dam	15.2	11	18	61.1%	38.6%
63			Pinehurst Drive Ponds	15.6	4	5	80.0%	37.6%
64			Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway	12.9	11	19	57.9%	36.3%
65			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp	14.8	7	11	63.6%	35.4%
66			Schenck Forest	3.6	56	132	42.4%	34.3%
67			Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf	15.9	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
68			Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir	18.0	17	34	50.0%	34.1%
69			Sarah P. Duke Gardens	16.8	37	84	44.0%	33.9%
70			Discovery Lake (Restricted Access)	8.2	20	43	46.5%	32.5%
71			Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd.	12.6	16	33	48.5%	32.5%
72			Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek	10.3	7	12	58.3%	32.0%
73			Beaver Marsh	16.7	76	200	38.0%	31.6%
74			Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina	13.2	12	24	50.0%	31.4%
75			Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP'	16.4	17	37	45.9%	31.0%
76			Falls Lake--Cheek Road Causeway (Durham Co.)	17.7	5	8	62.5%	30.6%
77			Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd.	17.1	3	4	75.0%	30.1%
78			Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek	14.0	4	6	66.7%	30.0%
79			Morris Branch Greenway	7.6	4	6	66.7%	30.0%
80			Middle Creek Bottomlands II	24.9	7	13	53.8%	29.1%
81			Durant Nature Preserve	13.3	26	65	40.0%	29.0%
82			North Carolina Museum of Life and Science	17.8	14	32	43.8%	28.2%
83			Jordan Lake SRA--Visitor's Center	13.8	8	16	50.0%	28.0%
84			Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only	15.3	16	38	42.1%	27.9%
85			Lower Haw SNA--Bynum	20.3	4	7	57.1%	25.0%
86			Patterson Place Constructed Wetland	16.0	15	40	37.5%	24.2%
87			William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake	3.8	5	10	50.0%	23.7%
88			Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	14.5	6	13	46.2%	23.2%
89			Kildaire Farms Lake	2.3	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
90			Falls Lake--Cheek Rd. Causeway (Wake Co.)	17.9	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
91			Mason Farm Biological Reserve	14.6	100	368	27.2%	22.9%
92			Hoffman Lake	2.4	4	8	50.0%	21.5%
93			Ammons Farm Rd.	24.7	4	8	50.0%	21.5%
94			Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek	14.8	6	14	42.9%	21.4%
95			Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch	11.6	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
96			Jordan Lake--Poe's Ridge	19.9	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
97			Greenview Ponds	7.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
98			Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats)	12.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
99			Falls Lake SRA--Woodpecker Ridge	16.3	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
100			Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point	14.2	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
101			New Hope Bottomlands	15.5	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
102			Eden Lakes	23.7	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
103			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd.	17.4	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
104			Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Boat Ramp	18.9	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
105			Durant Nature Park--Fairy Garden	13.4	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
106			Knightdale Station Park	17.3	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
107			Juniper Level Botanic Garden	13.9	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
108			Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek	15.0	5	12	41.7%	19.3%
109			Forest Ridge Park	16.5	4	9	44.4%	18.9%
110			New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment	13.8	7	21	33.3%	17.2%
111			AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park	10.0	7	21	33.3%	17.2%
112			Blue Jay Point County Park	14.5	15	56	26.8%	17.0%
113			Mid Pines Rd.	6.7	135	746	18.1%	15.5%
114			Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area	13.8	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
115			Eno River SP--Pleasant Green	21.9	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
116			Jordan Game Land--Bells Church Fishing Access	12.9	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
117			Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook	16.7	4	12	33.3%	13.8%
118			William B. Umstead SP	5.4	8	31	25.8%	13.7%
119			Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve	15.1	7	30	23.3%	11.8%
120			Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd.	11.9	6	26	23.1%	11.0%
121			Wendell Park	22.6	3	10	30.0%	10.8%
122			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats	18.8	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
123			Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access	18.4	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
124			Falls Lake--New Light Creek	17.6	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
125			Walnut Creek Greenway between Lake Dam Rd & Gorman St	5.1	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
126			Hank Anderson Community Park	20.3	9	53	17.0%	9.2%
127			Eno River SP--Few's Ford	23.2	12	78	15.4%	9.0%
128			Falls Lake--Sandling Beach	17.5	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
129			Baileywick Road Park	10.2	3	13	23.1%	8.2%
130			American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access	9.5	3	13	23.1%	8.2%
131			Carpenter Park	5.1	3	14	21.4%	7.6%
132			Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road	20.9	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
133			Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek	14.5	16	144	11.1%	7.0%
134			Laurel Hill Park	5.4	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
135			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co)	12.3	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
136			Haw River--Bynum Dam	20.5	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
137			Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	23.9	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
138			Historic Oak View Park	11.8	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
139			Old Oxford Rd. Pond	20.9	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
140			Chandler's Swamp	16.9	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
141			American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Mall	12.2	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
142			Shaw Lake	9.9	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
143			Twin Lakes Park	14.5	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
144			Morgan Creek Trail	17.5	6	49	12.2%	5.7%
145			Blackwood Farm Park	22.9	3	20	15.0%	5.2%
146			Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park	13.5	2	11	18.2%	5.1%
147			Third Fork Creek Trail	13.6	6	58	10.3%	4.8%
148			Falls Lake	15.1	2	12	16.7%	4.7%
149			Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only)	24.1	11	133	8.3%	4.7%
150			Camden Ave Pond	16.3	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
151			Robertson Creek Nature Preserve	23.8	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
152			Brumley Nature Preserve--South	22.7	3	27	11.1%	3.9%
153			Ten-Ten Road Pond	9.4	2	15	13.3%	3.7%
154			Falls Lake SRA--Information Center	16.3	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
155			Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula	12.1	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
156			J.C. Raulston Arboretum	4.6	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
157			Chatham Co. Northeast District Park	14.1	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
158			Williamson Preserve	19.2	4	44	9.1%	3.6%
159			Johnston Mill Nature Preserve	20.5	4	47	8.5%	3.4%
160			17 Acre Woods	18.0	3	31	9.7%	3.3%
161			Turnipseed Preserve	20.5	2	17	11.8%	3.3%
162			Lower Booker Creek Trail	17.0	2	18	11.1%	3.1%
163			Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64	18.7	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
164			Wake Forest Reservoir	20.5	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
165			Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning	3.9	15	308	4.9%	3.0%
166			NCSU Experimental Farm	7.1	2	21	9.5%	2.7%
167			Salem Pond Park	4.5	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
168			Eno River SP--Cabe Lands Access	20.8	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
169			Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders	3.9	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
170			White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side	6.7	2	22	9.1%	2.5%
171			E. Carroll Joyner Park	20.6	2	23	8.7%	2.4%
172			Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station	21.6	2	24	8.3%	2.3%
173			American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access	10.5	2	24	8.3%	2.3%
174			Bass Lake Outfall Greenway	11.0	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
175			Strickland Park	8.9	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
176			East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek)	9.4	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
177			Piedmont Nature Trail	15.9	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
178			Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park	15.6	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
179			Berryhill Park and Trails	18.4	2	28	7.1%	2.0%
180			North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden	4.6	4	80	5.0%	2.0%
181			White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland	6.1	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
182			Higgins Greenway	1.2	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
183			Barksdale Drive Greenway	9.9	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
184			Orange County Sportsplex Pond	24.9	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
185			North Carolina Museum of Art--Goodnight Park	4.4	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
186			Capital Hills Drive Wetlands	13.9	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
187			West Lake Road Ponds	8.7	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
188			Brookhaven Nature Park	6.7	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
189			Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd.	17.4	2	43	4.7%	1.3%
190			North Carolina State University Campus	6.2	3	85	3.5%	1.2%
191			Merritt's Pasture	16.9	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
192			Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park	13.6	1	24	4.2%	0.7%
193			Raven Rock SP	23.9	1	27	3.7%	0.7%
194			Rocky Branch Greenway	6.4	1	27	3.7%	0.7%
195			North Carolina Botanical Garden	16.0	2	92	2.2%	0.6%