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Where to find Great Blue Heron in December
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 December. 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			Bond Park	2.7	87	97	89.7%	82.1%
2			Lake Johnson Park	4.2	151	173	87.3%	81.5%
3			Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam	18.7	53	59	89.8%	79.5%
4			Lake Wheeler marshes	6.9	89	103	86.4%	78.5%
5			Lake Rogers Park	23.7	13	13	100.0%	77.2%
6			Symphony Lake Greenway	4.4	45	51	88.2%	76.6%
7			Lake Crabtree County Park	3.6	306	383	79.9%	75.6%
8			Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance	3.3	82	102	80.4%	71.6%
9			Shelley Lake	8.1	86	109	78.9%	70.3%
10			Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd.	9.8	42	51	82.4%	69.7%
11			Lake Raleigh	6.0	70	89	78.7%	69.0%
12			Lake Lynn	7.7	105	138	76.1%	68.3%
13			Old Bynum Bridge	20.4	33	40	82.5%	68.0%
14			Lake Benson	11.9	56	72	77.8%	66.9%
15			Town Lake Park	23.4	15	17	88.2%	65.7%
16			Bass Lake Park & Trail	10.7	45	58	77.6%	65.3%
17			Lake Crabtree Dam	3.3	121	167	72.5%	65.2%
18			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co)	12.0	7	7	100.0%	64.6%
19			Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway	3.5	14	16	87.5%	64.0%
20			Apex Community Park	3.7	51	70	72.9%	61.5%
21			Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff	12.6	6	6	100.0%	61.0%
22			William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake	5.7	67	96	69.8%	60.0%
23			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade	20.0	9	10	90.0%	59.6%
24			Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade	19.0	31	42	73.8%	58.9%
25			Lake Betz	7.3	92	139	66.2%	58.0%
26			Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. Ramp	18.4	5	5	100.0%	56.6%
27			Falls Lake--Rolling View	16.1	98	156	62.8%	55.0%
28			Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek	10.6	12	15	80.0%	54.8%
29			Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek	15.0	7	8	87.5%	52.9%
30			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.)	21.9	18	25	72.0%	52.4%
31			Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth	14.9	39	60	65.0%	52.4%
32			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point	15.0	78	130	60.0%	51.4%
33			Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir	19.0	4	4	100.0%	51.0%
34			Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.)	13.5	4	4	100.0%	51.0%
35			Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment	23.4	107	187	57.2%	50.1%
36			Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only	15.3	30	47	63.8%	49.5%
37			Harris Lake County Park	14.0	35	56	62.5%	49.4%
38			Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co)	20.0	6	7	85.7%	48.7%
39			Crabtree Creek Watershed	4.7	17	25	68.0%	48.4%
40			Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd.	13.3	17	25	68.0%	48.4%
41			Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access	13.1	14	20	70.0%	48.1%
42			Lake Wheeler	8.2	28	45	62.2%	47.6%
43			Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp	18.4	28	45	62.2%	47.6%
44			Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp	15.5	35	58	60.3%	47.5%
45			Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp	16.8	19	29	65.5%	47.3%
46			Yates Mill County Park	7.2	152	304	50.0%	44.4%
47			Kildaire Farms Lake	2.3	3	3	100.0%	43.8%
48			Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook	16.7	5	6	83.3%	43.6%
49			Patterson Place Constructed Wetland	16.0	25	43	58.1%	43.3%
50			Brier Creek Reservoir	5.9	33	59	55.9%	43.3%
51			Schenck Forest	3.6	64	125	51.2%	42.5%
52			Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek	18.2	32	58	55.2%	42.5%
53			Hoffman Lake	2.4	6	8	75.0%	40.9%
54			Discovery Lake (Restricted Access)	8.2	19	33	57.6%	40.8%
55			Eden Lakes	23.7	7	10	70.0%	39.7%
56			Rainbow Soccer Complex	16.2	27	51	52.9%	39.5%
57			Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway	12.9	9	14	64.3%	38.8%
58			Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point	14.2	4	5	80.0%	37.6%
59			Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest	14.7	15	27	55.6%	37.3%
60			Sandy Creek Park	16.1	123	290	42.4%	36.9%
61			Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir	18.0	19	37	51.4%	35.9%
62			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp	14.8	6	9	66.7%	35.4%
63			Mason Farm Biological Reserve	14.6	103	255	40.4%	34.6%
64			Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access	18.4	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
65			Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf	15.9	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
66			Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp	18.6	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
67			American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Mall	12.2	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
68			Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve	22.1	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
69			Lower Haw SNA--Bynum	20.3	8	14	57.1%	32.6%
70			Brumley Nature Preserve--North	22.2	52	130	40.0%	32.0%
71			Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park	13.5	7	12	58.3%	32.0%
72			Forest Ridge Park	16.5	7	12	58.3%	32.0%
73			University Lake, Chapel Hill	19.3	20	44	45.5%	31.7%
74			Falls Lake--Cheek Road Causeway (Durham Co.)	17.7	5	8	62.5%	30.6%
75			William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake	3.8	5	8	62.5%	30.6%
76			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats	18.8	3	4	75.0%	30.1%
77			Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge	13.6	3	4	75.0%	30.1%
78			Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina	13.2	10	20	50.0%	29.9%
79			Falls Lake--Dam	15.2	7	13	53.8%	29.1%
80			Pinehurst Drive Ponds	15.6	8	16	50.0%	28.0%
81			Sarah P. Duke Gardens	16.8	22	56	39.3%	27.6%
82			Duke University--Reclamation Pond	17.3	10	22	45.5%	26.9%
83			Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula	12.1	5	9	55.6%	26.7%
84			Jordan Lake SRA--Visitor's Center	13.8	5	9	55.6%	26.7%
85			Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek	14.5	43	126	34.1%	26.4%
86			Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd.	11.9	8	17	47.1%	26.2%
87			Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field)	14.1	6	12	50.0%	25.4%
88			Turnipseed Preserve	20.5	4	7	57.1%	25.0%
89			Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd.	12.6	21	62	33.9%	23.3%
90			Beaver Marsh	16.7	54	190	28.4%	22.5%
91			North Carolina Museum of Life and Science	17.8	12	33	36.4%	22.2%
92			Mid Pines Rd.	6.7	126	497	25.4%	21.7%
93			Middle Creek Bottomlands II	24.9	6	14	42.9%	21.4%
94			West Point on the Eno Park	20.5	5	11	45.5%	21.3%
95			Little River Fishing Facility	23.7	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
96			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access	15.2	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--Vista Point	16.1	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
101			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd.	17.4	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
102			Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Boat Ramp	18.9	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
103			Neuse River Trail--Falls River	15.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
104			Neuse River Trail--Abbington Lane	13.5	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
105			Camden Ave Pond	16.3	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
106			Shaw Lake	9.9	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
107			Knightdale Station Park	17.3	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
108			Honeycutt Road Park	14.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
109			Robertson Creek Nature Preserve	23.8	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
110			William B. Umstead SP	5.4	9	25	36.0%	20.2%
111			Durant Nature Preserve	13.3	15	49	30.6%	19.5%
112			Orange County Sportsplex Pond	24.9	14	46	30.4%	19.1%
113			Falls Lake--Rollingview Marina	15.5	4	9	44.4%	18.9%
114			Chandler's Swamp	16.9	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
115			Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP'	16.4	11	35	31.4%	18.6%
116			AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park	10.0	6	16	37.5%	18.5%
117			Blue Jay Point County Park	14.5	11	37	29.7%	17.5%
118			Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	14.5	5	14	35.7%	16.3%
119			Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment	12.2	3	7	42.9%	15.8%
120			Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave	9.6	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
121			Haw River--Bynum Dam	20.5	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
122			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.)	21.9	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
123			Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center	9.0	3	8	37.5%	13.7%
124			Swift Creek Bluffs	5.3	5	17	29.4%	13.3%
125			New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment	13.8	7	27	25.9%	13.2%
126			Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve	15.1	9	39	23.1%	12.6%
127			Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform	12.3	5	18	27.8%	12.5%
128			Baileywick Road Park	10.2	3	9	33.3%	12.1%
129			Falls Lake--Sandling Beach	17.5	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
130			Falls Lake SRA--Information Center	16.3	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
131			White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland	6.1	3	10	30.0%	10.8%
132			Lower Booker Creek Trail	17.0	3	10	30.0%	10.8%
133			Eno River SP--Few's Ford	23.2	9	47	19.1%	10.4%
134			Walnut Creek Wetland Center	9.0	4	16	25.0%	10.2%
135			Raven Rock SP	23.9	6	29	20.7%	9.8%
136			Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area	13.8	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
137			Hilltop Needmore Park--South	11.5	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
138			Blackwood Farm Park	22.9	5	23	21.7%	9.7%
139			Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64	18.7	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
140			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co)	12.3	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
141			Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd.	17.1	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
142			Little Creek Trail	15.3	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
143			Valley Springs Park	20.7	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
144			White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side	6.7	6	31	19.4%	9.2%
145			Eno River SP--Pleasant Green	21.9	3	12	25.0%	8.9%
146			Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	23.9	3	12	25.0%	8.9%
147			Brumley Nature Preserve--South	22.7	4	19	21.1%	8.5%
148			Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek	14.8	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
149			Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek	14.0	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
150			Lick Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	13.2	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
151			Little River Waterfowl Impoundment	20.6	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
152			Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station	21.6	3	13	23.1%	8.2%
153			North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden	4.6	8	52	15.4%	8.0%
154			Hank Anderson Community Park	20.3	8	53	15.1%	7.9%
155			Barksdale Drive Greenway	9.9	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
156			New Hope Bottomlands	15.5	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
157			Ten-Ten Road Pond	9.4	4	24	16.7%	6.7%
158			Morgan Creek Trail	17.5	5	34	14.7%	6.4%
159			O'Kelly Chapel Road Waterfowl Impoundment	9.9	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
160			American Tobacco Trail--C.M. Herndon Park	10.4	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
161			Ammons Farm Rd.	24.7	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
162			American Tobacco Trail--White Oak Church Rd. Access	7.9	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
163			Coker Pinetum	16.4	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
164			E. Carroll Joyner Park	20.6	3	19	15.8%	5.5%
165			Brookhaven Nature Park	6.7	2	12	16.7%	4.7%
166			Williamson Preserve	19.2	4	34	11.8%	4.7%
167			Third Fork Creek Trail	13.6	4	34	11.8%	4.7%
168			Indian Creek Greenway	3.5	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
169			Strickland Park	8.9	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
170			Pulley Town Road Fields	22.5	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
171			Crabtree Creek Greenway--Atlantic Ave to Anderson Drive	8.6	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
172			American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access	9.5	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
173			Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve	4.6	3	24	12.5%	4.3%
174			Glennstone/Heron Rookery	18.4	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
175			Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts	18.8	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
176			Leesville Park	7.5	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
177			Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway	21.1	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
178			Hymettus Woods Park	5.9	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
179			Crabtree Creek Trail--Anderson Drive to Lassiter Mill Road	8.3	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
180			Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only)	24.1	6	78	7.7%	3.6%
181			Eastgate Park	9.5	2	17	11.8%	3.3%
182			Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd.	17.4	3	33	9.1%	3.1%
183			Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park	17.9	2	18	11.1%	3.1%
184			Inwood Rd.	7.3	3	34	8.8%	3.0%
185			Salem Pond Park	4.5	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
186			Carpenter Park	5.1	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
187			Fearrington Village	17.5	2	20	10.0%	2.8%
188			Falls Lake	15.1	2	21	9.5%	2.7%
189			Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail	17.1	2	21	9.5%	2.7%
190			NCSU Experimental Farm	7.1	2	22	9.1%	2.5%
191			Horace Williams Tract	19.1	2	22	9.1%	2.5%
192			Piedmont Nature Trail	15.9	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
193			Poplar Point Wastewater Ponds (Restricted Access)	13.8	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
194			Leigh Farm Park	14.5	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
195			East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek)	9.4	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
196			Hilltop Needmore Park--North	11.1	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
197			Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning	3.9	9	273	3.3%	1.7%
198			Butner Game Land--H Street Fields	23.2	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
199			Ephesus Park--Chapel Hill	16.3	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
200			Ritter Park	4.3	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
201			American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access	10.5	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
202			White Deer Park	11.6	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
203			Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate	19.7	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
204			Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek	13.7	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
205			South Ellerbe Creek Trail	16.4	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
206			Rocky Branch Greenway	6.4	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
207			17 Acre Woods	18.0	2	57	3.5%	1.0%
208			White Pines Nature Preserve	24.5	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
209			Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park	13.6	1	24	4.2%	0.7%
210			Pierce Woods and Pond	15.9	1	26	3.8%	0.7%
211			North Carolina Botanical Garden	16.0	2	83	2.4%	0.7%
212			North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill)	14.1	1	27	3.7%	0.7%
213			Johnston Mill Nature Preserve	20.5	1	38	2.6%	0.5%
214			stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020)	1.5	1	206	0.5%	0.1%