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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 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 192 218 88.1% 83.1%
2 Lake Rogers Park 23.7 18 18 100.0% 82.4%
3 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 69 76 90.8% 82.2%
4 Bond Park 2.7 97 110 88.2% 80.8%
5 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 66 75 88.0% 78.7%
6 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 93 109 85.3% 77.5%
7 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 13 13 100.0% 77.2%
8 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 51 58 87.9% 77.1%
9 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 356 441 80.7% 76.8%
10 Shelley Lake 8.1 106 131 80.9% 73.3%
11 Town Lake Park 23.4 21 23 91.3% 73.2%
12 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 87 108 80.6% 72.1%
13 Lake Benson 11.9 74 94 78.7% 69.4%
14 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 51 65 78.5% 67.0%
15 Apex Community Park 3.7 66 86 76.7% 66.8%
16 Lake Raleigh 6.0 75 99 75.8% 66.5%
17 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 152 214 71.0% 64.6%
18 Lake Lynn 7.7 118 166 71.1% 63.8%
19 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 35 45 77.8% 63.7%
20 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 19 23 82.6% 62.9%
21 Lake Betz 7.3 123 177 69.5% 62.4%
22 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 73 102 71.6% 62.2%
23 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 32 43 74.4% 59.8%
24 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 9 10 90.0% 59.6%
25 Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff 12.6 9 10 90.0% 59.6%
26 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 117 178 65.7% 58.5%
27 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 21 28 75.0% 56.6%
28 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. Ramp 18.4 5 5 100.0% 56.6%
29 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 142 227 62.6% 56.1%
30 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 62 95 65.3% 55.3%
31 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 47 73 64.4% 52.9%
32 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co) 20.0 7 8 87.5% 52.9%
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 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 18 26 69.2% 50.0%
36 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 30 47 63.8% 49.5%
37 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 24 37 64.9% 48.8%
38 Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek 15.0 6 7 85.7% 48.7%
39 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 41 69 59.4% 47.6%
40 Lake Wheeler 8.2 30 49 61.2% 47.2%
41 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 30 49 61.2% 47.2%
42 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 181 347 52.2% 46.9%
43 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 113 212 53.3% 46.6%
44 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 14 21 66.7% 45.4%
45 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 17 27 63.0% 44.2%
46 Kildaire Farms Lake 2.3 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
47 Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve 22.1 5 6 83.3% 43.6%
48 Schenck Forest 3.6 71 137 51.8% 43.5%
49 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 8 11 72.7% 43.4%
50 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 25 43 58.1% 43.3%
51 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 46 86 53.5% 43.0%
52 Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp 16.8 20 34 58.8% 42.2%
53 Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway 12.9 10 15 66.7% 41.7%
54 Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook 16.7 6 8 75.0% 40.9%
55 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 37 72 51.4% 40.1%
56 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 20 36 55.6% 39.6%
57 Duke University--Reclamation Pond 17.3 19 34 55.9% 39.5%
58 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 34 67 50.7% 39.1%
59 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 13 22 59.1% 38.7%
60 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 144 336 42.9% 37.7%
61 Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point 14.2 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
62 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 16 30 53.3% 36.1%
63 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 70 163 42.9% 35.6%
64 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp 14.8 8 13 61.5% 35.5%
65 Forest Ridge Park 16.5 8 13 61.5% 35.5%
66 Hoffman Lake 2.4 6 9 66.7% 35.4%
67 Eden Lakes 23.7 7 11 63.6% 35.4%
68 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 118 295 40.0% 34.6%
69 Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point 16.1 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
70 Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access 18.4 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
71 Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf 15.9 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
72 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 19 39 48.7% 33.9%
73 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 7 12 58.3% 32.0%
74 Sarah P. Duke Gardens 16.8 30 71 42.3% 31.5%
75 Pinehurst Drive Ponds 15.6 9 17 52.9% 31.0%
76 Falls Lake--Cheek Road Causeway (Durham Co.) 17.7 5 8 62.5% 30.6%
77 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 20 46 43.5% 30.2%
78 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 8 15 53.3% 30.1%
79 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats 18.8 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
80 Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge 13.6 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
81 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
82 Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina 13.2 11 23 47.8% 29.2%
83 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 8 16 50.0% 28.0%
84 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 8 16 50.0% 28.0%
85 Jordan Lake SRA--Visitor's Center 13.8 5 9 55.6% 26.7%
86 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 44 132 33.3% 25.9%
87 Beaver Marsh 16.7 64 206 31.1% 25.1%
88 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 7 15 46.7% 24.8%
89 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 19 54 35.2% 23.8%
90 Falls Lake--Rollingview Marina 15.5 5 10 50.0% 23.7%
91 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 11 28 39.3% 23.6%
92 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 24 72 33.3% 23.5%
93 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 7 16 43.8% 23.1%
94 Ammons Farm Rd. 24.7 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
95 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 9 23 39.1% 22.2%
96 Turnipseed Preserve 20.5 4 8 50.0% 21.5%
97 Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64 18.7 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
98 Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp 18.6 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
99 American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Mall 12.2 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
100 Little River Fishing Facility 23.7 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
101 Greenview Ponds 7.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
102 Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats) 12.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
103 Falls Lake SRA--Woodpecker Ridge 16.3 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
104 Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Boat Ramp 18.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
105 Wake Forest Reservoir 20.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
106 Neuse River Trail--Falls River 15.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
107 Neuse River Trail--Abbington Lane 13.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
108 Camden Ave Pond 16.3 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
109 Shaw Lake 9.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
110 Knightdale Station Park 17.3 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
111 Honeycutt Road Park 14.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
112 North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 17.8 12 36 33.3% 20.2%
113 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 13 40 32.5% 20.1%
114 West Point on the Eno Park 20.5 5 12 41.7% 19.3%
115 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 135 608 22.2% 19.1%
116 Orange County Sportsplex Pond 24.9 14 47 29.8% 18.7%
117 AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park 10.0 6 17 35.3% 17.3%
118 Morris Branch Greenway 7.6 5 14 35.7% 16.3%
119 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 13 49 26.5% 16.2%
120 Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center 9.0 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
121 Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave 9.6 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
122 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co) 12.3 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
123 Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch 11.6 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
124 Blackwood Farm Park 22.9 8 29 27.6% 14.7%
125 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 5 16 31.2% 14.2%
126 Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area 13.8 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
127 Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment 12.2 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
128 Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek 14.0 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
129 Chandler's Swamp 16.9 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
130 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 6 22 27.3% 13.2%
131 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 7 29 24.1% 12.2%
132 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
133 Baileywick Road Park 10.2 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
134 Swift Creek Bluffs 5.3 5 19 26.3% 11.8%
135 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
136 Falls Lake SRA--Information Center 16.3 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
137 O'Kelly Chapel Road Waterfowl Impoundment 9.9 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
138 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 9 43 20.9% 11.4%
139 Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform 12.3 5 20 25.0% 11.2%
140 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
141 American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access 9.5 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
142 Walnut Creek Wetland Center 9.0 5 21 23.8% 10.6%
143 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 12 67 17.9% 10.6%
144 Haw River--Bynum Dam 20.5 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
145 Hilltop Needmore Park--South 11.5 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
146 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 4 17 23.5% 9.6%
147 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
148 Beaver Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 10.6 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
149 Little Creek Trail 15.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
150 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd. 17.4 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
151 Valley Springs Park 20.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
152 Walnut Creek Greenway between Lake Dam Rd & Gorman St 5.1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
153 Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End 17.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
154 Morgan Creek Trail 17.5 7 39 17.9% 9.0%
155 Eno River SP--Pleasant Green 21.9 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
156 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 6 33 18.2% 8.6%
157 Lick Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 13.2 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
158 Little River Waterfowl Impoundment 20.6 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
159 Lower Booker Creek Trail 17.0 3 13 23.1% 8.2%
160 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 10 71 14.1% 7.8%
161 Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 23.9 3 14 21.4% 7.6%
162 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 8 55 14.5% 7.6%
163 Salem Pond Park 4.5 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
164 Crabtree Creek Trail--Anderson Drive to Lassiter Mill Road 8.3 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
165 Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station 21.6 3 15 20.0% 7.0%
166 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 11 93 11.8% 6.7%
167 Ten-Ten Road Pond 9.4 4 24 16.7% 6.7%
168 New Hope Bottomlands 15.5 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
169 Raven Rock SP 23.9 4 26 15.4% 6.1%
170 American Tobacco Trail--C.M. Herndon Park 10.4 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
171 American Tobacco Trail--White Oak Church Rd. Access 7.9 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
172 Barksdale Drive Greenway 9.9 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
173 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 3 21 14.3% 5.0%
174 Jordan Game Land--Bells Church Fishing Access 12.9 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
175 Strickland Park 8.9 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
176 Robertson Creek Nature Preserve 23.8 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
177 Coker Pinetum 16.4 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
178 Brookhaven Nature Park 6.7 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
179 Horace Williams Tract 19.1 3 25 12.0% 4.2%
180 Williamson Preserve 19.2 4 42 9.5% 3.8%
181 Third Fork Creek Trail 13.6 4 42 9.5% 3.8%
182 Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road 20.9 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
183 Leesville Park 7.5 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
184 Hymettus Woods Park 5.9 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
185 Indian Creek Greenway 3.5 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
186 Crabtree Creek Greenway--Atlantic Ave to Anderson Drive 8.6 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
187 Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve 4.6 3 33 9.1% 3.1%
188 Inwood Rd. 7.3 3 34 8.8% 3.0%
189 Glennstone/Heron Rookery 18.4 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
190 Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway 21.1 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
191 Eastgate Park 9.5 2 20 10.0% 2.8%
192 Falls Lake 15.1 2 21 9.5% 2.7%
193 Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park 17.9 2 21 9.5% 2.7%
194 Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd. 17.4 3 39 7.7% 2.7%
195 Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts 18.8 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
196 Crabtree Creek Trail--Lindsay Dr. to Bridge by Galax Dr. 5.5 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
197 North Carolina Museum of Art--Goodnight Park 4.4 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
198 NCSU Experimental Farm 7.1 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
199 Fearrington Village 17.5 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
200 Carpenter Park 5.1 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
201 Pulley Town Road Fields 22.5 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
202 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 20.5 3 47 6.4% 2.2%
203 Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail 17.1 2 26 7.7% 2.1%
204 Laurel Hill Park 5.4 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
205 Piedmont Nature Trail 15.9 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
206 Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park 15.6 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
207 Leigh Farm Park 14.5 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
208 17 Acre Woods 18.0 3 63 4.8% 1.6%
209 Poplar Point Wastewater Ponds (Restricted Access) 13.8 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
210 East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek) 9.4 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
211 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 9 308 2.9% 1.5%
212 Ephesus Park--Chapel Hill 16.3 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
213 North Carolina State University Campus 6.2 2 42 4.8% 1.3%
214 Ritter Park 4.3 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
215 UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Park 16.9 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
216 Butner Game Land--H Street Fields 23.2 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
217 Parker Preserve 15.5 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
218 Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek 13.7 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
219 Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate 19.7 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
220 South Ellerbe Creek Trail 16.4 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
221 Rocky Branch Greenway 6.4 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
222 Berryhill Park and Trails 18.4 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
223 White Deer Park 11.6 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
224 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
225 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
226 Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park 13.6 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
227 Pierce Woods and Pond 15.9 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
228 North Carolina Botanical Garden 16.0 2 89 2.2% 0.6%
229 North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill) 14.1 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
230 stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020) 1.5 1 215 0.5% 0.1%