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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 89 104 85.6% 77.6%
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 3.6 307 384 79.9% 75.7%
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 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 121 167 72.5% 65.2%
17 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 44 57 77.2% 64.8%
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 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 66 93 71.0% 61.1%
22 Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff 12.6 6 6 100.0% 61.0%
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 91 138 65.9% 57.7%
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 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 19 26 73.1% 53.9%
29 Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek 15.0 7 8 87.5% 52.9%
30 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 39 60 65.0% 52.4%
31 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 78 130 60.0% 51.4%
32 Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir 19.0 4 4 100.0% 51.0%
33 Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.) 13.5 4 4 100.0% 51.0%
34 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 12 16 75.0% 50.5%
35 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 108 188 57.4% 50.3%
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--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp 16.8 20 30 66.7% 48.8%
39 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co) 20.0 6 7 85.7% 48.7%
40 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 29 46 63.0% 48.6%
41 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 17 25 68.0% 48.4%
42 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 17 25 68.0% 48.4%
43 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 14 20 70.0% 48.1%
44 Lake Wheeler 8.2 28 45 62.2% 47.6%
45 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 35 58 60.3% 47.5%
46 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 153 306 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 64 123 52.0% 43.3%
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 Duke University--Reclamation Pond 17.3 10 22 45.5% 26.9%
82 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 5 9 55.6% 26.7%
83 Jordan Lake SRA--Visitor's Center 13.8 5 9 55.6% 26.7%
84 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 43 126 34.1% 26.4%
85 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 6 12 50.0% 25.4%
86 Turnipseed Preserve 20.5 4 7 57.1% 25.0%
87 Sarah P. Duke Gardens 16.8 20 55 36.4% 24.9%
88 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 8 18 44.4% 24.6%
89 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 21 63 33.3% 22.9%
90 Beaver Marsh 16.7 54 190 28.4% 22.5%
91 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 10 26 38.5% 22.4%
92 North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 17.8 12 33 36.4% 22.2%
93 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 126 498 25.3% 21.7%
94 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 6 14 42.9% 21.4%
95 West Point on the Eno Park 20.5 5 11 45.5% 21.3%
96 Little River Fishing Facility 23.7 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
97 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
98 Greenview Ponds 7.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
99 Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats) 12.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
100 Falls Lake SRA--Woodpecker Ridge 16.3 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
101 Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point 16.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
102 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd. 17.4 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
103 Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Boat Ramp 18.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
104 Neuse River Trail--Falls River 15.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
105 Neuse River Trail--Abbington Lane 13.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
106 Camden Ave Pond 16.3 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
107 Shaw Lake 9.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
108 Knightdale Station Park 17.3 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
109 Honeycutt Road Park 14.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
110 Robertson Creek Nature Preserve 23.8 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
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 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 Haw River--Bynum Dam 20.5 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
123 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
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 Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area 13.8 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
135 Hilltop Needmore Park--South 11.5 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
136 Blackwood Farm Park 22.9 5 23 21.7% 9.7%
137 Walnut Creek Wetland Center 9.0 4 17 23.5% 9.6%
138 Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64 18.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
139 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co) 12.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
140 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
141 Little Creek Trail 15.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
142 Valley Springs Park 20.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
143 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 6 31 19.4% 9.2%
144 Eno River SP--Pleasant Green 21.9 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
145 Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 23.9 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
146 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 4 19 21.1% 8.5%
147 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
148 Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek 14.0 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
149 Lick Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 13.2 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
150 Little River Waterfowl Impoundment 20.6 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
151 Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station 21.6 3 13 23.1% 8.2%
152 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 8 51 15.7% 8.2%
153 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 8 52 15.4% 8.0%
154 Barksdale Drive Greenway 9.9 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
155 New Hope Bottomlands 15.5 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
156 Ten-Ten Road Pond 9.4 4 24 16.7% 6.7%
157 Morgan Creek Trail 17.5 5 34 14.7% 6.4%
158 Raven Rock SP 23.9 4 25 16.0% 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 UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Park 16.9 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
202 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
203 White Deer Park 11.6 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
204 Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate 19.7 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
205 Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek 13.7 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
206 South Ellerbe Creek Trail 16.4 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
207 Rocky Branch Greenway 6.4 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
208 17 Acre Woods 18.0 2 57 3.5% 1.0%
209 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
210 Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park 13.6 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
211 Pierce Woods and Pond 15.9 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
212 North Carolina Botanical Garden 16.0 2 83 2.4% 0.7%
213 North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill) 14.1 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
214 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 20.5 1 38 2.6% 0.5%
215 stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020) 1.5 1 206 0.5% 0.1%