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Where to find Great Blue Heron in February
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 February. 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 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 122 128 95.3% 90.2%
2 Apex Community Park 3.7 118 137 86.1% 79.4%
3 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 91 110 82.7% 74.6%
4 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 341 437 78.0% 73.9%
5 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 60 73 82.2% 71.9%
6 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 42 50 84.0% 71.5%
7 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 58 72 80.6% 70.0%
8 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 102 132 77.3% 69.4%
9 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 66 85 77.6% 67.7%
10 Shelley Lake 8.1 79 104 76.0% 66.9%
11 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 25 30 83.3% 66.4%
12 Bond Park 2.7 94 137 68.6% 60.4%
13 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 32 43 74.4% 59.8%
14 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 86 128 67.2% 58.7%
15 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 74 109 67.9% 58.6%
16 Glennstone/Heron Rookery 18.4 8 9 88.9% 56.5%
17 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 200 335 59.7% 54.4%
18 Lake Raleigh 6.0 71 113 62.8% 53.6%
19 Kildaire Farms Lake 2.3 7 8 87.5% 52.9%
20 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 9 11 81.8% 52.3%
21 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 31 47 66.0% 51.7%
22 Lake Benson 11.9 46 74 62.2% 50.8%
23 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 35 55 63.6% 50.4%
24 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 18 26 69.2% 50.0%
25 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 13 19 68.4% 46.0%
26 Lake Betz 7.3 109 208 52.4% 45.6%
27 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 11 16 68.8% 44.4%
28 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 36 64 56.2% 44.1%
29 Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats) 12.6 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
30 Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point 16.1 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
31 Beaver Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 10.6 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
32 Jordan Game Land--Lower Little Creek 13.2 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
33 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 55 104 52.9% 43.4%
34 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 187 390 47.9% 43.0%
35 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 39 72 54.2% 42.7%
36 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 10 16 62.5% 38.6%
37 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 39 81 48.1% 37.6%
38 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 5 7 71.4% 35.9%
39 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 8 13 61.5% 35.5%
40 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 7 11 63.6% 35.4%
41 Lake Wheeler 8.2 20 41 48.8% 34.3%
42 Haw River--Bynum Dam 20.5 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
43 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 47 117 40.2% 31.7%
44 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 29 68 42.6% 31.6%
45 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 11 22 50.0% 30.7%
46 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 5 8 62.5% 30.6%
47 Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 23.9 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
48 Robertson Millpond Preserve 20.7 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
49 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 16 36 44.4% 29.5%
50 Lake Lynn 7.7 40 107 37.4% 28.8%
51 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 7 14 50.0% 26.8%
52 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 45 139 32.4% 25.2%
53 Beaver Marsh 16.7 84 281 29.9% 24.8%
54 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 5 10 50.0% 23.7%
55 Duke University--Reclamation Pond 17.3 14 38 36.8% 23.4%
56 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 79 279 28.3% 23.4%
57 Falls Lake--Rollingview Marina 15.5 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
58 Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp 18.6 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
59 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
60 Orange County Sportsplex Pond 24.9 19 56 33.9% 22.9%
61 Schenck Forest 3.6 54 194 27.8% 22.0%
62 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 5 11 45.5% 21.3%
63 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 15 46 32.6% 20.9%
64 Falls Lake--Cheek Road Causeway (Durham Co.) 17.7 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
65 Barksdale Drive Greenway 9.9 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
66 O'Kelly Chapel Road Waterfowl Impoundment 9.9 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
67 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 8 21 38.1% 20.8%
68 Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek 14.0 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
69 Lick Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 13.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
70 Jordan Lake--Poe's Ridge 19.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
71 Little River Waterfowl Impoundment 20.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
72 Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek 13.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
73 Neuse River Trail--Trailhead Lane 15.0 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
74 American Tobacco Trail--Elmira Park 13.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
75 Cedar Hills Park 9.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
76 Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve 22.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
77 Robertson Creek Nature Preserve 23.8 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
78 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 6 15 40.0% 19.8%
79 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 5 12 41.7% 19.3%
80 Sarah P. Duke Gardens 16.8 15 53 28.3% 18.0%
81 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 5 13 38.5% 17.7%
82 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 10 33 30.3% 17.4%
83 Pinehurst Drive Ponds 15.6 6 17 35.3% 17.3%
84 Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina 13.2 5 14 35.7% 16.3%
85 AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park 10.0 5 14 35.7% 16.3%
86 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 12 47 25.5% 15.3%
87 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 5 15 33.3% 15.2%
88 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 4 11 36.4% 15.2%
89 Chatham Co. Northeast District Park 14.1 4 11 36.4% 15.2%
90 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 93 510 18.2% 15.1%
91 Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave 9.6 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
92 Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area 13.8 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
93 Town Lake Park 23.4 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
94 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 8 29 27.6% 14.7%
95 Brookhaven Nature Park 6.7 5 17 29.4% 13.3%
96 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 8 33 24.2% 12.8%
97 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 20.5 6 23 26.1% 12.5%
98 Eden Lakes 23.7 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
99 Lake Rogers Park 23.7 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
100 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 4 15 26.7% 10.9%
101 Ammons Farm Rd. 24.7 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
102 Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform 12.3 6 28 21.4% 10.2%
103 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 4 16 25.0% 10.2%
104 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp 14.8 4 16 25.0% 10.2%
105 Salem Pond Park 4.5 4 16 25.0% 10.2%
106 Lower Booker Creek Trail 17.0 5 22 22.7% 10.1%
107 Baileywick Road Park 10.2 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
108 Old Oxford Rd. Pond 20.9 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
109 North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 17.8 5 23 21.7% 9.7%
110 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 6 30 20.0% 9.5%
111 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 7 37 18.9% 9.5%
112 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
113 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Durham Co.) 19.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
114 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
115 Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road 20.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
116 Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch 11.6 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
117 Falls Lake SRA--Woodpecker Ridge 16.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
118 Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir 19.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
119 Lassiter Mill Historical Park 7.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
120 Erwin Road Swamp 17.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
121 American Tobacco Trail--Massey Chapel Road 12.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
122 Camden Ave Pond 16.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
123 Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End 17.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
124 Twin Lakes Park 14.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
125 stakeout Long-tailed Duck, Lower Springdale Estates Lake, Raleigh (2019) 8.2 4 18 22.2% 9.0%
126 Chandler's Swamp 16.9 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
127 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 6 32 18.8% 8.9%
128 Falls Lake 15.1 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
129 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 9 60 15.0% 8.1%
130 Horace Williams Tract 19.1 3 14 21.4% 7.6%
131 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 9 69 13.0% 7.0%
132 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 3 16 18.8% 6.6%
133 West Point on the Eno Park 20.5 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
134 Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.) 13.5 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
135 American Tobacco Trail--Wimberly Road Access 8.1 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
136 Eno River--Pleasant Green to Cole Mill 21.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
137 Walnut Creek Greenway between Lake Dam Rd & Gorman St 5.1 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
138 Butner Game Land--H Street Fields 23.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
139 American Tobacco Trail--Woodcroft 12.3 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
140 Shaw Lake 9.9 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
141 Morgan Creek Trail 17.5 4 27 14.8% 5.9%
142 North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill) 14.1 4 28 14.3% 5.7%
143 Forest Ridge Park 16.5 3 20 15.0% 5.2%
144 Indian Creek Greenway 3.5 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
145 White Deer Park 11.6 3 22 13.6% 4.7%
146 Walnut Creek Wetland Center 9.0 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
147 Greenview Ponds 7.6 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
148 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
149 Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff 12.6 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
150 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
151 Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook 16.7 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
152 Blackwood Farm Park 22.9 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
153 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 3 25 12.0% 4.2%
154 Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders 3.9 3 25 12.0% 4.2%
155 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 4 42 9.5% 3.8%
156 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
157 Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek 15.0 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
158 Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point 14.2 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
159 Shearon Harris Visitor's Center 12.7 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
160 NCSU Experimental Farm 7.1 3 33 9.1% 3.1%
161 Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts 18.8 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
162 Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center 9.0 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
163 Hymettus Woods Park 5.9 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
164 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 2 20 10.0% 2.8%
165 Wendell Park 22.6 2 20 10.0% 2.8%
166 North Carolina Botanical Garden 16.0 5 78 6.4% 2.8%
167 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 3 38 7.9% 2.7%
168 Fearrington Village 17.5 2 21 9.5% 2.7%
169 Pierce Woods and Pond 15.9 2 21 9.5% 2.7%
170 Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail 19.4 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
171 Chapel Hill Community Park 16.9 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
172 Little River Fishing Facility 23.7 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
173 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 2 24 8.3% 2.3%
174 Eastgate Park 9.5 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
175 Jack Marley Park 19.7 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
176 Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd. 17.4 2 26 7.7% 2.1%
177 Merritt's Pasture 16.9 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
178 Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf 15.9 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
179 Higgins Greenway 1.2 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
180 Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve 4.6 2 31 6.5% 1.8%
181 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 10 327 3.1% 1.7%
182 Duke Forest--Korstian Division 19.6 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
183 Turnipseed Preserve 20.5 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
184 Williamson Preserve 19.2 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
185 Carpenter Park 5.1 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
186 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
187 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve 20.0 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
188 North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond 4.7 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
189 Ten-Ten Road Pond 9.4 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
190 Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park 13.6 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
191 Pritchard Park Nature Trail 17.3 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
192 Horton Grove Nature Preserve 24.6 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
193 Third Fork Creek Trail 13.6 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
194 South Ellerbe Creek Trail 16.4 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
195 17 Acre Woods 18.0 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
196 Inwood Rd. 7.3 1 47 2.1% 0.4%