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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%