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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 14.5 125 132 94.7% 89.5%
2 Apex Community Park 3.7 150 176 85.2% 79.2%
3 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 101 122 82.8% 75.1%
4 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 389 496 78.4% 74.6%
5 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 45 54 83.3% 71.3%
6 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 79 99 79.8% 70.8%
7 Shelley Lake 8.1 105 135 77.8% 70.1%
8 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 104 135 77.0% 69.3%
9 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 112 146 76.7% 69.2%
10 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 40 49 81.6% 68.6%
11 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 98 129 76.0% 67.9%
12 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 126 171 73.7% 66.6%
13 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 54 70 77.1% 66.0%
14 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 94 133 70.7% 62.4%
15 Bond Park 2.7 98 142 69.0% 61.0%
16 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 49 68 72.1% 60.4%
17 Glennstone/Heron Rookery 18.4 9 10 90.0% 59.6%
18 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 25 34 73.5% 56.9%
19 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 19 25 76.0% 56.6%
20 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 236 389 60.7% 55.7%
21 Lake Raleigh 6.0 111 177 62.7% 55.4%
22 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 12 15 80.0% 54.8%
23 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 39 60 65.0% 52.4%
24 Lake Benson 11.9 52 86 60.5% 49.9%
25 Kildaire Farms Lake 2.3 8 10 80.0% 49.0%
26 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 62 114 54.4% 45.2%
27 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 214 436 49.1% 44.4%
28 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 11 16 68.8% 44.4%
29 Lake Betz 7.3 121 240 50.4% 44.1%
30 Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats) 12.6 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
31 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 5 6 83.3% 43.6%
32 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 40 74 54.1% 42.8%
33 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 9 13 69.2% 42.4%
34 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 41 79 51.9% 41.1%
35 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 6 8 75.0% 40.9%
36 Barksdale Drive Greenway 9.9 7 10 70.0% 39.7%
37 Lake Wheeler 8.2 23 44 52.3% 37.9%
38 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 40 85 47.1% 36.8%
39 Lake Lynn 7.7 57 127 44.9% 36.5%
40 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 10 17 58.8% 36.0%
41 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 6 9 66.7% 35.4%
42 Haw River--Bynum Dam 20.5 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
43 Little River Waterfowl Impoundment 20.6 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
44 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 10 18 55.6% 33.7%
45 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 35 80 43.8% 33.4%
46 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 53 136 39.0% 31.2%
47 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 11 22 50.0% 30.7%
48 Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point 16.1 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
49 Beaver Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 10.6 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
50 Robertson Millpond Preserve 20.7 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
51 Jordan Game Land--Lower Little Creek 13.2 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
52 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 16 39 41.0% 27.1%
53 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 102 322 31.7% 26.8%
54 Beaver Marsh 16.7 94 295 31.9% 26.8%
55 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 7 14 50.0% 26.8%
56 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 6 12 50.0% 25.4%
57 Orange County Sportsplex Pond 24.9 23 65 35.4% 24.9%
58 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 8 18 44.4% 24.6%
59 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 54 176 30.7% 24.3%
60 Falls Lake--Rollingview Marina 15.5 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
61 Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 23.9 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
62 Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp 18.6 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
63 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 19 59 32.2% 21.7%
64 Duke University--Reclamation Pond 17.3 19 59 32.2% 21.7%
65 Schenck Forest 3.6 56 208 26.9% 21.4%
66 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 5 11 45.5% 21.3%
67 Falls Lake--Cheek Road Causeway (Durham Co.) 17.7 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
68 O'Kelly Chapel Road Waterfowl Impoundment 9.9 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
69 Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve 22.1 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
70 Falls Lake SRA--B. W. Wells 16.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
71 Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek 14.0 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
72 Lick Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 13.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
73 Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek 13.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
74 Forgotten Pond 19.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
75 Neuse River Trail--Trailhead Lane 15.0 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
76 American Tobacco Trail--Elmira Park 13.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
77 Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road 15.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
78 Neuse River Trail--Old Falls of Neuse 15.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
79 Cedar Hills Park 9.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
80 Robertson Creek Nature Preserve 23.8 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
81 Pinehurst Drive Ponds 15.6 7 18 38.9% 20.3%
82 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 16 52 30.8% 19.9%
83 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 6 15 40.0% 19.8%
84 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 6 15 40.0% 19.8%
85 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 11 34 32.4% 19.1%
86 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 8 23 34.8% 18.8%
87 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 6 16 37.5% 18.5%
88 Sarah P. Duke Gardens 16.8 19 71 26.8% 17.9%
89 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 5 13 38.5% 17.7%
90 Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina 13.2 6 17 35.3% 17.3%
91 AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park 10.0 5 14 35.7% 16.3%
92 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 5 14 35.7% 16.3%
93 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 10 35 28.6% 16.3%
94 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 13 51 25.5% 15.5%
95 Chatham Co. Northeast District Park 14.1 4 11 36.4% 15.2%
96 Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area 13.8 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
97 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
98 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 105 591 17.8% 14.9%
99 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 14 59 23.7% 14.7%
100 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 15 67 22.4% 14.1%
101 Town Lake Park 23.4 5 17 29.4% 13.3%
102 Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform 12.3 8 32 25.0% 13.3%
103 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 20.5 7 28 25.0% 12.7%
104 Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave 9.6 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
105 Eden Lakes 23.7 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
106 Brookhaven Nature Park 6.7 5 20 25.0% 11.2%
107 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 4 15 26.7% 10.9%
108 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp 14.8 4 16 25.0% 10.2%
109 Ammons Farm Rd. 24.7 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
110 Old Oxford Rd. Pond 20.9 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
111 Lake Rogers Park 23.7 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
112 Salem Pond Park 4.5 4 17 23.5% 9.6%
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 Jordan Lake--Poe's Ridge 19.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
120 Lassiter Mill Historical Park 7.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
121 Erwin Road Swamp 17.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
122 American Tobacco Trail--Massey Chapel Road 12.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
123 Camden Ave Pond 16.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
124 Crabtree Creek Trail--Anderson Drive to Lassiter Mill Road 8.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
125 Twin Lakes Park 14.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
126 Lyon Park 15.6 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
127 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 12 75 16.0% 9.4%
128 Chandler's Swamp 16.9 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
129 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 4 19 21.1% 8.5%
130 stakeout Long-tailed Duck, Lower Springdale Estates Lake, Raleigh (2019) 8.2 4 19 21.1% 8.5%
131 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 6 34 17.6% 8.3%
132 Falls Lake 15.1 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
133 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 5 27 18.5% 8.2%
134 Baileywick Road Park 10.2 3 13 23.1% 8.2%
135 North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 17.8 5 28 17.9% 7.9%
136 Lower Booker Creek Trail 17.0 5 28 17.9% 7.9%
137 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 3 16 18.8% 6.6%
138 Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center 9.0 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
139 Little Creek Trail 15.3 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
140 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 3 17 17.6% 6.2%
141 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
142 Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.) 13.5 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
143 American Tobacco Trail--Wimberly Road Access 8.1 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
144 Eno River--Pleasant Green to Cole Mill 21.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
145 Butner Game Land--H Street Fields 23.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
146 American Tobacco Trail--Woodcroft 12.3 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
147 Shaw Lake 9.9 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
148 Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End 17.3 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
149 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 10 93 10.8% 5.9%
150 Horace Williams Tract 19.1 3 18 16.7% 5.8%
151 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 5 38 13.2% 5.8%
152 Forest Ridge Park 16.5 3 20 15.0% 5.2%
153 Piedmont Nature Trail 15.9 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
154 North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill) 14.1 4 31 12.9% 5.1%
155 Morgan Creek Trail 17.5 4 33 12.1% 4.8%
156 Walnut Creek Wetland Center 9.0 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
157 Greenview Ponds 7.6 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
158 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
159 West Point on the Eno Park 20.5 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
160 Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point 14.2 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
161 Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff 12.6 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
162 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
163 Blackwood Farm Park 22.9 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
164 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 5 53 9.4% 4.1%
165 Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook 16.7 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
166 Indian Creek Greenway 3.5 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
167 Brian P's Yard (Private) 14.4 4 43 9.3% 3.7%
168 White Deer Park 11.6 4 43 9.3% 3.7%
169 Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek 15.0 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
170 Shearon Harris Visitor's Center 12.7 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
171 Walnut Creek Greenway between Lake Dam Rd & Gorman St 5.1 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
172 Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd. 17.4 3 31 9.7% 3.3%
173 Carpenter Park 5.1 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
174 NCSU Experimental Farm 7.1 3 34 8.8% 3.0%
175 North Carolina Museum of Art--Goodnight Park 4.4 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
176 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 2 20 10.0% 2.8%
177 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 2 21 9.5% 2.7%
178 Fearrington Village 17.5 2 21 9.5% 2.7%
179 Pierce Woods and Pond 15.9 2 21 9.5% 2.7%
180 Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail 19.4 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
181 Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts 18.8 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
182 Beaver Creek Greenway 7.0 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
183 Little River Fishing Facility 23.7 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
184 Wendell Park 22.6 2 23 8.7% 2.4%
185 North Carolina Botanical Garden 16.0 5 95 5.3% 2.3%
186 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 3 46 6.5% 2.2%
187 Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders 3.9 3 46 6.5% 2.2%
188 Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp 16.8 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
189 Hymettus Woods Park 5.9 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
190 Jack Marley Park 19.7 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
191 Chapel Hill Community Park 16.9 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
192 Eastgate Park 9.5 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
193 Bolin Creek--Umstead Park 18.1 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
194 17 Acre Woods 18.0 2 34 5.9% 1.6%
195 Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf 15.9 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
196 Merritt's Pasture 16.9 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
197 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 11 381 2.9% 1.6%
198 Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve 4.6 2 35 5.7% 1.6%
199 Duke Forest--Korstian Division 19.6 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
200 Turnipseed Preserve 20.5 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
201 Williamson Preserve 19.2 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
202 American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Mall 12.2 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
203 Higgins Greenway 1.2 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
204 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve 20.0 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
205 Ten-Ten Road Pond 9.4 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
206 Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail 17.1 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
207 Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park 13.6 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
208 South Ellerbe Creek Trail 16.4 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
209 Pritchard Park Nature Trail 17.3 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
210 Horton Grove Nature Preserve 24.6 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
211 Berryhill Park and Trails 18.4 1 33 3.0% 0.5%
212 Third Fork Creek Trail 13.6 1 39 2.6% 0.5%
213 Inwood Rd. 7.3 1 49 2.0% 0.4%

Created by Michael Fogleman.

Data from the eBird Basic Dataset. Version: EBD_relJun-2023. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Jun 2023.