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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	134	70.1%	61.9%
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			Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd.	13.3	11	16	68.8%	44.4%
28			Yates Mill County Park	7.2	214	437	49.0%	44.3%
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			Beaver Marsh	16.7	94	295	31.9%	26.8%
54			White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland	6.1	7	14	50.0%	26.8%
55			Mason Farm Biological Reserve	14.6	102	323	31.6%	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			Schenck Forest	3.6	56	208	26.9%	21.4%
65			Duke University--Reclamation Pond	17.3	19	60	31.7%	21.3%
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			Lower Haw SNA--Bynum	20.3	5	13	38.5%	17.7%
89			Sarah P. Duke Gardens	16.8	19	73	26.0%	17.3%
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	592	17.7%	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			Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek	15.0	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
158			Greenview Ponds	7.6	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
159			Falls Lake--Sandling Beach	17.5	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
160			West Point on the Eno Park	20.5	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
161			Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point	14.2	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
162			Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff	12.6	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
163			Crabtree Creek Trail--Lindsay Dr. to Bridge by Galax Dr.	5.5	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
164			Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park	13.5	2	13	15.4%	4.3%
165			Blackwood Farm Park	22.9	2	13	15.4%	4.3%
166			Eno River SP--Few's Ford	23.2	5	54	9.3%	4.0%
167			Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook	16.7	2	14	14.3%	4.0%
168			Indian Creek Greenway	3.5	2	14	14.3%	4.0%
169			Morris Branch Greenway	7.6	2	15	13.3%	3.7%
170			White Deer Park	11.6	4	43	9.3%	3.7%
171			Shearon Harris Visitor's Center	12.7	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
172			Walnut Creek Greenway between Lake Dam Rd & Gorman St	5.1	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
173			Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd.	17.4	3	31	9.7%	3.3%
174			Carpenter Park	5.1	2	17	11.8%	3.3%
175			NCSU Experimental Farm	7.1	3	34	8.8%	3.0%
176			North Carolina Museum of Art--Goodnight Park	4.4	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
177			Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula	12.1	2	20	10.0%	2.8%
178			William B. Umstead SP	5.4	2	21	9.5%	2.7%
179			Fearrington Village	17.5	2	21	9.5%	2.7%
180			Pierce Woods and Pond	15.9	2	21	9.5%	2.7%
181			Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail	19.4	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
182			Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts	18.8	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
183			Beaver Creek Greenway	7.0	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
184			Little River Fishing Facility	23.7	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
185			Wendell Park	22.6	2	23	8.7%	2.4%
186			Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders	3.9	3	45	6.7%	2.3%
187			North Carolina Botanical Garden	16.0	5	95	5.3%	2.3%
188			North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden	4.6	3	46	6.5%	2.2%
189			Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp	16.8	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
190			Hymettus Woods Park	5.9	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
191			Jack Marley Park	19.7	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
192			Chapel Hill Community Park	16.9	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
193			Eastgate Park	9.5	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
194			Bolin Creek--Umstead Park	18.1	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
195			17 Acre Woods	18.0	2	34	5.9%	1.6%
196			Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf	15.9	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
197			Merritt's Pasture	16.9	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
198			Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning	3.9	11	382	2.9%	1.6%
199			Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve	4.6	2	35	5.7%	1.6%
200			Duke Forest--Korstian Division	19.6	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
201			Turnipseed Preserve	20.5	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
202			Williamson Preserve	19.2	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
203			American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Mall	12.2	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
204			Higgins Greenway	1.2	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
205			Penny's Bend Nature Preserve	20.0	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
206			Ten-Ten Road Pond	9.4	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
207			Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail	17.1	1	21	4.8%	0.8%
208			Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park	13.6	1	22	4.5%	0.8%
209			South Ellerbe Creek Trail	16.4	1	26	3.8%	0.7%
210			Pritchard Park Nature Trail	17.3	1	26	3.8%	0.7%
211			Horton Grove Nature Preserve	24.6	1	28	3.6%	0.6%
212			Berryhill Park and Trails	18.4	1	33	3.0%	0.5%
213			Third Fork Creek Trail	13.6	1	39	2.6%	0.5%
214			Inwood Rd.	7.3	1	49	2.0%	0.4%