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Where to find Great Blue Heron in March
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 March. 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			Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam	18.7	66	67	98.5%	92.0%
2			Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek	14.5	144	153	94.1%	89.2%
3			Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance	3.3	143	160	89.4%	83.6%
4			Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment	23.4	154	178	86.5%	80.7%
5			Lake Wheeler marshes	6.9	59	66	89.4%	79.7%
6			Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd.	9.8	48	56	85.7%	74.3%
7			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.)	21.9	57	69	82.6%	72.0%
8			Glennstone/Heron Rookery	18.4	15	16	93.8%	71.7%
9			Lake Crabtree County Park	3.6	349	461	75.7%	71.6%
10			American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access	10.5	61	75	81.3%	71.1%
11			Apex Community Park	3.7	66	86	76.7%	66.8%
12			Bond Park	2.7	116	160	72.5%	65.1%
13			Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek	14.8	23	28	82.1%	64.4%
14			Lake Betz	7.3	173	250	69.2%	63.2%
15			Shelley Lake	8.1	76	105	72.4%	63.2%
16			Sandy Creek Park	16.1	355	549	64.7%	60.6%
17			Middle Creek Bottomlands II	24.9	12	14	85.7%	60.1%
18			Lake Raleigh	6.0	76	111	68.5%	59.3%
19			Lake Johnson Park	4.2	131	201	65.2%	58.4%
20			Symphony Lake Greenway	4.4	43	61	70.5%	58.1%
21			Bass Lake Park & Trail	10.7	41	58	70.7%	58.0%
22			White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland	6.1	20	26	76.9%	57.9%
23			Lake Crabtree Dam	3.3	48	70	68.6%	57.0%
24			Old Bynum Bridge	20.4	105	166	63.3%	55.7%
25			Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	14.5	23	32	71.9%	54.6%
26			Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade	19.0	17	23	73.9%	53.5%
27			Lake Benson	11.9	40	61	65.6%	53.0%
28			New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment	13.8	23	33	69.7%	52.7%
29			Beaver Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	10.6	4	4	100.0%	51.0%
30			Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp	15.5	80	138	58.0%	49.6%
31			Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek	18.2	56	95	58.9%	48.9%
32			William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake	5.7	65	112	58.0%	48.8%
33			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access	15.2	6	7	85.7%	48.7%
34			Brier Creek Reservoir	5.9	31	50	62.0%	48.2%
35			Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek	10.6	11	15	73.3%	48.0%
36			Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway	3.5	15	22	68.2%	47.3%
37			Lake Lynn	7.7	84	153	54.9%	47.0%
38			Mason Farm Biological Reserve	14.6	220	426	51.6%	46.9%
39			Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	23.9	7	9	77.8%	45.3%
40			Yates Mill County Park	7.2	252	511	49.3%	45.0%
41			Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area	13.8	3	3	100.0%	43.8%
42			O'Kelly Chapel Road Waterfowl Impoundment	9.9	3	3	100.0%	43.8%
43			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.)	21.9	8	11	72.7%	43.4%
44			Rainbow Soccer Complex	16.2	31	58	53.4%	40.8%
45			Crabtree Creek Watershed	4.7	17	29	58.6%	40.7%
46			Harris Lake County Park	14.0	42	84	50.0%	39.5%
47			Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch	11.6	4	5	80.0%	37.6%
48			Lower Haw SNA--Bynum	20.3	15	27	55.6%	37.3%
49			Beaver Marsh	16.7	162	396	40.9%	36.2%
50			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point	15.0	33	70	47.1%	35.9%
51			Lake Wheeler	8.2	15	28	53.6%	35.8%
52			White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side	6.7	24	49	49.0%	35.6%
53			Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats)	12.6	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
54			Falls Lake SRA--B. W. Wells	16.6	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
55			Mingo Creek Trail	15.1	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
56			Lassiter Mill Historical Park	7.7	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
57			Discovery Lake (Restricted Access)	8.2	23	50	46.0%	33.0%
58			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp	14.8	6	10	60.0%	31.3%
59			Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.)	13.5	6	10	60.0%	31.3%
60			Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point	14.2	5	8	62.5%	30.6%
61			Walnut Creek Greenway between Lake Dam Rd & Gorman St	5.1	3	4	75.0%	30.1%
62			Robertson Millpond Preserve	20.7	3	4	75.0%	30.1%
63			Schenck Forest	3.6	64	176	36.4%	29.6%
64			Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve	15.1	17	39	43.6%	29.3%
65			University Lake, Chapel Hill	19.3	7	13	53.8%	29.1%
66			Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access	13.1	14	32	43.8%	28.2%
67			Kildaire Farms Lake	2.3	6	11	54.5%	28.0%
68			Pinehurst Drive Ponds	15.6	6	11	54.5%	28.0%
69			Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd.	13.3	5	9	55.6%	26.7%
70			Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only	15.3	8	17	47.1%	26.2%
71			Brumley Nature Preserve--North	22.2	63	197	32.0%	25.9%
72			William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake	3.8	6	12	50.0%	25.4%
73			Barksdale Drive Greenway	9.9	6	12	50.0%	25.4%
74			Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road	20.9	4	7	57.1%	25.0%
75			Duke University--Reclamation Pond	17.3	12	30	40.0%	24.6%
76			Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd.	12.6	8	18	44.4%	24.6%
77			Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd.	11.9	12	31	38.7%	23.7%
78			Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp	18.4	9	22	40.9%	23.3%
79			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co)	12.0	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
80			Falls Lake SRA--Woodpecker Ridge	16.3	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
81			Crabtree Creek Greenway--Atlantic Ave to Anderson Drive	8.6	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
82			Hilltop Needmore Park--North	11.1	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
83			Mid Pines Rd.	6.7	100	366	27.3%	23.0%
84			Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina	13.2	13	36	36.1%	22.5%
85			Falls Lake--Dam	15.2	9	23	39.1%	22.2%
86			Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook	16.7	7	17	41.2%	21.6%
87			Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek	10.3	5	11	45.5%	21.3%
88			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co)	12.3	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
89			Jordan Game Land--Bells Church Fishing Access	12.9	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
90			Neuse River Trail--Falls River	15.6	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
91			American Tobacco Trail--White Oak Church Rd. Access	7.9	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
92			Falls Lake--Upper Beaver Dam (Granville Co.)	21.0	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
93			Butner Game Land--H Street Fields	23.2	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
94			Lake Rogers Park	23.7	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
95			Jack Marley Park	19.7	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
96			Knightdale Station Park	17.3	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
97			Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve	22.1	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
98			Robertson Creek Nature Preserve	23.8	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
99			Patterson Place Constructed Wetland	16.0	18	59	30.5%	20.3%
100			Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP'	16.4	15	48	31.2%	19.9%
101			Swift Creek Bluffs	5.3	11	33	33.3%	19.8%
102			Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway	12.9	5	12	41.7%	19.3%
103			Chandler's Swamp	16.9	5	12	41.7%	19.3%
104			Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth	14.9	12	38	31.6%	19.1%
105			Falls Lake--Rolling View	16.1	16	55	29.1%	18.8%
106			Haw River--Bynum Dam	20.5	6	16	37.5%	18.5%
107			AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park	10.0	7	20	35.0%	18.1%
108			Durant Nature Preserve	13.3	18	68	26.5%	17.4%
109			Sarah P. Duke Gardens	16.8	24	97	24.7%	17.2%
110			Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station	21.6	7	21	33.3%	17.2%
111			North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill)	14.1	7	22	31.8%	16.4%
112			Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir	18.0	5	14	35.7%	16.3%
113			Indian Creek Greenway	3.5	5	14	35.7%	16.3%
114			Brumley Nature Preserve--South	22.7	10	36	27.8%	15.8%
115			Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek	14.0	3	7	42.9%	15.8%
116			Eno River SP--Few's Ford	23.2	16	65	24.6%	15.8%
117			Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co)	20.0	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
118			Hoffman Lake	2.4	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
119			Kaplan Drive Park	4.1	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
120			Ritter Park	4.3	14	58	24.1%	15.0%
121			Baileywick Road Park	10.2	4	12	33.3%	13.8%
122			Orange County Sportsplex Pond	24.9	4	12	33.3%	13.8%
123			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade	20.0	3	9	33.3%	12.1%
124			New Hope Bottomlands	15.5	3	9	33.3%	12.1%
125			Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp	16.8	4	14	28.6%	11.7%
126			Blue Jay Point County Park	14.5	8	36	22.2%	11.7%
127			Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest	14.7	7	31	22.6%	11.4%
128			Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park	13.5	5	20	25.0%	11.2%
129			Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform	12.3	8	39	20.5%	10.8%
130			North Carolina Museum of Life and Science	17.8	6	27	22.2%	10.6%
131			Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64	18.7	10	55	18.2%	10.2%
132			Morgan Creek Trail	17.5	8	42	19.0%	10.0%
133			Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff	12.6	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
134			American Tobacco Trail--Wimberly Road Access	8.1	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
135			Beaver Creek Greenway	7.0	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
136			E. Carroll Joyner Park	20.6	4	17	23.5%	9.6%
137			Falls Lake SRA--Information Center	16.3	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
138			Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp	18.6	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
139			Little Beaverdam Creek	18.4	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
140			Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road	15.5	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
141			Neuse River Trail--Old Falls of Neuse	15.1	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
142			Shaw Lake	9.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
143			Merritt's Pasture	16.9	4	19	21.1%	8.5%
144			Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek	15.0	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
145			Shiloh Greenway	5.1	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
146			Piedmont Nature Trail	15.9	3	15	20.0%	7.0%
147			William B. Umstead SP	5.4	6	42	14.3%	6.7%
148			Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve	4.6	6	44	13.6%	6.4%
149			Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula	12.1	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
150			Carpenter Park	5.1	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
151			Eden Lakes	23.7	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
152			South Wake County Landfill (Restricted Access)	8.9	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
153			American Tobacco Trail--Pittard Sears Road	8.8	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
154			Crowder District Park	6.8	3	18	16.7%	5.8%
155			North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden	4.6	5	38	13.2%	5.8%
156			Town Lake Park	23.4	2	11	18.2%	5.1%
157			North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond	4.7	2	11	18.2%	5.1%
158			Raven Rock SP	23.9	4	31	12.9%	5.1%
159			Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park	17.9	4	31	12.9%	5.1%
160			North Carolina Botanical Garden	16.0	11	124	8.9%	5.0%
161			Duke Forest--Korstian Division	19.6	4	33	12.1%	4.8%
162			Blackwood Farm Park	22.9	3	22	13.6%	4.7%
163			West Point on the Eno Park	20.5	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
164			Falls Lake--Cheek Road Causeway (Durham Co.)	17.7	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
165			Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir	19.0	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
166			Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point	16.1	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
167			Eno River SP--Cabe Lands Access	20.8	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
168			Hymettus Woods Park	5.9	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
169			Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd.	17.4	4	37	10.8%	4.3%
170			Fearrington Village	17.5	4	43	9.3%	3.7%
171			Greenview Ponds	7.6	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
172			Salem Pond Park	4.5	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
173			Jordan Lake--Poe's Ridge	19.9	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
174			Wooten Meadow Park	6.8	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
175			Chapel Hill Community Park	16.9	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
176			Hilltop Needmore Park--South	11.5	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
177			Horace Williams Tract	19.1	2	16	12.5%	3.5%
178			Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park	13.6	4	46	8.7%	3.4%
179			Turnipseed Preserve	20.5	2	17	11.8%	3.3%
180			Penny's Bend Nature Preserve	20.0	2	18	11.1%	3.1%
181			Falls Lake--Sandling Beach	17.5	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
182			Little Creek Trail	15.3	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
183			Falls Lake	15.1	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
184			Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access	18.4	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
185			Walnut Creek Wetland Center	9.0	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
186			Johnston Mill Nature Preserve	20.5	4	68	5.9%	2.3%
187			Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning	3.9	11	274	4.0%	2.3%
188			Apex Nature Park	8.6	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
189			Bolin Creek--Umstead Park	18.1	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
190			Horton Grove Nature Preserve	24.6	2	25	8.0%	2.2%
191			17 Acre Woods	18.0	3	48	6.2%	2.1%
192			Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center	9.0	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
193			Forest Ridge Park	16.5	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
194			Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park	15.6	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
195			White Pines Nature Preserve	24.5	2	28	7.1%	2.0%
196			Lower Booker Creek Trail	17.0	2	28	7.1%	2.0%
197			Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate	19.7	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
198			East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek)	9.4	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
199			Pullen Park	6.6	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
200			Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only)	24.1	3	64	4.7%	1.6%
201			Hank Anderson Community Park	20.3	2	36	5.6%	1.5%
202			Ephesus Park--Chapel Hill	16.3	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
203			Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail	19.4	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
204			Pritchard Park Nature Trail	17.3	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
205			Brian P's Yard (Private)	14.4	2	44	4.5%	1.3%
206			UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Grove	17.1	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
207			Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road	18.1	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
208			Parker Preserve	15.5	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
209			stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020)	1.5	1	19	5.3%	0.9%
210			South Ellerbe Creek Trail	16.4	1	22	4.5%	0.8%
211			Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders	3.9	1	22	4.5%	0.8%
212			Inwood Rd.	7.3	1	26	3.8%	0.7%
213			Third Fork Creek Trail	13.6	1	29	3.4%	0.6%
214			Fred Fletcher Park	7.4	1	41	2.4%	0.4%
215			North Carolina State University Campus	6.2	1	57	1.8%	0.3%
216			Mary Hayes Barber Holmes Park	22.3	1	72	1.4%	0.2%