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Where to find Great Blue Heron in April
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 April. 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	158	166	95.2%	90.8%
2			Lake Wheeler marshes	6.9	106	117	90.6%	83.9%
3			Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance	3.3	194	219	88.6%	83.7%
4			Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam	18.7	57	62	91.9%	82.5%
5			Shelley Lake	8.1	103	123	83.7%	76.2%
6			Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment	23.4	177	217	81.6%	75.9%
7			Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd.	9.8	71	84	84.5%	75.3%
8			Lake Crabtree County Park	3.6	294	369	79.7%	75.3%
9			Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek	10.3	16	17	94.1%	73.0%
10			Middle Creek Bottomlands II	24.9	15	16	93.8%	71.7%
11			Symphony Lake Greenway	4.4	49	59	83.1%	71.5%
12			American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access	10.5	93	120	77.5%	69.2%
13			Bass Lake Park & Trail	10.7	73	93	78.5%	69.1%
14			Beaver Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	10.6	17	19	89.5%	68.6%
15			Glennstone/Heron Rookery	18.4	24	28	85.7%	68.5%
16			Crabtree Creek Watershed	4.7	20	23	87.0%	67.9%
17			Bond Park	2.7	144	195	73.8%	67.3%
18			Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade	19.0	43	54	79.6%	67.1%
19			Lake Betz	7.3	223	317	70.3%	65.1%
20			Lake Crabtree Dam	3.3	29	36	80.6%	65.0%
21			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.)	21.9	80	109	73.4%	64.4%
22			Old Bynum Bridge	20.4	294	432	68.1%	63.5%
23			Sandy Creek Park	16.1	577	865	66.7%	63.5%
24			Lake Lynn	7.7	149	213	70.0%	63.5%
25			Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	23.9	12	14	85.7%	60.1%
26			University Lake, Chapel Hill	19.3	16	20	80.0%	58.4%
27			Apex Community Park	3.7	27	37	73.0%	57.0%
28			William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake	5.7	34	48	70.8%	56.8%
29			Lake Johnson Park	4.2	212	343	61.8%	56.6%
30			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access	15.2	5	5	100.0%	56.6%
31			Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek	10.6	22	30	73.3%	55.6%
32			Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd.	13.3	22	30	73.3%	55.6%
33			Lake Raleigh	6.0	80	126	63.5%	54.8%
34			Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.)	13.5	26	37	70.3%	54.2%
35			Pinehurst Drive Ponds	15.6	15	20	75.0%	53.1%
36			Rainbow Soccer Complex	16.2	40	61	65.6%	53.0%
37			Yates Mill County Park	7.2	322	564	57.1%	53.0%
38			Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek	18.2	109	181	60.2%	52.9%
39			Falls Lake--Dam	15.2	26	38	68.4%	52.5%
40			Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field)	14.1	11	14	78.6%	52.4%
41			Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek	14.8	11	14	78.6%	52.4%
42			Robertson Millpond Preserve	20.7	9	11	81.8%	52.3%
43			Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	14.5	36	55	65.5%	52.3%
44			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp	14.8	4	4	100.0%	51.0%
45			Little Beaverdam Creek	18.4	4	4	100.0%	51.0%
46			Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek	13.7	4	4	100.0%	51.0%
47			Neuse River Trail--Milburnie Park	13.5	4	4	100.0%	51.0%
48			Mason Farm Biological Reserve	14.6	450	845	53.3%	49.9%
49			Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point	16.1	10	13	76.9%	49.7%
50			Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp	15.5	49	84	58.3%	47.7%
51			Harris Lake County Park	14.0	53	92	57.6%	47.4%
52			Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest	14.7	26	42	61.9%	46.8%
53			Schenck Forest	3.6	144	274	52.6%	46.6%
54			Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment	12.2	14	21	66.7%	45.4%
55			Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway	3.5	43	78	55.1%	44.1%
56			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd.	17.4	3	3	100.0%	43.8%
57			Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co)	20.0	5	6	83.3%	43.6%
58			Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp	18.6	5	6	83.3%	43.6%
59			Lake Benson	11.9	15	24	62.5%	42.7%
60			Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir	18.0	16	26	61.5%	42.5%
61			White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side	6.7	29	53	54.7%	41.5%
62			Lower Haw SNA--Bynum	20.3	49	96	51.0%	41.2%
63			Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd.	12.6	18	31	58.1%	40.8%
64			Lake Wheeler	8.2	7	10	70.0%	39.7%
65			Barksdale Drive Greenway	9.9	7	10	70.0%	39.7%
66			Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform	12.3	20	36	55.6%	39.6%
67			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co)	12.0	8	12	66.7%	39.1%
68			Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve	15.1	20	37	54.1%	38.4%
69			Eden Lakes	23.7	4	5	80.0%	37.6%
70			Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. Ramp	18.4	4	5	80.0%	37.6%
71			Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road	15.5	4	5	80.0%	37.6%
72			Duke University--Reclamation Pond	17.3	19	36	52.8%	37.0%
73			Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only	15.3	13	23	56.5%	36.8%
74			Falls Lake--Rolling View	16.1	18	34	52.9%	36.7%
75			Falls Lake--Sandling Beach	17.5	16	30	53.3%	36.1%
76			North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill)	14.1	10	17	58.8%	36.0%
77			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.)	21.9	15	28	53.6%	35.8%
78			Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd.	17.1	9	15	60.0%	35.7%
79			Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina	13.2	67	155	43.2%	35.7%
80			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point	15.0	18	36	50.0%	34.5%
81			Falls Lake--Upper Beaver Dam (Granville Co.)	21.0	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
82			Robertson Creek Nature Preserve	23.8	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
83			White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland	6.1	11	20	55.0%	34.2%
84			Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd.	11.9	26	56	46.4%	34.0%
85			Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access	13.1	13	25	52.0%	33.5%
86			New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment	13.8	19	40	47.5%	32.9%
87			Chandler's Swamp	16.9	8	14	57.1%	32.6%
88			Brier Creek Reservoir	5.9	11	21	52.4%	32.4%
89			Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp	18.4	13	26	50.0%	32.1%
90			Blue Jay Point County Park	14.5	43	106	40.6%	31.7%
91			Haw River--Bynum Dam	20.5	11	22	50.0%	30.7%
92			Swift Creek Bluffs	5.3	42	108	38.9%	30.2%
93			Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch	11.6	3	4	75.0%	30.1%
94			Mingo Creek Trail	15.1	3	4	75.0%	30.1%
95			Mid Pines Rd.	6.7	159	465	34.2%	30.0%
96			Neuse River Trail--Old Falls of Neuse	15.1	4	6	66.7%	30.0%
97			Hilltop Needmore Park--North	11.1	4	6	66.7%	30.0%
98			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade	20.0	10	20	50.0%	29.9%
99			Durant Nature Preserve	13.3	46	122	37.7%	29.6%
100			Patterson Place Constructed Wetland	16.0	26	64	40.6%	29.5%
101			Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point	14.2	7	13	53.8%	29.1%
102			Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road	20.9	12	26	46.2%	28.8%
103			Discovery Lake (Restricted Access)	8.2	18	43	41.9%	28.4%
104			Beaver Marsh	16.7	105	318	33.0%	28.1%
105			Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek	14.0	6	11	54.5%	28.0%
106			Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge	13.6	8	16	50.0%	28.0%
107			Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf	15.9	9	19	47.4%	27.3%
108			Neuse River Trail--Falls River	15.6	5	9	55.6%	26.7%
109			Penny's Bend Nature Preserve	20.0	15	37	40.5%	26.3%
110			E. Carroll Joyner Park	20.6	13	35	37.1%	23.2%
111			Indian Creek Greenway	3.5	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
112			Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve	22.1	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
113			Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park	13.5	11	29	37.9%	22.7%
114			West Point on the Eno Park	20.5	8	20	40.0%	21.9%
115			Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area	13.8	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
116			Neuse River Trail--Poole Road	14.1	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
117			Camden Ave Pond	16.3	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
118			Beaver Creek Greenway	7.0	8	21	38.1%	20.8%
119			Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats)	12.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
120			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats	18.8	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
121			Neuse River Trail--Buffalo Road Athletic Park	14.1	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
122			Neuse River Trail--Myakka Court	15.1	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
123			Neuse River Trail--Buffalo Road Canoe Launch	14.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
124			Neuse River Trail--Abbington Lane	13.5	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
125			Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP'	16.4	18	63	28.6%	18.9%
126			Erwin Road Swamp	17.7	4	9	44.4%	18.9%
127			Eno River SP--Few's Ford	23.2	26	98	26.5%	18.8%
128			Walnut Creek Greenway between Lake Dam Rd & Gorman St	5.1	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
129			Wooten Meadow Park	6.8	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
130			Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp	16.8	5	13	38.5%	17.7%
131			Brumley Nature Preserve--North	22.2	95	453	21.0%	17.5%
132			Hoffman Lake	2.4	4	10	40.0%	16.8%
133			William B. Umstead SP	5.4	12	45	26.7%	16.0%
134			Forest Ridge Park	16.5	6	19	31.6%	15.4%
135			Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Durham Co.)	19.7	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
136			Little River Waterfowl Impoundment	20.6	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
137			Sarah P. Duke Gardens	16.8	20	93	21.5%	14.4%
138			Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64	18.7	30	156	19.2%	13.8%
139			Turnipseed Preserve	20.5	7	26	26.9%	13.7%
140			Salem Pond Park	4.5	3	8	37.5%	13.7%
141			Falls Lake SRA--Information Center	16.3	4	13	30.8%	12.7%
142			Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave	9.6	3	9	33.3%	12.1%
143			Ritter Park	4.3	20	111	18.0%	12.0%
144			Falls Lake SRA--Woodpecker Ridge	16.3	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
145			Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access	18.4	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
146			Falls Lake--New Light Creek	17.6	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
147			Kildaire Farms Lake	2.3	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
148			Eno River SP--Cabe Lands Access	20.8	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
149			Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff	12.6	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
150			Jordan Game Land--Bells Church Fishing Access	12.9	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
151			Hilltop Needmore Park--South	11.5	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
152			William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake	3.8	4	14	28.6%	11.7%
153			New Hope Bottomlands	15.5	3	10	30.0%	10.8%
154			Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park	17.9	6	28	21.4%	10.2%
155			Leigh Farm Park	14.5	3	11	27.3%	9.7%
156			Morgan Creek Trail	17.5	8	43	18.6%	9.7%
157			East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek)	9.4	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
158			Falls Lake--Rollingview Marina	15.5	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
159			Duke Forest--Eno Division	22.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
160			Carrboro High School	18.4	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
161			Robeson Creek Greenway	22.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
162			American Tobacco Trail--Pittard Sears Road	8.8	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
163			Jordan Game Land--Lower Little Creek	13.2	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
164			Eno River SP--Continental Drive Access	21.6	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
165			Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End	17.3	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
166			AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park	10.0	4	18	22.2%	9.0%
167			Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park	13.6	6	32	18.8%	8.9%
168			Butner Game Land--H Street Fields	23.2	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
169			Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only)	24.1	13	96	13.5%	8.1%
170			Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve	4.6	11	82	13.4%	7.7%
171			Falls Lake	15.1	3	14	21.4%	7.6%
172			17 Acre Woods	18.0	15	124	12.1%	7.5%
173			Wendell Park	22.6	4	22	18.2%	7.3%
174			White Pines Nature Preserve	24.5	12	98	12.2%	7.1%
175			Higgins Greenway	1.2	3	15	20.0%	7.0%
176			Duke Forest--Gate 12	19.9	3	16	18.8%	6.6%
177			Pritchard Park Nature Trail	17.3	3	16	18.8%	6.6%
178			Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station	21.6	8	63	12.7%	6.6%
179			Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road	18.1	7	56	12.5%	6.2%
180			Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir	19.0	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
181			Lick Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	13.2	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
182			Historic Oak View Park	11.8	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
183			Eno River--Pleasant Green to Cole Mill	21.2	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
184			Forgotten Pond	19.2	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
185			Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook	16.7	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
186			Brumley Nature Preserve--South	22.7	8	75	10.7%	5.5%
187			Raven Rock SP	23.9	6	56	10.7%	5.0%
188			Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek	15.0	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
189			Lee Game Land	22.6	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
190			Laurel Hill Park	5.4	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
191			Walnut Creek Wetland Center	9.0	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
192			Duke Forest--Gate 4	18.1	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
193			Carpenter Park	5.1	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
194			Shaw Lake	9.9	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
195			Morrisville Community Park	3.9	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
196			Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning	3.9	21	314	6.7%	4.4%
197			North Carolina Botanical Garden	16.0	11	143	7.7%	4.3%
198			Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway	12.9	2	13	15.4%	4.3%
199			Horton Grove Nature Preserve	24.6	6	69	8.7%	4.0%
200			Williamson Preserve	19.2	2	14	14.3%	4.0%
201			Jordan Lake SRA--Visitor's Center	13.8	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
202			O'Kelly Chapel Road Waterfowl Impoundment	9.9	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
203			Little Creek Trail	15.3	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
204			Orange County Sportsplex Pond	24.9	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
205			Martin Luther King Jr Park	19.7	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
206			Smith Creek Greenway (Entrance on Creek Moss Avenue)	16.2	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
207			Third Fork Creek Trail	13.6	3	29	10.3%	3.6%
208			North Carolina Museum of Life and Science	17.8	4	49	8.2%	3.2%
209			Indian Trail Park	18.1	2	18	11.1%	3.1%
210			Merritt's Pasture	16.9	2	20	10.0%	2.8%
211			North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden	4.6	4	57	7.0%	2.8%
212			Brian P's Yard (Private)	14.4	6	102	5.9%	2.7%
213			Falls Lake--Cheek Road Causeway (Durham Co.)	17.7	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
214			stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020)	1.5	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
215			Fearrington Village	17.5	4	63	6.3%	2.5%
216			Duke Forest--Gate 10	19.3	2	24	8.3%	2.3%
217			Ephesus Park--Chapel Hill	16.3	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
218			Mill Bridge Nature Park	19.4	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
219			Crowder District Park	6.8	2	25	8.0%	2.2%
220			Parker Preserve	15.5	2	25	8.0%	2.2%
221			North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond	4.7	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
222			Eastgate Park	9.5	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
223			Apex Nature Park	8.6	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
224			Chatham Co. Northeast District Park	14.1	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
225			stakeout Western Tanager, Durham (2018)	19.0	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
226			Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail	19.4	2	29	6.9%	1.9%
227			Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd.	17.4	3	55	5.5%	1.9%
228			South Ellerbe Creek Trail	16.4	4	84	4.8%	1.9%
229			White Deer Park	11.6	3	56	5.4%	1.8%
230			Northgate Park	17.2	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
231			Piedmont Nature Trail	15.9	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
232			Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth	14.9	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
233			Dorothea Dix	6.6	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
234			Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula	12.1	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
235			Clemmons Educational State Forest	18.0	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
236			Fred Fletcher Park	7.4	2	38	5.3%	1.5%
237			Hank Anderson Community Park	20.3	2	42	4.8%	1.3%
238			Eno River SP--Pleasant Green	21.9	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
239			Town Lake Park	23.4	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
240			Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail	17.1	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
241			Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts	18.8	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
242			Blackwood Farm Park	22.9	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
243			Brookhaven Nature Park	6.7	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
244			Johnston Mill Nature Preserve	20.5	2	57	3.5%	1.0%
245			Lower Booker Creek Trail	17.0	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
246			Inwood Rd.	7.3	2	69	2.9%	0.8%
247			Mary Hayes Barber Holmes Park	22.3	2	75	2.7%	0.7%
248			Duke University--East Campus	16.6	1	25	4.0%	0.7%
249			Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway	21.1	1	27	3.7%	0.7%
250			Pierce Woods and Pond	15.9	1	35	2.9%	0.5%
251			Duke Forest--Korstian Division	19.6	1	40	2.5%	0.4%
252			Rocky Branch Greenway	6.4	1	55	1.8%	0.3%