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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%