Bird Finder

Where to find Great Blue Heron in June
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 June. 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 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 120 134 89.6% 83.2%
2 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 18 18 100.0% 82.4%
3 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 30 32 93.8% 79.9%
4 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 89 102 87.3% 79.4%
5 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 56 63 88.9% 78.8%
6 Lake Betz 7.3 97 113 85.8% 78.2%
7 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 92 108 85.2% 77.3%
8 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 34 38 89.5% 75.9%
9 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 199 247 80.6% 75.2%
10 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 10 10 100.0% 72.2%
11 Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 23.9 8 8 100.0% 67.6%
12 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 26 31 83.9% 67.4%
13 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 38 49 77.6% 64.1%
14 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 28 35 80.0% 64.1%
15 Glennstone/Heron Rookery 18.4 17 20 85.0% 64.0%
16 Shelley Lake 8.1 34 47 72.3% 58.2%
17 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 50 72 69.4% 58.0%
18 Bond Park 2.7 42 60 70.0% 57.5%
19 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 80 121 66.1% 57.3%
20 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 27 37 73.0% 57.0%
21 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 13 16 81.2% 57.0%
22 Pinehurst Drive Ponds 15.6 21 28 75.0% 56.6%
23 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 12 15 80.0% 54.8%
24 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 85 135 63.0% 54.6%
25 Haw River--Bynum Dam 20.5 15 20 75.0% 53.1%
26 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 15 20 75.0% 53.1%
27 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 13 17 76.5% 52.7%
28 Apex Community Park 3.7 11 14 78.6% 52.4%
29 Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek 14.0 4 4 100.0% 51.0%
30 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 166 297 55.9% 50.2%
31 Lake Raleigh 6.0 25 38 65.8% 49.9%
32 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 34 54 63.0% 49.6%
33 Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access 18.4 6 7 85.7% 48.7%
34 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 15 22 68.2% 47.3%
35 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 13 19 68.4% 46.0%
36 Town Lake Park 23.4 13 19 68.4% 46.0%
37 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 18 28 64.3% 45.8%
38 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 7 9 77.8% 45.3%
39 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 38 67 56.7% 44.8%
40 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 23 38 60.5% 44.7%
41 Lake Lynn 7.7 42 76 55.3% 44.1%
42 Kildaire Farms Lake 2.3 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
43 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 12 18 66.7% 43.7%
44 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 15 24 62.5% 42.7%
45 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 11 18 61.1% 38.6%
46 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
47 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp 14.8 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
48 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 86 200 43.0% 36.3%
49 Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp 18.6 5 7 71.4% 35.9%
50 Robertson Millpond Preserve 20.7 6 9 66.7% 35.4%
51 Duke University--Reclamation Pond 17.3 15 29 51.7% 34.4%
52 Patterson Road Waterfowl Impoundment 14.8 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
53 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
54 Little River Waterfowl Impoundment 20.6 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
55 Carpenter Park 5.1 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
56 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 18 37 48.6% 33.4%
57 Schenck Forest 3.6 35 80 43.8% 33.4%
58 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 22 48 45.8% 32.6%
59 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 6 10 60.0% 31.3%
60 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 6 10 60.0% 31.3%
61 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve 20.0 8 15 53.3% 30.1%
62 Chatham Co. Northeast District Park 14.1 8 15 53.3% 30.1%
63 Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway 12.9 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
64 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
65 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
66 Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64 18.7 7 13 53.8% 29.1%
67 Beaver Marsh 16.7 44 120 36.7% 28.6%
68 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 17 40 42.5% 28.5%
69 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 6 11 54.5% 28.0%
70 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 16 38 42.1% 27.9%
71 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 32 86 37.2% 27.7%
72 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 5 9 55.6% 26.7%
73 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 84 271 31.0% 25.8%
74 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 4 7 57.1% 25.0%
75 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 7 15 46.7% 24.8%
76 Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform 12.3 7 15 46.7% 24.8%
77 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 7 15 46.7% 24.8%
78 Lake Wheeler 8.2 5 10 50.0% 23.7%
79 Eastgate Park 9.5 10 25 40.0% 23.4%
80 Chandler's Swamp 16.9 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
81 Pulley Town Road Fields 22.5 13 36 36.1% 22.5%
82 North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill) 14.1 6 14 42.9% 21.4%
83 Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area 13.8 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
84 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
85 Falls Lake--Rollingview Marina 15.5 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
86 Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek 13.7 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
87 Jordan Game Land--Bells Church Fishing Access 12.9 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
88 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co) 12.3 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
89 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
90 Falls Lake--New Light Creek 17.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
91 Jordan Lake--Poe's Ridge 19.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
92 The Hamner Institutes 8.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
93 Falls Lake--Upper Beaver Dam (Granville Co.) 21.0 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
94 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd. 17.4 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
95 Walnut Creek Greenway between Lake Dam Rd & Gorman St 5.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
96 Little River Fishing Facility 23.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
97 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
98 Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End 17.3 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
99 Smith Creek Greenway (Entrance on Creek Moss Avenue) 16.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
100 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 28 99 28.3% 20.4%
101 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 6 15 40.0% 19.8%
102 Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook 16.7 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
103 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 10 31 32.3% 18.6%
104 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 6 17 35.3% 17.3%
105 Lake Benson 11.9 9 30 30.0% 16.7%
106 Merritt's Pasture 16.9 5 14 35.7% 16.3%
107 Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road 15.5 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
108 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 27 122 22.1% 15.7%
109 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
110 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
111 Barksdale Drive Greenway 9.9 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
112 Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.) 13.5 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
113 Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff 12.6 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
114 Falls Lake 15.1 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
115 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 4 13 30.8% 12.7%
116 Sarah P. Duke Gardens 16.8 10 45 22.2% 12.5%
117 Ritter Park 4.3 6 24 25.0% 12.0%
118 Baileywick Road Park 10.2 5 19 26.3% 11.8%
119 Fearrington Village 17.5 7 30 23.3% 11.8%
120 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
121 New Hope Bottomlands 15.5 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
122 Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve 22.1 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
123 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 14 84 16.7% 10.2%
124 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
125 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
126 Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf 15.9 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
127 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
128 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats 18.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
129 Walnut Creek Wetland Center 9.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
130 RTP Mountain Bike Trails 7.2 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
131 Wake Forest Reservoir 20.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
132 Neuse River Trail--Falls River 15.6 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
133 Hilltop Needmore Park--South 11.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
134 Cates Creek Park 25.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
135 Robertson Creek Nature Preserve 23.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
136 Morgan Creek Trail 17.5 9 54 16.7% 9.0%
137 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 6 34 17.6% 8.3%
138 NCSU Experimental Farm 7.1 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
139 Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road 20.9 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
140 Wooten Meadow Park 6.8 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
141 Indian Creek Greenway 3.5 3 13 23.1% 8.2%
142 DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve 22.4 4 20 20.0% 8.1%
143 AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park 10.0 3 14 21.4% 7.6%
144 North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond 4.7 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
145 North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 17.8 4 24 16.7% 6.7%
146 Falls Lake SRA--Information Center 16.3 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
147 Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park 17.9 3 17 17.6% 6.2%
148 Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek 15.0 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
149 Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment 12.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
150 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
151 Eno River SP--Cabe Lands Access 20.8 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
152 Mitchell Mill Natural Area 23.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
153 Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park 15.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
154 Crabtree Creek Greenway--Atlantic Ave to Anderson Drive 8.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
155 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 6 46 13.0% 6.1%
156 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 3 19 15.8% 5.5%
157 Ephesus Park--Chapel Hill 16.3 3 19 15.8% 5.5%
158 Duke Forest--Gate 4 18.1 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
159 Sims Branch Greenway 13.1 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
160 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
161 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 4 37 10.8% 4.3%
162 Raven Rock SP 23.9 3 25 12.0% 4.2%
163 North Carolina Botanical Garden 16.0 9 125 7.2% 3.8%
164 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 15 245 6.1% 3.7%
165 Leigh Farm Park 14.5 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
166 Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave 9.6 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
167 Jordan Lake SRA--Visitor's Center 13.8 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
168 Mingo Creek Trail 15.1 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
169 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 3 29 10.3% 3.6%
170 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 3 31 9.7% 3.3%
171 Pullen Park 6.6 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
172 Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina 13.2 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
173 Eno River SP--Pleasant Green 21.9 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
174 Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point 16.1 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
175 American Tobacco Trail--C.M. Herndon Park 10.4 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
176 Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station 21.6 2 19 10.5% 2.9%
177 Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park 13.6 3 41 7.3% 2.5%
178 Raleigh-Durham Airport Observation Deck 6.4 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
179 Salem Pond Park 4.5 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
180 Orange County Sportsplex Pond 24.9 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
181 Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail 17.1 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
182 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 2 27 7.4% 2.1%
183 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
184 Swift Creek Bluffs 5.3 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
185 Dorothea Dix 6.6 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
186 West Point on the Eno Park 20.5 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
187 Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail 19.4 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
188 Fred Fletcher Park 7.4 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
189 Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts 18.8 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
190 Roland E. Horne Walking Trail 23.4 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
191 Chapel Hill Community Park 16.9 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
192 South Ellerbe Creek Trail 16.4 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
193 Inwood Rd. 7.3 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
194 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
195 Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd. 17.4 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
196 Pritchard Park Nature Trail 17.3 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
197 Blackwood Farm Park 22.9 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
198 Third Fork Creek Trail 13.6 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
199 Mary Hayes Barber Holmes Park 22.3 2 79 2.5% 0.7%
200 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 20.5 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
201 Horton Grove Nature Preserve 24.6 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
202 UNC Chapel Hill--Coker Arboretum 17.2 1 31 3.2% 0.6%