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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%