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Where to find Great Blue Heron in July
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 July. 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			Lake Wheeler marshes	6.9	214	220	97.3%	94.2%
2			Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance	3.3	93	96	96.9%	91.2%
3			Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade	19.0	68	71	95.8%	88.3%
4			Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd.	9.8	114	124	91.9%	85.8%
5			Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam	18.7	51	54	94.4%	84.9%
6			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co)	12.3	37	39	94.9%	83.1%
7			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co)	12.0	67	75	89.3%	80.3%
8			Lake Crabtree Dam	3.3	58	72	80.6%	70.0%
9			Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access	13.1	25	29	86.2%	69.4%
10			Crabtree Creek Watershed	4.7	13	14	92.9%	68.5%
11			Lake Betz	7.3	108	145	74.5%	66.8%
12			Lake Lynn	7.7	134	182	73.6%	66.8%
13			Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area	13.8	7	7	100.0%	64.6%
14			Sandy Creek Park	16.1	203	296	68.6%	63.1%
15			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access	15.2	6	6	100.0%	61.0%
16			Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment	23.4	40	55	72.7%	59.8%
17			Shelley Lake	8.1	58	83	69.9%	59.3%
18			Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd.	12.6	91	135	67.4%	59.1%
19			Lake Crabtree County Park	3.6	79	118	66.9%	58.0%
20			Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field)	14.1	8	9	88.9%	56.5%
21			Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd.	13.3	8	9	88.9%	56.5%
22			Old Bynum Bridge	20.4	44	65	67.7%	55.6%
23			Symphony Lake Greenway	4.4	10	12	83.3%	55.2%
24			University Lake, Chapel Hill	19.3	16	21	76.2%	54.9%
25			Lake Johnson Park	4.2	94	152	61.8%	53.9%
26			New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment	13.8	17	24	70.8%	50.8%
27			Glennstone/Heron Rookery	18.4	10	13	76.9%	49.7%
28			Bond Park	2.7	36	58	62.1%	49.2%
29			Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek	14.0	11	15	73.3%	48.0%
30			Duke University--Reclamation Pond	17.3	22	34	64.7%	47.9%
31			Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest	14.7	17	26	65.4%	46.2%
32			Bass Lake Park & Trail	10.7	27	45	60.0%	45.5%
33			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade	20.0	7	9	77.8%	45.3%
34			William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake	5.7	16	25	64.0%	44.5%
35			Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform	12.3	11	16	68.8%	44.4%
36			Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats)	12.6	3	3	100.0%	43.8%
37			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.)	21.9	3	3	100.0%	43.8%
38			Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek	15.0	5	6	83.3%	43.6%
39			Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp	18.6	5	6	83.3%	43.6%
40			Lower Haw SNA--Bynum	20.3	8	11	72.7%	43.4%
41			Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek	10.6	13	20	65.0%	43.3%
42			Discovery Lake (Restricted Access)	8.2	14	22	63.6%	43.0%
43			Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek	18.2	61	119	51.3%	42.4%
44			Pinehurst Drive Ponds	15.6	16	27	59.3%	40.7%
45			Harris Lake County Park	14.0	29	55	52.7%	39.8%
46			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point	15.0	8	12	66.7%	39.1%
47			Brier Creek Reservoir	5.9	8	12	66.7%	39.1%
48			Lake Wheeler	8.2	10	16	62.5%	38.6%
49			Lake Raleigh	6.0	18	33	54.5%	38.0%
50			Town Lake Park	23.4	14	25	56.0%	37.1%
51			Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp	15.5	30	62	48.4%	36.4%
52			Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only	15.3	5	7	71.4%	35.9%
53			Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access	18.4	5	7	71.4%	35.9%
54			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp	14.8	5	7	71.4%	35.9%
55			Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek	10.3	7	11	63.6%	35.4%
56			Mitchell Mill Natural Area	23.7	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
57			Lake Rogers Park	23.7	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
58			Hilltop Needmore Park--South	11.5	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
59			Apex Community Park	3.7	11	20	55.0%	34.2%
60			White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side	6.7	18	37	48.6%	33.4%
61			Middle Creek Bottomlands II	24.9	9	16	56.2%	33.2%
62			Schenck Forest	3.6	31	74	41.9%	31.3%
63			Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp	18.4	6	10	60.0%	31.3%
64			Durant Nature Preserve	13.3	22	51	43.1%	30.5%
65			Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co)	20.0	3	4	75.0%	30.1%
66			Haw River--Bynum Dam	20.5	3	4	75.0%	30.1%
67			Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point	14.2	3	4	75.0%	30.1%
68			Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve	22.1	3	4	75.0%	30.1%
69			Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir	19.0	4	6	66.7%	30.0%
70			Hoffman Lake	2.4	4	6	66.7%	30.0%
71			Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff	12.6	4	6	66.7%	30.0%
72			Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP'	16.4	13	28	46.4%	29.5%
73			Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek	14.5	36	93	38.7%	29.4%
74			Chandler's Swamp	16.9	6	11	54.5%	28.0%
75			Yates Mill County Park	7.2	72	214	33.6%	27.7%
76			Patterson Place Constructed Wetland	16.0	29	82	35.4%	25.9%
77			Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek	14.8	4	7	57.1%	25.0%
78			Beaver Marsh	16.7	44	145	30.3%	23.4%
79			Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway	3.5	7	16	43.8%	23.1%
80			Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula	12.1	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
81			New Hope Bottomlands	15.5	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
82			Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd.	11.9	10	26	38.5%	22.4%
83			Falls Lake--Sandling Beach	17.5	4	8	50.0%	21.5%
84			North Carolina Museum of Life and Science	17.8	12	34	35.3%	21.5%
85			Lake Benson	11.9	5	11	45.5%	21.3%
86			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.)	21.9	9	24	37.5%	21.2%
87			Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway	12.9	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
88			Twin Lakes Park	14.5	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
89			Eno River SP--The Quarry	21.2	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
90			Falls Lake SRA--B. W. Wells	16.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
91			Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch	11.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
92			Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.)	13.5	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
93			Kildaire Farms Lake	2.3	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
94			Patterson Road Waterfowl Impoundment	14.8	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
95			Falls Lake--Upper Beaver Dam (Granville Co.)	21.0	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
96			Jordan Game Land--Bells Church Fishing Access	12.9	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
97			Neuse River Trail--Trailhead Lane	15.0	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
98			Neuse River Trail--Abbington Lane	13.5	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
99			American Tobacco Trail--White Oak Church Rd. Access	7.9	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
100			American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access	9.5	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
101			River Forest Park	20.9	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
102			Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir	18.0	4	9	44.4%	18.9%
103			Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road	20.9	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
104			Eastgate Park	9.5	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
105			Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road	15.5	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
106			Sarah P. Duke Gardens	16.8	14	49	28.6%	17.8%
107			Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	14.5	7	21	33.3%	17.2%
108			Mason Farm Biological Reserve	14.6	54	248	21.8%	17.1%
109			Robertson Millpond Preserve	20.7	4	10	40.0%	16.8%
110			Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point	16.1	3	7	42.9%	15.8%
111			Wendell Park	22.6	4	11	36.4%	15.2%
112			Jack Marley Park	19.7	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
113			Mid Pines Rd.	6.7	41	214	19.2%	14.4%
114			American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access	10.5	6	21	28.6%	13.8%
115			Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina	13.2	3	8	37.5%	13.7%
116			Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge	13.6	3	8	37.5%	13.7%
117			Brumley Nature Preserve--North	22.2	28	150	18.7%	13.2%
118			Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park	13.5	4	13	30.8%	12.7%
119			Eno River SP--Few's Ford	23.2	10	45	22.2%	12.5%
120			Orange County Sportsplex Pond	24.9	5	18	27.8%	12.5%
121			Blue Jay Point County Park	14.5	10	46	21.7%	12.3%
122			William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake	3.8	3	9	33.3%	12.1%
123			Falls Lake--Rolling View	16.1	5	19	26.3%	11.8%
124			Baileywick Road Park	10.2	4	14	28.6%	11.7%
125			Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve	15.1	5	20	25.0%	11.2%
126			AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park	10.0	4	15	26.7%	10.9%
127			Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64	18.7	3	10	30.0%	10.8%
128			Rainbow Soccer Complex	16.2	8	40	20.0%	10.5%
129			Williamson Preserve	19.2	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
130			Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave	9.6	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
131			Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook	16.7	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
132			Carrboro High School	18.4	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
133			Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Boat Ramp	18.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
134			Carpenter Park	5.1	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
135			Honeycutt Road Park	14.6	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
136			Smith Creek Greenway (Entrance on Creek Moss Avenue)	16.2	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
137			Morgan Creek Trail	17.5	8	45	17.8%	9.3%
138			William B. Umstead SP	5.4	6	33	18.2%	8.6%
139			Ritter Park	4.3	4	19	21.1%	8.5%
140			Brumley Nature Preserve--South	22.7	6	36	16.7%	7.9%
141			White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland	6.1	3	14	21.4%	7.6%
142			Salem Pond Park	4.5	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
143			North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill)	14.1	3	15	20.0%	7.0%
144			Hank Anderson Community Park	20.3	7	50	14.0%	7.0%
145			Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station	21.6	3	17	17.6%	6.2%
146			Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment	12.2	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
147			Falls Lake--Rollingview Marina	15.5	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
148			Duke Forest--Gate 12	19.9	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
149			Butner Game Land--H Street Fields	23.2	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
150			Forest Ridge Park	16.5	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
151			Jordan Game Land--Lower Little Creek	13.2	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
152			Raven Rock SP	23.9	3	18	16.7%	5.8%
153			North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden	4.6	4	29	13.8%	5.5%
154			Fearrington Village	17.5	3	22	13.6%	4.7%
155			Indian Trail Park	18.1	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
156			American Tobacco Trail--Wimberly Road Access	8.1	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
157			Ammons Farm Rd.	24.7	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
158			Little River Fishing Facility	23.7	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
159			Turnipseed Preserve	20.5	3	23	13.0%	4.5%
160			Inwood Rd.	7.3	2	13	15.4%	4.3%
161			Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	23.9	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
162			Eno River SP--Cabe Lands Access	20.8	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
163			Duke University--East Campus	16.6	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
164			Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center	9.0	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
165			Indian Creek Greenway	3.5	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
166			Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only)	24.1	7	95	7.4%	3.6%
167			American Tobacco Trail--C.M. Herndon Park	10.4	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
168			NCSU Experimental Farm	7.1	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
169			Penny's Bend Nature Preserve	20.0	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
170			Pulley Town Road Fields	22.5	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
171			Third Fork Creek Trail	13.6	4	62	6.5%	2.5%
172			Falls Lake--Dam	15.2	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
173			Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road	18.1	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
174			Roland E. Horne Walking Trail	23.4	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
175			Horton Grove Nature Preserve	24.6	2	33	6.1%	1.7%
176			E. Carroll Joyner Park	20.6	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
177			Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park	17.9	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
178			Merritt's Pasture	16.9	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
179			Chapel Hill Community Park	16.9	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
180			North Carolina Botanical Garden	16.0	4	108	3.7%	1.4%
181			Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve	4.6	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
182			Horace Williams Tract	19.1	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
183			West Point on the Eno Park	20.5	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
184			Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail	19.4	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
185			Duke Forest--Korstian Division	19.6	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
186			Dorothea Dix	6.6	4	146	2.7%	1.1%
187			White Pines Nature Preserve	24.5	1	19	5.3%	0.9%
188			Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd.	17.4	2	62	3.2%	0.9%
189			Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning	3.9	4	197	2.0%	0.8%
190			Pritchard Park Nature Trail	17.3	1	28	3.6%	0.6%
191			Johnston Mill Nature Preserve	20.5	1	31	3.2%	0.6%
192			Dorothea Dix Park	6.9	1	109	0.9%	0.2%