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Where to find Great Blue Heron in September
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 September. 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 6.9 295 305 96.7% 94.1%
2 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 46 50 92.0% 81.2%
3 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 96 109 88.1% 80.7%
4 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 180 210 85.7% 80.3%
5 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 88 100 88.0% 80.2%
6 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 180 214 84.1% 78.6%
7 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 139 165 84.2% 77.9%
8 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 128 152 84.2% 77.6%
9 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 28 31 90.3% 75.1%
10 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 27 30 90.0% 74.4%
11 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 17 18 94.4% 74.2%
12 Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats) 12.6 26 29 89.7% 73.6%
13 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co) 20.0 10 10 100.0% 72.2%
14 Lake Lynn 7.7 271 373 72.7% 67.9%
15 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats 18.8 20 23 87.0% 67.9%
16 Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve 22.1 8 8 100.0% 67.6%
17 Bond Park 2.7 117 157 74.5% 67.2%
18 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 92 122 75.4% 67.1%
19 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 114 154 74.0% 66.6%
20 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 47 60 78.3% 66.4%
21 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 15 17 88.2% 65.7%
22 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 26 32 81.2% 64.7%
23 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co) 12.3 26 32 81.2% 64.7%
24 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 31 39 79.5% 64.5%
25 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 17 20 85.0% 64.0%
26 Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp 16.8 10 11 90.9% 62.3%
27 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 309 471 65.6% 61.2%
28 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 129 192 67.2% 60.3%
29 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 17 21 81.0% 60.0%
30 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 30 40 75.0% 59.8%
31 Lake Betz 7.3 143 219 65.3% 58.8%
32 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 47 67 70.1% 58.3%
33 Shelley Lake 8.1 41 58 70.7% 58.0%
34 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 53 77 68.8% 57.8%
35 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 51 74 68.9% 57.7%
36 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 25 34 73.5% 56.9%
37 Town Lake Park 23.4 18 24 75.0% 55.1%
38 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 17 23 73.9% 53.5%
39 Lake Benson 11.9 15 20 75.0% 53.1%
40 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 69 111 62.2% 52.9%
41 Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform 12.3 20 29 69.0% 50.8%
42 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 200 371 53.9% 48.8%
43 Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point 16.1 6 7 85.7% 48.7%
44 Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp 18.6 6 7 85.7% 48.7%
45 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 21 32 65.6% 48.3%
46 Apex Community Park 3.7 23 37 62.2% 46.1%
47 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 34 59 57.6% 44.9%
48 Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook 16.7 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
49 Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek 13.7 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
50 Twin Lakes Park 14.5 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
51 Lake Wheeler 8.2 12 18 66.7% 43.7%
52 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 16 26 61.5% 42.5%
53 Duke University--Reclamation Pond 17.3 18 30 60.0% 42.3%
54 Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment 12.2 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
55 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 67 152 44.1% 36.4%
56 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. Ramp 18.4 5 7 71.4% 35.9%
57 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 8 13 61.5% 35.5%
58 Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek 14.0 14 26 53.8% 35.5%
59 Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina 13.2 6 9 66.7% 35.4%
60 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 7 11 63.6% 35.4%
61 Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.) 13.5 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
62 O'Kelly Chapel Road Waterfowl Impoundment 9.9 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
63 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
64 Lake Raleigh 6.0 19 39 48.7% 33.9%
65 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 10 18 55.6% 33.7%
66 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 10 18 55.6% 33.7%
67 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 10 18 55.6% 33.7%
68 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 460 1293 35.6% 33.0%
69 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 101 261 38.7% 33.0%
70 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 12 23 52.2% 33.0%
71 North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 17.8 18 39 46.2% 31.6%
72 Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway 12.9 12 24 50.0% 31.4%
73 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 22 51 43.1% 30.5%
74 Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area 13.8 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
75 Haw River--Bynum Dam 20.5 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
76 Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access 18.4 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
77 Hoffman Lake 2.4 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
78 Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir 19.0 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
79 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 20 48 41.7% 28.8%
80 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 30 77 39.0% 28.8%
81 Schenck Forest 3.6 65 189 34.4% 28.0%
82 Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road 20.9 5 9 55.6% 26.7%
83 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 14 34 41.2% 26.4%
84 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 6 12 50.0% 25.4%
85 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 20 57 35.1% 24.0%
86 Sarah P. Duke Gardens 16.8 18 52 34.6% 23.2%
87 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Durham Co.) 19.7 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
88 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
89 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 9 23 39.1% 22.2%
90 Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch 11.6 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
91 Jordan Lake--Poe's Ridge 19.9 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
92 Shaw Lake 9.9 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
93 Falls Lake--Rollingview Marina 15.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
94 Falls Lake SRA--B. W. Wells 16.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
95 Kildaire Farms Lake 2.3 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
96 Heritage Lake 19.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
97 Robeson Creek Greenway 22.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
98 Lake Rogers Park 23.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
99 Capital Hills Drive Wetlands 13.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
100 Beaver Marsh 16.7 40 148 27.0% 20.5%
101 Swift Creek Bluffs 5.3 20 68 29.4% 19.9%
102 Walnut Creek Greenway between Lake Dam Rd & Gorman St 5.1 4 9 44.4% 18.9%
103 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
104 Butner Game Land--H Street Fields 23.2 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
105 AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park 10.0 6 16 37.5% 18.5%
106 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 10 32 31.2% 18.0%
107 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 11 38 28.9% 17.0%
108 Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64 18.7 4 10 40.0% 16.8%
109 Falls Lake--Cheek Road Causeway (Durham Co.) 17.7 4 10 40.0% 16.8%
110 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 11 39 28.2% 16.5%
111 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 6 18 33.3% 16.3%
112 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 21 88 23.9% 16.2%
113 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp 14.8 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
114 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 4 11 36.4% 15.2%
115 Pinehurst Drive Ponds 15.6 4 11 36.4% 15.2%
116 Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point 14.2 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
117 Chandler's Swamp 16.9 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
118 Forest Ridge Park 16.5 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
119 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 23 110 20.9% 14.4%
120 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 69 392 17.6% 14.2%
121 Wendell Park 22.6 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
122 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
123 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 8 32 25.0% 13.3%
124 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 42 242 17.4% 13.1%
125 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 5 18 27.8% 12.5%
126 Laurel Hill Park 5.4 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
127 Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff 12.6 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
128 Little River Fishing Facility 23.7 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
129 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve 20.0 10 48 20.8% 11.7%
130 Beaver Creek Greenway 7.0 4 14 28.6% 11.7%
131 Baileywick Road Park 10.2 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
132 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 4 16 25.0% 10.2%
133 Turnipseed Preserve 20.5 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
134 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 4 17 23.5% 9.6%
135 Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 23.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
136 Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf 15.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
137 Eno River SP--Cabe Lands Access 20.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
138 Beaver Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 10.6 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
139 Falls Lake--Cheek Rd. Causeway (Wake Co.) 17.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
140 East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek) 9.4 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
141 Durant Nature Park--Fairy Garden 13.4 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
142 Robertson Creek Nature Preserve 23.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
143 Raven Rock SP 23.9 5 25 20.0% 8.9%
144 Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park 17.9 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
145 Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station 21.6 6 35 17.1% 8.1%
146 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 3 14 21.4% 7.6%
147 Lower Booker Creek Trail 17.0 3 14 21.4% 7.6%
148 Barksdale Drive Greenway 9.9 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
149 Chatham Co. Northeast District Park 14.1 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
150 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 17 160 10.6% 6.7%
151 Blackwood Farm Park 22.9 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
152 Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge 13.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
153 Fallon park 8.1 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
154 Jordan Game Land--Bells Church Fishing Access 12.9 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
155 Honeycutt Road Park 14.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
156 Hilltop Needmore Park--South 11.5 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
157 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
158 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
159 Apex Nature Park 8.6 4 29 13.8% 5.5%
160 Third Fork Creek Trail 13.6 4 30 13.3% 5.3%
161 Morgan Creek Trail 17.5 3 21 14.3% 5.0%
162 Eno River SP--Pleasant Green 21.9 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
163 Falls Lake SRA--Information Center 16.3 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
164 Historic Oakwood Cemetery 8.7 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
165 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 3 26 11.5% 4.0%
166 Piedmont Nature Trail 15.9 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
167 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 4 44 9.1% 3.6%
168 Williamson Preserve 19.2 2 16 12.5% 3.5%
169 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 13 224 5.8% 3.4%
170 17 Acre Woods 18.0 6 89 6.7% 3.1%
171 West Point on the Eno Park 20.5 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
172 Carpenter Park 5.1 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
173 Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park 15.6 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
174 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 4 58 6.9% 2.7%
175 North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill) 14.1 2 21 9.5% 2.7%
176 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 4 61 6.6% 2.6%
177 Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders 3.9 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
178 Indian Creek Greenway 3.5 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
179 DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve 22.4 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
180 Duke University--Chapel Woods 17.1 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
181 Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail 19.4 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
182 North Carolina Botanical Garden 16.0 4 84 4.8% 1.9%
183 Pullen Park 6.6 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
184 Brookhaven Nature Park 6.7 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
185 Indian Trail Park 18.1 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
186 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 2 42 4.8% 1.3%
187 Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate 19.7 2 42 4.8% 1.3%
188 Horace Williams Tract 19.1 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
189 Duke Forest--Korstian Division 19.6 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
190 Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve 4.6 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
191 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
192 White Deer Park 11.6 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
193 Falls Lake 15.1 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
194 Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts 18.8 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
195 Horton Grove Nature Preserve 24.6 1 40 2.5% 0.4%
196 Mary Hayes Barber Holmes Park 22.3 1 75 1.3% 0.2%
197 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 1 100 1.0% 0.2%