This page shows which locations in the selected region historically had the highest probability of a checklist including Great Blue Heron in October. 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 |
|
|
Heritage Park, Champaign |
2.2 |
27 |
35 |
77.1% |
61.0% |
| 2 |
|
|
Clinton Lake SRA--Upper Lake Flats |
24.8 |
18 |
23 |
78.3% |
58.1% |
| 3 |
|
|
Homer Lake State Conservation Area |
14.0 |
58 |
86 |
67.4% |
57.0% |
| 4 |
|
|
Middle Fork River Forest Preserve |
23.7 |
14 |
19 |
73.7% |
51.2% |
| 5 |
|
|
Salt Creek WMA |
24.7 |
4 |
4 |
100.0% |
51.0% |
| 6 |
|
|
Fairmont Quarry Ponds (restricted access) |
21.3 |
8 |
10 |
80.0% |
49.0% |
| 7 |
|
|
Middle Fork River FP--South Waterfowl Management Area |
23.4 |
3 |
3 |
100.0% |
43.8% |
| 8 |
|
|
River Bend Forest Preserve |
10.7 |
66 |
130 |
50.8% |
42.3% |
| 9 |
|
|
Collins Pond Trail |
14.2 |
5 |
7 |
71.4% |
35.9% |
| 10 |
|
|
Legacy Ave Ponds |
3.3 |
15 |
28 |
53.6% |
35.8% |
| 11 |
|
|
Kaufman Lake, Champaign |
2.5 |
33 |
75 |
44.0% |
33.3% |
| 12 |
|
|
Clinton Lake SRA--Radio Tower Access |
24.7 |
6 |
11 |
54.5% |
28.0% |
| 13 |
|
|
Boneyard Creek, Champaign |
0.4 |
6 |
12 |
50.0% |
25.4% |
| 14 |
|
|
Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve--Stidham Woods |
9.3 |
4 |
7 |
57.1% |
25.0% |
| 15 |
|
|
Crystal Lake Park, Urbana |
1.7 |
54 |
197 |
27.4% |
21.7% |
| 16 |
|
|
Chanute Air Force Base--Heritage Lake |
13.2 |
2 |
3 |
66.7% |
20.8% |
| 17 |
|
|
Boulware Trail |
1.6 |
1 |
1 |
100.0% |
20.7% |
| 18 |
|
|
Hidden Acres Park |
13.2 |
1 |
1 |
100.0% |
20.7% |
| 19 |
|
|
Beringer Commons Pond, Urbana |
4.1 |
17 |
69 |
24.6% |
16.0% |
| 20 |
|
|
Robert C. Porter Family Park |
5.1 |
2 |
4 |
50.0% |
15.0% |
| 21 |
|
|
Colbert Park |
4.6 |
9 |
36 |
25.0% |
13.8% |
| 22 |
|
|
Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve |
9.7 |
8 |
31 |
25.8% |
13.7% |
| 23 |
|
|
Middle Fork River FP--North Waterfowl Management Area |
23.2 |
3 |
9 |
33.3% |
12.1% |
| 24 |
|
|
Middle Fork River FP--Point Pleasant Wetland |
22.7 |
2 |
5 |
40.0% |
11.8% |
| 25 |
|
|
Lodge Park Forest Preserve |
17.3 |
4 |
14 |
28.6% |
11.7% |
| 26 |
|
|
Windsor Rd and 1st St Pond |
2.4 |
6 |
26 |
23.1% |
11.0% |
| 27 |
|
|
Allerton Park |
23.1 |
13 |
91 |
14.3% |
8.5% |
| 28 |
|
|
St. Joseph Wetland |
10.3 |
3 |
15 |
20.0% |
7.0% |
| 29 |
|
|
Busey Woods, Urbana |
1.8 |
18 |
183 |
9.8% |
6.3% |
| 30 |
|
|
Weaver Park, Urbana |
3.4 |
22 |
234 |
9.4% |
6.3% |
| 31 |
|
|
Moorman Swine Research Unit, Champaign |
1.9 |
11 |
126 |
8.7% |
4.9% |
| 32 |
|
|
Ruppel Bike Path--Prospect Pointe |
3.4 |
1 |
4 |
25.0% |
4.6% |
| 33 |
|
|
Sangamon River Forest Preserve |
12.5 |
2 |
17 |
11.8% |
3.3% |
| 34 |
|
|
Meadowbrook Park, Urbana |
3.2 |
5 |
173 |
2.9% |
1.2% |
| 35 |
|
|
University of Illinois Arboretum, Champaign |
2.2 |
2 |
49 |
4.1% |
1.1% |
| 36 |
|
|
Mattis Lake, Champaign |
2.0 |
1 |
21 |
4.8% |
0.8% |