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Where to find Great Blue Heron in June
within 25 miles of Champaign, IL, 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 Homer Lake State Conservation Area 14.0 41 79 51.9% 41.1%
2 St. Joseph Wetland 10.3 14 23 60.9% 40.8%
3 Middle Fork River FP--Point Pleasant Wetland 22.7 6 10 60.0% 31.3%
4 Clinton Lake SRA--Radio Tower Access 24.7 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
5 Middle Fork River Forest Preserve 23.7 9 18 50.0% 29.0%
6 River Bend Forest Preserve 10.7 18 49 36.7% 24.7%
7 Heritage Park, Champaign 2.2 8 18 44.4% 24.6%
8 Colbert Park 4.6 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
9 Boneyard Creek, Champaign 0.4 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
10 Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve--Stidham Woods 9.3 4 8 50.0% 21.5%
11 Homer Lake Forest Preserve--North Lot 13.8 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
12 Heron View Forest Preserve 12.3 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
13 Clinton Lake SRA--Upper Lake Flats 24.8 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
14 Spring Lake (Champaign Co.) 11.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
15 Salt Creek WMA 24.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
16 Kaufman Lake, Champaign 2.5 18 59 30.5% 20.3%
17 Collins Pond Trail 14.2 4 9 44.4% 18.9%
18 Windsor Rd and 1st St Pond 2.4 9 27 33.3% 18.6%
19 Lodge Park Forest Preserve 17.3 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
20 Middle Fork River FP--Campground 23.6 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
21 Robert C. Porter Family Park 5.1 5 15 33.3% 15.2%
22 Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve 9.7 10 38 26.3% 15.0%
23 Beringer Commons Pond, Urbana 4.1 10 40 25.0% 14.2%
24 Legacy Ave Ponds 3.3 9 35 25.7% 14.2%
25 Allerton Park 23.1 17 84 20.2% 13.0%
26 Sangamon River Forest Preserve 12.5 4 13 30.8% 12.7%
27 Boulware Trail 1.6 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
28 Crystal Lake Park, Urbana 1.7 14 75 18.7% 11.5%
29 Mattis Lake, Champaign 2.0 8 38 21.1% 11.1%
30 Moorman Swine Research Unit, Champaign 1.9 7 38 18.4% 9.2%
31 Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve--Buffalo Trace Prairie 10.0 6 35 17.1% 8.1%
32 Meadowbrook Park, Urbana 3.2 17 149 11.4% 7.2%
33 University of Illinois Arboretum, Champaign 2.2 8 59 13.6% 7.0%
34 Old Rantoul Landfill and Surrounding Pastures 17.0 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
35 Parkland College and Dodds Park 2.8 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
36 Sangamon River Corridor Reserve (Bruce Hannon Levee Trail) 19.2 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
37 Fairmont Quarry Ponds (restricted access) 21.3 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
38 Weaver Park, Urbana 3.4 3 27 11.1% 3.9%
39 Allerton Park--Buck Schroth Trail 22.2 2 16 12.5% 3.5%
40 Middle Fork River FP--North Waterfowl Management Area 23.2 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
41 Curtis Road Wetlands 5.3 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
42 Barnhart Prairie Restoration 4.6 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
43 Woodlawn Cemetery, Champaign 1.8 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
44 Busey Woods, Urbana 1.8 1 55 1.8% 0.3%