This page shows which locations in the selected region historically had the highest probability of a checklist including Great Blue Heron in August. 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 |
|
|
Clinton Lake SRA--Radio Tower Access |
24.7 |
30 |
32 |
93.8% |
79.9% |
| 2 |
|
|
Middle Fork River Forest Preserve |
23.7 |
29 |
34 |
85.3% |
69.9% |
| 3 |
|
|
Homer Lake State Conservation Area |
14.0 |
85 |
115 |
73.9% |
65.2% |
| 4 |
|
|
Homer Lake Forest Preserve--North Lot |
13.8 |
10 |
11 |
90.9% |
62.3% |
| 5 |
|
|
Middle Fork River FP--North Waterfowl Management Area |
23.2 |
16 |
20 |
80.0% |
58.4% |
| 6 |
|
|
Kaufman Lake, Champaign |
2.5 |
43 |
81 |
53.1% |
42.3% |
| 7 |
|
|
River Bend Forest Preserve |
10.7 |
40 |
75 |
53.3% |
42.2% |
| 8 |
|
|
Legacy Ave Ponds |
3.3 |
12 |
19 |
63.2% |
41.0% |
| 9 |
|
|
Middle Fork River FP--South Waterfowl Management Area |
23.4 |
6 |
8 |
75.0% |
40.9% |
| 10 |
|
|
Salt Creek WMA |
24.7 |
7 |
10 |
70.0% |
39.7% |
| 11 |
|
|
Heritage Park, Champaign |
2.2 |
9 |
14 |
64.3% |
38.8% |
| 12 |
|
|
St. Joseph Wetland |
10.3 |
19 |
35 |
54.3% |
38.2% |
| 13 |
|
|
Beringer Commons Pond, Urbana |
4.1 |
26 |
52 |
50.0% |
36.9% |
| 14 |
|
|
Clinton Lake SRA--Upper Lake Flats |
24.8 |
7 |
11 |
63.6% |
35.4% |
| 15 |
|
|
Fairmont Quarry Ponds (restricted access) |
21.3 |
12 |
23 |
52.2% |
33.0% |
| 16 |
|
|
Crystal Lake Park, Urbana |
1.7 |
39 |
113 |
34.5% |
26.4% |
| 17 |
|
|
Allerton Park |
23.1 |
20 |
53 |
37.7% |
25.9% |
| 18 |
|
|
Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve--Stidham Woods |
9.3 |
4 |
7 |
57.1% |
25.0% |
| 19 |
|
|
Middle Fork River FP--Point Pleasant Wetland |
22.7 |
5 |
11 |
45.5% |
21.3% |
| 20 |
|
|
Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve |
9.7 |
7 |
21 |
33.3% |
17.2% |
| 21 |
|
|
Curtis Road Wetlands |
5.3 |
6 |
21 |
28.6% |
13.8% |
| 22 |
|
|
Colbert Park |
4.6 |
3 |
8 |
37.5% |
13.7% |
| 23 |
|
|
Windsor Rd and 1st St Pond |
2.4 |
6 |
22 |
27.3% |
13.2% |
| 24 |
|
|
Sangamon River Forest Preserve |
12.5 |
4 |
14 |
28.6% |
11.7% |
| 25 |
|
|
Mattis Lake, Champaign |
2.0 |
2 |
6 |
33.3% |
9.7% |
| 26 |
|
|
Chanute Air Force Base--Heritage Lake |
13.2 |
1 |
2 |
50.0% |
9.5% |
| 27 |
|
|
Boulware Trail |
1.6 |
1 |
2 |
50.0% |
9.5% |
| 28 |
|
|
Lodge Park Forest Preserve |
17.3 |
2 |
7 |
28.6% |
8.2% |
| 29 |
|
|
Robert C. Porter Family Park |
5.1 |
3 |
14 |
21.4% |
7.6% |
| 30 |
|
|
Moorman Swine Research Unit, Champaign |
1.9 |
18 |
168 |
10.7% |
6.9% |
| 31 |
|
|
Ruppel Bike Path--Prospect Pointe |
3.4 |
1 |
3 |
33.3% |
6.1% |
| 32 |
|
|
Valentine Park |
17.6 |
1 |
4 |
25.0% |
4.6% |
| 33 |
|
|
Allerton Park--Buck Schroth Trail |
22.2 |
1 |
4 |
25.0% |
4.6% |
| 34 |
|
|
Parkland College and Dodds Park |
2.8 |
2 |
13 |
15.4% |
4.3% |
| 35 |
|
|
Busey Woods, Urbana |
1.8 |
9 |
111 |
8.1% |
4.3% |
| 36 |
|
|
Pedigo Sod Farm |
4.1 |
3 |
27 |
11.1% |
3.9% |
| 37 |
|
|
Meadowbrook Park, Urbana |
3.2 |
8 |
133 |
6.0% |
3.1% |
| 38 |
|
|
Boneyard Creek, Champaign |
0.4 |
1 |
6 |
16.7% |
3.0% |
| 39 |
|
|
University of Illinois Arboretum, Champaign |
2.2 |
3 |
45 |
6.7% |
2.3% |
| 40 |
|
|
Weaver Park, Urbana |
3.4 |
3 |
46 |
6.5% |
2.2% |
| 41 |
|
|
Barnhart Prairie Restoration |
4.6 |
1 |
14 |
7.1% |
1.3% |
| 42 |
|
|
Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve--Buffalo Trace Prairie |
10.0 |
1 |
18 |
5.6% |
1.0% |
| 43 |
|
|
University Cattle Farm, Urbana |
2.3 |
1 |
40 |
2.5% |
0.4% |