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 |
|
|
Clinton Lake SRA--Upper Lake Flats |
24.8 |
23 |
28 |
82.1% |
64.4% |
| 2 |
|
|
Middle Fork River Forest Preserve |
23.7 |
28 |
35 |
80.0% |
64.1% |
| 3 |
|
|
Homer Lake State Conservation Area |
14.0 |
81 |
113 |
71.7% |
62.8% |
| 4 |
|
|
Middle Fork River FP--South Waterfowl Management Area |
23.4 |
16 |
20 |
80.0% |
58.4% |
| 5 |
|
|
Heritage Park, Champaign |
2.2 |
31 |
44 |
70.5% |
55.8% |
| 6 |
|
|
Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve--Stidham Woods |
9.3 |
10 |
12 |
83.3% |
55.2% |
| 7 |
|
|
Clinton Lake SRA--Radio Tower Access |
24.7 |
12 |
15 |
80.0% |
54.8% |
| 8 |
|
|
River Bend Forest Preserve |
10.7 |
68 |
112 |
60.7% |
51.5% |
| 9 |
|
|
Fairmont Quarry Ponds (restricted access) |
21.3 |
12 |
16 |
75.0% |
50.5% |
| 10 |
|
|
Homer Lake Forest Preserve--North Lot |
13.8 |
8 |
11 |
72.7% |
43.4% |
| 11 |
|
|
Legacy Ave Ponds |
3.3 |
8 |
12 |
66.7% |
39.1% |
| 12 |
|
|
Robert C. Porter Family Park |
5.1 |
5 |
7 |
71.4% |
35.9% |
| 13 |
|
|
Kaufman Lake, Champaign |
2.5 |
50 |
119 |
42.0% |
33.5% |
| 14 |
|
|
Middle Fork River FP--North Waterfowl Management Area |
23.2 |
12 |
26 |
46.2% |
28.8% |
| 15 |
|
|
Crystal Lake Park, Urbana |
1.7 |
127 |
405 |
31.4% |
27.0% |
| 16 |
|
|
St. Joseph Wetland |
10.3 |
10 |
23 |
43.5% |
25.6% |
| 17 |
|
|
Lodge Park Forest Preserve |
17.3 |
11 |
26 |
42.3% |
25.5% |
| 18 |
|
|
Colbert Park |
4.6 |
4 |
8 |
50.0% |
21.5% |
| 19 |
|
|
Edna Edwards Burnett Land and Water Reserve |
15.7 |
1 |
1 |
100.0% |
20.7% |
| 20 |
|
|
Windsor Rd and 1st St Pond |
2.4 |
7 |
20 |
35.0% |
18.1% |
| 21 |
|
|
Allerton Park |
23.1 |
25 |
102 |
24.5% |
17.2% |
| 22 |
|
|
Allerton Park--Lost Garden Trail |
23.3 |
6 |
18 |
33.3% |
16.3% |
| 23 |
|
|
Beringer Commons Pond, Urbana |
4.1 |
10 |
36 |
27.8% |
15.8% |
| 24 |
|
|
Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve |
9.7 |
9 |
36 |
25.0% |
13.8% |
| 25 |
|
|
Middle Fork River FP--Campground |
23.6 |
3 |
8 |
37.5% |
13.7% |
| 26 |
|
|
Boneyard Creek, Champaign |
0.4 |
3 |
9 |
33.3% |
12.1% |
| 27 |
|
|
Mattis Lake, Champaign |
2.0 |
7 |
30 |
23.3% |
11.8% |
| 28 |
|
|
Salt Creek WMA |
24.7 |
2 |
6 |
33.3% |
9.7% |
| 29 |
|
|
Busey Woods, Urbana |
1.8 |
40 |
352 |
11.4% |
8.5% |
| 30 |
|
|
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign--Boneyard Creek |
0.9 |
2 |
8 |
25.0% |
7.1% |
| 31 |
|
|
Upper Sangamon River Land and Water Reserve |
21.1 |
1 |
3 |
33.3% |
6.1% |
| 32 |
|
|
Shady Rest County Forest Preserve |
15.3 |
1 |
3 |
33.3% |
6.1% |
| 33 |
|
|
Moorman Swine Research Unit, Champaign |
1.9 |
11 |
125 |
8.8% |
5.0% |
| 34 |
|
|
Middle Fork River FP--Point Pleasant Wetland |
22.7 |
1 |
4 |
25.0% |
4.6% |
| 35 |
|
|
Sangamon River Corridor Reserve (Bruce Hannon Levee Trail) |
19.2 |
1 |
5 |
20.0% |
3.6% |
| 36 |
|
|
Allerton Park--Buck Schroth Trail |
22.2 |
2 |
16 |
12.5% |
3.5% |
| 37 |
|
|
University of Illinois Arboretum, Champaign |
2.2 |
3 |
98 |
3.1% |
1.0% |
| 38 |
|
|
Meadowbrook Park, Urbana |
3.2 |
5 |
218 |
2.3% |
1.0% |
| 39 |
|
|
Sangamon River Forest Preserve |
12.5 |
1 |
21 |
4.8% |
0.8% |
| 40 |
|
|
Woodlawn Cemetery, Champaign |
1.8 |
1 |
24 |
4.2% |
0.7% |
| 41 |
|
|
Weaver Park, Urbana |
3.4 |
1 |
60 |
1.7% |
0.3% |
| 42 |
|
|
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
1.3 |
1 |
70 |
1.4% |
0.3% |