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Where to find Pileated Woodpecker in January
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 Pileated Woodpecker in January. 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			Raven Rock SP	23.9	17	27	63.0%	44.2%
2			Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek	14.5	72	150	48.0%	40.2%
3			Falls Lake--Upper Beaver Dam (Granville Co.)	21.0	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
4			Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve	15.1	20	46	43.5%	30.2%
5			Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts	18.8	4	6	66.7%	30.0%
6			American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access	10.5	34	87	39.1%	29.5%
7			Third Fork Creek Trail	13.6	22	57	38.6%	27.1%
8			White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland	6.1	5	9	55.6%	26.7%
9			Eno River SP--Few's Ford	23.2	23	61	37.7%	26.6%
10			Barksdale Drive Greenway	9.9	8	17	47.1%	26.2%
11			Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment	23.4	63	209	30.1%	24.3%
12			Lower Haw SNA--Bynum	20.3	10	25	40.0%	23.4%
13			Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd.	11.9	8	19	42.1%	23.1%
14			Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek	15.0	7	16	43.8%	23.1%
15			Little Creek Trail	15.3	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
16			Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve	22.1	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
17			Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End	17.3	8	20	40.0%	21.9%
18			Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park	17.9	10	27	37.0%	21.5%
19			Shelley Lake	8.1	37	131	28.2%	21.2%
20			Falls Lake--New Light Creek	17.6	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
21			American Tobacco Trail--Wimberly Road Access	8.1	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
22			Wendell Park	22.6	8	21	38.1%	20.8%
23			Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co)	20.0	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
24			Neuse River Trail--Buffalo Road Canoe Launch	14.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
25			Durant Nature Preserve	13.3	29	102	28.4%	20.6%
26			William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake	3.8	5	12	41.7%	19.3%
27			Lake Benson	11.9	38	150	25.3%	19.0%
28			Apex Community Park	3.7	61	257	23.7%	18.9%
29			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade	20.0	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
30			Harris Lake County Park	14.0	21	77	27.3%	18.6%
31			Duke Forest--Korstian Division	19.6	7	20	35.0%	18.1%
32			Shearon Harris Visitor's Center	12.7	5	13	38.5%	17.7%
33			Mason Farm Biological Reserve	14.6	78	361	21.6%	17.7%
34			Middle Creek Bottomlands II	24.9	6	17	35.3%	17.3%
35			Lake Wheeler marshes	6.9	29	121	24.0%	17.2%
36			Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point	16.1	4	10	40.0%	16.8%
37			White Pines Nature Preserve	24.5	8	26	30.8%	16.5%
38			Hilltop Needmore Park--North	11.1	7	22	31.8%	16.4%
39			Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station	21.6	6	18	33.3%	16.3%
40			Sandy Creek Park	16.1	88	448	19.6%	16.2%
41			New Hope Bottomlands	15.5	3	7	42.9%	15.8%
42			American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access	9.5	3	7	42.9%	15.8%
43			William B. Umstead SP	5.4	9	32	28.1%	15.6%
44			Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth	14.9	35	169	20.7%	15.3%
45			Beaver Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	10.6	4	11	36.4%	15.2%
46			Duke Forest--Eno Division	22.9	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
47			Pierce Woods and Pond	15.9	6	20	30.0%	14.5%
48			Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd.	17.1	5	16	31.2%	14.2%
49			Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek	18.2	15	68	22.1%	13.8%
50			Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway	3.5	6	22	27.3%	13.2%
51			Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam	18.7	26	141	18.4%	12.9%
52			Falls Lake--Dam	15.2	8	34	23.5%	12.4%
53			Lake Betz	7.3	55	346	15.9%	12.4%
54			Schenck Forest	3.6	41	250	16.4%	12.3%
55			Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	23.9	3	9	33.3%	12.1%
56			Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp	18.6	3	9	33.3%	12.1%
57			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access	15.2	3	9	33.3%	12.1%
58			Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch	11.6	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
59			Neuse River Trail--Falls River	15.6	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
60			Ammons Farm Rd.	24.7	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
61			Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road	18.1	4	14	28.6%	11.7%
62			Horace Williams Tract	19.1	7	31	22.6%	11.4%
63			Falls Lake--Sandling Beach	17.5	5	20	25.0%	11.2%
64			Blue Jay Point County Park	14.5	16	91	17.6%	11.1%
65			Lake Johnson Park	4.2	44	302	14.6%	11.0%
66			Ritter Park	4.3	4	15	26.7%	10.9%
67			Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook	16.7	4	15	26.7%	10.9%
68			Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf	15.9	3	10	30.0%	10.8%
69			Turnipseed Preserve	20.5	3	10	30.0%	10.8%
70			Parker Preserve	15.5	5	21	23.8%	10.6%
71			Bass Lake Park & Trail	10.7	15	89	16.9%	10.5%
72			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point	15.0	46	338	13.6%	10.4%
73			Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park	13.6	7	34	20.6%	10.3%
74			Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd.	12.6	27	184	14.7%	10.3%
75			Blackwood Farm Park	22.9	6	28	21.4%	10.2%
76			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.)	21.9	4	16	25.0%	10.2%
77			Town Lake Park	23.4	5	22	22.7%	10.1%
78			Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest	14.7	6	29	20.7%	9.8%
79			Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.)	13.5	3	11	27.3%	9.7%
80			Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access	18.4	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
81			Clemmons Educational State Forest	18.0	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
82			Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park	15.6	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
83			Lower Booker Creek Trail	17.0	5	23	21.7%	9.7%
84			White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side	6.7	7	37	18.9%	9.5%
85			Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road	20.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
86			O'Kelly Chapel Road Waterfowl Impoundment	9.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
87			Neuse River Trail--Old Falls of Neuse	15.1	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
88			Robertson Creek Nature Preserve	23.8	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
89			Old Bynum Bridge	20.4	9	53	17.0%	9.2%
90			Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway	21.1	3	12	25.0%	8.9%
91			Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula	12.1	5	25	20.0%	8.9%
92			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp	14.8	5	25	20.0%	8.9%
93			Mid Pines Rd.	6.7	88	817	10.8%	8.8%
94			Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve	4.6	6	35	17.1%	8.1%
95			Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP'	16.4	10	71	14.1%	7.8%
96			University Lake, Chapel Hill	19.3	4	21	19.0%	7.7%
97			Swift Creek Bluffs	5.3	3	14	21.4%	7.6%
98			Forest Ridge Park	16.5	3	14	21.4%	7.6%
99			Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd.	9.8	14	116	12.1%	7.3%
100			Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade	19.0	4	22	18.2%	7.3%
101			Falls Lake	15.1	4	22	18.2%	7.3%
102			Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir	18.0	11	87	12.6%	7.2%
103			Yates Mill County Park	7.2	42	436	9.6%	7.2%
104			Falls Lake SRA--Information Center	16.3	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
105			William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake	5.7	21	196	10.7%	7.1%
106			E. Carroll Joyner Park	20.6	4	23	17.4%	7.0%
107			New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment	13.8	4	24	16.7%	6.7%
108			Rainbow Soccer Complex	16.2	9	73	12.3%	6.6%
109			Mary Hayes Barber Holmes Park	22.3	8	65	12.3%	6.4%
110			Brumley Nature Preserve--South	22.7	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
111			Apex Nature Park	8.6	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
112			Brumley Nature Preserve--North	22.2	19	197	9.6%	6.3%
113			Duke Forest--Shepherd Nature Trail	18.7	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
114			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co)	12.3	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
115			Falls Lake SRA--Woodpecker Ridge	16.3	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
116			Patterson Road Waterfowl Impoundment	14.8	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
117			Duke Forest--Gate 10	19.3	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
118			East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek)	9.4	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
119			Robertson Millpond Preserve	20.7	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
120			Butner Game Land--H Street Fields	23.2	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
121			Symphony Lake Greenway	4.4	8	70	11.4%	5.9%
122			Beaver Marsh	16.7	29	351	8.3%	5.8%
123			Falls Lake--Rolling View	16.1	13	133	9.8%	5.8%
124			Horton Grove Nature Preserve	24.6	4	28	14.3%	5.7%
125			Duke Forest--Gate 4	18.1	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
126			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.)	21.9	6	50	12.0%	5.6%
127			American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Mall	12.2	3	20	15.0%	5.2%
128			Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point	14.2	2	11	18.2%	5.1%
129			North Carolina Botanical Garden	16.0	10	109	9.2%	5.1%
130			Carrboro High School	18.4	2	12	16.7%	4.7%
131			Brookhaven Nature Park	6.7	2	12	16.7%	4.7%
132			Glennstone/Heron Rookery	18.4	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
133			Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge	13.6	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
134			Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. Ramp	18.4	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
135			Sims Branch Greenway	13.1	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
136			Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field)	14.1	4	35	11.4%	4.5%
137			Morgan Creek Trail	17.5	4	36	11.1%	4.4%
138			Lake Wheeler	8.2	5	50	10.0%	4.3%
139			Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park	13.5	2	13	15.4%	4.3%
140			Ephesus Park--Chapel Hill	16.3	2	13	15.4%	4.3%
141			Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate	19.7	2	13	15.4%	4.3%
142			Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp	15.5	9	111	8.1%	4.3%
143			Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd.	17.4	4	37	10.8%	4.3%
144			White Deer Park	11.6	4	37	10.8%	4.3%
145			Lake Lynn	7.7	11	164	6.7%	3.8%
146			Lake Crabtree County Park	3.6	31	593	5.2%	3.7%
147			American Tobacco Trail--Pittard Sears Road	8.8	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
148			Lake Raleigh	6.0	9	135	6.7%	3.5%
149			Johnston Mill Nature Preserve	20.5	3	31	9.7%	3.3%
150			Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64	18.7	2	18	11.1%	3.1%
151			Williamson Preserve	19.2	2	18	11.1%	3.1%
152			Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp	16.8	5	73	6.8%	3.0%
153			stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020)	1.5	6	104	5.8%	2.7%
154			Penny's Bend Nature Preserve	20.0	2	21	9.5%	2.7%
155			Hank Anderson Community Park	20.3	4	60	6.7%	2.6%
156			Fearrington Village	17.5	3	43	7.0%	2.4%
157			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co)	12.0	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
158			Leigh Farm Park	14.5	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
159			Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only)	24.1	7	171	4.1%	2.0%
160			Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina	13.2	2	29	6.9%	1.9%
161			Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access	13.1	2	29	6.9%	1.9%
162			Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek	10.3	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
163			Piedmont Nature Trail	15.9	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
164			Homestead Park	19.3	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
165			Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir	19.0	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
166			Laurel Hill Park	5.4	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
167			Lake Rogers Park	23.7	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
168			Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail	17.1	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
169			Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area	13.8	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
170			Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek	10.6	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
171			Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek	14.8	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
172			Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff	12.6	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
173			Patterson Place Constructed Wetland	16.0	2	51	3.9%	1.1%
174			Fred Fletcher Park	7.4	3	103	2.9%	1.0%
175			Baileywick Road Park	10.2	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
176			Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp	18.4	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
177			stakeout Bullock's Oriole, Fuquay-Varina (2024)	14.9	3	116	2.6%	0.9%
178			Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd.	13.3	1	22	4.5%	0.8%
179			North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden	4.6	1	30	3.3%	0.6%
180			Brier Creek Reservoir	5.9	3	175	1.7%	0.6%
181			Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	14.5	1	32	3.1%	0.6%
182			Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only	15.3	1	34	2.9%	0.5%
183			Lake Crabtree Dam	3.3	3	251	1.2%	0.4%
184			UNC Chapel Hill--Coker Arboretum	17.2	1	45	2.2%	0.4%
185			Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance	3.3	2	190	1.1%	0.3%
186			Discovery Lake (Restricted Access)	8.2	1	70	1.4%	0.3%
187			Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders	3.9	1	78	1.3%	0.2%
188			Bond Park	2.7	1	145	0.7%	0.1%
189			Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning	3.9	1	462	0.2%	0.0%