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Where to find Pileated Woodpecker in October
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 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 Brian P's Yard (Private) 14.4 142 208 68.3% 61.7%
2 Robertson Creek Nature Preserve 23.8 4 4 100.0% 51.0%
3 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 9 12 75.0% 46.8%
4 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 29 50 58.0% 44.2%
5 Butner Game Land--H Street Fields 23.2 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
6 Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road 20.9 5 6 83.3% 43.6%
7 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 13 21 61.9% 40.9%
8 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 13 21 61.9% 40.9%
9 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 14 23 60.9% 40.8%
10 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 73 152 48.0% 40.2%
11 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 42 87 48.3% 38.1%
12 Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve 22.1 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
13 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 21 40 52.5% 37.5%
14 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 11 19 57.9% 36.3%
15 Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 23.9 5 7 71.4% 35.9%
16 Raven Rock SP 23.9 13 24 54.2% 35.1%
17 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 141 352 40.1% 35.1%
18 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 29 65 44.6% 33.2%
19 Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station 21.6 18 38 47.4% 32.5%
20 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve 20.0 11 21 52.4% 32.4%
21 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 49 122 40.2% 31.9%
22 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 23 52 44.2% 31.6%
23 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 61 157 38.9% 31.6%
24 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 32 77 41.6% 31.2%
25 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 5 8 62.5% 30.6%
26 Clemmons Educational State Forest 18.0 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
27 Apex Nature Park 8.6 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
28 Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway 21.1 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
29 Parker Preserve 15.5 7 13 53.8% 29.1%
30 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 9 18 50.0% 29.0%
31 Swift Creek Bluffs 5.3 18 43 41.9% 28.4%
32 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 21 52 40.4% 28.2%
33 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 51 145 35.2% 27.9%
34 Lake Betz 7.3 52 153 34.0% 27.0%
35 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 8 17 47.1% 26.2%
36 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 35 101 34.7% 26.1%
37 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 156 527 29.6% 25.9%
38 Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve 4.6 13 33 39.4% 24.7%
39 Apex Community Park 3.7 21 61 34.4% 23.7%
40 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 7 16 43.8% 23.1%
41 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 47 159 29.6% 23.0%
42 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 28 91 30.8% 22.2%
43 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 16 47 34.0% 22.2%
44 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 16 47 34.0% 22.2%
45 Schenck Forest 3.6 56 201 27.9% 22.1%
46 Williamson Preserve 19.2 8 20 40.0% 21.9%
47 Third Fork Creek Trail 13.6 15 44 34.1% 21.9%
48 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
49 Strickland Park 8.9 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
50 Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch 11.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
51 Fallon park 8.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
52 Sims Branch Greenway 13.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
53 Neuse River Trail--Buffalo Road Canoe Launch 14.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
54 Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road 15.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
55 Raven Rock SP--Avents Creek Access Area 22.3 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
56 Town Lake Park 23.4 11 32 34.4% 20.4%
57 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 9 25 36.0% 20.2%
58 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 20.5 9 26 34.6% 19.4%
59 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats 18.8 5 12 41.7% 19.3%
60 Turnipseed Preserve 20.5 5 12 41.7% 19.3%
61 Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park 17.9 5 12 41.7% 19.3%
62 Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate 19.7 10 30 33.3% 19.2%
63 Shelley Lake 8.1 21 78 26.9% 18.3%
64 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 7 20 35.0% 18.1%
65 Lower Booker Creek Trail 17.0 8 24 33.3% 18.0%
66 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 7 21 33.3% 17.2%
67 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 4 10 40.0% 16.8%
68 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 76 369 20.6% 16.8%
69 Lake Lynn 7.7 95 480 19.8% 16.5%
70 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 12 44 27.3% 16.3%
71 Eno River SP--Pleasant Green 21.9 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
72 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 74 380 19.5% 15.8%
73 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 7 23 30.4% 15.6%
74 White Deer Park 11.6 7 23 30.4% 15.6%
75 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 10 37 27.0% 15.4%
76 Glennstone/Heron Rookery 18.4 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
77 Little Creek Trail 15.3 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
78 Little River Fishing Facility 23.7 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
79 Horton Grove Nature Preserve 24.6 8 29 27.6% 14.7%
80 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 60 325 18.5% 14.6%
81 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 11 44 25.0% 14.6%
82 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 109 647 16.8% 14.2%
83 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 9 36 25.0% 13.8%
84 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
85 Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.) 13.5 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
86 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 8 32 25.0% 13.3%
87 Lake Benson 11.9 7 28 25.0% 12.7%
88 DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve 22.4 5 19 26.3% 11.8%
89 Haw River--Bynum Dam 20.5 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
90 Bolin Creek--Umstead Park 18.1 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
91 Ritter Park 4.3 4 14 28.6% 11.7%
92 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 9 43 20.9% 11.4%
93 Mary Hayes Barber Holmes Park 22.3 14 76 18.4% 11.3%
94 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 7 32 21.9% 11.0%
95 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 8 39 20.5% 10.8%
96 Forest Ridge Park 16.5 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
97 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 12 66 18.2% 10.7%
98 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 12 66 18.2% 10.7%
99 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp 14.8 5 21 23.8% 10.6%
100 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 25 168 14.9% 10.3%
101 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 8 41 19.5% 10.2%
102 Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point 16.1 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
103 Pierce Woods and Pond 15.9 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
104 Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment 12.2 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
105 Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge 13.6 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
106 Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek 13.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
107 Lassiter Mill Historical Park 7.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
108 Fox Road School Park and Marsh Overlook (Access ONLY after 6 pm on school days, and daylight hours on holidays and weekends) 13.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
109 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 5 24 20.8% 9.2%
110 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 9 53 17.0% 9.2%
111 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
112 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
113 Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail 19.4 4 19 21.1% 8.5%
114 Carrboro High School 18.4 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
115 Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park 13.6 5 28 17.9% 7.9%
116 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 3 14 21.4% 7.6%
117 Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts 18.8 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
118 Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park 15.6 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
119 Falls Lake 15.1 3 15 20.0% 7.0%
120 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 6 41 14.6% 6.9%
121 Fearrington Village 17.5 3 16 18.8% 6.6%
122 Roland E. Horne Walking Trail 23.4 3 16 18.8% 6.6%
123 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 6 44 13.6% 6.4%
124 Wendell Park 22.6 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
125 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
126 Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek 14.0 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
127 Hoffman Lake 2.4 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
128 RTP Mountain Bike Trails 7.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
129 Neuse River Trail--Auburn Knightdale Road 15.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
130 Jordan Game Land--Lower Little Creek 13.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
131 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 34 403 8.4% 6.1%
132 Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats) 12.6 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
133 Chatham Co. Northeast District Park 14.1 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
134 North Carolina Botanical Garden 16.0 10 99 10.1% 5.6%
135 Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook 16.7 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
136 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 4 33 12.1% 4.8%
137 Homestead Park 19.3 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
138 Brookhaven Nature Park 6.7 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
139 Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64 18.7 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
140 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
141 Ephesus Park--Chapel Hill 16.3 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
142 Piedmont Nature Trail 15.9 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
143 Honeycutt Road Park 14.6 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
144 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 3 23 13.0% 4.5%
145 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
146 Falls Lake--Rollingview Marina 15.5 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
147 Lick Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 13.2 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
148 Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area 13.8 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
149 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 2 20 10.0% 2.8%
150 Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd. 17.4 2 21 9.5% 2.7%
151 Lake Raleigh 6.0 4 61 6.6% 2.6%
152 Duke Forest--Korstian Division 19.6 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
153 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
154 Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp 16.8 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
155 Crowder District Park 6.8 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
156 Northgate Park 17.2 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
157 Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff 12.6 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
158 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
159 Blackwood Farm Park 22.9 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
160 Orange County Sportsplex Pond 24.9 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
161 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 3 43 7.0% 2.4%
162 North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond 4.7 2 27 7.4% 2.1%
163 Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center 9.0 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
164 Wooten Meadow Park 6.8 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
165 Barksdale Drive Greenway 9.9 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
166 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 2 35 5.7% 1.6%
167 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 4 100 4.0% 1.6%
168 Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway 12.9 2 36 5.6% 1.5%
169 Walnut Creek Wetland Center 9.0 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
170 Merritt's Pasture 16.9 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
171 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 2 41 4.9% 1.3%
172 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
173 Morgan Creek Trail 17.5 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
174 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 3 146 2.1% 0.7%
175 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
176 Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina 13.2 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
177 Beaver Marsh 16.7 3 161 1.9% 0.6%
178 North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 17.8 1 32 3.1% 0.6%
179 Fred Fletcher Park 7.4 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
180 17 Acre Woods 18.0 2 107 1.9% 0.5%
181 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 1 104 1.0% 0.2%
182 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 1 254 0.4% 0.1%