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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) 14.4 185 268 69.0% 63.3%
2 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 10 13 76.9% 49.7%
3 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 11 15 73.3% 48.0%
4 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 64 112 57.1% 47.9%
5 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 33 55 60.0% 46.8%
6 Butner Game Land--H Street Fields 23.2 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
7 Robertson Creek Nature Preserve 23.8 5 6 83.3% 43.6%
8 Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve 22.1 6 8 75.0% 40.9%
9 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 15 25 60.0% 40.7%
10 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 13 22 59.1% 38.7%
11 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 74 162 45.7% 38.2%
12 Raven Rock SP 23.9 16 29 55.2% 37.5%
13 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 15 27 55.6% 37.3%
14 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 22 43 51.2% 36.8%
15 Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 23.9 5 7 71.4% 35.9%
16 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 27 57 47.4% 35.0%
17 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 146 369 39.6% 34.7%
18 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 39 88 44.3% 34.4%
19 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 25 55 45.5% 33.0%
20 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 11 21 52.4% 32.4%
21 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 65 167 38.9% 31.9%
22 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 10 19 52.6% 31.7%
23 Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station 21.6 20 44 45.5% 31.7%
24 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 66 175 37.7% 30.9%
25 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 5 8 62.5% 30.6%
26 Clemmons Educational State Forest 18.0 5 8 62.5% 30.6%
27 Parker Preserve 15.5 12 25 48.0% 30.0%
28 Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch 11.6 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
29 Apex Nature Park 8.6 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
30 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 17 39 43.6% 29.3%
31 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 54 152 35.5% 28.4%
32 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 20.5 19 46 41.3% 28.3%
33 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve 20.0 11 24 45.8% 27.9%
34 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 34 92 37.0% 27.8%
35 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 22 56 39.3% 27.6%
36 Third Fork Creek Trail 13.6 24 63 38.1% 27.1%
37 Swift Creek Bluffs 5.3 21 54 38.9% 27.0%
38 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 22 59 37.3% 26.1%
39 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 39 117 33.3% 25.4%
40 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 56 176 31.8% 25.4%
41 Lake Betz 7.3 55 177 31.1% 24.7%
42 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 10 24 41.7% 24.5%
43 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 19 53 35.8% 24.3%
44 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 185 680 27.2% 24.0%
45 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 8 19 42.1% 23.1%
46 Williamson Preserve 19.2 9 23 39.1% 22.2%
47 Apex Community Park 3.7 22 69 31.9% 22.1%
48 Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve 4.6 13 37 35.1% 21.8%
49 Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road 20.9 7 17 41.2% 21.6%
50 Schenck Forest 3.6 56 207 27.1% 21.5%
51 Town Lake Park 23.4 12 35 34.3% 20.8%
52 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 10 28 35.7% 20.7%
53 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 17 54 31.5% 20.7%
54 Fallon park 8.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
55 Sims Branch Greenway 13.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
56 Neuse River Trail--Buffalo Road Canoe Launch 14.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
57 Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road 15.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
58 Raven Rock SP--Avents Creek Access Area 22.3 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
59 Old Bayleaf Rd (foot access only) 15.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
60 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 29 105 27.6% 20.0%
61 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats 18.8 5 12 41.7% 19.3%
62 Turnipseed Preserve 20.5 5 12 41.7% 19.3%
63 Horton Grove Nature Preserve 24.6 12 38 31.6% 19.1%
64 Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway 21.1 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
65 Lake Lynn 7.7 158 734 21.5% 18.7%
66 White Deer Park 11.6 9 28 32.1% 17.9%
67 Shelley Lake 8.1 23 90 25.6% 17.7%
68 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 92 439 21.0% 17.4%
69 Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate 19.7 10 33 30.3% 17.4%
70 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 13 46 28.3% 17.3%
71 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 15 55 27.3% 17.3%
72 Lower Booker Creek Trail 17.0 8 25 32.0% 17.2%
73 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 7 21 33.3% 17.2%
74 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 12 42 28.6% 17.2%
75 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 92 446 20.6% 17.1%
76 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 13 47 27.7% 16.9%
77 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 4 10 40.0% 16.8%
78 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 8 26 30.8% 16.5%
79 Eno River SP--Pleasant Green 21.9 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
80 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
81 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 22 97 22.7% 15.5%
82 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 10 37 27.0% 15.4%
83 Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park 17.9 5 15 33.3% 15.2%
84 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 67 358 18.7% 15.0%
85 Glennstone/Heron Rookery 18.4 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
86 Little Creek Trail 15.3 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
87 Strickland Park 8.9 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
88 Little River Fishing Facility 23.7 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
89 Lake Benson 11.9 8 29 27.6% 14.7%
90 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 5 16 31.2% 14.2%
91 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 11 46 23.9% 13.9%
92 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 4 12 33.3% 13.8%
93 Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.) 13.5 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
94 Bolin Creek--Umstead Park 18.1 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
95 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 140 888 15.8% 13.5%
96 DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve 22.4 5 19 26.3% 11.8%
97 Haw River--Bynum Dam 20.5 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
98 Ammons Farm Rd. 24.7 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
99 Ritter Park 4.3 4 14 28.6% 11.7%
100 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 32 203 15.8% 11.4%
101 Mary Hayes Barber Holmes Park 22.3 14 76 18.4% 11.3%
102 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 9 44 20.5% 11.2%
103 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 12 64 18.8% 11.1%
104 Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point 16.1 6 26 23.1% 11.0%
105 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 4 15 26.7% 10.9%
106 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 9 45 20.0% 10.9%
107 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 18 114 15.8% 10.2%
108 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co) 12.3 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
109 Piedmont Nature Trail 15.9 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
110 Pierce Woods and Pond 15.9 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
111 Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment 12.2 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
112 Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge 13.6 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
113 Bass Lake Outfall Greenway 11.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
114 Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek 13.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
115 Robertson Millpond Preserve 20.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
116 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%
117 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 9 52 17.3% 9.4%
118 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp 14.8 5 24 20.8% 9.2%
119 Forest Ridge Park 16.5 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
120 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 8 47 17.0% 8.9%
121 Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park 13.6 6 34 17.6% 8.3%
122 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 5 27 18.5% 8.2%
123 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 3 13 23.1% 8.2%
124 Brookhaven Nature Park 6.7 3 13 23.1% 8.2%
125 Berryhill Park and Trails 18.4 3 13 23.1% 8.2%
126 Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail 19.4 4 21 19.0% 7.7%
127 Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts 18.8 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
128 Carrboro High School 18.4 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
129 Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park 15.6 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
130 Falls Lake 15.1 3 15 20.0% 7.0%
131 North Carolina Botanical Garden 16.0 12 105 11.4% 6.7%
132 Fearrington Village 17.5 3 16 18.8% 6.6%
133 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 39 443 8.8% 6.5%
134 Wendell Park 22.6 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
135 Roland E. Horne Walking Trail 23.4 3 17 17.6% 6.2%
136 Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek 14.0 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
137 Hoffman Lake 2.4 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
138 Duke Forest--Eno Division 22.9 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
139 RTP Mountain Bike Trails 7.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
140 William B. Umstead SP--Turkey Creek Trail 4.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
141 Neuse River Trail--Auburn Knightdale Road 15.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
142 Crabtree Creek Trail--Lindsay Dr. to Bridge by Galax Dr. 5.5 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
143 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 5 36 13.9% 6.1%
144 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 3 18 16.7% 5.8%
145 Duke Forest--Korstian Division 19.6 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
146 Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats) 12.6 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
147 Chatham Co. Northeast District Park 14.1 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
148 Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook 16.7 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
149 Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64 18.7 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
150 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
151 Ephesus Park--Chapel Hill 16.3 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
152 Lassiter Mill Historical Park 7.7 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
153 Jordan Game Land--Lower Little Creek 13.2 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
154 Honeycutt Road Park 14.6 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
155 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
156 Lick Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 13.2 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
157 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 3 30 10.0% 3.5%
158 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 4 48 8.3% 3.3%
159 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
160 Homestead Park 19.3 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
161 Lake Raleigh 6.0 5 71 7.0% 3.0%
162 Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area 13.8 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
163 Falls Lake--Rollingview Marina 15.5 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
164 Martin Luther King Jr Park 19.7 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
165 American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access 9.5 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
166 Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp 16.8 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
167 Northgate Park 17.2 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
168 Orange County Sportsplex Pond 24.9 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
169 Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd. 17.4 2 23 8.7% 2.4%
170 Crowder District Park 6.8 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
171 Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff 12.6 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
172 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
173 Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail 17.1 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
174 North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond 4.7 2 27 7.4% 2.1%
175 Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center 9.0 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
176 Wooten Meadow Park 6.8 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
177 Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina 13.2 2 32 6.2% 1.7%
178 Blackwood Farm Park 22.9 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
179 Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway 12.9 2 36 5.6% 1.5%
180 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 4 104 3.8% 1.5%
181 Barksdale Drive Greenway 9.9 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
182 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 2 40 5.0% 1.4%
183 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 2 41 4.9% 1.3%
184 Walnut Creek Wetland Center 9.0 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
185 Pinehurst Drive Ponds 15.6 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
186 Merritt's Pasture 16.9 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
187 Beaver Marsh 16.7 4 165 2.4% 0.9%
188 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
189 Morgan Creek Trail 17.5 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
190 North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 17.8 1 33 3.0% 0.5%
191 Bond Park 2.7 3 195 1.5% 0.5%
192 17 Acre Woods 18.0 2 108 1.9% 0.5%
193 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 3 201 1.5% 0.5%
194 Fred Fletcher Park 7.4 1 36 2.8% 0.5%
195 Duke University--Reclamation Pond 17.3 1 54 1.9% 0.3%
196 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 1 111 0.9% 0.2%
197 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 1 294 0.3% 0.1%