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