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Where to find Pileated Woodpecker in December
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 December. 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			Third Fork Creek Trail	13.6	24	42	57.1%	42.2%
2			Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek	14.5	63	132	47.7%	39.4%
3			Lower Haw SNA--Bynum	20.3	10	16	62.5%	38.6%
4			Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access	18.4	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
5			Beaver Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	10.6	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
6			Little Creek Trail	15.3	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
7			Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road	15.5	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
8			Raven Rock SP	23.9	13	26	50.0%	32.1%
9			Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment	23.4	79	212	37.3%	31.0%
10			Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam	18.7	31	76	40.8%	30.4%
11			University Lake, Chapel Hill	19.3	20	46	43.5%	30.2%
12			Robertson Creek Nature Preserve	23.8	3	4	75.0%	30.1%
13			White Pines Nature Preserve	24.5	12	25	48.0%	30.0%
14			Forest Ridge Park	16.5	7	13	53.8%	29.1%
15			Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek	18.2	28	72	38.9%	28.5%
16			Lake Benson	11.9	35	94	37.2%	28.1%
17			Mason Farm Biological Reserve	14.6	98	295	33.2%	28.1%
18			Swift Creek Bluffs	5.3	9	19	47.4%	27.3%
19			New Hope Bottomlands	15.5	5	9	55.6%	26.7%
20			Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate	19.7	8	17	47.1%	26.2%
21			Harris Lake County Park	14.0	26	73	35.6%	25.6%
22			West Point on the Eno Park	20.5	6	12	50.0%	25.4%
23			Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park	13.5	7	15	46.7%	24.8%
24			White Deer Park	11.6	9	21	42.9%	24.5%
25			Eno River SP--Few's Ford	23.2	23	67	34.3%	24.1%
26			Johnston Mill Nature Preserve	20.5	17	47	36.2%	24.0%
27			American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access	10.5	9	22	40.9%	23.3%
28			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co)	12.0	6	13	46.2%	23.2%
29			Middle Creek Bottomlands II	24.9	7	16	43.8%	23.1%
30			Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve	15.1	15	43	34.9%	22.4%
31			Hilltop Needmore Park--North	11.1	7	17	41.2%	21.6%
32			Turnipseed Preserve	20.5	4	8	50.0%	21.5%
33			Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	23.9	6	14	42.9%	21.4%
34			Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd.	12.6	22	72	30.6%	21.1%
35			Raven Rock SP--Avents Creek Access Area	22.3	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
36			Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats)	12.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
37			Patterson Road Waterfowl Impoundment	14.8	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
38			Jordan Lake--Poe's Ridge	19.9	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
39			Falls Lake--Upper Beaver Dam (Granville Co.)	21.0	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
40			Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Boat Ramp	18.9	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
41			Neuse River Trail--Milburnie Park	13.5	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
42			Honeycutt Road Park	14.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
43			MacDonald Woods Park	2.8	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
44			Shelley Lake	8.1	36	131	27.5%	20.6%
45			Schenck Forest	3.6	37	137	27.0%	20.3%
46			Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park	13.6	9	25	36.0%	20.2%
47			Apex Community Park	3.7	24	86	27.9%	19.5%
48			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.)	21.9	5	12	41.7%	19.3%
49			Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest	14.7	10	30	33.3%	19.2%
50			Lake Betz	7.3	44	177	24.9%	19.1%
51			Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park	15.6	4	9	44.4%	18.9%
52			Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd.	11.9	8	23	34.8%	18.8%
53			Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve	22.1	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
54			Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only	15.3	14	49	28.6%	17.8%
55			White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland	6.1	4	10	40.0%	16.8%
56			American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access	9.5	4	10	40.0%	16.8%
57			Butner Game Land--H Street Fields	23.2	5	14	35.7%	16.3%
58			Durant Nature Preserve	13.3	14	54	25.9%	16.1%
59			Little River Waterfowl Impoundment	20.6	3	7	42.9%	15.8%
60			Neuse River Trail--Andy Drive	14.6	3	7	42.9%	15.8%
61			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.)	21.9	8	28	28.6%	15.3%
62			Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road	18.1	5	15	33.3%	15.2%
63			Barksdale Drive Greenway	9.9	4	11	36.4%	15.2%
64			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats	18.8	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
65			Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge	13.6	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
66			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access	15.2	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
67			Hank Anderson Community Park	20.3	16	71	22.5%	14.4%
68			Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula	12.1	5	16	31.2%	14.2%
69			Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek	10.6	6	21	28.6%	13.8%
70			E. Carroll Joyner Park	20.6	6	21	28.6%	13.8%
71			Lake Johnson Park	4.2	40	218	18.3%	13.8%
72			Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment	12.2	3	8	37.5%	13.7%
73			Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook	16.7	3	8	37.5%	13.7%
74			Lower Booker Creek Trail	17.0	4	13	30.8%	12.7%
75			Duke Forest--Korstian Division	19.6	7	28	25.0%	12.7%
76			Sandy Creek Park	16.1	53	336	15.8%	12.3%
77			Bolin Creek--Umstead Park	18.1	3	9	33.3%	12.1%
78			Wendell Park	22.6	3	9	33.3%	12.1%
79			Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road	20.9	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
80			Mid Pines Rd.	6.7	87	608	14.3%	11.7%
81			Ritter Park	4.3	4	14	28.6%	11.7%
82			William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake	5.7	18	102	17.6%	11.5%
83			Lake Wheeler marshes	6.9	19	109	17.4%	11.5%
84			Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail	17.1	6	26	23.1%	11.0%
85			Parker Preserve	15.5	4	15	26.7%	10.9%
86			Bass Lake Park & Trail	10.7	12	65	18.5%	10.9%
87			Yates Mill County Park	7.2	49	347	14.1%	10.8%
88			White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side	6.7	7	33	21.2%	10.7%
89			Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park	17.9	5	21	23.8%	10.6%
90			William B. Umstead SP	5.4	6	28	21.4%	10.2%
91			Blue Jay Point County Park	14.5	9	49	18.4%	10.0%
92			Falls Lake--Rolling View	16.1	25	178	14.0%	9.7%
93			Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway	21.1	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
94			Duke Forest--Shepherd Nature Trail	18.7	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
95			Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point	16.1	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
96			Duke Forest--Eno Division	22.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
97			Clemmons Educational State Forest	18.0	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
98			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point	15.0	30	227	13.2%	9.4%
99			Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd.	9.8	12	75	16.0%	9.4%
100			Old Bynum Bridge	20.4	8	45	17.8%	9.3%
101			Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd.	17.4	7	39	17.9%	9.0%
102			Morgan Creek Trail	17.5	7	39	17.9%	9.0%
103			Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek	15.0	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
104			Lick Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	13.2	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
105			Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts	18.8	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
106			Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center	9.0	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
107			Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade	19.0	7	43	16.3%	8.1%
108			Brumley Nature Preserve--North	22.2	20	163	12.3%	8.1%
109			Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir	18.0	6	39	15.4%	7.2%
110			Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area	13.8	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
111			Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co)	20.0	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
112			Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek	14.0	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
113			Crabtree Creek Trail--Anderson Drive to Lassiter Mill Road	8.3	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
114			Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP'	16.4	6	40	15.0%	7.1%
115			North Carolina Botanical Garden	16.0	11	89	12.4%	7.0%
116			Town Lake Park	23.4	4	23	17.4%	7.0%
117			Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve	4.6	5	33	15.2%	6.7%
118			Penny's Bend Nature Preserve	20.0	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
119			Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek	13.7	3	17	17.6%	6.2%
120			Pierce Woods and Pond	15.9	4	26	15.4%	6.1%
121			Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64	18.7	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
122			Duke Forest--Gate 12	19.9	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
123			Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp	18.6	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
124			Bass Lake Outfall Greenway	11.0	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
125			Robertson Millpond Preserve	20.7	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
126			Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp	15.5	8	69	11.6%	6.0%
127			Symphony Lake Greenway	4.4	7	58	12.1%	6.0%
128			Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth	14.9	10	95	10.5%	5.8%
129			New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment	13.8	4	29	13.8%	5.5%
130			East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek)	9.4	2	11	18.2%	5.1%
131			Walnut Creek Wetland Center	9.0	3	21	14.3%	5.0%
132			Eno River SP--Pleasant Green	21.9	2	12	16.7%	4.7%
133			Merritt's Pasture	16.9	2	12	16.7%	4.7%
134			Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway	3.5	3	23	13.0%	4.5%
135			Rainbow Soccer Complex	16.2	6	67	9.0%	4.2%
136			Horace Williams Tract	19.1	3	25	12.0%	4.2%
137			Beaver Marsh	16.7	14	206	6.8%	4.1%
138			Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd.	13.3	3	26	11.5%	4.0%
139			Williamson Preserve	19.2	4	42	9.5%	3.8%
140			Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point	14.2	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
141			Leesville Park	7.5	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
142			Ammons Farm Rd.	24.7	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
143			Blackwood Farm Park	22.9	3	29	10.3%	3.6%
144			Lake Raleigh	6.0	7	99	7.1%	3.5%
145			Mary Hayes Barber Holmes Park	22.3	5	64	7.8%	3.4%
146			Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp	18.4	4	47	8.5%	3.4%
147			Lake Rogers Park	23.7	2	18	11.1%	3.1%
148			Glennstone/Heron Rookery	18.4	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
149			Cedar Falls Park	18.2	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
150			Apex Nature Park	8.6	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
151			Wooten Meadow Park	6.8	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
152			Hilltop Needmore Park--South	11.5	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
153			Lake Crabtree County Park	3.6	20	441	4.5%	3.0%
154			Horton Grove Nature Preserve	24.6	2	20	10.0%	2.8%
155			Falls Lake	15.1	2	21	9.5%	2.7%
156			Duke Forest--Blackwood Division - Gate 34	21.5	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
157			Crabtree Creek Trail--Lindsay Dr. to Bridge by Galax Dr.	5.5	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
158			North Carolina Museum of Art--Goodnight Park	4.4	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
159			Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field)	14.1	2	22	9.1%	2.5%
160			Brumley Nature Preserve--South	22.7	2	22	9.1%	2.5%
161			Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only)	24.1	5	93	5.4%	2.3%
162			Falls Lake--Cheek Road Causeway (Durham Co.)	17.7	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
163			Pulley Town Road Fields	22.5	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
164			Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek	14.8	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
165			Jordan Lake SRA--Visitor's Center	13.8	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
166			Piedmont Nature Trail	15.9	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
167			North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill)	14.1	2	30	6.7%	1.8%
168			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade	20.0	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
169			Falls Lake--Rollingview Marina	15.5	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
170			Leigh Farm Park	14.5	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
171			Lake Lynn	7.7	6	166	3.6%	1.7%
172			Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp	16.8	2	34	5.9%	1.6%
173			Poplar Point Wastewater Ponds (Restricted Access)	13.8	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
174			William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake	3.8	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
175			Eden Lakes	23.7	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
176			Martin Luther King Jr Park	19.7	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
177			Ephesus Park--Chapel Hill	16.3	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
178			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp	14.8	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
179			UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Park	16.9	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
180			Homestead Park	19.3	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
181			Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station	21.6	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
182			Lake Wheeler	8.2	2	49	4.1%	1.1%
183			Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	14.5	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
184			AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park	10.0	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
185			Pinehurst Drive Ponds	15.6	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
186			South Ellerbe Creek Trail	16.4	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
187			Dorothea Dix	6.6	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
188			Bond Park	2.7	3	110	2.7%	0.9%
189			Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform	12.3	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
190			Berryhill Park and Trails	18.4	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
191			Fearrington Village	17.5	1	22	4.5%	0.8%
192			stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020)	1.5	4	215	1.9%	0.7%
193			Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access	13.1	1	27	3.7%	0.7%
194			Duke University--Reclamation Pond	17.3	1	34	2.9%	0.5%
195			Lake Crabtree Dam	3.3	3	214	1.4%	0.5%
196			Pritchard Park Nature Trail	17.3	1	40	2.5%	0.4%
197			North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden	4.6	1	55	1.8%	0.3%
198			Brier Creek Reservoir	5.9	1	86	1.2%	0.2%
199			Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance	3.3	1	108	0.9%	0.2%