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Where to find Pileated Woodpecker in April
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 April. 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 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 87 139 62.6% 54.3%
2 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 94 173 54.3% 46.9%
3 Wendell Park 22.6 13 21 61.9% 40.9%
4 Little Creek Trail 15.3 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
5 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 10 17 58.8% 36.0%
6 American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access 9.5 5 7 71.4% 35.9%
7 Apex Nature Park 8.6 6 9 66.7% 35.4%
8 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 345 899 38.4% 35.3%
9 Ritter Park 4.3 56 132 42.4% 34.3%
10 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 45 105 42.9% 33.8%
11 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 49 116 42.2% 33.6%
12 Swift Creek Bluffs 5.3 50 122 41.0% 32.7%
13 Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve 22.1 7 12 58.3% 32.0%
14 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 73 199 36.7% 30.3%
15 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 44 114 38.6% 30.2%
16 Raven Rock SP--Avents Creek Access Area 22.3 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
17 Raven Rock SP 23.9 28 69 40.6% 29.8%
18 Parker Preserve 15.5 25 61 41.0% 29.5%
19 Turnipseed Preserve 20.5 14 31 45.2% 29.2%
20 Robertson Millpond Preserve 20.7 8 16 50.0% 28.0%
21 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 187 603 31.0% 27.4%
22 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 36 102 35.3% 26.7%
23 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 17 43 39.5% 26.4%
24 Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.) 13.5 15 37 40.5% 26.3%
25 Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station 21.6 27 75 36.0% 26.1%
26 Brian P's Yard (Private) 14.4 41 121 33.9% 26.1%
27 Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp 18.6 4 7 57.1% 25.0%
28 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 12 30 40.0% 24.6%
29 Mary Hayes Barber Holmes Park 22.3 28 84 33.3% 24.2%
30 Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park 17.9 13 34 38.2% 23.9%
31 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 21 61 34.4% 23.7%
32 Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway 21.1 12 31 38.7% 23.7%
33 Falls Lake--New Light Creek 17.6 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
34 Little Beaverdam Creek 18.4 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
35 Falls Lake--Upper Beaver Dam (Granville Co.) 21.0 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
36 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 27 85 31.8% 22.8%
37 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 39 133 29.3% 22.3%
38 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 72 268 26.9% 21.9%
39 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 13 37 35.1% 21.8%
40 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 13 37 35.1% 21.8%
41 Lake Betz 7.3 92 355 25.9% 21.6%
42 New Hope Bottomlands 15.5 5 11 45.5% 21.3%
43 Falls Lake SRA--B. W. Wells 16.6 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
44 Neuse River Trail--Poole Road 14.1 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
45 Eno River SP--Continental Drive Access 21.6 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
46 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 17 54 31.5% 20.7%
47 Neuse River Trail--Buffalo Road Athletic Park 14.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
48 Crabtree Creek Trail--Lindsay Dr. to Bridge by Galax Dr. 5.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
49 Horton Grove Nature Preserve 24.6 25 87 28.7% 20.3%
50 Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment 12.2 9 25 36.0% 20.2%
51 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 13 40 32.5% 20.1%
52 Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 23.9 6 15 40.0% 19.8%
53 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 11 33 33.3% 19.8%
54 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 8 22 36.4% 19.7%
55 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 143 627 22.8% 19.7%
56 Schenck Forest 3.6 71 294 24.1% 19.6%
57 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 213 984 21.6% 19.2%
58 Forest Ridge Park 16.5 7 19 36.8% 19.1%
59 Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64 18.7 48 195 24.6% 19.1%
60 Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End 17.3 4 9 44.4% 18.9%
61 Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access 18.4 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
62 Third Fork Creek Trail 13.6 12 39 30.8% 18.6%
63 Pierce Woods and Pond 15.9 11 35 31.4% 18.6%
64 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 128 592 21.6% 18.5%
65 Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge 13.6 6 16 37.5% 18.5%
66 Shearon Harris Visitor's Center 12.7 6 16 37.5% 18.5%
67 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 35 142 24.6% 18.3%
68 Apex Community Park 3.7 14 49 28.6% 17.8%
69 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 29 121 24.0% 17.2%
70 North Carolina Botanical Garden 16.0 36 156 23.1% 17.2%
71 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 21 84 25.0% 17.0%
72 Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road 20.9 8 26 30.8% 16.5%
73 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 24 102 23.5% 16.4%
74 Town Lake Park 23.4 10 35 28.6% 16.3%
75 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 15 59 25.4% 16.1%
76 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 12 45 26.7% 16.0%
77 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 7 23 30.4% 15.6%
78 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats 18.8 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
79 Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek 13.7 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
80 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 11 43 25.6% 14.9%
81 West Point on the Eno Park 20.5 7 24 29.2% 14.9%
82 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 7 24 29.2% 14.9%
83 Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve 4.6 19 87 21.8% 14.5%
84 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 24 115 20.9% 14.4%
85 White Deer Park 11.6 16 72 22.2% 14.2%
86 Duke Forest--Gate 12 19.9 6 21 28.6% 13.8%
87 Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook 16.7 4 12 33.3% 13.8%
88 Crowder District Park 6.8 7 26 26.9% 13.7%
89 American Tobacco Trail--Fayetteville Road 11.4 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
90 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 23 117 19.7% 13.5%
91 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 6 22 27.3% 13.2%
92 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 23 120 19.2% 13.1%
93 Piedmont Nature Trail 15.9 4 13 30.8% 12.7%
94 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 5 18 27.8% 12.5%
95 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 13 64 20.3% 12.3%
96 Shelley Lake 8.1 25 143 17.5% 12.1%
97 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 20.5 14 71 19.7% 12.1%
98 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 12 60 20.0% 11.8%
99 Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek 15.0 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
100 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp 14.8 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
101 Eno River SP--Cabe Lands Access 20.8 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
102 Mingo Creek Trail 15.1 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
103 Ammons Farm Rd. 24.7 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
104 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 57 390 14.6% 11.5%
105 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 15 82 18.3% 11.4%
106 Beaver Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 10.6 5 20 25.0% 11.2%
107 Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point 16.1 4 15 26.7% 10.9%
108 Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park 13.6 8 39 20.5% 10.8%
109 Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail 17.1 5 21 23.8% 10.6%
110 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 8 40 20.0% 10.5%
111 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 12 71 16.9% 9.9%
112 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 6 29 20.7% 9.8%
113 Duke Forest--Korstian Division 19.6 9 50 18.0% 9.8%
114 Bolin Creek--Umstead Park 18.1 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
115 Neuse River Trail--Falls River 15.6 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
116 Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park 15.6 4 17 23.5% 9.6%
117 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co) 12.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
118 Neuse River Trail--Abbington Lane 13.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
119 Honeycutt Road Park 14.6 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
120 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 19 133 14.3% 9.3%
121 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 11 68 16.2% 9.3%
122 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 4 18 22.2% 9.0%
123 Clemmons Educational State Forest 18.0 4 18 22.2% 9.0%
124 Chapel Hill Community Park 16.9 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
125 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 4 19 21.1% 8.5%
126 Blackwood Farm Park 22.9 4 19 21.1% 8.5%
127 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 5 26 19.2% 8.5%
128 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 8 50 16.0% 8.3%
129 Duke Forest--Gate 4 18.1 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
130 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
131 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve 20.0 7 43 16.3% 8.1%
132 Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf 15.9 4 20 20.0% 8.1%
133 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 9 61 14.8% 8.0%
134 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 9 61 14.8% 8.0%
135 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 59 596 9.9% 7.8%
136 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 7 45 15.6% 7.7%
137 Glennstone/Heron Rookery 18.4 5 29 17.2% 7.6%
138 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 5 30 16.7% 7.3%
139 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 4 22 18.2% 7.3%
140 Butner Game Land--H Street Fields 23.2 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
141 Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point 14.2 3 15 20.0% 7.0%
142 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 6 42 14.3% 6.7%
143 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 3 16 18.8% 6.6%
144 Mill Bridge Nature Park 19.4 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
145 Erwin Road Swamp 17.7 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
146 Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts 18.8 3 17 17.6% 6.2%
147 Wake Forest Reservoir 20.5 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
148 Neuse River Trail--Auburn Knightdale Road 15.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
149 Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd. 17.4 7 60 11.7% 5.8%
150 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 5 39 12.8% 5.6%
151 DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve 22.4 3 19 15.8% 5.5%
152 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 3 20 15.0% 5.2%
153 Lower Booker Creek Trail 17.0 3 21 14.3% 5.0%
154 Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch 11.6 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
155 Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir 19.0 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
156 Lee Game Land 22.6 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
157 Walnut Creek Wetland Center 9.0 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
158 Eno River--Pleasant Green to Cole Mill 21.2 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
159 Falls Lake SRA--Information Center 16.3 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
160 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
161 Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp 16.8 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
162 Haw River--Bynum Dam 20.5 3 26 11.5% 4.0%
163 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 15 238 6.3% 3.9%
164 Barksdale Drive Greenway 9.9 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
165 Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area 13.8 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
166 Jordan Lake SRA--Visitor's Center 13.8 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
167 Falls Lake SRA--Woodpecker Ridge 16.3 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
168 Neuse River Trail--Milburnie Park 13.5 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
169 Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road 15.5 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
170 Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina 13.2 11 176 6.2% 3.5%
171 stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020) 1.5 4 45 8.9% 3.5%
172 Lake Raleigh 6.0 10 157 6.4% 3.5%
173 Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate 19.7 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
174 Beaver Marsh 16.7 17 330 5.2% 3.2%
175 Eno River SP--Pleasant Green 21.9 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
176 Brookhaven Nature Park 6.7 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
177 Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center 9.0 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
178 Mitchell Mill Natural Area 23.7 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
179 East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek) 9.4 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
180 Rock Ridge Park 23.8 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
181 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. Ramp 18.4 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
182 William B. Umstead SP--Turkey Creek Trail 4.2 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
183 Fallon park 8.1 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
184 Wooten Meadow Park 6.8 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
185 North Carolina Museum of Art--Goodnight Park 4.4 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
186 Robertson Creek Nature Preserve 23.8 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
187 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 17 435 3.9% 2.5%
188 Fearrington Village 17.5 4 67 6.0% 2.3%
189 Merritt's Pasture 16.9 2 24 8.3% 2.3%
190 Ephesus Park--Chapel Hill 16.3 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
191 Cedar Falls Park 18.2 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
192 Lake Benson 11.9 2 28 7.1% 2.0%
193 Hoffman Lake 2.4 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
194 Roland E. Horne Walking Trail 23.4 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
195 Morgan Creek Trail 17.5 3 58 5.2% 1.8%
196 Horace Williams Tract 19.1 2 34 5.9% 1.6%
197 Homestead Park 19.3 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
198 Baileywick Road Park 10.2 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
199 Lake Wheeler 8.2 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
200 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
201 Duke Forest--Shepherd Nature Trail 18.7 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
202 Lake Lynn 7.7 6 266 2.3% 1.0%
203 Bond Park 2.7 5 217 2.3% 1.0%
204 Beaver Creek Greenway 7.0 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
205 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 6 356 1.7% 0.8%
206 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 2 83 2.4% 0.7%
207 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
208 Duke Forest--Gate 10 19.3 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
209 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
210 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 1 58 1.7% 0.3%
211 Berryhill Park and Trails 18.4 1 60 1.7% 0.3%
212 Duke University--Reclamation Pond 17.3 1 61 1.6% 0.3%
213 17 Acre Woods 18.0 1 139 0.7% 0.1%