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Where to find Pileated Woodpecker in May
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 May. 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 35 60 58.3% 45.7%
2 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 78 147 53.1% 45.0%
3 Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve 22.1 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
4 Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge 13.6 10 16 62.5% 38.6%
5 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 237 617 38.4% 34.7%
6 O'Kelly Chapel Road Waterfowl Impoundment 9.9 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
7 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 17 34 50.0% 34.1%
8 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 149 387 38.5% 33.8%
9 Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate 19.7 14 28 50.0% 32.6%
10 Wendell Park 22.6 8 14 57.1% 32.6%
11 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 22 49 44.9% 31.9%
12 Raven Rock SP 23.9 19 42 45.2% 31.2%
13 Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road 20.9 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
14 Fox Road School Park and Marsh Overlook (Access ONLY after 6 pm on school days, and daylight hours on holidays and weekends) 13.8 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
15 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 145 424 34.2% 29.8%
16 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 11 23 47.8% 29.2%
17 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 7 13 53.8% 29.1%
18 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 39 105 37.1% 28.5%
19 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 26 68 38.2% 27.6%
20 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 52 150 34.7% 27.5%
21 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 69 208 33.2% 27.1%
22 Robertson Millpond Preserve 20.7 9 20 45.0% 25.8%
23 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 14 36 38.9% 24.8%
24 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 18 49 36.7% 24.7%
25 Horton Grove Nature Preserve 24.6 26 77 33.8% 24.2%
26 Glennstone/Heron Rookery 18.4 22 65 33.8% 23.5%
27 Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek 15.0 7 16 43.8% 23.1%
28 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
29 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 17 49 34.7% 22.9%
30 Swift Creek Bluffs 5.3 19 56 33.9% 22.9%
31 Turnipseed Preserve 20.5 11 29 37.9% 22.7%
32 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 17 50 34.0% 22.4%
33 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 25 82 30.5% 21.6%
34 Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road 15.5 4 8 50.0% 21.5%
35 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 21 67 31.3% 21.5%
36 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 20.5 22 71 31.0% 21.4%
37 Parker Preserve 15.5 9 24 37.5% 21.2%
38 Schenck Forest 3.6 55 206 26.7% 21.1%
39 Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station 21.6 18 57 31.6% 21.0%
40 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 68 264 25.8% 20.9%
41 Procter Farm Preserve 22.4 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
42 Raven Rock SP--Avents Creek Access Area 22.3 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
43 Bass Lake Outfall Greenway 11.0 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
44 Raftery Park 7.8 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
45 Neuse River Trail--Falls River 15.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
46 Neuse River Trail--Abbington Lane 13.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
47 Crabtree Creek Greenway--Atlantic Ave to Anderson Drive 8.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
48 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 23 78 29.5% 20.5%
49 Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway 21.1 7 18 38.9% 20.3%
50 Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park 17.9 8 22 36.4% 19.7%
51 Lake Betz 7.3 63 261 24.1% 19.3%
52 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp 14.8 4 9 44.4% 18.9%
53 Mary Hayes Barber Holmes Park 22.3 16 55 29.1% 18.8%
54 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 137 629 21.8% 18.7%
55 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 22 81 27.2% 18.7%
56 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 13 43 30.2% 18.6%
57 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 10 31 32.3% 18.6%
58 White Deer Park 11.6 12 40 30.0% 18.1%
59 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 8 24 33.3% 18.0%
60 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 107 515 20.8% 17.5%
61 Haw River--Bynum Dam 20.5 7 21 33.3% 17.2%
62 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 20 79 25.3% 17.0%
63 Piedmont Nature Trail 15.9 4 10 40.0% 16.8%
64 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 4 10 40.0% 16.8%
65 Third Fork Creek Trail 13.6 12 43 27.9% 16.7%
66 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 9 30 30.0% 16.7%
67 Brian P's Yard (Private) 14.4 16 62 25.8% 16.6%
68 Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment 12.2 5 14 35.7% 16.3%
69 Shearon Harris Visitor's Center 12.7 5 14 35.7% 16.3%
70 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 13 50 26.0% 15.9%
71 Jordan Lake--Poe's Ridge 19.9 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
72 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 54 283 19.1% 14.9%
73 Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point 16.1 5 16 31.2% 14.2%
74 Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf 15.9 6 21 28.6% 13.8%
75 Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve 4.6 13 58 22.4% 13.6%
76 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 17 82 20.7% 13.4%
77 DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve 22.4 5 17 29.4% 13.3%
78 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 15 72 20.8% 13.1%
79 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 11 49 22.4% 13.0%
80 Ritter Park 4.3 11 49 22.4% 13.0%
81 Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts 18.8 4 13 30.8% 12.7%
82 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 6 23 26.1% 12.5%
83 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 22 121 18.2% 12.3%
84 Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook 16.7 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
85 New Hope Bottomlands 15.5 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
86 William B. Umstead SP--Turkey Creek Trail 4.2 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
87 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 20 113 17.7% 11.8%
88 Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park 13.6 10 48 20.8% 11.7%
89 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 6 25 24.0% 11.5%
90 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 6 25 24.0% 11.5%
91 Homestead Park 19.3 4 15 26.7% 10.9%
92 Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.) 13.5 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
93 North Carolina Botanical Garden 16.0 24 154 15.6% 10.7%
94 Town Lake Park 23.4 4 16 25.0% 10.2%
95 Apex Community Park 3.7 8 42 19.0% 10.0%
96 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 6 29 20.7% 9.8%
97 Duke Forest--Korstian Division 19.6 9 50 18.0% 9.8%
98 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
99 Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access 18.4 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
100 Strickland Park 8.9 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
101 Neuse River Trail--Milburnie Park 13.5 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
102 Eno River SP--Continental Drive Access 21.6 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
103 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 4 17 23.5% 9.6%
104 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co) 20.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
105 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co) 12.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
106 West Lake Road Ponds 8.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
107 Eno River SP--Cabe Lands Access 20.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
108 Jordan Game Land--Bells Church Fishing Access 12.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
109 Neuse River Trail--Trailhead Lane 15.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
110 Shelley Lake 8.1 15 109 13.8% 8.5%
111 Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave 9.6 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
112 Little Creek Trail 15.3 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
113 West Point on the Eno Park 20.5 3 13 23.1% 8.2%
114 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 3 13 23.1% 8.2%
115 Leigh Farm Park 14.5 3 13 23.1% 8.2%
116 Falls Lake 15.1 4 20 20.0% 8.1%
117 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 7 45 15.6% 7.7%
118 Horace Williams Tract 19.1 4 22 18.2% 7.3%
119 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 4 22 18.2% 7.3%
120 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 7 48 14.6% 7.2%
121 Crowder District Park 6.8 3 15 20.0% 7.0%
122 Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64 18.7 6 42 14.3% 6.7%
123 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 6 43 14.0% 6.6%
124 Barksdale Drive Greenway 9.9 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
125 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
126 Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park 15.6 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
127 Lake Benson 11.9 3 17 17.6% 6.2%
128 Duke Forest--Gate 12 19.9 3 17 17.6% 6.2%
129 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 4 26 15.4% 6.1%
130 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats 18.8 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
131 Duke Forest--Blackwood Division - Gate 34 21.5 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
132 Beaver Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 10.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
133 Eva Perry Library 4.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
134 American Tobacco Trail--Pittard Sears Road 8.8 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
135 Neuse River Trail--Old Falls of Neuse 15.1 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
136 Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End 17.3 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
137 Capital Hills Drive Wetlands 13.9 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
138 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 46 568 8.1% 6.1%
139 Duke Forest--Gate 4 18.1 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
140 Lower Booker Creek Trail 17.0 3 19 15.8% 5.5%
141 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 4 30 13.3% 5.3%
142 Blackwood Farm Park 22.9 3 21 14.3% 5.0%
143 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
144 Apex Nature Park 8.6 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
145 Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway 12.9 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
146 Falls Lake SRA--Information Center 16.3 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
147 Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch 11.6 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
148 Hoffman Lake 2.4 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
149 Mitchell Mill Natural Area 23.7 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
150 Eno River--Pleasant Green to Cole Mill 21.2 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
151 Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek 13.7 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
152 Neuse River Trail--Auburn Knightdale Road 15.6 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
153 Pulley Town Road Fields 22.5 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
154 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 5 50 10.0% 4.3%
155 Pinehurst Drive Ponds 15.6 5 52 9.6% 4.2%
156 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 6 69 8.7% 4.0%
157 Brookhaven Nature Park 6.7 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
158 Pierce Woods and Pond 15.9 3 26 11.5% 4.0%
159 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve 20.0 3 27 11.1% 3.9%
160 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 3 28 10.7% 3.7%
161 Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp 16.8 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
162 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
163 Chatham Co. Northeast District Park 14.1 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
164 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
165 Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area 13.8 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
166 Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 23.9 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
167 American Tobacco Trail--Wimberly Road Access 8.1 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
168 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 16 334 4.8% 3.0%
169 Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail 17.1 2 19 10.5% 2.9%
170 Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp 18.6 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
171 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 3 43 7.0% 2.4%
172 UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Park 16.9 2 24 8.3% 2.3%
173 Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point 14.2 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
174 Salem Pond Park 4.5 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
175 Cedar Falls Park 18.2 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
176 Forest Ridge Park 16.5 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
177 Morgan Creek Trail 17.5 3 47 6.4% 2.2%
178 Jordan Lake SRA--Visitor's Center 13.8 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
179 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 2 28 7.1% 2.0%
180 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 2 30 6.7% 1.8%
181 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 13 427 3.0% 1.8%
182 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
183 American Tobacco Trail--C.M. Herndon Park 10.4 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
184 Chapel Hill Community Park 16.9 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
185 Beaver Marsh 16.7 7 194 3.6% 1.8%
186 Lake Lynn 7.7 6 164 3.7% 1.7%
187 Lake Raleigh 6.0 4 93 4.3% 1.7%
188 Bolin Creek--Umstead Park 18.1 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
189 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
190 Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd. 17.4 2 42 4.8% 1.3%
191 Baileywick Road Park 10.2 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
192 Lake Wheeler 8.2 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
193 Duke Forest--Gate 10 19.3 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
194 Fearrington Village 17.5 2 53 3.8% 1.0%
195 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
196 Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform 12.3 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
197 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
198 North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill) 14.1 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
199 Merritt's Pasture 16.9 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
200 North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 17.8 1 35 2.9% 0.5%
201 17 Acre Woods 18.0 2 121 1.7% 0.5%
202 Beaver Creek Greenway 7.0 1 39 2.6% 0.5%
203 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 3 270 1.1% 0.4%
204 Bond Park 2.7 2 182 1.1% 0.3%
205 Sarah P. Duke Gardens 16.8 1 61 1.6% 0.3%
206 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 1 62 1.6% 0.3%
207 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 1 94 1.1% 0.2%
208 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 1 264 0.4% 0.1%