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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%