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Where to find Pileated Woodpecker in August
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 August. 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 Brian P's Yard (Private) 14.4 38 54 70.4% 57.2%
2 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 10 16 62.5% 38.6%
3 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 48 100 48.0% 38.5%
4 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 41 90 45.6% 35.7%
5 Swift Creek Bluffs 5.3 5 8 62.5% 30.6%
6 Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve 22.1 5 8 62.5% 30.6%
7 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 43 110 39.1% 30.5%
8 Raven Rock SP 23.9 6 11 54.5% 28.0%
9 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 6 11 54.5% 28.0%
10 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 8 16 50.0% 28.0%
11 White Deer Park 11.6 9 19 47.4% 27.3%
12 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 6 12 50.0% 25.4%
13 Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook 16.7 4 7 57.1% 25.0%
14 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 7 15 46.7% 24.8%
15 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 18 49 36.7% 24.7%
16 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 61 209 29.2% 23.4%
17 Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir 19.0 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
18 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 19 58 32.8% 22.1%
19 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 8 20 40.0% 21.9%
20 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 7 17 41.2% 21.6%
21 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve 20.0 4 8 50.0% 21.5%
22 Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park 17.9 4 8 50.0% 21.5%
23 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 9 24 37.5% 21.2%
24 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 9 24 37.5% 21.2%
25 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
26 Robertson Creek Nature Preserve 23.8 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
27 Eno River SP--Pleasant Green 21.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
28 Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 23.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
29 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd. 17.4 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
30 Action Park 13.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
31 stakeout Black-chinned Hummingbird, Chapel Hill (2019) 18.4 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
32 Apex Community Park 3.7 9 25 36.0% 20.2%
33 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 105 444 23.6% 19.9%
34 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 16 53 30.2% 19.5%
35 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 25 91 27.5% 19.4%
36 Blackwood Farm Park 22.9 5 12 41.7% 19.3%
37 Apex Nature Park 8.6 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
38 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 10 31 32.3% 18.6%
39 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 6 16 37.5% 18.5%
40 Schenck Forest 3.6 21 80 26.2% 17.9%
41 Horton Grove Nature Preserve 24.6 8 25 32.0% 17.2%
42 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 46 210 21.9% 16.8%
43 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 10 34 29.4% 16.8%
44 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 23 95 24.2% 16.7%
45 Homestead Park 19.3 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
46 Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point 14.2 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
47 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 68 366 18.6% 14.9%
48 Lake Betz 7.3 38 191 19.9% 14.9%
49 Town Lake Park 23.4 12 52 23.1% 13.7%
50 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 6 22 27.3% 13.2%
51 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 17 85 20.0% 12.9%
52 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 7 30 23.3% 11.8%
53 Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station 21.6 4 14 28.6% 11.7%
54 Turnipseed Preserve 20.5 4 14 28.6% 11.7%
55 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 9 43 20.9% 11.4%
56 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 4 15 26.7% 10.9%
57 Williamson Preserve 19.2 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
58 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 6 27 22.2% 10.6%
59 Crowder District Park 6.8 4 16 25.0% 10.2%
60 Lake Raleigh 6.0 5 22 22.7% 10.1%
61 Lake Wheeler 8.2 7 35 20.0% 10.0%
62 Lower Booker Creek Trail 17.0 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
63 Wendell Park 22.6 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
64 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
65 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 4 17 23.5% 9.6%
66 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
67 Haw River--Bynum Dam 20.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
68 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp 14.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
69 Butner Game Land--H Street Fields 23.2 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
70 Neuse River Trail--Milburnie Park 13.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
71 Neuse River Trail--Auburn Knightdale Road 15.6 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
72 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 7 39 17.9% 9.0%
73 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
74 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 20.5 4 19 21.1% 8.5%
75 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co) 12.3 10 66 15.2% 8.4%
76 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 7 42 16.7% 8.3%
77 Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64 18.7 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
78 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
79 Procter Farm Preserve 22.4 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
80 Parker Preserve 15.5 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
81 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 19 151 12.6% 8.2%
82 Third Fork Creek Trail 13.6 5 27 18.5% 8.2%
83 North Carolina Botanical Garden 16.0 10 69 14.5% 8.1%
84 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 8 55 14.5% 7.6%
85 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 28 264 10.6% 7.4%
86 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 22 200 11.0% 7.4%
87 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 4 22 18.2% 7.3%
88 Little River Fishing Facility 23.7 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
89 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
90 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 3 16 18.8% 6.6%
91 Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform 12.3 4 25 16.0% 6.4%
92 Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve 4.6 4 26 15.4% 6.1%
93 American Tobacco Trail--C.M. Herndon Park 10.4 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
94 Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road 15.5 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
95 Hilltop Needmore Park--South 11.5 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
96 North Carolina Museum of Art--Goodnight Park 4.4 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
97 Shelley Lake 8.1 7 59 11.9% 5.9%
98 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
99 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
100 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 20 238 8.4% 5.5%
101 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
102 Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats) 12.6 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
103 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 3 21 14.3% 5.0%
104 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 5 44 11.4% 5.0%
105 Duke Forest--Korstian Division 19.6 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
106 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats 18.8 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
107 Robertson Millpond Preserve 20.7 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
108 Sims Branch Greenway 13.1 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
109 Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway 21.1 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
110 Pulley Town Road Fields 22.5 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
111 Lake Benson 11.9 3 24 12.5% 4.3%
112 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co) 20.0 3 25 12.0% 4.2%
113 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 5 53 9.4% 4.1%
114 Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek 14.0 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
115 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
116 East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek) 9.4 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
117 Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park 15.6 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
118 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 2 16 12.5% 3.5%
119 Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd. 17.4 4 48 8.3% 3.3%
120 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 11 196 5.6% 3.2%
121 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 4 52 7.7% 3.0%
122 Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek 15.0 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
123 Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge 13.6 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
124 Clemmons Educational State Forest 18.0 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
125 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 2 19 10.5% 2.9%
126 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 2 21 9.5% 2.7%
127 Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park 13.6 2 21 9.5% 2.7%
128 Beaver Creek Greenway 7.0 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
129 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
130 Pinehurst Drive Ponds 15.6 2 23 8.7% 2.4%
131 Pullen Park 6.6 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
132 West Point on the Eno Park 20.5 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
133 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
134 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 2 25 8.0% 2.2%
135 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
136 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
137 Lake Lynn 7.7 5 116 4.3% 1.9%
138 Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts 18.8 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
139 Leigh Farm Park 14.5 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
140 Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate 19.7 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
141 Mary Hayes Barber Holmes Park 22.3 3 66 4.5% 1.6%
142 Horace Williams Tract 19.1 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
143 Ritter Park 4.3 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
144 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
145 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
146 Fearrington Village 17.5 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
147 Dorothea Dix Park 6.9 2 47 4.3% 1.2%
148 Beaver Marsh 16.7 4 140 2.9% 1.1%
149 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
150 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
151 UNC Chapel Hill--Coker Arboretum 17.2 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
152 Falls Lake 15.1 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
153 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
154 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 2 92 2.2% 0.6%
155 Bond Park 2.7 2 95 2.1% 0.6%
156 Morgan Creek Trail 17.5 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
157 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 3 238 1.3% 0.4%
158 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 1 55 1.8% 0.3%
159 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 1 108 0.9% 0.2%