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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 46 81 56.8% 45.9%
2 Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve 22.1 12 18 66.7% 43.7%
3 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 53 107 49.5% 40.2%
4 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 10 17 58.8% 36.0%
5 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 42 92 45.7% 35.9%
6 Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road 20.9 9 16 56.2% 33.2%
7 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 44 112 39.3% 30.7%
8 White Deer Park 11.6 10 22 45.5% 26.9%
9 Swift Creek Bluffs 5.3 5 9 55.6% 26.7%
10 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 27 74 36.5% 26.4%
11 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 8 17 47.1% 26.2%
12 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 45 137 32.8% 25.5%
13 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 12 29 41.4% 25.5%
14 Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook 16.7 4 7 57.1% 25.0%
15 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 7 15 46.7% 24.8%
16 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 62 203 30.5% 24.6%
17 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 61 202 30.2% 24.3%
18 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 20 59 33.9% 23.1%
19 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 66 231 28.6% 23.1%
20 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 7 17 41.2% 21.6%
21 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 7 17 41.2% 21.6%
22 Raven Rock SP 23.9 6 14 42.9% 21.4%
23 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 9 24 37.5% 21.2%
24 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
25 Robertson Creek Nature Preserve 23.8 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
26 Eno River SP--Pleasant Green 21.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
27 Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 23.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
28 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd. 17.4 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
29 Action Park 13.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
30 stakeout Black-chinned Hummingbird, Chapel Hill (2019) 18.4 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
31 Old Bayleaf Rd (foot access only) 15.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
32 Apex Community Park 3.7 10 29 34.5% 19.9%
33 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 17 56 30.4% 19.9%
34 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 106 450 23.6% 19.9%
35 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 6 15 40.0% 19.8%
36 Third Fork Creek Trail 13.6 15 49 30.6% 19.5%
37 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 9 26 34.6% 19.4%
38 Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir 19.0 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
39 Apex Nature Park 8.6 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
40 Horton Grove Nature Preserve 24.6 9 27 33.3% 18.6%
41 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 13 43 30.2% 18.6%
42 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 12 40 30.0% 18.1%
43 Schenck Forest 3.6 22 84 26.2% 18.0%
44 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 10 32 31.2% 18.0%
45 Blackwood Farm Park 22.9 5 13 38.5% 17.7%
46 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve 20.0 4 10 40.0% 16.8%
47 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 99 495 20.0% 16.7%
48 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 46 216 21.3% 16.4%
49 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 5 14 35.7% 16.3%
50 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 13 50 26.0% 15.9%
51 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 20.5 8 27 29.6% 15.9%
52 Robertson Millpond Preserve 20.7 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
53 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 11 42 26.2% 15.3%
54 Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch 11.6 4 11 36.4% 15.2%
55 Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park 17.9 4 11 36.4% 15.2%
56 Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point 14.2 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
57 Falls Lake--Upper Beaver Dam (Granville Co.) 21.0 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
58 Lake Betz 7.3 38 206 18.4% 13.7%
59 Homestead Park 19.3 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
60 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 4 13 30.8% 12.7%
61 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 4 13 30.8% 12.7%
62 Town Lake Park 23.4 13 64 20.3% 12.3%
63 American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access 9.5 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
64 North Carolina Museum of Art--Goodnight Park 4.4 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
65 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 9 44 20.5% 11.2%
66 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 4 15 26.7% 10.9%
67 Turnipseed Preserve 20.5 4 15 26.7% 10.9%
68 Williamson Preserve 19.2 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
69 Crowder District Park 6.8 4 16 25.0% 10.2%
70 Lake Wheeler 8.2 7 35 20.0% 10.0%
71 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 7 35 20.0% 10.0%
72 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 6 29 20.7% 9.8%
73 Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64 18.7 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
74 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
75 Wendell Park 22.6 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
76 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 5 23 21.7% 9.7%
77 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 9 51 17.6% 9.6%
78 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
79 Haw River--Bynum Dam 20.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
80 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp 14.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
81 Butner Game Land--H Street Fields 23.2 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
82 Neuse River Trail--Milburnie Park 13.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
83 Neuse River Trail--Auburn Knightdale Road 15.6 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
84 Raven Rock SP--Avents Creek Access Area 22.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
85 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 36 287 12.5% 9.2%
86 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 10 61 16.4% 9.2%
87 Parker Preserve 15.5 4 18 22.2% 9.0%
88 Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats) 12.6 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
89 Lower Booker Creek Trail 17.0 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
90 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 5 25 20.0% 8.9%
91 Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station 21.6 4 19 21.1% 8.5%
92 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 4 19 21.1% 8.5%
93 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 8 50 16.0% 8.3%
94 North Carolina Botanical Garden 16.0 11 76 14.5% 8.3%
95 Procter Farm Preserve 22.4 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
96 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 28 242 11.6% 8.1%
97 Berryhill Park and Trails 18.4 5 28 17.9% 7.9%
98 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 21 184 11.4% 7.6%
99 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 3 14 21.4% 7.6%
100 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 5 30 16.7% 7.3%
101 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co) 12.3 11 87 12.6% 7.2%
102 Little River Fishing Facility 23.7 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
103 Lake Raleigh 6.0 5 31 16.1% 7.1%
104 American Tobacco Trail--C.M. Herndon Park 10.4 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
105 Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road 15.5 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
106 Hilltop Needmore Park--South 11.5 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
107 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 7 61 11.5% 5.7%
108 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
109 Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform 12.3 4 29 13.8% 5.5%
110 Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve 4.6 4 30 13.3% 5.3%
111 Shelley Lake 8.1 7 70 10.0% 4.9%
112 Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park 13.6 3 22 13.6% 4.7%
113 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
114 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats 18.8 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
115 Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek 14.0 4 34 11.8% 4.7%
116 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 22 315 7.0% 4.7%
117 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 5 47 10.6% 4.6%
118 Glennstone/Heron Rookery 18.4 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
119 William B. Umstead SP--Turkey Creek Trail 4.2 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
120 Sims Branch Greenway 13.1 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
121 Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway 21.1 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
122 Neuse River Trail--Old Falls of Neuse 15.1 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
123 Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd. 17.4 5 50 10.0% 4.3%
124 Duke Forest--Korstian Division 19.6 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
125 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co) 20.0 3 25 12.0% 4.2%
126 Lake Benson 11.9 3 26 11.5% 4.0%
127 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 14 215 6.5% 3.9%
128 East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek) 9.4 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
129 Pulley Town Road Fields 22.5 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
130 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 3 30 10.0% 3.5%
131 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 5 68 7.4% 3.2%
132 Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek 15.0 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
133 Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge 13.6 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
134 Clemmons Educational State Forest 18.0 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
135 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 2 21 9.5% 2.7%
136 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
137 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 2 23 8.7% 2.4%
138 Pullen Park 6.6 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
139 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
140 Bolin Creek--Umstead Park 18.1 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
141 Beaver Creek Greenway 7.0 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
142 Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park 15.6 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
143 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 2 25 8.0% 2.2%
144 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 2 27 7.4% 2.1%
145 Martin Luther King Jr Park 19.7 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
146 Lake Lynn 7.7 6 143 4.2% 1.9%
147 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
148 Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts 18.8 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
149 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
150 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 2 31 6.5% 1.8%
151 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 2 33 6.1% 1.7%
152 West Point on the Eno Park 20.5 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
153 Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate 19.7 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
154 Mary Hayes Barber Holmes Park 22.3 3 66 4.5% 1.6%
155 Leigh Farm Park 14.5 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
156 Ritter Park 4.3 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
157 Horace Williams Tract 19.1 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
158 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
159 Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway 12.9 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
160 Fearrington Village 17.5 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
161 Beaver Marsh 16.7 4 146 2.7% 1.1%
162 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
163 Pinehurst Drive Ponds 15.6 2 72 2.8% 0.8%
164 UNC Chapel Hill--Coker Arboretum 17.2 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
165 Dorothea Dix Park 6.9 3 159 1.9% 0.6%
166 Falls Lake 15.1 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
167 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 2 93 2.2% 0.6%
168 Bond Park 2.7 2 100 2.0% 0.6%
169 Morgan Creek Trail 17.5 1 35 2.9% 0.5%
170 stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020) 1.5 1 47 2.1% 0.4%
171 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 3 306 1.0% 0.3%
172 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 1 58 1.7% 0.3%
173 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 1 130 0.8% 0.1%
174 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 1 158 0.6% 0.1%