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Where to find Pileated Woodpecker in September
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 September. 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			Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve	22.1	12	12	100.0%	75.7%
2			Apex Nature Park	8.6	24	30	80.0%	62.7%
3			Robertson Creek Nature Preserve	23.8	5	5	100.0%	56.6%
4			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.)	21.9	38	56	67.9%	54.8%
5			Glennstone/Heron Rookery	18.4	7	8	87.5%	52.9%
6			Haw River--Bynum Dam	20.5	4	4	100.0%	51.0%
7			Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road	18.1	17	25	68.0%	48.4%
8			Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek	14.5	90	163	55.2%	47.5%
9			Eno River SP--Few's Ford	23.2	77	141	54.6%	46.4%
10			Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park	13.5	19	33	57.6%	40.8%
11			American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access	10.5	35	69	50.7%	39.2%
12			Raven Rock SP	23.9	15	26	57.7%	38.9%
13			Old Bynum Bridge	20.4	83	181	45.9%	38.8%
14			Mason Farm Biological Reserve	14.6	177	411	43.1%	38.4%
15			Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek	18.2	71	156	45.5%	37.9%
16			White Pines Nature Preserve	24.5	15	27	55.6%	37.3%
17			Johnston Mill Nature Preserve	20.5	26	52	50.0%	36.9%
18			Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd.	11.9	11	19	57.9%	36.3%
19			Butner Game Land--H Street Fields	23.2	5	7	71.4%	35.9%
20			Lower Haw SNA--Bynum	20.3	15	28	53.6%	35.8%
21			Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir	18.0	17	33	51.5%	35.2%
22			Shearon Harris Visitor's Center	12.7	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
23			Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd.	13.3	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
24			Juniper Level Botanic Garden	13.9	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
25			Old Bayleaf Rd (foot access only)	15.2	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
26			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade	20.0	10	18	55.6%	33.7%
27			Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment	23.4	54	130	41.5%	33.4%
28			Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd.	12.6	44	105	41.9%	32.9%
29			Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road	20.9	11	21	52.4%	32.4%
30			Horton Grove Nature Preserve	24.6	21	47	44.7%	31.4%
31			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co)	12.0	63	164	38.4%	31.3%
32			Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment	12.2	5	8	62.5%	30.6%
33			Wendell Park	22.6	5	8	62.5%	30.6%
34			Brumley Nature Preserve--North	22.2	556	1701	32.7%	30.5%
35			Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade	19.0	81	223	36.3%	30.3%
36			Third Fork Creek Trail	13.6	20	46	43.5%	30.2%
37			West Point on the Eno Park	20.5	4	6	66.7%	30.0%
38			William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake	5.7	33	83	39.8%	29.9%
39			Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam	18.7	64	176	36.4%	29.6%
40			Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats)	12.6	14	31	45.2%	29.2%
41			Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64	18.7	7	13	53.8%	29.1%
42			Turnipseed Preserve	20.5	7	13	53.8%	29.1%
43			Penny's Bend Nature Preserve	20.0	20	49	40.8%	28.2%
44			Bass Lake Park & Trail	10.7	32	86	37.2%	27.7%
45			Harris Lake County Park	14.0	24	64	37.5%	26.7%
46			Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch	11.6	5	9	55.6%	26.7%
47			Durant Nature Preserve	13.3	30	83	36.1%	26.6%
48			Swift Creek Bluffs	5.3	28	77	36.4%	26.5%
49			Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate	19.7	19	49	38.8%	26.4%
50			Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field)	14.1	13	32	40.6%	25.5%
51			Lake Wheeler marshes	6.9	94	311	30.2%	25.4%
52			Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek	10.6	43	132	32.6%	25.2%
53			Middle Creek Bottomlands II	24.9	8	18	44.4%	24.6%
54			White Deer Park	11.6	12	31	38.7%	23.7%
55			William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake	3.8	5	10	50.0%	23.7%
56			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access	15.2	17	48	35.4%	23.4%
57			Berryhill Park and Trails	18.4	10	25	40.0%	23.4%
58			Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook	16.7	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
59			Brumley Nature Preserve--South	22.7	32	104	30.8%	22.7%
60			E. Carroll Joyner Park	20.6	21	64	32.8%	22.6%
61			Schenck Forest	3.6	53	195	27.2%	21.4%
62			Hilltop Needmore Park--North	11.1	6	14	42.9%	21.4%
63			Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf	15.9	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
64			Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge	13.6	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
65			Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek	13.7	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
66			Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve	15.1	10	28	35.7%	20.7%
67			Falls Lake SRA--B. W. Wells	16.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
68			Neuse River Trail--Myakka Court	15.1	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
69			American Tobacco Trail--Pittard Sears Road	8.8	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
70			Neuse River Trail--Abbington Lane	13.5	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
71			Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End	17.3	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
72			Greene Tract	20.0	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
73			Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station	21.6	13	39	33.3%	20.6%
74			Lake Betz	7.3	57	231	24.7%	19.6%
75			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats	18.8	9	26	34.6%	19.4%
76			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point	15.0	62	263	23.6%	18.8%
77			Clemmons Educational State Forest	18.0	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
78			Forest Ridge Park	16.5	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
79			Blue Jay Point County Park	14.5	23	86	26.7%	18.5%
80			Sandy Creek Park	16.1	91	413	22.0%	18.3%
81			Apex Community Park	3.7	14	48	29.2%	18.2%
82			Yates Mill County Park	7.2	66	296	22.3%	17.9%
83			Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park	13.6	8	25	32.0%	17.2%
84			Shelley Lake	8.1	20	81	24.7%	16.6%
85			White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side	6.7	7	22	31.8%	16.4%
86			DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve	22.4	7	22	31.8%	16.4%
87			Duke Forest--Korstian Division	19.6	6	18	33.3%	16.3%
88			Falls Lake--Rolling View	16.1	20	83	24.1%	16.2%
89			Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest	14.7	12	45	26.7%	16.0%
90			Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway	3.5	10	36	27.8%	15.8%
91			Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek	14.0	8	28	28.6%	15.3%
92			Parker Preserve	15.5	5	15	33.3%	15.2%
93			Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd.	17.1	4	11	36.4%	15.2%
94			Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point	14.2	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
95			Lee Game Land	22.6	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
96			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.)	21.9	11	43	25.6%	14.9%
97			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co)	12.3	13	55	23.6%	14.4%
98			Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park	17.9	4	12	33.3%	13.8%
99			Barksdale Drive Greenway	9.9	3	8	37.5%	13.7%
100			Fearrington Village	17.5	5	17	29.4%	13.3%
101			William B. Umstead SP	5.4	7	27	25.9%	13.2%
102			North Carolina Botanical Garden	16.0	19	98	19.4%	12.8%
103			Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts	18.8	7	28	25.0%	12.7%
104			Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access	13.1	9	39	23.1%	12.6%
105			Falls Lake--Dam	15.2	6	23	26.1%	12.5%
106			Williamson Preserve	19.2	5	18	27.8%	12.5%
107			Rainbow Soccer Complex	16.2	12	58	20.7%	12.3%
108			Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek	10.3	3	9	33.3%	12.1%
109			Falls Lake--Sandling Beach	17.5	5	19	26.3%	11.8%
110			Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access	18.4	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
111			Lower Booker Creek Trail	17.0	4	14	28.6%	11.7%
112			Lake Lynn	7.7	82	577	14.2%	11.6%
113			Mary Hayes Barber Holmes Park	22.3	14	75	18.7%	11.5%
114			Town Lake Park	23.4	7	31	22.6%	11.4%
115			Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP'	16.4	8	37	21.6%	11.4%
116			Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve	4.6	5	20	25.0%	11.2%
117			Symphony Lake Greenway	4.4	5	20	25.0%	11.2%
118			Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd.	17.4	6	26	23.1%	11.0%
119			White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland	6.1	4	15	26.7%	10.9%
120			Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park	15.6	3	10	30.0%	10.8%
121			Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp	15.5	7	34	20.6%	10.3%
122			Lake Johnson Park	4.2	28	192	14.6%	10.3%
123			University Lake, Chapel Hill	19.3	5	22	22.7%	10.1%
124			Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co)	20.0	3	11	27.3%	9.7%
125			Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp	16.8	3	11	27.3%	9.7%
126			Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula	12.1	3	11	27.3%	9.7%
127			Blackwood Farm Park	22.9	3	11	27.3%	9.7%
128			American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access	9.5	3	11	27.3%	9.7%
129			Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir	19.0	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
130			Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	23.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
131			Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.)	13.5	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
132			Duke Forest--Gate 12	19.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
133			Eno River SP--Cabe Lands Access	20.8	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
134			Beaver Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	10.6	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
135			O'Kelly Chapel Road Waterfowl Impoundment	9.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
136			Falls Lake--Upper Beaver Dam (Granville Co.)	21.0	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
137			RTP Mountain Bike Trails	7.2	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
138			Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway	21.1	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
139			Lake Benson	11.9	5	24	20.8%	9.2%
140			Mid Pines Rd.	6.7	40	337	11.9%	8.8%
141			Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp	18.6	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
142			Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd.	9.8	16	136	11.8%	7.4%
143			Hank Anderson Community Park	20.3	8	63	12.7%	6.6%
144			Lake Crabtree County Park	3.6	42	497	8.5%	6.3%
145			Jordan Lake--Poe's Ridge	19.9	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
146			Little River Waterfowl Impoundment	20.6	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
147			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd.	17.4	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
148			Leesville Park	7.5	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
149			Strickland Park	8.9	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
150			Crabtree Creek Trail--Lindsay Dr. to Bridge by Galax Dr.	5.5	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
151			Lake Raleigh	6.0	6	46	13.0%	6.1%
152			Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth	14.9	3	18	16.7%	5.8%
153			Lake Wheeler	8.2	3	19	15.8%	5.5%
154			Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only	15.3	4	33	12.1%	4.8%
155			Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point	16.1	2	12	16.7%	4.7%
156			Mill Bridge Nature Park	19.4	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
157			Robertson Millpond Preserve	20.7	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
158			Sims Branch Greenway	13.1	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
159			Honeycutt Road Park	14.6	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
160			Crowder District Park	6.8	2	13	15.4%	4.3%
161			Duke University--Reclamation Pond	17.3	4	42	9.5%	3.8%
162			Ritter Park	4.3	3	28	10.7%	3.7%
163			Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek	15.0	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
164			Poplar Point Wastewater Ponds (Restricted Access)	13.8	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
165			Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Durham Co.)	19.7	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
166			Falls Lake SRA--Information Center	16.3	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
167			Duke Forest--Gate 10	19.3	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
168			Bass Lake Outfall Greenway	11.0	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
169			Chapel Hill Community Park	16.9	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
170			Ammons Farm Rd.	24.7	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
171			Little River Fishing Facility	23.7	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
172			Pierce Woods and Pond	15.9	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
173			North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden	4.6	4	45	8.9%	3.5%
174			Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform	12.3	3	30	10.0%	3.5%
175			Horace Williams Tract	19.1	2	17	11.8%	3.3%
176			North Carolina Museum of Art--Goodnight Park	4.4	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
177			Pinehurst Drive Ponds	15.6	3	36	8.3%	2.9%
178			Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. Ramp	18.4	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
179			Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	14.5	2	22	9.1%	2.5%
180			Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance	3.3	10	232	4.3%	2.4%
181			Bond Park	2.7	8	181	4.4%	2.3%
182			UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Park	16.9	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
183			Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders	3.9	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
184			Chatham Co. Northeast District Park	14.1	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
185			UNC Chapel Hill--Coker Arboretum	17.2	2	29	6.9%	1.9%
186			Beaver Marsh	16.7	6	148	4.1%	1.9%
187			Baileywick Road Park	10.2	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
188			Patterson Place Constructed Wetland	16.0	2	39	5.1%	1.4%
189			Brier Creek Reservoir	5.9	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
190			New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment	13.8	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
191			Pritchard Park Nature Trail	17.3	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
192			Beaver Creek Greenway	7.0	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
193			Fred Fletcher Park	7.4	1	19	5.3%	0.9%
194			Lake Crabtree Dam	3.3	4	181	2.2%	0.9%
195			North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill)	14.1	1	21	4.8%	0.8%
196			Morgan Creek Trail	17.5	1	22	4.5%	0.8%
197			Falls Lake	15.1	1	28	3.6%	0.6%
198			Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp	18.4	1	64	1.6%	0.3%