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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 8 8 100.0% 67.6%
2 Apex Nature Park 8.6 24 29 82.8% 65.5%
3 Brian P's Yard (Private) 14.4 65 87 74.7% 64.7%
4 Glennstone/Heron Rookery 18.4 7 8 87.5% 52.9%
5 Haw River--Bynum Dam 20.5 4 4 100.0% 51.0%
6 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 26 39 66.7% 51.0%
7 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 15 21 71.4% 50.0%
8 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 90 160 56.2% 48.5%
9 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 55 110 50.0% 40.8%
10 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 18 32 56.2% 39.3%
11 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 15 26 57.7% 38.9%
12 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 168 392 42.9% 38.1%
13 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 69 152 45.4% 37.7%
14 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 69 152 45.4% 37.7%
15 Raven Rock SP 23.9 14 25 56.0% 37.1%
16 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 10 17 58.8% 36.0%
17 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 10 17 58.8% 36.0%
18 Turnipseed Preserve 20.5 7 11 63.6% 35.4%
19 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 27 58 46.6% 34.3%
20 Shearon Harris Visitor's Center 12.7 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
21 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
22 Juniper Level Botanic Garden 13.9 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
23 Robertson Creek Nature Preserve 23.8 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
24 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 16 32 50.0% 33.6%
25 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 47 111 42.3% 33.6%
26 Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats) 12.6 14 29 48.3% 31.4%
27 Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64 18.7 6 10 60.0% 31.3%
28 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 28 67 41.8% 30.7%
29 Horton Grove Nature Preserve 24.6 18 40 45.0% 30.7%
30 Wendell Park 22.6 5 8 62.5% 30.6%
31 Forest Ridge Park 16.5 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
32 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 39 100 39.0% 30.0%
33 West Point on the Eno Park 20.5 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
34 Butner Game Land--H Street Fields 23.2 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
35 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 76 210 36.2% 30.0%
36 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 61 165 37.0% 30.0%
37 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 11 23 47.8% 29.2%
38 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 24 59 40.7% 29.1%
39 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve 20.0 20 48 41.7% 28.8%
40 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 8 16 50.0% 28.0%
41 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 29 77 37.7% 27.7%
42 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 29 77 37.7% 27.7%
43 Swift Creek Bluffs 5.3 26 68 38.2% 27.6%
44 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 20.5 12 27 44.4% 27.6%
45 Third Fork Creek Trail 13.6 13 30 43.3% 27.4%
46 Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate 19.7 17 42 40.5% 27.0%
47 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 19 48 39.6% 27.0%
48 Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road 20.9 5 9 55.6% 26.7%
49 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 373 1293 28.8% 26.4%
50 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 94 305 30.8% 25.9%
51 Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park 17.9 4 7 57.1% 25.0%
52 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 8 18 44.4% 24.6%
53 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 18 50 36.0% 24.1%
54 White Deer Park 11.6 10 25 40.0% 23.4%
55 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 20 61 32.8% 22.3%
56 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 27 88 30.7% 22.0%
57 Schenck Forest 3.6 52 189 27.5% 21.6%
58 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 4 8 50.0% 21.5%
59 Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch 11.6 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
60 Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook 16.7 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
61 Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge 13.6 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
62 Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek 13.7 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
63 Falls Lake SRA--B. W. Wells 16.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
64 Neuse River Trail--Abbington Lane 13.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
65 Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End 17.3 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
66 Greene Tract 20.0 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
67 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 49 192 25.5% 19.9%
68 Lake Betz 7.3 55 219 25.1% 19.8%
69 Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park 13.6 8 22 36.4% 19.7%
70 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats 18.8 8 23 34.8% 18.8%
71 Clemmons Educational State Forest 18.0 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
72 Parker Preserve 15.5 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
73 Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station 21.6 11 35 31.4% 18.6%
74 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 59 261 22.6% 17.9%
75 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 10 34 29.4% 16.8%
76 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 15 57 26.3% 16.6%
77 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 11 39 28.2% 16.5%
78 Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek 14.0 8 26 30.8% 16.5%
79 DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve 22.4 7 22 31.8% 16.4%
80 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 6 18 33.3% 16.3%
81 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 73 371 19.7% 16.0%
82 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 7 23 30.4% 15.6%
83 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 4 11 36.4% 15.2%
84 Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point 14.2 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
85 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 10 40 25.0% 14.2%
86 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 8 30 26.7% 14.2%
87 Williamson Preserve 19.2 5 16 31.2% 14.2%
88 North Carolina Botanical Garden 16.0 18 84 21.4% 14.0%
89 Barksdale Drive Greenway 9.9 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
90 Lake Lynn 7.7 63 373 16.9% 13.4%
91 Apex Community Park 3.7 9 37 24.3% 13.4%
92 Duke Forest--Korstian Division 19.6 5 17 29.4% 13.3%
93 Fearrington Village 17.5 5 17 29.4% 13.3%
94 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 15 74 20.3% 12.7%
95 Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts 18.8 7 28 25.0% 12.7%
96 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 6 23 26.1% 12.5%
97 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 5 18 27.8% 12.5%
98 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 5 18 27.8% 12.5%
99 Shelley Lake 8.1 12 58 20.7% 12.3%
100 Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment 12.2 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
101 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 4 14 28.6% 11.7%
102 Lower Booker Creek Trail 17.0 4 14 28.6% 11.7%
103 Mary Hayes Barber Holmes Park 22.3 14 75 18.7% 11.5%
104 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 7 32 21.9% 11.0%
105 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co) 20.0 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
106 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
107 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 5 21 23.8% 10.6%
108 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 35 242 14.5% 10.6%
109 Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp 16.8 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
110 Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir 19.0 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
111 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 9 51 17.6% 9.6%
112 Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 23.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
113 Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf 15.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
114 Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.) 13.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
115 Duke Forest--Gate 12 19.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
116 Eno River SP--Cabe Lands Access 20.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
117 Beaver Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 10.6 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
118 O'Kelly Chapel Road Waterfowl Impoundment 9.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
119 RTP Mountain Bike Trails 7.2 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
120 Robertson Millpond Preserve 20.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
121 Town Lake Park 23.4 5 24 20.8% 9.2%
122 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 21 154 13.6% 9.1%
123 Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve 4.6 4 18 22.2% 9.0%
124 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 4 18 22.2% 9.0%
125 Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd. 17.4 5 25 20.0% 8.9%
126 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 15 109 13.8% 8.5%
127 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 6 34 17.6% 8.3%
128 Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point 16.1 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
129 Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp 18.6 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
130 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 5 31 16.1% 7.1%
131 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 6 44 13.6% 6.4%
132 Blackwood Farm Park 22.9 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
133 Lee Game Land 22.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
134 Mill Bridge Nature Park 19.4 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
135 Jordan Lake--Poe's Ridge 19.9 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
136 Little River Waterfowl Impoundment 20.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
137 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd. 17.4 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
138 Leesville Park 7.5 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
139 Ammons Farm Rd. 24.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
140 Strickland Park 8.9 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
141 North Carolina Museum of Art--Goodnight Park 4.4 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
142 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 38 471 8.1% 5.9%
143 Lake Wheeler 8.2 3 18 16.7% 5.8%
144 Lake Benson 11.9 3 20 15.0% 5.2%
145 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co) 12.3 4 32 12.5% 5.0%
146 Falls Lake SRA--Information Center 16.3 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
147 Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access 18.4 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
148 Sims Branch Greenway 13.1 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
149 Pierce Woods and Pond 15.9 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
150 American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access 9.5 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
151 Lake Raleigh 6.0 4 39 10.3% 4.1%
152 Horace Williams Tract 19.1 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
153 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 4 42 9.5% 3.8%
154 Poplar Point Wastewater Ponds (Restricted Access) 13.8 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
155 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Durham Co.) 19.7 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
156 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
157 Duke Forest--Gate 10 19.3 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
158 Chapel Hill Community Park 16.9 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
159 Little River Fishing Facility 23.7 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
160 Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform 12.3 3 29 10.3% 3.6%
161 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 3 32 9.4% 3.2%
162 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
163 Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park 15.6 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
164 Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders 3.9 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
165 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. Ramp 18.4 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
166 UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Park 16.9 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
167 Chatham Co. Northeast District Park 14.1 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
168 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 9 214 4.2% 2.2%
169 UNC Chapel Hill--Coker Arboretum 17.2 2 25 8.0% 2.2%
170 Ritter Park 4.3 2 27 7.4% 2.1%
171 Beaver Marsh 16.7 6 148 4.1% 1.9%
172 Baileywick Road Park 10.2 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
173 Crowder District Park 6.8 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
174 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
175 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
176 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 2 38 5.3% 1.5%
177 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
178 Beaver Creek Greenway 7.0 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
179 Pritchard Park Nature Trail 17.3 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
180 Bond Park 2.7 4 157 2.5% 1.0%
181 Fred Fletcher Park 7.4 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
182 North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill) 14.1 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
183 Morgan Creek Trail 17.5 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
184 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 3 122 2.5% 0.8%
185 Falls Lake 15.1 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
186 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 1 60 1.7% 0.3%