Bird Finder

Where to find Bald Eagle in October
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 Bald Eagle in October. 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 Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point 16.1 22 26 84.6% 66.5%
2 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 607 888 68.4% 65.2%
3 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats 18.8 11 12 91.7% 64.6%
4 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 70 97 72.2% 62.5%
5 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 42 57 73.7% 61.0%
6 Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats) 12.6 9 10 90.0% 59.6%
7 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 33 45 73.3% 59.0%
8 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 11 15 73.3% 48.0%
9 Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform 12.3 19 29 65.5% 47.3%
10 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 35 59 59.3% 46.6%
11 Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway 12.9 21 36 58.3% 42.2%
12 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 29 53 54.7% 41.5%
13 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp 14.8 14 24 58.3% 38.8%
14 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 67 152 44.1% 36.4%
15 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 47 104 45.2% 36.0%
16 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 26 55 47.3% 34.7%
17 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 14 28 50.0% 32.6%
18 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 21 47 44.7% 31.4%
19 Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point 14.2 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
20 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 142 443 32.1% 27.9%
21 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 21 55 38.2% 26.5%
22 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 16 40 40.0% 26.3%
23 Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road 20.9 8 17 47.1% 26.2%
24 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 4 7 57.1% 25.0%
25 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 55 175 31.4% 25.0%
26 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 60 201 29.9% 24.0%
27 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 36 114 31.6% 23.8%
28 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 5 10 50.0% 23.7%
29 Shelley Lake 8.1 29 90 32.2% 23.5%
30 Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek 15.0 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
31 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 28 88 31.8% 23.0%
32 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 51 176 29.0% 22.8%
33 Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff 12.6 4 8 50.0% 21.5%
34 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 4 8 50.0% 21.5%
35 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 15 46 32.6% 20.9%
36 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd. 17.4 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
37 Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp 18.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
38 Neuse River Trail--Buffalo Road Athletic Park 14.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
39 Old Bayleaf Rd (foot access only) 15.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
40 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 31 117 26.5% 19.3%
41 Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area 13.8 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
42 Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch 11.6 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
43 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 11 37 29.7% 17.5%
44 Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina 13.2 9 32 28.1% 15.6%
45 Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook 16.7 4 11 36.4% 15.2%
46 Lake Betz 7.3 36 177 20.3% 15.1%
47 Falls Lake--Cheek Road Causeway (Durham Co.) 17.7 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
48 Lake Benson 11.9 8 29 27.6% 14.7%
49 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 10 39 25.6% 14.6%
50 Barksdale Drive Greenway 9.9 4 12 33.3% 13.8%
51 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
52 Lake Raleigh 6.0 13 71 18.3% 11.0%
53 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 4 15 26.7% 10.9%
54 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co) 12.3 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
55 Falls Lake--Rollingview Marina 15.5 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
56 Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment 12.2 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
57 Falls Lake SRA--B. W. Wells 16.6 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
58 Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access 18.4 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
59 Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge 13.6 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
60 Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek 13.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
61 South Wake County Landfill (Restricted Access) 8.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
62 Jordan Game Land--Bells Church Fishing Access 12.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
63 Neuse River Trail--Old Falls of Neuse 15.1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
64 Lake Rogers Park 23.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
65 Knightdale Station Park 17.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
66 Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End 17.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
67 Hilltop Needmore Park--South 11.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
68 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 14 92 15.2% 9.3%
69 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
70 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 10 64 15.6% 8.7%
71 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 9 56 16.1% 8.7%
72 Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp 16.8 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
73 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 5 27 18.5% 8.2%
74 Bond Park 2.7 21 195 10.8% 7.2%
75 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 3 15 20.0% 7.0%
76 Lake Lynn 7.7 60 734 8.2% 6.4%
77 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 7 55 12.7% 6.3%
78 Jordan Lake SRA--Visitor's Center 13.8 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
79 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 6 47 12.8% 6.0%
80 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 3 18 16.7% 5.8%
81 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 3 19 15.8% 5.5%
82 Raven Rock SP 23.9 4 29 13.8% 5.5%
83 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Durham Co.) 19.7 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
84 Shearon Harris Visitor's Center 12.7 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
85 Mount Hope Cemetery 7.8 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
86 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 28 446 6.3% 4.4%
87 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
88 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
89 Haw River--Bynum Dam 20.5 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
90 Schenck Forest 3.6 11 207 5.3% 3.0%
91 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 2 19 10.5% 2.9%
92 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 2 21 9.5% 2.7%
93 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 2 21 9.5% 2.7%
94 Salem Pond Park 4.5 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
95 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 2 25 8.0% 2.2%
96 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 3 48 6.2% 2.1%
97 Chatham Co. Northeast District Park 14.1 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
98 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 6 162 3.7% 1.7%
99 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 7 203 3.4% 1.7%
100 Town Lake Park 23.4 2 35 5.7% 1.6%
101 Forest Ridge Park 16.5 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
102 Horton Grove Nature Preserve 24.6 2 38 5.3% 1.5%
103 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 4 111 3.6% 1.4%
104 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 8 294 2.7% 1.4%
105 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 9 358 2.5% 1.3%
106 Falls Lake 15.1 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
107 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 8 369 2.2% 1.1%
108 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 2 52 3.8% 1.1%
109 Swift Creek Bluffs 5.3 2 54 3.7% 1.0%
110 North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill) 14.1 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
111 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
112 Homestead Park 19.3 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
113 Lake Wheeler 8.2 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
114 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
115 Apex Community Park 3.7 2 69 2.9% 0.8%
116 Lower Booker Creek Trail 17.0 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
117 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
118 stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020) 1.5 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
119 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
120 Morgan Creek Trail 17.5 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
121 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 8 680 1.2% 0.6%
122 North Carolina Botanical Garden 16.0 2 105 1.9% 0.5%
123 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 1 36 2.8% 0.5%
124 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 1 42 2.4% 0.4%
125 Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station 21.6 1 44 2.3% 0.4%
126 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 20.5 1 46 2.2% 0.4%
127 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 1 48 2.1% 0.4%
128 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 4 439 0.9% 0.4%
129 North Carolina State University Campus 6.2 1 88 1.1% 0.2%
130 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 1 105 1.0% 0.2%
131 Beaver Marsh 16.7 1 165 0.6% 0.1%
132 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 1 167 0.6% 0.1%

Created by Michael Fogleman.

Data from the eBird Basic Dataset. Version: EBD_relJan-2024. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Jan 2024.