Bird Finder

Where to find Bald Eagle in December
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 December. 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--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 41 59 69.5% 56.9%
2 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 65 102 63.7% 54.1%
3 Lake Benson 11.9 46 72 63.9% 52.4%
4 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 207 384 53.9% 48.9%
5 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 31 51 60.8% 47.1%
6 Shelley Lake 8.1 59 109 54.1% 44.8%
7 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 79 167 47.3% 39.9%
8 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 60 130 46.2% 37.8%
9 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 29 58 50.0% 37.5%
10 Lake Rogers Park 23.7 8 13 61.5% 35.5%
11 Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64 18.7 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
12 Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access 18.4 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
13 South Wake County Landfill (Restricted Access) 8.9 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
14 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 74 188 39.4% 32.7%
15 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 62 156 39.7% 32.4%
16 Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek 15.0 5 8 62.5% 30.6%
17 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 24 57 42.1% 30.2%
18 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats 18.8 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
19 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 12 25 48.0% 30.0%
20 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 40 104 38.5% 29.7%
21 Apex Community Park 3.7 26 70 37.1% 26.8%
22 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co) 20.0 4 7 57.1% 25.0%
23 Lake Raleigh 6.0 30 89 33.7% 24.7%
24 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 17 47 36.2% 24.0%
25 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 10 27 37.0% 21.5%
26 Kildaire Farms Lake 2.3 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
27 Falls Lake SRA--Woodpecker Ridge 16.3 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
28 Lee Game Land 22.6 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 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 7 18 38.9% 20.3%
31 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 13 40 32.5% 20.1%
32 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 14 44 31.8% 20.0%
33 Lake Wheeler 8.2 14 45 31.1% 19.5%
34 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 5 12 41.7% 19.3%
35 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp 14.8 4 9 44.4% 18.9%
36 Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook 16.7 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
37 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 16 56 28.6% 18.4%
38 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 7 20 35.0% 18.1%
39 Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp 16.8 9 30 30.0% 16.7%
40 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
41 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 15 60 25.0% 15.8%
42 Bond Park 2.7 22 97 22.7% 15.5%
43 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 10 37 27.0% 15.4%
44 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
45 Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina 13.2 6 20 30.0% 14.5%
46 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 5 16 31.2% 14.2%
47 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 11 46 23.9% 13.9%
48 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 14 63 22.2% 13.7%
49 Falls Lake--Cheek Road Causeway (Durham Co.) 17.7 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
50 Falls Lake--Rollingview Marina 15.5 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
51 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 4 14 28.6% 11.7%
52 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 69 498 13.9% 11.1%
53 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 25 173 14.5% 10.0%
54 Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff 12.6 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
55 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 10 59 16.9% 9.5%
56 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
57 Dorothea Dix Park 6.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
58 Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform 12.3 4 18 22.2% 9.0%
59 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
60 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 13 93 14.0% 8.4%
61 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 7 42 16.7% 8.3%
62 Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway 12.9 3 14 21.4% 7.6%
63 Schenck Forest 3.6 15 123 12.2% 7.5%
64 Lake Betz 7.3 15 138 10.9% 6.7%
65 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
66 Jordan Lake SRA--Visitor's Center 13.8 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
67 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 4 26 15.4% 6.1%
68 Little River Fishing Facility 23.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
69 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
70 Eden Lakes 23.7 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
71 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
72 Lower Booker Creek Trail 17.0 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
73 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
74 Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave 9.6 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
75 Haw River--Bynum Dam 20.5 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
76 Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir 19.0 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
77 Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge 13.6 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
78 Jack Marley Park 19.7 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
79 American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access 9.5 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
80 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 10 126 7.9% 4.4%
81 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
82 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 4 39 10.3% 4.1%
83 Falls Lake SRA--Information Center 16.3 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
84 Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway 21.1 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
85 Hymettus Woods Park 5.9 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
86 Swift Creek Bluffs 5.3 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
87 Town Lake Park 23.4 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
88 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 4 51 7.8% 3.1%
89 Williamson Preserve 19.2 3 34 8.8% 3.0%
90 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 12 255 4.7% 2.7%
91 Falls Lake 15.1 2 21 9.5% 2.7%
92 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
93 Lick Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 13.2 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
94 Neuse River Trail--Andy Drive 14.6 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
95 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 12 306 3.9% 2.3%
96 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
97 Barksdale Drive Greenway 9.9 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
98 Hoffman Lake 2.4 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
99 Raven Rock SP 23.9 2 25 8.0% 2.2%
100 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 2 25 8.0% 2.2%
101 Chapel Hill Community Park 16.9 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
102 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
103 East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek) 9.4 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
104 Butner Game Land--H Street Fields 23.2 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
105 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 2 37 5.4% 1.5%
106 Forest Ridge Park 16.5 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
107 Ritter Park 4.3 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
108 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
109 Lake Lynn 7.7 4 138 2.9% 1.1%
110 Pinehurst Drive Ponds 15.6 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
111 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 2 51 3.9% 1.1%
112 Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek 13.7 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
113 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 2 58 3.4% 1.0%
114 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
115 Fearrington Village 17.5 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
116 Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail 17.1 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
117 NCSU Experimental Farm 7.1 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
118 Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve 4.6 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
119 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 2 78 2.6% 0.7%
120 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
121 North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill) 14.1 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
122 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
123 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 1 31 3.2% 0.6%
124 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 4 273 1.5% 0.6%
125 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 1 33 3.0% 0.5%
126 Inwood Rd. 7.3 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
127 Brian P's Yard (Private) 14.4 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
128 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 20.5 1 38 2.6% 0.5%
129 UNC Chapel Hill--Coker Arboretum 17.2 1 46 2.2% 0.4%
130 Orange County Sportsplex Pond 24.9 1 46 2.2% 0.4%
131 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 1 47 2.1% 0.4%
132 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 1 49 2.0% 0.4%
133 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 1 51 2.0% 0.3%
134 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 1 52 1.9% 0.3%
135 stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020) 1.5 2 206 1.0% 0.3%
136 North Carolina Botanical Garden 16.0 1 83 1.2% 0.2%
137 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 2 290 0.7% 0.2%