Bird Finder

Where to find Bald Eagle 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 Bald Eagle 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 Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats) 12.6 21 29 72.4% 54.3%
2 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 115 192 59.9% 52.8%
3 Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform 12.3 19 29 65.5% 47.3%
4 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 55 100 55.0% 45.2%
5 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 15 23 65.2% 44.9%
6 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 41 74 55.4% 44.1%
7 Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek 13.7 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
8 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 19 32 59.4% 42.3%
9 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 97 214 45.3% 38.8%
10 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 26 50 52.0% 38.5%
11 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 17 31 54.8% 37.8%
12 Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp 16.8 7 11 63.6% 35.4%
13 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 48 109 44.0% 35.1%
14 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
15 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 19 40 47.5% 32.9%
16 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 113 305 37.0% 31.8%
17 Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point 14.2 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
18 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 56 165 33.9% 27.2%
19 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 49 152 32.2% 25.3%
20 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp 14.8 4 7 57.1% 25.0%
21 Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway 12.9 10 24 41.7% 24.5%
22 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 131 471 27.8% 24.0%
23 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co) 20.0 5 10 50.0% 23.7%
24 Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff 12.6 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
25 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats 18.8 9 23 39.1% 22.2%
26 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 36 122 29.5% 22.1%
27 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 19 59 32.2% 21.7%
28 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 5 11 45.5% 21.3%
29 Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook 16.7 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
30 Falls Lake--Rollingview Marina 15.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
31 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 7 18 38.9% 20.3%
32 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 18 60 30.0% 19.9%
33 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 51 210 24.3% 19.0%
34 Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road 20.9 4 9 44.4% 18.9%
35 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
36 Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir 19.0 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
37 Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point 16.1 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
38 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 9 32 28.1% 15.6%
39 Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area 13.8 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
40 Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access 18.4 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
41 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 6 21 28.6% 13.8%
42 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 6 23 26.1% 12.5%
43 Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina 13.2 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
44 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
45 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 7 32 21.9% 11.0%
46 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
47 stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020) 1.5 7 36 19.4% 9.8%
48 Shelley Lake 8.1 10 58 17.2% 9.6%
49 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 6 30 20.0% 9.5%
50 Jordan Lake SRA--Visitor's Center 13.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
51 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 4 18 22.2% 9.0%
52 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 7 39 17.9% 9.0%
53 Lake Raleigh 6.0 7 39 17.9% 9.0%
54 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 8 48 16.7% 8.7%
55 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 10 67 14.9% 8.3%
56 Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp 18.6 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
57 Bond Park 2.7 18 157 11.5% 7.4%
58 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 6 39 15.4% 7.2%
59 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co) 12.3 5 32 15.6% 6.9%
60 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 5 32 15.6% 6.9%
61 Lake Betz 7.3 22 219 10.0% 6.7%
62 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 3 17 17.6% 6.2%
63 Jordan Game Land--Bells Church Fishing Access 12.9 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
64 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 7 57 12.3% 6.1%
65 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
66 Brian P's Yard (Private) 14.4 8 87 9.2% 4.7%
67 Falls Lake SRA--Information Center 16.3 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
68 Forest Ridge Park 16.5 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
69 Town Lake Park 23.4 3 24 12.5% 4.3%
70 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
71 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 3 26 11.5% 4.0%
72 Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek 14.0 3 26 11.5% 4.0%
73 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Durham Co.) 19.7 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
74 Little River Fishing Facility 23.7 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
75 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 3 34 8.8% 3.0%
76 J.C. Raulston Arboretum 4.6 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
77 Lake Lynn 7.7 17 373 4.6% 2.9%
78 Lake Benson 11.9 2 20 10.0% 2.8%
79 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. Ramp 18.4 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
80 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 6 111 5.4% 2.5%
81 Chatham Co. Northeast District Park 14.1 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
82 Raven Rock SP 23.9 2 25 8.0% 2.2%
83 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 4 77 5.2% 2.0%
84 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 4 77 5.2% 2.0%
85 Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64 18.7 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
86 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
87 Pinehurst Drive Ponds 15.6 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
88 Swift Creek Bluffs 5.3 3 68 4.4% 1.5%
89 Schenck Forest 3.6 6 189 3.2% 1.5%
90 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
91 Williamson Preserve 19.2 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
92 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 2 51 3.9% 1.1%
93 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 4 154 2.6% 1.0%
94 Lake Wheeler 8.2 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
95 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
96 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
97 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 2 58 3.4% 1.0%
98 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 2 61 3.3% 0.9%
99 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 5 242 2.1% 0.9%
100 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
101 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 5 261 1.9% 0.8%
102 Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park 13.6 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
103 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 20.5 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
104 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 3 160 1.9% 0.6%
105 Falls Lake 15.1 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
106 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 2 100 2.0% 0.6%
107 Apex Community Park 3.7 1 37 2.7% 0.5%
108 Horton Grove Nature Preserve 24.6 1 40 2.5% 0.4%
109 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 1 44 2.3% 0.4%
110 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve 20.0 1 48 2.1% 0.4%
111 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 2 152 1.3% 0.4%
112 North Carolina State University Campus 6.2 1 65 1.5% 0.3%
113 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 3 392 0.8% 0.3%
114 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 2 224 0.9% 0.2%
115 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 1 88 1.1% 0.2%
116 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 5 1293 0.4% 0.2%
117 Beaver Marsh 16.7 1 148 0.7% 0.1%
118 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 1 371 0.3% 0.0%