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Where to find Killdeer in January
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 Killdeer in January. 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 Beaver Marsh 16.7 261 351 74.4% 69.5%
2 Pinehurst Drive Ponds 15.6 23 28 82.1% 64.4%
3 Shelley Lake 8.1 80 131 61.1% 52.5%
4 Lake Lynn 7.7 85 164 51.8% 44.2%
5 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 142 302 47.0% 41.5%
6 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 118 251 47.0% 40.9%
7 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 140 338 41.4% 36.3%
8 Inwood Rd. 7.3 37 92 40.2% 30.8%
9 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 44 121 36.4% 28.3%
10 Schenck Forest 3.6 83 250 33.2% 27.7%
11 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 7 14 50.0% 26.8%
12 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 234 817 28.6% 25.6%
13 Howling Cow Creamery 7.2 7 15 46.7% 24.8%
14 Williamson Preserve 19.2 8 18 44.4% 24.6%
15 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 164 593 27.7% 24.2%
16 NCSU Experimental Farm 7.1 21 60 35.0% 24.2%
17 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 51 171 29.8% 23.5%
18 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 51 190 26.8% 21.0%
19 Neuse River Trail--Auburn Knightdale Road 15.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
20 East End Park 15.4 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
21 Lake Betz 7.3 85 346 24.6% 20.3%
22 South Wake County Landfill (Restricted Access) 8.9 5 12 41.7% 19.3%
23 Lake Benson 11.9 35 150 23.3% 17.3%
24 Bond Park 2.7 31 145 21.4% 15.5%
25 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 31 175 17.7% 12.8%
26 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 8 34 23.5% 12.4%
27 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
28 J.C. Raulston Arboretum 4.6 5 19 26.3% 11.8%
29 Ammons Farm Rd. 24.7 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
30 Apex Community Park 3.7 38 257 14.8% 11.0%
31 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 15 87 17.2% 10.7%
32 Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp 16.8 13 73 17.8% 10.7%
33 Poplar Point Wastewater Ponds (Restricted Access) 13.8 5 21 23.8% 10.6%
34 Blackwood Farm Park 22.9 6 28 21.4% 10.2%
35 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 12 70 17.1% 10.1%
36 stakeout Bullock's Oriole, Fuquay-Varina (2024) 14.9 18 116 15.5% 10.0%
37 Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina 13.2 6 29 20.7% 9.8%
38 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 27 196 13.8% 9.6%
39 Camden Ave Pond 16.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
40 Lake Raleigh 6.0 19 135 14.1% 9.2%
41 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 13 89 14.6% 8.7%
42 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 9 57 15.8% 8.5%
43 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 6 35 17.1% 8.1%
44 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 9 60 15.0% 8.1%
45 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 45 448 10.0% 7.6%
46 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
47 Shiloh Greenway 5.1 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
48 Lyon Park 15.6 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
49 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 9 70 12.9% 6.9%
50 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 34 361 9.4% 6.8%
51 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 7 51 13.7% 6.8%
52 Salem Pond Park 4.5 3 16 18.8% 6.6%
53 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp 14.8 4 25 16.0% 6.4%
54 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
55 Patterson Road Waterfowl Impoundment 14.8 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
56 Carpenter Park 5.1 3 18 16.7% 5.8%
57 Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point 16.1 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
58 Lake Wheeler 8.2 6 50 12.0% 5.6%
59 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 4 29 13.8% 5.5%
60 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 15 169 8.9% 5.5%
61 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 12 133 9.0% 5.2%
62 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 3 22 13.6% 4.7%
63 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 3 22 13.6% 4.7%
64 North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill) 14.1 4 35 11.4% 4.5%
65 Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir 19.0 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
66 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 27 462 5.8% 4.0%
67 Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook 16.7 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
68 Little Creek Trail 15.3 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
69 AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park 10.0 2 16 12.5% 3.5%
70 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 9 141 6.4% 3.4%
71 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 22 436 5.0% 3.4%
72 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 4 50 8.0% 3.2%
73 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 7 111 6.3% 3.1%
74 Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access 18.4 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
75 Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park 15.6 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
76 Jack Marley Park 19.7 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
77 Pulley Town Road Fields 22.5 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
78 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 2 19 10.5% 2.9%
79 Dorothea Dix Park 6.9 8 142 5.6% 2.9%
80 Orange County Sportsplex Pond 24.9 4 56 7.1% 2.8%
81 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 2 20 10.0% 2.8%
82 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 2 21 9.5% 2.7%
83 Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center 9.0 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
84 Hilltop Needmore Park--South 11.5 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
85 West Lake Road Ponds 8.7 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
86 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 4 73 5.5% 2.2%
87 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 4 77 5.2% 2.0%
88 Eden Lakes 23.7 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
89 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 5 116 4.3% 1.9%
90 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 4 87 4.6% 1.8%
91 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 2 32 6.2% 1.7%
92 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 4 102 3.9% 1.5%
93 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 3 68 4.4% 1.5%
94 Raleigh-Durham Airport Observation Deck 6.4 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
95 Carrboro High School 18.4 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
96 Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway 21.1 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
97 Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area 13.8 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
98 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
99 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
100 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
101 Barksdale Drive Greenway 9.9 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
102 Forest Hills Park 15.0 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
103 Third Fork Creek Trail 13.6 2 57 3.5% 1.0%
104 Chandler's Swamp 16.9 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
105 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
106 South Ellerbe Creek Trail 16.4 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
107 American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Mall 12.2 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
108 Pierce Woods and Pond 15.9 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
109 Town Lake Park 23.4 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
110 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
111 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
112 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 4 209 1.9% 0.7%
113 Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park 17.9 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
114 Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform 12.3 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
115 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 1 32 3.1% 0.6%
116 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
117 Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park 13.6 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
118 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 3 197 1.5% 0.5%
119 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 1 37 2.7% 0.5%
120 White Deer Park 11.6 1 37 2.7% 0.5%
121 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 1 46 2.2% 0.4%
122 Duke University--Reclamation Pond 17.3 1 58 1.7% 0.3%
123 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 2 184 1.1% 0.3%
124 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 1 71 1.4% 0.2%
125 North Carolina State University Campus 6.2 1 82 1.2% 0.2%
126 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 1 91 1.1% 0.2%
127 Fred Fletcher Park 7.4 1 103 1.0% 0.2%