Bird Finder

Where to find Killdeer 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 Killdeer 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 Shelley Lake 8.1 74 109 67.9% 58.6%
2 Lake Lynn 7.7 87 138 63.0% 54.7%
3 Beaver Marsh 16.7 111 190 58.4% 51.3%
4 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 95 167 56.9% 49.3%
5 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 60 102 58.8% 49.1%
6 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 25 42 59.5% 44.5%
7 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 68 130 52.3% 43.8%
8 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 88 173 50.9% 43.5%
9 Schenck Forest 3.6 58 123 47.2% 38.6%
10 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 5 7 71.4% 35.9%
11 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 22 47 46.8% 33.3%
12 Pinehurst Drive Ponds 15.6 9 16 56.2% 33.2%
13 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 33 78 42.3% 32.0%
14 Williamson Preserve 19.2 16 34 47.1% 31.5%
15 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats 18.8 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
16 Lake Benson 11.9 29 72 40.3% 29.7%
17 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 35 93 37.6% 28.5%
18 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 118 384 30.7% 26.3%
19 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 34 104 32.7% 24.4%
20 Lake Betz 7.3 42 138 30.4% 23.4%
21 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 131 498 26.3% 22.6%
22 Bond Park 2.7 28 97 28.9% 20.8%
23 South Durham WRF 13.3 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
24 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
25 Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats) 12.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
26 Smith Creek Greenway (Entrance on Creek Moss Avenue) 16.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
27 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 9 25 36.0% 20.2%
28 Apex Community Park 3.7 18 70 25.7% 16.9%
29 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 15 57 26.3% 16.6%
30 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co) 20.0 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
31 Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek 14.0 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
32 Howling Cow Creamery 7.2 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
33 Inwood Rd. 7.3 9 34 26.5% 14.6%
34 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 5 16 31.2% 14.2%
35 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 11 46 23.9% 13.9%
36 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 12 60 20.0% 11.8%
37 Glennstone/Heron Rookery 18.4 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
38 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
39 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 9 51 17.6% 9.6%
40 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co) 12.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
41 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
42 Dorothea Dix Park 6.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
43 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 4 18 22.2% 9.0%
44 Lake Raleigh 6.0 13 89 14.6% 8.7%
45 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 20 156 12.8% 8.5%
46 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
47 NCSU Experimental Farm 7.1 4 22 18.2% 7.3%
48 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 8 59 13.6% 7.0%
49 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 8 63 12.7% 6.6%
50 Jordan Lake SRA--Visitor's Center 13.8 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
51 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp 14.8 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
52 Duke University--Chapel Woods 17.1 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
53 Kildaire Farms Lake 2.3 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
54 North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill) 14.1 4 27 14.8% 5.9%
55 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 24 290 8.3% 5.6%
56 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 6 51 11.8% 5.5%
57 Butner Game Land--H Street Fields 23.2 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
58 Lake Wheeler 8.2 5 45 11.1% 4.8%
59 Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 23.9 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
60 Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave 9.6 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
61 Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir 19.0 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
62 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
63 Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park 15.6 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
64 Pulley Town Road Fields 22.5 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
65 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 4 37 10.8% 4.3%
66 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 3 25 12.0% 4.2%
67 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 16 255 6.3% 3.9%
68 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 16 273 5.9% 3.6%
69 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
70 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. Ramp 18.4 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
71 Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway 21.1 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
72 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 3 33 9.1% 3.1%
73 Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform 12.3 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
74 Chandler's Swamp 16.9 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
75 Hilltop Needmore Park--South 11.5 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
76 Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina 13.2 2 20 10.0% 2.8%
77 Fearrington Village 17.5 2 20 10.0% 2.8%
78 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 4 58 6.9% 2.7%
79 Lick Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 13.2 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
80 Carrboro High School 18.4 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
81 Horace Williams Tract 19.1 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
82 Blackwood Farm Park 22.9 2 23 8.7% 2.4%
83 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 12 306 3.9% 2.3%
84 Orange County Sportsplex Pond 24.9 3 46 6.5% 2.2%
85 Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek 15.0 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
86 Raleigh-Durham Airport Observation Deck 6.4 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
87 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
88 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 2 26 7.7% 2.1%
89 Eden Lakes 23.7 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
90 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
91 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
92 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
93 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 6 188 3.2% 1.5%
94 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
95 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 2 43 4.7% 1.3%
96 Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway 12.9 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
97 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
98 Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders 3.9 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
99 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 2 44 4.5% 1.3%
100 West Lake Road Ponds 8.7 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
101 AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park 10.0 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
102 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 2 52 3.8% 1.1%
103 Town Lake Park 23.4 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
104 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 2 56 3.6% 1.0%
105 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
106 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
107 Falls Lake 15.1 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
108 Raven Rock SP 23.9 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
109 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
110 Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp 16.8 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
111 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 1 39 2.6% 0.5%
112 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 1 49 2.0% 0.4%
113 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 1 51 2.0% 0.3%
114 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 1 58 1.7% 0.3%
115 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 1 59 1.7% 0.3%