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Where to find Killdeer in May
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 May. 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 Pinehurst Drive Ponds 15.6 44 55 80.0% 67.6%
2 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 312 450 69.3% 64.9%
3 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 257 384 66.9% 62.1%
4 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 29 43 67.4% 52.5%
5 Lake Lynn 7.7 124 211 58.8% 52.0%
6 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 21 31 67.7% 50.1%
7 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 44 76 57.9% 46.7%
8 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 76 139 54.7% 46.4%
9 Lake Betz 7.3 140 285 49.1% 43.4%
10 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 24 41 58.5% 43.4%
11 Shelley Lake 8.1 69 134 51.5% 43.1%
12 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 37 68 54.4% 42.7%
13 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 142 309 46.0% 40.5%
14 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 299 681 43.9% 40.2%
15 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 62 129 48.1% 39.6%
16 Schenck Forest 3.6 94 217 43.3% 36.9%
17 South Durham WRF 13.3 6 9 66.7% 35.4%
18 Inwood Rd. 7.3 26 62 41.9% 30.5%
19 Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina 13.2 15 33 45.5% 29.8%
20 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 166 491 33.8% 29.8%
21 Duke University--Reclamation Pond 17.3 24 58 41.4% 29.6%
22 Shiloh Greenway 5.1 6 11 54.5% 28.0%
23 Bond Park 2.7 68 199 34.2% 27.9%
24 Lake Raleigh 6.0 37 121 30.6% 23.1%
25 Dorothea Dix Park 6.9 28 88 31.8% 23.0%
26 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 17 49 34.7% 22.9%
27 Indian Creek Greenway 3.5 10 26 38.5% 22.4%
28 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 36 126 28.6% 21.4%
29 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 30 108 27.8% 20.2%
30 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 7 19 36.8% 19.1%
31 Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road 20.9 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
32 Pulley Town Road Fields 22.5 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
33 Beaver Marsh 16.7 46 199 23.1% 17.8%
34 Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek 15.0 6 17 35.3% 17.3%
35 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp 14.8 4 10 40.0% 16.8%
36 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 50 233 21.5% 16.7%
37 Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek 14.0 5 14 35.7% 16.3%
38 Carpenter Park 5.1 4 11 36.4% 15.2%
39 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 121 681 17.8% 15.1%
40 Poplar Point Wastewater Ponds (Restricted Access) 13.8 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
41 Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek 13.7 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
42 Neuse River Trail--Auburn Knightdale Road 15.6 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
43 NCSU Experimental Farm 7.1 8 29 27.6% 14.7%
44 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 57 314 18.2% 14.3%
45 Howling Cow Creamery 7.2 5 16 31.2% 14.2%
46 Dorothea Dix 6.6 4 12 33.3% 13.8%
47 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 4 12 33.3% 13.8%
48 Williamson Preserve 19.2 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
49 Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point 16.1 5 17 29.4% 13.3%
50 Apex Community Park 3.7 12 54 22.2% 13.2%
51 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 6 22 27.3% 13.2%
52 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 17 86 19.8% 12.7%
53 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 47 300 15.7% 12.0%
54 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 7 30 23.3% 11.8%
55 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 13 76 17.1% 10.3%
56 Horace Williams Tract 19.1 6 29 20.7% 9.8%
57 Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access 18.4 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
58 Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp 16.8 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
59 American Tobacco Trail--Wimberly Road Access 8.1 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
60 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 75 626 12.0% 9.7%
61 Jordan Game Land--Bells Church Fishing Access 12.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
62 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 10 62 16.1% 9.0%
63 J.C. Raulston Arboretum 4.6 4 18 22.2% 9.0%
64 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
65 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 5 26 19.2% 8.5%
66 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 10 66 15.2% 8.4%
67 UNC Chapel Hill--Kenan Woods 17.0 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
68 North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill) 14.1 5 27 18.5% 8.2%
69 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 6 35 17.1% 8.1%
70 Lake Benson 11.9 6 35 17.1% 8.1%
71 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 4 20 20.0% 8.1%
72 Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway 21.1 4 20 20.0% 8.1%
73 Wendell Park 22.6 3 14 21.4% 7.6%
74 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 3 14 21.4% 7.6%
75 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 70 755 9.3% 7.4%
76 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 5 30 16.7% 7.3%
77 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 5 31 16.1% 7.1%
78 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 12 101 11.9% 6.9%
79 Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge 13.6 3 16 18.8% 6.6%
80 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co) 12.3 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
81 Lick Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 13.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
82 Bass Lake Outfall Greenway 11.0 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
83 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 6 48 12.5% 5.9%
84 American Tobacco Trail--C.M. Herndon Park 10.4 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
85 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
86 Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End 17.3 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
87 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats 18.8 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
88 Mitchell Mill Natural Area 23.7 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
89 Camden Ave Pond 16.3 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
90 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 5 48 10.4% 4.5%
91 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd. 17.4 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
92 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
93 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 3 28 10.7% 3.7%
94 Neuse River Trail--Old Falls of Neuse 15.1 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
95 Shaw Lake 9.9 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
96 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 5 62 8.1% 3.5%
97 Homestead Park 19.3 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
98 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 4 49 8.2% 3.2%
99 Ephesus Park--Chapel Hill 16.3 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
100 Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook 16.7 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
101 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 4 52 7.7% 3.0%
102 Hoffman Lake 2.4 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
103 Chatham Co. Northeast District Park 14.1 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
104 Roland E. Horne Walking Trail 23.4 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
105 AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park 10.0 2 19 10.5% 2.9%
106 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 8 145 5.5% 2.8%
107 Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave 9.6 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
108 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
109 American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Mall 12.2 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
110 Glennstone/Heron Rookery 18.4 4 70 5.7% 2.2%
111 Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area 13.8 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
112 Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 23.9 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
113 Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point 14.2 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
114 RTP Mountain Bike Trails 7.2 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
115 Ritter Park 4.3 3 51 5.9% 2.0%
116 Little Creek Trail 15.3 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
117 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 2 29 6.9% 1.9%
118 Salem Pond Park 4.5 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
119 Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road 15.5 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
120 Ammons Farm Rd. 24.7 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
121 Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park 15.6 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
122 Fearrington Village 17.5 3 63 4.8% 1.6%
123 Carrboro High School 18.4 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
124 Apex Nature Park 8.6 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
125 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 3 70 4.3% 1.5%
126 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 3 74 4.1% 1.4%
127 Sarah P. Duke Gardens 16.8 3 77 3.9% 1.3%
128 Leigh Farm Park 14.5 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
129 Shearon Harris Visitor's Center 12.7 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
130 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 20.5 3 89 3.4% 1.2%
131 South Ellerbe Creek Trail 16.4 2 49 4.1% 1.1%
132 North Carolina State University Campus 6.2 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
133 Baileywick Road Park 10.2 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
134 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
135 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
136 Crowder District Park 6.8 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
137 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 2 54 3.7% 1.0%
138 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 2 54 3.7% 1.0%
139 Lake Wheeler 8.2 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
140 West Point on the Eno Park 20.5 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
141 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 2 57 3.5% 1.0%
142 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
143 Duke University--Chapel Woods 17.1 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
144 stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020) 1.5 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
145 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
146 Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf 15.9 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
147 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
148 Robertson Millpond Preserve 20.7 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
149 Rocky Branch Greenway 6.4 1 31 3.2% 0.6%
150 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
151 Turnipseed Preserve 20.5 1 37 2.7% 0.5%
152 Beaver Creek Greenway 7.0 1 39 2.6% 0.5%
153 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 1 40 2.5% 0.4%
154 Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park 13.6 1 52 1.9% 0.3%
155 Raven Rock SP 23.9 1 53 1.9% 0.3%
156 Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve 4.6 1 62 1.6% 0.3%
157 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 1 64 1.6% 0.3%
158 White Deer Park 11.6 1 64 1.6% 0.3%
159 Third Fork Creek Trail 13.6 1 64 1.6% 0.3%
160 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 2 201 1.0% 0.3%
161 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 1 73 1.4% 0.2%
162 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 1 79 1.3% 0.2%
163 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 1 111 0.9% 0.2%
164 17 Acre Woods 18.0 1 134 0.7% 0.1%
165 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 1 513 0.2% 0.0%