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Where to find Killdeer in August
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 August. 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 68 72 94.4% 86.6%
2 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 400 450 88.9% 85.6%
3 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 40 43 93.0% 81.4%
4 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 104 130 80.0% 72.3%
5 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 235 306 76.8% 71.8%
6 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 167 216 77.3% 71.3%
7 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 144 202 71.3% 64.7%
8 Shelley Lake 8.1 53 70 75.7% 64.5%
9 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 106 158 67.1% 59.4%
10 Lake Lynn 7.7 90 143 62.9% 54.8%
11 Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch 11.6 9 11 81.8% 52.3%
12 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co) 20.0 17 25 68.0% 48.4%
13 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 21 32 65.6% 48.3%
14 Schenck Forest 3.6 44 84 52.4% 41.8%
15 Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway 12.9 10 15 66.7% 41.7%
16 Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats) 12.6 8 12 66.7% 39.1%
17 Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff 12.6 21 39 53.8% 38.6%
18 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 22 42 52.4% 37.7%
19 Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek 14.0 18 34 52.9% 36.7%
20 Lake Benson 11.9 14 26 53.8% 35.5%
21 Capital Hills Drive Wetlands 13.9 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
22 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 82 203 40.4% 33.9%
23 Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve 22.1 10 18 55.6% 33.7%
24 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats 18.8 7 12 58.3% 32.0%
25 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Durham Co.) 19.7 8 15 53.3% 30.1%
26 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 110 315 34.9% 29.9%
27 Town Lake Park 23.4 26 64 40.6% 29.5%
28 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 8 16 50.0% 28.0%
29 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 20 50 40.0% 27.6%
30 NCSU Experimental Farm 7.1 8 17 47.1% 26.2%
31 Shiloh Greenway 5.1 4 7 57.1% 25.0%
32 South Durham WRF 13.3 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
33 Falls Lake--New Light Creek 17.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
34 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 50 215 23.3% 18.1%
35 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 42 184 22.8% 17.4%
36 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co) 12.3 22 87 25.3% 17.3%
37 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 7 23 30.4% 15.6%
38 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 5 15 33.3% 15.2%
39 Wendell Park 22.6 4 11 36.4% 15.2%
40 Bond Park 2.7 20 100 20.0% 13.3%
41 Inwood Rd. 7.3 6 22 27.3% 13.2%
42 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 14 68 20.6% 12.7%
43 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 10 47 21.3% 12.0%
44 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 4 14 28.6% 11.7%
45 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 6 26 23.1% 11.0%
46 Williamson Preserve 19.2 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
47 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 5 21 23.8% 10.6%
48 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 6 27 22.2% 10.6%
49 Apex Community Park 3.7 6 29 20.7% 9.8%
50 Salem Pond Park 4.5 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
51 Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access 18.4 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
52 Falls Lake--Cheek Road Causeway (Durham Co.) 17.7 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
53 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 15 107 14.0% 8.7%
54 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 3 14 21.4% 7.6%
55 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 5 30 16.7% 7.3%
56 Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina 13.2 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
57 Howling Cow Creamery 7.2 4 23 17.4% 7.0%
58 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 23 231 10.0% 6.7%
59 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 4 24 16.7% 6.7%
60 Lake Wheeler 8.2 5 35 14.3% 6.3%
61 Mitchell Mill Natural Area 23.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
62 Dorothea Dix 6.6 3 20 15.0% 5.2%
63 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 9 93 9.7% 5.2%
64 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
65 Glennstone/Heron Rookery 18.4 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
66 Bass Lake Outfall Greenway 11.0 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
67 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 3 23 13.0% 4.5%
68 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 17 242 7.0% 4.4%
69 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
70 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 13 183 7.1% 4.2%
71 Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail 17.1 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
72 Lake Betz 7.3 13 206 6.3% 3.7%
73 Indian Creek Greenway 3.5 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
74 Pulley Town Road Fields 22.5 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
75 Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road 20.9 2 16 12.5% 3.5%
76 Dorothea Dix Park 6.9 10 159 6.3% 3.5%
77 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 15 287 5.2% 3.2%
78 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 4 51 7.8% 3.1%
79 Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir 19.0 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
80 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
81 Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook 16.7 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
82 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 3 50 6.0% 2.1%
83 Falls Lake 15.1 2 28 7.1% 2.0%
84 Beaver Marsh 16.7 6 146 4.1% 1.9%
85 AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park 10.0 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
86 J.C. Raulston Arboretum 4.6 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
87 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
88 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 2 31 6.5% 1.8%
89 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
90 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
91 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 2 44 4.5% 1.3%
92 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
93 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
94 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
95 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
96 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
97 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
98 Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform 12.3 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
99 Lake Raleigh 6.0 1 31 3.2% 0.6%
100 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 1 33 3.0% 0.5%
101 Duke University--Reclamation Pond 17.3 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
102 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 1 35 2.9% 0.5%
103 Third Fork Creek Trail 13.6 1 49 2.0% 0.4%
104 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 1 58 1.7% 0.3%
105 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 1 61 1.6% 0.3%
106 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 1 92 1.1% 0.2%
107 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 1 137 0.7% 0.1%