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Where to find Osprey in October
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 Osprey in October. 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 SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp 14.8 14 21 66.7% 45.4%
2 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 278 647 43.0% 39.2%
3 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 30 66 45.5% 34.0%
4 Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway 12.9 17 36 47.2% 32.0%
5 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 18 39 46.2% 31.6%
6 Falls Lake--Cheek Road Causeway (Durham Co.) 17.7 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
7 Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point 16.1 6 11 54.5% 28.0%
8 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 53 159 33.3% 26.5%
9 Forest Ridge Park 16.5 5 10 50.0% 23.7%
10 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 13 37 35.1% 21.8%
11 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 7 17 41.2% 21.6%
12 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. Ramp 18.4 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
13 Jordan Lake--Poe's Ridge 19.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
14 Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End 17.3 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
15 Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp 16.8 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
16 Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff 12.6 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
17 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 7 23 30.4% 15.6%
18 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
19 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 10 44 22.7% 12.8%
20 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 7 35 20.0% 10.0%
21 Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook 16.7 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
22 Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road 20.9 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
23 Jordan Game Land--Bells Church Fishing Access 12.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
24 Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina 13.2 5 27 18.5% 8.2%
25 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 18 145 12.4% 8.0%
26 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 13 101 12.9% 7.7%
27 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 4 21 19.0% 7.7%
28 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 15 122 12.3% 7.6%
29 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 9 65 13.8% 7.5%
30 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 7 47 14.9% 7.4%
31 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
32 Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.) 13.5 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
33 Falls Lake 15.1 3 15 20.0% 7.0%
34 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 3 15 20.0% 7.0%
35 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 3 16 18.8% 6.6%
36 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd. 17.4 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
37 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 16 168 9.5% 5.9%
38 Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform 12.3 4 29 13.8% 5.5%
39 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 6 52 11.5% 5.4%
40 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 30 403 7.4% 5.3%
41 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 12 146 8.2% 4.8%
42 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats 18.8 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
43 Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64 18.7 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
44 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
45 Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf 15.9 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
46 Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway 21.1 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
47 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
48 Lake Benson 11.9 3 28 10.7% 3.7%
49 Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek 15.0 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
50 Haw River--Bynum Dam 20.5 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
51 Falls Lake--Rollingview Marina 15.5 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
52 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 3 32 9.4% 3.2%
53 Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area 13.8 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
54 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 2 21 9.5% 2.7%
55 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
56 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
57 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 3 44 6.8% 2.3%
58 Schenck Forest 3.6 8 201 4.0% 2.0%
59 Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park 13.6 2 28 7.1% 2.0%
60 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 3 53 5.7% 1.9%
61 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 12 369 3.3% 1.9%
62 Lake Betz 7.3 6 153 3.9% 1.8%
63 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
64 South Ellerbe Creek Trail 16.4 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
65 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
66 Brian P's Yard (Private) 14.4 6 208 2.9% 1.3%
67 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
68 Bond Park 2.7 5 171 2.9% 1.3%
69 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 2 47 4.3% 1.2%
70 North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill) 14.1 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
71 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
72 Lake Raleigh 6.0 2 61 3.3% 0.9%
73 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 6 325 1.8% 0.8%
74 Lake Lynn 7.7 8 480 1.7% 0.8%
75 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
76 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 2 66 3.0% 0.8%
77 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
78 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
79 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
80 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 2 77 2.6% 0.7%
81 Shelley Lake 8.1 2 78 2.6% 0.7%
82 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 7 527 1.3% 0.6%
83 Town Lake Park 23.4 1 32 3.1% 0.6%
84 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 1 33 3.0% 0.5%
85 17 Acre Woods 18.0 2 107 1.9% 0.5%
86 Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station 21.6 1 38 2.6% 0.5%
87 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 1 41 2.4% 0.4%
88 Swift Creek Bluffs 5.3 1 43 2.3% 0.4%
89 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 1 46 2.2% 0.4%
90 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 2 152 1.3% 0.4%
91 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 2 157 1.3% 0.4%
92 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 1 52 1.9% 0.3%
93 Apex Community Park 3.7 1 61 1.6% 0.3%
94 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 2 254 0.8% 0.2%
95 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 1 87 1.1% 0.2%
96 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 1 91 1.1% 0.2%
97 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 1 104 1.0% 0.2%
98 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 1 352 0.3% 0.1%
99 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 1 380 0.3% 0.0%

Created by Michael Fogleman.

Data from the eBird Basic Dataset. Version: EBD_relJun-2023. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Jun 2023.