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Where to find Osprey in April
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 April. 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--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field)	14.1	19	20	95.0%	76.4%
2			Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest	14.7	36	45	80.0%	66.2%
3			Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade	19.0	47	61	77.0%	65.1%
4			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access	15.2	7	7	100.0%	64.6%
5			Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	14.5	46	61	75.4%	63.3%
6			Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam	18.7	61	85	71.8%	61.4%
7			Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek	10.3	15	18	83.3%	60.8%
8			Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp	18.4	22	29	75.9%	57.9%
9			Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area	13.8	5	5	100.0%	56.6%
10			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp	14.8	5	5	100.0%	56.6%
11			Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End	17.3	8	9	88.9%	56.5%
12			Blue Jay Point County Park	14.5	84	133	63.2%	54.7%
13			Lake Betz	7.3	205	355	57.7%	52.6%
14			Falls Lake--Dam	15.2	28	42	66.7%	51.6%
15			American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access	10.5	83	139	59.7%	51.4%
16			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats	18.8	4	4	100.0%	51.0%
17			Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch	11.6	4	4	100.0%	51.0%
18			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade	20.0	17	24	70.8%	50.8%
19			Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina	13.2	102	176	58.0%	50.6%
20			Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform	12.3	25	38	65.8%	49.9%
21			American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access	9.5	6	7	85.7%	48.7%
22			Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek	10.6	19	30	63.3%	45.5%
23			Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access	13.1	18	29	62.1%	44.0%
24			Falls Lake--Sandling Beach	17.5	20	33	60.6%	43.7%
25			Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek	14.0	8	11	72.7%	43.4%
26			Old Bynum Bridge	20.4	278	592	47.0%	43.0%
27			Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point	16.1	10	15	66.7%	41.7%
28			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point	15.0	25	45	55.6%	41.2%
29			Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek	14.8	9	14	64.3%	38.8%
30			Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp	16.8	9	14	64.3%	38.8%
31			Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd.	17.1	11	18	61.1%	38.6%
32			Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd.	13.3	20	37	54.1%	38.4%
33			Falls Lake--Upper Beaver Dam (Granville Co.)	21.0	4	5	80.0%	37.6%
34			Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only	15.3	13	23	56.5%	36.8%
35			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.)	21.9	19	37	51.4%	35.9%
36			Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co)	20.0	5	7	71.4%	35.9%
37			Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. Ramp	18.4	5	7	71.4%	35.9%
38			Neuse River Trail--Falls River	15.6	7	11	63.6%	35.4%
39			Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd.	12.6	21	43	48.8%	34.6%
40			Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf	15.9	11	20	55.0%	34.2%
41			Beaver Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	10.6	11	20	55.0%	34.2%
42			Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth	14.9	10	18	55.6%	33.7%
43			Chatham Co. Northeast District Park	14.1	6	10	60.0%	31.3%
44			Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd.	11.9	26	61	42.6%	31.0%
45			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.)	21.9	45	115	39.1%	30.7%
46			Falls Lake--Cheek Road Causeway (Durham Co.)	17.7	5	8	62.5%	30.6%
47			Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Durham Co.)	19.7	3	4	75.0%	30.1%
48			Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff	12.6	4	6	66.7%	30.0%
49			Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64	18.7	70	195	35.9%	29.5%
50			Haw River--Bynum Dam	20.5	12	26	46.2%	28.8%
51			Lower Haw SNA--Bynum	20.3	42	114	36.8%	28.6%
52			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co)	12.0	7	14	50.0%	26.8%
53			Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment	23.4	85	268	31.7%	26.4%
54			New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment	13.8	15	40	37.5%	24.2%
55			Lake Crabtree County Park	3.6	121	435	27.8%	23.8%
56			Forest Ridge Park	16.5	8	19	42.1%	23.1%
57			Falls Lake SRA--Woodpecker Ridge	16.3	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
58			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd.	17.4	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
59			Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir	18.0	10	26	38.5%	22.4%
60			Lake Crabtree Dam	3.3	26	83	31.3%	22.4%
61			Falls Lake--Rollingview Marina	15.5	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
62			River Forest Park	20.9	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
63			Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats)	12.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
64			Jordan Lake--Poe's Ridge	19.9	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
65			Neuse River Trail--Trailhead Lane	15.0	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
66			Lake Rogers Park	23.7	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
67			Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp	15.5	29	102	28.4%	20.6%
68			Lake Wheeler marshes	6.9	33	120	27.5%	20.3%
69			Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point	14.2	6	15	40.0%	19.8%
70			Harris Lake County Park	14.0	28	102	27.5%	19.7%
71			Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd.	9.8	34	134	25.4%	18.8%
72			Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access	18.4	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
73			Neuse River Trail--Old Falls of Neuse	15.1	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
74			Falls Lake--Rolling View	16.1	11	39	28.2%	16.5%
75			William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake	5.7	14	54	25.9%	16.1%
76			Jordan Game Land--Bells Church Fishing Access	12.9	3	7	42.9%	15.8%
77			Crabtree Creek Watershed	4.7	10	37	27.0%	15.4%
78			Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir	19.0	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
79			Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance	3.3	46	238	19.3%	14.8%
80			Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment	12.2	7	25	28.0%	14.3%
81			Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge	13.6	5	16	31.2%	14.2%
82			Hilltop Needmore Park--North	11.1	5	17	29.4%	13.3%
83			Falls Lake SRA--Information Center	16.3	4	13	30.8%	12.7%
84			Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park	13.5	7	30	23.3%	11.8%
85			Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek	15.0	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
86			Jordan Lake SRA--Visitor's Center	13.8	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
87			Falls Lake--New Light Creek	17.6	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
88			Eden Lakes	23.7	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
89			Little Beaverdam Creek	18.4	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
90			Neuse River Trail--Milburnie Park	13.5	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
91			Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road	15.5	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
92			Lake Wheeler	8.2	4	14	28.6%	11.7%
93			Discovery Lake (Restricted Access)	8.2	11	61	18.0%	10.4%
94			Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway	12.9	4	16	25.0%	10.2%
95			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co)	12.3	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
96			Neuse River Trail--Abbington Lane	13.5	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
97			Yates Mill County Park	7.2	71	628	11.3%	9.1%
98			Pinehurst Drive Ponds	15.6	7	39	17.9%	9.0%
99			Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook	16.7	3	12	25.0%	8.9%
100			Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road	18.1	16	116	13.8%	8.7%
101			Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road	20.9	5	26	19.2%	8.5%
102			Town Lake Park	23.4	6	35	17.1%	8.1%
103			Sandy Creek Park	16.1	96	984	9.8%	8.1%
104			Lake Benson	11.9	5	28	17.9%	7.9%
105			Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.)	13.5	6	37	16.2%	7.7%
106			Lake Johnson Park	4.2	40	390	10.3%	7.6%
107			Falls Lake	15.1	3	14	21.4%	7.6%
108			Leigh Farm Park	14.5	3	14	21.4%	7.6%
109			Mason Farm Biological Reserve	14.6	79	899	8.8%	7.1%
110			Brumley Nature Preserve--North	22.2	53	603	8.8%	6.8%
111			Schenck Forest	3.6	28	295	9.5%	6.6%
112			Lake Raleigh	6.0	16	158	10.1%	6.3%
113			Falls Lake SRA--B. W. Wells	16.6	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
114			Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Boat Ramp	18.9	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
115			Wake Forest Reservoir	20.5	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
116			Neuse River Trail--Poole Road	14.1	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
117			Jordan Game Land--Lower Little Creek	13.2	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
118			Duke University--Reclamation Pond	17.3	7	61	11.5%	5.7%
119			Turnipseed Preserve	20.5	4	31	12.9%	5.1%
120			Bond Park	2.7	17	217	7.8%	4.9%
121			Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula	12.1	3	22	13.6%	4.7%
122			University Lake, Chapel Hill	19.3	3	22	13.6%	4.7%
123			White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland	6.1	3	22	13.6%	4.7%
124			Bass Lake Park & Trail	10.7	10	118	8.5%	4.7%
125			Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek	13.7	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
126			Shaw Lake	9.9	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
127			Shelley Lake	8.1	11	143	7.7%	4.3%
128			Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek	18.2	14	199	7.0%	4.2%
129			Mid Pines Rd.	6.7	34	597	5.7%	4.1%
130			White Pines Nature Preserve	24.5	8	105	7.6%	3.9%
131			Durant Nature Preserve	13.3	10	142	7.0%	3.9%
132			Barksdale Drive Greenway	9.9	2	15	13.3%	3.7%
133			Lake Lynn	7.7	16	266	6.0%	3.7%
134			Brier Creek Reservoir	5.9	3	28	10.7%	3.7%
135			Kildaire Farms Lake	2.3	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
136			stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020)	1.5	4	45	8.9%	3.5%
137			Robertson Millpond Preserve	20.7	2	16	12.5%	3.5%
138			Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway	3.5	6	82	7.3%	3.4%
139			Brumley Nature Preserve--South	22.7	6	84	7.1%	3.3%
140			Middle Creek Bottomlands II	24.9	2	17	11.8%	3.3%
141			Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park	15.6	2	17	11.8%	3.3%
142			O'Kelly Chapel Road Waterfowl Impoundment	9.9	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
143			Swift Creek Bluffs	5.3	7	122	5.7%	2.8%
144			William B. Umstead SP	5.4	4	60	6.7%	2.6%
145			E. Carroll Joyner Park	20.6	3	40	7.5%	2.6%
146			Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek	14.5	8	173	4.6%	2.4%
147			West Point on the Eno Park	20.5	2	24	8.3%	2.3%
148			Butner Game Land--H Street Fields	23.2	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
149			Shiloh Greenway	5.1	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
150			Rainbow Soccer Complex	16.2	4	71	5.6%	2.2%
151			Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave	9.6	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
152			Horton Grove Nature Preserve	24.6	4	87	4.6%	1.8%
153			Hoffman Lake	2.4	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
154			Eno River SP--Few's Ford	23.2	5	121	4.1%	1.8%
155			Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only)	24.1	5	143	3.5%	1.5%
156			North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond	4.7	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
157			Beaver Marsh	16.7	9	330	2.7%	1.4%
158			Baileywick Road Park	10.2	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
159			Penny's Bend Nature Preserve	20.0	2	43	4.7%	1.3%
160			Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve	15.1	2	43	4.7%	1.3%
161			Williamson Preserve	19.2	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
162			South Ellerbe Creek Trail	16.4	3	92	3.3%	1.1%
163			Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	23.9	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
164			North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill)	14.1	1	19	5.3%	0.9%
165			DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve	22.4	1	19	5.3%	0.9%
166			Blackwood Farm Park	22.9	1	19	5.3%	0.9%
167			White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side	6.7	2	59	3.4%	0.9%
168			Symphony Lake Greenway	4.4	2	64	3.1%	0.9%
169			Beaver Creek Greenway	7.0	1	22	4.5%	0.8%
170			Raven Rock SP	23.9	2	69	2.9%	0.8%
171			White Deer Park	11.6	2	73	2.7%	0.8%
172			Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station	21.6	2	78	2.6%	0.7%
173			Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail	19.4	1	30	3.3%	0.6%
174			Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway	21.1	1	31	3.2%	0.6%
175			Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park	17.9	1	34	2.9%	0.5%
176			Pierce Woods and Pond	15.9	1	35	2.9%	0.5%
177			Inwood Rd.	7.3	2	113	1.8%	0.5%
178			Apex Community Park	3.7	1	49	2.0%	0.4%
179			Hank Anderson Community Park	20.3	1	50	2.0%	0.4%
180			North Carolina Botanical Garden	16.0	2	156	1.3%	0.4%
181			North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden	4.6	1	58	1.7%	0.3%
182			Morgan Creek Trail	17.5	1	58	1.7%	0.3%
183			Parker Preserve	15.5	1	61	1.6%	0.3%
184			Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning	3.9	3	356	0.8%	0.3%
185			North Carolina State University Campus	6.2	1	64	1.6%	0.3%
186			Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP'	16.4	1	68	1.5%	0.3%
187			Patterson Place Constructed Wetland	16.0	1	71	1.4%	0.2%
188			Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve	4.6	1	87	1.1%	0.2%
189			17 Acre Woods	18.0	1	139	0.7%	0.1%