Bird Finder

Where to find Osprey 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 Osprey 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 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 60 72 83.3% 73.1%
2 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 19 22 86.4% 66.7%
3 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 33 43 76.7% 62.3%
4 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 23 30 76.7% 59.1%
5 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 11 13 84.6% 57.8%
6 Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek 15.0 13 16 81.2% 57.0%
7 Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point 16.1 13 16 81.2% 57.0%
8 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 30 43 69.8% 54.9%
9 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 34 50 68.0% 54.2%
10 Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina 13.2 16 22 72.7% 51.8%
11 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 16 23 69.6% 49.1%
12 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 8 10 80.0% 49.0%
13 Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp 18.6 6 7 85.7% 48.7%
14 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 17 25 68.0% 48.4%
15 Lake Betz 7.3 140 261 53.6% 47.6%
16 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 19 30 63.3% 45.5%
17 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 10 14 71.4% 45.4%
18 Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook 16.7 7 9 77.8% 45.3%
19 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp 14.8 7 9 77.8% 45.3%
20 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 192 387 49.6% 44.7%
21 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 16 25 64.0% 44.5%
22 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats 18.8 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
23 Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area 13.8 5 6 83.3% 43.6%
24 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd. 17.4 9 13 69.2% 42.4%
25 Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road 15.5 6 8 75.0% 40.9%
26 Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform 12.3 14 24 58.3% 38.8%
27 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
28 Chatham Co. Northeast District Park 14.1 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
29 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 172 427 40.3% 35.7%
30 Jordan Lake SRA--Visitor's Center 13.8 6 9 66.7% 35.4%
31 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 7 11 63.6% 35.4%
32 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 16 31 51.6% 34.8%
33 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co) 20.0 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
34 Jordan Game Land--Bells Church Fishing Access 12.9 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
35 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 23 49 46.9% 33.7%
36 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 39 94 41.5% 32.1%
37 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 26 60 43.3% 31.6%
38 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 6 10 60.0% 31.3%
39 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 22 50 44.0% 31.2%
40 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 14 30 46.7% 30.2%
41 Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway 12.9 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
42 Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road 20.9 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
43 Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek 13.7 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
44 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
45 Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek 14.0 6 11 54.5% 28.0%
46 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 11 25 44.0% 26.7%
47 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 29 82 35.4% 25.9%
48 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 48 150 32.0% 25.1%
49 Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff 12.6 4 7 57.1% 25.0%
50 Haw River--Bynum Dam 20.5 9 21 42.9% 24.5%
51 Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp 16.8 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
52 Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point 14.2 4 8 50.0% 21.5%
53 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 85 334 25.4% 21.1%
54 American Tobacco Trail--Pittard Sears Road 8.8 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
55 Neuse River Trail--Old Falls of Neuse 15.1 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
56 Falls Lake--New Light Creek 17.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
57 Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64 18.7 13 42 31.0% 19.1%
58 Falls Lake 15.1 7 20 35.0% 18.1%
59 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 14 49 28.6% 17.8%
60 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 10 34 29.4% 16.8%
61 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 6 18 33.3% 16.3%
62 Pinehurst Drive Ponds 15.6 13 52 25.0% 15.2%
63 Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access 18.4 4 11 36.4% 15.2%
64 Falls Lake--Cheek Road Causeway (Durham Co.) 17.7 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
65 Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch 11.6 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
66 Jordan Lake--Poe's Ridge 19.9 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
67 Fox Road School Park and Marsh Overlook (Access ONLY after 6 pm on school days, and daylight hours on holidays and weekends) 13.8 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
68 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 8 29 27.6% 14.7%
69 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 24 121 19.8% 13.7%
70 Forest Ridge Park 16.5 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
71 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 11 48 22.9% 13.3%
72 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 5 17 29.4% 13.3%
73 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 7 28 25.0% 12.7%
74 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 43 264 16.3% 12.3%
75 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
76 Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment 12.2 4 14 28.6% 11.7%
77 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 39 283 13.8% 10.2%
78 Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 23.9 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
79 Bond Park 2.7 25 182 13.7% 9.5%
80 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co) 12.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
81 O'Kelly Chapel Road Waterfowl Impoundment 9.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
82 Falls Lake--Cheek Rd. Causeway (Wake Co.) 17.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
83 Jordan Game Land--Lower Little Creek 13.2 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
84 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 11 67 16.4% 9.4%
85 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 8 45 17.8% 9.3%
86 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 7 42 16.7% 8.3%
87 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 3 13 23.1% 8.2%
88 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 14 105 13.3% 8.1%
89 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 5 29 17.2% 7.6%
90 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 7 49 14.3% 7.1%
91 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 16 147 10.9% 6.8%
92 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 53 629 8.4% 6.5%
93 Beaver Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 10.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
94 Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End 17.3 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
95 Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve 22.1 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
96 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 9 81 11.1% 6.0%
97 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve 20.0 4 27 14.8% 5.9%
98 Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway 21.1 3 18 16.7% 5.8%
99 Shelley Lake 8.1 10 109 9.2% 5.1%
100 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 8 82 9.8% 5.0%
101 Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf 15.9 3 21 14.3% 5.0%
102 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 34 515 6.6% 4.8%
103 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
104 Falls Lake SRA--Information Center 16.3 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
105 Heritage Lake 19.2 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
106 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 3 23 13.0% 4.5%
107 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 5 49 10.2% 4.4%
108 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
109 Leigh Farm Park 14.5 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
110 Shearon Harris Visitor's Center 12.7 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
111 Lake Lynn 7.7 11 164 6.7% 3.8%
112 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 32 617 5.2% 3.7%
113 Lake Raleigh 6.0 7 93 7.5% 3.7%
114 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 13 208 6.2% 3.7%
115 New Hope Bottomlands 15.5 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
116 William B. Umstead SP--Turkey Creek Trail 4.2 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
117 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
118 Turnipseed Preserve 20.5 3 29 10.3% 3.6%
119 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 28 568 4.9% 3.4%
120 Schenck Forest 3.6 12 206 5.8% 3.4%
121 Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park 13.6 4 48 8.3% 3.3%
122 Duke University--Chapel Woods 17.1 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
123 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 7 113 6.2% 3.0%
124 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 3 36 8.3% 2.9%
125 Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station 21.6 4 57 7.0% 2.8%
126 Carpenter Park 5.1 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
127 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 16 424 3.8% 2.3%
128 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 2 24 8.3% 2.3%
129 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 11 270 4.1% 2.3%
130 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 4 69 5.8% 2.3%
131 Glennstone/Heron Rookery 18.4 3 65 4.6% 1.6%
132 Beaver Creek Greenway 7.0 2 39 5.1% 1.4%
133 West Point on the Eno Park 20.5 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
134 Baileywick Road Park 10.2 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
135 Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail 19.4 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
136 Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge 13.6 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
137 Town Lake Park 23.4 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
138 Beaver Marsh 16.7 5 194 2.6% 1.1%
139 Lake Wheeler 8.2 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
140 Lake Benson 11.9 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
141 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
142 Inwood Rd. 7.3 2 58 3.4% 1.0%
143 AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park 10.0 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
144 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
145 Brian P's Yard (Private) 14.4 2 62 3.2% 0.9%
146 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 2 62 3.2% 0.9%
147 Robertson Millpond Preserve 20.7 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
148 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 2 68 2.9% 0.8%
149 Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park 17.9 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
150 Horton Grove Nature Preserve 24.6 2 77 2.6% 0.7%
151 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 2 78 2.6% 0.7%
152 North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill) 14.1 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
153 Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate 19.7 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
154 NCSU Experimental Farm 7.1 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
155 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 4 264 1.5% 0.6%
156 UNC Chapel Hill--Coker Arboretum 17.2 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
157 White Deer Park 11.6 1 40 2.5% 0.4%
158 Raven Rock SP 23.9 1 42 2.4% 0.4%
159 Apex Community Park 3.7 1 42 2.4% 0.4%
160 Third Fork Creek Trail 13.6 1 43 2.3% 0.4%
161 Duke University--Reclamation Pond 17.3 1 48 2.1% 0.4%
162 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 1 79 1.3% 0.2%
163 17 Acre Woods 18.0 1 121 0.8% 0.1%