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Where to find Osprey 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 Osprey 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 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 20 21 95.2% 77.3%
2 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 81 109 74.3% 65.4%
3 Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform 12.3 21 25 84.0% 65.3%
4 Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook 16.7 7 7 100.0% 64.6%
5 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 14 16 87.5% 64.0%
6 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 14 16 87.5% 64.0%
7 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 145 210 69.0% 62.5%
8 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 30 42 71.4% 56.4%
9 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 31 44 70.5% 55.8%
10 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 12 15 80.0% 54.8%
11 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 59 91 64.8% 54.6%
12 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 19 27 70.4% 51.5%
13 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 37 58 63.8% 50.9%
14 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 8 10 80.0% 49.0%
15 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 49 85 57.6% 47.0%
16 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats 18.8 9 12 75.0% 46.8%
17 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 26 43 60.5% 45.6%
18 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 101 196 51.5% 44.6%
19 Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point 16.1 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
20 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co) 12.3 36 66 54.5% 42.6%
21 Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek 14.0 10 15 66.7% 41.7%
22 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 17 30 56.7% 39.2%
23 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 13 22 59.1% 38.7%
24 Jordan Lake SRA--Visitor's Center 13.8 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
25 Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir 19.0 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
26 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 15 27 55.6% 37.3%
27 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co) 20.0 14 25 56.0% 37.1%
28 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 182 444 41.0% 36.5%
29 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 5 7 71.4% 35.9%
30 Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats) 12.6 7 11 63.6% 35.4%
31 Town Lake Park 23.4 25 52 48.1% 35.1%
32 Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area 13.8 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
33 Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.) 13.5 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
34 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. Ramp 18.4 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
35 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 39 90 43.3% 33.6%
36 Falls Lake--Cheek Road Causeway (Durham Co.) 17.7 7 12 58.3% 32.0%
37 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 89 238 37.4% 31.5%
38 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Durham Co.) 19.7 8 15 53.3% 30.1%
39 Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway 12.9 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
40 Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek 15.0 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
41 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 6 11 54.5% 28.0%
42 Lake Wheeler 8.2 14 34 41.2% 26.4%
43 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 8 17 47.1% 26.2%
44 Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina 13.2 4 7 57.1% 25.0%
45 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 19 52 36.5% 24.8%
46 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
47 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 17 49 34.7% 22.9%
48 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 5 11 45.5% 21.3%
49 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
50 Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff 12.6 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
51 Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road 15.5 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
52 Falls Lake--Rollingview Marina 15.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
53 Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch 11.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
54 O'Kelly Chapel Road Waterfowl Impoundment 9.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
55 Falls Lake--Upper Beaver Dam (Granville Co.) 21.0 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
56 Lake Betz 7.3 50 191 26.2% 20.5%
57 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 5 13 38.5% 17.7%
58 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 4 10 40.0% 16.8%
59 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 5 14 35.7% 16.3%
60 Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64 18.7 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
61 Pulley Town Road Fields 22.5 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
62 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 7 24 29.2% 14.9%
63 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 30 151 19.9% 14.3%
64 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 6 21 28.6% 13.8%
65 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
66 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 6 25 24.0% 11.5%
67 Apex Community Park 3.7 6 25 24.0% 11.5%
68 Lake Raleigh 6.0 5 22 22.7% 10.1%
69 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
70 Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment 12.2 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
71 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
72 Haw River--Bynum Dam 20.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
73 South Durham WRF 13.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
74 Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access 18.4 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
75 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp 14.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
76 Beaver Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 10.6 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
77 Jordan Lake--Poe's Ridge 19.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
78 Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek 13.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
79 American Tobacco Trail--Blackwell Street Trailhead 15.4 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
80 Lake Rogers Park 23.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
81 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 5 24 20.8% 9.2%
82 Shelley Lake 8.1 10 61 16.4% 9.2%
83 Bond Park 2.7 14 95 14.7% 9.0%
84 Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve 22.1 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
85 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 3 15 20.0% 7.0%
86 Lake Benson 11.9 4 24 16.7% 6.7%
87 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
88 Neuse River Trail--Old Falls of Neuse 15.1 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
89 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 5 39 12.8% 5.6%
90 Raven Rock SP 23.9 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
91 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 4 31 12.9% 5.1%
92 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 9 95 9.5% 5.1%
93 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
94 Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point 14.2 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
95 Lake Lynn 7.7 9 116 7.8% 4.1%
96 Turnipseed Preserve 20.5 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
97 stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020) 1.5 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
98 Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge 13.6 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
99 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 2 19 10.5% 2.9%
100 Schenck Forest 3.6 5 80 6.2% 2.7%
101 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
102 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 9 200 4.5% 2.4%
103 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve 20.0 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
104 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
105 Little River Fishing Facility 23.7 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
106 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 9 238 3.8% 2.0%
107 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
108 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
109 Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station 21.6 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
110 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
111 North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill) 14.1 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
112 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
113 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
114 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
115 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 6 264 2.3% 1.0%
116 Brian P's Yard (Private) 14.4 2 54 3.7% 1.0%
117 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 2 55 3.6% 1.0%
118 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 3 110 2.7% 0.9%
119 Rocky Branch Greenway 6.4 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
120 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
121 North Carolina Botanical Garden 16.0 2 69 2.9% 0.8%
122 Pinehurst Drive Ponds 15.6 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
123 Beaver Marsh 16.7 3 140 2.1% 0.7%
124 Falls Lake 15.1 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
125 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
126 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 3 209 1.4% 0.5%
127 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 1 54 1.9% 0.3%
128 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 2 169 1.2% 0.3%
129 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 3 366 0.8% 0.3%
130 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 1 83 1.2% 0.2%
131 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 1 100 1.0% 0.2%

Created by Michael Fogleman.

Data from the eBird Basic Dataset. Version: EBD_relFeb-2021. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Feb 2021.