Bird Finder

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 30 32 93.8% 79.9%
2 Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff 12.6 36 39 92.3% 79.7%
3 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 25 27 92.6% 76.6%
4 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 20 23 87.0% 67.9%
5 Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform 12.3 24 29 82.8% 65.5%
6 Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook 16.7 7 7 100.0% 64.6%
7 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 38 50 76.0% 62.6%
8 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 149 216 69.0% 62.5%
9 Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch 11.6 10 11 90.9% 62.3%
10 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 107 158 67.7% 60.1%
11 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 135 202 66.8% 60.1%
12 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 12 14 85.7% 60.1%
13 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 12 14 85.7% 60.1%
14 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 134 203 66.0% 59.3%
15 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 25 33 75.8% 59.0%
16 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 34 47 72.3% 58.2%
17 Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point 16.1 5 5 100.0% 56.6%
18 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 30 42 71.4% 56.4%
19 Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway 12.9 12 15 80.0% 54.8%
20 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 12 15 80.0% 54.8%
21 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 48 74 64.9% 53.5%
22 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 31 51 60.8% 47.1%
23 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats 18.8 9 12 75.0% 46.8%
24 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 109 215 50.7% 44.1%
25 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 20 35 57.1% 40.9%
26 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 17 29 58.6% 40.7%
27 Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats) 12.6 8 12 66.7% 39.1%
28 Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road 20.9 10 16 62.5% 38.6%
29 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co) 12.3 42 87 48.3% 38.1%
30 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co) 20.0 14 25 56.0% 37.1%
31 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 186 450 41.3% 36.9%
32 Town Lake Park 23.4 31 64 48.4% 36.6%
33 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 5 7 71.4% 35.9%
34 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 41 92 44.6% 34.8%
35 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 31 68 45.6% 34.3%
36 Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area 13.8 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
37 Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.) 13.5 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
38 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. Ramp 18.4 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
39 Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek 14.0 17 34 50.0% 34.1%
40 Falls Lake--Cheek Road Causeway (Durham Co.) 17.7 7 12 58.3% 32.0%
41 Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina 13.2 5 8 62.5% 30.6%
42 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Durham Co.) 19.7 8 15 53.3% 30.1%
43 Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek 15.0 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
44 Jordan Lake SRA--Visitor's Center 13.8 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
45 Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir 19.0 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
46 Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64 18.7 6 11 54.5% 28.0%
47 Lake Wheeler 8.2 15 35 42.9% 28.0%
48 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 98 306 32.0% 27.0%
49 American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access 9.5 5 9 55.6% 26.7%
50 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 8 17 47.1% 26.2%
51 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 6 12 50.0% 25.4%
52 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 21 59 35.6% 24.6%
53 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
54 Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road 15.5 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
55 Falls Lake--Rollingview Marina 15.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
56 Falls Lake--New Light Creek 17.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
57 Old Bayleaf Rd (foot access only) 15.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
58 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 6 15 40.0% 19.8%
59 Lake Betz 7.3 50 206 24.3% 18.9%
60 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 42 184 22.8% 17.4%
61 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 4 10 40.0% 16.8%
62 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 4 10 40.0% 16.8%
63 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
64 Neuse River Trail--Old Falls of Neuse 15.1 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
65 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 11 43 25.6% 14.9%
66 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 7 24 29.2% 14.9%
67 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 6 21 28.6% 13.8%
68 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 7 26 26.9% 13.7%
69 Apex Community Park 3.7 7 29 24.1% 12.2%
70 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 7 30 23.3% 11.8%
71 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 7 30 23.3% 11.8%
72 Pulley Town Road Fields 22.5 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
73 Lake Raleigh 6.0 7 31 22.6% 11.4%
74 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
75 Shelley Lake 8.1 12 70 17.1% 10.1%
76 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 9 50 18.0% 9.8%
77 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
78 Haw River--Bynum Dam 20.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
79 Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access 18.4 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
80 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp 14.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
81 Beaver Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 10.6 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
82 O'Kelly Chapel Road Waterfowl Impoundment 9.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
83 Jordan Lake--Poe's Ridge 19.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
84 Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek 13.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
85 American Tobacco Trail--Blackwell Street Trailhead 15.4 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
86 Lake Rogers Park 23.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
87 Bond Park 2.7 14 100 14.0% 8.5%
88 Lake Benson 11.9 5 26 19.2% 8.5%
89 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 7 44 15.9% 7.9%
90 Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment 12.2 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
91 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 3 16 18.8% 6.6%
92 South Durham WRF 13.3 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
93 Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp 18.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
94 Jordan Game Land--Lower Little Creek 13.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
95 Lake Lynn 7.7 14 143 9.8% 5.9%
96 Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve 22.1 3 18 16.7% 5.8%
97 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 4 31 12.9% 5.1%
98 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 12 137 8.8% 5.1%
99 Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point 14.2 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
100 Falls Lake--Upper Beaver Dam (Granville Co.) 21.0 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
101 Bass Lake Outfall Greenway 11.0 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
102 Raven Rock SP 23.9 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
103 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
104 Turnipseed Preserve 20.5 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
105 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
106 stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020) 1.5 4 47 8.5% 3.4%
107 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
108 Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge 13.6 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
109 Schenck Forest 3.6 5 84 6.0% 2.6%
110 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 2 23 8.7% 2.4%
111 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 10 242 4.1% 2.3%
112 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
113 Little River Fishing Facility 23.7 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
114 Pinehurst Drive Ponds 15.6 4 72 5.6% 2.2%
115 Falls Lake 15.1 2 28 7.1% 2.0%
116 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve 20.0 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
117 J.C. Raulston Arboretum 4.6 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
118 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 10 315 3.2% 1.7%
119 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 3 61 4.9% 1.7%
120 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 8 287 2.8% 1.4%
121 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
122 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
123 North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill) 14.1 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
124 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
125 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
126 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 2 56 3.6% 1.0%
127 Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station 21.6 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
128 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 5 231 2.2% 0.9%
129 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 3 112 2.7% 0.9%
130 Rocky Branch Greenway 6.4 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
131 White Deer Park 11.6 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
132 North Carolina Botanical Garden 16.0 2 76 2.6% 0.7%
133 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
134 Beaver Marsh 16.7 3 146 2.1% 0.7%
135 Brian P's Yard (Private) 14.4 2 81 2.5% 0.7%
136 Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve 4.6 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
137 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 1 40 2.5% 0.4%
138 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 2 130 1.5% 0.4%
139 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 4 495 0.8% 0.3%
140 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 2 183 1.1% 0.3%
141 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 1 107 0.9% 0.2%