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.

• Click on a month in the bar chart to switch to that month.
• Click on a location to view its top birds.
• Click here to view a map on eBird.

Back to the Top Birds list

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			Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve	4.6	1	30	3.3%	0.6%
136			Eno River SP--Few's Ford	23.2	1	40	2.5%	0.4%
137			Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only)	24.1	2	130	1.5%	0.4%
138			Brumley Nature Preserve--North	22.2	4	495	0.8%	0.3%
139			Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning	3.9	2	183	1.1%	0.3%
140			Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek	18.2	1	107	0.9%	0.2%