Bird Finder

Where to find Osprey in September
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 September. 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 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 116 152 76.3% 69.0%
2 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 27 32 84.4% 68.2%
3 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 121 192 63.0% 56.0%
4 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 49 74 66.2% 54.9%
5 Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform 12.3 21 29 72.4% 54.3%
6 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats 18.8 15 23 65.2% 44.9%
7 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd. 17.4 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
8 Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway 12.9 15 24 62.5% 42.7%
9 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 18 32 56.2% 39.3%
10 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 129 305 42.3% 36.9%
11 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 13 23 56.5% 36.8%
12 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 25 50 50.0% 36.6%
13 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 7 11 63.6% 35.4%
14 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 84 210 40.0% 33.6%
15 Haw River--Bynum Dam 20.5 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
16 Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats) 12.6 13 29 44.8% 28.4%
17 Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp 16.8 6 11 54.5% 28.0%
18 Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina 13.2 5 9 55.6% 26.7%
19 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 13 31 41.9% 26.4%
20 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 16 40 40.0% 26.3%
21 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 10 23 43.5% 25.6%
22 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 22 60 36.7% 25.6%
23 Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point 16.1 4 7 57.1% 25.0%
24 Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp 18.6 4 7 57.1% 25.0%
25 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. Ramp 18.4 4 7 57.1% 25.0%
26 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 8 18 44.4% 24.6%
27 Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff 12.6 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
28 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 7 17 41.2% 21.6%
29 Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook 16.7 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
30 Jordan Game Land--Bells Church Fishing Access 12.9 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
31 Falls Lake SRA--B. W. Wells 16.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
32 Kildaire Farms Lake 2.3 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
33 Neuse River Trail--Abbington Lane 13.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
34 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 27 100 27.0% 19.3%
35 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 39 154 25.3% 19.1%
36 Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road 20.9 4 9 44.4% 18.9%
37 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 31 122 25.4% 18.5%
38 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 103 471 21.9% 18.4%
39 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co) 20.0 4 10 40.0% 16.8%
40 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 6 18 33.3% 16.3%
41 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 15 59 25.4% 16.1%
42 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 25 109 22.9% 16.0%
43 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 4 11 36.4% 15.2%
44 Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access 18.4 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
45 Forest Ridge Park 16.5 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
46 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 31 165 18.8% 13.6%
47 Lake Wheeler 8.2 5 18 27.8% 12.5%
48 Lake Raleigh 6.0 8 39 20.5% 10.8%
49 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
50 Lake Betz 7.3 32 219 14.6% 10.5%
51 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 31 214 14.5% 10.4%
52 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
53 Jordan Lake SRA--Visitor's Center 13.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
54 Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf 15.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
55 Falls Lake--Cheek Rd. Causeway (Wake Co.) 17.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
56 Bond Park 2.7 21 157 13.4% 8.9%
57 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 6 32 18.8% 8.9%
58 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp 14.8 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
59 Lake Benson 11.9 4 20 20.0% 8.1%
60 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 7 48 14.6% 7.2%
61 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 6 39 15.4% 7.2%
62 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 8 67 11.9% 6.2%
63 Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch 11.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
64 Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge 13.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
65 Jordan Lake--Poe's Ridge 19.9 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
66 Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek 13.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
67 Hilltop Needmore Park--South 11.5 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
68 stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020) 1.5 5 36 13.9% 6.1%
69 Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64 18.7 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
70 Falls Lake--Cheek Road Causeway (Durham Co.) 17.7 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
71 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co) 12.3 4 32 12.5% 5.0%
72 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 4 32 12.5% 5.0%
73 Shelley Lake 8.1 6 58 10.3% 4.8%
74 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
75 Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek 15.0 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
76 Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area 13.8 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
77 Falls Lake SRA--Information Center 16.3 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
78 Cornwallis Road Park 16.1 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
79 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 7 77 9.1% 4.5%
80 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 3 26 11.5% 4.0%
81 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 5 57 8.8% 3.8%
82 Little River Fishing Facility 23.7 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
83 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 7 110 6.4% 3.1%
84 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
85 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
86 Lake Lynn 7.7 18 373 4.8% 3.1%
87 Butner Game Land--H Street Fields 23.2 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
88 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 13 261 5.0% 2.9%
89 Apex Community Park 3.7 3 37 8.1% 2.8%
90 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 2 21 9.5% 2.7%
91 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 2 21 9.5% 2.7%
92 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 3 39 7.7% 2.7%
93 Homestead Park 19.3 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
94 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 3 44 6.8% 2.3%
95 Barksdale Drive Greenway 9.9 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
96 Chatham Co. Northeast District Park 14.1 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
97 Walnut Creek Greenway between Lake Dam Rd & Gorman St 5.1 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
98 Blackwood Farm Park 22.9 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
99 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 13 392 3.3% 1.9%
100 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 5 111 4.5% 1.9%
101 Duke University--Reclamation Pond 17.3 2 30 6.7% 1.8%
102 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 2 30 6.7% 1.8%
103 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
104 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 2 34 5.9% 1.6%
105 Walnut Creek Wetland Center 9.0 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
106 Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station 21.6 2 35 5.7% 1.6%
107 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 28 1293 2.2% 1.5%
108 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
109 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 6 242 2.5% 1.1%
110 Schenck Forest 3.6 5 189 2.6% 1.1%
111 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 3 100 3.0% 1.0%
112 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 4 160 2.5% 1.0%
113 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 5 224 2.2% 1.0%
114 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 2 58 3.4% 1.0%
115 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 2 61 3.3% 0.9%
116 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
117 North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill) 14.1 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
118 Swift Creek Bluffs 5.3 2 68 2.9% 0.8%
119 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
120 Raven Rock SP 23.9 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
121 Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek 14.0 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
122 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 3 152 2.0% 0.7%
123 Falls Lake 15.1 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
124 Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts 18.8 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
125 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 1 51 2.0% 0.3%
126 North Carolina State University Campus 6.2 1 65 1.5% 0.3%
127 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 1 77 1.3% 0.2%
128 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 1 371 0.3% 0.0%