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Where to find Green Heron in May
within 25 miles of 35.791540, -78.781117

This page shows which locations in the selected region historically had the highest probability of a checklist including Green Heron 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			Salem Pond Park	4.5	15	17	88.2%	65.7%
2			Lake Betz	7.3	286	431	66.4%	61.8%
3			Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway	3.5	122	197	61.9%	55.0%
4			Chandler's Swamp	16.9	9	12	75.0%	46.8%
5			Discovery Lake (Restricted Access)	8.2	43	77	55.8%	44.7%
6			Patterson Place Constructed Wetland	16.0	47	85	55.3%	44.7%
7			American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access	10.5	47	85	55.3%	44.7%
8			Beaver Creek Greenway	7.0	27	46	58.7%	44.3%
9			Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd.	9.8	204	490	41.6%	37.3%
10			Symphony Lake Greenway	4.4	16	36	44.4%	29.5%
11			Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment	23.4	83	265	31.3%	26.0%
12			Orange County Sportsplex Pond	24.9	9	21	42.9%	24.5%
13			Lake Lynn	7.7	91	320	28.4%	23.8%
14			Shaw Lake	9.9	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
15			American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access	9.5	7	17	41.2%	21.6%
16			Middle Creek Bottomlands II	24.9	7	19	36.8%	19.1%
17			AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park	10.0	7	19	36.8%	19.1%
18			North Carolina Museum of Life and Science	17.8	14	46	30.4%	19.1%
19			Sandy Creek Park	16.1	152	946	16.1%	13.9%
20			University Lake, Chapel Hill	19.3	9	37	24.3%	13.4%
21			Ephesus Park--Chapel Hill	16.3	6	22	27.3%	13.2%
22			Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek	18.2	48	282	17.0%	13.1%
23			Glennstone/Heron Rookery	18.4	16	83	19.3%	12.2%
24			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co)	12.0	6	24	25.0%	12.0%
25			Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning	3.9	55	362	15.2%	11.9%
26			Camden Ave Pond	16.3	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
27			Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only)	24.1	82	594	13.8%	11.3%
28			Carpenter Park	5.1	4	15	26.7%	10.9%
29			Fearrington Village	17.5	11	66	16.7%	9.6%
30			Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	14.5	9	56	16.1%	8.7%
31			Bass Lake Park & Trail	10.7	21	166	12.7%	8.4%
32			Brier Creek Reservoir	5.9	6	34	17.6%	8.3%
33			Lake Johnson Park	4.2	42	414	10.1%	7.6%
34			Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd.	11.9	9	64	14.1%	7.6%
35			Beaver Marsh	16.7	24	224	10.7%	7.3%
36			Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road	20.9	7	48	14.6%	7.2%
37			Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve	22.1	3	15	20.0%	7.0%
38			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.)	21.9	11	92	12.0%	6.8%
39			Lake Raleigh	6.0	19	186	10.2%	6.6%
40			Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp	18.6	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
41			Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	23.9	3	17	17.6%	6.2%
42			Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge	13.6	3	17	17.6%	6.2%
43			Capital Hills Drive Wetlands	13.9	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
44			Yates Mill County Park	7.2	64	847	7.6%	6.0%
45			Mason Farm Biological Reserve	14.6	59	780	7.6%	5.9%
46			Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd.	13.3	3	18	16.7%	5.8%
47			American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Mall	12.2	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
48			Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd.	12.6	9	88	10.2%	5.5%
49			Bond Park	2.7	18	233	7.7%	4.9%
50			Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek	14.0	4	33	12.1%	4.8%
51			White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side	6.7	8	86	9.3%	4.8%
52			Beaver Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	10.6	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
53			Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek	13.7	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
54			Cates Creek Park	25.0	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
55			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.)	21.9	6	62	9.7%	4.5%
56			Shelley Lake	8.1	15	205	7.3%	4.5%
57			North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond	4.7	3	25	12.0%	4.2%
58			Brumley Nature Preserve--North	22.2	51	999	5.1%	3.9%
59			Neuse River Trail--River Bend	14.9	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
60			Morris Branch Greenway	7.6	2	17	11.8%	3.3%
61			Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve	15.1	5	66	7.6%	3.3%
62			Apex Community Park	3.7	5	68	7.4%	3.2%
63			Crabtree Creek Watershed	4.7	7	110	6.4%	3.1%
64			Heritage Lake	19.2	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
65			Eva Perry Library	4.2	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
66			Pulley Town Road Fields	22.5	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
67			Rainbow Soccer Complex	16.2	6	93	6.5%	3.0%
68			Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access	13.1	3	36	8.3%	2.9%
69			E. Carroll Joyner Park	20.6	3	37	8.1%	2.8%
70			William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake	5.7	4	58	6.9%	2.7%
71			Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek	14.5	9	178	5.1%	2.7%
72			Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave	9.6	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
73			Schenck Forest	3.6	12	290	4.1%	2.4%
74			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access	15.2	2	24	8.3%	2.3%
75			Chatham Co. Northeast District Park	14.1	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
76			Wooten Meadow Park	6.8	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
77			Mid Pines Rd.	6.7	27	886	3.0%	2.1%
78			Durant Nature Preserve	13.3	6	132	4.5%	2.1%
79			Lake Crabtree Dam	3.3	10	265	3.8%	2.1%
80			William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake	3.8	2	27	7.4%	2.1%
81			Sarah P. Duke Gardens	16.8	5	107	4.7%	2.0%
82			White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland	6.1	2	28	7.1%	2.0%
83			Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade	19.0	5	110	4.5%	2.0%
84			Ritter Park	4.3	3	53	5.7%	1.9%
85			White Pines Nature Preserve	24.5	3	53	5.7%	1.9%
86			Eastgate Park	9.5	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
87			Indian Creek Greenway	3.5	2	31	6.5%	1.8%
88			Duke University--Reclamation Pond	17.3	4	95	4.2%	1.6%
89			Walnut Creek Wetland Center	9.0	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
90			Rocky Branch Greenway	6.4	2	37	5.4%	1.5%
91			Jordan Lake SRA--Visitor's Center	13.8	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
92			Harris Lake County Park	14.0	4	106	3.8%	1.5%
93			Third Fork Creek Trail	13.6	4	107	3.7%	1.5%
94			Chapel Hill Community Park	16.9	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
95			Ammons Farm Rd.	24.7	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
96			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point	15.0	3	77	3.9%	1.3%
97			Robertson Millpond Preserve	20.7	2	42	4.8%	1.3%
98			Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir	18.0	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
99			Williamson Preserve	19.2	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
100			Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam	18.7	3	85	3.5%	1.2%
101			Old Bynum Bridge	20.4	14	698	2.0%	1.2%
102			Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center	9.0	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
103			Leigh Farm Park	14.5	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
104			Brumley Nature Preserve--South	22.7	3	109	2.8%	0.9%
105			Pinehurst Drive Ponds	15.6	2	68	2.9%	0.8%
106			Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook	16.7	1	22	4.5%	0.8%
107			Crowder District Park	6.8	1	22	4.5%	0.8%
108			Lake Wheeler	8.2	1	23	4.3%	0.8%
109			Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance	3.3	7	445	1.6%	0.8%
110			Blackwood Farm Park	22.9	2	73	2.7%	0.8%
111			Lake Wheeler marshes	6.9	3	137	2.2%	0.7%
112			Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp	15.5	2	74	2.7%	0.7%
113			Haw River--Bynum Dam	20.5	1	24	4.2%	0.7%
114			Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek	10.3	1	24	4.2%	0.7%
115			Lake Crabtree County Park	3.6	9	659	1.4%	0.7%
116			Fred Fletcher Park	7.4	1	25	4.0%	0.7%
117			Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field)	14.1	1	26	3.8%	0.7%
118			Town Lake Park	23.4	1	26	3.8%	0.7%
119			Lower Booker Creek Trail	17.0	1	26	3.8%	0.7%
120			New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment	13.8	1	29	3.4%	0.6%
121			J.C. Raulston Arboretum	4.6	1	30	3.3%	0.6%
122			NCSU Experimental Farm	7.1	1	32	3.1%	0.6%
123			Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp	18.4	1	38	2.6%	0.5%
124			Merritt's Pasture	16.9	1	41	2.4%	0.4%
125			North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden	4.6	1	42	2.4%	0.4%
126			Penny's Bend Nature Preserve	20.0	1	45	2.2%	0.4%
127			Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Power Line & Trails ONLY	12.4	1	51	2.0%	0.3%
128			Turnipseed Preserve	20.5	1	52	1.9%	0.3%
129			Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park	17.9	1	52	1.9%	0.3%
130			Lake Benson	11.9	1	63	1.6%	0.3%
131			Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP'	16.4	1	66	1.5%	0.3%
132			Dorothea Dix Park	6.9	2	210	1.0%	0.3%
133			Inwood Rd.	7.3	1	68	1.5%	0.3%
134			Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve	4.6	1	72	1.4%	0.2%
135			William B. Umstead SP	5.4	1	72	1.4%	0.2%
136			Lower Haw SNA--Bynum	20.3	1	72	1.4%	0.2%
137			Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park	13.6	1	80	1.2%	0.2%
138			Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station	21.6	1	86	1.2%	0.2%
139			Hank Anderson Community Park	20.3	1	88	1.1%	0.2%
140			Blue Jay Point County Park	14.5	1	105	1.0%	0.2%
141			Eno River SP--Few's Ford	23.2	1	162	0.6%	0.1%
142			Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road	18.1	1	177	0.6%	0.1%