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Where to find Green Heron in September
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 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 Shaw Lake 9.9 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
2 Lake Betz 7.3 149 302 49.3% 43.7%
3 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 23 43 53.5% 38.9%
4 Town Lake Park 23.4 15 34 44.1% 28.9%
5 Lake Lynn 7.7 259 825 31.4% 28.3%
6 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 649 2414 26.9% 25.2%
7 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 25 73 34.2% 24.4%
8 North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 17.8 15 44 34.1% 21.9%
9 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 30 105 28.6% 20.8%
10 Heritage Lake 19.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
11 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 13 41 31.7% 19.6%
12 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 8 24 33.3% 18.0%
13 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 58 313 18.5% 14.6%
14 Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch 11.6 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
15 Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve 22.1 5 20 25.0% 11.2%
16 Laurel Hill Park 5.4 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
17 American Tobacco Trail--Massey Chapel Road 12.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
18 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 6 32 18.8% 8.9%
19 Duke University--Reclamation Pond 17.3 9 61 14.8% 8.0%
20 Williamson Preserve 19.2 4 21 19.0% 7.7%
21 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 20 172 11.6% 7.7%
22 Schenck Forest 3.6 24 224 10.7% 7.3%
23 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 19 190 10.0% 6.5%
24 William B. Umstead SP--Turkey Creek Trail 4.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
25 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 28 319 8.8% 6.1%
26 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 40 505 7.9% 5.9%
27 Lake Raleigh 6.0 9 83 10.8% 5.8%
28 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 11 110 10.0% 5.7%
29 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 17 191 8.9% 5.6%
30 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 6 50 12.0% 5.6%
31 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 6 51 11.8% 5.5%
32 Bond Park 2.7 21 259 8.1% 5.4%
33 DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve 22.4 3 22 13.6% 4.7%
34 American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access 9.5 3 22 13.6% 4.7%
35 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co) 20.0 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
36 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
37 Indian Creek Greenway 3.5 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
38 Haw River--Bynum Dam 20.5 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
39 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 27 423 6.4% 4.4%
40 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 3 24 12.5% 4.3%
41 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 7 80 8.8% 4.3%
42 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 4 38 10.5% 4.2%
43 Pinehurst Drive Ponds 15.6 4 38 10.5% 4.2%
44 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 25 459 5.4% 3.7%
45 Carrboro High School 18.4 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
46 Chandler's Swamp 16.9 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
47 Jordan Game Land--Bells Church Fishing Access 12.9 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
48 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 4 44 9.1% 3.6%
49 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 8 123 6.5% 3.3%
50 Fearrington Village 17.5 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
51 Hoffman Lake 2.4 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
52 Morris Branch Greenway 7.6 2 19 10.5% 2.9%
53 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 2 21 9.5% 2.7%
54 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
55 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 4 64 6.2% 2.5%
56 Lake Wheeler 8.2 2 23 8.7% 2.4%
57 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 3 44 6.8% 2.3%
58 Roland E. Horne Walking Trail 23.4 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
59 Shelley Lake 8.1 5 109 4.6% 2.0%
60 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 4 83 4.8% 1.9%
61 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 10 295 3.4% 1.9%
62 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 9 261 3.4% 1.8%
63 Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment 12.2 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
64 Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 23.9 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
65 Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp 18.6 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
66 Sarah P. Duke Gardens 16.8 4 90 4.4% 1.7%
67 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 9 289 3.1% 1.6%
68 Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp 16.8 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
69 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 4 102 3.9% 1.5%
70 Merritt's Pasture 16.9 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
71 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 7 245 2.9% 1.4%
72 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 5 158 3.2% 1.4%
73 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
74 Rocky Branch Greenway 6.4 2 45 4.4% 1.2%
75 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
76 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 3 87 3.4% 1.2%
77 Orange County Sportsplex Pond 24.9 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
78 North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond 4.7 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
79 Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road 20.9 2 53 3.8% 1.0%
80 Beaver Creek Greenway 7.0 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
81 Horace Williams Tract 19.1 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
82 Apex Community Park 3.7 2 61 3.3% 0.9%
83 Crowder District Park 6.8 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
84 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 4 187 2.1% 0.8%
85 Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway 12.9 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
86 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats 18.8 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
87 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 6 429 1.4% 0.6%
88 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
89 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 3 183 1.6% 0.6%
90 Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats) 12.6 1 32 3.1% 0.6%
91 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 1 32 3.1% 0.6%
92 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 1 33 3.0% 0.5%
93 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
94 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 2 110 1.8% 0.5%
95 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 1 36 2.8% 0.5%
96 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 1 39 2.6% 0.5%
97 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 6 607 1.0% 0.5%
98 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 1 41 2.4% 0.4%
99 Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek 14.0 1 44 2.3% 0.4%
100 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 2 137 1.5% 0.4%
101 Lake Benson 11.9 1 48 2.1% 0.4%
102 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 1 54 1.9% 0.3%
103 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 1 55 1.8% 0.3%
104 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co) 12.3 1 60 1.7% 0.3%
105 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 1 68 1.5% 0.3%
106 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 2 234 0.9% 0.2%
107 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 20.5 1 84 1.2% 0.2%
108 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 1 125 0.8% 0.1%
109 Brian P's Yard (Private) 14.4 1 165 0.6% 0.1%
110 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 1 174 0.6% 0.1%
111 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 1 210 0.5% 0.1%

Created by Michael Fogleman.

Data from the eBird Basic Dataset. Version: EBD_relSep-2025. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Sep 2025.