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Where to find Green Heron 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 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 Lake Betz 7.3 124 231 53.7% 47.2%
2 Shaw Lake 9.9 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
3 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 22 39 56.4% 41.0%
4 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 647 1701 38.0% 35.8%
5 Lake Lynn 7.7 214 577 37.1% 33.2%
6 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 25 69 36.2% 25.9%
7 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 29 83 34.9% 25.6%
8 North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 17.8 15 39 38.5% 24.9%
9 Town Lake Park 23.4 12 31 38.7% 23.7%
10 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 11 30 36.7% 21.9%
11 Heritage Lake 19.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
12 William B. Umstead SP--Turkey Creek Trail 4.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
13 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 7 20 35.0% 18.1%
14 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 58 311 18.6% 14.7%
15 Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve 22.1 4 12 33.3% 13.8%
16 Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch 11.6 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
17 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 6 27 22.2% 10.6%
18 Laurel Hill Park 5.4 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
19 Roland E. Horne Walking Trail 23.4 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
20 Williamson Preserve 19.2 4 18 22.2% 9.0%
21 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 28 248 11.3% 7.9%
22 Lake Raleigh 6.0 7 46 15.2% 7.6%
23 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 18 156 11.5% 7.4%
24 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 40 413 9.7% 7.2%
25 Duke University--Reclamation Pond 17.3 6 42 14.3% 6.7%
26 Bond Park 2.7 18 181 9.9% 6.4%
27 Schenck Forest 3.6 19 195 9.7% 6.3%
28 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
29 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 6 45 13.3% 6.3%
30 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 26 296 8.8% 6.1%
31 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 9 83 10.8% 5.8%
32 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 7 64 10.9% 5.4%
33 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 12 130 9.2% 5.4%
34 American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access 9.5 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
35 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 12 136 8.8% 5.1%
36 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 5 43 11.6% 5.1%
37 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 3 22 13.6% 4.7%
38 DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve 22.4 3 22 13.6% 4.7%
39 Haw River--Bynum Dam 20.5 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
40 Hoffman Lake 2.4 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
41 Chandler's Swamp 16.9 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
42 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 4 36 11.1% 4.4%
43 Pinehurst Drive Ponds 15.6 4 36 11.1% 4.4%
44 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
45 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 23 411 5.6% 3.8%
46 Carrboro High School 18.4 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
47 Fearrington Village 17.5 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
48 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 7 109 6.4% 3.1%
49 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
50 Lake Wheeler 8.2 2 19 10.5% 2.9%
51 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 3 37 8.1% 2.8%
52 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 4 58 6.9% 2.7%
53 Shelley Lake 8.1 5 81 6.2% 2.7%
54 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 3 39 7.7% 2.7%
55 Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp 18.6 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
56 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 8 181 4.4% 2.3%
57 Sarah P. Duke Gardens 16.8 4 70 5.7% 2.2%
58 Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment 12.2 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
59 Indian Creek Greenway 3.5 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
60 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 8 192 4.2% 2.1%
61 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 9 232 3.9% 2.1%
62 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 4 86 4.7% 1.8%
63 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
64 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 3 63 4.8% 1.6%
65 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co) 20.0 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
66 Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp 16.8 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
67 North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond 4.7 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
68 Rocky Branch Greenway 6.4 2 42 4.8% 1.3%
69 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 6 223 2.7% 1.2%
70 Beaver Creek Greenway 7.0 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
71 Horace Williams Tract 19.1 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
72 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
73 Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road 20.9 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
74 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
75 Lake Benson 11.9 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
76 Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway 12.9 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
77 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats 18.8 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
78 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
79 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 5 337 1.5% 0.6%
80 Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek 14.0 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
81 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
82 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 3 164 1.8% 0.6%
83 Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats) 12.6 1 31 3.2% 0.6%
84 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 6 497 1.2% 0.6%
85 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 1 33 3.0% 0.5%
86 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 1 33 3.0% 0.5%
87 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 1 33 3.0% 0.5%
88 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 2 105 1.9% 0.5%
89 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 2 132 1.5% 0.4%
90 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 2 141 1.4% 0.4%
91 Apex Community Park 3.7 1 48 2.1% 0.4%
92 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 1 48 2.1% 0.4%
93 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 20.5 1 52 1.9% 0.3%
94 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co) 12.3 1 55 1.8% 0.3%
95 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 2 181 1.1% 0.3%
96 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 1 86 1.2% 0.2%
97 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 1 163 0.6% 0.1%

Created by Michael Fogleman.

Data from the eBird Basic Dataset. Version: EBD_relJan-2024. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Jan 2024.