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Where to find Red-headed Woodpecker in October
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 Red-headed Woodpecker in October. 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 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 140 152 92.1% 86.7%
2 Lake Betz 7.3 122 153 79.7% 72.7%
3 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats 18.8 11 12 91.7% 64.6%
4 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 15 18 83.3% 60.8%
5 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 19 25 76.0% 56.6%
6 New Hope Bottomlands 15.5 5 5 100.0% 56.6%
7 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 35 50 70.0% 56.2%
8 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 208 352 59.1% 53.9%
9 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 17 23 73.9% 53.5%
10 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 24 36 66.7% 50.3%
11 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
12 Jordan Game Land--Lower Little Creek 13.2 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
13 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 29 52 55.8% 42.3%
14 Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.) 13.5 6 8 75.0% 40.9%
15 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 17 32 53.1% 36.4%
16 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 36 77 46.8% 36.0%
17 Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment 12.2 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
18 Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir 19.0 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
19 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 19 41 46.3% 32.1%
20 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 7 12 58.3% 32.0%
21 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 5 8 62.5% 30.6%
22 Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf 15.9 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
23 Apex Nature Park 8.6 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
24 Little River Fishing Facility 23.7 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
25 Martin Luther King Jr Park 19.7 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
26 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 17 39 43.6% 29.3%
27 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 21 52 40.4% 28.2%
28 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 11 24 45.8% 27.9%
29 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 19 47 40.4% 27.6%
30 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 7 14 50.0% 26.8%
31 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 41 122 33.6% 25.8%
32 Third Fork Creek Trail 13.6 17 44 38.6% 25.7%
33 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 4 7 57.1% 25.0%
34 Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 23.9 4 7 57.1% 25.0%
35 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve 20.0 9 21 42.9% 24.5%
36 Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats) 12.6 5 10 50.0% 23.7%
37 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 16 47 34.0% 22.2%
38 Chandler's Swamp 16.9 4 8 50.0% 21.5%
39 Rock Ridge Park 23.8 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
40 Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road 15.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
41 Smith Creek Greenway (Entrance on Creek Moss Avenue) 16.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
42 Schenck Forest 3.6 52 201 25.9% 20.3%
43 Glennstone/Heron Rookery 18.4 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
44 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 110 647 17.0% 14.3%
45 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 5 16 31.2% 14.2%
46 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 8 32 25.0% 13.3%
47 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 6 23 26.1% 12.5%
48 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
49 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 7 37 18.9% 9.5%
50 The Hamner Institutes 8.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
51 Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek 13.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
52 American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access 9.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
53 Fox Road School Park and Marsh Overlook (Access ONLY after 6 pm on school days, and daylight hours on holidays and weekends) 13.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
54 Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park 17.9 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
55 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 20 157 12.7% 8.4%
56 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 4 21 19.0% 7.7%
57 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 39 380 10.3% 7.6%
58 Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform 12.3 5 29 17.2% 7.6%
59 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 9 66 13.6% 7.3%
60 Beaver Marsh 16.7 18 161 11.2% 7.2%
61 Edna Metz Wells Park 7.1 3 15 20.0% 7.0%
62 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Durham Co.) 19.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
63 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
64 Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek 14.0 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
65 RTP Mountain Bike Trails 7.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
66 Butner Game Land--H Street Fields 23.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
67 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 6 53 11.3% 5.3%
68 Barksdale Drive Greenway 9.9 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
69 Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook 16.7 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
70 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 37 527 7.0% 5.1%
71 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 24 325 7.4% 5.0%
72 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 3 21 14.3% 5.0%
73 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 3 21 14.3% 5.0%
74 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
75 Little Creek Trail 15.3 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
76 Parker Preserve 15.5 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
77 Brian P's Yard (Private) 14.4 14 208 6.7% 4.1%
78 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 4 40 10.0% 4.0%
79 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 7 87 8.0% 4.0%
80 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 4 43 9.3% 3.7%
81 AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park 10.0 2 16 12.5% 3.5%
82 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 8 159 5.0% 2.6%
83 Eno River SP--Pleasant Green 21.9 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
84 Orange County Sportsplex Pond 24.9 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
85 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 4 65 6.2% 2.4%
86 Swift Creek Bluffs 5.3 3 43 7.0% 2.4%
87 Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts 18.8 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
88 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 5 100 5.0% 2.2%
89 Horton Grove Nature Preserve 24.6 2 29 6.9% 1.9%
90 Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point 16.1 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
91 Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway 12.9 2 36 5.6% 1.5%
92 Brookhaven Nature Park 6.7 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
93 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 2 43 4.7% 1.3%
94 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
95 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 3 91 3.3% 1.1%
96 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 8 403 2.0% 1.0%
97 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
98 Lake Wheeler 8.2 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
99 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
100 DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve 22.4 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
101 Apex Community Park 3.7 2 61 3.3% 0.9%
102 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp 14.8 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
103 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 2 66 3.0% 0.8%
104 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
105 Lake Benson 11.9 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
106 Bond Park 2.7 3 171 1.8% 0.6%
107 North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 17.8 1 32 3.1% 0.6%
108 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 2 101 2.0% 0.5%
109 Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve 4.6 1 33 3.0% 0.5%
110 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 1 33 3.0% 0.5%
111 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 1 35 2.9% 0.5%
112 UNC Chapel Hill--Coker Arboretum 17.2 1 37 2.7% 0.5%
113 Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station 21.6 1 38 2.6% 0.5%
114 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 4 369 1.1% 0.4%
115 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 3 254 1.2% 0.4%
116 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 1 44 2.3% 0.4%
117 Sarah P. Duke Gardens 16.8 1 65 1.5% 0.3%
118 North Carolina Botanical Garden 16.0 1 99 1.0% 0.2%
119 17 Acre Woods 18.0 1 107 0.9% 0.2%