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Where to find Red-headed Woodpecker in May
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 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 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 52 60 86.7% 75.8%
2 Lake Betz 7.3 199 261 76.2% 70.7%
3 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 96 147 65.3% 57.3%
4 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 18 24 75.0% 55.1%
5 Fox Road School Park and Marsh Overlook (Access ONLY after 6 pm on school days, and daylight hours on holidays and weekends) 13.8 4 4 100.0% 51.0%
6 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 41 68 60.3% 48.4%
7 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 27 43 62.8% 47.9%
8 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 113 208 54.3% 47.5%
9 Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve 22.1 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
10 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 9 13 69.2% 42.4%
11 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 18 34 52.9% 36.7%
12 Jordan Game Land--Bells Church Fishing Access 12.9 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
13 Schenck Forest 3.6 77 206 37.4% 31.1%
14 Jordan Lake--Poe's Ridge 19.9 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
15 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
16 Chandler's Swamp 16.9 6 11 54.5% 28.0%
17 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 10 22 45.5% 26.9%
18 Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point 16.1 7 16 43.8% 23.1%
19 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 6 14 42.9% 21.4%
20 Duke Forest--Korstian Division 19.6 16 50 32.0% 20.8%
21 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. Ramp 18.4 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
22 Berkshire Downs West Park 14.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
23 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp 14.8 4 9 44.4% 18.9%
24 Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area 13.8 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
25 Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek 15.0 6 16 37.5% 18.5%
26 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 18 67 26.9% 17.7%
27 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 5 13 38.5% 17.7%
28 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 5 13 38.5% 17.7%
29 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 8 25 32.0% 17.2%
30 Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.) 13.5 4 10 40.0% 16.8%
31 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 115 629 18.3% 15.5%
32 Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek 13.7 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
33 Horton Grove Nature Preserve 24.6 17 77 22.1% 14.3%
34 Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road 15.5 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
35 Barksdale Drive Greenway 9.9 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
36 New Hope Bottomlands 15.5 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
37 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
38 Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment 12.2 4 14 28.6% 11.7%
39 Shearon Harris Visitor's Center 12.7 4 14 28.6% 11.7%
40 American Tobacco Trail--C.M. Herndon Park 10.4 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
41 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 81 617 13.1% 10.7%
42 Raven Rock SP 23.9 8 42 19.0% 10.0%
43 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
44 Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek 14.0 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
45 Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 23.9 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
46 Duke Forest--Gate 12 19.9 4 17 23.5% 9.6%
47 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 6 31 19.4% 9.2%
48 Apex Nature Park 8.6 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
49 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 57 515 11.1% 8.6%
50 AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park 10.0 4 19 21.1% 8.5%
51 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 8 50 16.0% 8.3%
52 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 19 150 12.7% 8.3%
53 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 10 69 14.5% 8.1%
54 Falls Lake 15.1 4 20 20.0% 8.1%
55 Haw River--Bynum Dam 20.5 4 21 19.0% 7.7%
56 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 11 82 13.4% 7.7%
57 Glennstone/Heron Rookery 18.4 9 65 13.8% 7.5%
58 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 4 23 17.4% 7.0%
59 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 4 23 17.4% 7.0%
60 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 13 113 11.5% 6.8%
61 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 4 25 16.0% 6.4%
62 Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook 16.7 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
63 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
64 Duke Forest--Gate 10 19.3 3 17 17.6% 6.2%
65 Duke Forest--Blackwood Division - Gate 34 21.5 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
66 Butner Game Land--H Street Fields 23.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
67 Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End 17.3 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
68 Raven Rock SP--Avents Creek Access Area 22.3 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
69 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
70 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 4 30 13.3% 5.3%
71 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 20 264 7.6% 5.0%
72 Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway 12.9 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
73 Falls Lake SRA--Information Center 16.3 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
74 Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch 11.6 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
75 Pulley Town Road Fields 22.5 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
76 Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park 13.6 5 48 10.4% 4.5%
77 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 5 50 10.0% 4.3%
78 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 3 25 12.0% 4.2%
79 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 6 72 8.3% 3.9%
80 Shelley Lake 8.1 8 109 7.3% 3.8%
81 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 3 28 10.7% 3.7%
82 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 4 43 9.3% 3.7%
83 Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp 16.8 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
84 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
85 Chatham Co. Northeast District Park 14.1 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
86 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 3 30 10.0% 3.5%
87 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 4 49 8.2% 3.2%
88 Neuse River Trail--Milburnie Park 13.5 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
89 Forest Hills Park 15.0 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
90 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 24 568 4.2% 2.9%
91 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 5 82 6.1% 2.6%
92 Little Creek Trail 15.3 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
93 Mingo Creek Trail 15.1 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
94 Third Fork Creek Trail 13.6 3 43 7.0% 2.4%
95 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 15 387 3.9% 2.4%
96 Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform 12.3 2 24 8.3% 2.3%
97 RTP Mountain Bike Trails 7.2 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
98 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 3 48 6.2% 2.1%
99 Jordan Lake SRA--Visitor's Center 13.8 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
100 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 4 81 4.9% 1.9%
101 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 2 30 6.7% 1.8%
102 Duke Forest--Gate 4 18.1 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
103 Ammons Farm Rd. 24.7 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
104 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
105 Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve 4.6 3 58 5.2% 1.8%
106 Edna Metz Wells Park 7.1 2 32 6.2% 1.7%
107 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
108 Beaver Creek Greenway 7.0 2 39 5.1% 1.4%
109 White Deer Park 11.6 2 40 5.0% 1.4%
110 West Point on the Eno Park 20.5 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
111 Leigh Farm Park 14.5 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
112 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd. 17.4 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
113 Apex Community Park 3.7 2 42 4.8% 1.3%
114 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 2 49 4.1% 1.1%
115 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 2 49 4.1% 1.1%
116 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 9 427 2.1% 1.1%
117 Baileywick Road Park 10.2 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
118 Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge 13.6 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
119 Pinehurst Drive Ponds 15.6 2 52 3.8% 1.1%
120 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
121 Lake Benson 11.9 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
122 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
123 Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway 21.1 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
124 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
125 Indian Creek Greenway 3.5 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
126 Robertson Millpond Preserve 20.7 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
127 Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf 15.9 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
128 Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina 13.2 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
129 Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park 17.9 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
130 Parker Preserve 15.5 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
131 North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill) 14.1 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
132 Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate 19.7 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
133 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
134 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
135 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 2 94 2.1% 0.6%
136 UNC Chapel Hill--Coker Arboretum 17.2 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
137 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 1 36 2.8% 0.5%
138 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 4 334 1.2% 0.5%
139 17 Acre Woods 18.0 2 121 1.7% 0.5%
140 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 2 121 1.7% 0.5%
141 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 1 43 2.3% 0.4%
142 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 1 45 2.2% 0.4%
143 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 3 264 1.1% 0.4%
144 Morgan Creek Trail 17.5 1 47 2.1% 0.4%
145 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 4 424 0.9% 0.4%
146 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 1 49 2.0% 0.4%
147 North Carolina Botanical Garden 16.0 2 154 1.3% 0.4%
148 Inwood Rd. 7.3 1 58 1.7% 0.3%
149 Brian P's Yard (Private) 14.4 1 62 1.6% 0.3%
150 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 1 62 1.6% 0.3%
151 Beaver Marsh 16.7 2 194 1.0% 0.3%
152 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 20.5 1 71 1.4% 0.2%
153 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 1 79 1.3% 0.2%
154 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 2 270 0.7% 0.2%
155 Lake Raleigh 6.0 1 93 1.1% 0.2%
156 Lake Lynn 7.7 1 164 0.6% 0.1%