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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	69	79	87.3%	78.2%
2			Lake Betz	7.3	214	285	75.1%	69.8%
3			Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek	14.5	100	152	65.8%	57.9%
4			White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side	6.7	47	74	63.5%	52.1%
5			Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve	22.1	4	4	100.0%	51.0%
6			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%
7			White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland	6.1	18	26	69.2%	50.0%
8			Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest	14.7	33	52	63.5%	49.9%
9			Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd.	11.9	31	49	63.3%	49.3%
10			Jordan Lake--Poe's Ridge	19.9	5	6	83.3%	43.6%
11			Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek	18.2	116	233	49.8%	43.4%
12			Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field)	14.1	12	19	63.2%	41.0%
13			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade	20.0	5	7	71.4%	35.9%
14			Jordan Game Land--Bells Church Fishing Access	12.9	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
15			Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area	13.8	5	8	62.5%	30.6%
16			American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access	9.5	4	6	66.7%	30.0%
17			Schenck Forest	3.6	77	217	35.5%	29.4%
18			Chandler's Swamp	16.9	6	11	54.5%	28.0%
19			Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point	16.1	8	17	47.1%	26.2%
20			Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek	10.3	10	23	43.5%	25.6%
21			Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End	17.3	6	12	50.0%	25.4%
22			Middle Creek Bottomlands II	24.9	7	15	46.7%	24.8%
23			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp	14.8	5	10	50.0%	23.7%
24			Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth	14.9	9	22	40.9%	23.3%
25			Sandy Creek Park	16.1	191	755	25.3%	22.3%
26			Duke Forest--Korstian Division	19.6	19	59	32.2%	21.7%
27			Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek	15.0	7	17	41.2%	21.6%
28			Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. Ramp	18.4	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
29			Berkshire Downs West Park	14.1	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
30			New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment	13.8	9	27	33.3%	18.6%
31			Barksdale Drive Greenway	9.9	6	16	37.5%	18.5%
32			Harris Lake County Park	14.0	19	73	26.0%	17.3%
33			Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.)	13.5	4	10	40.0%	16.8%
34			Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek	14.0	5	14	35.7%	16.3%
35			Falls Lake--Upper Beaver Dam (Granville Co.)	21.0	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
36			Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek	13.7	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
37			Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula	12.1	5	16	31.2%	14.2%
38			Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment	12.2	5	17	29.4%	13.3%
39			Horton Grove Nature Preserve	24.6	17	89	19.1%	12.3%
40			Shearon Harris Visitor's Center	12.7	4	15	26.7%	10.9%
41			Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road	15.5	3	10	30.0%	10.8%
42			Mason Farm Biological Reserve	14.6	88	681	12.9%	10.6%
43			Raven Rock SP	23.9	10	53	18.9%	10.6%
44			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point	15.0	8	41	19.5%	10.2%
45			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co)	12.0	3	11	27.3%	9.7%
46			American Tobacco Trail--C.M. Herndon Park	10.4	3	11	27.3%	9.7%
47			Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp	16.8	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
48			Rainbow Soccer Complex	16.2	12	76	15.8%	9.3%
49			Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd.	13.3	3	12	25.0%	8.9%
50			Apex Nature Park	8.6	3	12	25.0%	8.9%
51			AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park	10.0	4	19	21.1%	8.5%
52			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.)	21.9	6	34	17.6%	8.3%
53			Duke Forest--Gate 12	19.9	4	20	20.0%	8.1%
54			Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd.	12.6	10	70	14.3%	7.9%
55			Glennstone/Heron Rookery	18.4	10	70	14.3%	7.9%
56			Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam	18.7	9	62	14.5%	7.8%
57			Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment	23.4	23	201	11.4%	7.7%
58			Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access	13.1	5	29	17.2%	7.6%
59			Yates Mill County Park	7.2	59	626	9.4%	7.4%
60			Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek	10.6	5	30	16.7%	7.3%
61			Falls Lake	15.1	4	22	18.2%	7.3%
62			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.)	21.9	11	86	12.8%	7.3%
63			Falls Lake SRA--Information Center	16.3	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
64			Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	23.9	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
65			New Hope Bottomlands	15.5	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
66			Haw River--Bynum Dam	20.5	4	23	17.4%	7.0%
67			Falls Lake--Rolling View	16.1	4	26	15.4%	6.1%
68			Duke Forest--Blackwood Division - Gate 34	21.5	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
69			Butner Game Land--H Street Fields	23.2	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
70			Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway	3.5	13	126	10.3%	6.1%
71			University Lake, Chapel Hill	19.3	4	30	13.3%	5.3%
72			Duke Forest--Gate 10	19.3	3	20	15.0%	5.2%
73			Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek	14.8	3	21	14.3%	5.0%
74			Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir	18.0	2	12	16.7%	4.7%
75			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats	18.8	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
76			Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch	11.6	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
77			Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp	18.4	4	35	11.4%	4.5%
78			Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning	3.9	20	300	6.7%	4.4%
79			Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park	13.6	5	52	9.6%	4.2%
80			Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp	15.5	5	54	9.3%	4.0%
81			Hilltop Needmore Park--North	11.1	2	14	14.3%	4.0%
82			Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only	15.3	3	28	10.7%	3.7%
83			Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade	19.0	6	76	7.9%	3.7%
84			Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway	12.9	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
85			Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd.	17.1	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
86			Walnut Creek Wetland Center	9.0	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
87			Raven Rock SP--Avents Creek Access Area	22.3	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
88			Shelley Lake	8.1	9	134	6.7%	3.6%
89			Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	14.5	4	49	8.2%	3.2%
90			Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook	16.7	2	18	11.1%	3.1%
91			Hoffman Lake	2.4	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
92			Chatham Co. Northeast District Park	14.1	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
93			Neuse River Trail--Milburnie Park	13.5	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
94			Pulley Town Road Fields	22.5	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
95			William B. Umstead SP	5.4	4	54	7.4%	2.9%
96			Third Fork Creek Trail	13.6	4	64	6.2%	2.5%
97			Mid Pines Rd.	6.7	24	681	3.5%	2.4%
98			Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform	12.3	2	24	8.3%	2.3%
99			Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp	18.6	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
100			RTP Mountain Bike Trails	7.2	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
101			Mingo Creek Trail	15.1	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
102			Durant Nature Preserve	13.3	5	101	5.0%	2.1%
103			Old Bynum Bridge	20.4	17	513	3.3%	2.1%
104			Little Creek Trail	15.3	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
105			Forest Hills Park	15.0	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
106			Robertson Millpond Preserve	20.7	2	28	7.1%	2.0%
107			Jordan Lake SRA--Visitor's Center	13.8	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
108			Duke Forest--Gate 4	18.1	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
109			Ammons Farm Rd.	24.7	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
110			Johnston Mill Nature Preserve	20.5	4	89	4.5%	1.8%
111			Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve	4.6	3	62	4.8%	1.7%
112			Falls Lake--Dam	15.2	2	35	5.7%	1.6%
113			Lake Benson	11.9	2	35	5.7%	1.6%
114			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access	15.2	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
115			Bass Lake Park & Trail	10.7	4	108	3.7%	1.4%
116			Beaver Creek Greenway	7.0	2	39	5.1%	1.4%
117			Edna Metz Wells Park	7.1	2	40	5.0%	1.4%
118			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd.	17.4	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
119			Leigh Farm Park	14.5	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
120			Baileywick Road Park	10.2	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
121			Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge	13.6	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
122			Falls Lake--Sandling Beach	17.5	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
123			William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake	3.8	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
124			Apex Community Park	3.7	2	54	3.7%	1.0%
125			Pinehurst Drive Ponds	15.6	2	55	3.6%	1.0%
126			West Point on the Eno Park	20.5	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
127			Lower Haw SNA--Bynum	20.3	2	57	3.5%	1.0%
128			Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve	15.1	2	57	3.5%	1.0%
129			Lake Crabtree County Park	3.6	9	491	1.8%	1.0%
130			Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway	21.1	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
131			Blue Jay Point County Park	14.5	2	64	3.1%	0.9%
132			White Deer Park	11.6	2	64	3.1%	0.9%
133			Lake Crabtree Dam	3.3	3	139	2.2%	0.7%
134			Indian Creek Greenway	3.5	1	26	3.8%	0.7%
135			North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill)	14.1	1	27	3.7%	0.7%
136			Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf	15.9	1	27	3.7%	0.7%
137			North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden	4.6	1	27	3.7%	0.7%
138			Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate	19.7	1	30	3.3%	0.6%
139			Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park	17.9	1	30	3.3%	0.6%
140			Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park	13.5	1	31	3.2%	0.6%
141			Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina	13.2	1	33	3.0%	0.5%
142			Eno River SP--Few's Ford	23.2	2	111	1.8%	0.5%
143			UNC Chapel Hill--Coker Arboretum	17.2	1	38	2.6%	0.5%
144			Parker Preserve	15.5	1	38	2.6%	0.5%
145			Brumley Nature Preserve--North	22.2	6	616	1.0%	0.4%
146			White Pines Nature Preserve	24.5	1	40	2.5%	0.4%
147			Lake Wheeler marshes	6.9	2	129	1.6%	0.4%
148			Crabtree Creek Watershed	4.7	1	43	2.3%	0.4%
149			17 Acre Woods	18.0	2	134	1.5%	0.4%
150			Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance	3.3	4	384	1.0%	0.4%
151			Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road	18.1	2	145	1.4%	0.4%
152			William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake	5.7	1	48	2.1%	0.4%
153			Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP'	16.4	1	48	2.1%	0.4%
154			Morgan Creek Trail	17.5	1	53	1.9%	0.3%
155			Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd.	9.8	3	314	1.0%	0.3%
156			North Carolina Botanical Garden	16.0	2	172	1.2%	0.3%
157			Inwood Rd.	7.3	1	62	1.6%	0.3%
158			Beaver Marsh	16.7	2	199	1.0%	0.3%
159			Patterson Place Constructed Wetland	16.0	1	68	1.5%	0.3%
160			Lake Raleigh	6.0	1	121	0.8%	0.1%
161			Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only)	24.1	2	450	0.4%	0.1%
162			Lake Lynn	7.7	1	211	0.5%	0.1%