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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%