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Where to find Hairy Woodpecker in January
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 Hairy Woodpecker in January. 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 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 20.5 17 31 54.8% 37.8%
2 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 59 150 39.3% 31.9%
3 Pierce Woods and Pond 15.9 10 20 50.0% 29.9%
4 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 30 87 34.5% 25.3%
5 Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point 16.1 5 10 50.0% 23.7%
6 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 6 13 46.2% 23.2%
7 Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve 22.1 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
8 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 10 26 38.5% 22.4%
9 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 20 61 32.8% 22.3%
10 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 6 14 42.9% 21.4%
11 Falls Lake SRA--Woodpecker Ridge 16.3 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
12 Wooten Meadow Park 6.8 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
13 Crabtree Creek Trail--Anderson Drive to Lassiter Mill Road 8.3 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
14 Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave 9.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
15 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co) 20.0 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
16 Old Bayleaf Rd (foot access only) 15.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
17 Third Fork Creek Trail 13.6 17 57 29.8% 19.5%
18 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 5 12 41.7% 19.3%
19 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 4 9 44.4% 18.9%
20 Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts 18.8 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
21 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 6 16 37.5% 18.5%
22 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 28 116 24.1% 17.3%
23 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 46 209 22.0% 16.9%
24 Turnipseed Preserve 20.5 4 10 40.0% 16.8%
25 Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station 21.6 6 18 33.3% 16.3%
26 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 72 361 19.9% 16.1%
27 Raven Rock SP 23.9 8 27 29.6% 15.9%
28 New Hope Bottomlands 15.5 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
29 American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access 9.5 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
30 Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd. 17.4 10 37 27.0% 15.4%
31 Shelley Lake 8.1 28 131 21.4% 15.2%
32 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 83 448 18.5% 15.2%
33 Glennstone/Heron Rookery 18.4 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
34 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 38 197 19.3% 14.4%
35 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 16 71 22.5% 14.4%
36 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 5 16 31.2% 14.2%
37 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 21 102 20.6% 13.9%
38 Parker Preserve 15.5 6 21 28.6% 13.8%
39 Indian Trail Park 18.1 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
40 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 18 91 19.8% 12.9%
41 Shearon Harris Visitor's Center 12.7 4 13 30.8% 12.7%
42 Schenck Forest 3.6 41 250 16.4% 12.3%
43 Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve 4.6 8 35 22.9% 12.1%
44 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 5 19 26.3% 11.8%
45 Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail 17.1 4 14 28.6% 11.7%
46 Forest Ridge Park 16.5 4 14 28.6% 11.7%
47 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 8 37 21.6% 11.4%
48 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 7 32 21.9% 11.0%
49 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 30 196 15.3% 10.9%
50 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 43 302 14.2% 10.7%
51 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve 20.0 5 21 23.8% 10.6%
52 Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park 17.9 6 27 22.2% 10.6%
53 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 7 34 20.6% 10.3%
54 Blackwood Farm Park 22.9 6 28 21.4% 10.2%
55 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 4 16 25.0% 10.2%
56 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 13 77 16.9% 10.1%
57 Falls Lake 15.1 5 22 22.7% 10.1%
58 Town Lake Park 23.4 5 22 22.7% 10.1%
59 Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point 14.2 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
60 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
61 Bond Park 2.7 21 145 14.5% 9.7%
62 Barksdale Drive Greenway 9.9 4 17 23.5% 9.6%
63 Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road 20.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
64 O'Kelly Chapel Road Waterfowl Impoundment 9.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
65 Neuse River Trail--River Bend 14.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
66 Walltown Park 17.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
67 Cates Creek Park 25.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
68 Greene Tract 20.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
69 Robertson Creek Nature Preserve 23.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
70 Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park 13.6 6 34 17.6% 8.3%
71 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 8 50 16.0% 8.3%
72 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 12 87 13.8% 8.1%
73 Duke Forest--Korstian Division 19.6 4 20 20.0% 8.1%
74 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 4 20 20.0% 8.1%
75 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 37 338 10.9% 8.0%
76 Horton Grove Nature Preserve 24.6 5 28 17.9% 7.9%
77 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 10 73 13.7% 7.6%
78 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 7 46 15.2% 7.6%
79 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 4 22 18.2% 7.3%
80 Falls Lake SRA--Information Center 16.3 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
81 Lower Booker Creek Trail 17.0 4 23 17.4% 7.0%
82 Apex Community Park 3.7 25 257 9.7% 6.7%
83 Lake Benson 11.9 16 150 10.7% 6.7%
84 North Carolina Botanical Garden 16.0 12 109 11.0% 6.4%
85 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 4 25 16.0% 6.4%
86 Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 23.9 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
87 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
88 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 37 436 8.5% 6.2%
89 Duke Forest--Shepherd Nature Trail 18.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
90 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co) 12.3 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
91 Falls Lake--New Light Creek 17.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
92 Duke Forest--Gate 12 19.9 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
93 William B. Umstead SP--Turkey Creek Trail 4.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
94 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd. 17.4 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
95 East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek) 9.4 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
96 Leesville Park 7.5 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
97 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 8 68 11.8% 6.1%
98 Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64 18.7 3 18 16.7% 5.8%
99 Williamson Preserve 19.2 3 18 16.7% 5.8%
100 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 45 593 7.6% 5.7%
101 Eno River SP--Pleasant Green 21.9 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
102 Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf 15.9 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
103 Piedmont Nature Trail 15.9 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
104 Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp 16.8 8 73 11.0% 5.7%
105 Lake Lynn 7.7 15 164 9.1% 5.6%
106 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 4 29 13.8% 5.5%
107 stakeout Bullock's Oriole, Fuquay-Varina (2024) 14.9 11 116 9.5% 5.4%
108 Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.) 13.5 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
109 Beaver Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 10.6 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
110 Horace Williams Tract 19.1 4 31 12.9% 5.1%
111 Wendell Park 22.6 3 21 14.3% 5.0%
112 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 4 32 12.5% 5.0%
113 Walnut Creek Wetland Center 9.0 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
114 Brookhaven Nature Park 6.7 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
115 Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway 21.1 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
116 Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge 13.6 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
117 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. Ramp 18.4 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
118 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 13 169 7.7% 4.6%
119 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 4 35 11.4% 4.5%
120 Chapel Hill Community Park 16.9 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
121 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 13 184 7.1% 4.2%
122 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 3 25 12.0% 4.2%
123 Ritter Park 4.3 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
124 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 8 111 7.2% 3.7%
125 Northgate Park 17.2 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
126 American Tobacco Trail--C.M. Herndon Park 10.4 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
127 Little Creek Trail 15.3 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
128 Fallon park 8.1 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
129 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 5 60 8.3% 3.6%
130 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 9 133 6.8% 3.6%
131 Lake Raleigh 6.0 9 135 6.7% 3.5%
132 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 24 462 5.2% 3.5%
133 Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek 15.0 2 16 12.5% 3.5%
134 AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park 10.0 2 16 12.5% 3.5%
135 Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform 12.3 3 30 10.0% 3.5%
136 Baileywick Road Park 10.2 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
137 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 5 70 7.1% 3.1%
138 Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access 18.4 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
139 Lick Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 13.2 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
140 Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park 15.6 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
141 Pulley Town Road Fields 22.5 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
142 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 4 53 7.5% 3.0%
143 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 10 190 5.3% 2.9%
144 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 2 20 10.0% 2.8%
145 American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Mall 12.2 2 20 10.0% 2.8%
146 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 2 21 9.5% 2.7%
147 Indian Creek Greenway 3.5 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
148 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
149 Lake Betz 7.3 14 346 4.0% 2.4%
150 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 5 89 5.6% 2.4%
151 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 2 23 8.7% 2.4%
152 Fearrington Village 17.5 3 43 7.0% 2.4%
153 Beaver Marsh 16.7 14 351 4.0% 2.4%
154 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 2 24 8.3% 2.3%
155 Shiloh Greenway 5.1 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
156 Lyon Park 15.6 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
157 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp 14.8 2 25 8.0% 2.2%
158 Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders 3.9 4 78 5.1% 2.0%
159 Apex Nature Park 8.6 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
160 Chatham Co. Northeast District Park 14.1 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
161 Beaver Creek Greenway 7.0 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
162 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
163 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 2 29 6.9% 1.9%
164 Duke University--Reclamation Pond 17.3 3 58 5.2% 1.8%
165 North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill) 14.1 2 35 5.7% 1.6%
166 White Deer Park 11.6 2 37 5.4% 1.5%
167 Homestead Park 19.3 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
168 Eastgate Park 9.5 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
169 South Wake County Landfill (Restricted Access) 8.9 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
170 Carrboro High School 18.4 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
171 Jordan Game Land--Bells Church Fishing Access 12.9 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
172 Bolin Creek--Umstead Park 18.1 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
173 Merritt's Pasture 16.9 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
174 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 3 70 4.3% 1.5%
175 Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir 19.0 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
176 Laurel Hill Park 5.4 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
177 Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate 19.7 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
178 Lake Rogers Park 23.7 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
179 Morris Branch Greenway 7.6 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
180 Swift Creek Bluffs 5.3 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
181 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 5 175 2.9% 1.2%
182 Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook 16.7 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
183 North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 17.8 2 47 4.3% 1.2%
184 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
185 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 4 141 2.8% 1.1%
186 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 6 251 2.4% 1.1%
187 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 13 817 1.6% 0.9%
188 South Ellerbe Creek Trail 16.4 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
189 UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Park 16.9 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
190 Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End 17.3 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
191 Berryhill Park and Trails 18.4 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
192 Poplar Point Wastewater Ponds (Restricted Access) 13.8 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
193 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
194 Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina 13.2 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
195 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
196 Pritchard Park Nature Trail 17.3 1 36 2.8% 0.5%
197 Dorothea Dix Park 6.9 2 142 1.4% 0.4%
198 Lake Wheeler 8.2 1 50 2.0% 0.4%
199 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 1 57 1.8% 0.3%
200 Sarah P. Duke Gardens 16.8 1 92 1.1% 0.2%
201 Fred Fletcher Park 7.4 1 103 1.0% 0.2%
202 stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020) 1.5 1 104 1.0% 0.2%
203 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 1 121 0.8% 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.