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Where to find Hairy 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 Hairy 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 Pierce Woods and Pond 15.9 16 26 61.5% 42.5%
2 Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road 15.5 5 8 62.5% 30.6%
3 East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek) 9.4 5 10 50.0% 23.7%
4 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 5 10 50.0% 23.7%
5 William B. Umstead SP--Turkey Creek Trail 4.2 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
6 Bass Lake Outfall Greenway 11.0 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
7 Raftery Park 7.8 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
8 Crabtree Creek Greenway--Atlantic Ave to Anderson Drive 8.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
9 Robertson Creek Nature Preserve 23.8 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
10 Brian P's Yard (Private) 14.4 19 62 30.6% 20.6%
11 White Deer Park 11.6 13 40 32.5% 20.1%
12 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 36 147 24.5% 18.2%
13 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 7 23 30.4% 15.6%
14 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 23 105 21.9% 15.1%
15 Neuse River Trail--Auburn Knightdale Road 15.6 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
16 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 12 49 24.5% 14.6%
17 RTP Mountain Bike Trails 7.2 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
18 Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts 18.8 4 13 30.8% 12.7%
19 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 8 34 23.5% 12.4%
20 Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve 4.6 12 58 20.7% 12.3%
21 New Hope Bottomlands 15.5 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
22 Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park 13.6 10 48 20.8% 11.7%
23 Shearon Harris Visitor's Center 12.7 4 14 28.6% 11.7%
24 Horton Grove Nature Preserve 24.6 14 77 18.2% 11.2%
25 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 14 78 17.9% 11.0%
26 American Tobacco Trail--C.M. Herndon Park 10.4 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
27 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 14 82 17.1% 10.5%
28 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 78 617 12.6% 10.2%
29 Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate 19.7 6 28 21.4% 10.2%
30 Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail 19.4 4 16 25.0% 10.2%
31 Swift Creek Bluffs 5.3 10 56 17.9% 10.0%
32 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 9 49 18.4% 10.0%
33 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 13 79 16.5% 9.9%
34 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
35 Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 23.9 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
36 Duke Forest--Gate 12 19.9 4 17 23.5% 9.6%
37 Duke Forest Rd. 20.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
38 Eno River SP--Cabe Lands Access 20.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
39 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 33 264 12.5% 9.0%
40 Apex Nature Park 8.6 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
41 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 26 208 12.5% 8.7%
42 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 47 424 11.1% 8.4%
43 Raven Rock SP 23.9 7 42 16.7% 8.3%
44 Duke Forest--Shepherd Nature Trail 18.7 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
45 Little Creek Trail 15.3 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
46 Shiloh Greenway 5.1 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
47 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve 20.0 5 27 18.5% 8.2%
48 Third Fork Creek Trail 13.6 7 43 16.3% 8.1%
49 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 63 629 10.0% 7.9%
50 Wendell Park 22.6 3 14 21.4% 7.6%
51 Cedar Falls Park 18.2 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
52 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 8 60 13.3% 6.9%
53 Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek 15.0 3 16 18.8% 6.6%
54 Baileywick Road Park 10.2 3 16 18.8% 6.6%
55 Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge 13.6 3 16 18.8% 6.6%
56 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 4 25 16.0% 6.4%
57 Schenck Forest 3.6 20 206 9.7% 6.4%
58 Glennstone/Heron Rookery 18.4 8 65 12.3% 6.4%
59 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 34 387 8.8% 6.4%
60 Bond Park 2.7 18 182 9.9% 6.3%
61 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp 14.8 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
62 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 4 26 15.4% 6.1%
63 Eno River SP--The Quarry 21.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
64 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats 18.8 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
65 Procter Farm Preserve 22.4 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
66 Raven Rock SP--Avents Creek Access Area 22.3 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
67 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 5 36 13.9% 6.1%
68 Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway 21.1 3 18 16.7% 5.8%
69 Duke Forest--Gate 4 18.1 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
70 Lake Betz 7.3 22 261 8.4% 5.6%
71 Duke Forest--Korstian Division 19.6 6 50 12.0% 5.6%
72 Falls Lake 15.1 3 20 15.0% 5.2%
73 Robertson Millpond Preserve 20.7 3 20 15.0% 5.2%
74 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 31 427 7.3% 5.2%
75 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
76 Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek 14.0 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
77 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 4 31 12.9% 5.1%
78 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 5 43 11.6% 5.1%
79 Haw River--Bynum Dam 20.5 3 21 14.3% 5.0%
80 Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station 21.6 6 57 10.5% 4.9%
81 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 5 45 11.1% 4.8%
82 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 7 72 9.7% 4.8%
83 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
84 Morgan Creek Trail 17.5 5 47 10.6% 4.6%
85 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 20 283 7.1% 4.6%
86 Falls Lake SRA--Information Center 16.3 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
87 Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek 13.7 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
88 Valley Springs Park 20.7 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
89 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 4 25.0% 4.6%
90 North Carolina Botanical Garden 16.0 12 154 7.8% 4.5%
91 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 5 49 10.2% 4.4%
92 Ritter Park 4.3 5 49 10.2% 4.4%
93 Shelley Lake 8.1 9 109 8.3% 4.4%
94 Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform 12.3 3 24 12.5% 4.3%
95 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 3 24 12.5% 4.3%
96 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
97 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
98 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd. 17.4 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
99 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 9 113 8.0% 4.2%
100 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 3 25 12.0% 4.2%
101 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 3 25 12.0% 4.2%
102 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 6 69 8.7% 4.0%
103 Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment 12.2 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
104 Brookhaven Nature Park 6.7 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
105 Homestead Park 19.3 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
106 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 4 43 9.3% 3.7%
107 American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Mall 12.2 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
108 Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point 16.1 2 16 12.5% 3.5%
109 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 6 81 7.4% 3.4%
110 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 6 82 7.3% 3.4%
111 17 Acre Woods 18.0 8 121 6.6% 3.4%
112 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 25 515 4.9% 3.3%
113 Duke Forest--Gate 10 19.3 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
114 DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve 22.4 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
115 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 9 150 6.0% 3.2%
116 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
117 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
118 Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area 13.8 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
119 Martin Luther King Jr Park 19.7 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
120 Lake Raleigh 6.0 6 93 6.5% 3.0%
121 Lower Booker Creek Trail 17.0 2 19 10.5% 2.9%
122 Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave 9.6 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
123 Carpenter Park 5.1 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
124 Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina 13.2 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
125 Horace Williams Tract 19.1 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
126 Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64 18.7 3 42 7.1% 2.5%
127 Apex Community Park 3.7 3 42 7.1% 2.5%
128 UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Park 16.9 2 24 8.3% 2.3%
129 Parker Preserve 15.5 2 24 8.3% 2.3%
130 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 4 68 5.9% 2.3%
131 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 20.5 4 71 5.6% 2.2%
132 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 3 49 6.1% 2.1%
133 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 3 50 6.0% 2.1%
134 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 3 50 6.0% 2.1%
135 Barksdale Drive Greenway 9.9 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
136 Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook 16.7 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
137 Merritt's Pasture 16.9 2 30 6.7% 1.8%
138 Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.) 13.5 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
139 Clemmons Educational State Forest 18.0 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
140 Piedmont Nature Trail 15.9 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
141 Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access 18.4 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
142 Strickland Park 8.9 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
143 Beaver Creek Greenway 7.0 2 39 5.1% 1.4%
144 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
145 Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd. 17.4 2 42 4.8% 1.3%
146 Lake Lynn 7.7 5 164 3.0% 1.3%
147 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 2 43 4.7% 1.3%
148 Crowder District Park 6.8 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
149 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 2 50 4.0% 1.1%
150 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
151 Duke University--Chapel Woods 17.1 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
152 Fearrington Village 17.5 2 53 3.8% 1.0%
153 Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail 17.1 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
154 Sarah P. Duke Gardens 16.8 2 61 3.3% 0.9%
155 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 2 62 3.2% 0.9%
156 Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf 15.9 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
157 Blackwood Farm Park 22.9 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
158 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
159 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
160 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
161 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 4 264 1.5% 0.6%
162 UNC Chapel Hill--Coker Arboretum 17.2 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
163 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 4 334 1.2% 0.5%
164 South Ellerbe Creek Trail 16.4 1 38 2.6% 0.5%
165 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 1 42 2.4% 0.4%
166 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 1 48 2.1% 0.4%
167 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 1 94 1.1% 0.2%
168 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 2 568 0.4% 0.1%
169 Beaver Marsh 16.7 1 194 0.5% 0.1%
170 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 1 270 0.4% 0.1%