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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	17	28	60.7%	42.4%
2			Robertson Creek Nature Preserve	23.8	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
3			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access	15.2	6	12	50.0%	25.4%
4			Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road	15.5	5	10	50.0%	23.7%
5			William B. Umstead SP--Turkey Creek Trail	4.2	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
6			New Hope Bottomlands	15.5	4	8	50.0%	21.5%
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			Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd.	11.9	15	49	30.6%	19.5%
10			East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek)	9.4	5	13	38.5%	17.7%
11			Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek	14.5	36	152	23.7%	17.6%
12			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats	18.8	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
13			Neuse River Trail--Auburn Knightdale Road	15.6	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
14			White Deer Park	11.6	15	64	23.4%	14.7%
15			Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road	18.1	29	145	20.0%	14.3%
16			RTP Mountain Bike Trails	7.2	3	8	37.5%	13.7%
17			Horton Grove Nature Preserve	24.6	18	89	20.2%	13.2%
18			Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve	15.1	12	57	21.1%	12.5%
19			Little Creek Trail	15.3	3	9	33.3%	12.1%
20			Brumley Nature Preserve--North	22.2	90	616	14.6%	12.0%
21			Eno River SP--Few's Ford	23.2	20	111	18.0%	12.0%
22			Brumley Nature Preserve--South	22.7	17	92	18.5%	11.9%
23			University Lake, Chapel Hill	19.3	7	30	23.3%	11.8%
24			Sandy Creek Park	16.1	104	755	13.8%	11.5%
25			Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve	4.6	12	62	19.4%	11.4%
26			Third Fork Creek Trail	13.6	12	64	18.8%	11.1%
27			Shearon Harris Visitor's Center	12.7	4	15	26.7%	10.9%
28			Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts	18.8	4	15	26.7%	10.9%
29			American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access	10.5	14	79	17.7%	10.9%
30			Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park	13.6	10	52	19.2%	10.8%
31			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp	14.8	3	10	30.0%	10.8%
32			American Tobacco Trail--C.M. Herndon Park	10.4	3	11	27.3%	9.7%
33			Mason Farm Biological Reserve	14.6	80	681	11.7%	9.5%
34			Penny's Bend Nature Preserve	20.0	6	30	20.0%	9.5%
35			Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate	19.7	6	30	20.0%	9.5%
36			Durant Nature Preserve	13.3	15	101	14.9%	9.2%
37			Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail	19.4	4	18	22.2%	9.0%
38			Apex Nature Park	8.6	3	12	25.0%	8.9%
39			Swift Creek Bluffs	5.3	12	80	15.0%	8.8%
40			Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd.	9.8	37	314	11.8%	8.7%
41			Duke Forest--Shepherd Nature Trail	18.7	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
42			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade	20.0	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
43			Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek	18.2	27	233	11.6%	8.1%
44			Shelley Lake	8.1	17	134	12.7%	8.1%
45			Duke Forest--Gate 12	19.9	4	20	20.0%	8.1%
46			Raven Rock SP	23.9	8	53	15.1%	7.9%
47			Blue Jay Point County Park	14.5	9	64	14.1%	7.6%
48			Wendell Park	22.6	3	14	21.4%	7.6%
49			Schenck Forest	3.6	23	217	10.6%	7.2%
50			Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	23.9	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
51			Duke Forest--Korstian Division	19.6	8	59	13.6%	7.0%
52			Glennstone/Heron Rookery	18.4	9	70	12.9%	6.9%
53			Baileywick Road Park	10.2	3	16	18.8%	6.6%
54			Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge	13.6	3	16	18.8%	6.6%
55			Morgan Creek Trail	17.5	7	53	13.2%	6.5%
56			William B. Umstead SP	5.4	7	54	13.0%	6.4%
57			Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station	21.6	8	65	12.3%	6.4%
58			Cedar Falls Park	18.2	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
59			Discovery Lake (Restricted Access)	8.2	8	66	12.1%	6.3%
60			Bond Park	2.7	19	199	9.5%	6.2%
61			Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek	15.0	3	17	17.6%	6.2%
62			Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment	12.2	3	17	17.6%	6.2%
63			Eno River SP--Cabe Lands Access	20.8	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
64			Bass Lake Outfall Greenway	11.0	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
65			Old Bynum Bridge	20.4	41	513	8.0%	5.9%
66			New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment	13.8	4	27	14.8%	5.9%
67			Duke Forest--Gate 4	18.1	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
68			Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field)	14.1	3	19	15.8%	5.5%
69			Horace Williams Tract	19.1	4	29	13.8%	5.5%
70			White Pines Nature Preserve	24.5	5	40	12.5%	5.5%
71			Lake Betz	7.3	23	285	8.1%	5.4%
72			Rainbow Soccer Complex	16.2	8	76	10.5%	5.4%
73			Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek	10.6	4	30	13.3%	5.3%
74			E. Carroll Joyner Park	20.6	4	30	13.3%	5.3%
75			Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway	21.1	3	20	15.0%	5.2%
76			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co)	12.0	2	11	18.2%	5.1%
77			Shiloh Greenway	5.1	2	11	18.2%	5.1%
78			Crabtree Creek Trail--Lindsay Dr. to Bridge by Galax Dr.	5.5	2	11	18.2%	5.1%
79			Lake Crabtree County Park	3.6	34	491	6.9%	5.0%
80			Blackwood Farm Park	22.9	4	32	12.5%	5.0%
81			Falls Lake	15.1	3	22	13.6%	4.7%
82			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.)	21.9	4	34	11.8%	4.7%
83			Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek	13.7	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
84			Valley Springs Park	20.7	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
85			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%
86			Haw River--Bynum Dam	20.5	3	23	13.0%	4.5%
87			Lower Booker Creek Trail	17.0	3	23	13.0%	4.5%
88			Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade	19.0	7	76	9.2%	4.5%
89			William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake	5.7	5	48	10.4%	4.5%
90			Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP'	16.4	5	48	10.4%	4.5%
91			Lake Johnson Park	4.2	21	309	6.8%	4.5%
92			Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway	3.5	10	126	7.9%	4.4%
93			Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform	12.3	3	24	12.5%	4.3%
94			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd.	17.4	2	13	15.4%	4.3%
95			Ritter Park	4.3	5	51	9.8%	4.3%
96			North Carolina Botanical Garden	16.0	12	172	7.0%	4.0%
97			Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek	14.0	2	14	14.3%	4.0%
98			Brookhaven Nature Park	6.7	2	14	14.3%	4.0%
99			White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland	6.1	3	26	11.5%	4.0%
100			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.)	21.9	7	86	8.1%	4.0%
101			Lake Raleigh	6.0	9	121	7.4%	4.0%
102			Robertson Millpond Preserve	20.7	3	28	10.7%	3.7%
103			Yates Mill County Park	7.2	32	626	5.1%	3.6%
104			Eno River SP--The Quarry	21.2	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
105			Duke Forest Rd.	20.7	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
106			Procter Farm Preserve	22.4	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
107			Raven Rock SP--Avents Creek Access Area	22.3	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
108			Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access	13.1	3	29	10.3%	3.6%
109			17 Acre Woods	18.0	9	134	6.7%	3.6%
110			Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula	12.1	2	16	12.5%	3.5%
111			Barksdale Drive Greenway	9.9	2	16	12.5%	3.5%
112			Hank Anderson Community Park	20.3	5	62	8.1%	3.5%
113			Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment	23.4	12	201	6.0%	3.4%
114			Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64	18.7	4	47	8.5%	3.4%
115			William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake	3.8	2	17	11.8%	3.3%
116			Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point	16.1	2	17	11.8%	3.3%
117			Crowder District Park	6.8	2	17	11.8%	3.3%
118			Homestead Park	19.3	2	17	11.8%	3.3%
119			DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve	22.4	2	17	11.8%	3.3%
120			Johnston Mill Nature Preserve	20.5	6	89	6.7%	3.1%
121			Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest	14.7	4	52	7.7%	3.0%
122			Pulley Town Road Fields	22.5	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
123			American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access	9.5	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
124			Brier Creek Reservoir	5.9	2	20	10.0%	2.8%
125			Duke Forest--Gate 10	19.3	2	20	10.0%	2.8%
126			Lower Haw SNA--Bynum	20.3	4	57	7.0%	2.8%
127			Parker Preserve	15.5	3	38	7.9%	2.7%
128			Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek	14.8	2	21	9.5%	2.7%
129			Bass Lake Park & Trail	10.7	6	108	5.6%	2.6%
130			Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave	9.6	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
131			American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Mall	12.2	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
132			Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd.	12.6	4	70	5.7%	2.2%
133			Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area	13.8	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
134			Falls Lake SRA--Information Center	16.3	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
135			White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side	6.7	4	74	5.4%	2.1%
136			UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Park	16.9	2	28	7.1%	2.0%
137			Lake Lynn	7.7	8	211	3.8%	1.9%
138			Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp	15.5	3	54	5.6%	1.9%
139			Apex Community Park	3.7	3	54	5.6%	1.9%
140			Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.)	13.5	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
141			Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park	15.6	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
142			stakeout Long-tailed Duck, Lower Springdale Estates Lake, Raleigh (2019)	8.2	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
143			Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina	13.2	2	33	6.1%	1.7%
144			Fearrington Village	17.5	3	63	4.8%	1.6%
145			Merritt's Pasture	16.9	2	34	5.9%	1.6%
146			Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access	18.4	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
147			Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders	3.9	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
148			Carpenter Park	5.1	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
149			Strickland Park	8.9	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
150			Martin Luther King Jr Park	19.7	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
151			Falls Lake--Dam	15.2	2	35	5.7%	1.6%
152			Clemmons Educational State Forest	18.0	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
153			Forest Ridge Park	16.5	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
154			Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End	17.3	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
155			Beaver Creek Greenway	7.0	2	39	5.1%	1.4%
156			Harris Lake County Park	14.0	3	73	4.1%	1.4%
157			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point	15.0	2	41	4.9%	1.3%
158			Hilltop Needmore Park--North	11.1	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
159			Middle Creek Bottomlands II	24.9	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
160			Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd.	17.4	2	47	4.3%	1.2%
161			Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	14.5	2	49	4.1%	1.1%
162			Piedmont Nature Trail	15.9	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
163			Falls Lake--Sandling Beach	17.5	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
164			Higgins Greenway	1.2	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
165			West Point on the Eno Park	20.5	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
166			Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook	16.7	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
167			Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam	18.7	2	62	3.2%	0.9%
168			Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail	17.1	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
169			Patterson Place Constructed Wetland	16.0	2	68	2.9%	0.8%
170			Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth	14.9	1	22	4.5%	0.8%
171			Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek	10.3	1	23	4.3%	0.8%
172			Duke University--Chapel Woods	17.1	1	23	4.3%	0.8%
173			Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance	3.3	6	384	1.6%	0.7%
174			Sarah P. Duke Gardens	16.8	2	77	2.6%	0.7%
175			Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf	15.9	1	27	3.7%	0.7%
176			North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden	4.6	1	27	3.7%	0.7%
177			Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only	15.3	1	28	3.6%	0.6%
178			Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park	13.5	1	31	3.2%	0.6%
179			Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning	3.9	4	300	1.3%	0.5%
180			Lake Benson	11.9	1	35	2.9%	0.5%
181			North Carolina Museum of Life and Science	17.8	1	37	2.7%	0.5%
182			UNC Chapel Hill--Coker Arboretum	17.2	1	38	2.6%	0.5%
183			South Ellerbe Creek Trail	16.4	1	49	2.0%	0.4%
184			Duke University--Reclamation Pond	17.3	1	58	1.7%	0.3%
185			Dorothea Dix Park	6.9	1	88	1.1%	0.2%
186			Lake Crabtree Dam	3.3	1	139	0.7%	0.1%
187			Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only)	24.1	2	450	0.4%	0.1%
188			Beaver Marsh	16.7	1	199	0.5%	0.1%
189			Mid Pines Rd.	6.7	2	681	0.3%	0.1%