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Where to find Hairy Woodpecker in September
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 September. 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 Robertson Creek Nature Preserve 23.8 5 5 100.0% 56.6%
2 Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve 22.1 8 12 66.7% 39.1%
3 Butner Game Land--H Street Fields 23.2 5 7 71.4% 35.9%
4 Old Bayleaf Rd (foot access only) 15.2 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
5 Glennstone/Heron Rookery 18.4 5 8 62.5% 30.6%
6 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 12 25 48.0% 30.0%
7 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 15 33 45.5% 29.8%
8 Williamson Preserve 19.2 9 18 50.0% 29.0%
9 Apex Nature Park 8.6 13 30 43.3% 27.4%
10 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 48 141 34.0% 26.7%
11 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 54 163 33.1% 26.4%
12 White Deer Park 11.6 12 31 38.7% 23.7%
13 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 12 32 37.5% 22.9%
14 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 26 83 31.3% 22.4%
15 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 402 1701 23.6% 21.7%
16 Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek 13.7 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
17 Kildaire Farms Lake 2.3 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
18 American Tobacco Trail--C.M. Herndon Park 10.4 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
19 Neuse River Trail--Abbington Lane 13.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
20 Lake Rogers Park 23.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
21 Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End 17.3 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
22 Capital Hills Drive Wetlands 13.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
23 Greene Tract 20.0 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
24 Raven Rock SP 23.9 9 26 34.6% 19.4%
25 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 7 19 36.8% 19.1%
26 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 4 9 44.4% 18.9%
27 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 33 130 25.4% 18.7%
28 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 9 27 33.3% 18.6%
29 Swift Creek Bluffs 5.3 21 77 27.3% 18.6%
30 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 26 104 25.0% 17.7%
31 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 10 33 30.3% 17.4%
32 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 17 64 26.6% 17.3%
33 Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station 21.6 11 39 28.2% 16.5%
34 Schenck Forest 3.6 42 195 21.5% 16.3%
35 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 30 136 22.1% 15.9%
36 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 24 105 22.9% 15.9%
37 Horton Grove Nature Preserve 24.6 12 47 25.5% 15.3%
38 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 20.5 13 52 25.0% 15.2%
39 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 19 83 22.9% 15.2%
40 Haw River--Bynum Dam 20.5 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
41 Mill Bridge Nature Park 19.4 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
42 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 47 263 17.9% 13.7%
43 Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment 12.2 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
44 Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail 19.4 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
45 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 15 69 21.7% 13.6%
46 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 7 27 25.9% 13.2%
47 Lake Lynn 7.7 91 577 15.8% 13.0%
48 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 17 86 19.8% 12.7%
49 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 63 411 15.3% 12.2%
50 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 28 164 17.1% 12.1%
51 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 30 181 16.6% 11.9%
52 Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail 17.1 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
53 Pierce Woods and Pond 15.9 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
54 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 4 14 28.6% 11.7%
55 Town Lake Park 23.4 7 31 22.6% 11.4%
56 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 12 64 18.8% 11.1%
57 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 4 15 26.7% 10.9%
58 Parker Preserve 15.5 4 15 26.7% 10.9%
59 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
60 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
61 Brookhaven Nature Park 6.7 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
62 Merritt's Pasture 16.9 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
63 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 20 132 15.2% 10.0%
64 Bond Park 2.7 26 181 14.4% 10.0%
65 Lake Betz 7.3 32 231 13.9% 10.0%
66 American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access 9.5 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
67 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 52 413 12.6% 9.7%
68 Forest Ridge Park 16.5 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
69 Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 23.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
70 New Hope Bottomlands 15.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
71 Eno River SP--Cabe Lands Access 20.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
72 RTP Mountain Bike Trails 7.2 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
73 Valley Springs Park 20.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
74 East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek) 9.4 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
75 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 4 18 22.2% 9.0%
76 Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park 13.6 5 25 20.0% 8.9%
77 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 28 223 12.6% 8.8%
78 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 9 56 16.1% 8.7%
79 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats 18.8 5 26 19.2% 8.5%
80 Duke Forest--Shepherd Nature Trail 18.7 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
81 Turnipseed Preserve 20.5 3 13 23.1% 8.2%
82 Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve 4.6 4 20 20.0% 8.1%
83 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 5 28 17.9% 7.9%
84 DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve 22.4 4 22 18.2% 7.3%
85 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 47 497 9.5% 7.2%
86 Wendell Park 22.6 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
87 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 19 176 10.8% 7.0%
88 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 4 23 17.4% 7.0%
89 Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway 12.9 4 25 16.0% 6.4%
90 Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch 11.6 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
91 Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave 9.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
92 Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge 13.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
93 Cedar Falls Park 18.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
94 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 7 58 12.1% 6.0%
95 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 9 83 10.8% 5.8%
96 Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek 14.0 4 28 14.3% 5.7%
97 North Carolina Botanical Garden 16.0 10 98 10.2% 5.6%
98 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 3 19 15.8% 5.5%
99 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 14 156 9.0% 5.4%
100 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co) 20.0 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
101 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
102 Blackwood Farm Park 22.9 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
103 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co) 12.3 6 55 10.9% 5.1%
104 Shelley Lake 8.1 8 81 9.9% 5.1%
105 Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road 20.9 3 21 14.3% 5.0%
106 Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point 16.1 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
107 Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area 13.8 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
108 Eno River SP--Pleasant Green 21.9 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
109 Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point 14.2 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
110 Lee Game Land 22.6 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
111 Historic Oak View Park 11.8 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
112 Sims Branch Greenway 13.1 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
113 Honeycutt Road Park 14.6 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
114 Twin Lakes Park 14.5 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
115 Apex Community Park 3.7 5 48 10.4% 4.5%
116 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve 20.0 5 49 10.2% 4.4%
117 Crowder District Park 6.8 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
118 Walnut Creek Wetland Center 9.0 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
119 Northgate Park 17.2 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
120 North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond 4.7 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
121 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 20 311 6.4% 4.2%
122 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 19 296 6.4% 4.1%
123 Lower Booker Creek Trail 17.0 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
124 Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd. 17.4 3 26 11.5% 4.0%
125 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 7 86 8.1% 4.0%
126 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
127 Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts 18.8 3 28 10.7% 3.7%
128 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 4 43 9.3% 3.7%
129 Falls Lake SRA--Information Center 16.3 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
130 Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook 16.7 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
131 Eastgate Park 9.5 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
132 Ammons Farm Rd. 24.7 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
133 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 12 192 6.2% 3.6%
134 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 4 45 8.9% 3.5%
135 Pritchard Park Nature Trail 17.3 2 16 12.5% 3.5%
136 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 5 63 7.9% 3.4%
137 Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats) 12.6 3 31 9.7% 3.3%
138 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 4 48 8.3% 3.3%
139 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
140 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
141 Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir 19.0 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
142 Clemmons Educational State Forest 18.0 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
143 Shiloh Greenway 5.1 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
144 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 3 37 8.1% 2.8%
145 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 3 39 7.7% 2.7%
146 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
147 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 4 64 6.2% 2.5%
148 17 Acre Woods 18.0 5 95 5.3% 2.3%
149 Sarah P. Duke Gardens 16.8 4 70 5.7% 2.2%
150 Lake Raleigh 6.0 3 46 6.5% 2.2%
151 Third Fork Creek Trail 13.6 3 46 6.5% 2.2%
152 Barksdale Drive Greenway 9.9 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
153 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 10 248 4.0% 2.2%
154 Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate 19.7 3 49 6.1% 2.1%
155 Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders 3.9 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
156 UNC Chapel Hill--Coker Arboretum 17.2 2 29 6.9% 1.9%
157 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 2 30 6.7% 1.8%
158 Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform 12.3 2 30 6.7% 1.8%
159 Baileywick Road Park 10.2 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
160 Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park 15.6 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
161 Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp 16.8 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
162 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
163 Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park 17.9 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
164 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 7 232 3.0% 1.5%
165 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 9 337 2.7% 1.4%
166 Higgins Greenway 1.2 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
167 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
168 stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020) 1.5 3 81 3.7% 1.3%
169 Horace Williams Tract 19.1 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
170 Fearrington Village 17.5 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
171 AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park 10.0 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
172 Duke Forest--Korstian Division 19.6 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
173 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
174 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 4 181 2.2% 0.9%
175 North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill) 14.1 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
176 Lake Benson 11.9 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
177 Ritter Park 4.3 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
178 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
179 North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 17.8 1 39 2.6% 0.5%
180 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 1 39 2.6% 0.5%
181 Duke University--Reclamation Pond 17.3 1 42 2.4% 0.4%
182 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 1 45 2.2% 0.4%
183 Beaver Marsh 16.7 2 148 1.4% 0.4%
184 Mary Hayes Barber Holmes Park 22.3 1 75 1.3% 0.2%
185 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 1 109 0.9% 0.2%