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Where to find Yellow-billed Cuckoo 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 Yellow-billed Cuckoo 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 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats 18.8 4 4 100.0% 51.0%
2 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 11 15 73.3% 48.0%
3 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 101 201 50.2% 43.4%
4 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 34 76 44.7% 34.1%
5 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 17 34 50.0% 34.1%
6 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 248 681 36.4% 32.9%
7 Turnipseed Preserve 20.5 17 37 45.9% 31.0%
8 Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road 20.9 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
9 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 34 86 39.5% 29.9%
10 Wendell Park 22.6 7 14 50.0% 26.8%
11 Raven Rock SP 23.9 20 53 37.7% 25.9%
12 Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway 21.1 9 20 45.0% 25.8%
13 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 47 145 32.4% 25.3%
14 Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road 15.5 5 10 50.0% 23.7%
15 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 24 73 32.9% 23.2%
16 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 7 16 43.8% 23.1%
17 Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek 15.0 7 17 41.2% 21.6%
18 Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point 16.1 7 17 41.2% 21.6%
19 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 5 11 45.5% 21.3%
20 Raftery Park 7.8 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
21 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 5 12 41.7% 19.3%
22 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 56 233 24.0% 19.0%
23 Glennstone/Heron Rookery 18.4 19 70 27.1% 18.1%
24 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 18 70 25.7% 16.9%
25 Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.) 13.5 4 10 40.0% 16.8%
26 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 15 57 26.3% 16.6%
27 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 9 31 29.0% 16.1%
28 Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access 18.4 4 11 36.4% 15.2%
29 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 112 626 17.9% 15.1%
30 Neuse River Trail--Auburn Knightdale Road 15.6 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
31 Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve 22.1 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
32 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 8 30 26.7% 14.2%
33 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 4 12 33.3% 13.8%
34 Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 23.9 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
35 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 9 40 22.5% 12.3%
36 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve 20.0 7 30 23.3% 11.8%
37 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 11 54 20.4% 11.8%
38 Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek 14.0 4 14 28.6% 11.7%
39 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 10 49 20.4% 11.5%
40 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 6 26 23.1% 11.0%
41 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp 14.8 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
42 Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park 15.6 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
43 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 8 41 19.5% 10.2%
44 Falls Lake 15.1 5 22 22.7% 10.1%
45 Haw River--Bynum Dam 20.5 5 23 21.7% 9.7%
46 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 20.5 14 89 15.7% 9.6%
47 Neuse River Trail--Trailhead Lane 15.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
48 Lake Wheeler 8.2 4 18 22.2% 9.0%
49 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 12 79 15.2% 8.9%
50 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 8 48 16.7% 8.7%
51 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 8 49 16.3% 8.5%
52 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
53 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 54 513 10.5% 8.2%
54 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 14 108 13.0% 7.9%
55 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 8 54 14.8% 7.7%
56 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 14 111 12.6% 7.7%
57 New Hope Bottomlands 15.5 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
58 Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp 18.6 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
59 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 7 52 13.5% 6.7%
60 Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge 13.6 3 16 18.8% 6.6%
61 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 9 74 12.2% 6.5%
62 Schenck Forest 3.6 21 217 9.7% 6.4%
63 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 3 17 17.6% 6.2%
64 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co) 12.3 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
65 Lick Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 13.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
66 Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd. 17.4 6 47 12.8% 6.0%
67 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 27 314 8.6% 6.0%
68 Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff 12.6 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
69 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 50 681 7.3% 5.6%
70 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 7 62 11.3% 5.6%
71 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 7 62 11.3% 5.6%
72 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 14 152 9.2% 5.6%
73 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 3 19 15.8% 5.5%
74 Horton Grove Nature Preserve 24.6 9 89 10.1% 5.4%
75 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 4 30 13.3% 5.3%
76 Crabtree Creek Trail--Lindsay Dr. to Bridge by Galax Dr. 5.5 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
77 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 6 57 10.5% 4.9%
78 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 33 491 6.7% 4.8%
79 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 40 616 6.5% 4.8%
80 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
81 Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch 11.6 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
82 Falls Lake--Upper Beaver Dam (Granville Co.) 21.0 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
83 Mitchell Mill Natural Area 23.7 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
84 Valley Springs Park 20.7 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
85 Neuse River Trail--Falls River 15.6 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
86 Jordan Game Land--Lower Little Creek 13.2 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
87 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 4 35 11.4% 4.5%
88 White Deer Park 11.6 6 64 9.4% 4.4%
89 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 3 27 11.1% 3.9%
90 Lake Betz 7.3 17 285 6.0% 3.8%
91 Shearon Harris Visitor's Center 12.7 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
92 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 7 92 7.6% 3.7%
93 Duke Forest--Korstian Division 19.6 5 59 8.5% 3.7%
94 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
95 Procter Farm Preserve 22.4 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
96 Neuse River Trail--Old Falls of Neuse 15.1 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
97 Raven Rock SP--Avents Creek Access Area 22.3 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
98 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 3 29 10.3% 3.6%
99 Horace Williams Tract 19.1 3 29 10.3% 3.6%
100 Barksdale Drive Greenway 9.9 2 16 12.5% 3.5%
101 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 3 30 10.0% 3.5%
102 Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate 19.7 3 30 10.0% 3.5%
103 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 20 384 5.2% 3.4%
104 Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64 18.7 4 47 8.5% 3.4%
105 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 35 755 4.6% 3.4%
106 Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station 21.6 5 65 7.7% 3.3%
107 Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment 12.2 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
108 DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve 22.4 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
109 Jordan Lake--Poe's Ridge 19.9 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
110 Chatham Co. Northeast District Park 14.1 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
111 Lake Benson 11.9 3 35 8.6% 3.0%
112 Swift Creek Bluffs 5.3 5 80 6.2% 2.7%
113 Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave 9.6 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
114 Eno River SP--Continental Drive Access 21.6 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
115 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
116 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 2 23 8.7% 2.4%
117 North Carolina Botanical Garden 16.0 8 172 4.7% 2.4%
118 Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area 13.8 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
119 Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point 14.2 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
120 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 6 126 4.8% 2.2%
121 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 2 26 7.7% 2.1%
122 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 4 76 5.3% 2.1%
123 Little Creek Trail 15.3 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
124 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 2 28 7.1% 2.0%
125 Robertson Millpond Preserve 20.7 2 28 7.1% 2.0%
126 Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park 17.9 2 30 6.7% 1.8%
127 Duke Forest--Gate 4 18.1 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
128 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 2 35 5.7% 1.6%
129 Clemmons Educational State Forest 18.0 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
130 Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End 17.3 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
131 Parker Preserve 15.5 2 38 5.3% 1.5%
132 Beaver Creek Greenway 7.0 2 39 5.1% 1.4%
133 Bond Park 2.7 6 199 3.0% 1.4%
134 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd. 17.4 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
135 East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek) 9.4 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
136 Leigh Farm Park 14.5 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
137 Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts 18.8 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
138 Piedmont Nature Trail 15.9 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
139 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 7 309 2.3% 1.1%
140 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
141 Homestead Park 19.3 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
142 Morgan Creek Trail 17.5 2 53 3.8% 1.0%
143 Mary Hayes Barber Holmes Park 22.3 2 55 3.6% 1.0%
144 Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook 16.7 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
145 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 8 450 1.8% 0.9%
146 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
147 Third Fork Creek Trail 13.6 2 64 3.1% 0.9%
148 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
149 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 3 129 2.3% 0.8%
150 17 Acre Woods 18.0 3 134 2.2% 0.8%
151 Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform 12.3 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
152 North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill) 14.1 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
153 Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf 15.9 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
154 NCSU Experimental Farm 7.1 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
155 Rocky Branch Greenway 6.4 1 31 3.2% 0.6%
156 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 1 31 3.2% 0.6%
157 Blackwood Farm Park 22.9 1 32 3.1% 0.6%
158 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 2 101 2.0% 0.5%
159 Merritt's Pasture 16.9 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
160 Lake Raleigh 6.0 2 121 1.7% 0.5%
161 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 1 48 2.1% 0.4%
162 South Ellerbe Creek Trail 16.4 1 49 2.0% 0.4%
163 Ritter Park 4.3 1 51 2.0% 0.3%
164 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 3 300 1.0% 0.3%
165 Apex Community Park 3.7 1 54 1.9% 0.3%
166 Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve 4.6 1 62 1.6% 0.3%
167 Lake Lynn 7.7 2 211 0.9% 0.3%
168 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 1 68 1.5% 0.3%
169 Sarah P. Duke Gardens 16.8 1 77 1.3% 0.2%
170 Shelley Lake 8.1 1 134 0.7% 0.1%
171 Beaver Marsh 16.7 1 199 0.5% 0.1%