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Where to find Yellow-billed Cuckoo in August
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 August. 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 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 81 137 59.1% 50.8%
2 Turnipseed Preserve 20.5 11 15 73.3% 48.0%
3 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 237 495 47.9% 43.5%
4 Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate 19.7 8 11 72.7% 43.4%
5 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 109 231 47.2% 40.8%
6 Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve 22.1 11 18 61.1% 38.6%
7 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 11 19 57.9% 36.3%
8 Beaver Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 10.6 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
9 Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek 13.7 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
10 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 45 107 42.1% 33.1%
11 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 20 44 45.5% 31.7%
12 Horton Grove Nature Preserve 24.6 13 27 48.1% 30.7%
13 White Deer Park 11.6 11 22 50.0% 30.7%
14 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 8 15 53.3% 30.1%
15 Duke Forest--Shepherd Nature Trail 18.7 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
16 Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway 21.1 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
17 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 13 29 44.8% 28.4%
18 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 14 32 43.8% 28.2%
19 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 20.5 12 27 44.4% 27.6%
20 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 23 59 39.0% 27.6%
21 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 8 17 47.1% 26.2%
22 Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts 18.8 5 10 50.0% 23.7%
23 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 64 242 26.4% 21.3%
24 Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road 15.5 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
25 Robertson Creek Nature Preserve 23.8 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
26 Mill Bridge Nature Park 19.4 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
27 stakeout Black-chinned Hummingbird, Chapel Hill (2019) 18.4 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
28 Jones Creek Greenway 21.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
29 Old Bayleaf Rd (foot access only) 15.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
30 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 6 15 40.0% 19.8%
31 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 10 30 33.3% 19.2%
32 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 12 40 30.0% 18.1%
33 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 28 112 25.0% 17.9%
34 Duke Forest--Korstian Division 19.6 5 13 38.5% 17.7%
35 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 45 202 22.3% 17.1%
36 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve 20.0 4 10 40.0% 16.8%
37 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 8 26 30.8% 16.5%
38 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 5 14 35.7% 16.3%
39 Robertson Millpond Preserve 20.7 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
40 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 15 61 24.6% 15.5%
41 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 5 15 33.3% 15.2%
42 Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park 17.9 4 11 36.4% 15.2%
43 Wendell Park 22.6 4 11 36.4% 15.2%
44 Neuse River Trail--Old Falls of Neuse 15.1 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
45 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 8 30 26.7% 14.2%
46 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 37 203 18.2% 13.5%
47 North Carolina Botanical Garden 16.0 16 76 21.1% 13.4%
48 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 11 50 22.0% 12.8%
49 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 37 216 17.1% 12.7%
50 Ritter Park 4.3 4 13 30.8% 12.7%
51 Ephesus Park--Chapel Hill 16.3 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
52 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 6 24 25.0% 12.0%
53 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 12 61 19.7% 11.6%
54 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co) 20.0 6 25 24.0% 11.5%
55 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 9 43 20.9% 11.4%
56 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 4 15 26.7% 10.9%
57 Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road 20.9 4 16 25.0% 10.2%
58 Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch 11.6 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
59 Apex Nature Park 8.6 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
60 DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve 22.4 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
61 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 4 17 23.5% 9.6%
62 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 12 74 16.2% 9.5%
63 Haw River--Bynum Dam 20.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
64 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp 14.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
65 Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.) 13.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
66 Eno River SP--Cabe Lands Access 20.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
67 Duke Forest--Eno Division 22.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
68 Butner Game Land--H Street Fields 23.2 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
69 Jordan Game Land--Bells Church Fishing Access 12.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
70 Neuse River Trail--Auburn Knightdale Road 15.6 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
71 Lower Booker Creek Trail 17.0 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
72 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 5 25 20.0% 8.9%
73 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 9 56 16.1% 8.7%
74 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 13 92 14.1% 8.4%
75 Schenck Forest 3.6 12 84 14.3% 8.4%
76 Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd. 17.4 8 50 16.0% 8.3%
77 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 8 50 16.0% 8.3%
78 Procter Farm Preserve 22.4 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
79 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 5 27 18.5% 8.2%
80 Horace Williams Tract 19.1 3 13 23.1% 8.2%
81 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 3 13 23.1% 8.2%
82 Blackwood Farm Park 22.9 3 13 23.1% 8.2%
83 Raven Rock SP 23.9 3 14 21.4% 7.6%
84 Third Fork Creek Trail 13.6 7 49 14.3% 7.1%
85 Bond Park 2.7 12 100 12.0% 7.0%
86 Pritchard Park Nature Trail 17.3 4 23 17.4% 7.0%
87 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 6 42 14.3% 6.7%
88 Fearrington Village 17.5 3 16 18.8% 6.6%
89 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 29 315 9.2% 6.5%
90 Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek 14.0 5 34 14.7% 6.4%
91 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 4 25 16.0% 6.4%
92 American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access 9.5 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
93 Lake Benson 11.9 4 26 15.4% 6.1%
94 Lee Game Land 22.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
95 Parker Preserve 15.5 3 18 16.7% 5.8%
96 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
97 Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station 21.6 3 19 15.8% 5.5%
98 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 6 51 11.8% 5.5%
99 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 4 29 13.8% 5.5%
100 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 18 215 8.4% 5.4%
101 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 12 130 9.2% 5.4%
102 Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve 4.6 4 30 13.3% 5.3%
103 Shelley Lake 8.1 7 70 10.0% 4.9%
104 Lake Lynn 7.7 12 143 8.4% 4.9%
105 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 30 450 6.7% 4.7%
106 Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats) 12.6 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
107 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats 18.8 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
108 Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point 14.2 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
109 Glennstone/Heron Rookery 18.4 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
110 Falls Lake--Upper Beaver Dam (Granville Co.) 21.0 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
111 Duke Forest--Gate 10 19.3 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
112 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 20 287 7.0% 4.6%
113 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 3 23 13.0% 4.5%
114 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
115 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 12 183 6.6% 3.8%
116 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Durham Co.) 19.7 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
117 East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek) 9.4 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
118 Brian P's Yard (Private) 14.4 6 81 7.4% 3.4%
119 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 4 47 8.5% 3.4%
120 Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek 15.0 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
121 Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir 19.0 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
122 Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge 13.6 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
123 Clemmons Educational State Forest 18.0 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
124 Piedmont Nature Trail 15.9 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
125 Morgan Creek Trail 17.5 3 35 8.6% 3.0%
126 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 3 35 8.6% 3.0%
127 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 2 19 10.5% 2.9%
128 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 2 21 9.5% 2.7%
129 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co) 12.3 5 87 5.7% 2.5%
130 Town Lake Park 23.4 4 64 6.2% 2.5%
131 Homestead Park 19.3 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
132 Chapel Hill Community Park 16.9 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
133 Bolin Creek--Umstead Park 18.1 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
134 Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park 15.6 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
135 Little River Fishing Facility 23.7 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
136 Swift Creek Bluffs 5.3 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
137 Martin Luther King Jr Park 19.7 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
138 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
139 AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park 10.0 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
140 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
141 Williamson Preserve 19.2 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
142 Lake Raleigh 6.0 2 31 6.5% 1.8%
143 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 10 306 3.3% 1.8%
144 Lake Betz 7.3 7 206 3.4% 1.7%
145 Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64 18.7 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
146 West Point on the Eno Park 20.5 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
147 Baileywick Road Park 10.2 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
148 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 3 68 4.4% 1.5%
149 Leigh Farm Park 14.5 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
150 Beaver Marsh 16.7 5 146 3.4% 1.5%
151 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
152 Brookhaven Nature Park 6.7 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
153 Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway 12.9 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
154 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 5 184 2.7% 1.2%
155 UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Park 16.9 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
156 Crowder District Park 6.8 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
157 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
158 North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill) 14.1 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
159 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
160 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 4 158 2.5% 1.0%
161 Dorothea Dix Park 6.9 3 159 1.9% 0.6%
162 Falls Lake 15.1 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
163 Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform 12.3 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
164 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 2 93 2.2% 0.6%
165 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 1 33 3.0% 0.5%
166 stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020) 1.5 1 47 2.1% 0.4%
167 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 1 58 1.7% 0.3%
168 Mary Hayes Barber Holmes Park 22.3 1 66 1.5% 0.3%
169 Pinehurst Drive Ponds 15.6 1 72 1.4% 0.2%