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Where to find Turkey Vulture in January
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 Turkey Vulture in January. 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 23.4 139 189 73.5% 66.8%
2 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 72 98 73.5% 64.0%
3 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 439 661 66.4% 62.7%
4 Blackwood Farm Park 22.9 17 21 81.0% 60.0%
5 Williamson Preserve 19.2 11 13 84.6% 57.8%
6 Martin Luther King Jr Park 19.7 10 12 83.3% 55.2%
7 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 33 49 67.3% 53.4%
8 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 25 36 69.4% 53.1%
9 Wendell Park 22.6 13 17 76.5% 52.7%
10 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 12 16 75.0% 50.5%
11 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 207 401 51.6% 46.7%
12 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 77 141 54.6% 46.4%
13 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 89 165 53.9% 46.3%
14 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 34 59 57.6% 44.9%
15 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 179 358 50.0% 44.8%
16 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co) 12.3 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
17 Butner Game Land--H Street Fields 23.2 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
18 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 8 11 72.7% 43.4%
19 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 9 13 69.2% 42.4%
20 North Carolina Botanical Garden 16.0 50 97 51.5% 41.7%
21 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 34 64 53.1% 41.1%
22 Turnipseed Preserve 20.5 6 8 75.0% 40.9%
23 Morgan Creek Trail 17.5 18 31 58.1% 40.8%
24 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 20.5 15 25 60.0% 40.7%
25 Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park 13.6 17 30 56.7% 39.2%
26 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 36 72 50.0% 38.7%
27 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 25 48 52.1% 38.3%
28 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 18 33 54.5% 38.0%
29 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 17 31 54.8% 37.8%
30 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 26 51 51.0% 37.7%
31 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 139 327 42.5% 37.3%
32 Apex Nature Park 8.6 6 9 66.7% 35.4%
33 Howling Cow Creamery 7.2 6 9 66.7% 35.4%
34 Homestead Park 19.3 7 11 63.6% 35.4%
35 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 56 130 43.1% 34.9%
36 Schenck Forest 3.6 95 235 40.4% 34.4%
37 DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve 22.4 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
38 Lake Betz 7.3 113 298 37.9% 32.6%
39 Higgins Greenway 1.2 8 14 57.1% 32.6%
40 Fearrington Village 17.5 19 41 46.3% 32.1%
41 North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill) 14.1 15 31 48.4% 32.0%
42 Carrboro High School 18.4 7 12 58.3% 32.0%
43 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 9 17 52.9% 31.0%
44 Lake Lynn 7.7 56 146 38.4% 30.9%
45 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 5 8 62.5% 30.6%
46 Chatham Co. Northeast District Park 14.1 5 8 62.5% 30.6%
47 Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge 13.6 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
48 New Hope Bottomlands 15.5 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
49 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve 20.0 10 20 50.0% 29.9%
50 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 13 28 46.4% 29.5%
51 Duke University--Reclamation Pond 17.3 21 50 42.0% 29.4%
52 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 135 413 32.7% 28.3%
53 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 25 64 39.1% 28.1%
54 AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park 10.0 8 16 50.0% 28.0%
55 Berryhill Park and Trails 18.4 9 19 47.4% 27.3%
56 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 59 174 33.9% 27.3%
57 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 18 45 40.0% 27.0%
58 Inwood Rd. 7.3 27 73 37.0% 26.8%
59 Crowder District Park 6.8 5 9 55.6% 26.7%
60 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 5 9 55.6% 26.7%
61 Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway 21.1 5 9 55.6% 26.7%
62 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 63 192 32.8% 26.6%
63 Horton Grove Nature Preserve 24.6 12 28 42.9% 26.5%
64 UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Park 16.9 8 17 47.1% 26.2%
65 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 10 23 43.5% 25.6%
66 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 6 12 50.0% 25.4%
67 Ephesus Park--Chapel Hill 16.3 4 7 57.1% 25.0%
68 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 29 85 34.1% 24.9%
69 Pritchard Park Nature Trail 17.3 13 33 39.4% 24.7%
70 Baileywick Road Park 10.2 8 18 44.4% 24.6%
71 Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders 3.9 26 76 34.2% 24.5%
72 NCSU Experimental Farm 7.1 16 44 36.4% 23.8%
73 Third Fork Creek Trail 13.6 16 44 36.4% 23.8%
74 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 12 31 38.7% 23.7%
75 Raleigh-Durham Airport Observation Deck 6.4 5 10 50.0% 23.7%
76 Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station 21.6 6 13 46.2% 23.2%
77 Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail 17.1 6 13 46.2% 23.2%
78 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 66 231 28.6% 23.1%
79 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 7 16 43.8% 23.1%
80 Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End 17.3 7 16 43.8% 23.1%
81 Kaplan Drive Park 4.1 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
82 Hilltop Needmore Park--South 11.5 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
83 Shelley Lake 8.1 34 110 30.9% 23.0%
84 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 15 42 35.7% 23.0%
85 Fred Fletcher Park 7.4 26 81 32.1% 22.9%
86 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 12 33 36.4% 22.2%
87 Apex Community Park 3.7 66 243 27.2% 22.0%
88 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 8 20 40.0% 21.9%
89 Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.) 13.5 5 11 45.5% 21.3%
90 Beaver Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 10.6 5 11 45.5% 21.3%
91 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 18 57 31.6% 21.0%
92 Eno River SP--The Quarry 21.2 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
93 Falls Lake--New Light Creek 17.6 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
94 Patterson Road Waterfowl Impoundment 14.8 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
95 American Tobacco Trail--Wimberly Road Access 8.1 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
96 Duke Forest--Gate 10 19.3 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
97 Robertson Millpond Preserve 20.7 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
98 Roland E. Horne Walking Trail 23.4 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
99 Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park 15.6 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
100 Knightdale Station Park 17.3 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
101 Falls Lake SRA--B. W. Wells 16.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
102 Little River Waterfowl Impoundment 20.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
103 Eno River--Pleasant Green to Cole Mill 21.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
104 Neuse River Trail--Auburn Knightdale Road 15.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
105 Neuse River Trail--Buffalo Road Athletic Park 14.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
106 Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road 15.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
107 American Tobacco Trail--Blackwell Street Trailhead 15.4 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
108 Historic Oakwood Cemetery 8.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
109 Crabtree Creek Trail--Anderson Drive to Lassiter Mill Road 8.3 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
110 Capital Hills Drive Wetlands 13.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
111 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 34 123 27.6% 20.5%
112 White Deer Park 11.6 11 32 34.4% 20.4%
113 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 42 158 26.6% 20.3%
114 Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek 15.0 7 18 38.9% 20.3%
115 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 25 87 28.7% 20.3%
116 Raven Rock SP 23.9 9 25 36.0% 20.2%
117 Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd. 17.4 12 37 32.4% 19.6%
118 Brookhaven Nature Park 6.7 5 12 41.7% 19.3%
119 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 23 84 27.4% 19.0%
120 Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 23.9 4 9 44.4% 18.9%
121 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 8 23 34.8% 18.8%
122 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
123 Falls Lake--Rollingview Marina 15.5 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
124 Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access 18.4 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
125 Lick Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 13.2 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
126 Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform 12.3 9 28 32.1% 17.9%
127 stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020) 1.5 24 94 25.5% 17.8%
128 Forest Ridge Park 16.5 5 13 38.5% 17.7%
129 Duke Forest--Korstian Division 19.6 6 17 35.3% 17.3%
130 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 6 17 35.3% 17.3%
131 Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park 17.9 8 25 32.0% 17.2%
132 Lower Booker Creek Trail 17.0 7 21 33.3% 17.2%
133 Lake Wheeler 8.2 13 47 27.7% 16.9%
134 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 22 90 24.4% 16.7%
135 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 5 14 35.7% 16.3%
136 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 6 18 33.3% 16.3%
137 Chandler's Swamp 16.9 6 18 33.3% 16.3%
138 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 23 99 23.2% 16.0%
139 Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp 18.6 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
140 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
141 Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center 9.0 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
142 Indian Creek Greenway 3.5 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
143 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 102 541 18.9% 15.8%
144 Beaver Marsh 16.7 63 322 19.6% 15.6%
145 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 8 28 28.6% 15.3%
146 Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch 11.6 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
147 Glennstone/Heron Rookery 18.4 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
148 Little Creek Trail 15.3 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
149 Valley Springs Park 20.7 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
150 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 6 20 30.0% 14.5%
151 American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Mall 12.2 6 20 30.0% 14.5%
152 Orange County Sportsplex Pond 24.9 13 55 23.6% 14.4%
153 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 7 25 28.0% 14.3%
154 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 35 181 19.3% 14.2%
155 UNC Chapel Hill--Coker Arboretum 17.2 10 41 24.4% 13.8%
156 Barksdale Drive Greenway 9.9 4 12 33.3% 13.8%
157 Carpenter Park 5.1 4 12 33.3% 13.8%
158 Jordan Game Land--Bells Church Fishing Access 12.9 4 12 33.3% 13.8%
159 Bolin Creek--Umstead Park 18.1 4 12 33.3% 13.8%
160 Lake Rogers Park 23.7 4 12 33.3% 13.8%
161 Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf 15.9 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
162 Shiloh Greenway 5.1 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
163 Lake Raleigh 6.0 22 112 19.6% 13.3%
164 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 26 137 19.0% 13.3%
165 Bond Park 2.7 26 137 19.0% 13.3%
166 Town Lake Park 23.4 5 17 29.4% 13.3%
167 Brian P's Yard (Private) 14.4 10 43 23.3% 13.2%
168 Hymettus Woods Park 5.9 6 22 27.3% 13.2%
169 Pullen Park 6.6 4 13 30.8% 12.7%
170 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 7 28 25.0% 12.7%
171 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 39 232 16.8% 12.5%
172 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 15 75 20.0% 12.5%
173 Pinehurst Drive Ponds 15.6 5 18 27.8% 12.5%
174 Kildaire Farms Lake 2.3 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
175 Eden Lakes 23.7 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
176 Merritt's Pasture 16.9 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
177 Neuse River Trail--Falls River 15.6 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
178 Lake Benson 11.9 21 122 17.2% 11.5%
179 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 5 20 25.0% 11.2%
180 Pierce Woods and Pond 15.9 5 20 25.0% 11.2%
181 Eno River SP--Pleasant Green 21.9 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
182 Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point 16.1 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
183 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 5 21 23.8% 10.6%
184 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 8 40 20.0% 10.5%
185 Salem Pond Park 4.5 4 16 25.0% 10.2%
186 Walnut Creek Wetland Center 9.0 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
187 Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment 12.2 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
188 Jordan Lake SRA--Visitor's Center 13.8 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
189 Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts 18.8 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
190 Beaver Creek Greenway 7.0 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
191 Strickland Park 8.9 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
192 Parker Preserve 15.5 4 17 23.5% 9.6%
193 Lee Game Land 22.6 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
194 Duke Forest--Gate 12 19.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
195 Mingo Creek Trail 15.1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
196 South Wake County Landfill (Restricted Access) 8.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
197 Wooten Meadow Park 6.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
198 Neuse River Trail--Milburnie Park 13.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
199 Rock Ridge Park 23.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
200 American Tobacco Trail--Massey Chapel Road 12.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
201 Neuse River Trail--Poole Road 14.1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
202 Neuse River Trail--River Bend 14.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
203 Camden Ave Pond 16.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
204 Main Street Park (Rolesville) 20.1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
205 Bennett Place State Historic Site 19.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
206 Cedar Hills Park 9.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
207 American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access 9.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
208 Greene Tract 20.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
209 Robertson Creek Nature Preserve 23.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
210 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 24 174 13.8% 9.4%
211 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 11 67 16.4% 9.4%
212 Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve 4.6 6 31 19.4% 9.2%
213 Laurel Hill Park 5.4 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
214 North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond 4.7 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
215 Chapel Hill Community Park 16.9 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
216 Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp 16.8 11 71 15.5% 8.9%
217 North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 17.8 7 40 17.5% 8.7%
218 Hoffman Lake 2.4 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
219 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
220 Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff 12.6 3 13 23.1% 8.2%
221 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 4 20 20.0% 8.1%
222 Ten-Ten Road Pond 9.4 3 14 21.4% 7.6%
223 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 3 14 21.4% 7.6%
224 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 3 14 21.4% 7.6%
225 Falls Lake 15.1 4 22 18.2% 7.3%
226 Falls Lake SRA--Information Center 16.3 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
227 West Lake Road Ponds 8.7 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
228 Haw River--Bynum Dam 20.5 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
229 Ritter Park 4.3 3 15 20.0% 7.0%
230 South Ellerbe Creek Trail 16.4 3 15 20.0% 7.0%
231 Duke University--East Campus 16.6 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
232 J.C. Raulston Arboretum 4.6 3 17 17.6% 6.2%
233 Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway 12.9 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
234 Duke Forest--Shepherd Nature Trail 18.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
235 Falls Lake--Cheek Road Causeway (Durham Co.) 17.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
236 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd. 17.4 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
237 East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek) 9.4 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
238 Ammons Farm Rd. 24.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
239 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 8 68 11.8% 6.1%
240 Horace Williams Tract 19.1 4 27 14.8% 5.9%
241 Rocky Branch Greenway 6.4 3 18 16.7% 5.8%
242 Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail 19.4 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
243 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 11 117 9.4% 5.3%
244 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
245 Poplar Point Wastewater Ponds (Restricted Access) 13.8 3 21 14.3% 5.0%
246 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 3 22 13.6% 4.7%
247 Eastgate Park 9.5 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
248 Duke Forest--Eno Division 22.9 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
249 North Carolina Museum of Art--Goodnight Park 4.4 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
250 Swift Creek Bluffs 5.3 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
251 Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir 19.0 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
252 Shearon Harris Visitor's Center 12.7 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
253 Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate 19.7 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
254 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 3 26 11.5% 4.0%
255 17 Acre Woods 18.0 3 27 11.1% 3.9%
256 Sarah P. Duke Gardens 16.8 7 91 7.7% 3.8%
257 Fallon park 8.1 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
258 Walnut Creek Greenway between Lake Dam Rd & Gorman St 5.1 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
259 Jack Marley Park 19.7 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
260 Pulley Town Road Fields 22.5 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
261 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
262 Forest Hills Park 15.0 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
263 North Carolina State University Campus 6.2 5 70 7.1% 3.1%
264 UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Grove 17.1 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
265 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp 14.8 2 20 10.0% 2.8%
266 West Point on the Eno Park 20.5 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
267 Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook 16.7 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
268 Lyon Park 15.6 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
269 Edna Metz Wells Park 7.1 2 26 7.7% 2.1%
270 Duke University--Chapel Woods 17.1 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
271 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
272 Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point 14.2 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
273 Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area 13.8 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
274 Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64 18.7 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
275 Mary Hayes Barber Holmes Park 22.3 2 65 3.1% 0.8%