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Where to find Turkey Vulture in October
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 October. 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 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 123 157 78.3% 71.3%
2 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 279 369 75.6% 71.0%
3 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 62 77 80.5% 70.3%
4 Williamson Preserve 19.2 18 20 90.0% 69.9%
5 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 18 21 85.7% 65.4%
6 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 416 647 64.3% 60.5%
7 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 207 325 63.7% 58.3%
8 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 34 47 72.3% 58.2%
9 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 310 527 58.8% 54.6%
10 Inwood Rd. 7.3 26 37 70.3% 54.2%
11 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 30 44 68.2% 53.4%
12 Schenck Forest 3.6 120 201 59.7% 52.8%
13 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 23 33 69.7% 52.7%
14 Martin Luther King Jr Park 19.7 4 4 100.0% 51.0%
15 Blackwood Farm Park 22.9 6 7 85.7% 48.7%
16 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 188 352 53.4% 48.2%
17 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 9 12 75.0% 46.8%
18 Brian P's Yard (Private) 14.4 111 208 53.4% 46.6%
19 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 31 52 59.6% 46.1%
20 Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center 9.0 7 9 77.8% 45.3%
21 Wendell Park 22.6 7 9 77.8% 45.3%
22 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 80 152 52.6% 44.7%
23 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 11 16 68.8% 44.4%
24 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 27 46 58.7% 44.3%
25 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 82 159 51.6% 43.9%
26 Butner Game Land--H Street Fields 23.2 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
27 Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road 20.9 5 6 83.3% 43.6%
28 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 22 37 59.5% 43.5%
29 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 23 39 59.0% 43.4%
30 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 25 43 58.1% 43.3%
31 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 25 44 56.8% 42.2%
32 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 6 8 75.0% 40.9%
33 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 13 21 61.9% 40.9%
34 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp 14.8 13 21 61.9% 40.9%
35 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 15 25 60.0% 40.7%
36 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 52 104 50.0% 40.6%
37 Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway 12.9 20 36 55.6% 39.6%
38 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 115 254 45.3% 39.3%
39 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 8 12 66.7% 39.1%
40 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 27 52 51.9% 38.7%
41 Howling Cow Creamery 7.2 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
42 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 32 65 49.2% 37.5%
43 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 56 122 45.9% 37.3%
44 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 41 87 47.1% 37.0%
45 White Deer Park 11.6 13 23 56.5% 36.8%
46 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 21 41 51.2% 36.5%
47 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 156 380 41.1% 36.2%
48 Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 23.9 5 7 71.4% 35.9%
49 Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park 13.6 15 28 53.6% 35.8%
50 Barksdale Drive Greenway 9.9 7 11 63.6% 35.4%
51 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 20 40 50.0% 35.2%
52 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 44 101 43.6% 34.3%
53 Falls Lake SRA--Information Center 16.3 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
54 Ammons Farm Rd. 24.7 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
55 Main Street Park (Rolesville) 20.1 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
56 Lake Rogers Park 23.7 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
57 Lake Lynn 7.7 183 480 38.1% 33.9%
58 North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill) 14.1 10 18 55.6% 33.7%
59 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 10 18 55.6% 33.7%
60 Town Lake Park 23.4 16 32 50.0% 33.6%
61 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 59 146 40.4% 32.8%
62 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve 20.0 11 21 52.4% 32.4%
63 North Carolina Botanical Garden 16.0 41 99 41.4% 32.2%
64 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats 18.8 7 12 58.3% 32.0%
65 DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve 22.4 10 19 52.6% 31.7%
66 Morgan Creek Trail 17.5 12 24 50.0% 31.4%
67 Horton Grove Nature Preserve 24.6 14 29 48.3% 31.4%
68 Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats) 12.6 6 10 60.0% 31.3%
69 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 28 66 42.4% 31.2%
70 Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.) 13.5 5 8 62.5% 30.6%
71 Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park 15.6 5 8 62.5% 30.6%
72 Glennstone/Heron Rookery 18.4 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
73 Clemmons Educational State Forest 18.0 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
74 Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area 13.8 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
75 Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail 17.1 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
76 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 11 23 47.8% 29.2%
77 Merritt's Pasture 16.9 7 13 53.8% 29.1%
78 Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform 12.3 13 29 44.8% 28.4%
79 Fearrington Village 17.5 8 16 50.0% 28.0%
80 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 17 41 41.5% 27.8%
81 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 19 47 40.4% 27.6%
82 Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina 13.2 12 27 44.4% 27.6%
83 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 15 36 41.7% 27.1%
84 J.C. Raulston Arboretum 4.6 7 14 50.0% 26.8%
85 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 121 403 30.0% 25.8%
86 Third Fork Creek Trail 13.6 17 44 38.6% 25.7%
87 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 10 23 43.5% 25.6%
88 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 20.5 11 26 42.3% 25.5%
89 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 13 32 40.6% 25.5%
90 Walnut Creek Wetland Center 9.0 6 12 50.0% 25.4%
91 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 4 7 57.1% 25.0%
92 Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp 16.8 4 7 57.1% 25.0%
93 North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond 4.7 11 27 40.7% 24.5%
94 Forest Ridge Park 16.5 5 10 50.0% 23.7%
95 Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station 21.6 14 38 36.8% 23.4%
96 Haw River--Bynum Dam 20.5 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
97 Falls Lake--Rollingview Marina 15.5 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
98 Chapel Hill Community Park 16.9 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
99 Bolin Creek--Umstead Park 18.1 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
100 Lake Betz 7.3 45 153 29.4% 22.8%
101 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 18 53 34.0% 22.7%
102 Apex Community Park 3.7 20 61 32.8% 22.3%
103 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 15 44 34.1% 21.9%
104 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 4 8 50.0% 21.5%
105 Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point 16.1 5 11 45.5% 21.3%
106 Jordan Lake SRA--Visitor's Center 13.8 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
107 Mitchell Mill Natural Area 23.7 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
108 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd. 17.4 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
109 Neuse River Trail--Auburn Knightdale Road 15.6 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
110 Kildaire Farms Lake 2.3 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
111 Duke Forest--Gate 4 18.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
112 Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp 18.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
113 Mingo Creek Trail 15.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
114 South Wake County Landfill (Restricted Access) 8.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
115 Neuse River Trail--Buffalo Road Canoe Launch 14.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
116 American Tobacco Trail--Solite Park 12.3 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
117 Knightdale Station Park 17.3 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
118 Crabtree Creek Greenway--Atlantic Ave to Anderson Drive 8.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
119 Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End 17.3 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
120 Capital Hills Drive Wetlands 13.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
121 Smith Creek Greenway (Entrance on Creek Moss Avenue) 16.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
122 East End Park 15.4 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
123 North Carolina Museum of Art--Goodnight Park 4.4 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
124 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 11 32 34.4% 20.4%
125 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 26 91 28.6% 20.3%
126 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 5 12 41.7% 19.3%
127 UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Park 16.9 5 12 41.7% 19.3%
128 Turnipseed Preserve 20.5 5 12 41.7% 19.3%
129 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 19 66 28.8% 19.3%
130 Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail 19.4 7 19 36.8% 19.1%
131 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 15 50 30.0% 19.1%
132 Higgins Greenway 1.2 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
133 Wake Forest Reservoir 20.5 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
134 Bond Park 2.7 42 171 24.6% 18.7%
135 AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park 10.0 6 16 37.5% 18.5%
136 Shelley Lake 8.1 21 78 26.9% 18.3%
137 Lower Booker Creek Trail 17.0 8 24 33.3% 18.0%
138 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 6 17 35.3% 17.3%
139 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 7 21 33.3% 17.2%
140 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 4 10 40.0% 16.8%
141 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 33 145 22.8% 16.7%
142 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 10 35 28.6% 16.3%
143 Eno River SP--Pleasant Green 21.9 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
144 Crowder District Park 6.8 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
145 Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff 12.6 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
146 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
147 Carrboro High School 18.4 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
148 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 11 41 26.8% 15.7%
149 Lake Benson 11.9 8 28 28.6% 15.3%
150 Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64 18.7 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
151 Falls Lake--Cheek Road Causeway (Durham Co.) 17.7 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
152 Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point 14.2 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
153 Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf 15.9 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
154 Shearon Harris Visitor's Center 12.7 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
155 Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway 21.1 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
156 Little River Fishing Facility 23.7 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
157 Honeycutt Road Park 14.6 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
158 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 11 43 25.6% 14.9%
159 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 7 24 29.2% 14.9%
160 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 6 20 30.0% 14.5%
161 Lake Raleigh 6.0 14 61 23.0% 14.2%
162 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 21 100 21.0% 14.2%
163 UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Grove 17.1 5 16 31.2% 14.2%
164 Dorothea Dix 6.6 5 16 31.2% 14.2%
165 Beaver Marsh 16.7 31 161 19.3% 13.9%
166 Homestead Park 19.3 4 12 33.3% 13.8%
167 Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park 17.9 4 12 33.3% 13.8%
168 North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 17.8 8 32 25.0% 13.3%
169 17 Acre Woods 18.0 21 107 19.6% 13.2%
170 Swift Creek Bluffs 5.3 10 43 23.3% 13.2%
171 Duke University--Reclamation Pond 17.3 8 33 24.2% 12.8%
172 Raven Rock SP 23.9 6 24 25.0% 12.0%
173 Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek 15.0 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
174 NCSU Experimental Farm 7.1 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
175 New Hope Bottomlands 15.5 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
176 Duke Forest--Gate 10 19.3 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
177 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 4 14 28.6% 11.7%
178 stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020) 1.5 4 14 28.6% 11.7%
179 UNC Chapel Hill--Coker Arboretum 17.2 8 37 21.6% 11.4%
180 Roland E. Horne Walking Trail 23.4 4 16 25.0% 10.2%
181 Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook 16.7 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
182 West Point on the Eno Park 20.5 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
183 Pierce Woods and Pond 15.9 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
184 Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave 9.6 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
185 Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access 18.4 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
186 Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge 13.6 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
187 Historic Oak View Park 11.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
188 American Tobacco Trail--C.M. Herndon Park 10.4 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
189 Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek 13.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
190 Jordan Game Land--Bells Church Fishing Access 12.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
191 Neuse River Trail--Myakka Court 15.1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
192 American Tobacco Trail--Blackwell Street Trailhead 15.4 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
193 American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access 9.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
194 Cates Creek Park 25.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
195 Lyon Park 15.6 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
196 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 4 18 22.2% 9.0%
197 Sarah P. Duke Gardens 16.8 10 65 15.4% 8.6%
198 Fred Fletcher Park 7.4 6 34 17.6% 8.3%
199 Parker Preserve 15.5 3 13 23.1% 8.2%
200 Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd. 17.4 4 21 19.0% 7.7%
201 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 3 14 21.4% 7.6%
202 Pullen Park 6.6 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
203 Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts 18.8 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
204 East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek) 9.4 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
205 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 3 15 20.0% 7.0%
206 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 4 23 17.4% 7.0%
207 Wooten Meadow Park 6.8 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
208 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
209 Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek 14.0 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
210 RTP Mountain Bike Trails 7.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
211 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. Ramp 18.4 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
212 Action Park 13.9 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
213 Jordan Game Land--Lower Little Creek 13.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
214 Historic Oakwood Cemetery 8.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
215 Morrisville Community Park 3.9 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
216 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 4 27 14.8% 5.9%
217 Rocky Branch Greenway 6.4 5 38 13.2% 5.8%
218 Laurel Hill Park 5.4 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
219 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 15 168 8.9% 5.5%
220 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 3 20 15.0% 5.2%
221 South Ellerbe Creek Trail 16.4 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
222 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co) 12.3 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
223 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
224 Ephesus Park--Chapel Hill 16.3 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
225 Eno River SP--Cabe Lands Access 20.8 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
226 Apex Nature Park 8.6 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
227 Mount Hope Cemetery 7.8 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
228 Pinehurst Drive Ponds 15.6 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
229 Ritter Park 4.3 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
230 Falls Lake 15.1 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
231 Mary Hayes Barber Holmes Park 22.3 6 76 7.9% 3.7%
232 Lick Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 13.2 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
233 Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders 3.9 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
234 Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve 22.1 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
235 Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate 19.7 3 30 10.0% 3.5%
236 Pritchard Park Nature Trail 17.3 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
237 Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve 4.6 3 33 9.1% 3.1%
238 Raleigh-Durham Airport Observation Deck 6.4 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
239 Cornwallis Road Park 16.1 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
240 Carpenter Park 5.1 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
241 Beaver Creek Greenway 7.0 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
242 Lake Wheeler 8.2 2 19 10.5% 2.9%
243 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 2 19 10.5% 2.9%
244 Horace Williams Tract 19.1 2 20 10.0% 2.8%
245 Duke Forest--Korstian Division 19.6 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
246 Duke University--Chapel Woods 17.1 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
247 Salem Pond Park 4.5 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
248 Chimney Swift Roost--Downtown Raleigh 7.9 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
249 North Carolina State University Campus 6.2 4 71 5.6% 2.2%
250 Baileywick Road Park 10.2 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
251 Indian Trail Park 18.1 1 11 9.1% 1.6%