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Where to find Great Egret 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 Great Egret 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 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 103 122 84.4% 77.0%
2 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 21 23 91.3% 73.2%
3 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 18 21 85.7% 65.4%
4 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 106 145 73.1% 65.4%
5 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats 18.8 11 12 91.7% 64.6%
6 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 28 35 80.0% 64.1%
7 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 25 32 78.1% 61.2%
8 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 32 47 68.1% 53.8%
9 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 13 18 72.2% 49.1%
10 Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats) 12.6 8 10 80.0% 49.0%
11 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 17 25 68.0% 48.4%
12 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 49 100 49.0% 39.4%
13 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 9 14 64.3% 38.8%
14 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 33 66 50.0% 38.3%
15 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 5 7 71.4% 35.9%
16 Bond Park 2.7 71 171 41.5% 34.4%
17 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 60 146 41.1% 33.4%
18 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 63 168 37.5% 30.5%
19 Falls Lake--Cheek Road Causeway (Durham Co.) 17.7 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
20 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 137 403 34.0% 29.5%
21 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 103 325 31.7% 26.9%
22 Lake Lynn 7.7 147 480 30.6% 26.7%
23 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 13 32 40.6% 25.5%
24 Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform 12.3 12 29 41.4% 25.5%
25 Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff 12.6 4 7 57.1% 25.0%
26 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 26 77 33.8% 24.2%
27 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 14 39 35.9% 22.7%
28 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 10 27 37.0% 21.5%
29 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co) 20.0 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
30 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Durham Co.) 19.7 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
31 Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek 14.0 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
32 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. Ramp 18.4 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
33 Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch 11.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
34 Neuse River Trail--Buffalo Road Canoe Launch 14.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
35 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 19 66 28.8% 19.3%
36 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 15 52 28.8% 18.3%
37 Apex Community Park 3.7 17 61 27.9% 18.2%
38 Lake Benson 11.9 9 28 32.1% 17.9%
39 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 126 647 19.5% 16.6%
40 Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina 13.2 8 27 29.6% 15.9%
41 Salem Pond Park 4.5 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
42 Town Lake Park 23.4 9 32 28.1% 15.6%
43 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 10 37 27.0% 15.4%
44 Little River Fishing Facility 23.7 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
45 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 10 41 24.4% 13.8%
46 Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway 12.9 9 36 25.0% 13.8%
47 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
48 Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek 15.0 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
49 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 5 21 23.8% 10.6%
50 Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area 13.8 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
51 Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road 20.9 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
52 Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir 19.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
53 Jordan Game Land--Bells Church Fishing Access 12.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
54 Lake Rogers Park 23.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
55 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 9 52 17.3% 9.4%
56 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 15 101 14.9% 9.2%
57 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 41 380 10.8% 8.1%
58 Lake Betz 7.3 18 153 11.8% 7.6%
59 Schenck Forest 3.6 22 201 10.9% 7.3%
60 Shelley Lake 8.1 10 78 12.8% 7.1%
61 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 4 23 17.4% 7.0%
62 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 4 24 16.7% 6.7%
63 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
64 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
65 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd. 17.4 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
66 Jordan Game Land--Lower Little Creek 13.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
67 Lake Raleigh 6.0 7 61 11.5% 5.7%
68 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 5 40 12.5% 5.5%
69 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 3 20 15.0% 5.2%
70 Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point 16.1 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
71 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 5 43 11.6% 5.1%
72 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
73 Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point 14.2 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
74 Honeycutt Road Park 14.6 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
75 Pinehurst Drive Ponds 15.6 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
76 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 6 65 9.2% 4.3%
77 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
78 Lick Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 13.2 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
79 Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve 22.1 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
80 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 10 159 6.3% 3.5%
81 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 4 47 8.5% 3.4%
82 Lake Wheeler 8.2 2 19 10.5% 2.9%
83 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp 14.8 2 21 9.5% 2.7%
84 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 11 369 3.0% 1.7%
85 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
86 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 12 527 2.3% 1.3%
87 Ritter Park 4.3 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
88 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
89 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 2 44 4.5% 1.3%
90 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
91 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
92 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve 20.0 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
93 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
94 Brian P's Yard (Private) 14.4 3 208 1.4% 0.5%
95 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 1 50 2.0% 0.4%
96 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 2 157 1.3% 0.4%
97 Beaver Marsh 16.7 2 161 1.2% 0.3%

Created by Michael Fogleman.

Data from the eBird Basic Dataset. Version: EBD_relJun-2023. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Jun 2023.