Bird Finder

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%