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Where to find Great Egret in April
within 25 miles of 35.791540, -78.781117

This page shows which locations in the selected region historically had the highest probability of a checklist including Great Egret in April. 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 Glennstone/Heron Rookery 18.4 22 32 68.8% 51.4%
2 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 34 72 47.2% 36.1%
3 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats 18.8 5 7 71.4% 35.9%
4 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 12 27 44.4% 27.6%
5 Hamlin Rd.--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Access 19.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
6 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 10 32 31.2% 18.0%
7 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 8 26 30.8% 16.5%
8 Beaver Marsh 16.7 61 350 17.4% 13.8%
9 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 21 130 16.2% 10.8%
10 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
11 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 45 344 13.1% 9.9%
12 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 12 74 16.2% 9.5%
13 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 4 20 20.0% 8.1%
14 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 10 71 14.1% 7.8%
15 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 18 160 11.2% 7.2%
16 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 6 43 14.0% 6.6%
17 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co) 20.0 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
18 Orange County Sportsplex Pond 24.9 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
19 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 12 142 8.5% 4.9%
20 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Durham Co.) 19.7 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
21 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 3 28 10.7% 3.7%
22 Little River Waterfowl Impoundment 20.6 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
23 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 26 498 5.2% 3.6%
24 O'Kelly Chapel Road Waterfowl Impoundment 9.9 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
25 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 23 537 4.3% 2.9%
26 Little Creek Trail 15.3 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
27 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 43 1370 3.1% 2.3%
28 Falls Lake--Cheek Road Causeway (Durham Co.) 17.7 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
29 Beaver Creek Greenway 7.0 2 25 8.0% 2.2%
30 Lake Raleigh 6.0 9 251 3.6% 1.9%
31 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Power Line & Trails ONLY 12.4 2 30 6.7% 1.8%
32 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 4 85 4.7% 1.8%
33 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 9 273 3.3% 1.7%
34 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 10 316 3.2% 1.7%
35 Apex Community Park 3.7 3 68 4.4% 1.5%
36 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 24 1111 2.2% 1.5%
37 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 2 38 5.3% 1.5%
38 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 5 149 3.4% 1.4%
39 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 2 39 5.1% 1.4%
40 Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp 16.8 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
41 Chandler's Swamp 16.9 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
42 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 2 50 4.0% 1.1%
43 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
44 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
45 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
46 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 3 158 1.9% 0.6%
47 Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment 12.2 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
48 Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 23.9 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
49 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
50 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 1 33 3.0% 0.5%
51 Lake Betz 7.3 6 524 1.1% 0.5%
52 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 1 36 2.8% 0.5%
53 American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access 9.5 1 36 2.8% 0.5%
54 Turnipseed Preserve 20.5 1 39 2.6% 0.5%
55 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 3 249 1.2% 0.4%
56 Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road 20.9 2 141 1.4% 0.4%
57 Bond Park 2.7 3 280 1.1% 0.4%
58 Lake Benson 11.9 1 50 2.0% 0.4%
59 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 2 165 1.2% 0.3%
60 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 6 886 0.7% 0.3%
61 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 1 58 1.7% 0.3%
62 Pinehurst Drive Ponds 15.6 1 65 1.5% 0.3%
63 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 1 68 1.5% 0.3%
64 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 1 72 1.4% 0.2%
65 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 1 74 1.4% 0.2%
66 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 1 75 1.3% 0.2%
67 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 2 259 0.8% 0.2%
68 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 1 96 1.0% 0.2%
69 Berryhill Park and Trails 18.4 1 96 1.0% 0.2%
70 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 4 853 0.5% 0.2%
71 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 1 106 0.9% 0.2%
72 Schenck Forest 3.6 2 382 0.5% 0.1%
73 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 1 174 0.6% 0.1%
74 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 1 206 0.5% 0.1%
75 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 2 867 0.2% 0.1%
76 Lake Lynn 7.7 1 366 0.3% 0.0%
77 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 1 773 0.1% 0.0%

Created by Michael Fogleman.

Data from the eBird Basic Dataset. Version: EBD_relSep-2025. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Sep 2025.