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Where to find Great Egret in May
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 May. 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 55 70 78.6% 67.6%
2 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 57 76 75.0% 64.2%
3 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats 18.8 4 4 100.0% 51.0%
4 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 8 12 66.7% 39.1%
5 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 21 86 24.4% 16.6%
6 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 10 35 28.6% 16.3%
7 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 35 201 17.4% 12.8%
8 Beaver Marsh 16.7 28 199 14.1% 9.9%
9 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
10 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 15 129 11.6% 7.2%
11 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
12 Chandler's Swamp 16.9 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
13 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 7 70 10.0% 4.9%
14 Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment 12.2 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
15 Lake Wheeler 8.2 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
16 Hoffman Lake 2.4 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
17 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 3 49 6.1% 2.1%
18 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 3 49 6.1% 2.1%
19 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 2 27 7.4% 2.1%
20 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 5 108 4.6% 2.0%
21 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 2 30 6.7% 1.8%
22 Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road 15.5 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
23 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 2 34 5.9% 1.6%
24 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
25 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
26 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd. 17.4 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
27 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 13 755 1.7% 1.0%
28 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
29 Duke Forest--Gate 12 19.9 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
30 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
31 Lake Betz 7.3 5 285 1.8% 0.8%
32 Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform 12.3 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
33 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 6 384 1.6% 0.7%
34 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 5 309 1.6% 0.7%
35 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 7 491 1.4% 0.7%
36 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
37 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 4 233 1.7% 0.7%
38 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
39 Lake Benson 11.9 1 35 2.9% 0.5%
40 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 1 41 2.4% 0.4%
41 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 1 43 2.3% 0.4%
42 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 5 626 0.8% 0.3%
43 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 1 52 1.9% 0.3%
44 Apex Community Park 3.7 1 54 1.9% 0.3%
45 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 3 314 1.0% 0.3%
46 Duke Forest--Korstian Division 19.6 1 59 1.7% 0.3%
47 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 1 62 1.6% 0.3%
48 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 1 64 1.6% 0.3%
49 Lake Raleigh 6.0 1 121 0.8% 0.1%
50 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 1 145 0.7% 0.1%
51 Bond Park 2.7 1 199 0.5% 0.1%
52 Schenck Forest 3.6 1 217 0.5% 0.1%
53 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 2 681 0.3% 0.1%
54 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 2 681 0.3% 0.1%
55 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 1 450 0.2% 0.0%