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Where to find Great Egret in August
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 August. 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--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 43 43 100.0% 91.8%
2 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 285 306 93.1% 89.7%
3 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 407 450 90.4% 87.4%
4 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 183 202 90.6% 85.8%
5 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 195 216 90.3% 85.6%
6 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 31 32 96.9% 84.3%
7 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 116 137 84.7% 77.7%
8 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 42 47 89.4% 77.4%
9 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 37 42 88.1% 75.0%
10 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 162 203 79.8% 73.8%
11 Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek 14.0 30 34 88.2% 73.4%
12 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co) 12.3 71 87 81.6% 72.2%
13 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 123 158 77.8% 70.8%
14 Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats) 12.6 11 12 91.7% 64.6%
15 Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway 12.9 13 15 86.7% 62.1%
16 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Durham Co.) 19.7 13 15 86.7% 62.1%
17 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co) 20.0 20 25 80.0% 60.9%
18 Shelley Lake 8.1 49 70 70.0% 58.5%
19 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats 18.8 10 12 83.3% 55.2%
20 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 12 15 80.0% 54.8%
21 Lake Benson 11.9 19 26 73.1% 53.9%
22 Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff 12.6 27 39 69.2% 53.6%
23 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 17 23 73.9% 53.5%
24 Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch 11.6 9 11 81.8% 52.3%
25 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 126 215 58.6% 51.9%
26 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 43 68 63.2% 51.4%
27 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 55 92 59.8% 49.6%
28 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 101 184 54.9% 47.7%
29 Lake Lynn 7.7 78 143 54.5% 46.4%
30 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 11 16 68.8% 44.4%
31 Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir 19.0 5 6 83.3% 43.6%
32 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 7 10 70.0% 39.7%
33 Falls Lake--Cheek Road Causeway (Durham Co.) 17.7 8 12 66.7% 39.1%
34 Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform 12.3 16 29 55.2% 37.5%
35 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 16 30 53.3% 36.1%
36 Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook 16.7 5 7 71.4% 35.9%
37 Jordan Lake--Poe's Ridge 19.9 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
38 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. Ramp 18.4 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
39 Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek 13.7 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
40 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 8 14 57.1% 32.6%
41 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 9 17 52.9% 31.0%
42 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 16 35 45.7% 30.5%
43 Bond Park 2.7 39 100 39.0% 30.0%
44 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 11 23 47.8% 29.2%
45 Town Lake Park 23.4 25 64 39.1% 28.1%
46 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 7 14 50.0% 26.8%
47 Schenck Forest 3.6 30 84 35.7% 26.3%
48 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 12 29 41.4% 25.5%
49 Chandler's Swamp 16.9 6 12 50.0% 25.4%
50 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 4 7 57.1% 25.0%
51 Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve 22.1 8 18 44.4% 24.6%
52 Lake Raleigh 6.0 12 31 38.7% 23.7%
53 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 30 93 32.3% 23.6%
54 Lake Wheeler 8.2 13 35 37.1% 23.2%
55 Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point 16.1 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
56 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 17 50 34.0% 22.4%
57 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 15 44 34.1% 21.9%
58 Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina 13.2 4 8 50.0% 21.5%
59 Little River Fishing Facility 23.7 4 8 50.0% 21.5%
60 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 31 107 29.0% 21.2%
61 Pinehurst Drive Ponds 15.6 22 72 30.6% 21.1%
62 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
63 Falls Lake--Rollingview Marina 15.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
64 Neuse River Trail--Buffalo Road Canoe Launch 14.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
65 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 69 287 24.0% 19.5%
66 Lake Betz 7.3 51 206 24.8% 19.4%
67 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 5 12 41.7% 19.3%
68 Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek 15.0 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
69 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 8 24 33.3% 18.0%
70 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 8 26 30.8% 16.5%
71 Falls Lake--Upper Beaver Dam (Granville Co.) 21.0 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
72 Apex Community Park 3.7 8 29 27.6% 14.7%
73 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 44 242 18.2% 13.8%
74 American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access 9.5 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
75 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 5 19 26.3% 11.8%
76 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
77 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 7 33 21.2% 10.7%
78 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 5 21 23.8% 10.6%
79 Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road 20.9 4 16 25.0% 10.2%
80 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 61 495 12.3% 9.7%
81 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 10 59 16.9% 9.5%
82 Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area 13.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
83 Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access 18.4 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
84 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp 14.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
85 Jordan Game Land--Bells Church Fishing Access 12.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
86 Ammons Farm Rd. 24.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
87 Capital Hills Drive Wetlands 13.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
88 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
89 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 5 27 18.5% 8.2%
90 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 5 30 16.7% 7.3%
91 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
92 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 3 15 20.0% 7.0%
93 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 4 25 16.0% 6.4%
94 Chatham Co. Northeast District Park 14.1 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
95 Jordan Game Land--Lower Little Creek 13.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
96 Robertson Creek Nature Preserve 23.8 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
97 Beaver Marsh 16.7 13 146 8.9% 5.3%
98 Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64 18.7 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
99 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
100 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 5 51 9.8% 4.3%
101 Indian Creek Greenway 3.5 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
102 American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Mall 12.2 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
103 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
104 Procter Farm Preserve 22.4 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
105 Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment 12.2 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
106 Chapel Hill Community Park 16.9 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
107 Beaver Creek Greenway 7.0 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
108 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 2 25 8.0% 2.2%
109 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 4 74 5.4% 2.1%
110 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 3 50 6.0% 2.1%
111 Falls Lake 15.1 2 28 7.1% 2.0%
112 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
113 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve 20.0 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
114 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 2 31 6.5% 1.8%
115 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 9 315 2.9% 1.5%
116 Raven Rock SP 23.9 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
117 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
118 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 4 130 3.1% 1.2%
119 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
120 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 2 58 3.4% 1.0%
121 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 3 112 2.7% 0.9%
122 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 4 231 1.7% 0.7%
123 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 3 183 1.6% 0.6%