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Where to find Barred Owl 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 Barred Owl 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 Glennstone/Heron Rookery 18.4 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
2 Durant Nature Park--Fairy Garden 13.4 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
3 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 16 55 29.1% 18.8%
4 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
5 Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 23.9 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
6 Third Fork Creek Trail 13.6 14 63 22.2% 13.7%
7 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 59 369 16.0% 12.6%
8 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 27 152 17.8% 12.5%
9 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 5 18 27.8% 12.5%
10 East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek) 9.4 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
11 Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge 13.6 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
12 Forest Hills Park 15.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
13 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 9 56 16.1% 8.7%
14 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 13 92 14.1% 8.4%
15 Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd. 17.4 4 23 17.4% 7.0%
16 William B. Umstead SP--Turkey Creek Trail 4.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
17 Butner Game Land--H Street Fields 23.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
18 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 20.5 6 46 13.0% 6.1%
19 Shelley Lake 8.1 9 90 10.0% 5.4%
20 Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate 19.7 4 33 12.1% 4.8%
21 Schenck Forest 3.6 16 207 7.7% 4.8%
22 UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Park 16.9 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
23 Turnipseed Preserve 20.5 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
24 Little Creek Trail 15.3 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
25 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
26 Bond Park 2.7 14 195 7.2% 4.3%
27 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 9 112 8.0% 4.3%
28 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 12 175 6.9% 4.0%
29 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 25 439 5.7% 3.9%
30 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 3 27 11.1% 3.9%
31 17 Acre Woods 18.0 8 108 7.4% 3.8%
32 Haw River--Bynum Dam 20.5 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
33 Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf 15.9 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
34 Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station 21.6 4 44 9.1% 3.6%
35 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co) 12.3 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
36 Robertson Creek Nature Preserve 23.8 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
37 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 9 162 5.6% 2.9%
38 Horton Grove Nature Preserve 24.6 3 38 7.9% 2.7%
39 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 4 59 6.8% 2.7%
40 West Point on the Eno Park 20.5 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
41 Eastgate Park 9.5 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
42 Lake Lynn 7.7 25 734 3.4% 2.3%
43 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve 20.0 2 24 8.3% 2.3%
44 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 3 46 6.5% 2.2%
45 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
46 Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts 18.8 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
47 Carrboro High School 18.4 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
48 Lower Booker Creek Trail 17.0 2 25 8.0% 2.2%
49 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 2 27 7.4% 2.1%
50 Swift Creek Bluffs 5.3 3 54 5.6% 1.9%
51 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 3 54 5.6% 1.9%
52 Chatham Co. Northeast District Park 14.1 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
53 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 6 167 3.6% 1.7%
54 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 3 64 4.7% 1.6%
55 Fred Fletcher Park 7.4 2 36 5.6% 1.5%
56 Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve 4.6 2 37 5.4% 1.5%
57 Apex Community Park 3.7 3 69 4.3% 1.5%
58 South Ellerbe Creek Trail 16.4 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
59 Forest Ridge Park 16.5 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
60 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 2 39 5.1% 1.4%
61 Berryhill Park and Trails 18.4 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
62 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 2 46 4.3% 1.2%
63 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
64 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 2 52 3.8% 1.1%
65 Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road 20.9 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
66 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 12 680 1.8% 1.0%
67 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 2 55 3.6% 1.0%
68 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
69 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
70 DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve 22.4 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
71 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 3 117 2.6% 0.9%
72 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
73 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
74 Williamson Preserve 19.2 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
75 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 4 203 2.0% 0.8%
76 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
77 Parker Preserve 15.5 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
78 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
79 stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020) 1.5 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
80 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
81 White Deer Park 11.6 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
82 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 6 446 1.3% 0.6%
83 Raven Rock SP 23.9 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
84 Lake Benson 11.9 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
85 North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 17.8 1 33 3.0% 0.5%
86 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 2 105 1.9% 0.5%
87 Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park 13.6 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
88 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 4 358 1.1% 0.4%
89 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 1 42 2.4% 0.4%
90 UNC Chapel Hill--Coker Arboretum 17.2 1 43 2.3% 0.4%
91 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 1 43 2.3% 0.4%
92 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 1 44 2.3% 0.4%
93 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 1 47 2.1% 0.4%
94 Beaver Marsh 16.7 2 165 1.2% 0.3%
95 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 1 55 1.8% 0.3%
96 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 3 443 0.7% 0.2%
97 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 1 88 1.1% 0.2%
98 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 2 294 0.7% 0.2%
99 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 4 888 0.5% 0.2%
100 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 1 114 0.9% 0.2%
101 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 1 176 0.6% 0.1%

Created by Michael Fogleman.

Data from the eBird Basic Dataset. Version: EBD_relJan-2024. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Jan 2024.