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Where to find Barred Owl in February
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 February. 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 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 110 323 34.1% 29.1%
2 Swift Creek Bluffs 5.3 8 16 50.0% 28.0%
3 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 7 15 46.7% 24.8%
4 RTP Mountain Bike Trails 7.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
5 Rock Ridge Park 23.8 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
6 Third Fork Creek Trail 13.6 13 39 33.3% 20.6%
7 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 36 135 26.7% 19.9%
8 Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate 19.7 5 12 41.7% 19.3%
9 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 17 60 28.3% 18.5%
10 Bond Park 2.7 35 142 24.6% 18.3%
11 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 14 54 25.9% 16.1%
12 Jordan Game Land--Lower Little Creek 13.2 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
13 Clemmons Educational State Forest 18.0 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
14 Shelley Lake 8.1 22 135 16.3% 11.0%
15 Dorothea Dix 6.6 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
16 Pierce Woods and Pond 15.9 5 21 23.8% 10.6%
17 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 20 132 15.2% 10.0%
18 Chatham Co. Northeast District Park 14.1 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
19 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 5 23 21.7% 9.7%
20 William B. Umstead SP--Turkey Creek Trail 4.2 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
21 American Tobacco Trail--Solite Park 12.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
22 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 14 93 15.1% 9.2%
23 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 20.5 5 28 17.9% 7.9%
24 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 8 54 14.8% 7.7%
25 Ritter Park 4.3 4 22 18.2% 7.3%
26 Apex Community Park 3.7 18 176 10.2% 6.6%
27 Little Creek Trail 15.3 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
28 Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats) 12.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
29 American Tobacco Trail--Woodcroft 12.3 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
30 Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve 22.1 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
31 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 3 18 16.7% 5.8%
32 Horace Williams Tract 19.1 3 18 16.7% 5.8%
33 Crowder District Park 6.8 3 18 16.7% 5.8%
34 Glennstone/Heron Rookery 18.4 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
35 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 26 389 6.7% 4.6%
36 Crabtree Creek Greenway--Atlantic Ave to Anderson Drive 8.6 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
37 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 13 176 7.4% 4.4%
38 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
39 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
40 Northgate Park 17.2 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
41 Turnipseed Preserve 20.5 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
42 Schenck Forest 3.6 14 208 6.7% 4.1%
43 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
44 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 3 27 11.1% 3.9%
45 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 6 74 8.1% 3.8%
46 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
47 Lower Booker Creek Trail 17.0 3 28 10.7% 3.7%
48 Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 23.9 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
49 Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park 17.9 2 16 12.5% 3.5%
50 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
51 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
52 Ephesus Park--Chapel Hill 16.3 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
53 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 3 34 8.8% 3.0%
54 North Carolina Museum of Art--Goodnight Park 4.4 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
55 Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve 4.6 3 35 8.6% 3.0%
56 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 3 35 8.6% 3.0%
57 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 19 437 4.3% 2.8%
58 Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts 18.8 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
59 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 4 68 5.9% 2.3%
60 East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek) 9.4 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
61 Lake Lynn 7.7 6 127 4.7% 2.2%
62 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 7 171 4.1% 2.0%
63 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
64 North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 17.8 2 28 7.1% 2.0%
65 Bolin Creek--Umstead Park 18.1 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
66 Morgan Creek Trail 17.5 2 33 6.1% 1.7%
67 Berryhill Park and Trails 18.4 2 33 6.1% 1.7%
68 17 Acre Woods 18.0 2 34 5.9% 1.6%
69 Walnut Creek Wetland Center 9.0 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
70 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 3 70 4.3% 1.5%
71 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
72 Williamson Preserve 19.2 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
73 American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Mall 12.2 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
74 Parker Preserve 15.5 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
75 White Deer Park 11.6 2 43 4.7% 1.3%
76 Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook 16.7 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
77 Laurel Hill Park 5.4 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
78 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve 20.0 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
79 UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Grove 17.1 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
80 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 3 99 3.0% 1.0%
81 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
82 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
83 Brookhaven Nature Park 6.7 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
84 Forest Ridge Park 16.5 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
85 Fearrington Village 17.5 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
86 Edna Metz Wells Park 7.1 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
87 Fred Fletcher Park 7.4 2 69 2.9% 0.8%
88 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 2 75 2.7% 0.7%
89 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 2 79 2.5% 0.7%
90 Horton Grove Nature Preserve 24.6 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
91 Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd. 17.4 1 31 3.2% 0.6%
92 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
93 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 1 39 2.6% 0.5%
94 Lake Betz 7.3 3 240 1.2% 0.4%
95 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 1 46 2.2% 0.4%
96 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 2 146 1.4% 0.4%
97 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 1 52 1.9% 0.3%
98 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 1 59 1.7% 0.3%
99 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 4 592 0.7% 0.3%
100 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 1 85 1.2% 0.2%
101 Lake Benson 11.9 1 86 1.2% 0.2%
102 North Carolina Botanical Garden 16.0 1 95 1.1% 0.2%
103 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 1 96 1.0% 0.2%
104 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 1 122 0.8% 0.1%
105 Lake Raleigh 6.0 1 177 0.6% 0.1%
106 Beaver Marsh 16.7 1 295 0.3% 0.1%
107 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 1 382 0.3% 0.0%

Created by Michael Fogleman.

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