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Where to find Barred Owl 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 Barred Owl 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			Cedar Hills Park	9.7	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
2			Mason Farm Biological Reserve	14.6	253	680	37.2%	33.7%
3			Duke Forest Rd.	20.7	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
4			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.)	21.9	26	86	30.2%	21.5%
5			Duke Forest--Blackwood Division - Gate 34	21.5	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
6			Middle Creek Bottomlands II	24.9	6	15	40.0%	19.8%
7			Lake Wheeler marshes	6.9	33	129	25.6%	18.8%
8			Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd.	11.9	14	49	28.6%	17.8%
9			East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek)	9.4	5	13	38.5%	17.7%
10			Bond Park	2.7	45	199	22.6%	17.4%
11			Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment	12.2	6	17	35.3%	17.3%
12			Third Fork Creek Trail	13.6	16	64	25.0%	16.0%
13			Johnston Mill Nature Preserve	20.5	21	89	23.6%	16.0%
14			Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment	23.4	40	199	20.1%	15.1%
15			Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek	13.7	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
16			American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access	10.5	18	79	22.8%	14.9%
17			Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate	19.7	8	30	26.7%	14.2%
18			Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek	14.8	6	21	28.6%	13.8%
19			Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek	14.5	28	152	18.4%	13.1%
20			Brumley Nature Preserve--South	22.7	18	92	19.6%	12.7%
21			Little Creek Trail	15.3	3	9	33.3%	12.1%
22			Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road	18.1	24	144	16.7%	11.5%
23			Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road	15.5	3	10	30.0%	10.8%
24			Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd.	17.4	9	46	19.6%	10.7%
25			Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade	19.0	13	76	17.1%	10.3%
26			UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Park	16.9	6	28	21.4%	10.2%
27			Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd.	12.6	12	70	17.1%	10.1%
28			White Deer Park	11.6	11	64	17.2%	9.9%
29			White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side	6.7	12	74	16.2%	9.5%
30			Schenck Forest	3.6	29	216	13.4%	9.5%
31			Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek	10.6	6	30	20.0%	9.5%
32			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.)	21.9	6	34	17.6%	8.3%
33			Bolin Creek--Umstead Park	18.1	3	13	23.1%	8.2%
34			17 Acre Woods	18.0	16	134	11.9%	7.5%
35			Beaver Creek Greenway	7.0	6	39	15.4%	7.2%
36			Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	23.9	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
37			Eastgate Park	9.5	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
38			Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts	18.8	3	15	20.0%	7.0%
39			Duke Forest--Korstian Division	19.6	8	59	13.6%	7.0%
40			Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula	12.1	3	16	18.8%	6.6%
41			Sandy Creek Park	16.1	61	755	8.1%	6.3%
42			Shelley Lake	8.1	14	134	10.4%	6.3%
43			White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland	6.1	4	26	15.4%	6.1%
44			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co)	12.3	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
45			Butner Game Land--H Street Fields	23.2	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
46			Crabtree Creek Trail--Lindsay Dr. to Bridge by Galax Dr.	5.5	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
47			Swift Creek Bluffs	5.3	9	80	11.2%	6.0%
48			Glennstone/Heron Rookery	18.4	8	70	11.4%	5.9%
49			Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	14.5	6	49	12.2%	5.7%
50			stakeout Long-tailed Duck, Lower Springdale Estates Lake, Raleigh (2019)	8.2	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
51			Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve	4.6	7	62	11.3%	5.6%
52			University Lake, Chapel Hill	19.3	4	29	13.8%	5.5%
53			Blue Jay Point County Park	14.5	7	64	10.9%	5.4%
54			Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station	21.6	7	64	10.9%	5.4%
55			Penny's Bend Nature Preserve	20.0	4	30	13.3%	5.3%
56			Bass Lake Park & Trail	10.7	10	107	9.3%	5.2%
57			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co)	12.0	2	11	18.2%	5.1%
58			Lake Lynn	7.7	17	211	8.1%	5.1%
59			Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve	15.1	6	57	10.5%	4.9%
60			Lake Raleigh	6.0	10	119	8.4%	4.6%
61			Poplar Point Wastewater Ponds (Restricted Access)	13.8	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
62			Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve	22.1	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
63			Coker Pinetum	16.4	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
64			Falls Lake--Dam	15.2	4	35	11.4%	4.5%
65			Brumley Nature Preserve--North	22.2	38	616	6.2%	4.5%
66			Lake Johnson Park	4.2	21	309	6.8%	4.5%
67			Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway	3.5	10	126	7.9%	4.4%
68			Parker Preserve	15.5	4	38	10.5%	4.2%
69			Berryhill Park and Trails	18.4	3	25	12.0%	4.2%
70			Raven Rock SP	23.9	5	53	9.4%	4.1%
71			Wendell Park	22.6	2	14	14.3%	4.0%
72			Pinehurst Drive Ponds	15.6	5	55	9.1%	3.9%
73			Shearon Harris Visitor's Center	12.7	2	15	13.3%	3.7%
74			Eno River SP--Few's Ford	23.2	8	111	7.2%	3.7%
75			Sims Branch Greenway	13.1	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
76			Raven Rock SP--Avents Creek Access Area	22.3	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
77			Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge	13.6	2	16	12.5%	3.5%
78			Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park	13.5	3	30	10.0%	3.5%
79			Symphony Lake Greenway	4.4	3	31	9.7%	3.3%
80			Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail	19.4	2	18	11.1%	3.1%
81			American Tobacco Trail--Wimberly Road Access	8.1	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
82			Neuse River Trail--Milburnie Park	13.5	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
83			Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway	21.1	2	20	10.0%	2.8%
84			Duke Forest--Shepherd Nature Trail	18.7	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
85			Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave	9.6	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
86			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade	20.0	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
87			Horton Grove Nature Preserve	24.6	5	88	5.7%	2.5%
88			Lower Booker Creek Trail	17.0	2	23	8.7%	2.4%
89			Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek	18.2	10	233	4.3%	2.3%
90			New Hope Bottomlands	15.5	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
91			RTP Mountain Bike Trails	7.2	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
92			Mingo Creek Trail	15.1	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
93			Rainbow Soccer Complex	16.2	4	75	5.3%	2.1%
94			New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment	13.8	2	27	7.4%	2.1%
95			Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf	15.9	2	27	7.4%	2.1%
96			Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only	15.3	2	28	7.1%	2.0%
97			Pierce Woods and Pond	15.9	2	28	7.1%	2.0%
98			Yates Mill County Park	7.2	19	624	3.0%	2.0%
99			Apex Community Park	3.7	3	54	5.6%	1.9%
100			Brian P's Yard (Private)	14.4	4	84	4.8%	1.9%
101			Lower Haw SNA--Bynum	20.3	3	57	5.3%	1.8%
102			Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.)	13.5	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
103			Duke Forest--Gate 4	18.1	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
104			Carrboro High School	18.4	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
105			Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park	15.6	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
106			Merritt's Pasture	16.9	2	34	5.9%	1.6%
107			American Tobacco Trail--C.M. Herndon Park	10.4	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
108			Martin Luther King Jr Park	19.7	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
109			Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd.	9.8	9	314	2.9%	1.5%
110			Clemmons Educational State Forest	18.0	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
111			Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd.	13.3	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
112			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access	15.2	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
113			Turnipseed Preserve	20.5	2	38	5.3%	1.5%
114			Fallon park	8.1	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
115			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd.	17.4	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
116			North Carolina Botanical Garden	16.0	5	172	2.9%	1.2%
117			Mid Pines Rd.	6.7	13	676	1.9%	1.1%
118			Lake Crabtree Dam	3.3	4	139	2.9%	1.1%
119			North Carolina State University Campus	6.2	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
120			Baileywick Road Park	10.2	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
121			Ritter Park	4.3	2	51	3.9%	1.1%
122			Old Bynum Bridge	20.4	10	513	1.9%	1.1%
123			Homestead Park	19.3	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
124			DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve	22.4	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
125			Higgins Greenway	1.2	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
126			Morgan Creek Trail	17.5	2	53	3.8%	1.0%
127			William B. Umstead SP	5.4	2	54	3.7%	1.0%
128			Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp	15.5	2	54	3.7%	1.0%
129			Lake Wheeler	8.2	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
130			West Point on the Eno Park	20.5	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
131			Lake Betz	7.3	6	285	2.1%	1.0%
132			Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam	18.7	2	62	3.2%	0.9%
133			Duke Forest--Gate 12	19.9	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
134			Falls Lake	15.1	1	22	4.5%	0.8%
135			Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek	10.3	1	23	4.3%	0.8%
136			Fred Fletcher Park	7.4	1	24	4.2%	0.7%
137			Falls Lake--Rolling View	16.1	1	26	3.8%	0.7%
138			stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020)	1.5	1	26	3.8%	0.7%
139			Robertson Millpond Preserve	20.7	1	28	3.6%	0.6%
140			Horace Williams Tract	19.1	1	29	3.4%	0.6%
141			E. Carroll Joyner Park	20.6	1	30	3.3%	0.6%
142			Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park	17.9	1	30	3.3%	0.6%
143			Beaver Marsh	16.7	3	199	1.5%	0.5%
144			North Carolina Museum of Life and Science	17.8	1	37	2.7%	0.5%
145			White Pines Nature Preserve	24.5	1	40	2.5%	0.4%
146			Crabtree Creek Watershed	4.7	1	43	2.3%	0.4%
147			Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64	18.7	1	47	2.1%	0.4%
148			William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake	5.7	1	48	2.1%	0.4%
149			Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP'	16.4	1	48	2.1%	0.4%
150			South Ellerbe Creek Trail	16.4	1	49	2.0%	0.4%
151			Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park	13.6	1	52	1.9%	0.3%
152			Hank Anderson Community Park	20.3	1	62	1.6%	0.3%
153			Fearrington Village	17.5	1	63	1.6%	0.3%
154			Patterson Place Constructed Wetland	16.0	1	68	1.5%	0.3%
155			Lake Crabtree County Park	3.6	3	489	0.6%	0.2%
156			Dorothea Dix Park	6.9	1	88	1.1%	0.2%
157			Durant Nature Preserve	13.3	1	101	1.0%	0.2%
158			Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance	3.3	2	384	0.5%	0.1%