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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			Mason Farm Biological Reserve	14.6	224	617	36.3%	32.6%
2			East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek)	9.4	5	10	50.0%	23.7%
3			Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment	12.2	6	14	42.9%	21.4%
4			Duke Forest--Blackwood Division - Gate 34	21.5	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
5			Cedar Hills Park	9.7	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
6			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.)	21.9	24	82	29.3%	20.5%
7			Lake Wheeler marshes	6.9	33	121	27.3%	20.1%
8			Bond Park	2.7	44	182	24.2%	18.5%
9			Middle Creek Bottomlands II	24.9	5	13	38.5%	17.7%
10			American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access	10.5	16	60	26.7%	17.1%
11			Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd.	11.9	10	34	29.4%	16.8%
12			Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment	23.4	34	150	22.7%	16.7%
13			Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate	19.7	8	28	28.6%	15.3%
14			Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek	13.7	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
15			Johnston Mill Nature Preserve	20.5	16	71	22.5%	14.4%
16			Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road	15.5	3	8	37.5%	13.7%
17			Brumley Nature Preserve--South	22.7	16	78	20.5%	13.0%
18			Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek	14.5	27	147	18.4%	12.9%
19			UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Park	16.9	6	24	25.0%	12.0%
20			Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd.	17.4	9	42	21.4%	11.7%
21			Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade	19.0	13	72	18.1%	10.9%
22			Schenck Forest	3.6	29	206	14.1%	10.0%
23			Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	23.9	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
24			Duke Forest Rd.	20.7	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
25			Crabtree Creek Trail--Lindsay Dr. to Bridge by Galax Dr.	5.5	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
26			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.)	21.9	6	31	19.4%	9.2%
27			Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek	14.8	4	18	22.2%	9.0%
28			Bolin Creek--Umstead Park	18.1	3	12	25.0%	8.9%
29			Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek	10.6	5	25	20.0%	8.9%
30			Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd.	12.6	8	50	16.0%	8.3%
31			17 Acre Woods	18.0	16	121	13.2%	8.3%
32			Little Creek Trail	15.3	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
33			White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side	6.7	10	68	14.7%	8.2%
34			Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula	12.1	3	13	23.1%	8.2%
35			Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts	18.8	3	13	23.1%	8.2%
36			Third Fork Creek Trail	13.6	7	43	16.3%	8.1%
37			Sandy Creek Park	16.1	60	629	9.5%	7.5%
38			Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road	18.1	13	105	12.4%	7.4%
39			Beaver Creek Greenway	7.0	6	39	15.4%	7.2%
40			Eastgate Park	9.5	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
41			University Lake, Chapel Hill	19.3	4	23	17.4%	7.0%
42			Duke Forest--Korstian Division	19.6	7	50	14.0%	7.0%
43			White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland	6.1	4	24	16.7%	6.7%
44			Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	14.5	6	43	14.0%	6.6%
45			Shelley Lake	8.1	12	109	11.0%	6.4%
46			Glennstone/Heron Rookery	18.4	8	65	12.3%	6.4%
47			Swift Creek Bluffs	5.3	7	56	12.5%	6.2%
48			Poplar Point Wastewater Ponds (Restricted Access)	13.8	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
49			Butner Game Land--H Street Fields	23.2	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
50			stakeout Long-tailed Duck, Lower Springdale Estates Lake, Raleigh (2019)	8.2	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
51			Raven Rock SP--Avents Creek Access Area	22.3	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
52			Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve	22.1	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
53			Raven Rock SP	23.9	5	42	11.9%	5.2%
54			Lake Lynn	7.7	14	164	8.5%	5.2%
55			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co)	12.0	2	11	18.2%	5.1%
56			Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve	4.6	6	58	10.3%	4.8%
57			Lake Johnson Park	4.2	20	283	7.1%	4.6%
58			Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve	15.1	5	49	10.2%	4.4%
59			Parker Preserve	15.5	3	24	12.5%	4.3%
60			Bass Lake Park & Trail	10.7	7	81	8.6%	4.2%
61			Pinehurst Drive Ponds	15.6	5	52	9.6%	4.2%
62			Shearon Harris Visitor's Center	12.7	2	14	14.3%	4.0%
63			Wendell Park	22.6	2	14	14.3%	4.0%
64			Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station	21.6	5	57	8.8%	3.8%
65			Symphony Lake Greenway	4.4	3	28	10.7%	3.7%
66			New Hope Bottomlands	15.5	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
67			Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park	13.5	3	29	10.3%	3.6%
68			Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail	19.4	2	16	12.5%	3.5%
69			Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge	13.6	2	16	12.5%	3.5%
70			Falls Lake--Dam	15.2	3	30	10.0%	3.5%
71			Brumley Nature Preserve--North	22.2	22	424	5.2%	3.5%
72			Blue Jay Point County Park	14.5	4	49	8.2%	3.2%
73			Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway	21.1	2	18	11.1%	3.1%
74			Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway	3.5	7	113	6.2%	3.0%
75			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade	20.0	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
76			American Tobacco Trail--Wimberly Road Access	8.1	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
77			Neuse River Trail--Milburnie Park	13.5	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
78			Horton Grove Nature Preserve	24.6	5	77	6.5%	2.8%
79			Eno River SP--Few's Ford	23.2	5	79	6.3%	2.7%
80			Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf	15.9	2	21	9.5%	2.7%
81			White Deer Park	11.6	3	40	7.5%	2.6%
82			Duke Forest--Shepherd Nature Trail	18.7	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
83			Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave	9.6	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
84			Mingo Creek Trail	15.1	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
85			Brian P's Yard (Private)	14.4	4	62	6.5%	2.5%
86			Apex Community Park	3.7	3	42	7.1%	2.5%
87			Lake Raleigh	6.0	5	93	5.4%	2.3%
88			Rainbow Soccer Complex	16.2	4	69	5.8%	2.3%
89			RTP Mountain Bike Trails	7.2	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
90			New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment	13.8	2	25	8.0%	2.2%
91			Pierce Woods and Pond	15.9	2	26	7.7%	2.1%
92			Lower Haw SNA--Bynum	20.3	3	49	6.1%	2.1%
93			Penny's Bend Nature Preserve	20.0	2	27	7.4%	2.1%
94			Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd.	13.3	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
95			Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park	15.6	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
96			Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only	15.3	2	28	7.1%	2.0%
97			Merritt's Pasture	16.9	2	30	6.7%	1.8%
98			Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.)	13.5	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
99			Duke Forest--Gate 4	18.1	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
100			Clemmons Educational State Forest	18.0	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
101			American Tobacco Trail--C.M. Herndon Park	10.4	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
102			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access	15.2	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
103			Yates Mill County Park	7.2	15	515	2.9%	1.8%
104			Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek	18.2	7	208	3.4%	1.6%
105			Fallon park	8.1	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
106			Old Bynum Bridge	20.4	10	387	2.6%	1.4%
107			North Carolina Botanical Garden	16.0	5	154	3.2%	1.4%
108			West Point on the Eno Park	20.5	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
109			North Carolina State University Campus	6.2	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
110			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd.	17.4	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
111			Mid Pines Rd.	6.7	13	568	2.3%	1.3%
112			Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd.	9.8	7	264	2.7%	1.3%
113			Homestead Park	19.3	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
114			Morgan Creek Trail	17.5	2	47	4.3%	1.2%
115			Ritter Park	4.3	2	49	4.1%	1.1%
116			Baileywick Road Park	10.2	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
117			Lake Betz	7.3	6	261	2.3%	1.1%
118			Lake Wheeler	8.2	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
119			DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve	22.4	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
120			Lower Booker Creek Trail	17.0	1	19	5.3%	0.9%
121			Falls Lake	15.1	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
122			Fred Fletcher Park	7.4	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
123			Robertson Millpond Preserve	20.7	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
124			Horace Williams Tract	19.1	1	22	4.5%	0.8%
125			Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek	10.3	1	22	4.5%	0.8%
126			Falls Lake--Rolling View	16.1	1	23	4.3%	0.8%
127			E. Carroll Joyner Park	20.6	1	26	3.8%	0.7%
128			Turnipseed Preserve	20.5	1	29	3.4%	0.6%
129			Lake Crabtree Dam	3.3	2	94	2.1%	0.6%
130			Beaver Marsh	16.7	3	194	1.5%	0.5%
131			North Carolina Museum of Life and Science	17.8	1	35	2.9%	0.5%
132			White Pines Nature Preserve	24.5	1	36	2.8%	0.5%
133			South Ellerbe Creek Trail	16.4	1	38	2.6%	0.5%
134			Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64	18.7	1	42	2.4%	0.4%
135			Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP'	16.4	1	43	2.3%	0.4%
136			William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake	5.7	1	45	2.2%	0.4%
137			Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp	15.5	1	48	2.1%	0.4%
138			Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park	13.6	1	48	2.1%	0.4%
139			William B. Umstead SP	5.4	1	49	2.0%	0.4%
140			Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam	18.7	1	50	2.0%	0.4%
141			Fearrington Village	17.5	1	53	1.9%	0.3%
142			Patterson Place Constructed Wetland	16.0	1	62	1.6%	0.3%
143			Lake Crabtree County Park	3.6	3	427	0.7%	0.2%
144			Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance	3.3	2	334	0.6%	0.2%