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Where to find Great Horned 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 Great Horned 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 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co) 12.3 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
2 Bass Lake Outfall Greenway 11.0 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
3 Durant Nature Park--Fairy Garden 13.4 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
4 Schenck Forest 3.6 17 217 7.8% 4.9%
5 Raven Rock SP--Avents Creek Access Area 22.3 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
6 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 2 16 12.5% 3.5%
7 Crowder District Park 6.8 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
8 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 5 70 7.1% 3.1%
9 Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park 13.6 4 52 7.7% 3.0%
10 Morris Branch Greenway 7.6 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
11 Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point 14.2 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
12 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 2 30 6.7% 1.8%
13 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp 14.8 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
14 Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.) 13.5 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
15 Carpenter Park 5.1 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
16 Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point 16.1 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
17 Raven Rock SP 23.9 2 53 3.8% 1.0%
18 West Point on the Eno Park 20.5 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
19 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
20 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
21 Robertson Millpond Preserve 20.7 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
22 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
23 Blackwood Farm Park 22.9 1 32 3.1% 0.6%
24 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 2 108 1.9% 0.5%
25 Shelley Lake 8.1 2 134 1.5% 0.4%
26 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 2 139 1.4% 0.4%
27 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 1 49 2.0% 0.4%
28 Ritter Park 4.3 1 51 2.0% 0.3%
29 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 1 54 1.9% 0.3%
30 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 1 54 1.9% 0.3%
31 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 1 57 1.8% 0.3%
32 Inwood Rd. 7.3 1 62 1.6% 0.3%
33 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 1 86 1.2% 0.2%
34 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 20.5 1 89 1.1% 0.2%
35 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 1 92 1.1% 0.2%
36 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 1 101 1.0% 0.2%
37 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 3 681 0.4% 0.1%
38 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 1 129 0.8% 0.1%
39 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 1 145 0.7% 0.1%
40 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 1 201 0.5% 0.1%
41 Lake Betz 7.3 1 285 0.4% 0.1%
42 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 1 300 0.3% 0.1%
43 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 1 384 0.3% 0.0%
44 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 1 616 0.2% 0.0%
45 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 1 626 0.2% 0.0%
46 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 1 681 0.1% 0.0%