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Where to find Canada Goose in January
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 Canada Goose in January. 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 Shelley Lake 8.1 102 110 92.7% 86.3%
2 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 58 68 85.3% 75.0%
3 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 501 661 75.8% 72.4%
4 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 34 40 85.0% 70.9%
5 Lake Lynn 7.7 107 146 73.3% 65.6%
6 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 86 117 73.5% 64.9%
7 Hoffman Lake 2.4 7 7 100.0% 64.6%
8 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 48 64 75.0% 63.2%
9 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 64 90 71.1% 61.0%
10 Lake Betz 7.3 196 298 65.8% 60.2%
11 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 254 401 63.3% 58.5%
12 Third Fork Creek Trail 13.6 32 44 72.7% 58.2%
13 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 219 358 61.2% 56.0%
14 NCSU Experimental Farm 7.1 31 44 70.5% 55.8%
15 Eastgate Park 9.5 10 12 83.3% 55.2%
16 Baileywick Road Park 10.2 14 18 77.8% 54.8%
17 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 13 17 76.5% 52.7%
18 Schenck Forest 3.6 138 235 58.7% 52.3%
19 AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park 10.0 12 16 75.0% 50.5%
20 Pullen Park 6.6 10 13 76.9% 49.7%
21 Beaver Marsh 16.7 176 322 54.7% 49.2%
22 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 36 59 61.0% 48.3%
23 Carpenter Park 5.1 9 12 75.0% 46.8%
24 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 123 232 53.0% 46.6%
25 Kildaire Farms Lake 2.3 7 9 77.8% 45.3%
26 Bond Park 2.7 72 137 52.6% 44.2%
27 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 45 85 52.9% 42.4%
28 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 82 165 49.7% 42.2%
29 Inwood Rd. 7.3 39 73 53.4% 42.1%
30 Lake Benson 11.9 62 122 50.8% 42.1%
31 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 93 192 48.4% 41.5%
32 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 19 33 57.6% 40.8%
33 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 38 75 50.7% 39.6%
34 Lake Raleigh 6.0 54 112 48.2% 39.2%
35 Chandler's Swamp 16.9 11 18 61.1% 38.6%
36 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 79 174 45.4% 38.2%
37 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 5 7 71.4% 35.9%
38 Eden Lakes 23.7 6 9 66.7% 35.4%
39 Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.) 13.5 7 11 63.6% 35.4%
40 Orange County Sportsplex Pond 24.9 26 55 47.3% 34.7%
41 Falls Lake--Upper Beaver Dam (Granville Co.) 21.0 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
42 DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve 22.4 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
43 Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve 22.1 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
44 Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek 15.0 10 18 55.6% 33.7%
45 Lake Rogers Park 23.7 7 12 58.3% 32.0%
46 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 190 541 35.1% 31.2%
47 Old Oxford Rd. Pond 20.9 5 8 62.5% 30.6%
48 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 66 181 36.5% 29.8%
49 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 21 51 41.2% 28.8%
50 Howling Cow Creamery 7.2 5 9 55.6% 26.7%
51 Wendell Park 22.6 8 17 47.1% 26.2%
52 American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Mall 12.2 9 20 45.0% 25.8%
53 Indian Creek Greenway 3.5 4 7 57.1% 25.0%
54 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 18 49 36.7% 24.7%
55 Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64 18.7 8 18 44.4% 24.6%
56 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 39 123 31.7% 24.1%
57 Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp 16.8 24 71 33.8% 23.9%
58 Jack Marley Park 19.7 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
59 Apex Community Park 3.7 67 243 27.6% 22.3%
60 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 23 72 31.9% 22.3%
61 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 39 137 28.5% 21.6%
62 Dorothea Dix 6.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
63 Neuse River Trail--Buffalo Road Athletic Park 14.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
64 Neuse River Trail--Buffalo Road Canoe Launch 14.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
65 Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road 15.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
66 Black Creek Greenway--Cary Parkway to Dynasty Drive 1.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
67 Lake Wheeler 8.2 15 47 31.9% 20.4%
68 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 4 9 44.4% 18.9%
69 Strickland Park 8.9 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
70 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 18 64 28.1% 18.6%
71 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 92 413 22.3% 18.5%
72 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 5 14 35.7% 16.3%
73 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 66 327 20.2% 16.2%
74 Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center 9.0 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
75 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 30 141 21.3% 15.3%
76 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 11 42 26.2% 15.3%
77 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 8 28 28.6% 15.3%
78 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 9 33 27.3% 15.1%
79 Glennstone/Heron Rookery 18.4 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
80 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 6 20 30.0% 14.5%
81 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 6 20 30.0% 14.5%
82 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 4 12 33.3% 13.8%
83 Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf 15.9 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
84 Shiloh Greenway 5.1 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
85 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 14 67 20.9% 12.9%
86 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 7 28 25.0% 12.7%
87 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 6 23 26.1% 12.5%
88 Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 23.9 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
89 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 4 14 28.6% 11.7%
90 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 8 36 22.2% 11.7%
91 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 30 189 15.9% 11.4%
92 Ritter Park 4.3 4 15 26.7% 10.9%
93 Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail 19.4 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
94 Salem Pond Park 4.5 4 16 25.0% 10.2%
95 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
96 Lick Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 13.2 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
97 Town Lake Park 23.4 4 17 23.5% 9.6%
98 Falls Lake SRA--Woodpecker Ridge 16.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
99 Cornwallis Road Park 16.1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
100 Duke Forest--Gate 12 19.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
101 O'Kelly Chapel Road Waterfowl Impoundment 9.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
102 Cedar Falls Park 18.2 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
103 Wooten Meadow Park 6.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
104 Neuse River Trail--Milburnie Park 13.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
105 American Tobacco Trail--Massey Chapel Road 12.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
106 Neuse River Trail--River Bend 14.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
107 Camden Ave Pond 16.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
108 American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access 9.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
109 Robertson Creek Nature Preserve 23.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
110 North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill) 14.1 6 31 19.4% 9.2%
111 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 4 18 22.2% 9.0%
112 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 13 87 14.9% 8.9%
113 Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp 18.6 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
114 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
115 Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir 19.0 3 13 23.1% 8.2%
116 Shearon Harris Visitor's Center 12.7 3 13 23.1% 8.2%
117 Falls Lake SRA--Information Center 16.3 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
118 West Lake Road Ponds 8.7 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
119 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 19 174 10.9% 7.1%
120 stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020) 1.5 11 94 11.7% 6.7%
121 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 3 16 18.8% 6.6%
122 Raven Rock SP 23.9 4 25 16.0% 6.4%
123 Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders 3.9 9 76 11.8% 6.4%
124 J.C. Raulston Arboretum 4.6 3 17 17.6% 6.2%
125 Eno River SP--The Quarry 21.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
126 Falls Lake--Cheek Road Causeway (Durham Co.) 17.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
127 Patterson Road Waterfowl Impoundment 14.8 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
128 Lassiter Mill Historical Park 7.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
129 Robertson Millpond Preserve 20.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
130 Butner Game Land--H Street Fields 23.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
131 Erwin Road Swamp 17.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
132 Pinehurst Drive Ponds 15.6 3 18 16.7% 5.8%
133 Eno River SP--Pleasant Green 21.9 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
134 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 3 20 15.0% 5.2%
135 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve 20.0 3 20 15.0% 5.2%
136 Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point 14.2 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
137 Walnut Creek Wetland Center 9.0 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
138 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
139 Beaver Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 10.6 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
140 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 4 31 12.9% 5.1%
141 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 9 98 9.2% 4.9%
142 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 5 45 11.1% 4.8%
143 Falls Lake 15.1 3 22 13.6% 4.7%
144 Barksdale Drive Greenway 9.9 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
145 Laurel Hill Park 5.4 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
146 Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge 13.6 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
147 Duke Forest--Eno Division 22.9 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
148 Little Creek Trail 15.3 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
149 North Carolina Museum of Art--Goodnight Park 4.4 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
150 Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina 13.2 3 24 12.5% 4.3%
151 Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station 21.6 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
152 Forest Ridge Park 16.5 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
153 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
154 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 3 25 12.0% 4.2%
155 North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 17.8 4 40 10.0% 4.0%
156 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 11 158 7.0% 3.9%
157 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 9 130 6.9% 3.7%
158 Fallon park 8.1 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
159 Neuse River Trail--Falls River 15.6 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
160 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 2 16 12.5% 3.5%
161 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 3 31 9.7% 3.3%
162 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
163 White Deer Park 11.6 3 32 9.4% 3.2%
164 Rocky Branch Greenway 6.4 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
165 Sarah P. Duke Gardens 16.8 6 91 6.6% 3.1%
166 Greenview Ponds 7.6 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
167 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
168 Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access 18.4 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
169 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 4 57 7.0% 2.8%
170 Poplar Point Wastewater Ponds (Restricted Access) 13.8 2 21 9.5% 2.7%
171 Blackwood Farm Park 22.9 2 21 9.5% 2.7%
172 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
173 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 2 23 8.7% 2.4%
174 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
175 West Point on the Eno Park 20.5 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
176 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 5 99 5.1% 2.2%
177 Duke University--Reclamation Pond 17.3 3 50 6.0% 2.1%
178 Horace Williams Tract 19.1 2 27 7.4% 2.1%
179 Apex Nature Park 8.6 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
180 Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway 21.1 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
181 Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park 13.6 2 30 6.7% 1.8%
182 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
183 Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point 16.1 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
184 Homestead Park 19.3 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
185 Brookhaven Nature Park 6.7 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
186 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 7 231 3.0% 1.5%
187 Swift Creek Bluffs 5.3 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
188 Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff 12.6 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
189 Williamson Preserve 19.2 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
190 Brian P's Yard (Private) 14.4 2 43 4.7% 1.3%
191 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 3 84 3.6% 1.2%
192 Parker Preserve 15.5 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
193 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
194 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp 14.8 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
195 Pierce Woods and Pond 15.9 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
196 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
197 Lower Booker Creek Trail 17.0 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
198 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
199 Horton Grove Nature Preserve 24.6 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
200 Fearrington Village 17.5 1 41 2.4% 0.4%
201 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 1 48 2.1% 0.4%