Bird Finder

Where to find Canada Goose in October
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 October. 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 69 78 88.5% 79.5%
2 Lake Lynn 7.7 364 480 75.8% 71.8%
3 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 104 145 71.7% 63.9%
4 Schenck Forest 3.6 133 201 66.2% 59.4%
5 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 21 27 77.8% 59.2%
6 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 232 369 62.9% 57.8%
7 Lake Betz 7.3 100 153 65.4% 57.5%
8 Bond Park 2.7 108 171 63.2% 55.7%
9 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 66 101 65.3% 55.7%
10 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 14 18 77.8% 54.8%
11 Eastgate Park 9.5 4 4 100.0% 51.0%
12 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 87 157 55.4% 47.6%
13 Hoffman Lake 2.4 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
14 Butner Game Land--H Street Fields 23.2 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
15 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 13 20 65.0% 43.3%
16 Lake Benson 11.9 17 28 60.7% 42.4%
17 Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.) 13.5 6 8 75.0% 40.9%
18 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 76 168 45.2% 37.9%
19 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 47 100 47.0% 37.5%
20 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 91 254 35.8% 30.2%
21 Carpenter Park 5.1 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
22 Lake Raleigh 6.0 25 61 41.0% 29.5%
23 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 25 66 37.9% 27.1%
24 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 95 325 29.2% 24.6%
25 Beaver Marsh 16.7 50 161 31.1% 24.4%
26 Baileywick Road Park 10.2 5 10 50.0% 23.7%
27 New Hope Bottomlands 15.5 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
28 Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve 22.1 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
29 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 16 46 34.8% 22.7%
30 Apex Community Park 3.7 20 61 32.8% 22.3%
31 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 105 403 26.1% 22.0%
32 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 99 380 26.1% 21.9%
33 Pullen Park 6.6 4 8 50.0% 21.5%
34 Ritter Park 4.3 6 14 42.9% 21.4%
35 Rocky Branch Greenway 6.4 13 38 34.2% 21.2%
36 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 40 146 27.4% 20.8%
37 Neuse River Trail--Auburn Knightdale Road 15.6 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
38 Kildaire Farms Lake 2.3 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
39 Eden Lakes 23.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
40 Neuse River Trail--Buffalo Road Canoe Launch 14.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
41 Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road 15.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
42 Shaw Lake 9.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
43 Capital Hills Drive Wetlands 13.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
44 Dorothea Dix Park 6.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
45 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 6 16 37.5% 18.5%
46 AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park 10.0 6 16 37.5% 18.5%
47 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 7 20 35.0% 18.1%
48 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 11 36 30.6% 18.0%
49 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 108 527 20.5% 17.3%
50 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 12 43 27.9% 16.7%
51 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 6 18 33.3% 16.3%
52 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 13 50 26.0% 15.9%
53 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
54 Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 23.9 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
55 Salem Pond Park 4.5 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
56 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 10 37 27.0% 15.4%
57 Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail 19.4 6 19 31.6% 15.4%
58 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 9 33 27.3% 15.1%
59 Ephesus Park--Chapel Hill 16.3 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
60 Honeycutt Road Park 14.6 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
61 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 6 21 28.6% 13.8%
62 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 11 47 23.4% 13.6%
63 Inwood Rd. 7.3 9 37 24.3% 13.4%
64 North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond 4.7 7 27 25.9% 13.2%
65 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 10 44 22.7% 12.8%
66 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 9 41 22.0% 12.0%
67 Howling Cow Creamery 7.2 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
68 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 4 14 28.6% 11.7%
69 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 6 25 24.0% 11.5%
70 Williamson Preserve 19.2 5 20 25.0% 11.2%
71 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
72 Dorothea Dix 6.6 4 16 25.0% 10.2%
73 Wake Forest Reservoir 20.5 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
74 Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge 13.6 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
75 Main Street Park (Rolesville) 20.1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
76 Lake Rogers Park 23.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
77 Fox Road School Park and Marsh Overlook (Access ONLY after 6 pm on school days, and daylight hours on holidays and weekends) 13.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
78 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 15 104 14.4% 8.9%
79 Walnut Creek Wetland Center 9.0 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
80 North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 17.8 6 32 18.8% 8.9%
81 Town Lake Park 23.4 6 32 18.8% 8.9%
82 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 7 40 17.5% 8.7%
83 Lake Wheeler 8.2 4 19 21.1% 8.5%
84 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 20 159 12.6% 8.3%
85 Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp 16.8 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
86 Orange County Sportsplex Pond 24.9 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
87 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 8 52 15.4% 8.0%
88 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 4 21 19.0% 7.7%
89 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 18 152 11.8% 7.6%
90 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 10 77 13.0% 7.2%
91 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
92 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
93 East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek) 9.4 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
94 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 4 23 17.4% 7.0%
95 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 14 122 11.5% 7.0%
96 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 6 44 13.6% 6.4%
97 Wendell Park 22.6 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
98 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 5 35 14.3% 6.3%
99 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 3 17 17.6% 6.2%
100 RTP Mountain Bike Trails 7.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
101 Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats) 12.6 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
102 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 28 352 8.0% 5.6%
103 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 9 87 10.3% 5.5%
104 DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve 22.4 3 19 15.8% 5.5%
105 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 7 66 10.6% 5.2%
106 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 40 647 6.2% 4.6%
107 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co) 12.3 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
108 Falls Lake--Cheek Road Causeway (Durham Co.) 17.7 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
109 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
110 Glennstone/Heron Rookery 18.4 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
111 Little Creek Trail 15.3 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
112 Little River Fishing Facility 23.7 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
113 Robertson Creek Nature Preserve 23.8 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
114 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 3 23 13.0% 4.5%
115 White Deer Park 11.6 3 23 13.0% 4.5%
116 Brian P's Yard (Private) 14.4 15 208 7.2% 4.4%
117 Raven Rock SP 23.9 3 24 12.5% 4.3%
118 stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020) 1.5 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
119 Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina 13.2 3 27 11.1% 3.9%
120 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 7 91 7.7% 3.8%
121 Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek 15.0 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
122 NCSU Experimental Farm 7.1 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
123 Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders 3.9 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
124 Indian Creek Greenway 3.5 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
125 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 3 32 9.4% 3.2%
126 Raleigh-Durham Airport Observation Deck 6.4 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
127 Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail 17.1 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
128 Beaver Creek Greenway 7.0 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
129 Northgate Park 17.2 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
130 Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff 12.6 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
131 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 3 41 7.3% 2.5%
132 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 20.5 2 26 7.7% 2.1%
133 Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center 9.0 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
134 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 2 32 6.2% 1.7%
135 Indian Trail Park 18.1 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
136 Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point 16.1 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
137 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 3 65 4.6% 1.6%
138 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats 18.8 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
139 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 2 41 4.9% 1.3%
140 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
141 J.C. Raulston Arboretum 4.6 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
142 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
143 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 2 47 4.3% 1.2%
144 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
145 Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd. 17.4 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
146 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp 14.8 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
147 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
148 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
149 Horton Grove Nature Preserve 24.6 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
150 Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve 4.6 1 33 3.0% 0.5%
151 Fred Fletcher Park 7.4 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
152 17 Acre Woods 18.0 2 107 1.9% 0.5%
153 Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway 12.9 1 36 2.8% 0.5%
154 Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station 21.6 1 38 2.6% 0.5%
155 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 1 39 2.6% 0.5%
156 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 1 43 2.3% 0.4%
157 Third Fork Creek Trail 13.6 1 44 2.3% 0.4%
158 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 1 52 1.9% 0.3%
159 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 1 53 1.9% 0.3%
160 North Carolina State University Campus 6.2 1 71 1.4% 0.2%