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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	80	90	88.9%	80.7%
2			Lake Lynn	7.7	569	734	77.5%	74.4%
3			Lake Wheeler marshes	6.9	111	152	73.0%	65.5%
4			Discovery Lake (Restricted Access)	8.2	23	29	79.3%	61.6%
5			Mid Pines Rd.	6.7	292	446	65.5%	60.9%
6			Schenck Forest	3.6	135	207	65.2%	58.5%
7			Bond Park	2.7	125	195	64.1%	57.2%
8			Lake Betz	7.3	109	177	61.6%	54.2%
9			Bass Lake Park & Trail	10.7	72	117	61.5%	52.5%
10			Crabtree Creek Watershed	4.7	18	25	72.0%	52.4%
11			Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway	3.5	20	30	66.7%	48.8%
12			Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek	18.2	94	167	56.3%	48.7%
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			Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.)	13.5	6	8	75.0%	40.9%
16			Lake Benson	11.9	17	29	58.6%	40.7%
17			Lake Johnson Park	4.2	92	203	45.3%	38.6%
18			Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance	3.3	49	104	47.1%	37.8%
19			Eastgate Park	9.5	5	7	71.4%	35.9%
20			Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd.	9.8	48	114	42.1%	33.4%
21			Lake Raleigh	6.0	31	71	43.7%	32.7%
22			Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning	3.9	93	294	31.6%	26.6%
23			Apex Community Park	3.7	25	69	36.2%	25.9%
24			Lake Crabtree Dam	3.3	64	201	31.8%	25.8%
25			Yates Mill County Park	7.2	106	358	29.6%	25.1%
26			Beaver Marsh	16.7	50	165	30.3%	23.8%
27			Sandy Creek Park	16.1	121	439	27.6%	23.6%
28			Carpenter Park	5.1	6	13	46.2%	23.2%
29			North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden	4.6	16	48	33.3%	21.7%
30			Symphony Lake Greenway	4.4	16	48	33.3%	21.7%
31			Ritter Park	4.3	6	14	42.9%	21.4%
32			Baileywick Road Park	10.2	5	11	45.5%	21.3%
33			Lake Crabtree County Park	3.6	110	443	24.8%	21.0%
34			Neuse River Trail--Auburn Knightdale Road	15.6	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
35			Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail	19.4	8	21	38.1%	20.8%
36			Kildaire Farms Lake	2.3	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
37			Eden Lakes	23.7	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
38			Neuse River Trail--Buffalo Road Canoe Launch	14.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
39			Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road	15.5	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
40			Shaw Lake	9.9	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
41			Capital Hills Drive Wetlands	13.9	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
42			Rocky Branch Greenway	6.4	13	39	33.3%	20.6%
43			Falls Lake--Dam	15.2	7	19	36.8%	19.1%
44			White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side	6.7	13	42	31.0%	19.1%
45			Pullen Park	6.6	4	9	44.4%	18.9%
46			New Hope Bottomlands	15.5	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
47			AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park	10.0	6	16	37.5%	18.5%
48			Hilltop Needmore Park--North	11.1	6	16	37.5%	18.5%
49			University Lake, Chapel Hill	19.3	7	21	33.3%	17.2%
50			Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	23.9	3	7	42.9%	15.8%
51			Dorothea Dix Park	6.9	3	7	42.9%	15.8%
52			Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only	15.3	10	37	27.0%	15.4%
53			William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake	5.7	12	47	25.5%	15.3%
54			East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek)	9.4	4	11	36.4%	15.2%
55			Ephesus Park--Chapel Hill	16.3	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
56			Honeycutt Road Park	14.6	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
57			White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland	6.1	7	24	29.2%	14.9%
58			American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access	10.5	13	55	23.6%	14.4%
59			Brumley Nature Preserve--North	22.2	114	680	16.8%	14.1%
60			E. Carroll Joyner Park	20.6	9	36	25.0%	13.8%
61			Salem Pond Park	4.5	3	8	37.5%	13.7%
62			Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve	22.1	3	8	37.5%	13.7%
63			North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond	4.7	7	27	25.9%	13.2%
64			Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park	13.5	6	22	27.3%	13.2%
65			Inwood Rd.	7.3	9	39	23.1%	12.6%
66			Williamson Preserve	19.2	6	23	26.1%	12.5%
67			Brier Creek Reservoir	5.9	5	18	27.8%	12.5%
68			Patterson Place Constructed Wetland	16.0	9	41	22.0%	12.0%
69			Lower Haw SNA--Bynum	20.3	5	19	26.3%	11.8%
70			Crabtree Creek Greenway--Atlantic Ave to Anderson Drive	8.6	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
71			Old Bynum Bridge	20.4	27	176	15.3%	10.8%
72			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co)	12.0	11	59	18.6%	10.7%
73			Dorothea Dix	6.6	4	16	25.0%	10.2%
74			Howling Cow Creamery	7.2	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
75			Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge	13.6	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
76			Main Street Park (Rolesville)	20.1	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
77			Lake Rogers Park	23.7	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
78			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%
79			Clayton Community Park	19.2	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
80			Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek	14.8	3	12	25.0%	8.9%
81			North Carolina Museum of Life and Science	17.8	6	33	18.2%	8.6%
82			Lake Wheeler	8.2	4	19	21.1%	8.5%
83			Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only)	24.1	15	111	13.5%	8.4%
84			Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp	16.8	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
85			Orange County Sportsplex Pond	24.9	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
86			Wake Forest Reservoir	20.5	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
87			Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek	14.5	20	162	12.3%	8.1%
88			Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve	15.1	7	43	16.3%	8.1%
89			Town Lake Park	23.4	6	35	17.1%	8.1%
90			Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade	19.0	21	175	12.0%	8.0%
91			Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment	23.4	12	92	13.0%	7.6%
92			Walnut Creek Wetland Center	9.0	3	14	21.4%	7.6%
93			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.)	21.9	8	56	14.3%	7.4%
94			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.)	21.9	6	39	15.4%	7.2%
95			Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd.	17.1	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
96			Brumley Nature Preserve--South	22.7	7	54	13.0%	6.4%
97			Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd.	11.9	4	25	16.0%	6.4%
98			Wendell Park	22.6	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
99			RTP Mountain Bike Trails	7.2	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
100			Crabtree Creek Trail--Lindsay Dr. to Bridge by Galax Dr.	5.5	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
101			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access	15.2	4	27	14.8%	5.9%
102			stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020)	1.5	4	27	14.8%	5.9%
103			White Deer Park	11.6	4	28	14.3%	5.7%
104			Falls Lake--Rolling View	16.1	10	97	10.3%	5.7%
105			Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir	18.0	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
106			Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats)	12.6	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
107			DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve	22.4	3	19	15.8%	5.5%
108			Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp	18.4	5	40	12.5%	5.5%
109			Mason Farm Biological Reserve	14.6	28	369	7.6%	5.3%
110			Eno River SP--Few's Ford	23.2	10	112	8.9%	4.9%
111			Falls Lake--Cheek Road Causeway (Durham Co.)	17.7	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
112			William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake	3.8	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
113			Glennstone/Heron Rookery	18.4	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
114			Little Creek Trail	15.3	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
115			Little River Fishing Facility	23.7	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
116			Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek	15.0	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
117			NCSU Experimental Farm	7.1	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
118			Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders	3.9	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
119			Indian Creek Greenway	3.5	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
120			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point	15.0	43	888	4.8%	3.6%
121			Raven Rock SP	23.9	3	29	10.3%	3.6%
122			Durant Nature Preserve	13.3	7	105	6.7%	3.3%
123			Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina	13.2	3	32	9.4%	3.2%
124			Hank Anderson Community Park	20.3	4	52	7.7%	3.0%
125			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co)	12.3	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
126			Apex Nature Park	8.6	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
127			Beaver Creek Greenway	7.0	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
128			North Carolina Museum of Art--Goodnight Park	4.4	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
129			Robertson Creek Nature Preserve	23.8	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
130			Raleigh-Durham Airport Observation Deck	6.4	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
131			Northgate Park	17.2	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
132			Harris Lake County Park	14.0	5	88	5.7%	2.5%
133			Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd.	12.6	3	46	6.5%	2.2%
134			Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff	12.6	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
135			Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail	17.1	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
136			Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center	9.0	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
137			Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam	18.7	3	53	5.7%	1.9%
138			Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek	10.6	3	55	5.5%	1.9%
139			Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park	13.6	2	34	5.9%	1.6%
140			Indian Trail Park	18.1	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
141			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats	18.8	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
142			Laurel Hill Park	5.4	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
143			Horton Grove Nature Preserve	24.6	2	38	5.3%	1.5%
144			Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station	21.6	2	44	4.5%	1.3%
145			Johnston Mill Nature Preserve	20.5	2	46	4.3%	1.2%
146			Rainbow Soccer Complex	16.2	2	46	4.3%	1.2%
147			Falls Lake--Sandling Beach	17.5	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
148			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade	20.0	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
149			J.C. Raulston Arboretum	4.6	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
150			Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field)	14.1	2	57	3.5%	1.0%
151			Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd.	17.4	1	23	4.3%	0.8%
152			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp	14.8	1	24	4.2%	0.7%
153			William B. Umstead SP	5.4	1	26	3.8%	0.7%
154			Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point	16.1	1	26	3.8%	0.7%
155			Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	14.5	1	27	3.7%	0.7%
156			Sarah P. Duke Gardens	16.8	2	84	2.4%	0.7%
157			Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth	14.9	1	28	3.6%	0.6%
158			17 Acre Woods	18.0	2	108	1.9%	0.5%
159			Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway	12.9	1	36	2.8%	0.5%
160			Fred Fletcher Park	7.4	1	36	2.8%	0.5%
161			Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve	4.6	1	37	2.7%	0.5%
162			Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP'	16.4	1	44	2.3%	0.4%
163			Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access	13.1	1	45	2.2%	0.4%
164			Duke University--Reclamation Pond	17.3	1	54	1.9%	0.3%
165			Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest	14.7	1	55	1.8%	0.3%
166			Third Fork Creek Trail	13.6	1	63	1.6%	0.3%
167			Blue Jay Point County Park	14.5	1	64	1.6%	0.3%
168			North Carolina State University Campus	6.2	1	88	1.1%	0.2%