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Where to find Canada Goose in February
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 February. 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 97 104 93.3% 86.8%
2 Beaver Marsh 16.7 250 281 89.0% 84.8%
3 Third Fork Creek Trail 13.6 22 23 95.7% 79.0%
4 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 49 55 89.1% 78.2%
5 Lake Lynn 7.7 92 107 86.0% 78.2%
6 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 414 510 81.2% 77.6%
7 Lake Betz 7.3 169 208 81.2% 75.4%
8 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 108 132 81.8% 74.4%
9 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 298 390 76.4% 72.0%
10 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 69 85 81.2% 71.6%
11 Eastgate Park 9.5 8 8 100.0% 67.6%
12 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 238 335 71.0% 66.0%
13 Orange County Sportsplex Pond 24.9 43 56 76.8% 64.2%
14 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 16 19 84.2% 62.4%
15 Baileywick Road Park 10.2 10 11 90.9% 62.3%
16 Old Oxford Rd. Pond 20.9 6 6 100.0% 61.0%
17 stakeout Long-tailed Duck, Lower Springdale Estates Lake, Raleigh (2019) 8.2 15 18 83.3% 60.8%
18 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 35 47 74.5% 60.5%
19 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 28 37 75.7% 59.9%
20 NCSU Experimental Farm 7.1 25 33 75.8% 59.0%
21 Bond Park 2.7 92 137 67.2% 58.9%
22 Carpenter Park 5.1 11 13 84.6% 57.8%
23 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 47 68 69.1% 57.4%
24 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 13 16 81.2% 57.0%
25 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 22 30 73.3% 55.6%
26 Schenck Forest 3.6 120 194 61.9% 54.9%
27 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 86 139 61.9% 53.6%
28 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 25 36 69.4% 53.1%
29 Kildaire Farms Lake 2.3 7 8 87.5% 52.9%
30 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 11 14 78.6% 52.4%
31 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 9 11 81.8% 52.3%
32 American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Mall 12.2 9 11 81.8% 52.3%
33 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 245 437 56.1% 51.4%
34 Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 23.9 4 4 100.0% 51.0%
35 Lake Raleigh 6.0 68 113 60.2% 51.0%
36 Lake Benson 11.9 46 74 62.2% 50.8%
37 Pullen Park 6.6 10 13 76.9% 49.7%
38 Apex Community Park 3.7 78 137 56.9% 48.6%
39 North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond 4.7 11 15 73.3% 48.0%
40 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 61 110 55.5% 46.1%
41 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 23 38 60.5% 44.7%
42 Butner Game Land--H Street Fields 23.2 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
43 Jordan Game Land--Lower Little Creek 13.2 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
44 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 39 73 53.4% 42.1%
45 Jack Marley Park 19.7 6 8 75.0% 40.9%
46 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 63 128 49.2% 40.7%
47 AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park 10.0 9 14 64.3% 38.8%
48 Eden Lakes 23.7 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
49 Beaver Creek Greenway 7.0 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
50 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
51 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 16 29 55.2% 37.5%
52 Ritter Park 4.3 11 19 57.9% 36.3%
53 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 9 15 60.0% 35.7%
54 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 131 327 40.1% 34.9%
55 American Tobacco Trail--Massey Chapel Road 12.0 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
56 Twin Lakes Park 14.5 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
57 Inwood Rd. 7.3 22 47 46.8% 33.3%
58 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 8 14 57.1% 32.6%
59 Chandler's Swamp 16.9 7 12 58.3% 32.0%
60 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 5 8 62.5% 30.6%
61 Poplar Point Wastewater Ponds (Restricted Access) 13.8 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
62 Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center 9.0 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
63 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 26 64 40.6% 29.5%
64 Williamson Preserve 19.2 7 13 53.8% 29.1%
65 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 6 11 54.5% 28.0%
66 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 38 104 36.5% 27.9%
67 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 33 91 36.3% 27.1%
68 Glennstone/Heron Rookery 18.4 5 9 55.6% 26.7%
69 Howling Cow Creamery 7.2 5 9 55.6% 26.7%
70 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 43 128 33.6% 26.0%
71 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 36 109 33.0% 24.9%
72 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 13 33 39.4% 24.7%
73 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 9 21 42.9% 24.5%
74 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 10 24 41.7% 24.5%
75 West Lake Road Ponds 8.7 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
76 DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve 22.4 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
77 Lake Rogers Park 23.7 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
78 Lake Wheeler 8.2 14 41 34.1% 21.6%
79 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 5 11 45.5% 21.3%
80 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 15 46 32.6% 20.9%
81 Falls Lake--Cheek Road Causeway (Durham Co.) 17.7 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
82 Barksdale Drive Greenway 9.9 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
83 Duke Forest Rd. 20.7 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
84 Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.) 13.5 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
85 Hoffman Lake 2.4 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
86 American Tobacco Trail--Wimberly Road Access 8.1 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
87 Shaw Lake 9.9 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
88 Lick Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 13.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
89 Mingo Creek Trail 15.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
90 Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek 13.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
91 Wake Forest Reservoir 20.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
92 Neuse River Trail--Trailhead Lane 15.0 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
93 American Tobacco Trail--Fayetteville Road 11.4 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
94 Neuse River Trail--Poole Road 14.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
95 Neuse River Trail--Abbington Lane 13.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
96 Cedar Hills Park 9.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
97 Robertson Creek Nature Preserve 23.8 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
98 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 6 15 40.0% 19.8%
99 Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp 16.8 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
100 Salem Pond Park 4.5 6 16 37.5% 18.5%
101 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 5 13 38.5% 17.7%
102 Blackwood Farm Park 22.9 5 13 38.5% 17.7%
103 Pinehurst Drive Ponds 15.6 6 17 35.3% 17.3%
104 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 18 72 25.0% 16.4%
105 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 4 11 36.4% 15.2%
106 Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave 9.6 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
107 Crabtree Creek Greenway--Atlantic Ave to Anderson Drive 8.6 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
108 Sarah P. Duke Gardens 16.8 13 53 24.5% 14.9%
109 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 7 25 28.0% 14.3%
110 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 51 279 18.3% 14.2%
111 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 5 16 31.2% 14.2%
112 Walnut Creek Wetland Center 9.0 4 12 33.3% 13.8%
113 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 11 50 22.0% 12.8%
114 North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 17.8 6 23 26.1% 12.5%
115 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 16 81 19.8% 12.5%
116 Apex Nature Park 8.6 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
117 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 9 47 19.1% 10.4%
118 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 5 22 22.7% 10.1%
119 White Deer Park 11.6 5 22 22.7% 10.1%
120 Indian Creek Greenway 3.5 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
121 Haw River--Bynum Dam 20.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
122 Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road 20.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
123 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
124 Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch 11.6 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
125 Falls Lake SRA--Woodpecker Ridge 16.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
126 Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir 19.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
127 Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge 13.6 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
128 Bass Lake Outfall Greenway 11.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
129 Erwin Road Swamp 17.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
130 Neuse River Trail--Auburn Knightdale Road 15.6 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
131 Camden Ave Pond 16.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
132 Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End 17.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
133 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 10 60 16.7% 9.3%
134 Duke University--Reclamation Pond 17.3 7 38 18.4% 9.2%
135 Ephesus Park--Chapel Hill 16.3 4 18 22.2% 9.0%
136 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
137 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 6 33 18.2% 8.6%
138 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
139 Little River Fishing Facility 23.7 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
140 Wendell Park 22.6 4 20 20.0% 8.1%
141 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 3 14 21.4% 7.6%
142 Lower Booker Creek Trail 17.0 4 22 18.2% 7.3%
143 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 3 15 20.0% 7.0%
144 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 3 16 18.8% 6.6%
145 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 3 16 18.8% 6.6%
146 Brian P's Yard (Private) 14.4 4 25 16.0% 6.4%
147 Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders 3.9 4 25 16.0% 6.4%
148 North Carolina State University Campus 6.2 8 66 12.1% 6.3%
149 Jordan Lake SRA--Visitor's Center 13.8 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
150 Beaver Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 10.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
151 Procter Farm Preserve 22.4 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
152 American Tobacco Trail--Woodcroft 12.3 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
153 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
154 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
155 Swift Creek Bluffs 5.3 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
156 Rocky Branch Greenway 6.4 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
157 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 3 20 15.0% 5.2%
158 Raven Rock SP 23.9 3 21 14.3% 5.0%
159 Greenview Ponds 7.6 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
160 Duke Forest--Gate 12 19.9 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
161 Robertson Millpond Preserve 20.7 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
162 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 6 69 8.7% 4.0%
163 Horace Williams Tract 19.1 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
164 Fred Fletcher Park 7.4 5 57 8.8% 3.8%
165 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 4 42 9.5% 3.8%
166 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
167 Shearon Harris Visitor's Center 12.7 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
168 Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve 4.6 3 31 9.7% 3.3%
169 Ten-Ten Road Pond 9.4 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
170 Little Creek Trail 15.3 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
171 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 7 117 6.0% 2.9%
172 Falls Lake 15.1 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
173 Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail 19.4 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
174 Leesville Park 7.5 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
175 Chapel Hill Community Park 16.9 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
176 Horton Grove Nature Preserve 24.6 2 23 8.7% 2.4%
177 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 2 26 7.7% 2.1%
178 North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill) 14.1 2 28 7.1% 2.0%
179 Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf 15.9 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
180 Ammons Farm Rd. 24.7 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
181 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
182 Turnipseed Preserve 20.5 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
183 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
184 Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook 16.7 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
185 Northgate Park 17.2 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
186 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 2 43 4.7% 1.3%
187 Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina 13.2 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
188 Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park 17.9 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
189 Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park 13.6 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
190 Pritchard Park Nature Trail 17.3 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
191 Forest Ridge Park 16.5 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
192 Fearrington Village 17.5 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
193 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 2 72 2.8% 0.8%
194 Morgan Creek Trail 17.5 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
195 17 Acre Woods 18.0 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
196 stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020) 1.5 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
197 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 1 32 3.1% 0.6%
198 Mary Hayes Barber Holmes Park 22.3 1 52 1.9% 0.3%