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Where to find Cooper's Hawk 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 Cooper's Hawk 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			Shaw Lake	9.9	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
2			Hilltop Needmore Park--North	11.1	4	14	28.6%	11.7%
3			Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway	3.5	18	126	14.3%	9.2%
4			Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge	13.6	3	16	18.8%	6.6%
5			Butner Game Land--H Street Fields	23.2	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
6			Eva Perry Library	4.2	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
7			American Tobacco Trail--Pittard Sears Road	8.8	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
8			American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access	10.5	8	79	10.1%	5.2%
9			Morrisville Community Park	3.9	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
10			Indian Trail Park	18.1	2	15	13.3%	3.7%
11			Shearon Harris Visitor's Center	12.7	2	15	13.3%	3.7%
12			Schenck Forest	3.6	13	217	6.0%	3.5%
13			Mid Pines Rd.	6.7	33	681	4.8%	3.5%
14			University Lake, Chapel Hill	19.3	3	30	10.0%	3.5%
15			White Deer Park	11.6	5	64	7.8%	3.4%
16			Dorothea Dix Park	6.9	6	88	6.8%	3.2%
17			West Point on the Eno Park	20.5	2	18	11.1%	3.1%
18			Hoffman Lake	2.4	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
19			Roland E. Horne Walking Trail	23.4	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
20			Lake Lynn	7.7	11	211	5.2%	2.9%
21			Pritchard Park Nature Trail	17.3	2	21	9.5%	2.7%
22			Eno River--Pleasant Green to Cole Mill	21.2	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
23			Historic Oakwood Cemetery	8.7	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
24			Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning	3.9	13	300	4.3%	2.5%
25			Bond Park	2.7	9	199	4.5%	2.4%
26			Discovery Lake (Restricted Access)	8.2	4	66	6.1%	2.4%
27			Mason Farm Biological Reserve	14.6	24	681	3.5%	2.4%
28			Brumley Nature Preserve--North	22.2	22	616	3.6%	2.4%
29			Sandy Creek Park	16.1	26	755	3.4%	2.4%
30			Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek	18.2	10	233	4.3%	2.3%
31			Fred Fletcher Park	7.4	2	24	8.3%	2.3%
32			Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area	13.8	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
33			Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	23.9	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
34			Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp	18.6	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
35			South Ellerbe Creek Trail	16.4	3	49	6.1%	2.1%
36			Shelley Lake	8.1	6	134	4.5%	2.1%
37			Cedar Falls Park	18.2	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
38			Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve	15.1	3	57	5.3%	1.8%
39			Salem Pond Park	4.5	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
40			stakeout Long-tailed Duck, Lower Springdale Estates Lake, Raleigh (2019)	8.2	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
41			Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd.	9.8	10	314	3.2%	1.7%
42			Lake Betz	7.3	9	285	3.2%	1.7%
43			Inwood Rd.	7.3	3	62	4.8%	1.7%
44			Old Bynum Bridge	20.4	14	513	2.7%	1.6%
45			Merritt's Pasture	16.9	2	34	5.9%	1.6%
46			Falls Lake--Dam	15.2	2	35	5.7%	1.6%
47			Apex Nature Park	8.6	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
48			Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road	18.1	5	145	3.4%	1.5%
49			Beaver Creek Greenway	7.0	2	39	5.1%	1.4%
50			White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side	6.7	3	74	4.1%	1.4%
51			Yates Mill County Park	7.2	14	626	2.2%	1.3%
52			North Carolina Botanical Garden	16.0	5	172	2.9%	1.2%
53			Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only)	24.1	10	450	2.2%	1.2%
54			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.)	21.9	3	86	3.5%	1.2%
55			Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd.	17.4	2	47	4.3%	1.2%
56			Howling Cow Creamery	7.2	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
57			Lake Johnson Park	4.2	7	309	2.3%	1.1%
58			Homestead Park	19.3	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
59			Apex Community Park	3.7	2	54	3.7%	1.0%
60			Ephesus Park--Chapel Hill	16.3	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
61			Lower Haw SNA--Bynum	20.3	2	57	3.5%	1.0%
62			Bass Lake Park & Trail	10.7	3	108	2.8%	0.9%
63			Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field)	14.1	1	19	5.3%	0.9%
64			AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park	10.0	1	19	5.3%	0.9%
65			Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve	4.6	2	62	3.2%	0.9%
66			North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond	4.7	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
67			Duke Forest--Gate 10	19.3	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
68			Fearrington Village	17.5	2	63	3.2%	0.9%
69			Third Fork Creek Trail	13.6	2	64	3.1%	0.9%
70			Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd.	12.6	2	70	2.9%	0.8%
71			Glennstone/Heron Rookery	18.4	2	70	2.9%	0.8%
72			Haw River--Bynum Dam	20.5	1	23	4.3%	0.8%
73			Duke University--Chapel Woods	17.1	1	23	4.3%	0.8%
74			Lake Crabtree Dam	3.3	3	139	2.2%	0.7%
75			Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade	19.0	2	76	2.6%	0.7%
76			Rainbow Soccer Complex	16.2	2	76	2.6%	0.7%
77			Sarah P. Duke Gardens	16.8	2	77	2.6%	0.7%
78			Lake Crabtree County Park	3.6	7	491	1.4%	0.7%
79			White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland	6.1	1	26	3.8%	0.7%
80			North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill)	14.1	1	27	3.7%	0.7%
81			Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only	15.3	1	28	3.6%	0.6%
82			UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Park	16.9	1	28	3.6%	0.6%
83			Pierce Woods and Pond	15.9	1	28	3.6%	0.6%
84			Brumley Nature Preserve--South	22.7	2	92	2.2%	0.6%
85			Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek	10.6	1	30	3.3%	0.6%
86			Penny's Bend Nature Preserve	20.0	1	30	3.3%	0.6%
87			E. Carroll Joyner Park	20.6	1	30	3.3%	0.6%
88			Symphony Lake Greenway	4.4	1	31	3.2%	0.6%
89			Eno River SP--Few's Ford	23.2	2	111	1.8%	0.5%
90			North Carolina Museum of Life and Science	17.8	1	37	2.7%	0.5%
91			Turnipseed Preserve	20.5	1	37	2.7%	0.5%
92			Parker Preserve	15.5	1	38	2.6%	0.5%
93			Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	14.5	1	49	2.0%	0.4%
94			Ritter Park	4.3	1	51	2.0%	0.3%
95			Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park	13.6	1	52	1.9%	0.3%
96			Morgan Creek Trail	17.5	1	53	1.9%	0.3%
97			William B. Umstead SP	5.4	1	54	1.9%	0.3%
98			Mary Hayes Barber Holmes Park	22.3	1	55	1.8%	0.3%
99			Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam	18.7	1	62	1.6%	0.3%
100			Hank Anderson Community Park	20.3	1	62	1.6%	0.3%
101			Blue Jay Point County Park	14.5	1	64	1.6%	0.3%
102			Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment	23.4	2	201	1.0%	0.3%
103			Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station	21.6	1	65	1.5%	0.3%
104			Swift Creek Bluffs	5.3	1	80	1.2%	0.2%
105			Johnston Mill Nature Preserve	20.5	1	89	1.1%	0.2%
106			Durant Nature Preserve	13.3	1	101	1.0%	0.2%
107			Lake Raleigh	6.0	1	121	0.8%	0.1%
108			Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance	3.3	2	384	0.5%	0.1%
109			Lake Wheeler marshes	6.9	1	129	0.8%	0.1%
110			17 Acre Woods	18.0	1	134	0.7%	0.1%
111			Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek	14.5	1	152	0.7%	0.1%