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Where to find Cooper's Hawk in August
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 August. 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 Eno River--Pleasant Green to Cole Mill 21.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
2 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 67 315 21.3% 17.1%
3 Dorothea Dix Park 6.9 35 159 22.0% 16.3%
4 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 29 183 15.8% 11.3%
5 Dorothea Dix 6.6 5 20 25.0% 11.2%
6 Leesville Park 7.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
7 American Tobacco Trail--Woodcroft 12.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
8 Capital Hills Drive Wetlands 13.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
9 Schenck Forest 3.6 12 84 14.3% 8.4%
10 Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail 19.4 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
11 Fred Fletcher Park 7.4 3 17 17.6% 6.2%
12 Historic Oakwood Cemetery 8.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
13 Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve 22.1 3 18 16.7% 5.8%
14 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 3 19 15.8% 5.5%
15 Apex Community Park 3.7 4 29 13.8% 5.5%
16 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 17 202 8.4% 5.3%
17 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 10 107 9.3% 5.2%
18 Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park 17.9 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
19 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 12 137 8.8% 5.1%
20 Bond Park 2.7 9 100 9.0% 4.8%
21 stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020) 1.5 5 47 10.6% 4.6%
22 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 8 93 8.6% 4.4%
23 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 5 50 10.0% 4.3%
24 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 3 26 11.5% 4.0%
25 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 15 242 6.2% 3.8%
26 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
27 Northgate Park 17.2 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
28 East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek) 9.4 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
29 Pulley Town Road Fields 22.5 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
30 Brian P's Yard (Private) 14.4 6 81 7.4% 3.4%
31 North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill) 14.1 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
32 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
33 Morgan Creek Trail 17.5 3 35 8.6% 3.0%
34 Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook 16.7 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
35 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 10 216 4.6% 2.5%
36 Inwood Rd. 7.3 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
37 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 3 43 7.0% 2.4%
38 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 3 44 6.8% 2.3%
39 Pullen Park 6.6 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
40 Beaver Creek Greenway 7.0 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
41 Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park 15.6 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
42 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 6 130 4.6% 2.1%
43 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 16 495 3.2% 2.0%
44 Martin Luther King Jr Park 19.7 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
45 American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access 9.5 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
46 Lake Lynn 7.7 6 143 4.2% 1.9%
47 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 14 450 3.1% 1.9%
48 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co) 12.3 4 87 4.6% 1.8%
49 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
50 Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts 18.8 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
51 Williamson Preserve 19.2 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
52 Lake Raleigh 6.0 2 31 6.5% 1.8%
53 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 3 58 5.2% 1.8%
54 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 8 231 3.5% 1.8%
55 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 2 32 6.2% 1.7%
56 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 3 61 4.9% 1.7%
57 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 7 203 3.4% 1.7%
58 Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64 18.7 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
59 Baileywick Road Park 10.2 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
60 Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate 19.7 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
61 Town Lake Park 23.4 3 64 4.7% 1.6%
62 Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats) 12.6 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
63 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
64 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
65 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
66 Brookhaven Nature Park 6.7 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
67 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
68 Turnipseed Preserve 20.5 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
69 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
70 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 7 287 2.4% 1.2%
71 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 5 184 2.7% 1.2%
72 Fearrington Village 17.5 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
73 UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Park 16.9 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
74 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
75 Pritchard Park Nature Trail 17.3 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
76 Howling Cow Creamery 7.2 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
77 North Carolina Botanical Garden 16.0 2 76 2.6% 0.7%
78 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co) 20.0 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
79 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
80 UNC Chapel Hill--Coker Arboretum 17.2 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
81 17 Acre Woods 18.0 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
82 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 3 158 1.9% 0.6%
83 North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 17.8 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
84 Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform 12.3 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
85 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 1 31 3.2% 0.6%
86 Lake Betz 7.3 3 206 1.5% 0.5%
87 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 2 112 1.8% 0.5%
88 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 1 40 2.5% 0.4%
89 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 1 47 2.1% 0.4%
90 North Carolina State University Campus 6.2 1 48 2.1% 0.4%
91 Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd. 17.4 1 50 2.0% 0.4%
92 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 1 50 2.0% 0.4%
93 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 1 51 2.0% 0.3%
94 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 1 68 1.5% 0.3%
95 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 1 74 1.4% 0.2%
96 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 1 92 1.1% 0.2%
97 Beaver Marsh 16.7 1 146 0.7% 0.1%
98 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 1 215 0.5% 0.1%