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Where to find Downy Woodpecker 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 Downy Woodpecker 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			Brian P's Yard (Private)	14.4	57	62	91.9%	82.5%
2			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access	15.2	10	10	100.0%	72.2%
3			Bond Park	2.7	128	182	70.3%	63.3%
4			Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway	3.5	81	113	71.7%	62.8%
5			North Carolina Botanical Garden	16.0	106	154	68.8%	61.1%
6			17 Acre Woods	18.0	83	121	68.6%	59.9%
7			East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek)	9.4	9	10	90.0%	59.6%
8			Lower Booker Creek Trail	17.0	15	19	78.9%	56.7%
9			Sandy Creek Park	16.1	375	629	59.6%	55.7%
10			Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd.	17.4	29	42	69.0%	54.0%
11			Pierce Woods and Pond	15.9	19	26	73.1%	53.9%
12			Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd.	11.9	24	34	70.6%	53.8%
13			Rocky Branch Greenway	6.4	22	31	71.0%	53.4%
14			Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd.	9.8	153	264	58.0%	51.9%
15			Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek	18.2	122	208	58.7%	51.9%
16			Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek	15.0	12	16	75.0%	50.5%
17			Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge	13.6	12	16	75.0%	50.5%
18			Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP'	16.4	28	43	65.1%	50.2%
19			Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road	18.1	62	105	59.0%	49.5%
20			North Carolina Museum of Life and Science	17.8	23	35	65.7%	49.2%
21			Little Creek Trail	15.3	6	7	85.7%	48.7%
22			Pritchard Park Nature Trail	17.3	14	20	70.0%	48.1%
23			Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	14.5	27	43	62.8%	47.9%
24			American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access	10.5	36	60	60.0%	47.4%
25			Mason Farm Biological Reserve	14.6	304	617	49.3%	45.3%
26			Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park	15.6	7	9	77.8%	45.3%
27			Johnston Mill Nature Preserve	20.5	40	71	56.3%	44.8%
28			White Deer Park	11.6	24	40	60.0%	44.6%
29			Apex Community Park	3.7	25	42	59.5%	44.5%
30			Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve	22.1	3	3	100.0%	43.8%
31			Schenck Forest	3.6	104	206	50.5%	43.7%
32			Bass Lake Park & Trail	10.7	44	81	54.3%	43.5%
33			Lake Johnson Park	4.2	139	283	49.1%	43.3%
34			Blue Jay Point County Park	14.5	28	49	57.1%	43.3%
35			Ritter Park	4.3	28	49	57.1%	43.3%
36			Parker Preserve	15.5	15	24	62.5%	42.7%
37			White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side	6.7	37	68	54.4%	42.7%
38			Middle Creek Bottomlands II	24.9	9	13	69.2%	42.4%
39			Brumley Nature Preserve--North	22.2	197	424	46.5%	41.8%
40			Ephesus Park--Chapel Hill	16.3	10	15	66.7%	41.7%
41			Old Bynum Bridge	20.4	180	387	46.5%	41.6%
42			Third Fork Creek Trail	13.6	24	43	55.8%	41.1%
43			Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road	15.5	6	8	75.0%	40.9%
44			Lake Lynn	7.7	79	164	48.2%	40.7%
45			Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park	13.6	26	48	54.2%	40.3%
46			Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment	23.4	71	150	47.3%	39.5%
47			Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate	19.7	16	28	57.1%	39.1%
48			UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Park	16.9	14	24	58.3%	38.8%
49			Brookhaven Nature Park	6.7	9	14	64.3%	38.8%
50			Wendell Park	22.6	9	14	64.3%	38.8%
51			New Hope Bottomlands	15.5	4	5	80.0%	37.6%
52			Hilltop Needmore Park--North	11.1	4	5	80.0%	37.6%
53			Turnipseed Preserve	20.5	16	29	55.2%	37.5%
54			Penny's Bend Nature Preserve	20.0	15	27	55.6%	37.3%
55			Yates Mill County Park	7.2	210	515	40.8%	36.6%
56			Mary Hayes Barber Holmes Park	22.3	27	55	49.1%	36.4%
57			Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave	9.6	5	7	71.4%	35.9%
58			Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve	15.1	24	49	49.0%	35.6%
59			Glennstone/Heron Rookery	18.4	30	65	46.2%	34.6%
60			Brumley Nature Preserve--South	22.7	35	78	44.9%	34.3%
61			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co)	12.3	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
62			Neuse River Trail--Trailhead Lane	15.0	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
63			Biltmore Hills Park (Access from Fitzgerald Dr.)	9.2	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
64			Bethesda Park	11.2	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
65			Shelley Lake	8.1	47	109	43.1%	34.2%
66			Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek	10.6	13	25	52.0%	33.5%
67			New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment	13.8	13	25	52.0%	33.5%
68			Merritt's Pasture	16.9	15	30	50.0%	33.2%
69			Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve	4.6	26	58	44.8%	32.7%
70			Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment	12.2	8	14	57.1%	32.6%
71			Rainbow Soccer Complex	16.2	30	69	43.5%	32.4%
72			Swift Creek Bluffs	5.3	25	56	44.6%	32.4%
73			AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park	10.0	10	19	52.6%	31.7%
74			Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning	3.9	98	264	37.1%	31.5%
75			White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland	6.1	12	24	50.0%	31.4%
76			Durant Nature Preserve	13.3	34	82	41.5%	31.4%
77			Piedmont Nature Trail	15.9	6	10	60.0%	31.3%
78			Raven Rock SP	23.9	19	42	45.2%	31.2%
79			Horace Williams Tract	19.1	11	22	50.0%	30.7%
80			RTP Mountain Bike Trails	7.2	5	8	62.5%	30.6%
81			Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station	21.6	24	57	42.1%	30.2%
82			Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road	20.9	3	4	75.0%	30.1%
83			Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek	13.7	3	4	75.0%	30.1%
84			Neuse River Trail--Auburn Knightdale Road	15.6	3	4	75.0%	30.1%
85			Lower Haw SNA--Bynum	20.3	21	49	42.9%	30.0%
86			Eno River SP--Continental Drive Access	21.6	4	6	66.7%	30.0%
87			Symphony Lake Greenway	4.4	13	28	46.4%	29.5%
88			University Lake, Chapel Hill	19.3	11	23	47.8%	29.2%
89			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.)	21.9	14	31	45.2%	29.2%
90			Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts	18.8	7	13	53.8%	29.1%
91			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd.	17.4	7	13	53.8%	29.1%
92			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co)	12.0	6	11	54.5%	28.0%
93			Baileywick Road Park	10.2	8	16	50.0%	28.0%
94			Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail	19.4	8	16	50.0%	28.0%
95			South Ellerbe Creek Trail	16.4	16	38	42.1%	27.9%
96			Beaver Creek Greenway	7.0	16	39	41.0%	27.1%
97			Eno River SP--Few's Ford	23.2	29	79	36.7%	26.9%
98			Shearon Harris Visitor's Center	12.7	7	14	50.0%	26.8%
99			Barksdale Drive Greenway	9.9	5	9	55.6%	26.7%
100			E. Carroll Joyner Park	20.6	11	26	42.3%	25.5%
101			William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake	3.8	6	12	50.0%	25.4%
102			Apex Nature Park	8.6	6	12	50.0%	25.4%
103			Homestead Park	19.3	7	15	46.7%	24.8%
104			Morgan Creek Trail	17.5	17	47	36.2%	24.0%
105			Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade	19.0	24	72	33.3%	23.5%
106			Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park	17.9	9	22	40.9%	23.3%
107			Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula	12.1	6	13	46.2%	23.2%
108			North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden	4.6	8	19	42.1%	23.1%
109			Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail	17.1	8	19	42.1%	23.1%
110			William B. Umstead SP--Turkey Creek Trail	4.2	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
111			Shaw Lake	9.9	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
112			William B. Umstead SP	5.4	17	49	34.7%	22.9%
113			Lake Betz	7.3	73	261	28.0%	22.9%
114			Crabtree Creek Watershed	4.7	11	29	37.9%	22.7%
115			White Pines Nature Preserve	24.5	13	36	36.1%	22.5%
116			Duke Forest--Korstian Division	19.6	17	50	34.0%	22.4%
117			Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd.	12.6	17	50	34.0%	22.4%
118			Sarah P. Duke Gardens	16.8	20	61	32.8%	22.3%
119			DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve	22.4	7	17	41.2%	21.6%
120			Cedar Falls Park	18.2	4	8	50.0%	21.5%
121			Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek	14.0	5	11	45.5%	21.3%
122			Dorothea Dix	6.6	5	11	45.5%	21.3%
123			Horton Grove Nature Preserve	24.6	23	77	29.9%	20.8%
124			Poplar Point Wastewater Ponds (Restricted Access)	13.8	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
125			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats	18.8	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
126			Wooten Meadow Park	6.8	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
127			American Tobacco Trail--Pittard Sears Road	8.8	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
128			Hank Anderson Community Park	20.3	16	50	32.0%	20.8%
129			Bass Lake Outfall Greenway	11.0	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
130			Raftery Park	7.8	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
131			American Tobacco Trail--Woodcroft	12.3	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
132			Hymettus Woods Park	5.9	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
133			Neuse River Trail--Falls River	15.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
134			American Tobacco Trail--White Oak Church Rd. Access	7.9	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
135			Jack Marley Park	19.7	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
136			Crabtree Creek Greenway--Atlantic Ave to Anderson Drive	8.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
137			Berkshire Downs West Park	14.1	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
138			Smith Creek Greenway (Entrance on Creek Moss Avenue)	16.2	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
139			Greene Tract	20.0	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
140			Robertson Creek Nature Preserve	23.8	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
141			Black Creek Greenway--Cary Parkway to Dynasty Drive	1.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
142			Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park	13.5	10	29	34.5%	19.9%
143			Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek	14.5	38	147	25.9%	19.5%
144			Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook	16.7	4	9	44.4%	18.9%
145			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade	20.0	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
146			Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	23.9	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
147			Neuse River Trail--Milburnie Park	13.5	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
148			Forest Hills Park	15.0	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
149			Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point	16.1	6	16	37.5%	18.5%
150			Lake Crabtree County Park	3.6	91	427	21.3%	17.7%
151			Lake Wheeler	8.2	6	17	35.3%	17.3%
152			Haw River--Bynum Dam	20.5	7	21	33.3%	17.2%
153			Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.)	13.5	4	10	40.0%	16.8%
154			Duke Forest--Gate 4	18.1	4	10	40.0%	16.8%
155			Clemmons Educational State Forest	18.0	4	10	40.0%	16.8%
156			Chapel Hill Community Park	16.9	4	10	40.0%	16.8%
157			Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp	18.4	9	30	30.0%	16.7%
158			North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill)	14.1	8	26	30.8%	16.5%
159			Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth	14.9	5	14	35.7%	16.3%
160			Lake Crabtree Dam	3.3	22	94	23.4%	16.0%
161			Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam	18.7	13	50	26.0%	15.9%
162			Falls Lake--Rolling View	16.1	7	23	30.4%	15.6%
163			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.)	21.9	19	82	23.2%	15.4%
164			Harris Lake County Park	14.0	16	67	23.9%	15.3%
165			Crowder District Park	6.8	5	15	33.3%	15.2%
166			Strickland Park	8.9	4	11	36.4%	15.2%
167			Heritage Lake	19.2	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
168			Jordan Lake--Poe's Ridge	19.9	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
169			Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center	9.0	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
170			Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest	14.7	11	43	25.6%	14.9%
171			Falls Lake	15.1	6	20	30.0%	14.5%
172			Robertson Millpond Preserve	20.7	6	20	30.0%	14.5%
173			Lake Raleigh	6.0	20	93	21.5%	14.4%
174			Blackwood Farm Park	22.9	6	21	28.6%	13.8%
175			Bolin Creek--Umstead Park	18.1	4	12	33.3%	13.8%
176			Salem Pond Park	4.5	3	8	37.5%	13.7%
177			Williamson Preserve	19.2	3	8	37.5%	13.7%
178			Discovery Lake (Restricted Access)	8.2	10	42	23.8%	13.5%
179			Fearrington Village	17.5	12	53	22.6%	13.5%
180			Lake Benson	11.9	5	17	29.4%	13.3%
181			Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field)	14.1	4	13	30.8%	12.7%
182			West Point on the Eno Park	20.5	4	13	30.8%	12.7%
183			Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway	21.1	5	18	27.8%	12.5%
184			Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform	12.3	6	24	25.0%	12.0%
185			Indian Creek Greenway	3.5	5	19	26.3%	11.8%
186			Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd.	17.1	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
187			American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Mall	12.2	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
188			Historic Oakwood Cemetery	8.7	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
189			Duke University--Reclamation Pond	17.3	10	48	20.8%	11.7%
190			Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access	13.1	6	25	24.0%	11.5%
191			Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance	3.3	48	334	14.4%	11.0%
192			American Tobacco Trail--C.M. Herndon Park	10.4	3	10	30.0%	10.8%
193			Higgins Greenway	1.2	3	10	30.0%	10.8%
194			Lake Wheeler marshes	6.9	19	121	15.7%	10.3%
195			Town Lake Park	23.4	4	16	25.0%	10.2%
196			Beaver Marsh	16.7	28	194	14.4%	10.2%
197			Mid Pines Rd.	6.7	71	568	12.5%	10.0%
198			Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64	18.7	8	42	19.0%	10.0%
199			Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area	13.8	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
200			American Tobacco Trail--Wimberly Road Access	8.1	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
201			Martin Luther King Jr Park	19.7	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
202			Falls Lake--Sandling Beach	17.5	4	17	23.5%	9.6%
203			Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co)	20.0	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
204			Lee Game Land	22.6	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
205			Kaplan Drive Park	4.1	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
206			Leesville Park	7.5	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
207			Crabtree Creek Trail--Anderson Drive to Lassiter Mill Road	8.3	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
208			Cates Creek Park	25.0	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
209			Coker Pinetum	16.4	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
210			William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake	5.7	8	45	17.8%	9.3%
211			Fallon park	8.1	3	12	25.0%	8.9%
212			Duke Forest--Shepherd Nature Trail	18.7	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
213			Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff	12.6	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
214			Leigh Farm Park	14.5	3	13	23.1%	8.2%
215			Northgate Park	17.2	3	13	23.1%	8.2%
216			Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only	15.3	5	28	17.9%	7.9%
217			Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf	15.9	4	21	19.0%	7.7%
218			Indian Trail Park	18.1	3	14	21.4%	7.6%
219			Falls Lake--Dam	15.2	5	30	16.7%	7.3%
220			Pullen Park	6.6	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
221			Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point	14.2	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
222			Edna Metz Wells Park	7.1	5	32	15.6%	6.9%
223			Patterson Place Constructed Wetland	16.0	8	62	12.9%	6.7%
224			UNC Chapel Hill--Coker Arboretum	17.2	5	34	14.7%	6.4%
225			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp	14.8	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
226			Duke Forest--Gate 12	19.9	3	17	17.6%	6.2%
227			Duke Forest--Gate 10	19.3	3	17	17.6%	6.2%
228			Laurel Hill Park	5.4	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
229			Lick Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	13.2	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
230			Duke Park	16.6	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
231			Butner Game Land--H Street Fields	23.2	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
232			Procter Farm Preserve	22.4	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
233			Erwin Road Swamp	17.7	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
234			stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020)	1.5	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
235			Capital Hills Drive Wetlands	13.9	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
236			Raven Rock SP--Avents Creek Access Area	22.3	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
237			Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek	14.8	3	18	16.7%	5.8%
238			Pinehurst Drive Ponds	15.6	6	52	11.5%	5.4%
239			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point	15.0	4	30	13.3%	5.3%
240			Fred Fletcher Park	7.4	3	20	15.0%	5.2%
241			Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access	18.4	2	11	18.2%	5.1%
242			Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek	10.3	3	22	13.6%	4.7%
243			Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway	12.9	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
244			Hoffman Lake	2.4	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
245			Valley Springs Park	20.7	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
246			Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Boat Ramp	18.9	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
247			American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Crossing	12.0	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
248			Camden Ave Pond	16.3	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
249			Pulley Town Road Fields	22.5	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
250			Hilltop Needmore Park--South	11.5	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
251			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	4	25.0%	4.6%
252			Duke University--East Campus	16.6	2	13	15.4%	4.3%
253			Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp	16.8	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
254			UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Grove	17.1	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
255			Cornwallis Road Park	16.1	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
256			Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp	18.6	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
257			Mingo Creek Trail	15.1	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
258			Carrboro High School	18.4	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
259			Carpenter Park	5.1	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
260			Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only)	24.1	12	270	4.4%	2.6%
261			Eastgate Park	9.5	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
262			Walnut Creek Greenway between Lake Dam Rd & Gorman St	5.1	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
263			Forest Ridge Park	16.5	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
264			Jordan Lake SRA--Visitor's Center	13.8	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
265			North Carolina State University Campus	6.2	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
266			J.C. Raulston Arboretum	4.6	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
267			Orange County Sportsplex Pond	24.9	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
268			Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp	15.5	2	48	4.2%	1.2%
269			Duke University--Chapel Woods	17.1	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
270			Brier Creek Reservoir	5.9	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
271			Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina	13.2	1	22	4.5%	0.8%
272			Inwood Rd.	7.3	1	58	1.7%	0.3%