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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%