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Where to find Downy Woodpecker in September
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 September. 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			Apex Nature Park	8.6	30	30	100.0%	88.6%
2			Brumley Nature Preserve--North	22.2	1459	1701	85.8%	84.0%
3			White Deer Park	11.6	29	31	93.5%	79.3%
4			North Carolina Botanical Garden	16.0	81	98	82.7%	74.0%
5			Swift Creek Bluffs	5.3	64	77	83.1%	73.2%
6			Brumley Nature Preserve--South	22.7	85	104	81.7%	73.2%
7			Brookhaven Nature Park	6.7	10	10	100.0%	72.2%
8			Lake Lynn	7.7	436	577	75.6%	71.9%
9			Pritchard Park Nature Trail	17.3	15	16	93.8%	71.7%
10			Bond Park	2.7	141	181	77.9%	71.3%
11			Parker Preserve	15.5	14	15	93.3%	70.2%
12			Lower Booker Creek Trail	17.0	13	14	92.9%	68.5%
13			North Carolina Museum of Life and Science	17.8	32	39	82.1%	67.3%
14			Bass Lake Park & Trail	10.7	65	86	75.6%	65.5%
15			Mason Farm Biological Reserve	14.6	288	411	70.1%	65.5%
16			Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway	3.5	29	36	80.6%	65.0%
17			Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve	22.1	11	12	91.7%	64.6%
18			Butner Game Land--H Street Fields	23.2	7	7	100.0%	64.6%
19			Eno River SP--Few's Ford	23.2	102	141	72.3%	64.4%
20			E. Carroll Joyner Park	20.6	48	64	75.0%	63.2%
21			Blue Jay Point County Park	14.5	63	86	73.3%	63.1%
22			Sandy Creek Park	16.1	279	413	67.6%	62.9%
23			Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd.	11.9	16	19	84.2%	62.4%
24			17 Acre Woods	18.0	67	95	70.5%	60.7%
25			Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road	20.9	17	21	81.0%	60.0%
26			Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park	15.6	9	10	90.0%	59.6%
27			Schenck Forest	3.6	129	195	66.2%	59.3%
28			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point	15.0	171	263	65.0%	59.1%
29			Apex Community Park	3.7	35	48	72.9%	59.0%
30			Rainbow Soccer Complex	16.2	41	58	70.7%	58.0%
31			Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate	19.7	35	49	71.4%	57.6%
32			stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020)	1.5	55	81	67.9%	57.1%
33			Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek	18.2	101	156	64.7%	57.0%
34			Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment	23.4	85	130	65.4%	56.9%
35			Robertson Creek Nature Preserve	23.8	5	5	100.0%	56.6%
36			Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park	13.5	24	33	72.7%	55.8%
37			Old Bynum Bridge	20.4	114	181	63.0%	55.7%
38			Lake Benson	11.9	18	24	75.0%	55.1%
39			Harris Lake County Park	14.0	43	64	67.2%	55.0%
40			Middle Creek Bottomlands II	24.9	14	18	77.8%	54.8%
41			Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field)	14.1	23	32	71.9%	54.6%
42			Durant Nature Preserve	13.3	54	83	65.1%	54.3%
43			Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd.	17.4	19	26	73.1%	53.9%
44			Johnston Mill Nature Preserve	20.5	35	52	67.3%	53.8%
45			Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station	21.6	27	39	69.2%	53.6%
46			Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail	19.4	7	8	87.5%	52.9%
47			Wendell Park	22.6	7	8	87.5%	52.9%
48			Horace Williams Tract	19.1	13	17	76.5%	52.7%
49			AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park	10.0	13	17	76.5%	52.7%
50			Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd.	9.8	83	136	61.0%	52.6%
51			Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road	18.1	18	25	72.0%	52.4%
52			Twin Lakes Park	14.5	4	4	100.0%	51.0%
53			Hilltop Needmore Park--South	11.5	4	4	100.0%	51.0%
54			Third Fork Creek Trail	13.6	30	46	65.2%	50.8%
55			William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake	5.7	51	83	61.4%	50.7%
56			Falls Lake--Rolling View	16.1	51	83	61.4%	50.7%
57			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade	20.0	13	18	72.2%	49.1%
58			Williamson Preserve	19.2	13	18	72.2%	49.1%
59			Baileywick Road Park	10.2	8	10	80.0%	49.0%
60			Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP'	16.4	24	37	64.9%	48.8%
61			Yates Mill County Park	7.2	157	296	53.0%	47.4%
62			Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	14.5	15	22	68.2%	47.3%
63			DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve	22.4	15	22	68.2%	47.3%
64			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats	18.8	17	26	65.4%	46.2%
65			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.)	21.9	33	56	58.9%	45.9%
66			Hilltop Needmore Park--North	11.1	10	14	71.4%	45.4%
67			Penny's Bend Nature Preserve	20.0	29	49	59.2%	45.2%
68			Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade	19.0	115	223	51.6%	45.0%
69			Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek	13.7	3	3	100.0%	43.8%
70			Lyon Park	15.6	3	3	100.0%	43.8%
71			Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning	3.9	124	248	50.0%	43.8%
72			Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth	14.9	12	18	66.7%	43.7%
73			Duke Forest--Korstian Division	19.6	12	18	66.7%	43.7%
74			Lake Johnson Park	4.2	97	192	50.5%	43.5%
75			Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula	12.1	8	11	72.7%	43.4%
76			Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd.	17.1	8	11	72.7%	43.4%
77			Lake Crabtree County Park	3.6	236	497	47.5%	43.1%
78			Hank Anderson Community Park	20.3	34	63	54.0%	41.8%
79			South Ellerbe Creek Trail	16.4	11	17	64.7%	41.3%
80			Horton Grove Nature Preserve	24.6	26	47	55.3%	41.2%
81			Shelley Lake	8.1	42	81	51.9%	41.1%
82			Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment	12.2	6	8	75.0%	40.9%
83			Barksdale Drive Greenway	9.9	6	8	75.0%	40.9%
84			Glennstone/Heron Rookery	18.4	6	8	75.0%	40.9%
85			Falls Lake--Dam	15.2	14	23	60.9%	40.8%
86			Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park	13.6	15	25	60.0%	40.7%
87			White Pines Nature Preserve	24.5	16	27	59.3%	40.7%
88			Discovery Lake (Restricted Access)	8.2	17	30	56.7%	39.2%
89			Ritter Park	4.3	16	28	57.1%	39.1%
90			White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side	6.7	13	22	59.1%	38.7%
91			Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek	10.6	62	132	47.0%	38.7%
92			Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve	4.6	12	20	60.0%	38.7%
93			Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir	18.0	18	33	54.5%	38.0%
94			Lake Betz	7.3	102	231	44.2%	37.9%
95			Chapel Hill Community Park	16.9	4	5	80.0%	37.6%
96			Pierce Woods and Pond	15.9	4	5	80.0%	37.6%
97			Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest	14.7	23	45	51.1%	37.0%
98			Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd.	12.6	48	105	45.7%	36.5%
99			American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access	10.5	33	69	47.8%	36.5%
100			Fearrington Village	17.5	10	17	58.8%	36.0%
101			Ephesus Park--Chapel Hill	16.3	5	7	71.4%	35.9%
102			Bolin Creek--Adams and Craig Tracts	18.8	15	28	53.6%	35.8%
103			UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Park	16.9	6	9	66.7%	35.4%
104			American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access	9.5	7	11	63.6%	35.4%
105			Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek	14.5	69	163	42.3%	35.0%
106			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.)	21.9	21	43	48.8%	34.6%
107			Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	23.9	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
108			Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.)	13.5	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
109			Salem Pond Park	4.5	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
110			Eno River SP--Cabe Lands Access	20.8	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
111			Beaver Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	10.6	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
112			East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek)	9.4	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
113			Juniper Level Botanic Garden	13.9	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
114			Old Bayleaf Rd (foot access only)	15.2	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
115			William B. Umstead SP	5.4	14	27	51.9%	34.0%
116			Indian Trail Park	18.1	7	12	58.3%	32.0%
117			Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point	16.1	7	12	58.3%	32.0%
118			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co)	12.0	63	164	38.4%	31.3%
119			William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake	3.8	6	10	60.0%	31.3%
120			Rocky Branch Greenway	6.4	19	42	45.2%	31.2%
121			Morgan Creek Trail	17.5	11	22	50.0%	30.7%
122			Bolin Creek--Umstead Park	18.1	5	8	62.5%	30.6%
123			Lake Crabtree Dam	3.3	67	181	37.0%	30.3%
124			White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland	6.1	8	15	53.3%	30.1%
125			Lee Game Land	22.6	3	4	75.0%	30.1%
126			Mill Bridge Nature Park	19.4	3	4	75.0%	30.1%
127			Berryhill Park and Trails	18.4	12	25	48.0%	30.0%
128			Clemmons Educational State Forest	18.0	4	6	66.7%	30.0%
129			Turnipseed Preserve	20.5	7	13	53.8%	29.1%
130			Raven Rock SP	23.9	12	26	46.2%	28.8%
131			Homestead Park	19.3	6	11	54.5%	28.0%
132			Blackwood Farm Park	22.9	6	11	54.5%	28.0%
133			Beaver Creek Greenway	7.0	8	16	50.0%	28.0%
134			Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform	12.3	13	30	43.3%	27.4%
135			Fred Fletcher Park	7.4	9	19	47.4%	27.3%
136			Lake Wheeler marshes	6.9	99	311	31.8%	26.9%
137			Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek	10.3	5	9	55.6%	26.7%
138			Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats)	12.6	13	31	41.9%	26.4%
139			Crabtree Creek Watershed	4.7	9	20	45.0%	25.8%
140			Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park	17.9	6	12	50.0%	25.4%
141			Lake Raleigh	6.0	17	46	37.0%	24.5%
142			Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek	14.8	5	10	50.0%	23.7%
143			Lower Haw SNA--Bynum	20.3	11	28	39.3%	23.6%
144			Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve	15.1	11	28	39.3%	23.6%
145			North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden	4.6	16	45	35.6%	23.2%
146			Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64	18.7	6	13	46.2%	23.2%
147			Crowder District Park	6.8	6	13	46.2%	23.2%
148			Walnut Creek Wetland Center	9.0	6	13	46.2%	23.2%
149			Higgins Greenway	1.2	6	13	46.2%	23.2%
150			Lake Wheeler	8.2	8	19	42.1%	23.1%
151			Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access	18.4	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
152			Carrboro High School	18.4	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
153			Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail	17.1	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
154			Ammons Farm Rd.	24.7	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
155			Town Lake Park	23.4	11	31	35.5%	21.1%
156			Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave	9.6	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
157			Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge	13.6	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
158			Cedar Falls Park	18.2	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
159			Jordan Lake--Poe's Ridge	19.9	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
160			Eno River--Pleasant Green to Cole Mill	21.2	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
161			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd.	17.4	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
162			Strickland Park	8.9	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
163			Shaw Lake	9.9	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
164			North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill)	14.1	8	21	38.1%	20.8%
165			Leigh Farm Park	14.5	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
166			Kildaire Farms Lake	2.3	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
167			Duke Forest--Gate 4	18.1	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
168			American Tobacco Trail--C.M. Herndon Park	10.4	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
169			Little Creek Trail	15.3	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
170			Mingo Creek Trail	15.1	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
171			Lassiter Mill Historical Park	7.7	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
172			Robeson Creek Greenway	22.9	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
173			American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Crossing	12.0	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
174			Rock Ridge Park	23.8	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
175			Neuse River Trail--Myakka Court	15.1	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
176			American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Mall	12.2	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
177			Neuse River Trail--Abbington Lane	13.5	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
178			Lake Rogers Park	23.7	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
179			Knightdale Station Park	17.3	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
180			Jordan Game Land--Lower Little Creek	13.2	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
181			Bennett Place State Historic Site	19.7	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
182			Eno River SP--Continental Drive Access	21.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
183			Forest Hills Park	15.0	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
184			Capital Hills Drive Wetlands	13.9	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
185			Greene Tract	20.0	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
186			Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access	13.1	13	39	33.3%	20.6%
187			Mid Pines Rd.	6.7	84	337	24.9%	20.6%
188			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access	15.2	15	48	31.2%	19.9%
189			Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance	3.3	58	232	25.0%	19.9%
190			Sarah P. Duke Gardens	16.8	20	70	28.6%	19.3%
191			Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam	18.7	44	176	25.0%	19.2%
192			Falls Lake--Sandling Beach	17.5	7	19	36.8%	19.1%
193			Morris Branch Greenway	7.6	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
194			Symphony Lake Greenway	4.4	7	20	35.0%	18.1%
195			UNC Chapel Hill--Coker Arboretum	17.2	9	29	31.0%	17.3%
196			Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp	15.5	10	34	29.4%	16.8%
197			Merritt's Pasture	16.9	4	10	40.0%	16.8%
198			University Lake, Chapel Hill	19.3	7	22	31.8%	16.4%
199			Pullen Park	6.6	4	11	36.4%	15.2%
200			Eno River SP--Pleasant Green	21.9	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
201			Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point	14.2	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
202			Hoffman Lake	2.4	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
203			Historic Oak View Park	11.8	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
204			Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center	9.0	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
205			Sims Branch Greenway	13.1	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
206			Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp	18.4	15	64	23.4%	14.7%
207			Edna Metz Wells Park	7.1	3	8	37.5%	13.7%
208			Dorothea Dix Park	6.9	3	8	37.5%	13.7%
209			Duke University--Reclamation Pond	17.3	10	42	23.8%	13.5%
210			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co)	12.3	12	55	21.8%	12.9%
211			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp	14.8	4	13	30.8%	12.7%
212			Mary Hayes Barber Holmes Park	22.3	15	75	20.0%	12.5%
213			Walnut Creek Greenway between Lake Dam Rd & Gorman St	5.1	3	9	33.3%	12.1%
214			UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Grove	17.1	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
215			Falls Lake SRA--Information Center	16.3	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
216			Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook	16.7	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
217			Duke Forest--Gate 10	19.3	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
218			Eastgate Park	9.5	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
219			Piedmont Nature Trail	15.9	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
220			Historic Oakwood Cemetery	8.7	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
221			Beaver Marsh	16.7	24	148	16.2%	11.1%
222			New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment	13.8	4	15	26.7%	10.9%
223			Patterson Place Constructed Wetland	16.0	8	39	20.5%	10.8%
224			Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp	16.8	3	11	27.3%	9.7%
225			West Point on the Eno Park	20.5	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
226			Laurel Hill Park	5.4	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
227			Shiloh Greenway	5.1	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
228			Forest Ridge Park	16.5	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
229			Martin Luther King Jr Park	19.7	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
230			New Hope Bottomlands	15.5	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
231			Duke Forest--Gate 12	19.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
232			O'Kelly Chapel Road Waterfowl Impoundment	9.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
233			Falls Lake--Upper Beaver Dam (Granville Co.)	21.0	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
234			RTP Mountain Bike Trails	7.2	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
235			Duke Park	16.6	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
236			Valley Springs Park	20.7	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
237			Durant Nature Park--Fairy Garden	13.4	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
238			American Tobacco Trail--New Hope Church Rd. Trailhead Park	8.4	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
239			Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway	21.1	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
240			Duke Forest--Shepherd Nature Trail	18.7	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
241			Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp	18.6	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
242			Northgate Park	17.2	3	13	23.1%	8.2%
243			Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only)	24.1	14	109	12.8%	7.8%
244			Brier Creek Reservoir	5.9	3	14	21.4%	7.6%
245			Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway	12.9	4	25	16.0%	6.4%
246			Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch	11.6	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
247			J.C. Raulston Arboretum	4.6	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
248			Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders	3.9	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
249			Chatham Co. Northeast District Park	14.1	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
250			Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf	15.9	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
251			Fallon park	8.1	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
252			Leesville Park	7.5	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
253			Crabtree Creek Trail--Lindsay Dr. to Bridge by Galax Dr.	5.5	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
254			Pinehurst Drive Ponds	15.6	5	36	13.9%	6.1%
255			Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek	14.0	4	28	14.3%	5.7%
256			Dorothea Dix	6.6	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
257			Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co)	20.0	2	11	18.2%	5.1%
258			Duke University--Chapel Woods	17.1	2	11	18.2%	5.1%
259			Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only	15.3	4	33	12.1%	4.8%
260			Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area	13.8	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
261			Haw River--Bynum Dam	20.5	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
262			Orange County Sportsplex Pond	24.9	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
263			Robertson Millpond Preserve	20.7	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
264			Jordan Game Land--Bells Church Fishing Access	12.9	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
265			Honeycutt Road Park	14.6	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
266			Duke University--East Campus	16.6	2	13	15.4%	4.3%
267			North Carolina State University Campus	6.2	6	75	8.0%	3.7%
268			Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek	15.0	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
269			Cornwallis Road Park	16.1	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
270			Bass Lake Outfall Greenway	11.0	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
271			Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir	19.0	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
272			Carpenter Park	5.1	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
273			North Carolina Museum of Art--Goodnight Park	4.4	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
274			Indian Creek Greenway	3.5	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
275			Inwood Rd.	7.3	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
276			North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond	4.7	1	13	7.7%	1.4%