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Where to find Red-tailed Hawk in December
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 Red-tailed Hawk in December. 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			Mid Pines Rd.	6.7	279	608	45.9%	42.0%
2			Schenck Forest	3.6	61	137	44.5%	36.5%
3			Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning	3.9	112	308	36.4%	31.2%
4			Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge	13.6	3	4	75.0%	30.1%
5			Mason Farm Biological Reserve	14.6	93	295	31.5%	26.5%
6			Dorothea Dix	6.6	8	18	44.4%	24.6%
7			Lower Booker Creek Trail	17.0	6	13	46.2%	23.2%
8			Ammons Farm Rd.	24.7	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
9			Williamson Preserve	19.2	15	42	35.7%	23.0%
10			Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only	15.3	17	49	34.7%	22.9%
11			North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill)	14.1	11	30	36.7%	21.9%
12			North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden	4.6	18	55	32.7%	21.8%
13			Duke University--East Campus	16.6	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
14			American Tobacco Trail--C.M. Herndon Park	10.4	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
15			Little River Fishing Facility	23.7	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
16			Patterson Road Waterfowl Impoundment	14.8	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
17			RTP Mountain Bike Trails	7.2	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
18			Neuse River Trail--Milburnie Park	13.5	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
19			Neuse River Trail--Falls River	15.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
20			Neuse River Trail--Abbington Lane	13.5	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
21			American Tobacco Trail--Solite Park	12.3	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
22			Shaw Lake	9.9	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
23			Eno River SP--Continental Drive Access	21.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
24			Merritt's Pasture	16.9	5	12	41.7%	19.3%
25			Duke University--Reclamation Pond	17.3	11	34	32.4%	19.1%
26			Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek	14.8	4	9	44.4%	18.9%
27			Wooten Meadow Park	6.8	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
28			Shelley Lake	8.1	32	131	24.4%	17.9%
29			Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment	23.4	48	212	22.6%	17.5%
30			Butner Game Land--H Street Fields	23.2	5	14	35.7%	16.3%
31			Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center	9.0	3	7	42.9%	15.8%
32			Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.)	13.5	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
33			Symphony Lake Greenway	4.4	14	58	24.1%	15.0%
34			Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only)	24.1	20	93	21.5%	14.4%
35			Lake Benson	11.9	20	94	21.3%	14.2%
36			West Point on the Eno Park	20.5	4	12	33.3%	13.8%
37			Pulley Town Road Fields	22.5	3	8	37.5%	13.7%
38			Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam	18.7	16	76	21.1%	13.4%
39			Hilltop Needmore Park--North	11.1	5	17	29.4%	13.3%
40			Hank Anderson Community Park	20.3	15	71	21.1%	13.2%
41			NCSU Experimental Farm	7.1	6	22	27.3%	13.2%
42			Lake Lynn	7.7	30	166	18.1%	13.0%
43			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co)	12.0	4	13	30.8%	12.7%
44			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.)	21.9	7	28	25.0%	12.7%
45			Yates Mill County Park	7.2	56	347	16.1%	12.6%
46			Blackwood Farm Park	22.9	7	29	24.1%	12.2%
47			Penny's Bend Nature Preserve	20.0	3	9	33.3%	12.1%
48			New Hope Bottomlands	15.5	3	9	33.3%	12.1%
49			Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd.	12.6	14	72	19.4%	12.0%
50			North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond	4.7	5	19	26.3%	11.8%
51			Crabtree Creek Greenway--Atlantic Ave to Anderson Drive	8.6	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
52			Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade	19.0	9	43	20.9%	11.4%
53			Patterson Place Constructed Wetland	16.0	9	43	20.9%	11.4%
54			UNC Chapel Hill--Coker Arboretum	17.2	10	50	20.0%	11.2%
55			Falls Lake--Dam	15.2	4	15	26.7%	10.9%
56			Bass Lake Park & Trail	10.7	12	65	18.5%	10.9%
57			Walnut Creek Wetland Center	9.0	5	21	23.8%	10.6%
58			E. Carroll Joyner Park	20.6	5	21	23.8%	10.6%
59			Sandy Creek Park	16.1	46	336	13.7%	10.4%
60			American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access	10.5	5	22	22.7%	10.1%
61			Lake Crabtree Dam	3.3	30	214	14.0%	10.0%
62			Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd.	17.1	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
63			Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point	16.1	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
64			Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access	18.4	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
65			Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf	15.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
66			Duke Forest--Eno Division	22.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
67			Mitchell Mill Natural Area	23.7	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
68			Duke Forest--Gate 10	19.3	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
69			Mingo Creek Trail	15.1	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
70			Erwin Road Swamp	17.7	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
71			Eno River SP--Few's Ford	23.2	11	67	16.4%	9.4%
72			Apex Community Park	3.7	13	86	15.1%	9.1%
73			Morgan Creek Trail	17.5	7	39	17.9%	9.0%
74			Pullen Park	6.6	3	12	25.0%	8.9%
75			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.)	21.9	3	12	25.0%	8.9%
76			Johnston Mill Nature Preserve	20.5	8	47	17.0%	8.9%
77			Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park	13.6	5	25	20.0%	8.9%
78			Rocky Branch Greenway	6.4	4	19	21.1%	8.5%
79			Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail	17.1	5	26	19.2%	8.5%
80			Bond Park	2.7	15	110	13.6%	8.4%
81			Rainbow Soccer Complex	16.2	10	67	14.9%	8.3%
82			Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek	15.0	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
83			Lick Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	13.2	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
84			J.C. Raulston Arboretum	4.6	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
85			Eastgate Park	9.5	4	20	20.0%	8.1%
86			Sarah P. Duke Gardens	16.8	10	71	14.1%	7.8%
87			University Lake, Chapel Hill	19.3	7	46	15.2%	7.6%
88			Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp	18.4	7	47	14.9%	7.4%
89			Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd.	9.8	10	75	13.3%	7.4%
90			Lake Crabtree County Park	3.6	43	441	9.8%	7.3%
91			Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment	12.2	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
92			Carrboro High School	18.4	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
93			Chandler's Swamp	16.9	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
94			Fred Fletcher Park	7.4	7	49	14.3%	7.1%
95			Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP'	16.4	6	40	15.0%	7.1%
96			Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park	13.5	3	15	20.0%	7.0%
97			Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road	18.1	3	15	20.0%	7.0%
98			North Carolina Botanical Garden	16.0	11	89	12.4%	7.0%
99			Middle Creek Bottomlands II	24.9	3	16	18.8%	6.6%
100			Lake Betz	7.3	18	177	10.2%	6.5%
101			Brier Creek Reservoir	5.9	10	86	11.6%	6.4%
102			Bolin Creek--Umstead Park	18.1	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
103			Wendell Park	22.6	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
104			Lake Raleigh	6.0	11	99	11.1%	6.3%
105			AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park	10.0	3	17	17.6%	6.2%
106			Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek	13.7	3	17	17.6%	6.2%
107			Higgins Greenway	1.2	3	17	17.6%	6.2%
108			Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64	18.7	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
109			Lee Game Land	22.6	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
110			Kildaire Farms Lake	2.3	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
111			Duke Forest--Gate 12	19.9	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
112			UNC Chapel Hill--Kenan Woods	17.0	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
113			Raleigh-Durham Airport Observation Deck	6.4	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
114			Falls Lake--Rollingview Marina	15.5	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
115			Leigh Farm Park	14.5	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
116			White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland	6.1	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
117			New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment	13.8	4	29	13.8%	5.5%
118			17 Acre Woods	18.0	7	63	11.1%	5.5%
119			William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake	3.8	2	11	18.2%	5.1%
120			Martin Luther King Jr Park	19.7	2	11	18.2%	5.1%
121			Old Bynum Bridge	20.4	5	45	11.1%	4.8%
122			Harris Lake County Park	14.0	7	73	9.6%	4.7%
123			Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave	9.6	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
124			Duke University--Chapel Woods	17.1	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
125			Historic Oakwood Cemetery	8.7	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
126			Robertson Creek Nature Preserve	23.8	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
127			Coker Pinetum	16.4	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
128			Forest Ridge Park	16.5	2	13	15.4%	4.3%
129			stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020)	1.5	15	215	7.0%	4.3%
130			Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek	14.5	10	132	7.6%	4.2%
131			White Pines Nature Preserve	24.5	3	25	12.0%	4.2%
132			Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir	18.0	4	39	10.3%	4.1%
133			Durant Nature Preserve	13.3	5	54	9.3%	4.0%
134			UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Park	16.9	2	14	14.3%	4.0%
135			North Carolina State University Campus	6.2	4	42	9.5%	3.8%
136			Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station	21.6	2	15	13.3%	3.7%
137			Parker Preserve	15.5	2	15	13.3%	3.7%
138			William B. Umstead SP	5.4	3	28	10.7%	3.7%
139			Duke Forest--Korstian Division	19.6	3	28	10.7%	3.7%
140			Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road	20.9	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
141			Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point	14.2	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
142			Indian Creek Greenway	3.5	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
143			Lake Johnson Park	4.2	13	218	6.0%	3.5%
144			Lower Haw SNA--Bynum	20.3	2	16	12.5%	3.5%
145			William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake	5.7	7	102	6.9%	3.4%
146			Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders	3.9	2	17	11.8%	3.3%
147			Blue Jay Point County Park	14.5	4	49	8.2%	3.2%
148			White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side	6.7	3	33	9.1%	3.1%
149			Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp	16.8	3	34	8.8%	3.0%
150			Inwood Rd.	7.3	3	34	8.8%	3.0%
151			UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Grove	17.1	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
152			Glennstone/Heron Rookery	18.4	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
153			Cedar Falls Park	18.2	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
154			Apex Nature Park	8.6	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
155			Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway	21.1	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
156			Hilltop Needmore Park--South	11.5	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
157			Dorothea Dix Park	6.9	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
158			Swift Creek Bluffs	5.3	2	19	10.5%	2.9%
159			Discovery Lake (Restricted Access)	8.2	3	36	8.3%	2.9%
160			Crabtree Creek Watershed	4.7	3	37	8.1%	2.8%
161			Horton Grove Nature Preserve	24.6	2	20	10.0%	2.8%
162			Berryhill Park and Trails	18.4	2	20	10.0%	2.8%
163			Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek	10.6	2	21	9.5%	2.7%
164			Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park	17.9	2	21	9.5%	2.7%
165			Pritchard Park Nature Trail	17.3	3	40	7.5%	2.6%
166			Little River Waterfowl Impoundment	20.6	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
167			Neuse River Trail--Andy Drive	14.6	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
168			Crabtree Creek Trail--Lindsay Dr. to Bridge by Galax Dr.	5.5	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
169			North Carolina Museum of Art--Goodnight Park	4.4	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
170			Lake Wheeler marshes	6.9	6	109	5.5%	2.5%
171			Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field)	14.1	2	22	9.1%	2.5%
172			Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway	3.5	2	23	8.7%	2.4%
173			Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve	15.1	3	43	7.0%	2.4%
174			Beaver Marsh	16.7	9	206	4.4%	2.3%
175			Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co)	20.0	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
176			Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook	16.7	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
177			Chatham Co. Northeast District Park	14.1	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
178			Turnipseed Preserve	20.5	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
179			Carpenter Park	5.1	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
180			Crabtree Creek Trail--Anderson Drive to Lassiter Mill Road	8.3	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
181			Raven Rock SP	23.9	2	26	7.7%	2.1%
182			Pierce Woods and Pond	15.9	2	26	7.7%	2.1%
183			Lake Wheeler	8.2	3	49	6.1%	2.1%
184			Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance	3.3	5	108	4.6%	2.0%
185			Hoffman Lake	2.4	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
186			Piedmont Nature Trail	15.9	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
187			Carroll Howard Johnson Environmental Education Park	15.6	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
188			Falls Lake--Rolling View	16.1	7	178	3.9%	1.9%
189			Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff	12.6	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
190			Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve	4.6	2	33	6.1%	1.7%
191			Barksdale Drive Greenway	9.9	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
192			East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek)	9.4	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
193			Chapel Hill Community Park	16.9	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
194			Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd.	17.4	2	39	5.1%	1.4%
195			Brookhaven Nature Park	6.7	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
196			Brumley Nature Preserve--North	22.2	5	163	3.1%	1.3%
197			Third Fork Creek Trail	13.6	2	42	4.8%	1.3%
198			Ritter Park	4.3	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
199			Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	23.9	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
200			Morris Branch Greenway	7.6	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
201			Orange County Sportsplex Pond	24.9	2	47	4.3%	1.2%
202			Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	14.5	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
203			Pinehurst Drive Ponds	15.6	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
204			South Ellerbe Creek Trail	16.4	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
205			Lake Rogers Park	23.7	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
206			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point	15.0	5	227	2.2%	0.9%
207			White Deer Park	11.6	1	21	4.8%	0.8%
208			Brumley Nature Preserve--South	22.7	1	22	4.5%	0.8%
209			Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp	15.5	2	69	2.9%	0.8%
210			Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd.	11.9	1	23	4.3%	0.8%
211			Town Lake Park	23.4	1	23	4.3%	0.8%
212			Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek	18.2	2	72	2.8%	0.8%
213			Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest	14.7	1	30	3.3%	0.6%
214			Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth	14.9	2	95	2.1%	0.6%
215			North Carolina Museum of Life and Science	17.8	1	36	2.8%	0.5%