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Where to find Red-tailed Hawk in April
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 April. 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. 6.7 252 596 42.3% 38.4%
2 Neuse River Trail--Abbington Lane 13.5 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
3 Schenck Forest 3.6 104 294 35.4% 30.1%
4 Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek 13.7 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
5 Williamson Preserve 19.2 7 15 46.7% 24.8%
6 Little Beaverdam Creek 18.4 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
7 Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park 13.6 14 39 35.9% 22.7%
8 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 221 899 24.6% 21.9%
9 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 25 85 29.4% 20.8%
10 Lick Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 13.2 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
11 Neuse River Trail--Poole Road 14.1 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
12 Camden Ave Pond 16.3 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
13 Hillcrest Cemetery 0.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
14 Neuse River Trail--Trailhead Lane 15.0 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
15 Neuse River Trail--Buffalo Road Athletic Park 14.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
16 Crabtree Creek Trail--Lindsay Dr. to Bridge by Galax Dr. 5.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
17 Higgins Greenway 1.2 7 18 38.9% 20.3%
18 North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill) 14.1 7 19 36.8% 19.1%
19 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 30 115 26.1% 18.9%
20 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 6 16 37.5% 18.5%
21 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 134 627 21.4% 18.3%
22 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 61 268 22.8% 18.1%
23 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 78 356 21.9% 17.9%
24 Inwood Rd. 7.3 28 113 24.8% 17.7%
25 Glennstone/Heron Rookery 18.4 9 29 31.0% 17.3%
26 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 18 71 25.4% 16.7%
27 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 28 121 23.1% 16.5%
28 South Ellerbe Creek Trail 16.4 22 92 23.9% 16.4%
29 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 30 133 22.6% 16.3%
30 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 16 64 25.0% 16.0%
31 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 31 143 21.7% 15.7%
32 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 15 61 24.6% 15.5%
33 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 25 116 21.6% 15.0%
34 Morgan Creek Trail 17.5 14 58 24.1% 15.0%
35 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 11 43 25.6% 14.9%
36 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 10 40 25.0% 14.2%
37 Lake Betz 7.3 63 355 17.7% 14.1%
38 stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020) 1.5 10 45 22.2% 12.5%
39 Falls Lake--New Light Creek 17.6 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
40 Neuse River Trail--Milburnie Park 13.5 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
41 Ammons Farm Rd. 24.7 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
42 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 12 61 19.7% 11.6%
43 Duke Forest--Gate 12 19.9 5 21 23.8% 10.6%
44 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 5 22 22.7% 10.1%
45 North Carolina State University Campus 6.2 11 64 17.2% 9.9%
46 New Hope Bottomlands 15.5 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
47 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 6 30 20.0% 9.5%
48 Historic Oakwood Cemetery 8.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
49 Greene Tract 20.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
50 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 13 83 15.7% 9.4%
51 Rocky Branch Greenway 6.4 10 60 16.7% 9.3%
52 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 8 45 17.8% 9.3%
53 Merritt's Pasture 16.9 5 24 20.8% 9.2%
54 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 7 40 17.5% 8.7%
55 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 49 435 11.3% 8.6%
56 Haw River--Bynum Dam 20.5 5 26 19.2% 8.5%
57 Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station 21.6 11 75 14.7% 8.4%
58 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 12 84 14.3% 8.4%
59 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 18 139 12.9% 8.4%
60 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 7 42 16.7% 8.3%
61 Brian P's Yard (Private) 14.4 16 121 13.2% 8.3%
62 Wooten Meadow Park 6.8 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
63 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
64 American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access 9.5 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
65 Shelley Lake 8.1 18 143 12.6% 8.1%
66 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 4 20 20.0% 8.1%
67 Duke University--Reclamation Pond 17.3 9 61 14.8% 8.0%
68 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 5 28 17.9% 7.9%
69 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 23 199 11.6% 7.8%
70 Wendell Park 22.6 4 21 19.0% 7.7%
71 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 6 37 16.2% 7.7%
72 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 20 173 11.6% 7.6%
73 Lake Wheeler 8.2 3 14 21.4% 7.6%
74 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 4 22 18.2% 7.3%
75 American Tobacco Trail--Fayetteville Road 11.4 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
76 Howling Cow Creamery 7.2 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
77 Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway 21.1 5 31 16.1% 7.1%
78 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 16 142 11.3% 7.1%
79 NCSU Experimental Farm 7.1 3 15 20.0% 7.0%
80 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 15 133 11.3% 7.0%
81 UNC Chapel Hill--Coker Arboretum 17.2 8 60 13.3% 6.9%
82 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 20.5 9 71 12.7% 6.8%
83 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 8 61 13.1% 6.8%
84 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 8 61 13.1% 6.8%
85 Fred Fletcher Park 7.4 6 42 14.3% 6.7%
86 West Point on the Eno Park 20.5 4 24 16.7% 6.7%
87 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 5 33 15.2% 6.7%
88 Edna Metz Wells Park 7.1 5 33 15.2% 6.7%
89 Erwin Road Swamp 17.7 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
90 Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End 17.3 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
91 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 4 26 15.4% 6.1%
92 Crowder District Park 6.8 4 26 15.4% 6.1%
93 Neuse River Trail--Auburn Knightdale Road 15.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
94 Duke University--East Campus 16.6 4 27 14.8% 5.9%
95 Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.) 13.5 5 37 13.5% 5.9%
96 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 5 37 13.5% 5.9%
97 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 5 37 13.5% 5.9%
98 Lake Raleigh 6.0 15 157 9.6% 5.9%
99 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 21 238 8.8% 5.8%
100 Eno River SP--Pleasant Green 21.9 3 18 16.7% 5.8%
101 AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park 10.0 3 18 16.7% 5.8%
102 Chatham Co. Northeast District Park 14.1 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
103 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 6 50 12.0% 5.6%
104 Horton Grove Nature Preserve 24.6 9 87 10.3% 5.5%
105 Forest Ridge Park 16.5 3 19 15.8% 5.5%
106 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 4 29 13.8% 5.5%
107 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 68 984 6.9% 5.5%
108 Bond Park 2.7 18 217 8.3% 5.3%
109 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 42 592 7.1% 5.3%
110 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 3 22 13.6% 4.7%
111 Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64 18.7 15 195 7.7% 4.7%
112 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 9 102 8.8% 4.7%
113 Chapel Hill Community Park 16.9 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
114 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Durham Co.) 19.7 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
115 Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir 19.0 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
116 Lee Game Land 22.6 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
117 Walnut Creek Wetland Center 9.0 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
118 Little River Waterfowl Impoundment 20.6 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
119 Procter Farm Preserve 22.4 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
120 Shaw Lake 9.9 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
121 Pulley Town Road Fields 22.5 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
122 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 3 23 13.0% 4.5%
123 Pierce Woods and Pond 15.9 4 35 11.4% 4.5%
124 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 3 24 12.5% 4.3%
125 Pullen Park 6.6 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
126 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 9 114 7.9% 4.2%
127 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 7 82 8.5% 4.2%
128 Third Fork Creek Trail 13.6 4 39 10.3% 4.1%
129 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 5 54 9.3% 4.0%
130 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
131 Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road 20.9 3 26 11.5% 4.0%
132 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 6 71 8.5% 3.9%
133 White Deer Park 11.6 6 72 8.3% 3.9%
134 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 5 58 8.6% 3.7%
135 Beaver Marsh 16.7 19 330 5.8% 3.7%
136 Duke Forest--Gate 10 19.3 3 28 10.7% 3.7%
137 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp 14.8 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
138 Kildaire Farms Lake 2.3 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
139 Eden Lakes 23.7 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
140 Eno River SP--Cabe Lands Access 20.8 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
141 Historic Oak View Park 11.8 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
142 Falls Lake--Upper Beaver Dam (Granville Co.) 21.0 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
143 Little Creek Trail 15.3 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
144 Orange County Sportsplex Pond 24.9 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
145 Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road 15.5 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
146 Hilltop Needmore Park--South 11.5 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
147 Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd. 17.4 5 60 8.3% 3.6%
148 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 3 29 10.3% 3.6%
149 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 7 102 6.9% 3.4%
150 Apex Community Park 3.7 4 49 8.2% 3.2%
151 Lake Lynn 7.7 14 266 5.3% 3.2%
152 Duke Forest--Korstian Division 19.6 4 50 8.0% 3.2%
153 Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina 13.2 10 176 5.7% 3.1%
154 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
155 Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park 17.9 3 34 8.8% 3.0%
156 Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access 18.4 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
157 Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center 9.0 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
158 Walnut Creek Greenway between Lake Dam Rd & Gorman St 5.1 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
159 17 Acre Woods 18.0 8 139 5.8% 2.9%
160 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 18 390 4.6% 2.9%
161 Blackwood Farm Park 22.9 2 19 10.5% 2.9%
162 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 7 117 6.0% 2.9%
163 Swift Creek Bluffs 5.3 7 122 5.7% 2.8%
164 Dorothea Dix Park 6.9 3 38 7.9% 2.7%
165 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 4 59 6.8% 2.7%
166 Lower Booker Creek Trail 17.0 2 21 9.5% 2.7%
167 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 3 39 7.7% 2.7%
168 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 4 60 6.7% 2.6%
169 Ritter Park 4.3 7 132 5.3% 2.6%
170 Duke Forest--Gate 4 18.1 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
171 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 22 603 3.6% 2.4%
172 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve 20.0 3 43 7.0% 2.4%
173 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 3 43 7.0% 2.4%
174 Butner Game Land--H Street Fields 23.2 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
175 American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Mall 12.2 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
176 UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Park 16.9 2 25 8.0% 2.2%
177 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 5 105 4.8% 2.1%
178 Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave 9.6 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
179 Mill Bridge Nature Park 19.4 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
180 Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve 4.6 4 87 4.6% 1.8%
181 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 5 120 4.2% 1.8%
182 Hoffman Lake 2.4 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
183 Turnipseed Preserve 20.5 2 31 6.5% 1.8%
184 North Carolina Botanical Garden 16.0 6 156 3.8% 1.8%
185 Bolin Creek--Umstead Park 18.1 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
186 Neuse River Trail--Falls River 15.6 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
187 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 3 68 4.4% 1.5%
188 Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook 16.7 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
189 Northgate Park 17.2 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
190 Dorothea Dix 6.6 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
191 Forest Hills Park 15.0 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
192 Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve 22.1 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
193 Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform 12.3 2 38 5.3% 1.5%
194 Falls Lake SRA--Information Center 16.3 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
195 Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders 3.9 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
196 Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp 16.8 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
197 Leigh Farm Park 14.5 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
198 Duke Forest--Shepherd Nature Trail 18.7 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
199 Barksdale Drive Greenway 9.9 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
200 Robertson Millpond Preserve 20.7 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
201 Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate 19.7 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
202 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
203 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
204 Clemmons Educational State Forest 18.0 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
205 Sarah P. Duke Gardens 16.8 3 107 2.8% 1.0%
206 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
207 Duke University--Chapel Woods 17.1 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
208 Parker Preserve 15.5 2 61 3.3% 0.9%
209 Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail 17.1 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
210 Raven Rock SP 23.9 2 69 2.9% 0.8%
211 Lake Benson 11.9 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
212 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
213 Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail 19.4 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
214 Horace Williams Tract 19.1 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
215 Pinehurst Drive Ponds 15.6 1 39 2.6% 0.5%
216 Berryhill Park and Trails 18.4 1 60 1.7% 0.3%
217 Mary Hayes Barber Holmes Park 22.3 1 84 1.2% 0.2%