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Where to find Red-tailed Hawk 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 Red-tailed Hawk 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			Mid Pines Rd.	6.7	262	568	46.1%	42.1%
2			Schenck Forest	3.6	80	206	38.8%	32.4%
3			Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd.	9.8	89	264	33.7%	28.3%
4			Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park	13.6	17	48	35.4%	23.4%
5			Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road	18.1	32	105	30.5%	22.5%
6			E. Carroll Joyner Park	20.6	10	26	38.5%	22.4%
7			University Lake, Chapel Hill	19.3	9	23	39.1%	22.2%
8			Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve	15.1	16	49	32.7%	21.2%
9			Yates Mill County Park	7.2	127	515	24.7%	21.1%
10			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.)	21.9	11	31	35.5%	21.1%
11			Mason Farm Biological Reserve	14.6	150	617	24.3%	21.1%
12			Capital Hills Drive Wetlands	13.9	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
13			Little River Waterfowl Impoundment	20.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
14			Neuse River Trail--Falls River	15.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
15			Patterson Place Constructed Wetland	16.0	18	62	29.0%	19.2%
16			Lower Booker Creek Trail	17.0	7	19	36.8%	19.1%
17			Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek	15.0	6	16	37.5%	18.5%
18			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.)	21.9	21	82	25.6%	17.4%
19			Haw River--Bynum Dam	20.5	7	21	33.3%	17.2%
20			Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning	3.9	56	264	21.2%	16.7%
21			North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill)	14.1	8	26	30.8%	16.5%
22			Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp	18.6	3	7	42.9%	15.8%
23			Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek	13.7	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
24			South Ellerbe Creek Trail	16.4	10	38	26.3%	15.0%
25			Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment	23.4	31	150	20.7%	15.0%
26			Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only)	24.1	50	270	18.5%	14.3%
27			White Deer Park	11.6	10	40	25.0%	14.2%
28			Williamson Preserve	19.2	3	8	37.5%	13.7%
29			Inwood Rd.	7.3	12	58	20.7%	12.3%
30			New Hope Bottomlands	15.5	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
31			UNC Chapel Hill--Kenan Woods	17.0	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
32			Hilltop Needmore Park--North	11.1	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
33			Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	14.5	9	43	20.9%	11.4%
34			Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam	18.7	10	50	20.0%	11.2%
35			Brumley Nature Preserve--South	22.7	14	78	17.9%	11.0%
36			Ammons Farm Rd.	24.7	3	10	30.0%	10.8%
37			Penny's Bend Nature Preserve	20.0	6	27	22.2%	10.6%
38			Durant Nature Preserve	13.3	14	82	17.1%	10.5%
39			Duke University--Reclamation Pond	17.3	9	48	18.8%	10.2%
40			Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge	13.6	4	16	25.0%	10.2%
41			Lake Crabtree Dam	3.3	15	94	16.0%	9.9%
42			Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access	18.4	3	11	27.3%	9.7%
43			Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area	13.8	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
44			Lake Wheeler marshes	6.9	18	121	14.9%	9.6%
45			Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek	14.5	21	147	14.3%	9.5%
46			Lee Game Land	22.6	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
47			Jordan Game Land--Bells Church Fishing Access	12.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
48			Crabtree Creek Trail--Anderson Drive to Lassiter Mill Road	8.3	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
49			Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway	21.1	4	18	22.2%	9.0%
50			Eno River SP--Few's Ford	23.2	12	79	15.2%	8.9%
51			Apex Nature Park	8.6	3	12	25.0%	8.9%
52			Edna Metz Wells Park	7.1	6	32	18.8%	8.9%
53			Morgan Creek Trail	17.5	8	47	17.0%	8.9%
54			Lake Betz	7.3	31	261	11.9%	8.5%
55			Lake Raleigh	6.0	13	93	14.0%	8.4%
56			UNC Chapel Hill--Coker Arboretum	17.2	6	34	17.6%	8.3%
57			Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd.	12.6	8	50	16.0%	8.3%
58			Duke University--East Campus	16.6	3	13	23.1%	8.2%
59			Horton Grove Nature Preserve	24.6	11	77	14.3%	8.2%
60			Symphony Lake Greenway	4.4	5	28	17.9%	7.9%
61			Shearon Harris Visitor's Center	12.7	3	14	21.4%	7.6%
62			Wendell Park	22.6	3	14	21.4%	7.6%
63			Merritt's Pasture	16.9	5	30	16.7%	7.3%
64			Lake Crabtree County Park	3.6	41	427	9.6%	7.2%
65			American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access	10.5	8	60	13.3%	6.9%
66			Johnston Mill Nature Preserve	20.5	9	71	12.7%	6.8%
67			White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland	6.1	4	24	16.7%	6.7%
68			Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook	16.7	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
69			Lake Wheeler	8.2	3	17	17.6%	6.2%
70			Pierce Woods and Pond	15.9	4	26	15.4%	6.1%
71			Poplar Point Wastewater Ponds (Restricted Access)	13.8	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
72			Duke Forest--Blackwood Division - Gate 34	21.5	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
73			Lick Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	13.2	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
74			Walnut Creek Wetland Center	9.0	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
75			Historic Oak View Park	11.8	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
76			Butner Game Land--H Street Fields	23.2	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
77			Procter Farm Preserve	22.4	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
78			Rainbow Soccer Complex	16.2	8	69	11.6%	6.0%
79			Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek	14.8	3	18	16.7%	5.8%
80			Duke Forest--Korstian Division	19.6	6	50	12.0%	5.6%
81			North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden	4.6	3	19	15.8%	5.5%
82			Crabtree Creek Watershed	4.7	4	29	13.8%	5.5%
83			Old Bynum Bridge	20.4	30	387	7.8%	5.5%
84			Falls Lake--Dam	15.2	4	30	13.3%	5.3%
85			Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64	18.7	5	42	11.9%	5.2%
86			Apex Community Park	3.7	5	42	11.9%	5.2%
87			Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek	18.2	17	208	8.2%	5.2%
88			Lake Lynn	7.7	14	164	8.5%	5.2%
89			Rocky Branch Greenway	6.4	4	31	12.9%	5.1%
90			Bass Lake Park & Trail	10.7	8	81	9.9%	5.1%
91			Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest	14.7	5	43	11.6%	5.1%
92			Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway	3.5	10	113	8.8%	4.9%
93			Sandy Creek Park	16.1	40	629	6.4%	4.7%
94			Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center	9.0	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
95			Neuse River Trail--Auburn Knightdale Road	15.6	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
96			Pulley Town Road Fields	22.5	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
97			Brian P's Yard (Private)	14.4	6	62	9.7%	4.5%
98			Shelley Lake	8.1	9	109	8.3%	4.4%
99			UNC Chapel Hill--Battle Park	16.9	3	24	12.5%	4.3%
100			Parker Preserve	15.5	3	24	12.5%	4.3%
101			Leigh Farm Park	14.5	2	13	15.4%	4.3%
102			Glennstone/Heron Rookery	18.4	6	65	9.2%	4.3%
103			Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek	10.6	3	25	12.0%	4.2%
104			Beaver Creek Greenway	7.0	4	39	10.3%	4.1%
105			Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only	15.3	3	28	10.7%	3.7%
106			Brumley Nature Preserve--North	22.2	23	424	5.4%	3.6%
107			William B. Umstead SP--Turkey Creek Trail	4.2	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
108			Shaw Lake	9.9	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
109			NCSU Experimental Farm	7.1	3	29	10.3%	3.6%
110			Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park	13.5	3	29	10.3%	3.6%
111			William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake	5.7	4	45	8.9%	3.5%
112			DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve	22.4	2	17	11.8%	3.3%
113			Lake Johnson Park	4.2	15	283	5.3%	3.2%
114			Blue Jay Point County Park	14.5	4	49	8.2%	3.2%
115			William B. Umstead SP	5.4	4	49	8.2%	3.2%
116			Lower Haw SNA--Bynum	20.3	4	49	8.2%	3.2%
117			Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	23.9	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
118			Neuse River Trail--Milburnie Park	13.5	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
119			Eno River SP--Continental Drive Access	21.6	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
120			AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park	10.0	2	19	10.5%	2.9%
121			Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail	17.1	2	19	10.5%	2.9%
122			Robertson Millpond Preserve	20.7	2	20	10.0%	2.8%
123			Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance	3.3	15	334	4.5%	2.7%
124			Blackwood Farm Park	22.9	2	21	9.5%	2.7%
125			Bond Park	2.7	9	182	4.9%	2.6%
126			Sarah P. Duke Gardens	16.8	4	61	6.6%	2.6%
127			Carrboro High School	18.4	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
128			Carpenter Park	5.1	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
129			Shiloh Greenway	5.1	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
130			Falls Lake--Rolling View	16.1	2	23	8.7%	2.4%
131			Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP'	16.4	3	43	7.0%	2.4%
132			Third Fork Creek Trail	13.6	3	43	7.0%	2.4%
133			17 Acre Woods	18.0	6	121	5.0%	2.3%
134			South Durham WRF	13.3	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
135			Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road	15.5	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
136			Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders	3.9	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
137			Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station	21.6	3	57	5.3%	1.8%
138			Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.)	13.5	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
139			Duke Forest--Gate 4	18.1	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
140			Clemmons Educational State Forest	18.0	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
141			Higgins Greenway	1.2	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
142			Chapel Hill Community Park	16.9	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
143			Beaver Marsh	16.7	7	194	3.6%	1.8%
144			Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd.	11.9	2	34	5.9%	1.6%
145			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co)	12.0	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
146			Harris Lake County Park	14.0	3	67	4.5%	1.5%
147			White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side	6.7	3	68	4.4%	1.5%
148			William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake	3.8	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
149			North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond	4.7	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
150			Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade	19.0	3	72	4.2%	1.4%
151			West Point on the Eno Park	20.5	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
152			Middle Creek Bottomlands II	24.9	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
153			North Carolina State University Campus	6.2	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
154			Howling Cow Creamery	7.2	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
155			Discovery Lake (Restricted Access)	8.2	2	42	4.8%	1.3%
156			Brookhaven Nature Park	6.7	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
157			Crowder District Park	6.8	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
158			Ritter Park	4.3	2	49	4.1%	1.1%
159			Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point	16.1	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
160			Baileywick Road Park	10.2	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
161			Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail	19.4	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
162			Pinehurst Drive Ponds	15.6	2	52	3.8%	1.1%
163			Lake Benson	11.9	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
164			Duke Forest--Gate 12	19.9	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
165			Duke Forest--Gate 10	19.3	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
166			Brier Creek Reservoir	5.9	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
167			Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve	4.6	2	58	3.4%	1.0%
168			Indian Creek Greenway	3.5	1	19	5.3%	0.9%
169			Falls Lake	15.1	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
170			Pritchard Park Nature Trail	17.3	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
171			Horace Williams Tract	19.1	1	22	4.5%	0.8%
172			Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek	10.3	1	22	4.5%	0.8%
173			Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park	17.9	1	22	4.5%	0.8%
174			Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform	12.3	1	24	4.2%	0.7%
175			Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access	13.1	1	25	4.0%	0.7%
176			New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment	13.8	1	25	4.0%	0.7%
177			Turnipseed Preserve	20.5	1	29	3.4%	0.6%
178			Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp	18.4	1	30	3.3%	0.6%
179			North Carolina Museum of Life and Science	17.8	1	35	2.9%	0.5%
180			White Pines Nature Preserve	24.5	1	36	2.8%	0.5%
181			Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp	15.5	1	48	2.1%	0.4%
182			North Carolina Botanical Garden	16.0	2	154	1.3%	0.4%
183			Hank Anderson Community Park	20.3	1	50	2.0%	0.4%
184			Fearrington Village	17.5	1	53	1.9%	0.3%
185			Mary Hayes Barber Holmes Park	22.3	1	55	1.8%	0.3%
186			Swift Creek Bluffs	5.3	1	56	1.8%	0.3%