Bird Finder

Where to find Ruddy Duck in October
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 Ruddy Duck in October. 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 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 12 29 41.4% 25.5%
2 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 90 358 25.1% 20.9%
3 Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point 16.1 7 26 26.9% 13.7%
4 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 11 47 23.4% 13.6%
5 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 5 18 27.8% 12.5%
6 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 18 104 17.3% 11.2%
7 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 50 443 11.3% 8.7%
8 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co) 20.0 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
9 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 12 117 10.3% 6.0%
10 Lake Raleigh 6.0 8 71 11.3% 5.8%
11 Lake Lynn 7.7 51 734 6.9% 5.3%
12 Bond Park 2.7 16 195 8.2% 5.1%
13 Apex Community Park 3.7 7 69 10.1% 5.0%
14 Lake Betz 7.3 14 177 7.9% 4.8%
15 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 54 888 6.1% 4.7%
16 Inwood Rd. 7.3 4 39 10.3% 4.1%
17 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
18 Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders 3.9 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
19 Lake Benson 11.9 3 29 10.3% 3.6%
20 Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway 12.9 3 36 8.3% 2.9%
21 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 6 97 6.2% 2.9%
22 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 3 40 7.5% 2.6%
23 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
24 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 2 25 8.0% 2.2%
25 Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform 12.3 2 29 6.9% 1.9%
26 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 2 48 4.2% 1.2%
27 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 4 201 2.0% 0.8%
28 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 4 203 2.0% 0.8%
29 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 3 152 2.0% 0.7%
30 Sarah P. Duke Gardens 16.8 2 84 2.4% 0.7%
31 Shelley Lake 8.1 2 90 2.2% 0.6%
32 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 3 175 1.7% 0.6%
33 Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina 13.2 1 32 3.1% 0.6%
34 Schenck Forest 3.6 3 207 1.4% 0.5%
35 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 1 59 1.7% 0.3%
36 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 1 88 1.1% 0.2%
37 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 1 111 0.9% 0.2%
38 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 1 114 0.9% 0.2%