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.

Back to the Top Birds list

Rank Map Pics Location Distance Observed Sampled Frequency Confidence
1 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 12 27 44.4% 27.6%
2 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 84 325 25.8% 21.4%
3 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 5 14 35.7% 16.3%
4 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 11 44 25.0% 14.6%
5 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 18 100 18.0% 11.7%
6 Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point 16.1 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
7 Lake Lynn 7.7 49 480 10.2% 7.8%
8 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 41 403 10.2% 7.6%
9 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 12 101 11.9% 6.9%
10 Lake Raleigh 6.0 8 61 13.1% 6.8%
11 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co) 20.0 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
12 Bond Park 2.7 16 171 9.4% 5.8%
13 Apex Community Park 3.7 6 61 9.8% 4.6%
14 Inwood Rd. 7.3 4 37 10.8% 4.3%
15 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
16 Lake Benson 11.9 3 28 10.7% 3.7%
17 Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders 3.9 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
18 Lake Betz 7.3 10 153 6.5% 3.6%
19 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 31 647 4.8% 3.4%
20 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
21 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 3 35 8.6% 3.0%
22 Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway 12.9 3 36 8.3% 2.9%
23 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
24 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 4 66 6.1% 2.4%
25 Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform 12.3 2 29 6.9% 1.9%
26 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 2 43 4.7% 1.3%
27 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 4 168 2.4% 0.9%
28 Sarah P. Duke Gardens 16.8 2 65 3.1% 0.8%
29 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 3 145 2.1% 0.7%
30 Shelley Lake 8.1 2 78 2.6% 0.7%
31 Schenck Forest 3.6 3 201 1.5% 0.5%
32 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 2 122 1.6% 0.5%
33 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 1 47 2.1% 0.4%
34 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 1 66 1.5% 0.3%
35 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 1 104 1.0% 0.2%
36 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 1 146 0.7% 0.1%