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Where to find Wood 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 Wood 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			Middle Creek Bottomlands II	24.9	8	12	66.7%	39.1%
2			American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access	10.5	26	50	52.0%	38.5%
3			Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve	22.1	4	5	80.0%	37.6%
4			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.)	21.9	26	52	50.0%	36.9%
5			Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment	23.4	36	77	46.8%	36.0%
6			Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	23.9	5	7	71.4%	35.9%
7			Lake Wheeler marshes	6.9	63	145	43.4%	35.7%
8			Chandler's Swamp	16.9	5	8	62.5%	30.6%
9			Glennstone/Heron Rookery	18.4	3	4	75.0%	30.1%
10			Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek	14.8	4	7	57.1%	25.0%
11			Butner Game Land--H Street Fields	23.2	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
12			Neuse River Trail--Milburnie Park	13.5	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
13			Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road	15.5	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
14			Apex Community Park	3.7	18	61	29.5%	19.6%
15			William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake	5.7	13	44	29.5%	18.2%
16			White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side	6.7	10	36	27.8%	15.8%
17			Lake Raleigh	6.0	15	61	24.6%	15.5%
18			Robertson Creek Nature Preserve	23.8	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
19			Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd.	9.8	14	66	21.2%	13.1%
20			Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek	15.0	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
21			Haw River--Bynum Dam	20.5	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
22			Lake Betz	7.3	23	153	15.0%	10.2%
23			Sandy Creek Park	16.1	48	380	12.6%	9.7%
24			Poplar Point Wastewater Ponds (Restricted Access)	13.8	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
25			Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir	19.0	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
26			Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge	13.6	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
27			Duke Park	16.6	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
28			Lake Rogers Park	23.7	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
29			Fox Road School Park and Marsh Overlook (Access ONLY after 6 pm on school days, and daylight hours on holidays and weekends)	13.8	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
30			Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance	3.3	15	100	15.0%	9.3%
31			Turnipseed Preserve	20.5	3	12	25.0%	8.9%
32			Lake Wheeler	8.2	4	19	21.1%	8.5%
33			Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only	15.3	6	37	16.2%	7.7%
34			Sarah P. Duke Gardens	16.8	9	65	13.8%	7.5%
35			Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd.	17.1	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
36			Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd.	11.9	4	23	17.4%	7.0%
37			Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek	10.3	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
38			University Lake, Chapel Hill	19.3	3	20	15.0%	5.2%
39			Yates Mill County Park	7.2	24	325	7.4%	5.0%
40			New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment	13.8	2	12	16.7%	4.7%
41			Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade	19.0	10	122	8.2%	4.5%
42			Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek	18.2	12	157	7.6%	4.4%
43			Falls Lake--Rolling View	16.1	6	66	9.1%	4.2%
44			Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only)	24.1	8	104	7.7%	3.9%
45			Mason Farm Biological Reserve	14.6	21	352	6.0%	3.9%
46			Beaver Marsh	16.7	11	161	6.8%	3.9%
47			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co)	12.0	4	47	8.5%	3.4%
48			Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field)	14.1	3	32	9.4%	3.2%
49			White Pines Nature Preserve	24.5	2	19	10.5%	2.9%
50			Crowder District Park	6.8	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
51			Rainbow Soccer Complex	16.2	3	41	7.3%	2.5%
52			Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek	10.6	2	23	8.7%	2.4%
53			Bond Park	2.7	8	171	4.7%	2.4%
54			Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.)	13.5	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
55			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.)	21.9	2	25	8.0%	2.2%
56			Brumley Nature Preserve--North	22.2	18	527	3.4%	2.2%
57			Lake Crabtree County Park	3.6	14	403	3.5%	2.1%
58			Lake Benson	11.9	2	28	7.1%	2.0%
59			Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats)	12.6	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
60			Baileywick Road Park	10.2	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
61			Forest Ridge Park	16.5	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
62			Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd.	12.6	2	32	6.2%	1.7%
63			Schenck Forest	3.6	7	201	3.5%	1.7%
64			Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point	16.1	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
65			Walnut Creek Wetland Center	9.0	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
66			Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road	18.1	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
67			Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access	13.1	2	39	5.1%	1.4%
68			Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve	15.1	2	40	5.0%	1.4%
69			Hank Anderson Community Park	20.3	2	41	4.9%	1.3%
70			Lake Johnson Park	4.2	5	168	3.0%	1.3%
71			Brier Creek Reservoir	5.9	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
72			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade	20.0	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
73			Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning	3.9	6	254	2.4%	1.1%
74			Bass Lake Park & Trail	10.7	3	101	3.0%	1.0%
75			Crabtree Creek Watershed	4.7	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
76			White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland	6.1	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
77			DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve	22.4	1	19	5.3%	0.9%
78			Williamson Preserve	19.2	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
79			Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park	13.5	1	21	4.8%	0.8%
80			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp	14.8	1	21	4.8%	0.8%
81			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access	15.2	1	21	4.8%	0.8%
82			Raven Rock SP	23.9	1	24	4.2%	0.7%
83			Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park	13.6	1	28	3.6%	0.6%
84			North Carolina Museum of Life and Science	17.8	1	32	3.1%	0.6%
85			Town Lake Park	23.4	1	32	3.1%	0.6%
86			Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp	18.4	1	35	2.9%	0.5%
87			Patterson Place Constructed Wetland	16.0	1	41	2.4%	0.4%
88			Swift Creek Bluffs	5.3	1	43	2.3%	0.4%
89			Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp	15.5	1	44	2.3%	0.4%
90			Brumley Nature Preserve--South	22.7	1	44	2.3%	0.4%
91			Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam	18.7	1	47	2.1%	0.4%
92			Old Bynum Bridge	20.4	2	159	1.3%	0.3%
93			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point	15.0	5	647	0.8%	0.3%
94			Lake Lynn	7.7	4	480	0.8%	0.3%
95			Mid Pines Rd.	6.7	3	369	0.8%	0.3%
96			Harris Lake County Park	14.0	1	65	1.5%	0.3%
97			Shelley Lake	8.1	1	78	1.3%	0.2%
98			Eno River SP--Few's Ford	23.2	1	87	1.1%	0.2%
99			Durant Nature Preserve	13.3	1	91	1.1%	0.2%
100			Lake Crabtree Dam	3.3	1	146	0.7%	0.1%
101			Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek	14.5	1	152	0.7%	0.1%