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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%