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Where to find Wood Duck in February
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 February. 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 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 48 72 66.7% 55.2%
2 Jordan Game Land--Lower Little Creek 13.2 3 3 100.0% 43.8%
3 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 27 50 54.0% 40.4%
4 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 7 11 63.6% 35.4%
5 Haw River--Bynum Dam 20.5 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
6 Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 23.9 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
7 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 33 85 38.8% 29.2%
8 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 6 11 54.5% 28.0%
9 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 9 21 42.9% 24.5%
10 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 19 55 34.5% 23.4%
11 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 4 8 50.0% 21.5%
12 Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats) 12.6 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
13 Beaver Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 10.6 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
14 Butner Game Land--H Street Fields 23.2 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
15 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats 18.8 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
16 Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek 13.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
17 Rock Ridge Park 23.8 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
18 Neuse River Trail--Abbington Lane 13.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
19 Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve 22.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
20 Robertson Creek Nature Preserve 23.8 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
21 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 5 13 38.5% 17.7%
22 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 27 110 24.5% 17.5%
23 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
24 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 64 335 19.1% 15.3%
25 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 4 11 36.4% 15.2%
26 Eastgate Park 9.5 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
27 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 20 104 19.2% 12.8%
28 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 14 68 20.6% 12.7%
29 Glennstone/Heron Rookery 18.4 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
30 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 17 91 18.7% 12.0%
31 Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek 15.0 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
32 Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway 21.1 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
33 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
34 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 53 390 13.6% 10.5%
35 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
36 Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch 11.6 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
37 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 35 279 12.5% 9.2%
38 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 12 81 14.8% 8.7%
39 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 6 33 18.2% 8.6%
40 Lake Raleigh 6.0 15 113 13.3% 8.2%
41 Wendell Park 22.6 4 20 20.0% 8.1%
42 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 16 128 12.5% 7.8%
43 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 4 22 18.2% 7.3%
44 Lake Betz 7.3 21 208 10.1% 6.7%
45 Lake Benson 11.9 9 74 12.2% 6.5%
46 Barksdale Drive Greenway 9.9 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
47 Lee Game Land 22.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
48 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
49 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 14 139 10.1% 6.1%
50 Lake Wheeler 8.2 5 41 12.2% 5.3%
51 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 4 30 13.3% 5.3%
52 Beaver Marsh 16.7 22 281 7.8% 5.2%
53 Walnut Creek Wetland Center 9.0 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
54 Turnipseed Preserve 20.5 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
55 Robertson Millpond Preserve 20.7 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
56 Crabtree Creek Greenway--Atlantic Ave to Anderson Drive 8.6 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
57 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 6 64 9.4% 4.4%
58 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
59 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
60 Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park 17.9 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
61 Shearon Harris Visitor's Center 12.7 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
62 DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve 22.4 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
63 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
64 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 2 16 12.5% 3.5%
65 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 2 16 12.5% 3.5%
66 Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center 9.0 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
67 Little Creek Trail 15.3 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
68 Sarah P. Duke Gardens 16.8 4 53 7.5% 3.0%
69 Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail 19.4 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
70 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 16 437 3.7% 2.3%
71 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 18 510 3.5% 2.2%
72 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 2 25 8.0% 2.2%
73 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 2 26 7.7% 2.1%
74 Howling Cow Creamery 7.2 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
75 Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform 12.3 2 28 7.1% 2.0%
76 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 2 29 6.9% 1.9%
77 Swift Creek Bluffs 5.3 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
78 Schenck Forest 3.6 7 194 3.6% 1.8%
79 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
80 Baileywick Road Park 10.2 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
81 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
82 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
83 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
84 Northgate Park 17.2 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
85 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
86 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
87 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve 20.0 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
88 Apex Community Park 3.7 4 137 2.9% 1.1%
89 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 3 109 2.8% 0.9%
90 Ritter Park 4.3 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
91 Raven Rock SP 23.9 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
92 White Deer Park 11.6 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
93 Bond Park 2.7 3 137 2.2% 0.7%
94 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 1 37 2.7% 0.5%
95 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 1 38 2.6% 0.5%
96 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 2 128 1.6% 0.4%
97 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 1 43 2.3% 0.4%
98 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 1 46 2.2% 0.4%
99 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 1 47 2.1% 0.4%
100 Orange County Sportsplex Pond 24.9 1 56 1.8% 0.3%
101 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 1 72 1.4% 0.2%
102 North Carolina Botanical Garden 16.0 1 78 1.3% 0.2%
103 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 2 327 0.6% 0.2%
104 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 1 117 0.9% 0.2%