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Where to find Wood Duck in May
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 May. 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			Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only)	24.1	200	270	74.1%	68.5%
2			Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment	23.4	87	150	58.0%	50.0%
3			Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve	22.1	3	3	100.0%	43.8%
4			American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access	10.5	29	60	48.3%	36.2%
5			Jordan Game Land--Bells Church Fishing Access	12.9	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
6			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.)	21.9	34	82	41.5%	31.4%
7			Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd.	9.8	97	264	36.7%	31.2%
8			Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center	9.0	3	4	75.0%	30.1%
9			Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	23.9	4	6	66.7%	30.0%
10			University Lake, Chapel Hill	19.3	11	23	47.8%	29.2%
11			Chandler's Swamp	16.9	6	11	54.5%	28.0%
12			Lake Wheeler marshes	6.9	41	121	33.9%	26.1%
13			Sandy Creek Park	16.1	173	629	27.5%	24.2%
14			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.)	21.9	12	31	38.7%	23.7%
15			Robertson Millpond Preserve	20.7	8	20	40.0%	21.9%
16			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats	18.8	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
17			Capital Hills Drive Wetlands	13.9	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
18			Old Oxford Rd. Pond	20.9	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
19			Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek	14.8	7	18	38.9%	20.3%
20			Lake Raleigh	6.0	26	93	28.0%	19.9%
21			Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd.	11.9	11	34	32.4%	19.1%
22			Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek	18.2	50	208	24.0%	18.7%
23			Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek	10.3	7	22	31.8%	16.4%
24			Lake Betz	7.3	52	261	19.9%	15.5%
25			Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade	19.0	17	72	23.6%	15.3%
26			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co)	12.0	4	11	36.4%	15.2%
27			Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch	11.6	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
28			Mitchell Mill Natural Area	23.7	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
29			Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek	13.7	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
30			Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	14.5	11	43	25.6%	14.9%
31			Turnipseed Preserve	20.5	8	29	27.6%	14.7%
32			Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek	15.0	5	16	31.2%	14.2%
33			Glennstone/Heron Rookery	18.4	14	65	21.5%	13.3%
34			Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance	3.3	55	334	16.5%	12.9%
35			Middle Creek Bottomlands II	24.9	4	13	30.8%	12.7%
36			Mason Farm Biological Reserve	14.6	89	617	14.4%	11.9%
37			New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment	13.8	6	25	24.0%	11.5%
38			Rainbow Soccer Complex	16.2	13	69	18.8%	11.4%
39			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access	15.2	3	10	30.0%	10.8%
40			Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek	14.5	23	147	15.6%	10.7%
41			Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge	13.6	4	16	25.0%	10.2%
42			Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd.	12.6	9	50	18.0%	9.8%
43			White Pines Nature Preserve	24.5	7	36	19.4%	9.8%
44			Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek	14.0	3	11	27.3%	9.7%
45			Yates Mill County Park	7.2	61	515	11.8%	9.3%
46			Beaver Marsh	16.7	24	194	12.4%	8.5%
47			Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field)	14.1	3	13	23.1%	8.2%
48			Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning	3.9	30	264	11.4%	8.1%
49			Falls Lake	15.1	4	20	20.0%	8.1%
50			Haw River--Bynum Dam	20.5	4	21	19.0%	7.7%
51			Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment	12.2	3	14	21.4%	7.6%
52			Shearon Harris Visitor's Center	12.7	3	14	21.4%	7.6%
53			Lake Johnson Park	4.2	30	283	10.6%	7.5%
54			Brumley Nature Preserve--North	22.2	41	424	9.7%	7.2%
55			Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road	15.5	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
56			Sarah P. Duke Gardens	16.8	8	61	13.1%	6.8%
57			White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland	6.1	4	24	16.7%	6.7%
58			Old Bynum Bridge	20.4	35	387	9.0%	6.6%
59			Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek	10.6	4	25	16.0%	6.4%
60			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp	14.8	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
61			Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd.	13.3	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
62			Lake Wheeler	8.2	3	17	17.6%	6.2%
63			Lake Benson	11.9	3	17	17.6%	6.2%
64			Brumley Nature Preserve--South	22.7	9	78	11.5%	6.2%
65			Poplar Point Wastewater Ponds (Restricted Access)	13.8	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
66			Beaver Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	10.6	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
67			Butner Game Land--H Street Fields	23.2	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
68			Eva Perry Library	4.2	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
69			Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve	15.1	6	49	12.2%	5.7%
70			Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.)	13.5	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
71			Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road	18.1	10	105	9.5%	5.3%
72			Schenck Forest	3.6	17	206	8.3%	5.2%
73			Mid Pines Rd.	6.7	38	568	6.7%	4.9%
74			Falls Lake SRA--Information Center	16.3	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
75			Jordan Lake--Poe's Ridge	19.9	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
76			Lower Haw SNA--Bynum	20.3	5	49	10.2%	4.4%
77			Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula	12.1	2	13	15.4%	4.3%
78			Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd.	17.1	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
79			Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point	16.1	2	16	12.5%	3.5%
80			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point	15.0	3	30	10.0%	3.5%
81			Lake Crabtree County Park	3.6	22	427	5.2%	3.4%
82			DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve	22.4	2	17	11.8%	3.3%
83			White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side	6.7	5	68	7.4%	3.2%
84			Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam	18.7	4	50	8.0%	3.2%
85			Hank Anderson Community Park	20.3	4	50	8.0%	3.2%
86			Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway	21.1	2	18	11.1%	3.1%
87			Neuse River Trail--Milburnie Park	13.5	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
88			Bass Lake Park & Trail	10.7	5	81	6.2%	2.7%
89			Blackwood Farm Park	22.9	2	21	9.5%	2.7%
90			Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave	9.6	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
91			Little Creek Trail	15.3	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
92			Mingo Creek Trail	15.1	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
93			Raven Rock SP	23.9	3	42	7.1%	2.5%
94			William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake	5.7	3	45	6.7%	2.3%
95			Walnut Creek Greenway between Lake Dam Rd & Gorman St	5.1	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
96			North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill)	14.1	2	26	7.7%	2.1%
97			Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only	15.3	2	28	7.1%	2.0%
98			Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir	18.0	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
99			Chapel Hill Community Park	16.9	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
100			Patterson Place Constructed Wetland	16.0	3	62	4.8%	1.7%
101			Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access	18.4	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
102			Harris Lake County Park	14.0	3	67	4.5%	1.5%
103			Leigh Farm Park	14.5	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
104			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd.	17.4	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
105			Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64	18.7	2	42	4.8%	1.3%
106			Apex Community Park	3.7	2	42	4.8%	1.3%
107			Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest	14.7	2	43	4.7%	1.3%
108			Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth	14.9	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
109			Wendell Park	22.6	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
110			Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp	15.5	2	48	4.2%	1.2%
111			Lake Crabtree Dam	3.3	3	94	3.2%	1.1%
112			Inwood Rd.	7.3	2	58	3.4%	1.0%
113			Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park	17.9	1	22	4.5%	0.8%
114			Durant Nature Preserve	13.3	2	82	2.4%	0.7%
115			Penny's Bend Nature Preserve	20.0	1	27	3.7%	0.7%
116			NCSU Experimental Farm	7.1	1	29	3.4%	0.6%
117			Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park	13.5	1	29	3.4%	0.6%
118			Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp	18.4	1	30	3.3%	0.6%
119			Bond Park	2.7	3	182	1.6%	0.6%
120			White Deer Park	11.6	1	40	2.5%	0.4%
121			Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP'	16.4	1	43	2.3%	0.4%
122			Third Fork Creek Trail	13.6	1	43	2.3%	0.4%
123			Pinehurst Drive Ponds	15.6	1	52	1.9%	0.3%
124			Brian P's Yard (Private)	14.4	1	62	1.6%	0.3%
125			Johnston Mill Nature Preserve	20.5	1	71	1.4%	0.2%