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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	337	450	74.9%	70.7%
2			Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve	22.1	4	4	100.0%	51.0%
3			Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment	23.4	102	201	50.7%	43.9%
4			American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access	10.5	41	79	51.9%	41.1%
5			Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd.	9.8	131	314	41.7%	36.4%
6			Jordan Game Land--Bells Church Fishing Access	12.9	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
7			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.)	21.9	36	86	41.9%	32.0%
8			Chandler's Swamp	16.9	6	11	54.5%	28.0%
9			Lake Wheeler marshes	6.9	42	129	32.6%	25.1%
10			University Lake, Chapel Hill	19.3	12	30	40.0%	24.6%
11			Lake Raleigh	6.0	39	121	32.2%	24.6%
12			Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek	14.8	9	21	42.9%	24.5%
13			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.)	21.9	13	34	38.2%	23.9%
14			Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center	9.0	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
15			Sandy Creek Park	16.1	190	755	25.2%	22.2%
16			Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	23.9	4	8	50.0%	21.5%
17			Capital Hills Drive Wetlands	13.9	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
18			Robertson Millpond Preserve	20.7	10	28	35.7%	20.7%
19			Old Oxford Rd. Pond	20.9	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
20			Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd.	11.9	15	49	30.6%	19.5%
21			Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek	18.2	55	233	23.6%	18.6%
22			Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	14.5	14	49	28.6%	17.8%
23			Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance	3.3	78	384	20.3%	16.6%
24			Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek	14.0	5	14	35.7%	16.3%
25			Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek	10.3	7	23	30.4%	15.6%
26			Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field)	14.1	6	19	31.6%	15.4%
27			Middle Creek Bottomlands II	24.9	5	15	33.3%	15.2%
28			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co)	12.0	4	11	36.4%	15.2%
29			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats	18.8	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
30			Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch	11.6	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
31			Falls Lake--Upper Beaver Dam (Granville Co.)	21.0	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
32			Mitchell Mill Natural Area	23.7	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
33			Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek	13.7	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
34			Lake Betz	7.3	54	285	18.9%	14.8%
35			Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade	19.0	17	76	22.4%	14.5%
36			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access	15.2	4	12	33.3%	13.8%
37			Glennstone/Heron Rookery	18.4	15	70	21.4%	13.4%
38			Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek	15.0	5	17	29.4%	13.3%
39			Sarah P. Duke Gardens	16.8	16	77	20.8%	13.2%
40			Mason Farm Biological Reserve	14.6	96	681	14.1%	11.7%
41			Turnipseed Preserve	20.5	8	37	21.6%	11.4%
42			Rainbow Soccer Complex	16.2	14	76	18.4%	11.3%
43			New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment	13.8	6	27	22.2%	10.6%
44			Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek	14.5	23	152	15.1%	10.3%
45			Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge	13.6	4	16	25.0%	10.2%
46			Yates Mill County Park	7.2	78	626	12.5%	10.1%
47			Old Bynum Bridge	20.4	64	513	12.5%	9.9%
48			Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd.	12.6	11	70	15.7%	9.0%
49			Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd.	13.3	3	12	25.0%	8.9%
50			White Pines Nature Preserve	24.5	7	40	17.5%	8.7%
51			Beaver Marsh	16.7	24	199	12.1%	8.2%
52			Lake Benson	11.9	6	35	17.1%	8.1%
53			Lake Johnson Park	4.2	34	309	11.0%	8.0%
54			Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek	10.6	5	30	16.7%	7.3%
55			Falls Lake	15.1	4	22	18.2%	7.3%
56			Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve	15.1	8	57	14.0%	7.3%
57			Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning	3.9	30	300	10.0%	7.1%
58			Shearon Harris Visitor's Center	12.7	3	15	20.0%	7.0%
59			Haw River--Bynum Dam	20.5	4	23	17.4%	7.0%
60			Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment	12.2	3	17	17.6%	6.2%
61			White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland	6.1	4	26	15.4%	6.1%
62			Beaver Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	10.6	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
63			Butner Game Land--H Street Fields	23.2	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
64			Eva Perry Library	4.2	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
65			Lake Wheeler	8.2	3	18	16.7%	5.8%
66			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp	14.8	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
67			Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.)	13.5	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
68			Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road	15.5	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
69			Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road	18.1	13	145	9.0%	5.3%
70			Brumley Nature Preserve--South	22.7	9	92	9.8%	5.2%
71			Schenck Forest	3.6	17	217	7.8%	4.9%
72			Brumley Nature Preserve--North	22.2	41	616	6.7%	4.9%
73			Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End	17.3	2	12	16.7%	4.7%
74			Poplar Point Wastewater Ponds (Restricted Access)	13.8	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
75			Mid Pines Rd.	6.7	40	681	5.9%	4.3%
76			Lower Haw SNA--Bynum	20.3	5	57	8.8%	3.8%
77			Lake Crabtree County Park	3.6	26	491	5.3%	3.6%
78			Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd.	17.1	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
79			Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula	12.1	2	16	12.5%	3.5%
80			Barksdale Drive Greenway	9.9	2	16	12.5%	3.5%
81			Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point	16.1	2	17	11.8%	3.3%
82			DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve	22.4	2	17	11.8%	3.3%
83			Blackwood Farm Park	22.9	3	32	9.4%	3.2%
84			Bass Lake Park & Trail	10.7	7	108	6.5%	3.2%
85			Jordan Lake--Poe's Ridge	19.9	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
86			Neuse River Trail--Milburnie Park	13.5	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
87			American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access	9.5	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
88			White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side	6.7	5	74	6.8%	2.9%
89			Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway	21.1	2	20	10.0%	2.8%
90			Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave	9.6	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
91			Eno River--Pleasant Green to Cole Mill	21.2	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
92			Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam	18.7	4	62	6.5%	2.5%
93			Hank Anderson Community Park	20.3	4	62	6.5%	2.5%
94			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point	15.0	3	41	7.3%	2.5%
95			Falls Lake SRA--Information Center	16.3	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
96			Mingo Creek Trail	15.1	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
97			Harris Lake County Park	14.0	4	73	5.5%	2.2%
98			William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake	5.7	3	48	6.2%	2.1%
99			North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill)	14.1	2	27	7.4%	2.1%
100			Little Creek Trail	15.3	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
101			Walnut Creek Greenway between Lake Dam Rd & Gorman St	5.1	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
102			Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only	15.3	2	28	7.1%	2.0%
103			Raven Rock SP	23.9	3	53	5.7%	1.9%
104			Apex Community Park	3.7	3	54	5.6%	1.9%
105			Chapel Hill Community Park	16.9	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
106			Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access	18.4	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
107			Crabtree Creek Trail--Lindsay Dr. to Bridge by Galax Dr.	5.5	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
108			Patterson Place Constructed Wetland	16.0	3	68	4.4%	1.5%
109			Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir	18.0	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
110			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd.	17.4	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
111			Leigh Farm Park	14.5	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
112			Wendell Park	22.6	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
113			Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64	18.7	2	47	4.3%	1.2%
114			Lake Crabtree Dam	3.3	4	139	2.9%	1.1%
115			Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest	14.7	2	52	3.8%	1.1%
116			William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake	3.8	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
117			Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp	15.5	2	54	3.7%	1.0%
118			Inwood Rd.	7.3	2	62	3.2%	0.9%
119			White Deer Park	11.6	2	64	3.1%	0.9%
120			Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth	14.9	1	22	4.5%	0.8%
121			Bond Park	2.7	4	199	2.0%	0.8%
122			NCSU Experimental Farm	7.1	1	29	3.4%	0.6%
123			Penny's Bend Nature Preserve	20.0	1	30	3.3%	0.6%
124			Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park	17.9	1	30	3.3%	0.6%
125			Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park	13.5	1	31	3.2%	0.6%
126			Durant Nature Preserve	13.3	2	101	2.0%	0.5%
127			Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp	18.4	1	35	2.9%	0.5%
128			Eno River SP--Few's Ford	23.2	2	111	1.8%	0.5%
129			Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP'	16.4	1	48	2.1%	0.4%
130			Pinehurst Drive Ponds	15.6	1	55	1.8%	0.3%
131			Third Fork Creek Trail	13.6	1	64	1.6%	0.3%
132			Johnston Mill Nature Preserve	20.5	1	89	1.1%	0.2%