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Where to find Wood Duck in September
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 September. 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 Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve 22.1 8 8 100.0% 67.6%
2 Poplar Point Wastewater Ponds (Restricted Access) 13.8 5 5 100.0% 56.6%
3 Robertson Creek Nature Preserve 23.8 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
4 Lake Betz 7.3 88 219 40.2% 33.9%
5 Glennstone/Heron Rookery 18.4 5 8 62.5% 30.6%
6 Chandler's Swamp 16.9 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
7 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 38 100 38.0% 29.1%
8 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co) 12.3 14 32 43.8% 28.2%
9 Town Lake Park 23.4 11 24 45.8% 27.9%
10 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 38 111 34.2% 26.1%
11 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 20 58 34.5% 23.6%
12 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 85 305 27.9% 23.1%
13 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 14 39 35.9% 22.7%
14 Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek 13.7 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
15 Neuse River Trail--Abbington Lane 13.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
16 Beaver Marsh 16.7 39 148 26.4% 19.9%
17 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 27 100 27.0% 19.3%
18 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 6 16 37.5% 18.5%
19 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 82 371 22.1% 18.2%
20 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 26 109 23.9% 16.8%
21 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 11 39 28.2% 16.5%
22 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 13 50 26.0% 15.9%
23 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 38 210 18.1% 13.5%
24 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 13 59 22.0% 13.4%
25 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 5 17 29.4% 13.3%
26 Sarah P. Duke Gardens 16.8 11 52 21.2% 12.2%
27 Apex Community Park 3.7 8 37 21.6% 11.4%
28 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 7 32 21.9% 11.0%
29 Lake Raleigh 6.0 8 39 20.5% 10.8%
30 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
31 Inwood Rd. 7.3 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
32 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
33 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 6 30 20.0% 9.5%
34 Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 23.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
35 New Hope Bottomlands 15.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
36 O'Kelly Chapel Road Waterfowl Impoundment 9.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
37 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 4 18 22.2% 9.0%
38 Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats) 12.6 5 29 17.2% 7.6%
39 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 24 224 10.7% 7.3%
40 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 22 214 10.3% 6.9%
41 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 6 44 13.6% 6.4%
42 Lee Game Land 22.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
43 Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge 13.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
44 Jordan Lake--Poe's Ridge 19.9 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
45 Little River Waterfowl Impoundment 20.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
46 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 3 18 16.7% 5.8%
47 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 13 152 8.6% 5.1%
48 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 13 152 8.6% 5.1%
49 Haw River--Bynum Dam 20.5 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
50 Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway 12.9 3 24 12.5% 4.3%
51 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 16 261 6.1% 3.8%
52 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Durham Co.) 19.7 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
53 Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment 12.2 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
54 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 54 1293 4.2% 3.2%
55 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
56 Butner Game Land--H Street Fields 23.2 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
57 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 18 392 4.6% 2.9%
58 Schenck Forest 3.6 10 189 5.3% 2.9%
59 Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park 17.9 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
60 DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve 22.4 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
61 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 6 110 5.5% 2.5%
62 Wendell Park 22.6 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
63 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 3 48 6.2% 2.1%
64 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 2 26 7.7% 2.1%
65 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 4 77 5.2% 2.0%
66 Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road 20.9 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
67 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co) 20.0 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
68 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 2 34 5.9% 1.6%
69 Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp 16.8 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
70 Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station 21.6 2 35 5.7% 1.6%
71 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 12 471 2.5% 1.5%
72 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 4 122 3.3% 1.3%
73 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 3 88 3.4% 1.2%
74 Williamson Preserve 19.2 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
75 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
76 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 4 154 2.6% 1.0%
77 Lake Benson 11.9 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
78 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
79 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 2 67 3.0% 0.8%
80 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
81 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats 18.8 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
82 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
83 Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek 14.0 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
84 Falls Lake 15.1 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
85 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 3 165 1.8% 0.6%
86 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 1 31 3.2% 0.6%
87 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 1 32 3.1% 0.6%
88 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
89 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 1 40 2.5% 0.4%
90 Bond Park 2.7 2 157 1.3% 0.4%
91 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 1 51 2.0% 0.3%
92 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 2 160 1.2% 0.3%
93 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 1 60 1.7% 0.3%
94 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 1 61 1.6% 0.3%
95 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 2 192 1.0% 0.3%
96 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 2 242 0.8% 0.2%
97 17 Acre Woods 18.0 1 89 1.1% 0.2%
98 Lake Lynn 7.7 2 373 0.5% 0.1%

Created by Michael Fogleman.

Data from the eBird Basic Dataset. Version: EBD_relJun-2023. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Jun 2023.