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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 12 12 100.0% 75.7%
2 Poplar Point Wastewater Ponds (Restricted Access) 13.8 5 5 100.0% 56.6%
3 Lake Betz 7.3 92 231 39.8% 33.7%
4 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 64 164 39.0% 31.9%
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 (Durham Co) 12.3 20 55 36.4% 24.9%
8 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 24 69 34.8% 24.6%
9 Town Lake Park 23.4 12 31 38.7% 23.7%
10 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 40 130 30.8% 23.5%
11 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 87 311 28.0% 23.3%
12 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 38 132 28.8% 21.8%
13 Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek 13.7 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
14 Neuse River Trail--Abbington Lane 13.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
15 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 14 43 32.6% 20.5%
16 Beaver Marsh 16.7 39 148 26.4% 19.9%
17 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 4 9 44.4% 18.9%
18 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 28 109 25.7% 18.4%
19 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 88 413 21.3% 17.6%
20 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 6 18 33.3% 16.3%
21 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 24 105 22.9% 15.9%
22 Sarah P. Duke Gardens 16.8 16 70 22.9% 14.6%
23 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 27 136 19.9% 14.0%
24 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 41 223 18.4% 13.9%
25 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 11 48 22.9% 13.3%
26 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 5 19 26.3% 11.8%
27 Robertson Creek Nature Preserve 23.8 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
28 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 11 56 19.6% 11.3%
29 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
30 Inwood Rd. 7.3 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
31 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 7 33 21.2% 10.7%
32 Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road 20.9 5 21 23.8% 10.6%
33 American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access 9.5 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
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 Falls Lake--Upper Beaver Dam (Granville Co.) 21.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
38 Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats) 12.6 6 31 19.4% 9.2%
39 Lake Raleigh 6.0 8 46 17.4% 9.1%
40 Apex Community Park 3.7 8 48 16.7% 8.7%
41 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 25 232 10.8% 7.4%
42 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 4 22 18.2% 7.3%
43 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 26 248 10.5% 7.3%
44 Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment 12.2 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
45 Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch 11.6 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
46 Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge 13.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
47 Jordan Lake--Poe's Ridge 19.9 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
48 Little River Waterfowl Impoundment 20.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
49 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 15 181 8.3% 5.1%
50 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 13 156 8.3% 4.9%
51 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 3 22 13.6% 4.7%
52 Haw River--Bynum Dam 20.5 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
53 Lee Game Land 22.6 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
54 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 6 63 9.5% 4.4%
55 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 20 296 6.8% 4.4%
56 Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway 12.9 3 25 12.0% 4.2%
57 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Durham Co.) 19.7 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
58 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 19 411 4.6% 3.0%
59 Schenck Forest 3.6 10 195 5.1% 2.8%
60 Butner Game Land--H Street Fields 23.2 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
61 DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve 22.4 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
62 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 54 1701 3.2% 2.4%
63 Wendell Park 22.6 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
64 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats 18.8 2 26 7.7% 2.1%
65 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 2 27 7.4% 2.1%
66 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 2 28 7.1% 2.0%
67 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 6 141 4.3% 2.0%
68 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 4 83 4.8% 1.9%
69 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 2 34 5.9% 1.6%
70 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co) 20.0 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
71 Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp 16.8 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
72 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 3 64 4.7% 1.6%
73 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 2 36 5.6% 1.5%
74 Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park 17.9 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
75 Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station 21.6 2 39 5.1% 1.4%
76 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 12 497 2.4% 1.4%
77 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 5 192 2.6% 1.1%
78 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
79 Williamson Preserve 19.2 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
80 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 3 104 2.9% 1.0%
81 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 4 176 2.3% 0.9%
82 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 4 181 2.2% 0.9%
83 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
84 Lake Benson 11.9 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
85 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
86 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 2 86 2.3% 0.6%
87 Falls Lake 15.1 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
88 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
89 Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek 14.0 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
90 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 1 33 3.0% 0.5%
91 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 1 37 2.7% 0.5%
92 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 4 337 1.2% 0.5%
93 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 1 45 2.2% 0.4%
94 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 2 163 1.2% 0.3%
95 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 1 58 1.7% 0.3%
96 Bond Park 2.7 2 181 1.1% 0.3%
97 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 1 64 1.6% 0.3%
98 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 1 64 1.6% 0.3%
99 Lake Lynn 7.7 4 577 0.7% 0.3%
100 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 2 263 0.8% 0.2%
101 17 Acre Woods 18.0 1 95 1.1% 0.2%