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Where to find Ring-necked 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 Ring-necked 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 Apex Community Park 3.7 94 137 68.6% 60.4%
2 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 69 104 66.3% 56.8%
3 stakeout Long-tailed Duck, Lower Springdale Estates Lake, Raleigh (2019) 8.2 13 18 72.2% 49.1%
4 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 33 73 45.2% 34.3%
5 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 46 109 42.2% 33.4%
6 Salem Pond Park 4.5 9 16 56.2% 33.2%
7 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 144 437 33.0% 28.7%
8 AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park 10.0 6 14 42.9% 21.4%
9 Hoffman Lake 2.4 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
10 Shaw Lake 9.9 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
11 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats 18.8 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
12 Lick Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 13.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
13 Capital Hills Drive Wetlands 13.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
14 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve 20.0 6 15 40.0% 19.8%
15 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 30 110 27.3% 19.8%
16 Pullen Park 6.6 5 13 38.5% 17.7%
17 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 18 72 25.0% 16.4%
18 Lake Benson 11.9 18 74 24.3% 16.0%
19 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 4 11 36.4% 15.2%
20 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 26 132 19.7% 13.8%
21 Lake Raleigh 6.0 22 113 19.5% 13.2%
22 West Lake Road Ponds 8.7 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
23 Lake Rogers Park 23.7 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
24 Lake Betz 7.3 29 208 13.9% 9.9%
25 Ephesus Park--Chapel Hill 16.3 4 18 22.2% 9.0%
26 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 46 390 11.8% 9.0%
27 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 13 91 14.3% 8.5%
28 Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats) 12.6 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
29 Jordan Game Land--Lower Little Creek 13.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
30 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
31 American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Mall 12.2 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
32 Greenview Ponds 7.6 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
33 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 7 85 8.2% 4.0%
34 Schenck Forest 3.6 13 194 6.7% 4.0%
35 Eden Lakes 23.7 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
36 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 6 81 7.4% 3.4%
37 Ten-Ten Road Pond 9.4 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
38 Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp 16.8 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
39 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 2 21 9.5% 2.7%
40 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
41 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 6 117 5.1% 2.4%
42 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 3 46 6.5% 2.2%
43 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 3 50 6.0% 2.1%
44 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 16 510 3.1% 1.9%
45 Ammons Farm Rd. 24.7 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
46 NCSU Experimental Farm 7.1 2 33 6.1% 1.7%
47 Shelley Lake 8.1 4 104 3.8% 1.5%
48 Bond Park 2.7 4 137 2.9% 1.1%
49 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
50 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
51 Ritter Park 4.3 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
52 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
53 White Deer Park 11.6 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
54 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
55 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 1 32 3.1% 0.6%
56 Lake Lynn 7.7 2 107 1.9% 0.5%
57 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 1 37 2.7% 0.5%
58 Lake Wheeler 8.2 1 41 2.4% 0.4%
59 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 2 128 1.6% 0.4%
60 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 1 55 1.8% 0.3%
61 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 1 60 1.7% 0.3%
62 North Carolina State University Campus 6.2 1 66 1.5% 0.3%