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Where to find Merlin in December
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 Merlin in December. 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 Duke Forest--Gate 12 19.9 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
2 Dorothea Dix 6.6 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
3 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 25 608 4.1% 2.8%
4 Williamson Preserve 19.2 2 42 4.8% 1.3%
5 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 2 65 3.1% 0.8%
6 Falls Lake 15.1 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
7 NCSU Experimental Farm 7.1 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
8 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
9 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 2 69 2.9% 0.8%
10 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 3 212 1.4% 0.5%
11 Schenck Forest 3.6 2 137 1.5% 0.4%
12 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 1 49 2.0% 0.4%
13 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 3 308 1.0% 0.3%
14 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 1 54 1.9% 0.3%
15 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 1 76 1.3% 0.2%
16 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 1 93 1.1% 0.2%
17 Bond Park 2.7 1 110 0.9% 0.2%
18 Shelley Lake 8.1 1 131 0.8% 0.1%
19 Lake Betz 7.3 1 177 0.6% 0.1%
20 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 1 178 0.6% 0.1%
21 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 1 214 0.5% 0.1%
22 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 1 336 0.3% 0.1%
23 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 1 347 0.3% 0.1%
24 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 1 441 0.2% 0.0%