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Where to find Mallard in December
within 25 miles of 35.791540, -78.781117

This page shows which locations in the selected region historically had the highest probability of a checklist including Mallard 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 Lake Lynn 7.7 172 181 95.0% 90.8%
2 Shelley Lake 8.1 139 156 89.1% 83.2%
3 Lake Betz 7.3 205 234 87.6% 82.8%
4 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 71 81 87.7% 78.7%
5 Bond Park 2.7 110 133 82.7% 75.4%
6 Beaver Marsh 16.7 177 221 80.1% 74.3%
7 Apex Community Park 3.7 86 105 81.9% 73.5%
8 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 52 62 83.9% 72.8%
9 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 302 403 74.9% 70.5%
10 Lake Benson 11.9 93 122 76.2% 67.9%
11 Lake Raleigh 6.0 77 106 72.6% 63.5%
12 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 76 109 69.7% 60.5%
13 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 75 111 67.6% 58.4%
14 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 45 65 69.2% 57.2%
15 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 22 30 73.3% 55.6%
16 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 153 263 58.2% 52.1%
17 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 146 257 56.8% 50.7%
18 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 47 78 60.3% 49.2%
19 Schenck Forest 3.6 86 153 56.2% 48.3%
20 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 28 45 62.2% 47.6%
21 Orange County Sportsplex Pond 24.9 29 48 60.4% 46.3%
22 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 43 77 55.8% 44.7%
23 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 70 133 52.6% 44.2%
24 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 9 13 69.2% 42.4%
25 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 47 90 52.2% 42.0%
26 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 234 506 46.2% 41.9%
27 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 32 59 54.2% 41.7%
28 Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve 22.1 6 8 75.0% 40.9%
29 Ten-Ten Road Pond 9.4 14 24 58.3% 38.8%
30 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 22 41 53.7% 38.7%
31 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 59 127 46.5% 38.0%
32 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 165 393 42.0% 37.2%
33 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 18 34 52.9% 36.7%
34 Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point 16.1 5 7 71.4% 35.9%
35 Eden Lakes 23.7 8 13 61.5% 35.5%
36 Hoffman Lake 2.4 6 9 66.7% 35.4%
37 Jack Marley Park 19.7 6 9 66.7% 35.4%
38 Wake Forest Reservoir 20.5 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
39 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 21 44 47.7% 33.8%
40 Eastgate Park 9.5 11 21 52.4% 32.4%
41 Baileywick Road Park 10.2 6 10 60.0% 31.3%
42 Chandler's Swamp 16.9 5 8 62.5% 30.6%
43 Sarah P. Duke Gardens 16.8 31 77 40.3% 30.0%
44 Indian Creek Greenway 3.5 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
45 Lake Wheeler 8.2 22 52 42.3% 29.9%
46 Duke University--Reclamation Pond 17.3 17 39 43.6% 29.3%
47 Carpenter Park 5.1 5 9 55.6% 26.7%
48 Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp 16.8 14 34 41.2% 26.4%
49 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 12 29 41.4% 25.5%
50 Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek 15.0 4 7 57.1% 25.0%
51 Walnut Creek Wetland Center 9.0 9 21 42.9% 24.5%
52 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 5 10 50.0% 23.7%
53 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 67 239 28.0% 22.7%
54 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 17 51 33.3% 22.0%
55 Poplar Point Wastewater Ponds (Restricted Access) 13.8 5 11 45.5% 21.3%
56 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 16 49 32.7% 21.2%
57 Greenview Ponds 7.6 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
58 Falls Lake SRA--Woodpecker Ridge 16.3 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
59 Neuse River Trail--Milburnie Park 13.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
60 Neuse River Trail--Abbington Lane 13.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
61 Shaw Lake 9.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
62 South Point Mall Retention Pond 12.0 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
63 Capital Hills Drive Wetlands 13.9 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
64 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 12 41 29.3% 17.6%
65 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 9 29 31.0% 17.3%
66 Rocky Branch Greenway 6.4 7 21 33.3% 17.2%
67 Lake Rogers Park 23.7 7 21 33.3% 17.2%
68 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 58 293 19.8% 15.6%
69 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co) 20.0 4 11 36.4% 15.2%
70 Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave 9.6 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
71 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 59 319 18.5% 14.6%
72 Salem Pond Park 4.5 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
73 AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park 10.0 5 17 29.4% 13.3%
74 Ephesus Park--Chapel Hill 16.3 4 13 30.8% 12.7%
75 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
76 Downtown Cary Park 0.5 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
77 Laurel Hill Park 5.4 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
78 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 5 21 23.8% 10.6%
79 West Lake Road Ponds 8.7 4 16 25.0% 10.2%
80 NCSU Experimental Farm 7.1 5 22 22.7% 10.1%
81 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 5 22 22.7% 10.1%
82 Eno River SP--Pleasant Green 21.9 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
83 Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge 13.6 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
84 Briar Chapel WWT pond 19.2 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
85 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
86 RTP Mountain Bike Trails 7.2 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
87 Erwin Road Swamp 17.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
88 American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Crossing 12.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
89 Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road 15.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
90 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 19 134 14.2% 9.3%
91 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 14 104 13.5% 8.2%
92 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 6 35 17.1% 8.1%
93 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 9 60 15.0% 8.1%
94 Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park 17.9 4 21 19.0% 7.7%
95 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 5 30 16.7% 7.3%
96 Hilltop Needmore Park--South 11.5 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
97 Morris Branch Greenway 7.6 3 15 20.0% 7.0%
98 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 7 50 14.0% 7.0%
99 Kildaire Farms Lake 2.3 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
100 Little Creek Trail 15.3 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
101 American Tobacco Trail--Massey Chapel Road 12.0 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
102 American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Mall 12.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
103 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 21 229 9.2% 6.1%
104 Falls Lake--Cheek Road Causeway (Durham Co.) 17.7 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
105 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 10 104 9.6% 5.3%
106 Pinehurst Drive Ponds 15.6 3 20 15.0% 5.2%
107 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
108 Butner Game Land--H Street Fields 23.2 3 21 14.3% 5.0%
109 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 3 22 13.6% 4.7%
110 Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.) 13.5 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
111 Jordan Lake--Parkers Creek (West Side, NCFS Land) 15.4 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
112 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 3 24 12.5% 4.3%
113 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
114 Barksdale Drive Greenway 9.9 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
115 Forest Ridge Park 16.5 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
116 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 7 83 8.4% 4.1%
117 North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 17.8 4 41 9.8% 3.9%
118 American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access 9.5 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
119 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 4 46 8.7% 3.4%
120 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 4 46 8.7% 3.4%
121 Horace Williams Tract 19.1 3 31 9.7% 3.3%
122 Pullen Park 6.6 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
123 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
124 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
125 Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 23.9 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
126 Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point 14.2 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
127 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 2 19 10.5% 2.9%
128 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 15 343 4.4% 2.7%
129 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 25 657 3.8% 2.6%
130 Falls Lake SRA--Information Center 16.3 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
131 Glennstone/Heron Rookery 18.4 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
132 Wooten Meadow Park 6.8 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
133 Higgins Greenway 1.2 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
134 Fearrington Village 17.5 2 23 8.7% 2.4%
135 Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center 9.0 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
136 Turnipseed Preserve 20.5 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
137 Crabtree Creek Trail--Lindsay Dr. to Bridge by Galax Dr. 5.5 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
138 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 4 78 5.1% 2.0%
139 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 2 28 7.1% 2.0%
140 White Deer Park 11.6 2 28 7.1% 2.0%
141 Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment 12.2 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
142 Piedmont Nature Trail 15.9 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
143 Pulley Town Road Fields 22.5 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
144 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 2 31 6.5% 1.8%
145 North Carolina State University Campus 6.2 3 58 5.2% 1.8%
146 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 2 32 6.2% 1.7%
147 Inwood Rd. 7.3 2 35 5.7% 1.6%
148 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
149 Ritter Park 4.3 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
150 Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook 16.7 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
151 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 5 182 2.7% 1.2%
152 Jordan Lake--Poe's Ridge 19.9 2 48 4.2% 1.2%
153 Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders 3.9 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
154 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
155 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 4 170 2.4% 0.9%
156 Swift Creek Bluffs 5.3 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
157 Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform 12.3 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
158 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 2 73 2.7% 0.8%
159 Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina 13.2 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
160 Pierce Woods and Pond 15.9 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
161 stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020) 1.5 3 227 1.3% 0.5%
162 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 1 48 2.1% 0.4%
163 Third Fork Creek Trail 13.6 1 48 2.1% 0.4%
164 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 20.5 1 50 2.0% 0.4%
165 17 Acre Woods 18.0 1 69 1.4% 0.3%

Created by Michael Fogleman.

Data from the eBird Basic Dataset. Version: EBD_relSep-2025. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Sep 2025.