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Where to find Mallard in May
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 May. 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 7.7 292 320 91.2% 87.6%
2 Shelley Lake 8.1 175 205 85.4% 79.9%
3 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 137 166 82.5% 76.0%
4 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 113 137 82.5% 75.3%
5 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 32 36 88.9% 74.7%
6 Lake Betz 7.3 337 431 78.2% 74.1%
7 Bond Park 2.7 185 233 79.4% 73.7%
8 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 154 197 78.2% 71.9%
9 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 326 445 73.3% 69.0%
10 Hoffman Lake 2.4 8 8 100.0% 67.6%
11 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 464 659 70.4% 66.8%
12 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 330 490 67.3% 63.1%
13 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 180 265 67.9% 62.1%
14 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 77 110 70.0% 60.9%
15 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 253 414 61.1% 56.3%
16 Apex Community Park 3.7 46 68 67.6% 55.8%
17 Duke University--Reclamation Pond 17.3 58 95 61.1% 51.0%
18 Lake Wheeler 8.2 16 23 69.6% 49.1%
19 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 22 34 64.7% 47.9%
20 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 49 85 57.6% 47.0%
21 Chandler's Swamp 16.9 9 12 75.0% 46.8%
22 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 452 946 47.8% 44.6%
23 Carpenter Park 5.1 10 15 66.7% 41.7%
24 Pinehurst Drive Ponds 15.6 35 68 51.5% 39.8%
25 Shaw Lake 9.9 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
26 Hilltop Needmore Park--South 11.5 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
27 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 31 64 48.4% 36.6%
28 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 36 77 46.8% 36.0%
29 Schenck Forest 3.6 119 290 41.0% 35.5%
30 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 31 66 47.0% 35.4%
31 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 325 847 38.4% 35.2%
32 Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point 16.1 13 25 52.0% 33.5%
33 Sarah P. Duke Gardens 16.8 45 107 42.1% 33.1%
34 Indian Creek Greenway 3.5 15 31 48.4% 32.0%
35 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 38 93 40.9% 31.4%
36 Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.) 13.5 6 10 60.0% 31.3%
37 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 65 178 36.5% 29.8%
38 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 96 282 34.0% 28.8%
39 Rocky Branch Greenway 6.4 16 37 43.2% 28.7%
40 Orange County Sportsplex Pond 24.9 10 21 47.6% 28.3%
41 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 32 85 37.6% 28.1%
42 Lake Raleigh 6.0 64 186 34.4% 28.0%
43 Downtown Cary Park 0.5 7 14 50.0% 26.8%
44 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 12 28 42.9% 26.5%
45 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 28 77 36.4% 26.5%
46 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 44 132 33.3% 25.9%
47 Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve 22.1 7 15 46.7% 24.8%
48 Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek 14.0 13 33 39.4% 24.7%
49 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp 14.8 8 18 44.4% 24.6%
50 Higgins Greenway 1.2 10 24 41.7% 24.5%
51 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 28 86 32.6% 23.6%
52 AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park 10.0 8 19 42.1% 23.1%
53 Beaver Marsh 16.7 63 224 28.1% 22.6%
54 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 19 58 32.8% 22.1%
55 Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge 13.6 7 17 41.2% 21.6%
56 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 9 24 37.5% 21.2%
57 Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats) 12.6 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
58 Jack Marley Park 19.7 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
59 Patterson Road Waterfowl Impoundment 14.8 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
60 South Wake County Landfill (Restricted Access) 8.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
61 Fred Fletcher Park 7.4 9 25 36.0% 20.2%
62 Lake Benson 11.9 19 63 30.2% 20.2%
63 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 12 37 32.4% 19.6%
64 Poplar Point Wastewater Ponds (Restricted Access) 13.8 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
65 Heritage Lake 19.2 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
66 Pullen Park 6.6 6 16 37.5% 18.5%
67 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 60 265 22.6% 18.0%
68 Jordan Lake--Poe's Ridge 19.9 5 13 38.5% 17.7%
69 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd. 17.4 5 13 38.5% 17.7%
70 Morris Branch Greenway 7.6 6 17 35.3% 17.3%
71 Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek 15.0 7 21 33.3% 17.2%
72 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 7 21 33.3% 17.2%
73 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 21 88 23.9% 16.2%
74 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 25 110 22.7% 15.9%
75 Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave 9.6 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
76 Fox Road School Park and Marsh Overlook (Access ONLY after 6 pm on school days, and daylight hours on holidays and weekends) 13.8 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
77 Cedar Fork District Park 3.1 10 38 26.3% 15.0%
78 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 7 24 29.2% 14.9%
79 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 7 24 29.2% 14.9%
80 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 9 35 25.7% 14.2%
81 Baileywick Road Park 10.2 5 18 27.8% 12.5%
82 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats 18.8 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
83 Laurel Hill Park 5.4 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
84 Camden Ave Pond 16.3 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
85 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 132 999 13.2% 11.3%
86 Glennstone/Heron Rookery 18.4 14 83 16.9% 10.3%
87 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 7 36 19.4% 9.8%
88 Neuse River Trail--Milburnie Park 13.5 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
89 Morrisville Community Park 3.9 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
90 Salem Pond Park 4.5 4 17 23.5% 9.6%
91 American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access 9.5 4 17 23.5% 9.6%
92 Wake Forest Reservoir 20.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
93 Little River Fishing Facility 23.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
94 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 5 24 20.8% 9.2%
95 Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road 15.5 3 12 25.0% 8.9%
96 Barksdale Drive Greenway 9.9 5 25 20.0% 8.9%
97 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 9 56 16.1% 8.7%
98 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 5 26 19.2% 8.5%
99 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 10 66 15.2% 8.4%
100 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 79 780 10.1% 8.2%
101 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 5 27 18.5% 8.2%
102 Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area 13.8 3 13 23.1% 8.2%
103 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 14 109 12.8% 7.8%
104 Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End 17.3 4 21 19.0% 7.7%
105 Fearrington Village 17.5 9 66 13.6% 7.3%
106 Wooten Meadow Park 6.8 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
107 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 6 42 14.3% 6.7%
108 Falls Lake 15.1 4 24 16.7% 6.7%
109 Third Fork Creek Trail 13.6 12 107 11.2% 6.5%
110 Duke University--Anderson Woods 17.0 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
111 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 8 66 12.1% 6.3%
112 West Lake Road Ponds 8.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
113 American Tobacco Trail--Pittard Sears Road 8.8 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
114 Capital Hills Drive Wetlands 13.9 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
115 Park West Village Greenway 2.4 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
116 Beaver Creek Greenway 7.0 6 46 13.0% 6.1%
117 Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point 14.2 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
118 Eastgate Park 9.5 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
119 stakeout Long-tailed Duck, Lower Springdale Estates Lake, Raleigh (2019) 8.2 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
120 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 3 19 15.8% 5.5%
121 Swift Creek Bluffs 5.3 9 88 10.2% 5.5%
122 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 5 41 12.2% 5.3%
123 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 5 42 11.9% 5.2%
124 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
125 Shiloh Greenway 5.1 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
126 Inwood Rd. 7.3 7 68 10.3% 5.1%
127 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 26 362 7.2% 4.9%
128 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 56 886 6.3% 4.9%
129 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 7 72 9.7% 4.8%
130 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co) 12.3 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
131 Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek 13.7 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
132 Jordan Game Land--Bells Church Fishing Access 12.9 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
133 Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina 13.2 4 38 10.5% 4.2%
134 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 4 38 10.5% 4.2%
135 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
136 North Carolina Museum of Art--Goodnight Park 4.4 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
137 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 7 88 8.0% 3.9%
138 New Hope Bottomlands 15.5 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
139 Walnut Creek Greenway between Lake Dam Rd & Gorman St 5.1 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
140 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 3 28 10.7% 3.7%
141 Duke Forest Rd. 20.7 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
142 Butner Game Land--H Street Fields 23.2 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
143 American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Crossing 12.0 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
144 Neuse River Trail--River Bend 14.9 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
145 Mingo Creek Trail 15.1 4 44 9.1% 3.6%
146 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 3 29 10.3% 3.6%
147 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 5 62 8.1% 3.5%
148 North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 17.8 4 46 8.7% 3.4%
149 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 6 85 7.1% 3.3%
150 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 7 105 6.7% 3.3%
151 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
152 Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment 12.2 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
153 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
154 Raven Rock SP 23.9 5 71 7.0% 3.0%
155 stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020) 1.5 4 52 7.7% 3.0%
156 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 6 92 6.5% 3.0%
157 Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp 16.8 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
158 Robertson Creek Nature Preserve 23.8 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
159 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 3 37 8.1% 2.8%
160 Wendell Park 22.6 2 20 10.0% 2.8%
161 17 Acre Woods 18.0 9 174 5.2% 2.7%
162 Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch 11.6 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
163 William B. Umstead SP--Turkey Creek Trail 4.2 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
164 Bass Lake Outfall Greenway 11.0 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
165 Ephesus Park--Chapel Hill 16.3 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
166 Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook 16.7 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
167 Crowder District Park 6.8 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
168 Robertson Millpond Preserve 20.7 3 42 7.1% 2.5%
169 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 21 594 3.5% 2.3%
170 Haw River--Bynum Dam 20.5 2 24 8.3% 2.3%
171 North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond 4.7 2 25 8.0% 2.2%
172 Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform 12.3 2 27 7.4% 2.1%
173 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 5 106 4.7% 2.0%
174 Ritter Park 4.3 3 53 5.7% 1.9%
175 Duke Forest--Gate 4 18.1 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
176 American Tobacco Trail--Wimberly Road Access 8.1 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
177 American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Mall 12.2 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
178 White Deer Park 11.6 4 93 4.3% 1.7%
179 Eno River SP--Pleasant Green 21.9 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
180 Eno River SP--Continental Drive Access 21.6 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
181 Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate 19.7 2 35 5.7% 1.6%
182 South Ellerbe Creek Trail 16.4 3 66 4.5% 1.6%
183 Jordan Lake SRA--Visitor's Center 13.8 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
184 Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access 18.4 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
185 Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff 12.6 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
186 Crabtree Creek Trail--Lindsay Dr. to Bridge by Galax Dr. 5.5 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
187 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 2 38 5.3% 1.5%
188 Fallon park 8.1 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
189 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 15 698 2.1% 1.3%
190 Apex Nature Park 8.6 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
191 Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road 20.9 2 48 4.2% 1.2%
192 East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek) 9.4 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
193 DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve 22.4 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
194 West Point on the Eno Park 20.5 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
195 Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail 19.4 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
196 Howling Cow Creamery 7.2 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
197 Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve 4.6 2 72 2.8% 0.8%
198 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
199 Northgate Park 17.2 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
200 Forest Ridge Park 16.5 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
201 Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail 17.1 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
202 Lower Booker Creek Trail 17.0 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
203 Brian P's Yard (Private) 14.4 3 155 1.9% 0.7%
204 Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway 21.1 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
205 Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station 21.6 2 86 2.3% 0.6%
206 North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill) 14.1 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
207 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 1 32 3.1% 0.6%
208 Duke University--Chapel Woods 17.1 1 36 2.8% 0.5%
209 North Carolina State University Campus 6.2 1 37 2.7% 0.5%
210 Merritt's Pasture 16.9 1 41 2.4% 0.4%
211 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 20.5 2 139 1.4% 0.4%
212 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve 20.0 1 45 2.2% 0.4%
213 Edna Metz Wells Park 7.1 1 48 2.1% 0.4%
214 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Power Line & Trails ONLY 12.4 1 51 2.0% 0.3%
215 Turnipseed Preserve 20.5 1 52 1.9% 0.3%
216 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 2 162 1.2% 0.3%
217 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 1 53 1.9% 0.3%
218 Parker Preserve 15.5 1 55 1.8% 0.3%
219 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 2 177 1.1% 0.3%
220 Duke Forest--Korstian Division 19.6 1 70 1.4% 0.3%
221 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 1 72 1.4% 0.2%
222 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 1 74 1.4% 0.2%
223 Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park 13.6 1 80 1.2% 0.2%
224 Horton Grove Nature Preserve 24.6 1 110 0.9% 0.2%
225 Dorothea Dix Park 6.9 1 210 0.5% 0.1%