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Where to find Mallard in January
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 Mallard in January. 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 Betz	7.3	306	346	88.4%	84.6%
2			Symphony Lake Greenway	4.4	64	70	91.4%	82.5%
3			Shelley Lake	8.1	115	131	87.8%	81.1%
4			Lake Lynn	7.7	140	164	85.4%	79.1%
5			Bass Lake Park & Trail	10.7	74	89	83.1%	74.0%
6			Bond Park	2.7	117	145	80.7%	73.5%
7			Beaver Marsh	16.7	274	351	78.1%	73.4%
8			Apex Community Park	3.7	200	257	77.8%	72.4%
9			Lake Wheeler marshes	6.9	86	121	71.1%	62.4%
10			Chandler's Swamp	16.9	16	19	84.2%	62.4%
11			Yates Mill County Park	7.2	285	436	65.4%	60.8%
12			Orange County Sportsplex Pond	24.9	41	56	73.2%	60.4%
13			Sandy Creek Park	16.1	284	448	63.4%	58.8%
14			Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd.	9.8	78	116	67.2%	58.3%
15			William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake	5.7	127	196	64.8%	57.9%
16			Lake Johnson Park	4.2	187	302	61.9%	56.3%
17			Rainbow Soccer Complex	16.2	49	73	67.1%	55.7%
18			Crabtree Creek Watershed	4.7	39	57	68.4%	55.5%
19			Eastgate Park	9.5	10	12	83.3%	55.2%
20			Lake Benson	11.9	94	150	62.7%	54.7%
21			Patterson Place Constructed Wetland	16.0	34	51	66.7%	53.0%
22			Lake Wheeler	8.2	33	50	66.0%	52.2%
23			Lake Crabtree Dam	3.3	144	251	57.4%	51.2%
24			Lake Raleigh	6.0	79	135	58.5%	50.1%
25			Hoffman Lake	2.4	6	7	85.7%	48.7%
26			Lake Crabtree County Park	3.6	304	593	51.3%	47.2%
27			Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance	3.3	102	190	53.7%	46.6%
28			Durant Nature Preserve	13.3	57	102	55.9%	46.2%
29			Duke University--Reclamation Pond	17.3	33	58	56.9%	44.1%
30			Discovery Lake (Restricted Access)	8.2	39	70	55.7%	44.1%
31			Schenck Forest	3.6	119	250	47.6%	41.5%
32			Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek	18.2	35	68	51.5%	39.8%
33			White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side	6.7	20	37	54.1%	38.4%
34			Kildaire Farms Lake	2.3	6	9	66.7%	35.4%
35			Brier Creek Reservoir	5.9	73	175	41.7%	34.7%
36			Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway	3.5	12	22	54.5%	34.7%
37			Neuse River Trail--Abbington Lane	13.5	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
38			Cedar Hills Park	9.7	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
39			American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Mall	12.2	11	20	55.0%	34.2%
40			AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park	10.0	9	16	56.2%	33.2%
41			Ten-Ten Road Pond	9.4	8	14	57.1%	32.6%
42			Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir	18.0	35	87	40.2%	30.6%
43			Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve	15.1	20	46	43.5%	30.2%
44			White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland	6.1	5	9	55.6%	26.7%
45			Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field)	14.1	14	35	40.0%	25.6%
46			William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake	3.8	6	12	50.0%	25.4%
47			Baileywick Road Park	10.2	8	18	44.4%	24.6%
48			Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP'	16.4	24	71	33.8%	23.9%
49			Pinehurst Drive Ponds	15.6	11	28	39.3%	23.6%
50			Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek	15.0	7	16	43.8%	23.1%
51			Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve	22.1	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
52			stakeout Long-tailed Duck, Lower Springdale Estates Lake, Raleigh (2019)	8.2	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
53			Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave	9.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
54			Neuse River Trail--Buffalo Road Canoe Launch	14.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
55			Smith Creek Greenway (Entrance on Creek Moss Avenue)	16.2	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
56			Mason Farm Biological Reserve	14.6	89	361	24.7%	20.5%
57			William B. Umstead SP	5.4	11	32	34.4%	20.4%
58			Carpenter Park	5.1	7	18	38.9%	20.3%
59			Falls Lake--Rolling View	16.1	36	133	27.1%	20.2%
60			Sarah P. Duke Gardens	16.8	26	92	28.3%	20.1%
61			Eden Lakes	23.7	4	9	44.4%	18.9%
62			Jack Marley Park	19.7	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
63			Fred Fletcher Park	7.4	26	103	25.2%	17.8%
64			Ephesus Park--Chapel Hill	16.3	5	13	38.5%	17.7%
65			Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp	16.8	19	73	26.0%	17.3%
66			Hank Anderson Community Park	20.3	16	60	26.7%	17.1%
67			Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.)	13.5	4	11	36.4%	15.2%
68			Glennstone/Heron Rookery	18.4	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
69			Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek	14.5	28	150	18.7%	13.2%
70			Shearon Harris Visitor's Center	12.7	4	13	30.8%	12.7%
71			Morris Branch Greenway	7.6	4	13	30.8%	12.7%
72			E. Carroll Joyner Park	20.6	6	23	26.1%	12.5%
73			Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only	15.3	8	34	23.5%	12.4%
74			Brumley Nature Preserve--South	22.7	3	9	33.3%	12.1%
75			Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End	17.3	5	20	25.0%	11.2%
76			Third Fork Creek Trail	13.6	11	57	19.3%	11.1%
77			Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point	16.1	3	10	30.0%	10.8%
78			Poplar Point Wastewater Ponds (Restricted Access)	13.8	5	21	23.8%	10.6%
79			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point	15.0	47	338	13.9%	10.6%
80			Salem Pond Park	4.5	4	16	25.0%	10.2%
81			Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment	23.4	29	209	13.9%	9.8%
82			Greenview Ponds	7.6	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
83			RTP Mountain Bike Trails	7.2	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
84			Neuse River Trail--Buffalo Road Athletic Park	14.1	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
85			Neuse River Trail--River Bend	14.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
86			Camden Ave Pond	16.3	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
87			Capital Hills Drive Wetlands	13.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
88			Robertson Creek Nature Preserve	23.8	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
89			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.)	21.9	8	50	16.0%	8.3%
90			Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center	9.0	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
91			Indian Creek Greenway	3.5	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
92			Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park	17.9	5	27	18.5%	8.2%
93			Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir	19.0	3	13	23.1%	8.2%
94			Lake Rogers Park	23.7	3	13	23.1%	8.2%
95			Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth	14.9	20	169	11.8%	7.8%
96			Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek	10.6	3	16	18.8%	6.6%
97			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.)	21.9	3	16	18.8%	6.6%
98			North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond	4.7	3	16	18.8%	6.6%
99			Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula	12.1	4	25	16.0%	6.4%
100			Middle Creek Bottomlands II	24.9	3	17	17.6%	6.2%
101			Falls Lake SRA--Woodpecker Ridge	16.3	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
102			Patterson Road Waterfowl Impoundment	14.8	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
103			William B. Umstead SP--Turkey Creek Trail	4.2	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
104			Lassiter Mill Historical Park	7.7	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
105			East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek)	9.4	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
106			Rocky Branch Greenway	6.4	3	19	15.8%	5.5%
107			Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest	14.7	4	29	13.8%	5.5%
108			Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning	3.9	35	462	7.6%	5.5%
109			Falls Lake--Sandling Beach	17.5	3	20	15.0%	5.2%
110			Hilltop Needmore Park--North	11.1	3	22	13.6%	4.7%
111			NCSU Experimental Farm	7.1	6	60	10.0%	4.7%
112			North Carolina Museum of Life and Science	17.8	5	47	10.6%	4.6%
113			Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge	13.6	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
114			Inwood Rd.	7.3	8	92	8.7%	4.5%
115			Laurel Hill Park	5.4	2	13	15.4%	4.3%
116			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp	14.8	3	25	12.0%	4.2%
117			Swift Creek Bluffs	5.3	2	14	14.3%	4.0%
118			Brumley Nature Preserve--North	22.2	13	197	6.6%	3.9%
119			Fearrington Village	17.5	4	43	9.3%	3.7%
120			Mingo Creek Trail	15.1	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
121			Ammons Farm Rd.	24.7	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
122			American Tobacco Trail--Pittard Sears Road	8.8	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
123			Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina	13.2	3	29	10.3%	3.6%
124			Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek	14.8	2	16	12.5%	3.5%
125			Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd.	17.1	2	16	12.5%	3.5%
126			North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden	4.6	3	30	10.0%	3.5%
127			American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access	10.5	6	87	6.9%	3.2%
128			Falls Lake--Dam	15.2	3	34	8.8%	3.0%
129			Walnut Creek Greenway between Lake Dam Rd & Gorman St	5.1	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
130			University Lake, Chapel Hill	19.3	2	21	9.5%	2.7%
131			Wendell Park	22.6	2	21	9.5%	2.7%
132			Hilltop Needmore Park--South	11.5	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
133			Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade	19.0	2	22	9.1%	2.5%
134			Falls Lake	15.1	2	22	9.1%	2.5%
135			Mid Pines Rd.	6.7	27	817	3.3%	2.3%
136			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co)	12.0	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
137			Shiloh Greenway	5.1	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
138			Crowder District Park	6.8	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
139			Apex Nature Park	8.6	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
140			Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access	13.1	2	29	6.9%	1.9%
141			Eno River SP--Pleasant Green	21.9	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
142			Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek	10.3	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
143			Horace Williams Tract	19.1	2	31	6.5%	1.8%
144			Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	14.5	2	32	6.2%	1.7%
145			Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only)	24.1	6	171	3.5%	1.6%
146			Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp	15.5	4	111	3.6%	1.4%
147			Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail	17.1	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
148			Pullen Park	6.6	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
149			Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook	16.7	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
150			Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd.	12.6	5	184	2.7%	1.2%
151			Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam	18.7	4	141	2.8%	1.1%
152			Barksdale Drive Greenway	9.9	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
153			Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd.	11.9	1	19	5.3%	0.9%
154			Higgins Greenway	1.2	1	19	5.3%	0.9%
155			Eno River SP--Few's Ford	23.2	2	61	3.3%	0.9%
156			Penny's Bend Nature Preserve	20.0	1	21	4.8%	0.8%
157			Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd.	13.3	1	22	4.5%	0.8%
158			Lower Booker Creek Trail	17.0	1	23	4.3%	0.8%
159			New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment	13.8	1	24	4.2%	0.7%
160			Lower Haw SNA--Bynum	20.3	1	25	4.0%	0.7%
161			Raven Rock SP	23.9	1	27	3.7%	0.7%
162			Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform	12.3	1	30	3.3%	0.6%
163			Old Bynum Bridge	20.4	1	53	1.9%	0.3%
164			Harris Lake County Park	14.0	1	77	1.3%	0.2%
165			North Carolina State University Campus	6.2	1	82	1.2%	0.2%
166			Blue Jay Point County Park	14.5	1	91	1.1%	0.2%
167			stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020)	1.5	1	104	1.0%	0.2%