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Where to find Mallard 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 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	131	138	94.9%	89.9%
2			Shelley Lake	8.1	95	109	87.2%	79.6%
3			Lake Betz	7.3	119	138	86.2%	79.5%
4			Bass Lake Park & Trail	10.7	50	57	87.7%	76.8%
5			Bond Park	2.7	82	97	84.5%	76.0%
6			Beaver Marsh	16.7	154	190	81.1%	74.9%
7			Symphony Lake Greenway	4.4	44	51	86.3%	74.3%
8			Apex Community Park	3.7	57	70	81.4%	70.8%
9			Yates Mill County Park	7.2	226	306	73.9%	68.7%
10			Lake Raleigh	6.0	68	89	76.4%	66.6%
11			William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake	5.7	70	93	75.3%	65.6%
12			Lake Benson	11.9	55	72	76.4%	65.4%
13			Crabtree Creek Watershed	4.7	20	25	80.0%	60.9%
14			Lake Wheeler marshes	6.9	73	104	70.2%	60.8%
15			Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek	18.2	38	58	65.5%	52.7%
16			Orange County Sportsplex Pond	24.9	29	46	63.0%	48.6%
17			Schenck Forest	3.6	70	123	56.9%	48.1%
18			Lake Crabtree Dam	3.3	92	167	55.1%	47.5%
19			Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd.	9.8	31	51	60.8%	47.1%
20			Lake Johnson Park	4.2	92	173	53.2%	45.8%
21			Patterson Place Constructed Wetland	16.0	26	43	60.5%	45.6%
22			Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway	3.5	11	16	68.8%	44.4%
23			Discovery Lake (Restricted Access)	8.2	20	33	60.6%	43.7%
24			Chandler's Swamp	16.9	5	6	83.3%	43.6%
25			White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side	6.7	18	31	58.1%	40.8%
26			Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance	3.3	51	102	50.0%	40.5%
27			Rainbow Soccer Complex	16.2	27	51	52.9%	39.5%
28			Lake Crabtree County Park	3.6	170	384	44.3%	39.4%
29			Ten-Ten Road Pond	9.4	14	24	58.3%	38.8%
30			Sandy Creek Park	16.1	127	290	43.8%	38.2%
31			Durant Nature Preserve	13.3	24	49	49.0%	35.6%
32			Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve	22.1	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
33			Eden Lakes	23.7	6	10	60.0%	31.3%
34			William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake	3.8	5	8	62.5%	30.6%
35			Hoffman Lake	2.4	5	8	62.5%	30.6%
36			Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp	16.8	14	30	46.7%	30.2%
37			Jack Marley Park	19.7	3	4	75.0%	30.1%
38			Lake Wheeler	8.2	19	45	42.2%	29.0%
39			Sarah P. Duke Gardens	16.8	22	55	40.0%	28.1%
40			Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP'	16.4	15	35	42.9%	28.0%
41			Duke University--Reclamation Pond	17.3	10	22	45.5%	26.9%
42			Baileywick Road Park	10.2	5	9	55.6%	26.7%
43			Falls Lake--Rolling View	16.1	52	156	33.3%	26.4%
44			Walnut Creek Wetland Center	9.0	8	17	47.1%	26.2%
45			Eastgate Park	9.5	8	17	47.1%	26.2%
46			University Lake, Chapel Hill	19.3	16	44	36.4%	23.8%
47			Poplar Point Wastewater Ponds (Restricted Access)	13.8	5	10	50.0%	23.7%
48			White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland	6.1	5	10	50.0%	23.7%
49			Lake Rogers Park	23.7	6	13	46.2%	23.2%
50			Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek	15.0	4	8	50.0%	21.5%
51			Greenview Ponds	7.6	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
52			Falls Lake SRA--Woodpecker Ridge	16.3	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
53			RTP Mountain Bike Trails	7.2	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
54			Neuse River Trail--Milburnie Park	13.5	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
55			Neuse River Trail--Abbington Lane	13.5	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
56			Shaw Lake	9.9	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
57			Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only	15.3	15	47	31.9%	20.4%
58			Rocky Branch Greenway	6.4	7	18	38.9%	20.3%
59			Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir	18.0	12	37	32.4%	19.6%
60			William B. Umstead SP	5.4	9	26	34.6%	19.4%
61			Carpenter Park	5.1	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
62			Mason Farm Biological Reserve	14.6	54	255	21.2%	16.6%
63			Brier Creek Reservoir	5.9	15	59	25.4%	16.1%
64			Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co)	20.0	3	7	42.9%	15.8%
65			Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave	9.6	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
66			Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge	13.6	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
67			Indian Creek Greenway	3.5	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
68			Capital Hills Drive Wetlands	13.9	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
69			AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park	10.0	5	16	31.2%	14.2%
70			Falls Lake--Sandling Beach	17.5	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
71			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point	15.0	22	130	16.9%	11.4%
72			West Lake Road Ponds	8.7	4	16	25.0%	10.2%
73			NCSU Experimental Farm	7.1	5	22	22.7%	10.1%
74			Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek	14.5	19	126	15.1%	9.9%
75			Salem Pond Park	4.5	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
76			Hilltop Needmore Park--South	11.5	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
77			Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd.	17.1	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
78			Erwin Road Swamp	17.7	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
79			American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Crossing	12.0	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
80			American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Mall	12.2	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
81			Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road	15.5	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
82			North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden	4.6	9	52	17.3%	9.4%
83			Eno River SP--Pleasant Green	21.9	3	12	25.0%	8.9%
84			Ephesus Park--Chapel Hill	16.3	3	12	25.0%	8.9%
85			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.)	21.9	5	26	19.2%	8.5%
86			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co)	12.0	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
87			Laurel Hill Park	5.4	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
88			Hank Anderson Community Park	20.3	7	51	13.7%	6.8%
89			Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek	10.6	3	16	18.8%	6.6%
90			Pinehurst Drive Ponds	15.6	3	16	18.8%	6.6%
91			Kildaire Farms Lake	2.3	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
92			Crabtree Creek Trail--Lindsay Dr. to Bridge by Galax Dr.	5.5	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
93			Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp	18.4	6	46	13.0%	6.1%
94			Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest	14.7	4	27	14.8%	5.9%
95			Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park	17.9	3	18	16.7%	5.8%
96			Brumley Nature Preserve--South	22.7	3	19	15.8%	5.5%
97			Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment	23.4	15	188	8.0%	4.9%
98			North Carolina Museum of Life and Science	17.8	4	33	12.1%	4.8%
99			Horace Williams Tract	19.1	3	22	13.6%	4.7%
100			Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field)	14.1	2	12	16.7%	4.7%
101			Forest Ridge Park	16.5	2	12	16.7%	4.7%
102			Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.)	13.5	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
103			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.)	21.9	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
104			Pulley Town Road Fields	22.5	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
105			North Carolina State University Campus	6.2	3	24	12.5%	4.3%
106			Falls Lake--Dam	15.2	2	13	15.4%	4.3%
107			Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve	15.1	4	39	10.3%	4.1%
108			Middle Creek Bottomlands II	24.9	2	14	14.3%	4.0%
109			Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade	19.0	4	42	9.5%	3.8%
110			White Deer Park	11.6	2	15	13.3%	3.7%
111			Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth	14.9	5	60	8.3%	3.6%
112			Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd.	11.9	2	18	11.1%	3.1%
113			E. Carroll Joyner Park	20.6	2	19	10.5%	2.9%
114			Mid Pines Rd.	6.7	20	498	4.0%	2.6%
115			Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek	14.8	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
116			Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment	12.2	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
117			Turnipseed Preserve	20.5	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
118			Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd.	12.6	4	63	6.3%	2.5%
119			Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning	3.9	11	273	4.0%	2.3%
120			Falls Lake--Cheek Road Causeway (Durham Co.)	17.7	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
121			Barksdale Drive Greenway	9.9	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
122			New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment	13.8	2	27	7.4%	2.1%
123			Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula	12.1	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
124			Piedmont Nature Trail	15.9	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
125			Pullen Park	6.6	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
126			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade	20.0	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
127			Hilltop Needmore Park--North	11.1	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
128			Inwood Rd.	7.3	2	34	5.9%	1.6%
129			Butner Game Land--H Street Fields	23.2	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
130			Ritter Park	4.3	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
131			American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access	10.5	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
132			Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders	3.9	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
133			Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform	12.3	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
134			Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam	18.7	2	59	3.4%	0.9%
135			Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina	13.2	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
136			Fearrington Village	17.5	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
137			Pierce Woods and Pond	15.9	1	26	3.8%	0.7%
138			Third Fork Creek Trail	13.6	1	34	2.9%	0.5%
139			Johnston Mill Nature Preserve	20.5	1	38	2.6%	0.5%
140			Old Bynum Bridge	20.4	1	40	2.5%	0.4%
141			Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp	15.5	1	58	1.7%	0.3%
142			Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only)	24.1	1	78	1.3%	0.2%
143			stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020)	1.5	1	206	0.5%	0.1%