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Where to find Mallard in February
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 February. 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 7.3 194 208 93.3% 89.0%
2 Lake Lynn 7.7 96 107 89.7% 82.5%
3 Beaver Marsh 16.7 242 281 86.1% 81.6%
4 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 115 132 87.1% 80.3%
5 Apex Community Park 3.7 117 137 85.4% 78.5%
6 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 42 47 89.4% 77.4%
7 Bond Park 2.7 115 137 83.9% 76.9%
8 Shelley Lake 8.1 86 104 82.7% 74.3%
9 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 67 85 78.8% 69.0%
10 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 285 390 73.1% 68.5%
11 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 50 64 78.1% 66.6%
12 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 230 335 68.7% 63.5%
13 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 12 14 85.7% 60.1%
14 Lake Raleigh 6.0 73 113 64.6% 55.4%
15 Jack Marley Park 19.7 7 8 87.5% 52.9%
16 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 65 104 62.5% 52.9%
17 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 21 30 70.0% 52.1%
18 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 20 29 69.0% 50.8%
19 Duke University--Reclamation Pond 17.3 25 38 65.8% 49.9%
20 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 236 437 54.0% 49.3%
21 Chandler's Swamp 16.9 9 12 75.0% 46.8%
22 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 22 36 61.1% 44.9%
23 Salem Pond Park 4.5 11 16 68.8% 44.4%
24 Orange County Sportsplex Pond 24.9 32 56 57.1% 44.1%
25 Lake Benson 11.9 41 74 55.4% 44.1%
26 Baileywick Road Park 10.2 8 11 72.7% 43.4%
27 Lake Wheeler 8.2 24 41 58.5% 43.4%
28 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 66 128 51.6% 43.0%
29 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 26 47 55.3% 41.2%
30 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 36 68 52.9% 41.2%
31 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 12 19 63.2% 41.0%
32 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 37 73 50.7% 39.5%
33 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 10 16 62.5% 38.6%
34 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
35 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 19 37 51.4% 35.9%
36 Glennstone/Heron Rookery 18.4 6 9 66.7% 35.4%
37 Fred Fletcher Park 7.4 27 57 47.4% 35.0%
38 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 48 110 43.6% 34.7%
39 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 55 128 43.0% 34.7%
40 Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge 13.6 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
41 Bass Lake Outfall Greenway 11.0 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
42 stakeout Long-tailed Duck, Lower Springdale Estates Lake, Raleigh (2019) 8.2 10 18 55.6% 33.7%
43 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 16 33 48.5% 32.5%
44 Schenck Forest 3.6 72 194 37.1% 30.6%
45 Eastgate Park 9.5 5 8 62.5% 30.6%
46 Carpenter Park 5.1 7 13 53.8% 29.1%
47 American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Mall 12.2 6 11 54.5% 28.0%
48 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 36 109 33.0% 24.9%
49 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 10 24 41.7% 24.5%
50 West Lake Road Ponds 8.7 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
51 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 23 72 31.9% 22.3%
52 Kildaire Farms Lake 2.3 4 8 50.0% 21.5%
53 AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park 10.0 6 14 42.9% 21.4%
54 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 6 14 42.9% 21.4%
55 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 19 60 31.7% 21.3%
56 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 5 11 45.5% 21.3%
57 Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats) 12.6 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
58 Barksdale Drive Greenway 9.9 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
59 Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.) 13.5 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
60 Hoffman Lake 2.4 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
61 Shaw Lake 9.9 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
62 Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek 13.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
63 Durant Nature Park--Fairy Garden 13.4 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
64 Neuse River Trail--Milburnie Park 13.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
65 American Tobacco Trail--Pittard Sears Road 8.8 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
66 Neuse River Trail--Abbington Lane 13.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
67 Knightdale Station Park 17.3 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
68 Capital Hills Drive Wetlands 13.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
69 Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve 22.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
70 Robertson Creek Nature Preserve 23.8 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
71 Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave 9.6 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
72 Poplar Point Wastewater Ponds (Restricted Access) 13.8 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
73 Crabtree Creek Greenway--Atlantic Ave to Anderson Drive 8.6 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
74 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 10 38 26.3% 15.0%
75 Sarah P. Duke Gardens 16.8 13 53 24.5% 14.9%
76 Pullen Park 6.6 4 13 30.8% 12.7%
77 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 25 139 18.0% 12.5%
78 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 45 279 16.1% 12.3%
79 DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve 22.4 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
80 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 4 14 28.6% 11.7%
81 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 5 20 25.0% 11.2%
82 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
83 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 5 21 23.8% 10.6%
84 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 10 55 18.2% 10.2%
85 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 9 50 18.0% 9.8%
86 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
87 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co) 12.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
88 Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch 11.6 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
89 Historic Oak View Park 11.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
90 Neuse River Trail--Auburn Knightdale Road 15.6 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
91 American Tobacco Trail--Massey Chapel Road 12.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
92 Camden Ave Pond 16.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
93 Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End 17.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
94 Twin Lakes Park 14.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
95 Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail 17.1 4 18 22.2% 9.0%
96 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 5 25 20.0% 8.9%
97 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
98 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 7 46 15.2% 7.6%
99 Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina 13.2 3 14 21.4% 7.6%
100 Lower Booker Creek Trail 17.0 4 22 18.2% 7.3%
101 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 3 15 20.0% 7.0%
102 North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 17.8 4 23 17.4% 7.0%
103 Third Fork Creek Trail 13.6 4 23 17.4% 7.0%
104 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 3 16 18.8% 6.6%
105 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 3 16 18.8% 6.6%
106 West Point on the Eno Park 20.5 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
107 Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment 12.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
108 American Tobacco Trail--Woodcroft 12.3 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
109 Higgins Greenway 1.2 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
110 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
111 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 8 81 9.9% 5.1%
112 Fearrington Village 17.5 3 21 14.3% 5.0%
113 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 34 510 6.7% 4.8%
114 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 3 22 13.6% 4.7%
115 Greenview Ponds 7.6 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
116 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
117 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
118 North Carolina State University Campus 6.2 6 66 9.1% 4.2%
119 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 19 327 5.8% 3.8%
120 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
121 North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond 4.7 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
122 Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek 15.0 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
123 Eden Lakes 23.7 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
124 Shearon Harris Visitor's Center 12.7 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
125 Lake Rogers Park 23.7 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
126 Pinehurst Drive Ponds 15.6 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
127 Old Oxford Rd. Pond 20.9 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
128 Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center 9.0 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
129 Little Creek Trail 15.3 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
130 Falls Lake 15.1 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
131 Leesville Park 7.5 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
132 White Deer Park 11.6 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
133 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
134 Shiloh Greenway 5.1 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
135 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 5 117 4.3% 1.8%
136 Swift Creek Bluffs 5.3 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
137 Rocky Branch Greenway 6.4 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
138 Apex Nature Park 8.6 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
139 Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve 4.6 2 31 6.5% 1.8%
140 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 2 32 6.2% 1.7%
141 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
142 Indian Creek Greenway 3.5 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
143 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
144 Walnut Creek Wetland Center 9.0 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
145 Northgate Park 17.2 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
146 Blackwood Farm Park 22.9 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
147 Williamson Preserve 19.2 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
148 Horace Williams Tract 19.1 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
149 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
150 Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park 17.9 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
151 Inwood Rd. 7.3 2 47 4.3% 1.2%
152 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
153 Ten-Ten Road Pond 9.4 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
154 Ephesus Park--Chapel Hill 16.3 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
155 Ritter Park 4.3 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
156 Pierce Woods and Pond 15.9 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
157 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 2 72 2.8% 0.8%
158 Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders 3.9 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
159 NCSU Experimental Farm 7.1 1 33 3.0% 0.5%
160 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 1 91 1.1% 0.2%