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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 7.3 220 240 91.7% 87.5%
2 Beaver Marsh 16.7 253 295 85.8% 81.3%
3 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 61 68 89.7% 80.2%
4 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 126 146 86.3% 79.8%
5 Lake Lynn 7.7 110 127 86.6% 79.6%
6 Bond Park 2.7 120 142 84.5% 77.7%
7 Shelley Lake 8.1 114 135 84.4% 77.4%
8 Apex Community Park 3.7 147 176 83.5% 77.3%
9 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 81 99 81.8% 73.1%
10 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 305 436 70.0% 65.5%
11 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 269 389 69.2% 64.4%
12 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 53 74 71.6% 60.5%
13 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 12 14 85.7% 60.1%
14 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 36 49 73.5% 59.7%
15 Lake Raleigh 6.0 111 177 62.7% 55.4%
16 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 72 114 63.2% 54.0%
17 Duke University--Reclamation Pond 17.3 39 59 66.1% 53.4%
18 Jack Marley Park 19.7 7 8 87.5% 52.9%
19 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 18 25 72.0% 52.4%
20 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 38 59 64.4% 51.7%
21 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 264 496 53.2% 48.8%
22 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 95 171 55.6% 48.1%
23 Chandler's Swamp 16.9 9 12 75.0% 46.8%
24 Orange County Sportsplex Pond 24.9 38 65 58.5% 46.3%
25 Lake Benson 11.9 48 86 55.8% 45.3%
26 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 21 34 61.8% 45.0%
27 Lake Wheeler 8.2 26 44 59.1% 44.4%
28 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 68 129 52.7% 44.1%
29 Baileywick Road Park 10.2 9 13 69.2% 42.4%
30 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 28 51 54.9% 41.4%
31 Salem Pond Park 4.5 11 17 64.7% 41.3%
32 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 22 39 56.4% 41.0%
33 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 40 80 50.0% 39.3%
34 Fred Fletcher Park 7.4 33 69 47.8% 36.5%
35 stakeout Long-tailed Duck, Lower Springdale Estates Lake, Raleigh (2019) 8.2 11 19 57.9% 36.3%
36 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 54 122 44.3% 35.8%
37 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 56 132 42.4% 34.3%
38 Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge 13.6 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
39 Bass Lake Outfall Greenway 11.0 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
40 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 10 18 55.6% 33.7%
41 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 17 35 48.6% 33.0%
42 Barksdale Drive Greenway 9.9 6 10 60.0% 31.3%
43 Glennstone/Heron Rookery 18.4 6 10 60.0% 31.3%
44 Eastgate Park 9.5 6 10 60.0% 31.3%
45 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 31 75 41.3% 30.9%
46 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 50 133 37.6% 29.8%
47 Schenck Forest 3.6 74 208 35.6% 29.4%
48 Carpenter Park 5.1 8 17 47.1% 26.2%
49 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 7 15 46.7% 24.8%
50 Kildaire Farms Lake 2.3 5 10 50.0% 23.7%
51 American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Mall 12.2 6 13 46.2% 23.2%
52 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 7 16 43.8% 23.1%
53 West Lake Road Ponds 8.7 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
54 AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park 10.0 6 14 42.9% 21.4%
55 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 6 14 42.9% 21.4%
56 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 38 135 28.1% 21.2%
57 Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats) 12.6 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
58 Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.) 13.5 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
59 Hoffman Lake 2.4 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
60 Shaw Lake 9.9 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
61 Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End 17.3 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
62 Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve 22.1 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
63 Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek 13.7 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
64 Durant Nature Park--Fairy Garden 13.4 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
65 Forgotten Pond 19.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
66 Neuse River Trail--Milburnie Park 13.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
67 American Tobacco Trail--Pittard Sears Road 8.8 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
68 Neuse River Trail--Old Falls of Neuse 15.1 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
69 Neuse River Trail--Abbington Lane 13.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
70 Knightdale Station Park 17.3 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
71 Capital Hills Drive Wetlands 13.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
72 Smith Creek Greenway (Entrance on Creek Moss Avenue) 16.2 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
73 Robertson Creek Nature Preserve 23.8 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
74 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
75 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 13 46 28.3% 17.3%
76 Sarah P. Duke Gardens 16.8 17 71 23.9% 15.5%
77 Laurel Hill Park 5.4 5 15 33.3% 15.2%
78 Poplar Point Wastewater Ponds (Restricted Access) 13.8 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
79 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
80 West Point on the Eno Park 20.5 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
81 Crabtree Creek Greenway--Atlantic Ave to Anderson Drive 8.6 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
82 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 10 38 26.3% 15.0%
83 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 60 322 18.6% 14.8%
84 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 34 176 19.3% 14.2%
85 Pullen Park 6.6 5 16 31.2% 14.2%
86 North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond 4.7 5 18 27.8% 12.5%
87 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 12 60 20.0% 11.8%
88 Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave 9.6 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
89 DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve 22.4 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
90 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 5 21 23.8% 10.6%
91 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 6 27 22.2% 10.6%
92 North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 17.8 6 28 21.4% 10.2%
93 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
94 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 5 23 21.7% 9.7%
95 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 4 17 23.5% 9.6%
96 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co) 12.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
97 Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch 11.6 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
98 Historic Oak View Park 11.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
99 Wake Forest Reservoir 20.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
100 Neuse River Trail--Auburn Knightdale Road 15.6 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
101 American Tobacco Trail--Massey Chapel Road 12.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
102 Camden Ave Pond 16.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
103 Twin Lakes Park 14.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
104 Lyon Park 15.6 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
105 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 9 54 16.7% 9.0%
106 Third Fork Creek Trail 13.6 7 39 17.9% 9.0%
107 Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail 17.1 4 21 19.0% 7.7%
108 Higgins Greenway 1.2 3 14 21.4% 7.6%
109 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
110 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 3 15 20.0% 7.0%
111 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 7 52 13.5% 6.7%
112 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 3 16 18.8% 6.6%
113 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 3 16 18.8% 6.6%
114 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
115 Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina 13.2 3 17 17.6% 6.2%
116 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 3 17 17.6% 6.2%
117 Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment 12.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
118 American Tobacco Trail--Woodcroft 12.3 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
119 Pinehurst Drive Ponds 15.6 3 18 16.7% 5.8%
120 Lower Booker Creek Trail 17.0 4 28 14.3% 5.7%
121 Fearrington Village 17.5 3 21 14.3% 5.0%
122 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 8 85 9.4% 4.8%
123 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 3 22 13.6% 4.7%
124 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
125 Rocky Branch Greenway 6.4 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
126 Greenview Ponds 7.6 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
127 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
128 Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point 16.1 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
129 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 35 591 5.9% 4.3%
130 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 10 136 7.4% 4.0%
131 North Carolina State University Campus 6.2 6 70 8.6% 4.0%
132 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 22 381 5.8% 3.8%
133 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
134 Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek 15.0 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
135 Eden Lakes 23.7 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
136 Shearon Harris Visitor's Center 12.7 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
137 Town Lake Park 23.4 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
138 Old Oxford Rd. Pond 20.9 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
139 Lake Rogers Park 23.7 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
140 Morrisville Community Park 3.9 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
141 North Carolina Museum of Art--Goodnight Park 4.4 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
142 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 2 20 10.0% 2.8%
143 Falls Lake 15.1 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
144 Leesville Park 7.5 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
145 Beaver Creek Greenway 7.0 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
146 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 4 67 6.0% 2.3%
147 Shiloh Greenway 5.1 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
148 Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center 9.0 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
149 Little Creek Trail 15.3 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
150 Apex Nature Park 8.6 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
151 Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve 4.6 2 35 5.7% 1.6%
152 Walnut Creek Wetland Center 9.0 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
153 Northgate Park 17.2 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
154 Blackwood Farm Park 22.9 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
155 Williamson Preserve 19.2 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
156 White Deer Park 11.6 2 43 4.7% 1.3%
157 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
158 Indian Creek Greenway 3.5 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
159 Inwood Rd. 7.3 2 49 4.1% 1.1%
160 Swift Creek Bluffs 5.3 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
161 Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park 17.9 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
162 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
163 Ten-Ten Road Pond 9.4 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
164 Horace Williams Tract 19.1 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
165 Ephesus Park--Chapel Hill 16.3 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
166 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
167 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 2 59 3.4% 0.9%
168 Pierce Woods and Pond 15.9 1 21 4.8% 0.8%
169 Ritter Park 4.3 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
170 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 2 79 2.5% 0.7%
171 NCSU Experimental Farm 7.1 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
172 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
173 Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders 3.9 1 46 2.2% 0.4%
174 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 1 96 1.0% 0.2%

Created by Michael Fogleman.

Data from the eBird Basic Dataset. Version: EBD_relJun-2023. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Jun 2023.