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Where to find Mallard in April
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 April. 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 7.3 278 317 87.7% 83.6%
2 Lake Lynn 7.7 188 213 88.3% 83.2%
3 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 84 93 90.3% 82.6%
4 Shelley Lake 8.1 108 123 87.8% 80.9%
5 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 100 117 85.5% 78.0%
6 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 52 59 88.1% 77.5%
7 Apex Community Park 3.7 33 37 89.2% 75.3%
8 Bond Park 2.7 155 195 79.5% 73.3%
9 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 63 78 80.8% 70.7%
10 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 20 23 87.0% 67.9%
11 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 149 219 68.0% 61.6%
12 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 6 6 100.0% 61.0%
13 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 224 343 65.3% 60.1%
14 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 239 369 64.8% 59.8%
15 Hoffman Lake 2.4 9 10 90.0% 59.6%
16 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 45 64 70.3% 58.2%
17 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 522 865 60.3% 57.0%
18 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 56 84 66.7% 56.1%
19 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 331 564 58.7% 54.6%
20 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 39 61 63.9% 51.4%
21 Lake Raleigh 6.0 70 126 55.6% 46.8%
22 Chandler's Swamp 16.9 10 14 71.4% 45.4%
23 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 22 36 61.1% 44.9%
24 Fred Fletcher Park 7.4 23 38 60.5% 44.7%
25 Lake Benson 11.9 15 24 62.5% 42.7%
26 Duke University--Reclamation Pond 17.3 21 36 58.3% 42.2%
27 Beaver Marsh 16.7 151 318 47.5% 42.1%
28 Schenck Forest 3.6 131 274 47.8% 42.0%
29 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 34 63 54.0% 41.8%
30 Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.) 13.5 21 37 56.8% 40.9%
31 Lake Wheeler 8.2 7 10 70.0% 39.7%
32 Pinehurst Drive Ponds 15.6 12 20 60.0% 38.7%
33 AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park 10.0 11 18 61.1% 38.6%
34 Eden Lakes 23.7 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
35 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 72 166 43.4% 36.1%
36 Rocky Branch Greenway 6.4 26 55 47.3% 34.7%
37 Falls Lake--Upper Beaver Dam (Granville Co.) 21.0 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
38 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 24 53 45.3% 32.7%
39 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 49 122 40.2% 31.9%
40 Sarah P. Duke Gardens 16.8 37 93 39.8% 30.4%
41 Mingo Creek Trail 15.1 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
42 Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek 13.7 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
43 Carpenter Park 5.1 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
44 Shaw Lake 9.9 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
45 Jack Marley Park 19.7 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
46 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 20 48 41.7% 28.8%
47 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 44 120 36.7% 28.6%
48 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 75 217 34.6% 28.6%
49 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 18 43 41.9% 28.4%
50 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 22 57 38.6% 27.1%
51 Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina 13.2 51 155 32.9% 26.0%
52 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 9 21 42.9% 24.5%
53 Beaver Creek Greenway 7.0 9 21 42.9% 24.5%
54 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 55 181 30.4% 24.2%
55 Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge 13.6 7 16 43.8% 23.1%
56 Kildaire Farms Lake 2.3 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
57 Indian Creek Greenway 3.5 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
58 Hilltop Needmore Park--South 11.5 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
59 Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve 22.1 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
60 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 8 20 40.0% 21.9%
61 Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area 13.8 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
62 Camden Ave Pond 16.3 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
63 Ten-Ten Road Pond 9.4 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
64 Higgins Greenway 1.2 6 15 40.0% 19.8%
65 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 12 38 31.6% 19.1%
66 Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave 9.6 4 9 44.4% 18.9%
67 East Fork Mine Creek Trail (Bent Creek) 9.4 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
68 Glennstone/Heron Rookery 18.4 9 28 32.1% 17.9%
69 Pullen Park 6.6 5 13 38.5% 17.7%
70 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp 14.8 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
71 Neuse River Trail--Milburnie Park 13.5 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
72 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 17 75 22.7% 14.7%
73 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 6 20 30.0% 14.5%
74 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 6 20 30.0% 14.5%
75 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 10 40 25.0% 14.2%
76 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 139 845 16.4% 14.1%
77 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 4 12 33.3% 13.8%
78 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 7 26 26.9% 13.7%
79 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 10 42 23.8% 13.5%
80 Baileywick Road Park 10.2 4 13 30.8% 12.7%
81 Eastgate Park 9.5 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
82 Erwin Road Swamp 17.7 3 9 33.3% 12.1%
83 Beaver Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 10.6 5 19 26.3% 11.8%
84 Falls Lake--New Light Creek 17.6 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
85 Shiloh Greenway 5.1 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
86 American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Mall 12.2 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
87 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 4 15 26.7% 10.9%
88 Barksdale Drive Greenway 9.9 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
89 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 4 16 25.0% 10.2%
90 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 6 29 20.7% 9.8%
91 Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek 14.0 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
92 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 4 17 23.5% 9.6%
93 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 6 30 20.0% 9.5%
94 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 6 30 20.0% 9.5%
95 Robertson Creek Nature Preserve 23.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
96 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 9 54 16.7% 9.0%
97 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 9 56 16.1% 8.7%
98 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 37 314 11.8% 8.7%
99 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 6 34 17.6% 8.3%
100 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 7 42 16.7% 8.3%
101 Fallon park 8.1 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
102 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 47 465 10.1% 7.7%
103 Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment 12.2 4 21 19.0% 7.7%
104 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 6 37 16.2% 7.7%
105 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 3 14 21.4% 7.6%
106 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 3 14 21.4% 7.6%
107 Swift Creek Bluffs 5.3 13 108 12.0% 7.2%
108 Ephesus Park--Chapel Hill 16.3 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
109 Salem Pond Park 4.5 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
110 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 4 23 17.4% 7.0%
111 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 12 109 11.0% 6.4%
112 North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond 4.7 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
113 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 6 45 13.3% 6.3%
114 American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Crossing 12.0 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
115 Neuse River Trail--Poole Road 14.1 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
116 Pulley Town Road Fields 22.5 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
117 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 5 36 13.9% 6.1%
118 Inwood Rd. 7.3 8 69 11.6% 6.0%
119 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 11 106 10.4% 5.9%
120 North Carolina State University Campus 6.2 7 61 11.5% 5.7%
121 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 7 62 11.3% 5.6%
122 Third Fork Creek Trail 13.6 4 29 13.8% 5.5%
123 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 4 30 13.3% 5.3%
124 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Durham Co.) 19.7 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
125 Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch 11.6 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
126 Laurel Hill Park 5.4 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
127 Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center 9.0 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
128 William B. Umstead SP--Turkey Creek Trail 4.2 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
129 Morrisville Community Park 3.9 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
130 Howling Cow Creamery 7.2 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
131 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 4 35 11.4% 4.5%
132 Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp 16.8 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
133 Crowder District Park 6.8 3 25 12.0% 4.2%
134 Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 23.9 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
135 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
136 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 3 26 11.5% 4.0%
137 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 5 55 9.1% 3.9%
138 Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway 21.1 3 27 11.1% 3.9%
139 NCSU Experimental Farm 7.1 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
140 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 3 28 10.7% 3.7%
141 Eno River SP--Cabe Lands Access 20.8 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
142 O'Kelly Chapel Road Waterfowl Impoundment 9.9 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
143 Little Creek Trail 15.3 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
144 Orange County Sportsplex Pond 24.9 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
145 Jordan Game Land--Bells Church Fishing Access 12.9 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
146 Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road 15.5 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
147 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
148 Smith Creek Greenway (Entrance on Creek Moss Avenue) 16.2 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
149 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 21 453 4.6% 3.1%
150 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co) 20.0 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
151 Walnut Creek Greenway between Lake Dam Rd & Gorman St 5.1 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
152 17 Acre Woods 18.0 7 124 5.6% 2.8%
153 Wendell Park 22.6 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
154 Ritter Park 4.3 6 111 5.4% 2.5%
155 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 5 92 5.4% 2.3%
156 Turnipseed Preserve 20.5 2 26 7.7% 2.1%
157 Neuse River Trail--Falls River 15.6 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
158 White Deer Park 11.6 3 56 5.4% 1.8%
159 Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook 16.7 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
160 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 2 31 6.5% 1.8%
161 Fearrington Village 17.5 3 63 4.8% 1.6%
162 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
163 Robertson Millpond Preserve 20.7 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
164 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 4 98 4.1% 1.6%
165 Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point 16.1 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
166 Falls Lake 15.1 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
167 Eno River SP--Pleasant Green 21.9 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
168 Williamson Preserve 19.2 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
169 Duke Forest--Gate 12 19.9 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
170 Indian Trail Park 18.1 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
171 Duke University--Chapel Woods 17.1 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
172 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 2 56 3.6% 1.0%
173 Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf 15.9 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
174 DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve 22.4 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
175 West Point on the Eno Park 20.5 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
176 Merritt's Pasture 16.9 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
177 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
178 Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road 20.9 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
179 Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve 4.6 2 82 2.4% 0.7%
180 South Ellerbe Creek Trail 16.4 2 84 2.4% 0.7%
181 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 2 84 2.4% 0.7%
182 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 6 432 1.4% 0.6%
183 Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park 17.9 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
184 Edna Metz Wells Park 7.1 1 31 3.2% 0.6%
185 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 2 98 2.0% 0.6%
186 Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park 13.6 1 32 3.1% 0.6%
187 Pierce Woods and Pond 15.9 1 35 2.9% 0.5%
188 Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform 12.3 1 36 2.8% 0.5%
189 Duke Forest--Korstian Division 19.6 1 40 2.5% 0.4%
190 Morgan Creek Trail 17.5 1 43 2.3% 0.4%
191 Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64 18.7 2 156 1.3% 0.4%
192 Bolin Creek--Community Park to MLK Blvd. 17.4 1 55 1.8% 0.3%
193 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 20.5 1 57 1.8% 0.3%
194 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 1 96 1.0% 0.2%
195 North Carolina Botanical Garden 16.0 1 143 0.7% 0.1%