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Where to find Mallard in May
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 May. 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	151	164	92.1%	86.9%
2			Bass Lake Park & Trail	10.7	75	81	92.6%	84.8%
3			Crabtree Creek Watershed	4.7	27	29	93.1%	78.0%
4			Shelley Lake	8.1	90	109	82.6%	74.4%
5			Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance	3.3	263	334	78.7%	74.0%
6			Lake Wheeler marshes	6.9	99	121	81.8%	74.0%
7			Lake Betz	7.3	207	261	79.3%	74.0%
8			Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd.	9.8	208	264	78.8%	73.5%
9			Lake Crabtree County Park	3.6	326	427	76.3%	72.1%
10			Bond Park	2.7	138	182	75.8%	69.1%
11			Symphony Lake Greenway	4.4	24	28	85.7%	68.5%
12			Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway	3.5	82	113	72.6%	63.7%
13			Lake Johnson Park	4.2	192	283	67.8%	62.2%
14			Lake Crabtree Dam	3.3	65	94	69.1%	59.2%
15			Duke University--Reclamation Pond	17.3	33	48	68.8%	54.7%
16			Apex Community Park	3.7	29	42	69.0%	54.0%
17			Chandler's Swamp	16.9	9	11	81.8%	52.3%
18			Patterson Place Constructed Wetland	16.0	40	62	64.5%	52.1%
19			Hoffman Lake	2.4	4	4	100.0%	51.0%
20			Hilltop Needmore Park--South	11.5	4	4	100.0%	51.0%
21			Sandy Creek Park	16.1	344	629	54.7%	50.8%
22			Orange County Sportsplex Pond	24.9	10	14	71.4%	45.4%
23			Lake Wheeler	8.2	11	17	64.7%	41.3%
24			Yates Mill County Park	7.2	226	515	43.9%	39.7%
25			Pinehurst Drive Ponds	15.6	27	52	51.9%	38.7%
26			Schenck Forest	3.6	92	206	44.7%	38.0%
27			Shaw Lake	9.9	4	5	80.0%	37.6%
28			Rainbow Soccer Complex	16.2	32	69	46.4%	35.1%
29			Rocky Branch Greenway	6.4	16	31	51.6%	34.8%
30			Brier Creek Reservoir	5.9	10	18	55.6%	33.7%
31			Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek	14.5	60	147	40.8%	33.2%
32			Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek	18.2	82	208	39.4%	33.0%
33			Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.)	13.5	6	10	60.0%	31.3%
34			Pullen Park	6.6	5	8	62.5%	30.6%
35			Heritage Lake	19.2	3	4	75.0%	30.1%
36			Sarah P. Duke Gardens	16.8	25	61	41.0%	29.5%
37			Hank Anderson Community Park	20.3	21	50	42.0%	29.4%
38			Durant Nature Preserve	13.3	32	82	39.0%	29.2%
39			Discovery Lake (Restricted Access)	8.2	18	42	42.9%	29.1%
40			White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side	6.7	27	68	39.7%	28.9%
41			Lake Raleigh	6.0	35	93	37.6%	28.5%
42			White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland	6.1	11	24	45.8%	27.9%
43			University Lake, Chapel Hill	19.3	10	23	43.5%	25.6%
44			Carpenter Park	5.1	4	7	57.1%	25.0%
45			Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd.	11.9	13	34	38.2%	23.9%
46			Beaver Marsh	16.7	58	194	29.9%	23.9%
47			AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park	10.0	8	19	42.1%	23.1%
48			Indian Creek Greenway	3.5	8	19	42.1%	23.1%
49			Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge	13.6	7	16	43.8%	23.1%
50			Hilltop Needmore Park--North	11.1	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
51			Fred Fletcher Park	7.4	8	20	40.0%	21.9%
52			Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment	23.4	42	150	28.0%	21.4%
53			American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access	10.5	19	60	31.7%	21.3%
54			Poplar Point Wastewater Ponds (Restricted Access)	13.8	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
55			Wooten Meadow Park	6.8	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
56			Patterson Road Waterfowl Impoundment	14.8	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
57			Bass Lake Outfall Greenway	11.0	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
58			Jack Marley Park	19.7	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
59			Robertson Creek Nature Preserve	23.8	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
60			Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP'	16.4	14	43	32.6%	20.5%
61			William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake	5.7	14	45	31.1%	19.5%
62			Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point	16.1	6	16	37.5%	18.5%
63			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd.	17.4	5	13	38.5%	17.7%
64			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access	15.2	4	10	40.0%	16.8%
65			Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth	14.9	5	14	35.7%	16.3%
66			Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave	9.6	3	7	42.9%	15.8%
67			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co)	12.0	4	11	36.4%	15.2%
68			Jordan Lake--Poe's Ridge	19.9	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
69			Camden Ave Pond	16.3	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
70			Fox Road School Park and Marsh Overlook (Access ONLY after 6 pm on school days, and daylight hours on holidays and weekends)	13.8	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
71			Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade	19.0	16	72	22.2%	14.2%
72			Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek	15.0	5	16	31.2%	14.2%
73			Baileywick Road Park	10.2	5	16	31.2%	14.2%
74			William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake	3.8	4	12	33.3%	13.8%
75			Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road	15.5	3	8	37.5%	13.7%
76			North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden	4.6	5	19	26.3%	11.8%
77			Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek	14.0	3	11	27.3%	9.7%
78			Duke University--Anderson Woods	17.0	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
79			Neuse River Trail--Milburnie Park	13.5	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
80			Mason Farm Biological Reserve	14.6	74	617	12.0%	9.7%
81			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co)	12.3	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
82			West Lake Road Ponds	8.7	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
83			Jordan Game Land--Bells Church Fishing Access	12.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
84			Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve	15.1	8	49	16.3%	8.5%
85			Mingo Creek Trail	15.1	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
86			Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field)	14.1	3	13	23.1%	8.2%
87			Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	14.5	7	43	16.3%	8.1%
88			Wendell Park	22.6	3	14	21.4%	7.6%
89			Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek	10.3	4	22	18.2%	7.3%
90			Beaver Creek Greenway	7.0	6	39	15.4%	7.2%
91			Salem Pond Park	4.5	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
92			Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest	14.7	6	43	14.0%	6.6%
93			Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access	13.1	4	25	16.0%	6.4%
94			Barksdale Drive Greenway	9.9	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
95			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp	14.8	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
96			Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd.	13.3	2	9	22.2%	6.3%
97			Lake Benson	11.9	3	17	17.6%	6.2%
98			Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning	3.9	24	264	9.1%	6.2%
99			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats	18.8	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
100			Laurel Hill Park	5.4	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
101			American Tobacco Trail--Pittard Sears Road	8.8	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
102			stakeout Long-tailed Duck, Lower Springdale Estates Lake, Raleigh (2019)	8.2	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
103			Capital Hills Drive Wetlands	13.9	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
104			Inwood Rd.	7.3	7	58	12.1%	6.0%
105			Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek	14.8	3	18	16.7%	5.8%
106			Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir	18.0	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
107			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point	15.0	4	30	13.3%	5.3%
108			Falls Lake--Dam	15.2	4	30	13.3%	5.3%
109			Brumley Nature Preserve--South	22.7	8	78	10.3%	5.3%
110			Falls Lake	15.1	3	20	15.0%	5.2%
111			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.)	21.9	4	31	12.9%	5.1%
112			Mid Pines Rd.	6.7	38	568	6.7%	4.9%
113			Brumley Nature Preserve--North	22.2	28	424	6.6%	4.6%
114			Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road	20.9	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
115			Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek	13.7	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
116			American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Crossing	12.0	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
117			Morrisville Community Park	3.9	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
118			North Carolina Museum of Life and Science	17.8	4	35	11.4%	4.5%
119			Blue Jay Point County Park	14.5	5	49	10.2%	4.4%
120			William B. Umstead SP	5.4	5	49	10.2%	4.4%
121			Middle Creek Bottomlands II	24.9	2	13	15.4%	4.3%
122			Glennstone/Heron Rookery	18.4	6	65	9.2%	4.3%
123			Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment	12.2	2	14	14.3%	4.0%
124			E. Carroll Joyner Park	20.6	3	26	11.5%	4.0%
125			White Deer Park	11.6	4	40	10.0%	4.0%
126			Swift Creek Bluffs	5.3	5	56	8.9%	3.9%
127			Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only	15.3	3	28	10.7%	3.7%
128			New Hope Bottomlands	15.5	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
129			William B. Umstead SP--Turkey Creek Trail	4.2	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
130			American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Mall	12.2	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
131			Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park	13.5	3	29	10.3%	3.6%
132			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.)	21.9	6	82	7.3%	3.4%
133			17 Acre Woods	18.0	8	121	6.6%	3.4%
134			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade	20.0	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
135			Fearrington Village	17.5	4	53	7.5%	3.0%
136			Robertson Millpond Preserve	20.7	2	20	10.0%	2.8%
137			Haw River--Bynum Dam	20.5	2	21	9.5%	2.7%
138			Shiloh Greenway	5.1	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
139			Harris Lake County Park	14.0	4	67	6.0%	2.3%
140			Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point	14.2	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
141			Eastgate Park	9.5	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
142			Walnut Creek Greenway between Lake Dam Rd & Gorman St	5.1	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
143			Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek	10.6	2	25	8.0%	2.2%
144			New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment	13.8	2	25	8.0%	2.2%
145			Ritter Park	4.3	3	49	6.1%	2.1%
146			Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam	18.7	3	50	6.0%	2.1%
147			Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook	16.7	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
148			Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate	19.7	2	28	7.1%	2.0%
149			Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp	18.4	2	30	6.7%	1.8%
150			Duke Forest--Gate 4	18.1	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
151			Higgins Greenway	1.2	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
152			Fallon park	8.1	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
153			Apex Nature Park	8.6	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
154			North Carolina State University Campus	6.2	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
155			Northgate Park	17.2	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
156			Howling Cow Creamery	7.2	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
157			Third Fork Creek Trail	13.6	2	43	4.7%	1.3%
158			Ephesus Park--Chapel Hill	16.3	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
159			Crowder District Park	6.8	1	15	6.7%	1.2%
160			Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail	19.4	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
161			Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd.	12.6	2	50	4.0%	1.1%
162			Falls Lake--Sandling Beach	17.5	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
163			DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve	22.4	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
164			Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station	21.6	2	57	3.5%	1.0%
165			Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve	4.6	2	58	3.4%	1.0%
166			Lower Booker Creek Trail	17.0	1	19	5.3%	0.9%
167			Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail	17.1	1	19	5.3%	0.9%
168			Old Bynum Bridge	20.4	7	387	1.8%	0.9%
169			Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina	13.2	1	22	4.5%	0.8%
170			Falls Lake--Rolling View	16.1	1	23	4.3%	0.8%
171			Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform	12.3	1	24	4.2%	0.7%
172			Parker Preserve	15.5	1	24	4.2%	0.7%
173			Eno River SP--Few's Ford	23.2	2	79	2.5%	0.7%
174			North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill)	14.1	1	26	3.8%	0.7%
175			Penny's Bend Nature Preserve	20.0	1	27	3.7%	0.7%
176			Turnipseed Preserve	20.5	1	29	3.4%	0.6%
177			Merritt's Pasture	16.9	1	30	3.3%	0.6%
178			White Pines Nature Preserve	24.5	1	36	2.8%	0.5%
179			Raven Rock SP	23.9	1	42	2.4%	0.4%
180			Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only)	24.1	3	270	1.1%	0.4%
181			Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp	15.5	1	48	2.1%	0.4%
182			Lower Haw SNA--Bynum	20.3	1	49	2.0%	0.4%
183			Duke Forest--Korstian Division	19.6	1	50	2.0%	0.4%
184			Brian P's Yard (Private)	14.4	1	62	1.6%	0.3%
185			Horton Grove Nature Preserve	24.6	1	77	1.3%	0.2%