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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 7.7 191 211 90.5% 85.8%
2 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 96 107 89.7% 82.5%
3 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 40 43 93.0% 81.4%
4 Shelley Lake 8.1 115 134 85.8% 78.9%
5 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 106 129 82.2% 74.7%
6 Lake Betz 7.3 224 285 78.6% 73.5%
7 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 295 384 76.8% 72.3%
8 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 370 489 75.7% 71.7%
9 Bond Park 2.7 155 199 77.9% 71.6%
10 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 27 31 87.1% 71.1%
11 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 232 314 73.9% 68.8%
12 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 91 126 72.2% 63.8%
13 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 207 309 67.0% 61.6%
14 Hoffman Lake 2.4 6 6 100.0% 61.0%
15 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 90 139 64.7% 56.5%
16 Duke University--Reclamation Pond 17.3 38 58 65.5% 52.7%
17 Chandler's Swamp 16.9 9 11 81.8% 52.3%
18 Hilltop Needmore Park--South 11.5 4 4 100.0% 51.0%
19 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 42 68 61.8% 49.9%
20 Apex Community Park 3.7 34 54 63.0% 49.6%
21 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 397 755 52.6% 49.0%
22 Orange County Sportsplex Pond 24.9 10 14 71.4% 45.4%
23 Lake Wheeler 8.2 12 18 66.7% 43.7%
24 Pinehurst Drive Ponds 15.6 29 55 52.7% 39.8%
25 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 261 624 41.8% 38.0%
26 Sarah P. Duke Gardens 16.8 37 76 48.7% 37.8%
27 Shaw Lake 9.9 4 5 80.0% 37.6%
28 Schenck Forest 3.6 95 216 44.0% 37.5%
29 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 32 66 48.5% 36.8%
30 Carpenter Park 5.1 7 11 63.6% 35.4%
31 Rocky Branch Greenway 6.4 16 31 51.6% 34.8%
32 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 34 75 45.3% 34.6%
33 Jack Marley Park 19.7 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
34 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 23 49 46.9% 33.7%
35 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 62 152 40.8% 33.3%
36 Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.) 13.5 6 10 60.0% 31.3%
37 Lake Raleigh 6.0 47 119 39.5% 31.2%
38 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 86 233 36.9% 31.0%
39 Poplar Point Wastewater Ponds (Restricted Access) 13.8 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
40 Heritage Lake 19.2 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
41 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 10 20 50.0% 29.9%
42 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 12 26 46.2% 28.8%
43 Indian Creek Greenway 3.5 12 26 46.2% 28.8%
44 Pullen Park 6.6 6 11 54.5% 28.0%
45 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 28 74 37.8% 27.6%
46 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 36 101 35.6% 27.0%
47 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 28 79 35.4% 25.8%
48 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 18 48 37.5% 25.2%
49 Beaver Marsh 16.7 60 199 30.2% 24.2%
50 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 21 62 33.9% 23.3%
51 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 9 22 40.9% 23.3%
52 AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park 10.0 8 19 42.1% 23.1%
53 Neuse River Trail--Mingo Bridge 13.6 7 16 43.8% 23.1%
54 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 11 29 37.9% 22.7%
55 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 16 48 33.3% 21.7%
56 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 5 11 45.5% 21.3%
57 Fred Fletcher Park 7.4 9 24 37.5% 21.2%
58 Wooten Meadow Park 6.8 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
59 Patterson Road Waterfowl Impoundment 14.8 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
60 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 5 12 41.7% 19.3%
61 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd. 17.4 5 13 38.5% 17.7%
62 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 45 199 22.6% 17.4%
63 Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek 15.0 6 17 35.3% 17.3%
64 Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point 16.1 6 17 35.3% 17.3%
65 Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek 14.0 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 Camden Ave Pond 16.3 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
69 North Carolina Museum of Art--Goodnight Park 4.4 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 Baileywick Road Park 10.2 5 16 31.2% 14.2%
72 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 16 76 21.1% 13.4%
73 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 5 17 29.4% 13.3%
74 Higgins Greenway 1.2 5 17 29.4% 13.3%
75 Neuse River Trail--Thornton Road 15.5 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
76 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 5 21 23.8% 10.6%
77 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 6 27 22.2% 10.6%
78 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 6 29 20.7% 9.8%
79 Jordan Lake--Poe's Ridge 19.9 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
80 Neuse River Trail--Milburnie Park 13.5 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
81 American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access 9.5 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
82 Jordan Game Land--Bells Church Fishing Access 12.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
83 Robertson Creek Nature Preserve 23.8 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
84 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 74 680 10.9% 8.8%
85 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 9 57 15.8% 8.5%
86 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 8 49 16.3% 8.5%
87 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 4 19 21.1% 8.5%
88 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
89 Duke University--Anderson Woods 17.0 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
90 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 12 92 13.0% 7.6%
91 Third Fork Creek Trail 13.6 9 64 14.1% 7.6%
92 Beaver Creek Greenway 7.0 6 39 15.4% 7.2%
93 Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area 13.8 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
94 Mingo Creek Trail 15.1 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
95 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 4 23 17.4% 7.0%
96 Glennstone/Heron Rookery 18.4 9 70 12.9% 6.9%
97 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 6 41 14.6% 6.9%
98 Fearrington Village 17.5 8 63 12.7% 6.6%
99 Lake Benson 11.9 5 34 14.7% 6.4%
100 Walnut Creek Greenway between Lake Dam Rd & Gorman St 5.1 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
101 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co) 12.3 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
102 West Lake Road Ponds 8.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
103 Laurel Hill Park 5.4 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
104 Bass Lake Outfall Greenway 11.0 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
105 American Tobacco Trail--Pittard Sears Road 8.8 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
106 Capital Hills Drive Wetlands 13.9 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
107 Swift Creek Bluffs 5.3 9 80 11.2% 6.0%
108 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp 14.8 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
109 Salem Pond Park 4.5 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
110 stakeout Long-tailed Duck, Lower Springdale Estates Lake, Raleigh (2019) 8.2 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
111 Inwood Rd. 7.3 7 62 11.3% 5.6%
112 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 24 300 8.0% 5.4%
113 Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest 14.7 6 52 11.5% 5.4%
114 Shiloh Greenway 5.1 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
115 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 45 676 6.7% 5.0%
116 Falls Lake 15.1 3 22 13.6% 4.7%
117 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
118 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
119 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 4 34 11.8% 4.7%
120 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats 18.8 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
121 Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek 13.7 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
122 American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Crossing 12.0 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
123 Morrisville Community Park 3.9 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
124 Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve 22.1 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
125 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 4 35 11.4% 4.5%
126 North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 17.8 4 37 10.8% 4.3%
127 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 5 54 9.3% 4.0%
128 Wendell Park 22.6 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
129 stakeout Varied Thrush, Cary (2020) 1.5 3 26 11.5% 4.0%
130 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 3 27 11.1% 3.9%
131 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 33 616 5.4% 3.8%
132 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
133 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 3 28 10.7% 3.7%
134 Duke Forest Rd. 20.7 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
135 William B. Umstead SP--Turkey Creek Trail 4.2 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
136 Barksdale Drive Greenway 9.9 2 16 12.5% 3.5%
137 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 3 30 10.0% 3.5%
138 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 3 30 10.0% 3.5%
139 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 3 30 10.0% 3.5%
140 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 5 64 7.8% 3.4%
141 Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment 12.2 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
142 Crowder District Park 6.8 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
143 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 6 86 7.0% 3.2%
144 Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook 16.7 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
145 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 5 70 7.1% 3.1%
146 17 Acre Woods 18.0 8 134 6.0% 3.1%
147 Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp 16.8 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
148 Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road 20.9 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
149 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 5 73 6.8% 3.0%
150 North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond 4.7 2 20 10.0% 2.8%
151 American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Mall 12.2 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
152 Eno River SP--Continental Drive Access 21.6 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
153 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 4 62 6.5% 2.5%
154 White Deer Park 11.6 4 64 6.2% 2.5%
155 Haw River--Bynum Dam 20.5 2 23 8.7% 2.4%
156 Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point 14.2 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
157 New Hope Bottomlands 15.5 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
158 Eastgate Park 9.5 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
159 South Ellerbe Creek Trail 16.4 3 49 6.1% 2.1%
160 Ritter Park 4.3 3 51 5.9% 2.0%
161 Eno River SP--Pleasant Green 21.9 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
162 Robertson Millpond Preserve 20.7 2 28 7.1% 2.0%
163 Raven Rock SP 23.9 3 53 5.7% 1.9%
164 Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate 19.7 2 30 6.7% 1.8%
165 Duke Forest--Gate 4 18.1 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
166 Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina 13.2 2 33 6.1% 1.7%
167 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 2 35 5.7% 1.6%
168 Apex Nature Park 8.6 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
169 Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End 17.3 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
170 Fallon park 8.1 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
171 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 12 513 2.3% 1.3%
172 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
173 North Carolina State University Campus 6.2 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
174 Howling Cow Creamery 7.2 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
175 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
176 Northgate Park 17.2 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
177 DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve 22.4 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
178 West Point on the Eno Park 20.5 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
179 Ephesus Park--Chapel Hill 16.3 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
180 Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail 19.4 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
181 Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve 4.6 2 62 3.2% 0.9%
182 Southern Community Park--Fan Branch Trail 17.1 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
183 Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station 21.6 2 64 3.1% 0.9%
184 Lower Booker Creek Trail 17.0 1 23 4.3% 0.8%
185 Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform 12.3 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
186 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 1 26 3.8% 0.7%
187 North Wake Landfill Park (formerly North Wake Sanitary Landfill) 14.1 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
188 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve 20.0 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
189 Merritt's Pasture 16.9 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
190 Eno River SP--Few's Ford 23.2 2 111 1.8% 0.5%
191 Turnipseed Preserve 20.5 1 38 2.6% 0.5%
192 Parker Preserve 15.5 1 38 2.6% 0.5%
193 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 1 40 2.5% 0.4%
194 Edna Metz Wells Park 7.1 1 40 2.5% 0.4%
195 Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park 13.6 1 52 1.9% 0.3%
196 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 1 54 1.9% 0.3%
197 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 1 57 1.8% 0.3%
198 Duke Forest--Korstian Division 19.6 1 59 1.7% 0.3%
199 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 3 450 0.7% 0.2%
200 Brian P's Yard (Private) 14.4 1 84 1.2% 0.2%
201 Horton Grove Nature Preserve 24.6 1 88 1.1% 0.2%