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Where to find Mallard in August
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 August. 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 7.7 107 116 92.2% 85.9%
2 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 97 109 89.0% 81.7%
3 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 46 52 88.5% 77.0%
4 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 28 31 90.3% 75.1%
5 Shelley Lake 8.1 50 61 82.0% 70.5%
6 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 14 15 93.3% 70.2%
7 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 329 444 74.1% 69.8%
8 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 16 19 84.2% 62.4%
9 Bond Park 2.7 68 95 71.6% 61.8%
10 Apex Community Park 3.7 19 25 76.0% 56.6%
11 Pullen Park 6.6 7 8 87.5% 52.9%
12 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 9 11 81.8% 52.3%
13 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 131 238 55.0% 48.7%
14 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 109 196 55.6% 48.6%
15 Lake Wheeler 8.2 22 34 64.7% 47.9%
16 Chandler's Swamp 16.9 8 11 72.7% 43.4%
17 Lake Benson 11.9 15 24 62.5% 42.7%
18 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 8 13 61.5% 35.5%
19 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 13 24 54.2% 35.1%
20 Rocky Branch Greenway 6.4 11 20 55.0% 34.2%
21 Schenck Forest 3.6 35 80 43.8% 33.4%
22 Lake Betz 7.3 75 191 39.3% 32.6%
23 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 34 85 40.0% 30.2%
24 Eastgate Park 9.5 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
25 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 56 151 37.1% 29.8%
26 Baileywick Road Park 10.2 6 11 54.5% 28.0%
27 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 21 53 39.6% 27.6%
28 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 9 22 40.9% 23.3%
29 Indian Creek Greenway 3.5 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
30 Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats) 12.6 5 11 45.5% 21.3%
31 Hoffman Lake 2.4 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
32 Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center 9.0 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
33 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 51 210 24.3% 19.0%
34 Carpenter Park 5.1 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
35 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 8 25 32.0% 17.2%
36 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 57 264 21.6% 17.1%
37 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 22 92 23.9% 16.4%
38 Pinehurst Drive Ponds 15.6 7 23 30.4% 15.6%
39 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co) 12.3 15 66 22.7% 14.3%
40 North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 17.8 7 25 28.0% 14.3%
41 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
42 Sarah P. Duke Gardens 16.8 9 41 22.0% 12.0%
43 Duke University--Reclamation Pond 17.3 6 25 24.0% 11.5%
44 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 27 169 16.0% 11.2%
45 Orange County Sportsplex Pond 24.9 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
46 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 15 90 16.7% 10.4%
47 Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway 12.9 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
48 Capital Hills Drive Wetlands 13.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
49 North Carolina Museum of Art--Goodnight Park 4.4 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
50 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 15 100 15.0% 9.3%
51 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
52 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co) 20.0 4 25 16.0% 6.4%
53 Fred Fletcher Park 7.4 3 17 17.6% 6.2%
54 Neuse River Trail--Old Falls of Neuse 15.1 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
55 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 10 91 11.0% 6.1%
56 AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park 10.0 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
57 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 6 55 10.9% 5.1%
58 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 3 22 13.6% 4.7%
59 Lake Raleigh 6.0 3 22 13.6% 4.7%
60 NCSU Experimental Farm 7.1 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
61 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
62 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
63 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 2 16 12.5% 3.5%
64 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 12 200 6.0% 3.5%
65 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
66 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
67 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
68 White Deer Park 11.6 2 19 10.5% 2.9%
69 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 6 95 6.3% 2.9%
70 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 2 21 9.5% 2.7%
71 Beaver Creek Greenway 7.0 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
72 Little River Fishing Facility 23.7 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
73 Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve 22.1 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
74 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
75 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
76 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats 18.8 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
77 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
78 Inwood Rd. 7.3 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
79 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
80 Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station 21.6 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
81 Turnipseed Preserve 20.5 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
82 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 2 44 4.5% 1.3%
83 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 3 83 3.6% 1.2%
84 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Durham Co.) 19.7 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
85 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
86 Fearrington Village 17.5 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
87 Beaver Marsh 16.7 4 140 2.9% 1.1%
88 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
89 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
90 Crowder District Park 6.8 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
91 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
92 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 5 238 2.1% 0.9%
93 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
94 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
95 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
96 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 3 209 1.4% 0.5%
97 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 1 42 2.4% 0.4%
98 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 1 43 2.3% 0.4%
99 North Carolina State University Campus 6.2 1 46 2.2% 0.4%
100 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 1 49 2.0% 0.4%
101 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 1 54 1.9% 0.3%
102 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 1 110 0.9% 0.2%
103 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 1 366 0.3% 0.0%

Created by Michael Fogleman.

Data from the eBird Basic Dataset. Version: EBD_relFeb-2021. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Feb 2021.