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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 7.7 132 143 92.3% 86.8%
2 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 62 68 91.2% 82.1%
3 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 139 158 88.0% 82.0%
4 Shelley Lake 8.1 59 70 84.3% 74.0%
5 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 15 16 93.8% 71.7%
6 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 42 50 84.0% 71.5%
7 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 333 450 74.0% 69.8%
8 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 20 23 87.0% 67.9%
9 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 35 43 81.4% 67.4%
10 Bond Park 2.7 73 100 73.0% 63.6%
11 Apex Community Park 3.7 22 29 75.9% 57.9%
12 Pullen Park 6.6 7 8 87.5% 52.9%
13 Lake Wheeler 8.2 23 35 65.7% 49.2%
14 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 117 215 54.4% 47.7%
15 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 152 306 49.7% 44.1%
16 Lake Benson 11.9 16 26 61.5% 42.5%
17 Chandler's Swamp 16.9 8 12 66.7% 39.1%
18 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 9 14 64.3% 38.8%
19 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 74 184 40.2% 33.4%
20 Lake Betz 7.3 80 206 38.8% 32.4%
21 Rocky Branch Greenway 6.4 11 21 52.4% 32.4%
22 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 13 26 50.0% 32.1%
23 Schenck Forest 3.6 35 84 41.7% 31.7%
24 Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway 12.9 8 15 53.3% 30.1%
25 Eastgate Park 9.5 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
26 Jordan Game Land--(Hortons Pond Rd.) Mill Branch 11.6 6 11 54.5% 28.0%
27 Baileywick Road Park 10.2 6 11 54.5% 28.0%
28 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 13 31 41.9% 26.4%
29 Duke University--Reclamation Pond 17.3 13 34 38.2% 23.9%
30 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 60 202 29.7% 23.8%
31 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 21 61 34.4% 23.7%
32 Indian Creek Greenway 3.5 3 5 60.0% 23.1%
33 Hoffman Lake 2.4 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
34 Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center 9.0 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
35 Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats) 12.6 5 12 41.7% 19.3%
36 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 10 30 33.3% 19.2%
37 Carpenter Park 5.1 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
38 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 51 216 23.6% 18.4%
39 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 23 93 24.7% 17.1%
40 Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff 12.6 11 39 28.2% 16.5%
41 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 59 287 20.6% 16.3%
42 Neuse River Trail--Old Falls of Neuse 15.1 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
43 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 26 130 20.0% 14.0%
44 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
45 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co) 12.3 18 87 20.7% 13.5%
46 Sarah P. Duke Gardens 16.8 10 46 21.7% 12.3%
47 North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 17.8 7 29 24.1% 12.2%
48 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 4 14 28.6% 11.7%
49 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 9 42 21.4% 11.7%
50 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 30 203 14.8% 10.6%
51 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 27 183 14.8% 10.3%
52 Orange County Sportsplex Pond 24.9 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
53 Capital Hills Drive Wetlands 13.9 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
54 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 14 92 15.2% 9.3%
55 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 15 107 14.0% 8.7%
56 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co) 20.0 4 25 16.0% 6.4%
57 Fred Fletcher Park 7.4 3 17 17.6% 6.2%
58 Laurel Hill Park 5.4 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
59 Wake Forest Reservoir 20.5 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
60 Pinehurst Drive Ponds 15.6 8 72 11.1% 5.7%
61 AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park 10.0 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
62 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 6 50 12.0% 5.6%
63 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 6 58 10.3% 4.8%
64 Bass Lake Outfall Greenway 11.0 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
65 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
66 North Carolina Museum of Art--Goodnight Park 4.4 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
67 Fearrington Village 17.5 2 16 12.5% 3.5%
68 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 9 137 6.6% 3.5%
69 Lake Raleigh 6.0 3 31 9.7% 3.3%
70 NCSU Experimental Farm 7.1 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
71 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 2 17 11.8% 3.3%
72 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 2 19 10.5% 2.9%
73 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 12 242 5.0% 2.9%
74 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 2 21 9.5% 2.7%
75 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
76 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
77 White Deer Park 11.6 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
78 Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access 13.1 2 23 8.7% 2.4%
79 Beaver Creek Greenway 7.0 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
80 Little River Fishing Facility 23.7 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
81 American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access 9.5 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
82 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
83 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
84 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
85 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats 18.8 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
86 Beaver Marsh 16.7 5 146 3.4% 1.5%
87 Neuse River Trail--Anderson Point Park 13.5 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
88 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Durham Co.) 19.7 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
89 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
90 Turnipseed Preserve 20.5 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
91 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 2 47 4.3% 1.2%
92 Crowder District Park 6.8 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
93 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
94 Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve 22.1 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
95 Eno River SP--Cole Mill/Pump Station 21.6 1 19 5.3% 0.9%
96 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 6 315 1.9% 0.9%
97 Inwood Rd. 7.3 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
98 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
99 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
100 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
101 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
102 Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve 4.6 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
103 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
104 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 1 32 3.1% 0.6%
105 Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek 14.0 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
106 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 3 231 1.3% 0.4%
107 North Carolina State University Campus 6.2 1 48 2.1% 0.4%
108 Third Fork Creek Trail 13.6 1 49 2.0% 0.4%
109 Blue Jay Point County Park 14.5 1 51 2.0% 0.3%
110 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 1 56 1.8% 0.3%
111 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 1 59 1.7% 0.3%
112 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 1 112 0.9% 0.2%
113 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 1 495 0.2% 0.0%