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Where to find Mallard in September
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 September. 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 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 65 67 97.0% 89.8%
2 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 20 20 100.0% 83.9%
3 Shelley Lake 8.1 53 58 91.4% 81.4%
4 Lake Lynn 7.7 315 373 84.5% 80.4%
5 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 102 122 83.6% 76.0%
6 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 17 18 94.4% 74.2%
7 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 232 305 76.1% 71.0%
8 Bond Park 2.7 109 157 69.4% 61.8%
9 Lake Wheeler 8.2 15 18 83.3% 60.8%
10 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 73 109 67.0% 57.7%
11 Poplar Point Wastewater Ponds (Restricted Access) 13.8 5 5 100.0% 56.6%
12 Apex Community Park 3.7 25 37 67.6% 51.5%
13 Orange County Sportsplex Pond 24.9 4 4 100.0% 51.0%
14 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 230 471 48.8% 44.3%
15 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 54 100 54.0% 44.3%
16 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 106 214 49.5% 42.9%
17 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 73 154 47.4% 39.7%
18 Jordan Lake--Morgan Creek arm (seasonal mudflats) 12.6 16 29 55.2% 37.5%
19 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 8 13 61.5% 35.5%
20 Jack Marley Park 19.7 2 2 100.0% 34.2%
21 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access 15.2 15 30 50.0% 33.2%
22 Hoffman Lake 2.4 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
23 Lake Betz 7.3 76 219 34.7% 28.7%
24 Pinehurst Drive Ponds 15.6 6 11 54.5% 28.0%
25 Sarah P. Duke Gardens 16.8 20 52 38.5% 26.5%
26 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 8 17 47.1% 26.2%
27 Schenck Forest 3.6 60 189 31.7% 25.5%
28 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 13 34 38.2% 23.9%
29 Baileywick Road Park 10.2 5 10 50.0% 23.7%
30 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 10 26 38.5% 22.4%
31 Lake Benson 11.9 8 20 40.0% 21.9%
32 Kildaire Farms Lake 2.3 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
33 Neuse River Trail--Abbington Lane 13.5 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
34 Capital Hills Drive Wetlands 13.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
35 Walltown Park 17.3 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
36 American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access 10.5 18 58 31.0% 20.6%
37 Fred Fletcher Park 7.4 7 18 38.9% 20.3%
38 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 77 371 20.8% 16.9%
39 Rocky Branch Greenway 6.4 11 41 26.8% 15.7%
40 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co) 12.3 9 32 28.1% 15.6%
41 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 12 50 24.0% 14.3%
42 Duke University--Reclamation Pond 17.3 8 30 26.7% 14.2%
43 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 10 44 22.7% 12.8%
44 Lake Raleigh 6.0 9 39 23.1% 12.6%
45 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 5 18 27.8% 12.5%
46 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 43 261 16.5% 12.5%
47 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 15 77 19.5% 12.2%
48 Laurel Hill Park 5.4 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
49 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 8 38 21.1% 11.1%
50 Pullen Park 6.6 3 10 30.0% 10.8%
51 AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park 10.0 4 16 25.0% 10.2%
52 Carpenter Park 5.1 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
53 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats 18.8 5 23 21.7% 9.7%
54 Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd. 13.3 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
55 Eastgate Park 9.5 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
56 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 29 224 12.9% 9.2%
57 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 6 34 17.6% 8.3%
58 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 9 59 15.3% 8.2%
59 Indian Creek Greenway 3.5 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
60 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 3 14 21.4% 7.6%
61 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 20 210 9.5% 6.2%
62 Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd. 17.4 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
63 Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek 13.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
64 Shaw Lake 9.9 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
65 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 3 18 16.7% 5.8%
66 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 7 60 11.7% 5.8%
67 Beaver Marsh 16.7 13 148 8.8% 5.2%
68 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 5 42 11.9% 5.2%
69 NCSU Experimental Farm 7.1 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
70 Chandler's Swamp 16.9 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
71 American Tobacco Trail--Olive Chapel Road Access 9.5 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
72 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 3 23 13.0% 4.5%
73 Stagecoach Road Waterfowl Impoundment 12.2 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
74 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
75 Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff 12.6 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
76 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
77 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 7 111 6.3% 3.1%
78 Jordan Game Land--(751 bridge) White Oak Creek 10.3 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
79 Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir 19.0 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
80 Shiloh Greenway 5.1 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
81 North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 17.8 3 39 7.7% 2.7%
82 Harris Game Land--Lower Boat Ramp 18.6 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
83 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 2 23 8.7% 2.4%
84 Barksdale Drive Greenway 9.9 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
85 Duke University--Chapel Woods 17.1 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
86 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
87 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 4 74 5.4% 2.1%
88 Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina 13.2 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
89 Cape Fear River--Buckhorn Road 20.9 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
90 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
91 Inwood Rd. 7.3 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
92 Crowder District Park 6.8 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
93 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 2 31 6.5% 1.8%
94 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 5 152 3.3% 1.4%
95 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
96 Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve 4.6 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
97 Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek 14.5 4 160 2.5% 1.0%
98 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 19 1293 1.5% 0.9%
99 Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway 12.9 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
100 Town Lake Park 23.4 1 24 4.2% 0.7%
101 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 2 77 2.6% 0.7%
102 White Deer Park 11.6 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
103 Johnston Mill Nature Preserve 20.5 1 27 3.7% 0.7%
104 17 Acre Woods 18.0 2 89 2.2% 0.6%
105 Apex Nature Park 8.6 1 29 3.4% 0.6%
106 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 1 32 3.1% 0.6%
107 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 3 242 1.2% 0.4%
108 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 1 48 2.1% 0.4%
109 E. Carroll Joyner Park 20.6 1 61 1.6% 0.3%
110 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 2 192 1.0% 0.3%
111 North Carolina State University Campus 6.2 1 65 1.5% 0.3%
112 Brian P's Yard (Private) 14.4 1 87 1.1% 0.2%
113 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 1 100 1.0% 0.2%
114 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 2 392 0.5% 0.1%