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Where to find Hooded Merganser in February
within 25 miles of 35.791540, -78.781117

This page shows which locations in the selected region historically had the highest probability of a checklist including Hooded Merganser in February. 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			Beaver Marsh	16.7	254	355	71.5%	66.6%
2			Brier Creek Reservoir	5.9	138	191	72.3%	65.5%
3			Orange County Sportsplex Pond	24.9	53	73	72.6%	61.4%
4			William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake	5.7	77	129	59.7%	51.1%
5			Apex Community Park	3.7	126	219	57.5%	50.9%
6			Chandler's Swamp	16.9	13	19	68.4%	46.0%
7			Lake Betz	7.3	184	364	50.5%	45.4%
8			North Carolina Museum of Art--Goodnight Park	4.4	9	13	69.2%	42.4%
9			Crabtree Creek Watershed	4.7	36	73	49.3%	38.2%
10			Bond Park	2.7	83	187	44.4%	37.4%
11			Shelley Lake	8.1	78	184	42.4%	35.5%
12			South Point Mall Retention Pond	12.0	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
13			North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond	4.7	12	23	52.2%	33.0%
14			Sandy Creek Park	16.1	179	512	35.0%	31.0%
15			Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd.	9.8	38	102	37.3%	28.5%
16			William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake	3.8	8	16	50.0%	28.0%
17			Lake Crabtree Dam	3.3	70	207	33.8%	27.7%
18			Lake Crabtree County Park	3.6	174	583	29.8%	26.3%
19			Lake Johnson Park	4.2	88	287	30.7%	25.6%
20			Yates Mill County Park	7.2	159	574	27.7%	24.2%
21			North Carolina Museum of Life and Science	17.8	13	34	38.2%	23.9%
22			West Lake Road Ponds	8.7	3	5	60.0%	23.1%
23			Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance	3.3	46	155	29.7%	23.0%
24			Carpenter Park	5.1	11	29	37.9%	22.7%
25			Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning	3.9	130	500	26.0%	22.3%
26			Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek	15.0	10	27	37.0%	21.5%
27			Lake Benson	11.9	46	166	27.7%	21.5%
28			North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden	4.6	16	49	32.7%	21.2%
29			Shaw Lake	9.9	2	3	66.7%	20.8%
30			Jordan Game Land--Cub Creek	13.7	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
31			Forgotten Pond	19.2	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
32			Capital Hills Drive Wetlands	13.9	1	1	100.0%	20.7%
33			Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway	3.5	11	32	34.4%	20.4%
34			Schenck Forest	3.6	91	372	24.5%	20.4%
35			Lake Wheeler marshes	6.9	28	101	27.7%	19.9%
36			Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP'	16.4	17	59	28.8%	18.8%
37			Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek	18.2	29	112	25.9%	18.7%
38			American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Mall	12.2	5	13	38.5%	17.7%
39			Laurel Hill Park	5.4	6	17	35.3%	17.3%
40			Lake Rogers Park	23.7	4	10	40.0%	16.8%
41			Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment	23.4	39	180	21.7%	16.3%
42			Hoffman Lake	2.4	3	7	42.9%	15.8%
43			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.)	21.9	16	67	23.9%	15.3%
44			Strickland Park	8.9	2	4	50.0%	15.0%
45			Discovery Lake (Restricted Access)	8.2	16	71	22.5%	14.4%
46			Patterson Place Constructed Wetland	16.0	11	47	23.4%	13.6%
47			Lake Lynn	7.7	31	189	16.4%	11.8%
48			Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point	14.2	2	5	40.0%	11.8%
49			Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only)	24.1	23	146	15.8%	10.7%
50			Duke University--Reclamation Pond	17.3	13	73	17.8%	10.7%
51			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.)	21.9	5	21	23.8%	10.6%
52			Lake Raleigh	6.0	30	214	14.0%	10.0%
53			Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp	16.8	3	11	27.3%	9.7%
54			Kildaire Farms Lake	2.3	3	11	27.3%	9.7%
55			Old Oxford Rd. Pond	20.9	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
56			Jordan Game Land--Lower Little Creek	13.2	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
57			Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir	18.0	5	23	21.7%	9.7%
58			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek Arm (Durham Co)	12.3	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
59			Knightdale Station Park	17.3	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
60			Jordan Lake--Parkers Creek (West Side, NCFS Land)	15.4	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
61			Old Bynum Bridge	20.4	8	47	17.0%	8.9%
62			Salem Pond Park	4.5	4	19	21.1%	8.5%
63			Baileywick Road Park	10.2	3	13	23.1%	8.2%
64			Middle Creek Bottomlands II	24.9	4	20	20.0%	8.1%
65			AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park	10.0	3	14	21.4%	7.6%
66			Bass Lake Park & Trail	10.7	13	104	12.5%	7.5%
67			New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment	13.8	5	30	16.7%	7.3%
68			Walnut Creek Wetland Center	9.0	3	15	20.0%	7.0%
69			White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland	6.1	3	15	20.0%	7.0%
70			Sarah P. Duke Gardens	16.8	11	95	11.6%	6.6%
71			William B. Umstead SP	5.4	4	25	16.0%	6.4%
72			Falls Lake--Cheek Road Causeway (Durham Co.)	17.7	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
73			Robertson Creek Nature Preserve	23.8	1	3	33.3%	6.1%
74			Ten-Ten Road Pond	9.4	3	18	16.7%	5.8%
75			Shiloh Greenway	5.1	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
76			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point	15.0	20	235	8.5%	5.6%
77			Glennstone/Heron Rookery	18.4	2	11	18.2%	5.1%
78			Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only	15.3	3	22	13.6%	4.7%
79			Jordan Lake SRA--Vista Point	16.1	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
80			Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End	17.3	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
81			Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve	22.1	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
82			Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula	12.1	3	23	13.0%	4.5%
83			Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd.	11.9	3	24	12.5%	4.3%
84			Falls Lake--Rolling View	16.1	6	65	9.2%	4.3%
85			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co)	12.0	2	14	14.3%	4.0%
86			Howling Cow Creamery	7.2	2	14	14.3%	4.0%
87			Eden Lakes	23.7	1	5	20.0%	3.6%
88			Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook	16.7	3	32	9.4%	3.2%
89			Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade	19.0	2	18	11.1%	3.1%
90			Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave	9.6	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
91			Falls Lake--Sandling Beach	17.5	1	6	16.7%	3.0%
92			Indian Creek Greenway	3.5	2	19	10.5%	2.9%
93			Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders	3.9	4	59	6.8%	2.7%
94			Falls Lake	15.1	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
95			Eno River SP--Pleasant Green	21.9	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
96			William B. Umstead SP--Turkey Creek Trail	4.2	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
97			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail Jimmy Rogers Road Access	15.2	1	7	14.3%	2.6%
98			Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	14.5	2	23	8.7%	2.4%
99			University Lake, Chapel Hill	19.3	2	23	8.7%	2.4%
100			Brookhaven Nature Park	6.7	2	23	8.7%	2.4%
101			Hilltop Needmore Park--North	11.1	2	23	8.7%	2.4%
102			Harris Lake County Park	14.0	6	118	5.1%	2.4%
103			Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd.	12.6	4	67	6.0%	2.3%
104			Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	23.9	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
105			Jordan Lake--Poe's Ridge	19.9	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
106			Symphony Lake Greenway	4.4	7	155	4.5%	2.2%
107			Durant Nature Preserve	13.3	5	104	4.8%	2.1%
108			Lake Wheeler	8.2	3	51	5.9%	2.0%
109			Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek	14.8	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
110			Rainbow Soccer Complex	16.2	4	84	4.8%	1.9%
111			Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center	9.0	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
112			Millbrook Exchange Park	11.1	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
113			Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth	14.9	5	125	4.0%	1.7%
114			South Wake County Landfill (Restricted Access)	8.9	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
115			Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway	12.9	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
116			Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff	12.6	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
117			Eastgate Park	9.5	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
118			Clayton Riverwalk--County Line to Sam's Branch Greenway	21.1	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
119			Eno River SP--Few's Ford	23.2	3	74	4.1%	1.4%
120			Mason Farm Biological Reserve	14.6	10	398	2.5%	1.4%
121			White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side	6.7	2	41	4.9%	1.3%
122			White Pines Nature Preserve	24.5	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
123			Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek	10.6	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
124			Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp	18.4	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
125			Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Power Line & Trails ONLY	12.4	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
126			Mid Pines Rd.	6.7	13	717	1.8%	1.1%
127			Jordan Game Land--Farrington Point Boating Access	13.1	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
128			Ephesus Park--Chapel Hill	16.3	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
129			Town Lake Park	23.4	1	20	5.0%	0.9%
130			Harris Lake--NE of New Hill-Holleman Rd.	13.3	1	22	4.5%	0.8%
131			Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam	18.7	3	128	2.3%	0.8%
132			Williamson Preserve	19.2	1	23	4.3%	0.8%
133			Duke Forest--Hollow Rock & Hollow Rock Nature Park	17.9	1	24	4.2%	0.7%
134			American Tobacco Trail--New Hill-Olive Chapel Road Access	10.5	2	76	2.6%	0.7%
135			Ritter Park	4.3	1	25	4.0%	0.7%
136			Fearrington Village	17.5	1	26	3.8%	0.7%
137			NCSU Experimental Farm	7.1	1	38	2.6%	0.5%
138			Jordan Lake--Educational State Forest	14.7	1	44	2.3%	0.4%
139			Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve	15.1	1	49	2.0%	0.4%
140			Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp	15.5	1	110	0.9%	0.2%
141			Neuse River Trail--Abbotts Creek	14.5	1	157	0.6%	0.1%
142			Brumley Nature Preserve--North	22.2	1	253	0.4%	0.1%