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Where to find Hooded Merganser in January
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 Hooded Merganser in January. 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 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 123 168 73.2% 66.1%
2 Beaver Marsh 16.7 204 295 69.2% 63.7%
3 Lake Betz 7.3 170 266 63.9% 58.0%
4 Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek 15.0 13 16 81.2% 57.0%
5 Lake Rogers Park 23.7 5 5 100.0% 56.6%
6 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 79 125 63.2% 54.5%
7 Orange County Sportsplex Pond 24.9 31 45 68.9% 54.3%
8 Shelley Lake 8.1 59 93 63.4% 53.3%
9 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 50 80 62.5% 51.5%
10 Hoffman Lake 2.4 6 7 85.7% 48.7%
11 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 87 167 52.1% 44.6%
12 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 11 16 68.8% 44.4%
13 Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp 16.8 36 66 54.5% 42.6%
14 Bond Park 2.7 61 122 50.0% 41.3%
15 North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 17.8 21 37 56.8% 40.9%
16 Apex Community Park 3.7 43 85 50.6% 40.2%
17 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 222 509 43.6% 39.4%
18 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 32 63 50.8% 38.8%
19 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 65 143 45.5% 37.5%
20 Eden Lakes 23.7 5 7 71.4% 35.9%
21 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 34 73 46.6% 35.6%
22 Duke University--Reclamation Pond 17.3 19 43 44.2% 30.4%
23 Kildaire Farms Lake 2.3 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
24 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 13 29 44.8% 28.4%
25 AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park 10.0 8 16 50.0% 28.0%
26 Chandler's Swamp 16.9 8 16 50.0% 28.0%
27 Schenck Forest 3.6 70 208 33.7% 27.6%
28 Salem Pond Park 4.5 7 14 50.0% 26.8%
29 Lake Benson 11.9 36 102 35.3% 26.7%
30 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 55 174 31.6% 25.2%
31 North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond 4.7 5 10 50.0% 23.7%
32 Carpenter Park 5.1 5 10 50.0% 23.7%
33 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 16 45 35.6% 23.2%
34 American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Mall 12.2 6 14 42.9% 21.4%
35 Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir 19.0 5 11 45.5% 21.3%
36 Laurel Hill Park 5.4 5 11 45.5% 21.3%
37 Capital Hills Drive Wetlands 13.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
38 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 5 12 41.7% 19.3%
39 Strickland Park 8.9 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
40 Lake Raleigh 6.0 24 97 24.7% 17.2%
41 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 17 65 26.2% 17.0%
42 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 63 304 20.7% 16.5%
43 Ten-Ten Road Pond 9.4 5 14 35.7% 16.3%
44 Old Oxford Rd. Pond 20.9 3 7 42.9% 15.8%
45 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 4 11 36.4% 15.2%
46 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 9 33 27.3% 15.1%
47 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 13 54 24.1% 14.6%
48 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
49 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 14 64 21.9% 13.5%
50 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 9 37 24.3% 13.4%
51 Lake Lynn 7.7 21 115 18.3% 12.3%
52 Indian Creek Greenway 3.5 2 5 40.0% 11.8%
53 Lake Wheeler 8.2 8 38 21.1% 11.1%
54 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 6 26 23.1% 11.0%
55 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 49 343 14.3% 11.0%
56 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 47 345 13.6% 10.4%
57 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 18 115 15.7% 10.1%
58 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 18 116 15.5% 10.0%
59 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 13 79 16.5% 9.9%
60 Eastgate Park 9.5 3 11 27.3% 9.7%
61 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
62 Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook 16.7 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
63 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 4 17 23.5% 9.6%
64 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve 20.0 4 18 22.2% 9.0%
65 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 4 19 21.1% 8.5%
66 Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center 9.0 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
67 Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina 13.2 4 21 19.0% 7.7%
68 Eno River SP--Pleasant Green 21.9 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
69 Baileywick Road Park 10.2 3 16 18.8% 6.6%
70 Erwin Road Swamp 17.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
71 Hilltop Needmore Park--South 11.5 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
72 Sarah P. Duke Gardens 16.8 9 84 10.7% 5.7%
73 Walnut Creek Wetland Center 9.0 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
74 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 3 21 14.3% 5.0%
75 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 4 33 12.1% 4.8%
76 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
77 Jordan Lake SRA--Visitor's Center 13.8 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
78 Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access 18.4 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
79 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. Ramp 18.4 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
80 Horace Williams Tract 19.1 3 23 13.0% 4.5%
81 Pullen Park 6.6 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
82 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
83 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 3 26 11.5% 4.0%
84 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 3 26 11.5% 4.0%
85 Fearrington Village 17.5 4 40 10.0% 4.0%
86 Rocky Branch Greenway 6.4 2 15 13.3% 3.7%
87 Greenview Ponds 7.6 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
88 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 11 198 5.6% 3.1%
89 Falls Lake SRA--Information Center 16.3 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
90 Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf 15.9 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
91 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
92 Beaver Creek Greenway 7.0 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
93 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
94 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 4 53 7.5% 3.0%
95 Falls Lake 15.1 2 21 9.5% 2.7%
96 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
97 West Lake Road Ponds 8.7 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
98 Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 23.9 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
99 Apex Nature Park 8.6 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
100 Jordan Game Land--Bells Church Fishing Access 12.9 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
101 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 3 53 5.7% 1.9%
102 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 4 87 4.6% 1.8%
103 Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail 19.4 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
104 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 5 123 4.1% 1.7%
105 Swift Creek Bluffs 5.3 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
106 Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.) 13.5 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
107 Brookhaven Nature Park 6.7 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
108 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 4 105 3.8% 1.5%
109 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
110 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 12 556 2.2% 1.2%
111 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
112 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 2 52 3.8% 1.1%
113 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
114 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
115 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
116 Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders 3.9 2 67 3.0% 0.8%
117 Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park 13.6 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
118 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 1 25 4.0% 0.7%
119 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 1 35 2.9% 0.5%
120 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 1 42 2.4% 0.4%
121 NCSU Experimental Farm 7.1 1 43 2.3% 0.4%
122 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 1 44 2.3% 0.4%
123 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 1 48 2.1% 0.4%
124 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 1 51 2.0% 0.3%
125 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 1 63 1.6% 0.3%
126 Inwood Rd. 7.3 1 71 1.4% 0.2%
127 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 1 255 0.4% 0.1%