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Where to find Hooded Merganser in January
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 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			Lake Rogers Park	23.7	17	19	89.5%	68.6%
2			Brier Creek Reservoir	5.9	178	241	73.9%	68.0%
3			William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake	5.7	148	201	73.6%	67.1%
4			Jordan Lake--Parkers Creek (West Side, NCFS Land)	15.4	7	7	100.0%	64.6%
5			Lake Betz	7.3	303	460	65.9%	61.4%
6			Beaver Marsh	16.7	244	373	65.4%	60.5%
7			Crabtree Creek Watershed	4.7	58	84	69.0%	58.5%
8			Shelley Lake	8.1	102	158	64.6%	56.8%
9			Orange County Sportsplex Pond	24.9	43	63	68.3%	56.0%
10			Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir	18.0	58	93	62.4%	52.2%
11			Hoffman Lake	2.4	6	7	85.7%	48.7%
12			Apex Community Park	3.7	144	269	53.5%	47.6%
13			Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance	3.3	111	212	52.4%	45.7%
14			North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond	4.7	11	16	68.8%	44.4%
15			Bond Park	2.7	82	158	51.9%	44.2%
16			Lake Crabtree Dam	3.3	136	287	47.4%	41.7%
17			Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek	15.0	11	17	64.7%	41.3%
18			Chandler's Swamp	16.9	13	21	61.9%	40.9%
19			Lake Crabtree County Park	3.6	288	657	43.8%	40.1%
20			Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp	16.8	38	75	50.7%	39.6%
21			Lake Johnson Park	4.2	152	358	42.5%	37.4%
22			Lake Benson	11.9	80	187	42.8%	35.9%
23			Eden Lakes	23.7	6	9	66.7%	35.4%
24			North Carolina Museum of Life and Science	17.8	26	54	48.1%	35.4%
25			South Point Mall Retention Pond	12.0	2	2	100.0%	34.2%
26			Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd.	9.8	55	134	41.0%	33.1%
27			Schenck Forest	3.6	100	284	35.2%	29.9%
28			AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park	10.0	8	16	50.0%	28.0%
29			Salem Pond Park	4.5	8	16	50.0%	28.0%
30			William B. Umstead SP	5.4	13	32	40.6%	25.5%
31			Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway	3.5	13	32	40.6%	25.5%
32			Lake Wheeler marshes	6.9	39	125	31.2%	23.7%
33			Laurel Hill Park	5.4	6	13	46.2%	23.2%
34			American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Mall	12.2	8	20	40.0%	21.9%
35			William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake	3.8	7	18	38.9%	20.3%
36			Yates Mill County Park	7.2	121	516	23.4%	20.0%
37			Patterson Place Constructed Wetland	16.0	16	53	30.2%	19.5%
38			Kildaire Farms Lake	2.3	4	9	44.4%	18.9%
39			Falls Lake--Cheek Road Causeway (Durham Co.)	17.7	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
40			Strickland Park	8.9	3	6	50.0%	18.8%
41			Carpenter Park	5.1	7	20	35.0%	18.1%
42			Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir	19.0	5	13	38.5%	17.7%
43			Duke University--Reclamation Pond	17.3	19	75	25.3%	16.9%
44			Ten-Ten Road Pond	9.4	5	14	35.7%	16.3%
45			Discovery Lake (Restricted Access)	8.2	19	78	24.4%	16.2%
46			Lake Raleigh	6.0	33	153	21.6%	15.8%
47			North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden	4.6	9	33	27.3%	15.1%
48			Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment	23.4	45	231	19.5%	14.9%
49			Sandy Creek Park	16.1	91	509	17.9%	14.8%
50			Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only	15.3	9	34	26.5%	14.6%
51			Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP'	16.4	16	72	22.2%	14.2%
52			Sarah P. Duke Gardens	16.8	22	107	20.6%	14.0%
53			Old Bynum Bridge	20.4	13	57	22.8%	13.8%
54			Eastgate Park	9.5	4	12	33.3%	13.8%
55			Old Oxford Rd. Pond	20.9	3	8	37.5%	13.7%
56			Hilltop Needmore Park--South	11.5	3	8	37.5%	13.7%
57			North Carolina Museum of Art--Goodnight Park	4.4	3	8	37.5%	13.7%
58			Lake Lynn	7.7	33	182	18.1%	13.2%
59			Falls Lake--Rolling View	16.1	32	176	18.2%	13.2%
60			Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth	14.9	32	182	17.6%	12.7%
61			Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning	3.9	74	493	15.0%	12.1%
62			Lake Wheeler	8.2	12	60	20.0%	11.8%
63			Baileywick Road Park	10.2	5	19	26.3%	11.8%
64			Greenview Ponds	7.6	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
65			Falls Lake--Mountains-to-Sea Trail South of Cheek Rd.	17.4	2	6	33.3%	9.7%
66			Penny's Bend Nature Preserve	20.0	5	23	21.7%	9.7%
67			Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade	19.0	6	30	20.0%	9.5%
68			Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co)	20.0	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
69			Falls Lake--Cheek Rd. Causeway (Wake Co.)	17.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
70			Capital Hills Drive Wetlands	13.9	1	2	50.0%	9.5%
71			Falls Lake--Sandling Beach	17.5	5	24	20.8%	9.2%
72			Durant Nature Preserve	13.3	15	107	14.0%	8.7%
73			Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade	20.0	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
74			Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center	9.0	2	7	28.6%	8.2%
75			Bass Lake Park & Trail	10.7	15	124	12.1%	7.5%
76			Jordan Lake SRA--Visitor's Center	13.8	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
77			Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access	18.4	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
78			Indian Creek Greenway	3.5	2	8	25.0%	7.1%
79			New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment	13.8	4	25	16.0%	6.4%
80			Lower Haw SNA--Bynum	20.3	4	25	16.0%	6.4%
81			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.)	21.9	7	55	12.7%	6.3%
82			NCSU Experimental Farm	7.1	7	60	11.7%	5.8%
83			Eno River SP--Pleasant Green	21.9	2	10	20.0%	5.7%
84			Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek	18.2	8	77	10.4%	5.4%
85			Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Power Line & Trails ONLY	12.4	2	11	18.2%	5.1%
86			Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina	13.2	4	31	12.9%	5.1%
87			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point	15.0	29	397	7.3%	5.1%
88			Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.)	21.9	3	21	14.3%	5.0%
89			Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only)	24.1	15	194	7.7%	4.7%
90			Symphony Lake Greenway	4.4	7	73	9.6%	4.7%
91			Walnut Creek Wetland Center	9.0	2	12	16.7%	4.7%
92			Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. Ramp	18.4	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
93			Butner Game Land--H Street Fields	23.2	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
94			Erwin Road Swamp	17.7	1	4	25.0%	4.6%
95			Mid Pines Rd.	6.7	52	925	5.6%	4.3%
96			Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd.	11.9	3	25	12.0%	4.2%
97			Pullen Park	6.6	2	15	13.3%	3.7%
98			Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek	10.6	2	16	12.5%	3.5%
99			Fearrington Village	17.5	4	46	8.7%	3.4%
100			Brumley Nature Preserve--North	22.2	13	226	5.8%	3.4%
101			Horace Williams Tract	19.1	3	35	8.6%	3.0%
102			Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook	16.7	2	19	10.5%	2.9%
103			Rocky Branch Greenway	6.4	2	20	10.0%	2.8%
104			Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff	12.6	2	20	10.0%	2.8%
105			Falls Lake--Dam	15.2	3	38	7.9%	2.7%
106			White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side	6.7	3	39	7.7%	2.7%
107			Falls Lake	15.1	2	22	9.1%	2.5%
108			Town Lake Park	23.4	2	24	8.3%	2.3%
109			Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field)	14.1	3	45	6.7%	2.3%
110			West Lake Road Ponds	8.7	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
111			Ammons Farm Rd.	24.7	1	8	12.5%	2.2%
112			Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co)	12.0	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
113			White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland	6.1	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
114			Apex Nature Park	8.6	1	9	11.1%	2.0%
115			Beaver Creek Greenway	7.0	1	10	10.0%	1.8%
116			Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	23.9	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
117			Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.)	13.5	1	11	9.1%	1.6%
118			Falls Lake SRA--Information Center	16.3	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
119			Turnipseed Preserve	20.5	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
120			Brookhaven Nature Park	6.7	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
121			Jordan Game Land--Bells Church Fishing Access	12.9	1	12	8.3%	1.5%
122			Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam	18.7	6	196	3.1%	1.4%
123			Ephesus Park--Chapel Hill	16.3	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
124			Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point	14.2	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
125			Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf	15.9	1	13	7.7%	1.4%
126			Rainbow Soccer Complex	16.2	3	80	3.8%	1.3%
127			Swift Creek Bluffs	5.3	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
128			Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail	19.4	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
129			Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road	18.1	1	14	7.1%	1.3%
130			Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp	15.5	4	123	3.3%	1.3%
131			Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek	14.8	1	16	6.2%	1.1%
132			Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve	15.1	2	52	3.8%	1.1%
133			Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd.	17.1	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
134			South Wake County Landfill (Restricted Access)	8.9	1	17	5.9%	1.0%
135			Cedar Fork District Park	3.1	2	53	3.8%	1.0%
136			Mason Farm Biological Reserve	14.6	8	399	2.0%	1.0%
137			Duke University--East Campus	16.6	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
138			Howling Cow Creamery	7.2	1	18	5.6%	1.0%
139			Barksdale Drive Greenway	9.9	1	19	5.3%	0.9%
140			Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64	18.7	1	21	4.8%	0.8%
141			Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp	18.4	1	21	4.8%	0.8%
142			Wendell Park	22.6	1	21	4.8%	0.8%
143			Middle Creek Bottomlands II	24.9	1	23	4.3%	0.8%
144			Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders	3.9	2	80	2.5%	0.7%
145			Hilltop Needmore Park--North	11.1	1	26	3.8%	0.7%
146			University Lake, Chapel Hill	19.3	1	27	3.7%	0.7%
147			Jordan Game Land--Seaforth Road South End	17.3	1	27	3.7%	0.7%
148			Inwood Rd.	7.3	2	95	2.1%	0.6%
149			Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp	14.8	1	32	3.1%	0.6%
150			Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment	14.5	1	33	3.0%	0.5%
151			Jordan Game Land--Audubon Platform	12.3	1	33	3.0%	0.5%
152			Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park	13.6	1	39	2.6%	0.5%
153			Hank Anderson Community Park	20.3	1	68	1.5%	0.3%
154			Harris Lake County Park	14.0	1	83	1.2%	0.2%
155			North Carolina State University Campus	6.2	1	115	0.9%	0.2%