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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 5.7 133 181 73.5% 66.6%
2 Beaver Marsh 16.7 218 322 67.7% 62.4%
3 Lake Betz 7.3 196 298 65.8% 60.2%
4 Orange County Sportsplex Pond 24.9 40 55 72.7% 59.8%
5 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 89 137 65.0% 56.7%
6 Lake Rogers Park 23.7 10 12 83.3% 55.2%
7 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 28 40 70.0% 54.6%
8 Shelley Lake 8.1 70 110 63.6% 54.3%
9 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 52 85 61.2% 50.5%
10 Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek 15.0 13 18 72.2% 49.1%
11 Hoffman Lake 2.4 6 7 85.7% 48.7%
12 Apex Community Park 3.7 127 243 52.3% 46.0%
13 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 91 174 52.3% 44.9%
14 North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 17.8 23 40 57.5% 42.2%
15 Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp 16.8 37 71 52.1% 40.7%
16 Bond Park 2.7 66 137 48.2% 40.0%
17 North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond 4.7 8 12 66.7% 39.1%
18 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 224 541 41.4% 37.3%
19 Eden Lakes 23.7 6 9 66.7% 35.4%
20 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 40 90 44.4% 34.6%
21 Chandler's Swamp 16.9 10 18 55.6% 33.7%
22 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 75 192 39.1% 32.4%
23 North Carolina Museum of Art--Goodnight Park 4.4 3 4 75.0% 30.1%
24 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 6 11 54.5% 28.0%
25 AIHF Trail 8300 Health Park 10.0 8 16 50.0% 28.0%
26 Salem Pond Park 4.5 8 16 50.0% 28.0%
27 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 78 232 33.6% 27.9%
28 Schenck Forest 3.6 76 235 32.3% 26.7%
29 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 13 31 41.9% 26.4%
30 Duke University--Reclamation Pond 17.3 19 50 38.0% 25.9%
31 Laurel Hill Park 5.4 6 12 50.0% 25.4%
32 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 37 117 31.6% 23.9%
33 Lake Benson 11.9 38 122 31.1% 23.6%
34 American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Mall 12.2 8 20 40.0% 21.9%
35 Capital Hills Drive Wetlands 13.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
36 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 16 51 31.4% 20.3%
37 Carpenter Park 5.1 5 12 41.7% 19.3%
38 Kildaire Farms Lake 2.3 4 9 44.4% 18.9%
39 Strickland Park 8.9 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
40 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 9 28 32.1% 17.9%
41 Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir 19.0 5 13 38.5% 17.7%
42 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 41 189 21.7% 16.4%
43 Ten-Ten Road Pond 9.4 5 14 35.7% 16.3%
44 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 5 14 35.7% 16.3%
45 Lake Raleigh 6.0 25 112 22.3% 15.6%
46 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 69 358 19.3% 15.5%
47 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 9 33 27.3% 15.1%
48 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 16 68 23.5% 15.0%
49 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 15 67 22.4% 14.1%
50 Eastgate Park 9.5 4 12 33.3% 13.8%
51 Old Oxford Rd. Pond 20.9 3 8 37.5% 13.7%
52 Sarah P. Duke Gardens 16.8 18 91 19.8% 12.9%
53 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 28 158 17.7% 12.6%
54 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 10 45 22.2% 12.5%
55 Baileywick Road Park 10.2 5 18 27.8% 12.5%
56 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 62 401 15.5% 12.3%
57 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 62 413 15.0% 11.9%
58 Penny's Bend Nature Preserve 20.0 5 20 25.0% 11.2%
59 Lake Lynn 7.7 23 146 15.8% 10.7%
60 Greenview Ponds 7.6 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
61 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
62 Jordan Lake SRA--Visitor's Center 13.8 2 6 33.3% 9.7%
63 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 4 17 23.5% 9.6%
64 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 4 17 23.5% 9.6%
65 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 18 123 14.6% 9.5%
66 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 13 87 14.9% 8.9%
67 Lake Wheeler 8.2 8 47 17.0% 8.9%
68 Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center 9.0 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
69 Indian Creek Greenway 3.5 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
70 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 4 20 20.0% 8.1%
71 Jordan Lake SRA--New Hope Overlook 16.7 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
72 Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina 13.2 4 24 16.7% 6.7%
73 Butner Game Land--H Street Fields 23.2 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
74 Erwin Road Swamp 17.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
75 Ammons Farm Rd. 24.7 1 3 33.3% 6.1%
76 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 5 36 13.9% 6.1%
77 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 3 18 16.7% 5.8%
78 Eno River SP--Pleasant Green 21.9 2 10 20.0% 5.7%
79 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 7 64 10.9% 5.4%
80 Walnut Creek Wetland Center 9.0 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
81 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
82 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. Ramp 18.4 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
83 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 3 23 13.0% 4.5%
84 Pullen Park 6.6 2 13 15.4% 4.3%
85 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
86 Fearrington Village 17.5 4 41 9.8% 3.9%
87 Horace Williams Tract 19.1 3 27 11.1% 3.9%
88 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 5 59 8.5% 3.7%
89 Hilltop Needmore Park--South 11.5 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
90 Falls Lake--Dam 15.2 3 31 9.7% 3.3%
91 White Oak Creek Greenway--West Side 6.7 3 33 9.1% 3.1%
92 Rocky Branch Greenway 6.4 2 18 11.1% 3.1%
93 Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access 18.4 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
94 Beaver Creek Greenway 7.0 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
95 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 12 231 5.2% 3.0%
96 White Oak Creek Greenway--Wetland 6.1 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
97 Falls Lake 15.1 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
98 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 8 165 4.8% 2.5%
99 Falls Lake SRA--Information Center 16.3 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
100 Jordan Lake--New Hope Creek arm (Chatham Co) 12.0 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
101 West Lake Road Ponds 8.7 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
102 Falls Lake--Holly Pt./Shinleaf 15.9 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
103 Jordan Lake--NC Forest HQ (Model Plane Field) 14.1 2 25 8.0% 2.2%
104 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 21 661 3.2% 2.1%
105 Knap of Reeds Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 23.9 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
106 Apex Nature Park 8.6 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
107 Howling Cow Creamery 7.2 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
108 Whippoorwill Park & Warren Creek Trail 19.4 1 10 10.0% 1.8%
109 Jordan Lake SRA--Poplar Point 14.2 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
110 Neuse River Trail (Historic only. Use more specific location.) 13.5 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
111 Rainbow Soccer Complex 16.2 3 64 4.7% 1.6%
112 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 4 99 4.0% 1.6%
113 Barksdale Drive Greenway 9.9 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
114 Brookhaven Nature Park 6.7 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
115 Jordan Game Land--Bells Church Fishing Access 12.9 1 12 8.3% 1.5%
116 Swift Creek Bluffs 5.3 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
117 Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff 12.6 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
118 Neuse River Trail--Mial Plantation Road 18.1 1 13 7.7% 1.4%
119 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 3 75 4.0% 1.4%
120 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. 17.1 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
121 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 8 327 2.4% 1.2%
122 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 4 130 3.1% 1.2%
123 Jordan Game Land--(Big Woods Rd. Bridge) Bush Creek 14.8 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
124 Middle Creek Bottomlands II 24.9 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
125 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 3 98 3.1% 1.0%
126 Wendell Park 22.6 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
127 Hilltop Needmore Park--North 11.1 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
128 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
129 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
130 Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders 3.9 2 76 2.6% 0.7%
131 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 1 28 3.6% 0.6%
132 Wilkerson Nature Preserve Park 13.6 1 30 3.3% 0.6%
133 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 1 42 2.4% 0.4%
134 NCSU Experimental Farm 7.1 1 44 2.3% 0.4%
135 Hank Anderson Community Park 20.3 1 49 2.0% 0.4%
136 Harris Lake County Park 14.0 1 57 1.8% 0.3%
137 North Carolina State University Campus 6.2 1 70 1.4% 0.3%
138 Inwood Rd. 7.3 1 73 1.4% 0.2%
139 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 1 174 0.6% 0.1%

Created by Michael Fogleman.

Data from the eBird Basic Dataset. Version: EBD_relJun-2023. Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York. Jun 2023.