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Where to find Hooded Merganser in December
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 December. 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 Orange County Sportsplex Pond 24.9 39 46 84.8% 71.8%
2 William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 5.7 73 93 78.5% 69.1%
3 Beaver Marsh 16.7 138 190 72.6% 65.9%
4 Apex Community Park 3.7 51 70 72.9% 61.5%
5 Crabtree Creek Watershed 4.7 20 25 80.0% 60.9%
6 Brier Creek Reservoir 5.9 39 59 66.1% 53.4%
7 Old Oxford Rd. Pond 20.9 9 11 81.8% 52.3%
8 Lake Rogers Park 23.7 10 13 76.9% 49.7%
9 Lake Benson 11.9 44 72 61.1% 49.6%
10 Lake Crabtree Nature Trail--Southport Entrance 3.3 58 102 56.9% 47.2%
11 Lake Betz 7.3 74 138 53.6% 45.3%
12 Lake Crabtree Dam 3.3 85 167 50.9% 43.4%
13 Crabtree Creek Wetland--West of Raleigh Blvd. 9.8 28 51 54.9% 41.4%
14 Jordan Lake SRA--Parker's Creek 15.0 6 8 75.0% 40.9%
15 Lake Crabtree County Park 3.6 175 384 45.6% 40.7%
16 Schenck Forest 3.6 60 123 48.8% 40.1%
17 Eden Lakes 23.7 7 10 70.0% 39.7%
18 Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp 16.8 17 30 56.7% 39.2%
19 Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 18.0 20 37 54.1% 38.4%
20 North Carolina Museum of Life and Science 17.8 18 33 54.5% 38.0%
21 Bond Park 2.7 44 97 45.4% 35.8%
22 North Carolina Museum of Art--Sculpture Garden 4.6 25 52 48.1% 35.1%
23 Jordan Lake--Historical Data Only 15.3 22 47 46.8% 33.3%
24 William B. Umstead SP--Reedy Creek Lake 3.8 5 8 62.5% 30.6%
25 Hoffman Lake 2.4 5 8 62.5% 30.6%
26 Chandler's Swamp 16.9 4 6 66.7% 30.0%
27 Ten-Ten Road Pond 9.4 11 24 45.8% 27.9%
28 Shelley Lake 8.1 38 109 34.9% 26.6%
29 Falls Lake--Neuse River RR Grade (Granville Co) 20.0 4 7 57.1% 25.0%
30 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Rd. RR Grade 20.0 5 10 50.0% 23.7%
31 Sarah P. Duke Gardens 16.8 19 55 34.5% 23.4%
32 Lake Johnson Park 4.2 50 173 28.9% 22.7%
33 Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 3.9 72 273 26.4% 21.5%
34 North Carolina Museum of Art--Pond 4.7 6 14 42.9% 21.4%
35 Lake Wheeler marshes 6.9 30 104 28.8% 21.0%
36 Kildaire Farms Lake 2.3 2 3 66.7% 20.8%
37 Neuse River Trail--River Bend 14.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
38 Shaw Lake 9.9 1 1 100.0% 20.7%
39 Salem Pond Park 4.5 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
40 Carpenter Park 5.1 3 6 50.0% 18.8%
41 West Lake Road Ponds 8.7 6 16 37.5% 18.5%
42 Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 8.2 10 33 30.3% 17.4%
43 William B. Umstead SP 5.4 8 26 30.8% 16.5%
44 Old Bynum Bridge 20.4 11 40 27.5% 16.1%
45 Crabtree Creek Greenway--Capital Blvd to Atlantic Ave 9.6 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
46 Falls Lake--Will Suitt Mudflats 18.8 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
47 Capital Hills Drive Wetlands 13.9 2 4 50.0% 15.0%
48 Falls Lake--Rolling View 16.1 32 156 20.5% 14.9%
49 Falls Lake--Hickory Hill Boat Ramp 18.4 11 46 23.9% 13.9%
50 Walnut Creek Wetland Center 9.0 5 17 29.4% 13.3%
51 Flat River Waterfowl Impoundment 23.4 32 188 17.0% 12.3%
52 Duke University--Wetland Center 'SWAMP' 16.4 8 35 22.9% 12.1%
53 Patterson Place Constructed Wetland 16.0 9 43 20.9% 11.4%
54 Lake Raleigh 6.0 15 89 16.9% 10.5%
55 Macedonia Lake/Speight Branch Greenway 3.5 4 16 25.0% 10.2%
56 Eastgate Park 9.5 4 17 23.5% 9.6%
57 Lower Haw SNA--Hwy. 64 18.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
58 Jordan Lake SRA--Robeson Creek Canoe Access 18.4 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
59 Valley Springs Park 20.7 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
60 DO NOT USE--Historical Only for Brumley Nature Preserve 22.4 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
61 American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Crossing 12.0 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
62 American Tobacco Trail--Southpoint Mall 12.2 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
63 Horseshoe Road Nature Preserve 22.1 1 2 50.0% 9.5%
64 Rocky Branch Greenway 6.4 4 18 22.2% 9.0%
65 Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade 19.0 7 42 16.7% 8.3%
66 Laurel Hill Park 5.4 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
67 Walnut Creek Trail--Wetland Center 9.0 2 7 28.6% 8.2%
68 Symphony Lake Greenway 4.4 8 51 15.7% 8.2%
69 University Lake, Chapel Hill 19.3 7 44 15.9% 7.9%
70 Yates Mill County Park 7.2 32 306 10.5% 7.5%
71 Horace Williams Tract 19.1 4 22 18.2% 7.3%
72 Falls Lake--Cheek Road Causeway (Durham Co.) 17.7 2 8 25.0% 7.1%
73 Jordan Game Land--Mason Point Peninsula 12.1 2 9 22.2% 6.3%
74 Lake Wheeler 8.2 6 45 13.3% 6.3%
75 Sandy Creek Park 16.1 26 290 9.0% 6.2%
76 Butner Game Land--H Street Fields 23.2 2 11 18.2% 5.1%
77 Eno River SP--Pleasant Green 21.9 2 12 16.7% 4.7%
78 Falls Lake--Upper Beaverdam Reservoir 19.0 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
79 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Granville Co.) 21.9 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
80 Indian Creek Greenway 3.5 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
81 Pulley Town Road Fields 22.5 1 4 25.0% 4.6%
82 Lower Haw SNA--Bynum 20.3 2 14 14.3% 4.0%
83 Butner Game Land--Brickhouse Rd. (Durham Co.) 21.9 3 26 11.5% 4.0%
84 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Point 15.0 9 130 6.9% 3.7%
85 Falls Lake--Sandling Beach 17.5 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
86 Falls Lake--Olive Grove Church Rd. Ramp 18.4 1 5 20.0% 3.6%
87 Jordan Lake SRA--Seaforth 14.9 5 60 8.3% 3.6%
88 Jordan Game Land---(751 bridge) Northeast Creek 10.6 2 16 12.5% 3.5%
89 Jordan Game Land--Rock Quarry Public Fishing Area 13.8 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
90 Jordan Lake--Marthas Chapel Pulloff 12.6 1 6 16.7% 3.0%
91 Brumley Nature Preserve--South 22.7 2 19 10.5% 2.9%
92 Fearrington Village 17.5 2 20 10.0% 2.8%
93 Mid Pines Rd. 6.7 21 498 4.2% 2.8%
94 Jordan Game Land--(Lystra Rd. Bridge) Overcup Creek 14.0 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
95 Lick Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 13.2 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
96 Turnipseed Preserve 20.5 1 7 14.3% 2.6%
97 Duke University--Reclamation Pond 17.3 2 22 9.1% 2.5%
98 Raleigh-Durham Airport Observation Deck 6.4 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
99 Barksdale Drive Greenway 9.9 1 8 12.5% 2.2%
100 Durant Nature Preserve 13.3 3 49 6.1% 2.1%
101 New Hope Waterfowl Impoundment 13.8 2 27 7.4% 2.1%
102 Lake Lynn 7.7 6 138 4.3% 2.0%
103 Baileywick Road Park 10.2 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
104 Jordan Lake SRA--Ebenezer Church Boat Ramp 14.8 1 9 11.1% 2.0%
105 Bass Lake Park & Trail 10.7 3 57 5.3% 1.8%
106 Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 18.2 3 58 5.2% 1.8%
107 West Point on the Eno Park 20.5 1 11 9.1% 1.6%
108 Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 15.1 2 39 5.1% 1.4%
109 Maple View Farm (Birding From Roads Only) 24.1 3 78 3.8% 1.3%
110 Jordan Lake--Farrington Point Rd Causeway 12.9 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
111 Little Creek Waterfowl Impoundment 14.5 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
112 Prairie Ridge Ecostation--Bird Feeders 3.9 1 14 7.1% 1.3%
113 Brumley Nature Preserve--North 22.2 4 130 3.1% 1.2%
114 White Deer Park 11.6 1 15 6.7% 1.2%
115 Carolina North--Tripp Farm Gate 19.7 1 16 6.2% 1.1%
116 Town Lake Park 23.4 1 17 5.9% 1.0%
117 Eagle Spur Rail Trail--Stagecoach Rd. 11.9 1 18 5.6% 1.0%
118 Jordan Lake--Crosswinds Marina 13.2 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
119 White Pines Nature Preserve 24.5 1 20 5.0% 0.9%
120 NCSU Experimental Farm 7.1 1 22 4.5% 0.8%
121 Mason Farm Biological Reserve 14.6 4 255 1.6% 0.6%
122 Williamson Preserve 19.2 1 34 2.9% 0.5%
123 Harris Game Land--Upper Boat Ramp 15.5 1 58 1.7% 0.3%
124 Jordan Lake--B. Everett Jordan Dam 18.7 1 59 1.7% 0.3%
125 Jordan Game Land--Transis Camp Rd. 12.6 1 63 1.6% 0.3%