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Top Birds at North Carolina State University Campus in January
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 70 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at North Carolina State University Campus in January. The difference in probability relative to other nearby locations is also shown, to highlight which birds are particularly likely to be found (or not found) at this specific location. The chart shows how many distinct species have historically been observed at this location for each month of the year.

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Rank Info Pics Species Entire Region This Location Difference Relative
1   American Robin 32.9% 58.6% 25.7% 1.8x
2   Northern Cardinal 59.8% 47.1% 12.6% 0.8x
3   White-throated Sparrow 53.9% 44.3% 9.6% 0.8x
4   Yellow-rumped Warbler 34.0% 35.7% 1.8% 1.1x
5   House Finch 22.3% 32.9% 10.6% 1.5x
6   Northern Mockingbird 28.5% 28.6% 0.1% 1.0x
7   Cedar Waxwing 6.9% 28.6% 21.7% 4.2x
8   European Starling 16.1% 27.1% 11.1% 1.7x
9   Blue Jay 39.8% 25.7% 14.1% 0.6x
10   Eastern Towhee 33.7% 24.3% 9.5% 0.7x
11   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 42.8% 21.4% 21.4% 0.5x
12   Dark-eyed Junco 31.8% 21.4% 10.4% 0.7x
13   Mourning Dove 30.2% 21.4% 8.8% 0.7x
14   Carolina Wren 61.4% 20.0% 41.4% 0.3x
15   Carolina Chickadee 60.2% 20.0% 40.2% 0.3x
16   Tufted Titmouse 55.1% 20.0% 35.1% 0.4x
17   Red-bellied Woodpecker 52.9% 18.6% 34.4% 0.4x
18   American Crow 52.7% 18.6% 34.2% 0.4x
19   Eastern Bluebird 43.6% 18.6% 25.0% 0.4x
20   Common Grackle 4.7% 17.1% 12.4% 3.6x
21   Golden-crowned Kinglet 27.8% 12.9% 14.9% 0.5x
22   Downy Woodpecker 43.7% 11.4% 32.3% 0.3x
23   Pine Warbler 22.1% 11.4% 10.7% 0.5x
24   Brown Thrasher 15.8% 11.4% 4.4% 0.7x
25   Red-tailed Hawk 15.7% 11.4% 4.2% 0.7x
26   Song Sparrow 50.7% 10.0% 40.7% 0.2x
27   White-breasted Nuthatch 31.2% 10.0% 21.2% 0.3x
28   Turkey Vulture 35.2% 7.1% 28.1% 0.2x
29   Red-shouldered Hawk 26.3% 7.1% 19.1% 0.3x
30   Fish Crow 3.2% 7.1% 3.9% 2.2x
31   Cooper's Hawk 3.9% 5.7% 1.8% 1.5x
32   Ring-billed Gull 30.5% 2.9% 27.7% 0.1x
33   Double-crested Cormorant 29.3% 2.9% 26.5% 0.1x
34   Eastern Phoebe 23.4% 2.9% 20.6% 0.1x
35   Brown Creeper 9.3% 2.9% 6.4% 0.3x
36   House Sparrow 1.6% 2.9% 1.3% 1.8x
37   Great Blue Heron 40.0% 1.4% 38.6% 0.0x
38   Mallard 33.4% 1.4% 32.0% 0.0x
39   Brown-headed Nuthatch 32.7% 1.4% 31.2% 0.0x
40   American Goldfinch 29.5% 1.4% 28.0% 0.0x
41   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 24.8% 1.4% 23.4% 0.1x
42   Hooded Merganser 21.4% 1.4% 20.0% 0.1x
43   Hermit Thrush 18.5% 1.4% 17.0% 0.1x
44   Bald Eagle 17.2% 1.4% 15.8% 0.1x
45   Killdeer 15.5% 1.4% 14.0% 0.1x
46   Red-winged Blackbird 11.8% 1.4% 10.3% 0.1x
47   Rock Pigeon 6.5% 1.4% 5.0% 0.2x
48   American Pipit 2.3% 1.4% 0.9% 0.6x
49   Sharp-shinned Hawk 1.9% 1.4% 0.5% 0.8x
50   House Wren 1.3% 1.4% 0.1% 1.1x
51   Black-and-white Warbler 1.0% 1.4% 0.4% 1.4x
52   Blue-headed Vireo 0.8% 1.4% 0.6% 1.7x
53   House/Purple Finch 0.1% 1.4% 1.4% 18.8x