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Top Birds at Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade in December
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 43 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Falls Lake--Ellerbe Creek RR Grade in December. 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
1   Carolina Chickadee 64.4% 79.1% 14.7%
2   White-throated Sparrow 62.1% 79.1% 17.0%
3   Carolina Wren 68.4% 76.7% 8.3%
4   Northern Cardinal 62.9% 74.4% 11.5%
5   Song Sparrow 55.1% 74.4% 19.3%
6   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 50.6% 74.4% 23.8%
7   Great Blue Heron 42.9% 74.4% 31.5%
8   American Crow 58.6% 72.1% 13.4%
9   Red-bellied Woodpecker 57.4% 69.8% 12.3%
10   Dark-eyed Junco 37.1% 69.8% 32.7%
11   Ring-billed Gull 29.0% 69.8% 40.8%
12   Belted Kingfisher 24.1% 69.8% 45.7%
13   Northern Flicker 38.9% 67.4% 28.5%
14   Downy Woodpecker 49.5% 62.8% 13.3%
15   Tufted Titmouse 58.6% 60.5% 1.9%
16   Eastern Bluebird 49.8% 60.5% 10.7%
17   American Goldfinch 41.6% 60.5% 18.8%
18   Golden-crowned Kinglet 33.0% 60.5% 27.5%
19   Blue Jay 45.7% 58.1% 12.5%
20   Double-crested Cormorant 30.1% 58.1% 28.0%
21   Killdeer 18.0% 58.1% 40.1%
22   Yellow-rumped Warbler 38.1% 55.8% 17.7%
23   Eastern Towhee 38.2% 53.5% 15.3%
24   Eastern Phoebe 30.4% 51.2% 20.7%
25   Bonaparte's Gull 12.6% 48.8% 36.3%
26   Northern Mockingbird 32.1% 46.5% 14.4%
27   American Pipit 3.5% 46.5% 43.0%
28   American Robin 37.9% 39.5% 1.7%
29   Winter Wren 15.7% 37.2% 21.5%
30   Red-headed Woodpecker 12.1% 37.2% 25.1%
31   Turkey Vulture 36.0% 34.9% 1.2%
32   Brown-headed Nuthatch 34.9% 32.6% 2.4%
33   Herring Gull 5.3% 32.6% 27.3%
34   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 31.3% 30.2% 1.0%
35   Red-shouldered Hawk 29.0% 30.2% 1.2%
36   Hermit Thrush 24.3% 30.2% 6.0%
37   Brown Thrasher 18.8% 27.9% 9.1%
38   Pine Warbler 18.1% 25.6% 7.5%
39   Field Sparrow 17.2% 25.6% 8.4%
40   Least Sandpiper 0.3% 25.6% 25.2%
41   Mourning Dove 24.0% 23.3% 0.8%
42   Swamp Sparrow 17.8% 23.3% 5.5%
43   Brown Creeper 10.7% 23.3% 12.6%
44   Black Vulture 17.1% 20.9% 3.9%
45   Red-tailed Hawk 15.9% 20.9% 5.0%
46   Cedar Waxwing 13.4% 20.9% 7.5%
47   Wilson's Snipe 1.9% 20.9% 19.1%
48   Pied-billed Grebe 20.4% 18.6% 1.8%
49   Hairy Woodpecker 12.8% 18.6% 5.8%
50   Hooded Merganser 18.8% 16.3% 2.6%
51   Bald Eagle 17.1% 16.3% 0.8%
52   Pileated Woodpecker 15.7% 16.3% 0.6%
53   Greater Yellowlegs 0.2% 16.3% 16.1%
54   Canada Goose 32.1% 14.0% 18.1%
55   Red-winged Blackbird 15.4% 14.0% 1.4%
56   Barred Owl 3.0% 14.0% 11.0%
57   Palm Warbler 2.9% 14.0% 11.0%
58   Northern Shoveler 4.3% 11.6% 7.3%
59   White-breasted Nuthatch 34.5% 9.3% 25.2%
60   Mallard 30.2% 9.3% 20.9%
61   European Starling 15.4% 9.3% 6.1%
62   Pine Siskin 8.3% 9.3% 1.0%
63   Common Grackle 5.6% 9.3% 3.7%
64   Gadwall 5.0% 9.3% 4.3%
65   Chipping Sparrow 21.1% 7.0% 14.2%
66   Bufflehead 14.3% 7.0% 7.3%
67   Fox Sparrow 7.2% 7.0% 0.2%
68   Rock Pigeon 6.0% 7.0% 0.9%
69   Savannah Sparrow 5.2% 7.0% 1.8%
70   House Wren 2.6% 7.0% 4.3%
71   American Black Duck 1.7% 7.0% 5.2%
72   Northern Harrier 0.9% 7.0% 6.0%
73   Snow Goose 0.1% 7.0% 6.9%
74   Dunlin 0.1% 7.0% 6.9%
75   American Kestrel 6.1% 4.7% 1.5%
76   Wood Duck 3.5% 4.7% 1.1%
77   Rusty Blackbird 3.2% 4.7% 1.4%
78   Great Egret 1.2% 4.7% 3.4%
79   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.7% 4.7% 4.0%
80   American Bittern 0.5% 4.7% 4.2%
81   Lesser Yellowlegs 0.0% 4.7% 4.6%
82   House Finch 24.5% 2.3% 22.2%
83   Horned Grebe 5.9% 2.3% 3.6%
84   Purple Finch 4.7% 2.3% 2.4%
85   Cooper's Hawk 4.6% 2.3% 2.3%
86   Lesser Scaup 3.7% 2.3% 1.3%
87   Red-breasted Nuthatch 3.4% 2.3% 1.1%
88   Green-winged Teal 3.1% 2.3% 0.8%
89   Northern Pintail 1.0% 2.3% 1.3%
90   Common Raven 0.9% 2.3% 1.5%
91   Baltimore Oriole 0.2% 2.3% 2.1%
92   Black-bellied Plover 0.0% 2.3% 2.3%
93   Ruddy Turnstone 0% 2.3% 2.3%
94   Long-billed Dowitcher 0% 2.3% 2.3%