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Top Birds at William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake in January
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 181 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake 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   Ruddy Duck 15.4% 92.8% 77.4% 6.0x
2   Bufflehead 14.4% 85.6% 71.2% 5.9x
3   Ring-necked Duck 8.3% 79.0% 70.7% 9.5x
4   Hooded Merganser 20.5% 73.5% 53.0% 3.6x
5   Mallard 32.7% 66.9% 34.2% 2.0x
6   Song Sparrow 50.2% 65.2% 15.0% 1.3x
7   Green-winged Teal 2.8% 64.1% 61.3% 22.9x
8   Carolina Wren 61.1% 63.5% 2.4% 1.0x
9   Great Blue Heron 39.4% 62.4% 23.0% 1.6x
10   Northern Cardinal 59.7% 58.6% 1.1% 1.0x
11   White-throated Sparrow 53.8% 58.6% 4.8% 1.1x
12   Carolina Chickadee 60.0% 55.8% 4.2% 0.9x
13   Gadwall 4.8% 51.4% 46.6% 10.8x
14   Tufted Titmouse 55.0% 50.8% 4.2% 0.9x
15   American Crow 52.6% 48.1% 4.5% 0.9x
16   Downy Woodpecker 43.6% 42.0% 1.6% 1.0x
17   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 42.7% 40.9% 1.8% 1.0x
18   Blue Jay 39.7% 39.2% 0.5% 1.0x
19   Pied-billed Grebe 16.4% 39.2% 22.8% 2.4x
20   Canada Goose 34.6% 36.5% 1.8% 1.1x
21   American Goldfinch 29.2% 34.3% 5.0% 1.2x
22   Red-bellied Woodpecker 53.0% 32.0% 21.0% 0.6x
23   Brown-headed Nuthatch 32.5% 30.9% 1.6% 1.0x
24   Double-crested Cormorant 29.1% 30.4% 1.2% 1.0x
25   Golden-crowned Kinglet 27.6% 30.4% 2.8% 1.1x
26   White-breasted Nuthatch 31.1% 29.3% 1.8% 0.9x
27   Eastern Bluebird 43.7% 27.6% 16.1% 0.6x
28   Field Sparrow 13.1% 27.6% 14.6% 2.1x
29   Common Goldeneye 0.8% 26.0% 25.2% 34.6x
30   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 24.7% 24.3% 0.4% 1.0x
31   Belted Kingfisher 19.7% 23.2% 3.5% 1.2x
32   American Black Duck 1.6% 21.0% 19.4% 13.3x
33   Turkey Vulture 35.3% 19.3% 16.0% 0.5x
34   Eastern Towhee 33.9% 18.8% 15.1% 0.6x
35   Eastern Phoebe 23.4% 18.8% 4.6% 0.8x
36   Swamp Sparrow 15.1% 17.7% 2.6% 1.2x
37   Dark-eyed Junco 32.0% 17.1% 14.9% 0.5x
38   Yellow-rumped Warbler 34.3% 15.5% 18.8% 0.5x
39   Pine Warbler 22.2% 14.9% 7.3% 0.7x
40   Hairy Woodpecker 10.3% 14.9% 4.6% 1.5x
41   Bald Eagle 17.2% 14.4% 2.8% 0.8x
42   Brown Thrasher 15.8% 13.3% 2.5% 0.8x
43   Killdeer 15.4% 13.3% 2.2% 0.9x
44   Fox Sparrow 7.0% 12.2% 5.2% 1.7x
45   Chipping Sparrow 16.2% 11.0% 5.2% 0.7x
46   Pileated Woodpecker 13.1% 10.5% 2.6% 0.8x
47   Brown Creeper 9.2% 9.9% 0.7% 1.1x
48   Northern Shoveler 3.8% 9.9% 6.1% 2.6x
49   Winter Wren 11.1% 9.4% 1.7% 0.8x
50   Red-shouldered Hawk 26.4% 8.8% 17.6% 0.3x
51   Northern Flicker 29.1% 7.7% 21.4% 0.3x
52   Mourning Dove 30.5% 7.2% 23.4% 0.2x
53   Hermit Thrush 18.5% 7.2% 11.4% 0.4x
54   Black Vulture 16.4% 5.5% 10.8% 0.3x
55   Pine Siskin 5.0% 5.5% 0.5% 1.1x
56   American Robin 33.5% 3.9% 29.6% 0.1x
57   House Finch 22.6% 3.9% 18.8% 0.2x
58   Ring-billed Gull 30.8% 3.3% 27.5% 0.1x
59   Lesser Scaup 4.2% 3.3% 0.9% 0.8x
60   American Wigeon 1.3% 2.8% 1.5% 2.2x
61   Northern Mockingbird 28.9% 2.2% 26.7% 0.1x
62   Red-winged Blackbird 11.8% 2.2% 9.6% 0.2x
63   Cooper's Hawk 4.0% 2.2% 1.8% 0.6x
64   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.9% 2.2% 0.7% 0.8x
65   Red-tailed Hawk 15.9% 1.7% 14.2% 0.1x
66   Savannah Sparrow 4.2% 1.1% 3.1% 0.3x
67   Wood Duck 3.2% 1.1% 2.1% 0.3x
68   Sharp-shinned Hawk 1.9% 1.1% 0.8% 0.6x
69   House Wren 1.3% 1.1% 0.2% 0.8x
70   Greater/Lesser Scaup 1.1% 1.1% 0.0% 1.0x
71   Common Raven 0.6% 1.1% 0.6% 2.0x
72   Blue-winged Teal 0.1% 1.1% 1.0% 18.5x
73   Red-headed Woodpecker 11.6% 0.6% 11.1% 0.0x
74   Rock Pigeon 6.5% 0.6% 6.0% 0.1x
75   Common Grackle 4.9% 0.6% 4.3% 0.1x
76   Barred Owl 3.2% 0.6% 2.6% 0.2x
77   Rusty Blackbird 2.9% 0.6% 2.4% 0.2x
78   Greater Scaup 2.0% 0.6% 1.4% 0.3x
79   American Woodcock 1.4% 0.6% 0.8% 0.4x
80   Canvasback 1.3% 0.6% 0.8% 0.4x
81   new world sparrow sp. 1.0% 0.6% 0.4% 0.6x
82   Blue-headed Vireo 0.8% 0.6% 0.3% 0.7x
83   Northern Pintail 0.6% 0.6% 0.1% 0.9x
84   Northern Harrier 0.6% 0.6% 0.0% 0.9x
85   Downy/Hairy Woodpecker 0.4% 0.6% 0.2% 1.5x
86   woodpecker sp. 0.1% 0.6% 0.4% 4.3x
87   warbler sp. (Parulidae sp.) 0.0% 0.6% 0.5% 16.2x
88   shorebird sp. 0% 0.6% 0.6%