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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 196 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
1   Ruddy Duck 15.5% 91.8% 76.3%
2   Bufflehead 14.3% 84.2% 69.9%
3   Ring-necked Duck 8.0% 77.6% 69.5%
4   Hooded Merganser 19.8% 73.0% 53.2%
5   Song Sparrow 50.5% 64.8% 14.3%
6   Mallard 31.9% 64.8% 32.9%
7   Carolina Wren 60.5% 61.7% 1.3%
8   Green-winged Teal 2.7% 61.2% 58.5%
9   Great Blue Heron 38.7% 60.7% 22.0%
10   White-throated Sparrow 53.4% 58.2% 4.7%
11   Northern Cardinal 59.0% 57.1% 1.9%
12   Carolina Chickadee 58.7% 56.1% 2.6%
13   Tufted Titmouse 53.9% 51.0% 2.8%
14   Gadwall 4.8% 48.5% 43.6%
15   American Crow 52.9% 47.4% 5.4%
16   Downy Woodpecker 43.3% 41.3% 1.9%
17   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 42.4% 39.8% 2.6%
18   Blue Jay 38.8% 39.3% 0.5%
19   Pied-billed Grebe 16.1% 37.8% 21.6%
20   Canada Goose 34.5% 36.7% 2.3%
21   American Goldfinch 28.8% 33.2% 4.3%
22   Red-bellied Woodpecker 51.7% 31.6% 20.0%
23   Double-crested Cormorant 29.9% 31.6% 1.7%
24   Brown-headed Nuthatch 31.9% 31.1% 0.8%
25   White-breasted Nuthatch 30.2% 29.6% 0.7%
26   Golden-crowned Kinglet 26.6% 29.1% 2.5%
27   Eastern Bluebird 44.4% 26.5% 17.9%
28   Field Sparrow 13.1% 26.0% 13.0%
29   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 24.4% 24.0% 0.4%
30   Common Goldeneye 0.6% 24.0% 23.3%
31   Belted Kingfisher 19.4% 22.4% 3.0%
32   Eastern Phoebe 24.5% 19.9% 4.6%
33   Eastern Towhee 32.8% 19.4% 13.4%
34   American Black Duck 1.4% 19.4% 17.9%
35   Turkey Vulture 35.6% 18.9% 16.7%
36   Swamp Sparrow 15.5% 18.9% 3.4%
37   Dark-eyed Junco 32.2% 17.3% 14.8%
38   Yellow-rumped Warbler 34.6% 15.3% 19.3%
39   Pine Warbler 21.8% 15.3% 6.5%
40   Hairy Woodpecker 10.3% 15.3% 5.0%
41   Bald Eagle 17.0% 14.8% 2.2%
42   Killdeer 16.4% 13.8% 2.6%
43   Brown Thrasher 15.2% 13.3% 2.0%
44   Fox Sparrow 6.7% 12.2% 5.6%
45   Brown Creeper 8.6% 11.2% 2.6%
46   Pileated Woodpecker 12.7% 10.7% 2.0%
47   Chipping Sparrow 16.6% 10.2% 6.4%
48   Winter Wren 11.2% 10.2% 1.0%
49   Red-shouldered Hawk 26.6% 9.7% 16.9%
50   Northern Shoveler 3.7% 9.7% 6.0%
51   Northern Flicker 28.4% 8.7% 19.8%
52   Mourning Dove 30.3% 8.2% 22.1%
53   Hermit Thrush 18.4% 7.7% 10.8%
54   American Robin 35.0% 6.6% 28.4%
55   Black Vulture 16.3% 5.6% 10.7%
56   Pine Siskin 4.3% 5.6% 1.3%
57   House Finch 23.9% 4.6% 19.3%
58   Ring-billed Gull 30.0% 3.6% 26.5%
59   Red-winged Blackbird 12.1% 3.1% 9.0%
60   Lesser Scaup 4.5% 3.1% 1.4%
61   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.4% 2.6% 0.2%
62   American Wigeon 1.2% 2.6% 1.3%
63   Northern Mockingbird 29.2% 2.0% 27.1%
64   Red-tailed Hawk 15.3% 2.0% 13.2%
65   Cooper's Hawk 3.8% 2.0% 1.8%
66   Savannah Sparrow 4.3% 1.0% 3.3%
67   Wood Duck 3.1% 1.0% 2.1%
68   Sharp-shinned Hawk 1.8% 1.0% 0.8%
69   House Wren 1.3% 1.0% 0.3%
70   Common Raven 0.5% 1.0% 0.5%
71   Blue-winged Teal 0.1% 1.0% 1.0%
72   Red-headed Woodpecker 10.8% 0.5% 10.3%
73   Rock Pigeon 6.6% 0.5% 6.0%
74   Common Grackle 4.8% 0.5% 4.3%
75   Rusty Blackbird 3.0% 0.5% 2.5%
76   Barred Owl 2.9% 0.5% 2.4%
77   Greater Scaup 1.9% 0.5% 1.3%
78   Canvasback 1.5% 0.5% 1.0%
79   American Woodcock 1.4% 0.5% 0.9%
80   Northern Pintail 0.9% 0.5% 0.4%
81   Blue-headed Vireo 0.8% 0.5% 0.3%
82   Northern Harrier 0.5% 0.5% 0.0%