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

based on 104 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake during the month of February. 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   Bufflehead 13.8% 93.3% 79.5% 6.8x
2   Ruddy Duck 15.2% 88.5% 73.2% 5.8x
3   Green-winged Teal 2.0% 75.0% 73.0% 37.8x
4   Carolina Chickadee 59.5% 69.2% 9.7% 1.2x
5   Ring-necked Duck 7.8% 66.3% 58.5% 8.5x
6   Song Sparrow 49.8% 64.4% 14.6% 1.3x
7   Carolina Wren 59.7% 62.5% 2.8% 1.0x
8   Mallard 36.1% 62.5% 26.4% 1.7x
9   White-throated Sparrow 49.8% 60.6% 10.8% 1.2x
10   Hooded Merganser 18.4% 59.6% 41.2% 3.2x
11   Northern Cardinal 64.1% 58.7% 5.4% 0.9x
12   American Crow 57.6% 54.8% 2.8% 1.0x
13   Pine Warbler 36.7% 54.8% 18.1% 1.5x
14   Great Blue Heron 37.8% 52.9% 15.1% 1.4x
15   Double-crested Cormorant 30.0% 52.9% 22.9% 1.8x
16   Gadwall 4.0% 52.9% 48.9% 13.4x
17   Tufted Titmouse 56.4% 51.0% 5.4% 0.9x
18   Eastern Bluebird 47.0% 44.2% 2.8% 0.9x
19   Blue Jay 38.4% 44.2% 5.8% 1.2x
20   Turkey Vulture 39.5% 41.3% 1.9% 1.0x
21   Brown-headed Nuthatch 31.0% 41.3% 10.4% 1.3x
22   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 36.5% 39.4% 2.9% 1.1x
23   Downy Woodpecker 40.6% 37.5% 3.1% 0.9x
24   Canada Goose 46.1% 36.5% 9.5% 0.8x
25   Eastern Phoebe 24.2% 33.7% 9.4% 1.4x
26   Pied-billed Grebe 14.9% 33.7% 18.8% 2.3x
27   White-breasted Nuthatch 28.1% 31.7% 3.6% 1.1x
28   Tundra Swan 0.1% 29.8% 29.7% 427.7x
29   Red-bellied Woodpecker 50.3% 28.8% 21.4% 0.6x
30   Field Sparrow 12.9% 27.9% 15.0% 2.2x
31   Belted Kingfisher 18.4% 26.9% 8.6% 1.5x
32   Lesser Scaup 5.4% 26.9% 21.5% 5.0x
33   Mourning Dove 37.4% 26.0% 11.5% 0.7x
34   Golden-crowned Kinglet 21.6% 26.0% 4.3% 1.2x
35   Yellow-rumped Warbler 34.9% 24.0% 10.9% 0.7x
36   Killdeer 19.5% 22.1% 2.6% 1.1x
37   American Black Duck 0.7% 21.2% 20.5% 30.4x
38   Swamp Sparrow 14.0% 20.2% 6.2% 1.4x
39   Wood Duck 7.7% 19.2% 11.5% 2.5x
40   American Goldfinch 21.2% 18.3% 2.9% 0.9x
41   Dark-eyed Junco 26.8% 17.3% 9.5% 0.6x
42   Bald Eagle 14.9% 17.3% 2.4% 1.2x
43   Pileated Woodpecker 11.9% 16.3% 4.4% 1.4x
44   Hairy Woodpecker 9.3% 16.3% 7.1% 1.8x
45   American Robin 42.5% 15.4% 27.1% 0.4x
46   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 17.8% 14.4% 3.4% 0.8x
47   Chipping Sparrow 16.5% 14.4% 2.1% 0.9x
48   Brown Thrasher 15.5% 14.4% 1.1% 0.9x
49   Fox Sparrow 4.5% 12.5% 8.0% 2.8x
50   Red-shouldered Hawk 30.3% 9.6% 20.7% 0.3x
51   Ring-billed Gull 28.3% 9.6% 18.7% 0.3x
52   Red-tailed Hawk 17.6% 7.7% 9.9% 0.4x
53   Northern Shoveler 3.8% 7.7% 3.9% 2.0x
54   Northern Mockingbird 28.3% 6.7% 21.6% 0.2x
55   House Finch 23.0% 6.7% 16.3% 0.3x
56   Winter Wren 8.8% 6.7% 2.1% 0.8x
57   Brown Creeper 8.0% 6.7% 1.3% 0.8x
58   Eastern Towhee 35.7% 5.8% 30.0% 0.2x
59   Fish Crow 14.0% 5.8% 8.2% 0.4x
60   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.5% 4.8% 2.3% 1.9x
61   Northern Pintail 0.3% 4.8% 4.5% 14.3x
62   Black Vulture 16.2% 2.9% 13.3% 0.2x
63   Hermit Thrush 14.1% 2.9% 11.3% 0.2x
64   Greater Scaup 2.0% 2.9% 0.9% 1.4x
65   Tree Swallow 1.2% 2.9% 1.7% 2.4x
66   Blue-headed Vireo 0.6% 2.9% 2.3% 4.9x
67   Red-winged Blackbird 15.1% 1.9% 13.2% 0.1x
68   Mallard x American Black Duck (hybrid) 0.1% 1.9% 1.9% 33.1x
69   Common Grackle 11.5% 1.0% 10.5% 0.1x
70   Rock Pigeon 6.7% 1.0% 5.7% 0.1x
71   Pine Siskin 4.5% 1.0% 3.6% 0.2x
72   Cooper's Hawk 4.5% 1.0% 3.5% 0.2x
73   Herring Gull 4.0% 1.0% 3.1% 0.2x
74   Savannah Sparrow 3.4% 1.0% 2.5% 0.3x
75   Sharp-shinned Hawk 2.0% 1.0% 1.0% 0.5x
76   Horned Grebe 1.9% 1.0% 1.0% 0.5x
77   Canvasback 1.8% 1.0% 0.9% 0.5x
78   new world sparrow sp. 1.2% 1.0% 0.3% 0.8x
79   Greater/Lesser Scaup 1.0% 1.0% 0.1% 0.9x
80   duck sp. 1.0% 1.0% 0.0% 1.0x
81   Orange-crowned Warbler 0.8% 1.0% 0.1% 1.1x
82   American Wigeon 0.7% 1.0% 0.3% 1.5x
83   Osprey 0.5% 1.0% 0.5% 2.1x
84   woodpecker sp. 0.1% 1.0% 0.8% 6.9x
85   Red Crossbill 0.1% 1.0% 0.9% 9.2x