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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 114 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at William B. Umstead SP--Big Lake in 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
1   Bufflehead 13.7% 93.9% 80.1%
2   Ruddy Duck 14.9% 86.8% 72.0%
3   Green-winged Teal 1.9% 71.9% 70.0%
4   Carolina Chickadee 60.0% 68.4% 8.5%
5   Ring-necked Duck 7.6% 66.7% 59.0%
6   Song Sparrow 50.1% 63.2% 13.0%
7   Mallard 35.6% 63.2% 27.6%
8   Hooded Merganser 17.7% 61.4% 43.7%
9   Carolina Wren 60.4% 60.5% 0.2%
10   White-throated Sparrow 50.9% 59.6% 8.7%
11   Northern Cardinal 65.0% 58.8% 6.3%
12   American Crow 57.0% 56.1% 0.9%
13   Double-crested Cormorant 30.6% 56.1% 25.5%
14   Great Blue Heron 38.2% 54.4% 16.2%
15   Pine Warbler 38.4% 53.5% 15.2%
16   Gadwall 3.7% 52.6% 48.9%
17   Tufted Titmouse 57.1% 48.2% 8.8%
18   Eastern Bluebird 47.7% 44.7% 3.0%
19   Blue Jay 39.1% 43.0% 3.9%
20   Turkey Vulture 39.3% 41.2% 1.9%
21   Brown-headed Nuthatch 32.2% 41.2% 9.0%
22   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 37.1% 38.6% 1.5%
23   Downy Woodpecker 42.0% 37.7% 4.3%
24   Canada Goose 45.9% 36.0% 10.0%
25   Eastern Phoebe 25.0% 33.3% 8.4%
26   Pied-billed Grebe 14.9% 33.3% 18.5%
27   White-breasted Nuthatch 28.3% 31.6% 3.3%
28   Red-bellied Woodpecker 50.5% 28.9% 21.5%
29   Golden-crowned Kinglet 21.9% 28.1% 6.1%
30   Yellow-rumped Warbler 37.4% 27.2% 10.2%
31   Belted Kingfisher 18.2% 27.2% 9.0%
32   Field Sparrow 12.4% 27.2% 14.8%
33   Tundra Swan 0.1% 27.2% 27.1%
34   Mourning Dove 37.7% 26.3% 11.4%
35   Lesser Scaup 5.0% 25.4% 20.4%
36   Swamp Sparrow 14.0% 21.9% 7.9%
37   Killdeer 19.2% 21.1% 1.9%
38   American Goldfinch 22.3% 20.2% 2.2%
39   Dark-eyed Junco 28.6% 19.3% 9.3%
40   Bald Eagle 15.2% 19.3% 4.1%
41   American Black Duck 0.6% 19.3% 18.7%
42   Wood Duck 7.7% 18.4% 10.7%
43   Pileated Woodpecker 11.9% 16.7% 4.8%
44   Hairy Woodpecker 9.3% 15.8% 6.5%
45   American Robin 44.4% 14.9% 29.5%
46   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 17.6% 14.0% 3.5%
47   Chipping Sparrow 17.3% 14.0% 3.2%
48   Brown Thrasher 15.4% 14.0% 1.3%
49   Fox Sparrow 4.8% 13.2% 8.3%
50   Eastern Towhee 36.9% 9.6% 27.3%
51   Red-shouldered Hawk 31.4% 8.8% 22.6%
52   Ring-billed Gull 26.7% 8.8% 17.9%
53   Red-tailed Hawk 17.1% 7.9% 9.2%
54   Winter Wren 8.6% 7.9% 0.8%
55   Northern Mockingbird 27.9% 7.0% 20.8%
56   House Finch 24.3% 7.0% 17.3%
57   Brown Creeper 7.5% 7.0% 0.4%
58   Northern Shoveler 3.3% 7.0% 3.7%
59   Fish Crow 14.5% 6.1% 8.4%
60   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.2% 4.4% 2.1%
61   Northern Pintail 0.3% 4.4% 4.1%
62   Black Vulture 16.3% 2.6% 13.6%
63   Red-winged Blackbird 16.2% 2.6% 13.6%
64   Hermit Thrush 13.9% 2.6% 11.3%
65   Greater Scaup 1.9% 2.6% 0.8%
66   Tree Swallow 1.3% 2.6% 1.4%
67   Blue-headed Vireo 0.6% 2.6% 2.1%
68   Osprey 0.6% 1.8% 1.1%
69   Northern Flicker 25.9% 0.9% 25.0%
70   Common Grackle 11.5% 0.9% 10.6%
71   Rock Pigeon 6.1% 0.9% 5.2%
72   Cooper's Hawk 4.3% 0.9% 3.4%
73   Pine Siskin 3.8% 0.9% 3.0%
74   Herring Gull 3.7% 0.9% 2.8%
75   Savannah Sparrow 3.3% 0.9% 2.5%
76   Purple Finch 3.1% 0.9% 2.2%
77   Horned Grebe 2.2% 0.9% 1.3%
78   Sharp-shinned Hawk 1.9% 0.9% 1.0%
79   Canvasback 1.5% 0.9% 0.7%
80   Orange-crowned Warbler 0.8% 0.9% 0.1%
81   American Wigeon 0.7% 0.9% 0.2%
82   Red Crossbill 0.3% 0.9% 0.6%