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Top Birds at Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek in December
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 72 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Briar Chapel--Pokeberry Creek 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   White-throated Sparrow 62.0% 86.1% 24.2%
2   Northern Cardinal 62.9% 83.3% 20.5%
3   Tufted Titmouse 58.4% 83.3% 24.9%
4   Red-bellied Woodpecker 57.3% 81.9% 24.6%
5   Carolina Wren 68.3% 80.6% 12.2%
6   Carolina Chickadee 64.3% 80.6% 16.2%
7   American Crow 58.6% 76.4% 17.8%
8   Black Vulture 16.7% 73.6% 56.9%
9   Song Sparrow 55.0% 72.2% 17.2%
10   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 50.6% 72.2% 21.7%
11   American Goldfinch 41.5% 72.2% 30.7%
12   Northern Mockingbird 31.9% 69.4% 37.6%
13   House Finch 24.1% 69.4% 45.3%
14   Eastern Bluebird 49.7% 68.1% 18.4%
15   Eastern Towhee 38.1% 66.7% 28.6%
16   Downy Woodpecker 49.4% 65.3% 15.9%
17   Canada Goose 31.8% 63.9% 32.1%
18   Blue Jay 45.6% 62.5% 16.9%
19   Turkey Vulture 35.9% 61.1% 25.3%
20   Northern Flicker 38.9% 59.7% 20.8%
21   Yellow-rumped Warbler 38.0% 59.7% 21.7%
22   Dark-eyed Junco 37.0% 59.7% 22.7%
23   White-breasted Nuthatch 34.2% 59.7% 25.5%
24   Mallard 29.9% 58.3% 28.4%
25   Mourning Dove 23.8% 58.3% 34.5%
26   Brown-headed Nuthatch 34.8% 56.9% 22.2%
27   American Robin 37.8% 54.2% 16.4%
28   Red-winged Blackbird 15.1% 54.2% 39.0%
29   Great Blue Heron 43.0% 51.4% 8.4%
30   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 31.1% 47.2% 16.1%
31   Red-shouldered Hawk 28.9% 47.2% 18.3%
32   Chipping Sparrow 20.9% 43.1% 22.1%
33   Brown Thrasher 18.7% 43.1% 24.4%
34   Field Sparrow 17.1% 40.3% 23.2%
35   Pileated Woodpecker 15.5% 38.9% 23.4%
36   Swamp Sparrow 17.7% 36.1% 18.4%
37   Hermit Thrush 24.2% 34.7% 10.5%
38   Golden-crowned Kinglet 33.1% 30.6% 2.6%
39   Belted Kingfisher 24.3% 23.6% 0.7%
40   Pine Warbler 18.1% 23.6% 5.5%
41   Hairy Woodpecker 12.7% 23.6% 10.9%
42   European Starling 15.3% 22.2% 6.9%
43   Eastern Phoebe 30.6% 19.4% 11.2%
44   Ring-billed Gull 29.2% 19.4% 9.8%
45   Bufflehead 14.2% 15.3% 1.0%
46   Cedar Waxwing 13.5% 13.9% 0.4%
47   Pine Siskin 8.3% 12.5% 4.2%
48   Winter Wren 15.9% 11.1% 4.8%
49   Common Grackle 5.6% 11.1% 5.5%
50   Red-headed Woodpecker 12.2% 8.3% 3.9%
51   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.6% 6.9% 1.3%
52   Cooper's Hawk 4.6% 6.9% 2.3%
53   Red-breasted Nuthatch 3.4% 6.9% 3.5%
54   Northern Pintail 1.0% 6.9% 6.0%
55   Fox Sparrow 7.2% 5.6% 1.7%
56   Double-crested Cormorant 30.4% 4.2% 26.2%
57   Hooded Merganser 18.9% 4.2% 14.8%
58   Brown Creeper 10.8% 4.2% 6.6%
59   Bald Eagle 17.2% 2.8% 14.4%
60   Red-tailed Hawk 16.0% 2.8% 13.3%
61   Herring Gull 5.4% 2.8% 2.6%
62   Savannah Sparrow 5.2% 2.8% 2.5%
63   Blue-headed Vireo 1.2% 2.8% 1.5%
64   Orange-crowned Warbler 1.0% 2.8% 1.8%
65   Baltimore Oriole 0.2% 2.8% 2.6%
66   Common Goldeneye 0.1% 2.8% 2.7%
67   Killdeer 18.3% 1.4% 16.9%
68   Gadwall 5.1% 1.4% 3.7%
69   Purple Finch 4.7% 1.4% 3.4%
70   Wood Duck 3.5% 1.4% 2.2%
71   American Coot 3.2% 1.4% 1.8%
72   Palm Warbler 3.0% 1.4% 1.6%
73   House Wren 2.7% 1.4% 1.3%
74   Fish Crow 1.9% 1.4% 0.5%
75   Gray Catbird 1.8% 1.4% 0.4%
76   Great Horned Owl 1.3% 1.4% 0.1%
77   Dickcissel 0.1% 1.4% 1.3%