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Top Birds at Lake Benson in January
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 150 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Lake Benson 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   Red-bellied Woodpecker 51.3% 75.3% 24.0%
2   Tufted Titmouse 53.8% 74.0% 20.2%
3   Northern Cardinal 59.0% 73.3% 14.4%
4   American Crow 52.7% 70.7% 17.9%
5   Ruddy Duck 16.0% 68.7% 52.7%
6   Carolina Wren 60.5% 68.0% 7.5%
7   Eastern Bluebird 44.1% 68.0% 23.9%
8   Carolina Chickadee 58.7% 66.7% 7.9%
9   Ring-billed Gull 29.2% 64.0% 34.8%
10   Pied-billed Grebe 15.9% 64.0% 48.1%
11   Mallard 31.9% 62.7% 30.8%
12   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 42.3% 62.0% 19.7%
13   Great Blue Heron 38.7% 58.7% 20.0%
14   American Robin 34.6% 58.7% 24.1%
15   Brown-headed Nuthatch 31.8% 57.3% 25.5%
16   Canada Goose 34.2% 56.7% 22.5%
17   White-throated Sparrow 53.6% 56.0% 2.4%
18   Double-crested Cormorant 29.5% 54.0% 24.5%
19   Downy Woodpecker 43.4% 48.0% 4.6%
20   Yellow-rumped Warbler 34.4% 46.0% 11.6%
21   Dark-eyed Junco 32.1% 46.0% 13.9%
22   Chipping Sparrow 16.4% 43.3% 26.9%
23   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 24.4% 40.7% 16.3%
24   Pine Warbler 21.8% 40.7% 18.9%
25   White-breasted Nuthatch 30.4% 40.0% 9.6%
26   American Goldfinch 29.0% 40.0% 11.0%
27   Bufflehead 15.0% 40.0% 25.0%
28   Golden-crowned Kinglet 26.5% 39.3% 12.9%
29   Rusty Blackbird 2.5% 39.3% 36.8%
30   Blue Jay 39.0% 38.7% 0.3%
31   Brown-headed Cowbird 4.4% 37.3% 33.0%
32   Red-shouldered Hawk 26.4% 36.7% 10.3%
33   European Starling 16.3% 36.7% 20.4%
34   Ring-necked Duck 8.6% 36.7% 28.0%
35   Song Sparrow 50.7% 34.7% 16.0%
36   Northern Mockingbird 28.6% 34.7% 6.0%
37   Hooded Merganser 20.3% 34.0% 13.7%
38   Eastern Towhee 32.5% 32.0% 0.5%
39   Mute Swan 0.7% 32.0% 31.3%
40   Belted Kingfisher 19.3% 30.0% 10.7%
41   Eastern Phoebe 24.3% 29.3% 5.1%
42   Northern Flicker 28.3% 28.0% 0.3%
43   House Finch 23.8% 28.0% 4.2%
44   Bald Eagle 16.8% 26.7% 9.9%
45   American Coot 2.3% 26.7% 24.4%
46   Turkey Vulture 35.5% 25.3% 10.1%
47   Pileated Woodpecker 12.7% 25.3% 12.7%
48   Hermit Thrush 18.5% 23.3% 4.9%
49   Killdeer 16.2% 23.3% 7.1%
50   Northern Shoveler 3.5% 20.7% 17.1%
51   Gadwall 5.3% 19.3% 14.0%
52   Fish Crow 4.2% 19.3% 15.2%
53   Brown Thrasher 15.2% 18.7% 3.5%
54   Red-winged Blackbird 11.9% 18.7% 6.8%
55   Common Grackle 4.6% 16.0% 11.4%
56   Mourning Dove 30.3% 15.3% 15.0%
57   Green-winged Teal 3.4% 15.3% 12.0%
58   Fox Sparrow 6.7% 12.0% 5.3%
59   Hairy Woodpecker 10.5% 10.7% 0.2%
60   Winter Wren 11.1% 10.0% 1.1%
61   Brown Creeper 8.7% 9.3% 0.7%
62   Pine Siskin 4.4% 9.3% 4.9%
63   Red-tailed Hawk 15.1% 7.3% 7.8%
64   Lesser Scaup 4.4% 7.3% 2.9%
65   Great Egret 1.3% 7.3% 6.1%
66   Cedar Waxwing 7.5% 6.7% 0.8%
67   Wood Duck 3.0% 6.7% 3.7%
68   Black Vulture 16.3% 6.0% 10.3%
69   Purple Finch 3.9% 6.0% 2.1%
70   American Wigeon 1.2% 6.0% 4.8%
71   Black-and-white Warbler 0.9% 6.0% 5.1%
72   Red-headed Woodpecker 10.7% 4.0% 6.7%
73   Green Heron 0.1% 3.3% 3.2%
74   American Black Duck 1.7% 2.7% 1.0%
75   Swamp Sparrow 15.6% 1.3% 14.3%
76   Horned Grebe 4.1% 1.3% 2.8%
77   Cooper's Hawk 3.9% 1.3% 2.6%
78   House Sparrow 1.6% 1.3% 0.3%
79   Redhead 1.0% 1.3% 0.3%
80   Herring Gull 5.6% 0.7% 4.9%
81   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.5% 0.7% 1.8%
82   Wilson's Snipe 2.1% 0.7% 1.4%
83   Sharp-shinned Hawk 1.8% 0.7% 1.1%
84   Canvasback 1.5% 0.7% 0.8%
85   House Wren 1.3% 0.7% 0.6%
86   Blue-headed Vireo 0.9% 0.7% 0.2%
87   Tundra Swan 0.0% 0.7% 0.6%