Top Birds at Lake Benson in January
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA
based on 102 checklists
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Lake Benson during the month of 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.
| Rank | Info | Pics | Species | Entire Region | This Location | Difference | Relative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red-bellied Woodpecker | 50.9% | 72.5% | 21.6% | 1.4x | |||
| 2 | Northern Cardinal | 59.1% | 68.6% | 9.6% | 1.2x | |||
| 3 | Tufted Titmouse | 54.2% | 67.6% | 13.5% | 1.2x | |||
| 4 | American Crow | 52.2% | 67.6% | 15.4% | 1.3x | |||
| 5 | Carolina Wren | 60.9% | 66.7% | 5.8% | 1.1x | |||
| 6 | Carolina Chickadee | 59.6% | 65.7% | 6.1% | 1.1x | |||
| 7 | Eastern Bluebird | 42.3% | 64.7% | 22.4% | 1.5x | |||
| 8 | Ring-billed Gull | 31.0% | 63.7% | 32.7% | 2.1x | |||
| 9 | Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 40.8% | 62.7% | 22.0% | 1.5x | |||
| 10 | Ruddy Duck | 16.0% | 62.7% | 46.7% | 3.9x | |||
| 11 | Pied-billed Grebe | 17.3% | 60.8% | 43.5% | 3.5x | |||
| 12 | Great Blue Heron | 39.3% | 54.9% | 15.6% | 1.4x | |||
| 13 | Brown-headed Nuthatch | 29.9% | 53.9% | 24.0% | 1.8x | |||
| 14 | Mallard | 33.3% | 52.9% | 19.6% | 1.6x | |||
| 15 | White-throated Sparrow | 52.9% | 52.0% | 0.9% | 1.0x | |||
| 16 | Canada Goose | 34.9% | 52.0% | 17.1% | 1.5x | |||
| 17 | Double-crested Cormorant | 27.4% | 52.0% | 24.5% | 1.9x | |||
| 18 | American Robin | 30.4% | 51.0% | 20.6% | 1.7x | |||
| 19 | Downy Woodpecker | 42.3% | 45.1% | 2.8% | 1.1x | |||
| 20 | Dark-eyed Junco | 30.2% | 44.1% | 14.0% | 1.5x | |||
| 21 | European Starling | 16.6% | 41.2% | 24.6% | 2.5x | |||
| 22 | Chipping Sparrow | 15.9% | 41.2% | 25.3% | 2.6x | |||
| 23 | Yellow-rumped Warbler | 32.1% | 40.2% | 8.1% | 1.3x | |||
| 24 | Pine Warbler | 20.4% | 39.2% | 18.8% | 1.9x | |||
| 25 | Blue Jay | 38.1% | 37.3% | 0.8% | 1.0x | |||
| 26 | American Goldfinch | 27.5% | 37.3% | 9.8% | 1.4x | |||
| 27 | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | 24.1% | 37.3% | 13.1% | 1.5x | |||
| 28 | Rusty Blackbird | 2.6% | 37.3% | 34.6% | 14.3x | |||
| 29 | Eastern Towhee | 32.7% | 36.3% | 3.6% | 1.1x | |||
| 30 | Golden-crowned Kinglet | 25.7% | 36.3% | 10.6% | 1.4x | |||
| 31 | White-breasted Nuthatch | 30.1% | 35.3% | 5.2% | 1.2x | |||
| 32 | Hooded Merganser | 21.8% | 35.3% | 13.5% | 1.6x | |||
| 33 | Brown-headed Cowbird | 4.4% | 35.3% | 30.9% | 8.1x | |||
| 34 | Northern Mockingbird | 29.9% | 33.3% | 3.5% | 1.1x | |||
| 35 | Mute Swan | 0.9% | 32.4% | 31.5% | 36.1x | |||
| 36 | Song Sparrow | 49.9% | 30.4% | 19.5% | 0.6x | |||
| 37 | American Coot | 2.9% | 30.4% | 27.5% | 10.3x | |||
| 38 | Northern Flicker | 27.9% | 29.4% | 1.5% | 1.1x | |||
| 39 | Eastern Phoebe | 22.7% | 28.4% | 5.7% | 1.3x | |||
| 40 | Bald Eagle | 16.6% | 28.4% | 11.8% | 1.7x | |||
| 41 | Red-shouldered Hawk | 25.0% | 27.5% | 2.5% | 1.1x | |||
| 42 | House Finch | 21.1% | 24.5% | 3.4% | 1.2x | |||
| 43 | Bufflehead | 15.6% | 24.5% | 8.9% | 1.6x | |||
| 44 | Hermit Thrush | 17.8% | 23.5% | 5.7% | 1.3x | |||
| 45 | Killdeer | 16.3% | 23.5% | 7.3% | 1.4x | |||
| 46 | Ring-necked Duck | 8.8% | 23.5% | 14.8% | 2.7x | |||
| 47 | Brown Thrasher | 16.2% | 21.6% | 5.4% | 1.3x | |||
| 48 | Pileated Woodpecker | 12.2% | 20.6% | 8.4% | 1.7x | |||
| 49 | Belted Kingfisher | 20.0% | 19.6% | 0.4% | 1.0x | |||
| 50 | Turkey Vulture | 35.4% | 15.7% | 19.8% | 0.4x | |||
| 51 | Common Grackle | 4.3% | 14.7% | 10.4% | 3.4x | |||
| 52 | Mourning Dove | 30.4% | 13.7% | 16.6% | 0.5x | |||
| 53 | Red-winged Blackbird | 10.7% | 13.7% | 3.0% | 1.3x | |||
| 54 | Pine Siskin | 5.9% | 12.7% | 6.8% | 2.2x | |||
| 55 | Gadwall | 5.7% | 12.7% | 7.1% | 2.2x | |||
| 56 | Brown Creeper | 8.9% | 11.8% | 2.8% | 1.3x | |||
| 57 | Fox Sparrow | 6.3% | 11.8% | 5.4% | 1.9x | |||
| 58 | Northern Shoveler | 3.9% | 11.8% | 7.9% | 3.0x | |||
| 59 | Green-winged Teal | 4.1% | 9.8% | 5.7% | 2.4x | |||
| 60 | Fish Crow | 3.1% | 9.8% | 6.7% | 3.2x | |||
| 61 | Red-tailed Hawk | 16.0% | 7.8% | 8.1% | 0.5x | |||
| 62 | Hairy Woodpecker | 10.1% | 7.8% | 2.3% | 0.8x | |||
| 63 | Great Egret | 1.1% | 7.8% | 6.8% | 7.3x | |||
| 64 | Winter Wren | 11.0% | 6.9% | 4.2% | 0.6x | |||
| 65 | American Wigeon | 0.7% | 6.9% | 6.2% | 10.1x | |||
| 66 | Black-and-white Warbler | 1.0% | 5.9% | 4.9% | 6.0x | |||
| 67 | Cedar Waxwing | 8.1% | 4.9% | 3.2% | 0.6x | |||
| 68 | Green Heron | 0.2% | 4.9% | 4.7% | 23.5x | |||
| 69 | Black Vulture | 16.1% | 3.9% | 12.2% | 0.2x | |||
| 70 | Purple Finch | 3.0% | 3.9% | 1.0% | 1.3x | |||
| 71 | Lesser Scaup | 4.7% | 2.0% | 2.7% | 0.4x | |||
| 72 | Wood Duck | 3.3% | 2.0% | 1.3% | 0.6x | |||
| 73 | American Black Duck | 2.1% | 2.0% | 0.2% | 0.9x | |||
| 74 | House Sparrow | 1.7% | 2.0% | 0.3% | 1.2x | |||
| 75 | Herring Gull | 6.2% | 1.0% | 5.2% | 0.2x | |||
| 76 | Cooper's Hawk | 4.0% | 1.0% | 3.0% | 0.2x | |||
| 77 | Red-breasted Nuthatch | 3.3% | 1.0% | 2.3% | 0.3x | |||
| 78 | Wilson's Snipe | 2.0% | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.5x | |||
| 79 | gull sp. | 1.5% | 1.0% | 0.5% | 0.7x | |||
| 80 | House Wren | 1.3% | 1.0% | 0.3% | 0.8x | |||
| 81 | new world sparrow sp. | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.2% | 0.9x | |||
| 82 | Tundra Swan | 0.1% | 1.0% | 0.9% | 15.7x |