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Top Birds at Lake Benson in January
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 35.791540, -78.781117

based on 187 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 51.0% 75.9% 25.0%
2   Ruddy Duck 16.7% 74.9% 58.1%
3   Northern Cardinal 59.0% 73.8% 14.8%
4   American Crow 52.7% 71.1% 18.4%
5   Tufted Titmouse 53.9% 70.6% 16.7%
6   Eastern Bluebird 44.4% 69.0% 24.6%
7   Carolina Wren 60.3% 67.9% 7.6%
8   Mallard 32.4% 67.9% 35.5%
9   Pied-billed Grebe 15.4% 66.3% 50.9%
10   Carolina Chickadee 58.4% 65.8% 7.4%
11   Great Blue Heron 39.6% 64.7% 25.2%
12   Ring-billed Gull 29.7% 63.6% 34.0%
13   Canada Goose 33.9% 61.0% 27.1%
14   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 41.8% 60.4% 18.6%
15   Double-crested Cormorant 29.7% 60.4% 30.7%
16   American Robin 34.7% 58.3% 23.6%
17   Brown-headed Nuthatch 32.3% 57.8% 25.4%
18   White-throated Sparrow 54.3% 54.5% 0.2%
19   Dark-eyed Junco 32.9% 48.7% 15.8%
20   Bufflehead 16.0% 48.1% 32.1%
21   Downy Woodpecker 43.8% 47.6% 3.8%
22   Yellow-rumped Warbler 33.8% 43.3% 9.5%
23   Hooded Merganser 21.4% 42.8% 21.4%
24   Chipping Sparrow 16.4% 41.7% 25.3%
25   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 24.4% 40.6% 16.2%
26   Ring-necked Duck 8.7% 39.6% 30.9%
27   White-breasted Nuthatch 30.3% 39.0% 8.7%
28   Golden-crowned Kinglet 26.9% 37.4% 10.5%
29   Blue Jay 38.3% 36.9% 1.4%
30   American Goldfinch 28.4% 36.9% 8.5%
31   Red-shouldered Hawk 26.3% 36.9% 10.6%
32   Song Sparrow 50.9% 36.4% 14.6%
33   Pine Warbler 21.5% 36.4% 14.9%
34   Belted Kingfisher 20.1% 35.8% 15.7%
35   Rusty Blackbird 2.4% 35.3% 32.9%
36   Northern Mockingbird 28.6% 34.8% 6.2%
37   Brown-headed Cowbird 4.4% 34.2% 29.8%
38   Mute Swan 0.6% 33.2% 32.6%
39   Eastern Phoebe 25.2% 32.1% 6.9%
40   European Starling 15.9% 31.6% 15.6%
41   Killdeer 17.7% 29.9% 12.2%
42   Eastern Towhee 31.7% 29.4% 2.3%
43   Bald Eagle 17.3% 29.4% 12.1%
44   Hermit Thrush 19.7% 27.8% 8.1%
45   Northern Flicker 28.0% 26.7% 1.2%
46   Turkey Vulture 35.6% 26.2% 9.3%
47   House Finch 24.0% 25.7% 1.6%
48   Northern Shoveler 3.7% 25.7% 22.0%
49   American Coot 2.3% 24.6% 22.3%
50   Pileated Woodpecker 12.6% 24.1% 11.4%
51   Gadwall 6.0% 22.5% 16.5%
52   Brown Thrasher 15.2% 21.9% 6.7%
53   Fish Crow 3.8% 16.6% 12.8%
54   Green-winged Teal 3.6% 16.0% 12.5%
55   Mourning Dove 29.3% 15.5% 13.8%
56   Red-winged Blackbird 11.4% 15.0% 3.5%
57   Common Grackle 4.3% 15.0% 10.7%
58   Winter Wren 11.6% 13.9% 2.3%
59   Lesser Scaup 4.5% 10.7% 6.2%
60   Brown Creeper 9.1% 10.2% 1.1%
61   Fox Sparrow 6.6% 10.2% 3.5%
62   Hairy Woodpecker 10.7% 9.6% 1.1%
63   Great Egret 1.2% 8.6% 7.3%
64   Red-tailed Hawk 14.9% 8.0% 6.9%
65   Pine Siskin 4.0% 7.5% 3.5%
66   Cedar Waxwing 7.4% 7.0% 0.4%
67   Black Vulture 16.3% 5.9% 10.5%
68   Purple Finch 4.0% 5.3% 1.3%
69   Wood Duck 2.8% 5.3% 2.5%
70   American Wigeon 1.1% 5.3% 4.3%
71   Black-and-white Warbler 0.9% 4.8% 3.9%
72   Red-headed Woodpecker 10.4% 3.2% 7.2%
73   American Black Duck 1.7% 3.2% 1.6%
74   Horned Grebe 4.2% 2.7% 1.6%
75   Wilson's Snipe 2.2% 2.7% 0.4%
76   Green Heron 0.1% 2.7% 2.5%
77   Redhead 1.2% 2.1% 1.0%
78   Swamp Sparrow 16.3% 1.6% 14.7%
79   Cooper's Hawk 3.8% 1.6% 2.2%
80   Sharp-shinned Hawk 1.7% 1.1% 0.7%
81   House Sparrow 1.7% 1.1% 0.6%
82   American Herring Gull 5.6% 0.5% 5.1%
83   Barred Owl 3.0% 0.5% 2.4%
84   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.4% 0.5% 1.9%
85   Greater Scaup 1.9% 0.5% 1.3%
86   Canvasback 1.7% 0.5% 1.2%
87   House Wren 1.2% 0.5% 0.7%
88   Lesser Black-backed Gull 1.2% 0.5% 0.6%
89   Blue-headed Vireo 0.8% 0.5% 0.3%
90   Wild Turkey 0.4% 0.5% 0.2%
91   Tundra Swan 0.0% 0.5% 0.5%