Top Birds at Lake Benson in January
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA
based on 122 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.
| Rank | Info | Pics | Species | Entire Region | This Location | Difference | Relative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red-bellied Woodpecker | 52.5% | 73.0% | 20.4% | 1.4x | |||
| 2 | Northern Cardinal | 59.6% | 72.1% | 12.6% | 1.2x | |||
| 3 | Tufted Titmouse | 54.7% | 72.1% | 17.4% | 1.3x | |||
| 4 | American Crow | 52.4% | 69.7% | 17.3% | 1.3x | |||
| 5 | Carolina Wren | 61.1% | 67.2% | 6.1% | 1.1x | |||
| 6 | Eastern Bluebird | 43.2% | 66.4% | 23.2% | 1.5x | |||
| 7 | Carolina Chickadee | 59.9% | 65.6% | 5.7% | 1.1x | |||
| 8 | Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 42.5% | 63.9% | 21.5% | 1.5x | |||
| 9 | Ruddy Duck | 16.1% | 63.1% | 47.0% | 3.9x | |||
| 10 | Ring-billed Gull | 30.0% | 62.3% | 32.2% | 2.1x | |||
| 11 | Brown-headed Nuthatch | 32.2% | 56.6% | 24.3% | 1.8x | |||
| 12 | Pied-billed Grebe | 16.4% | 56.6% | 40.2% | 3.5x | |||
| 13 | American Robin | 32.8% | 55.7% | 22.9% | 1.7x | |||
| 14 | Mallard | 33.0% | 54.1% | 21.1% | 1.6x | |||
| 15 | White-throated Sparrow | 53.8% | 53.3% | 0.6% | 1.0x | |||
| 16 | Great Blue Heron | 39.7% | 53.3% | 13.6% | 1.3x | |||
| 17 | Canada Goose | 34.5% | 50.8% | 16.3% | 1.5x | |||
| 18 | Double-crested Cormorant | 29.0% | 49.2% | 20.2% | 1.7x | |||
| 19 | Downy Woodpecker | 43.5% | 45.1% | 1.6% | 1.0x | |||
| 20 | Yellow-rumped Warbler | 33.9% | 44.3% | 10.4% | 1.3x | |||
| 21 | Dark-eyed Junco | 31.6% | 44.3% | 12.6% | 1.4x | |||
| 22 | Pine Warbler | 21.8% | 43.4% | 21.6% | 2.0x | |||
| 23 | American Goldfinch | 29.2% | 42.6% | 13.5% | 1.5x | |||
| 24 | Chipping Sparrow | 15.9% | 41.0% | 25.1% | 2.6x | |||
| 25 | Blue Jay | 39.7% | 39.3% | 0.4% | 1.0x | |||
| 26 | Golden-crowned Kinglet | 27.6% | 38.5% | 11.0% | 1.4x | |||
| 27 | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | 24.5% | 37.7% | 13.2% | 1.5x | |||
| 28 | Rusty Blackbird | 2.5% | 37.7% | 35.2% | 14.9x | |||
| 29 | White-breasted Nuthatch | 31.0% | 36.9% | 5.9% | 1.2x | |||
| 30 | Eastern Towhee | 33.7% | 36.1% | 2.4% | 1.1x | |||
| 31 | European Starling | 15.9% | 36.1% | 20.1% | 2.3x | |||
| 32 | Brown-headed Cowbird | 4.5% | 33.6% | 29.1% | 7.4x | |||
| 33 | Northern Mockingbird | 28.5% | 32.8% | 4.3% | 1.2x | |||
| 34 | Song Sparrow | 50.6% | 31.1% | 19.5% | 0.6x | |||
| 35 | Hooded Merganser | 21.2% | 31.1% | 10.0% | 1.5x | |||
| 36 | Mute Swan | 0.8% | 31.1% | 30.4% | 40.8x | |||
| 37 | Red-shouldered Hawk | 26.1% | 30.3% | 4.2% | 1.2x | |||
| 38 | Northern Flicker | 28.8% | 28.7% | 0.1% | 1.0x | |||
| 39 | Eastern Phoebe | 23.3% | 27.9% | 4.6% | 1.2x | |||
| 40 | House Finch | 22.3% | 27.9% | 5.6% | 1.2x | |||
| 41 | Bufflehead | 15.4% | 27.9% | 12.5% | 1.8x | |||
| 42 | American Coot | 2.6% | 27.9% | 25.3% | 10.8x | |||
| 43 | Bald Eagle | 17.1% | 27.0% | 10.0% | 1.6x | |||
| 44 | Ring-necked Duck | 9.2% | 26.2% | 17.0% | 2.9x | |||
| 45 | Hermit Thrush | 18.3% | 22.1% | 3.8% | 1.2x | |||
| 46 | Pileated Woodpecker | 13.0% | 22.1% | 9.2% | 1.7x | |||
| 47 | Belted Kingfisher | 19.8% | 21.3% | 1.6% | 1.1x | |||
| 48 | Brown Thrasher | 15.7% | 19.7% | 4.0% | 1.3x | |||
| 49 | Killdeer | 15.3% | 19.7% | 4.3% | 1.3x | |||
| 50 | Turkey Vulture | 35.2% | 17.2% | 18.0% | 0.5x | |||
| 51 | Mourning Dove | 30.3% | 16.4% | 13.9% | 0.5x | |||
| 52 | Red-winged Blackbird | 11.7% | 15.6% | 3.9% | 1.3x | |||
| 53 | Common Grackle | 4.7% | 15.6% | 10.9% | 3.3x | |||
| 54 | Gadwall | 5.4% | 12.3% | 6.9% | 2.3x | |||
| 55 | Northern Shoveler | 3.8% | 12.3% | 8.5% | 3.2x | |||
| 56 | Pine Siskin | 5.0% | 10.7% | 5.7% | 2.1x | |||
| 57 | Green-winged Teal | 3.7% | 10.7% | 7.0% | 2.9x | |||
| 58 | Hairy Woodpecker | 10.4% | 9.8% | 0.5% | 0.9x | |||
| 59 | Brown Creeper | 9.2% | 9.8% | 0.6% | 1.1x | |||
| 60 | Fox Sparrow | 7.0% | 9.8% | 2.8% | 1.4x | |||
| 61 | Fish Crow | 3.2% | 9.8% | 6.7% | 3.1x | |||
| 62 | Winter Wren | 11.1% | 9.0% | 2.0% | 0.8x | |||
| 63 | Great Egret | 1.3% | 7.4% | 6.1% | 5.6x | |||
| 64 | Red-tailed Hawk | 15.7% | 6.6% | 9.2% | 0.4x | |||
| 65 | Purple Finch | 4.1% | 6.6% | 2.5% | 1.6x | |||
| 66 | American Wigeon | 1.2% | 6.6% | 5.3% | 5.3x | |||
| 67 | Black-and-white Warbler | 1.0% | 5.7% | 4.8% | 5.9x | |||
| 68 | Cedar Waxwing | 7.0% | 4.9% | 2.1% | 0.7x | |||
| 69 | Black Vulture | 16.3% | 4.1% | 12.2% | 0.3x | |||
| 70 | Green Heron | 0.2% | 4.1% | 3.9% | 24.2x | |||
| 71 | Lesser Scaup | 4.2% | 3.3% | 0.9% | 0.8x | |||
| 72 | Wood Duck | 3.2% | 2.5% | 0.7% | 0.8x | |||
| 73 | Horned Grebe | 4.2% | 1.6% | 2.5% | 0.4x | |||
| 74 | Cooper's Hawk | 4.0% | 1.6% | 2.3% | 0.4x | |||
| 75 | American Black Duck | 1.9% | 1.6% | 0.2% | 0.9x | |||
| 76 | House Sparrow | 1.6% | 1.6% | 0.1% | 1.0x | |||
| 77 | Herring Gull | 5.6% | 0.8% | 4.8% | 0.1x | |||
| 78 | Red-breasted Nuthatch | 2.9% | 0.8% | 2.1% | 0.3x | |||
| 79 | Wilson's Snipe | 2.1% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 0.4x | |||
| 80 | Sharp-shinned Hawk | 1.9% | 0.8% | 1.1% | 0.4x | |||
| 81 | gull sp. | 1.5% | 0.8% | 0.6% | 0.6x | |||
| 82 | House Wren | 1.3% | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.6x | |||
| 83 | new world sparrow sp. | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.2% | 0.8x | |||
| 84 | Tundra Swan | 0.1% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 16.1x |