Bird Finder

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.

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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