Top Birds at Lake Benson in December
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA
based on 94 checklists
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Lake Benson in December. 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 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Carolina Wren | 68.3% | 86.2% | 17.9% | |||
2 | Pied-billed Grebe | 19.8% | 86.2% | 66.4% | |||
3 | Red-bellied Woodpecker | 57.2% | 81.9% | 24.7% | |||
4 | American Crow | 58.5% | 80.9% | 22.3% | |||
5 | Double-crested Cormorant | 29.7% | 80.9% | 51.1% | |||
6 | Carolina Chickadee | 64.3% | 79.8% | 15.5% | |||
7 | Tufted Titmouse | 58.4% | 78.7% | 20.3% | |||
8 | Great Blue Heron | 42.7% | 78.7% | 36.0% | |||
9 | Ring-billed Gull | 28.7% | 77.7% | 49.0% | |||
10 | Eastern Bluebird | 49.6% | 76.6% | 27.0% | |||
11 | Mallard | 29.7% | 75.5% | 45.9% | |||
12 | Northern Cardinal | 62.9% | 73.4% | 10.5% | |||
13 | Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 50.5% | 70.2% | 19.7% | |||
14 | White-throated Sparrow | 62.1% | 69.1% | 7.1% | |||
15 | Canada Goose | 31.7% | 67.0% | 35.3% | |||
16 | Brown-headed Nuthatch | 34.6% | 66.0% | 31.3% | |||
17 | American Robin | 37.6% | 64.9% | 27.3% | |||
18 | Bald Eagle | 16.6% | 64.9% | 48.3% | |||
19 | Ruddy Duck | 15.0% | 64.9% | 49.9% | |||
20 | Downy Woodpecker | 49.4% | 63.8% | 14.5% | |||
21 | Hooded Merganser | 18.4% | 61.7% | 43.3% | |||
22 | American Goldfinch | 41.5% | 59.6% | 18.0% | |||
23 | Eastern Phoebe | 30.3% | 58.5% | 28.2% | |||
24 | Dark-eyed Junco | 37.0% | 56.4% | 19.4% | |||
25 | Golden-crowned Kinglet | 32.9% | 55.3% | 22.4% | |||
26 | Blue Jay | 45.6% | 54.3% | 8.6% | |||
27 | Yellow-rumped Warbler | 38.0% | 54.3% | 16.2% | |||
28 | Song Sparrow | 55.2% | 53.2% | 2.0% | |||
29 | White-breasted Nuthatch | 34.3% | 53.2% | 18.9% | |||
30 | Red-shouldered Hawk | 28.8% | 52.1% | 23.3% | |||
31 | Northern Flicker | 38.9% | 51.1% | 12.2% | |||
32 | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | 31.1% | 51.1% | 20.0% | |||
33 | Chipping Sparrow | 20.8% | 50.0% | 29.2% | |||
34 | Northern Mockingbird | 32.0% | 45.7% | 13.7% | |||
35 | Belted Kingfisher | 24.1% | 43.6% | 19.5% | |||
36 | European Starling | 15.1% | 43.6% | 28.5% | |||
37 | Killdeer | 17.9% | 42.6% | 24.6% | |||
38 | Pine Warbler | 18.0% | 40.4% | 22.5% | |||
39 | Northern Shoveler | 4.0% | 40.4% | 36.4% | |||
40 | Mute Swan | 0.4% | 40.4% | 40.0% | |||
41 | Bufflehead | 14.0% | 38.3% | 24.3% | |||
42 | Rusty Blackbird | 2.9% | 38.3% | 35.4% | |||
43 | House Finch | 24.3% | 37.2% | 12.9% | |||
44 | Pileated Woodpecker | 15.5% | 37.2% | 21.7% | |||
45 | Turkey Vulture | 36.0% | 36.2% | 0.1% | |||
46 | Brown-headed Cowbird | 5.4% | 36.2% | 30.8% | |||
47 | Eastern Towhee | 38.3% | 35.1% | 3.2% | |||
48 | Hermit Thrush | 24.2% | 33.0% | 8.8% | |||
49 | Ring-necked Duck | 7.7% | 33.0% | 25.3% | |||
50 | Gadwall | 4.8% | 30.9% | 26.0% | |||
51 | Green-winged Teal | 2.8% | 29.8% | 27.0% | |||
52 | Cedar Waxwing | 13.3% | 27.7% | 14.3% | |||
53 | Brown Creeper | 10.6% | 25.5% | 14.9% | |||
54 | Red-winged Blackbird | 15.3% | 24.5% | 9.2% | |||
55 | Winter Wren | 15.8% | 22.3% | 6.6% | |||
56 | Pine Siskin | 8.2% | 22.3% | 14.2% | |||
57 | Red-tailed Hawk | 15.9% | 21.3% | 5.4% | |||
58 | Common Grackle | 5.5% | 20.2% | 14.7% | |||
59 | Brown Thrasher | 18.9% | 18.1% | 0.8% | |||
60 | American Black Duck | 1.6% | 18.1% | 16.5% | |||
61 | Mourning Dove | 24.1% | 17.0% | 7.1% | |||
62 | Swamp Sparrow | 17.8% | 14.9% | 2.9% | |||
63 | Wood Duck | 3.4% | 14.9% | 11.5% | |||
64 | American Coot | 3.1% | 13.8% | 10.7% | |||
65 | Hairy Woodpecker | 12.8% | 11.7% | 1.1% | |||
66 | Purple Finch | 4.7% | 11.7% | 7.0% | |||
67 | American Wigeon | 1.1% | 11.7% | 10.7% | |||
68 | Horned Grebe | 5.9% | 9.6% | 3.7% | |||
69 | Fish Crow | 1.8% | 9.6% | 7.8% | |||
70 | Field Sparrow | 17.3% | 8.5% | 8.8% | |||
71 | Black Vulture | 17.1% | 8.5% | 8.6% | |||
72 | Lesser Scaup | 3.6% | 8.5% | 4.9% | |||
73 | Barred Owl | 3.0% | 8.5% | 5.5% | |||
74 | Wilson's Snipe | 1.9% | 8.5% | 6.6% | |||
75 | Blue-headed Vireo | 1.2% | 7.4% | 6.3% | |||
76 | Great Egret | 1.2% | 7.4% | 6.3% | |||
77 | Black-and-white Warbler | 1.0% | 7.4% | 6.5% | |||
78 | Sharp-shinned Hawk | 2.4% | 6.4% | 4.0% | |||
79 | Great Horned Owl | 1.3% | 6.4% | 5.1% | |||
80 | Red-headed Woodpecker | 12.2% | 5.3% | 6.9% | |||
81 | Herring Gull | 5.4% | 5.3% | 0.1% | |||
82 | Cooper's Hawk | 4.6% | 5.3% | 0.7% | |||
83 | Northern Pintail | 1.0% | 5.3% | 4.3% | |||
84 | American Woodcock | 0.9% | 5.3% | 4.4% | |||
85 | Bonaparte's Gull | 12.8% | 4.3% | 8.6% | |||
86 | Fox Sparrow | 7.2% | 3.2% | 4.0% | |||
87 | Common Loon | 3.6% | 3.2% | 0.5% | |||
88 | Red-breasted Nuthatch | 3.4% | 3.2% | 0.3% | |||
89 | Canvasback | 1.2% | 3.2% | 2.0% | |||
90 | Palm Warbler | 3.0% | 2.1% | 0.8% | |||
91 | Least Sandpiper | 0.4% | 2.1% | 1.7% | |||
92 | Wild Turkey | 0.3% | 2.1% | 1.8% | |||
93 | Tundra Swan | 0.1% | 2.1% | 2.0% | |||
94 | American Kestrel | 6.2% | 1.1% | 5.1% | |||
95 | Red-breasted Merganser | 1.5% | 1.1% | 0.4% | |||
96 | Redhead | 1.0% | 1.1% | 0.1% | |||
97 | Greater Scaup | 0.9% | 1.1% | 0.1% | |||
98 | Loggerhead Shrike | 0.7% | 1.1% | 0.3% | |||
99 | Red-necked Grebe | 0.4% | 1.1% | 0.7% | |||
100 | Common Goldeneye | 0.1% | 1.1% | 1.0% | |||
101 | Blue-winged Teal | 0.1% | 1.1% | 1.0% | |||
102 | Swan Goose | 0.0% | 1.1% | 1.1% |