Top Birds at Lake Benson in February
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA
based on 74 checklists
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Lake Benson in February. 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 | Northern Cardinal | 63.8% | 87.8% | 24.0% | 1.4x | |||
| 2 | Tufted Titmouse | 56.0% | 85.1% | 29.1% | 1.5x | |||
| 3 | Carolina Wren | 59.6% | 81.1% | 21.5% | 1.4x | |||
| 4 | Carolina Chickadee | 59.5% | 78.4% | 18.9% | 1.3x | |||
| 5 | Eastern Bluebird | 46.7% | 78.4% | 31.7% | 1.7x | |||
| 6 | Red-bellied Woodpecker | 49.8% | 74.3% | 24.5% | 1.5x | |||
| 7 | American Crow | 57.4% | 73.0% | 15.5% | 1.3x | |||
| 8 | American Robin | 41.9% | 73.0% | 31.0% | 1.7x | |||
| 9 | Ruddy Duck | 15.6% | 71.6% | 56.0% | 4.6x | |||
| 10 | Pine Warbler | 36.7% | 64.9% | 28.1% | 1.8x | |||
| 11 | Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 36.3% | 64.9% | 28.6% | 1.8x | |||
| 12 | Canada Goose | 45.8% | 62.2% | 16.3% | 1.4x | |||
| 13 | Great Blue Heron | 37.8% | 62.2% | 24.4% | 1.6x | |||
| 14 | Brown-headed Nuthatch | 30.8% | 62.2% | 31.4% | 2.0x | |||
| 15 | Ring-billed Gull | 27.8% | 62.2% | 34.4% | 2.2x | |||
| 16 | Double-crested Cormorant | 30.0% | 60.8% | 30.8% | 2.0x | |||
| 17 | Pied-billed Grebe | 14.8% | 58.1% | 43.4% | 3.9x | |||
| 18 | Mallard | 36.2% | 55.4% | 19.2% | 1.5x | |||
| 19 | White-throated Sparrow | 49.9% | 51.4% | 1.5% | 1.0x | |||
| 20 | Downy Woodpecker | 40.5% | 51.4% | 10.9% | 1.3x | |||
| 21 | Dark-eyed Junco | 26.5% | 50.0% | 23.5% | 1.9x | |||
| 22 | Blue Jay | 38.4% | 48.6% | 10.3% | 1.3x | |||
| 23 | American Coot | 3.7% | 48.6% | 44.9% | 13.1x | |||
| 24 | Mute Swan | 0.9% | 47.3% | 46.4% | 55.2x | |||
| 25 | Northern Mockingbird | 27.9% | 43.2% | 15.3% | 1.5x | |||
| 26 | Chipping Sparrow | 16.3% | 43.2% | 27.0% | 2.7x | |||
| 27 | Song Sparrow | 50.1% | 41.9% | 8.2% | 0.8x | |||
| 28 | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | 17.6% | 41.9% | 24.3% | 2.4x | |||
| 29 | Turkey Vulture | 39.5% | 39.2% | 0.3% | 1.0x | |||
| 30 | Red-shouldered Hawk | 29.9% | 39.2% | 9.2% | 1.3x | |||
| 31 | White-breasted Nuthatch | 28.1% | 37.8% | 9.8% | 1.3x | |||
| 32 | Golden-crowned Kinglet | 21.6% | 35.1% | 13.6% | 1.6x | |||
| 33 | Hooded Merganser | 18.7% | 35.1% | 16.4% | 1.9x | |||
| 34 | Yellow-rumped Warbler | 34.8% | 31.1% | 3.7% | 0.9x | |||
| 35 | Fish Crow | 13.7% | 31.1% | 17.4% | 2.3x | |||
| 36 | Eastern Towhee | 35.4% | 29.7% | 5.7% | 0.8x | |||
| 37 | Bufflehead | 14.6% | 29.7% | 15.1% | 2.0x | |||
| 38 | Bald Eagle | 14.8% | 28.4% | 13.6% | 1.9x | |||
| 39 | European Starling | 19.4% | 27.0% | 7.6% | 1.4x | |||
| 40 | Pileated Woodpecker | 11.9% | 27.0% | 15.2% | 2.3x | |||
| 41 | Killdeer | 19.5% | 25.7% | 6.2% | 1.3x | |||
| 42 | Mourning Dove | 37.4% | 24.3% | 13.1% | 0.7x | |||
| 43 | Ring-necked Duck | 8.4% | 24.3% | 15.9% | 2.9x | |||
| 44 | Northern Flicker | 25.0% | 23.0% | 2.0% | 0.9x | |||
| 45 | Eastern Phoebe | 24.4% | 21.6% | 2.8% | 0.9x | |||
| 46 | American Goldfinch | 21.1% | 21.6% | 0.5% | 1.0x | |||
| 47 | Hermit Thrush | 13.9% | 21.6% | 7.7% | 1.6x | |||
| 48 | Rusty Blackbird | 2.5% | 21.6% | 19.2% | 8.8x | |||
| 49 | Brown Thrasher | 15.5% | 18.9% | 3.4% | 1.2x | |||
| 50 | Northern Shoveler | 3.7% | 18.9% | 15.2% | 5.1x | |||
| 51 | House Finch | 22.8% | 17.6% | 5.3% | 0.8x | |||
| 52 | Belted Kingfisher | 18.5% | 16.2% | 2.3% | 0.9x | |||
| 53 | Brown-headed Cowbird | 5.8% | 16.2% | 10.4% | 2.8x | |||
| 54 | Gadwall | 4.5% | 14.9% | 10.4% | 3.3x | |||
| 55 | Pine Siskin | 4.4% | 13.5% | 9.1% | 3.1x | |||
| 56 | Green-winged Teal | 2.8% | 13.5% | 10.7% | 4.9x | |||
| 57 | Red-tailed Hawk | 17.5% | 12.2% | 5.3% | 0.7x | |||
| 58 | Wood Duck | 7.8% | 12.2% | 4.4% | 1.6x | |||
| 59 | Lesser Scaup | 5.6% | 12.2% | 6.5% | 2.2x | |||
| 60 | Black-and-white Warbler | 0.8% | 12.2% | 11.3% | 14.4x | |||
| 61 | Black Vulture | 16.1% | 10.8% | 5.2% | 0.7x | |||
| 62 | Red-winged Blackbird | 15.0% | 10.8% | 4.1% | 0.7x | |||
| 63 | Common Grackle | 11.3% | 10.8% | 0.5% | 1.0x | |||
| 64 | Hairy Woodpecker | 9.4% | 9.5% | 0.1% | 1.0x | |||
| 65 | Brown Creeper | 8.0% | 9.5% | 1.5% | 1.2x | |||
| 66 | American Wigeon | 0.6% | 8.1% | 7.5% | 13.7x | |||
| 67 | Fox Sparrow | 4.6% | 5.4% | 0.8% | 1.2x | |||
| 68 | Cooper's Hawk | 4.4% | 5.4% | 1.0% | 1.2x | |||
| 69 | Horned Grebe | 1.9% | 5.4% | 3.5% | 2.8x | |||
| 70 | House Sparrow | 1.6% | 5.4% | 3.8% | 3.4x | |||
| 71 | Swamp Sparrow | 14.1% | 4.1% | 10.1% | 0.3x | |||
| 72 | Purple Finch | 2.2% | 4.1% | 1.8% | 1.8x | |||
| 73 | Great Egret | 1.0% | 4.1% | 3.1% | 4.1x | |||
| 74 | American Black Duck | 0.9% | 4.1% | 3.1% | 4.4x | |||
| 75 | Red-headed Woodpecker | 11.0% | 2.7% | 8.3% | 0.2x | |||
| 76 | Canvasback | 1.8% | 2.7% | 0.9% | 1.5x | |||
| 77 | Redhead | 1.0% | 2.7% | 1.7% | 2.6x | |||
| 78 | Winter Wren | 8.8% | 1.4% | 7.5% | 0.2x | |||
| 79 | Barred Owl | 5.6% | 1.4% | 4.3% | 0.2x | |||
| 80 | Cedar Waxwing | 5.2% | 1.4% | 3.8% | 0.3x | |||
| 81 | Herring Gull | 4.0% | 1.4% | 2.7% | 0.3x | |||
| 82 | Red-breasted Nuthatch | 2.5% | 1.4% | 1.2% | 0.5x | |||
| 83 | gull sp. | 1.5% | 1.4% | 0.2% | 0.9x | |||
| 84 | Palm Warbler | 1.5% | 1.4% | 0.2% | 0.9x | |||
| 85 | Tree Swallow | 1.2% | 1.4% | 0.1% | 1.1x | |||
| 86 | duck sp. | 1.0% | 1.4% | 0.4% | 1.4x | |||
| 87 | Merlin | 0.7% | 1.4% | 0.7% | 2.0x | |||
| 88 | Loggerhead Shrike | 0.5% | 1.4% | 0.8% | 2.6x | |||
| 89 | Northern Harrier | 0.4% | 1.4% | 0.9% | 3.2x | |||
| 90 | Accipiter sp. | 0.3% | 1.4% | 1.1% | 5.3x | |||
| 91 | Blue-winged Teal | 0.1% | 1.4% | 1.2% | 9.7x |