Top Birds at Lake Benson in February
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA
based on 86 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northern Cardinal | 64.8% | 87.2% | 22.4% | |||
| 2 | Tufted Titmouse | 56.7% | 84.9% | 28.1% | |||
| 3 | Carolina Wren | 60.2% | 81.4% | 21.2% | |||
| 4 | Carolina Chickadee | 59.9% | 79.1% | 19.2% | |||
| 5 | Eastern Bluebird | 47.4% | 79.1% | 31.7% | |||
| 6 | Red-bellied Woodpecker | 50.0% | 74.4% | 24.4% | |||
| 7 | American Robin | 43.8% | 74.4% | 30.6% | |||
| 8 | American Crow | 56.9% | 73.3% | 16.4% | |||
| 9 | Ruddy Duck | 15.2% | 73.3% | 58.1% | |||
| 10 | Pine Warbler | 38.3% | 67.4% | 29.2% | |||
| 11 | Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 36.9% | 65.1% | 28.2% | |||
| 12 | Brown-headed Nuthatch | 32.1% | 62.8% | 30.7% | |||
| 13 | Canada Goose | 45.7% | 61.6% | 15.9% | |||
| 14 | Great Blue Heron | 38.2% | 60.5% | 22.3% | |||
| 15 | Double-crested Cormorant | 30.7% | 60.5% | 29.8% | |||
| 16 | Ring-billed Gull | 26.3% | 58.1% | 31.9% | |||
| 17 | Downy Woodpecker | 41.8% | 55.8% | 14.0% | |||
| 18 | Mallard | 35.7% | 55.8% | 20.1% | |||
| 19 | Pied-billed Grebe | 14.7% | 55.8% | 41.1% | |||
| 20 | White-throated Sparrow | 51.0% | 52.3% | 1.3% | |||
| 21 | Dark-eyed Junco | 28.4% | 51.2% | 22.8% | |||
| 22 | Chipping Sparrow | 17.0% | 47.7% | 30.7% | |||
| 23 | Blue Jay | 39.1% | 46.5% | 7.4% | |||
| 24 | Mute Swan | 0.7% | 46.5% | 45.8% | |||
| 25 | Northern Mockingbird | 27.5% | 45.3% | 17.9% | |||
| 26 | American Coot | 3.3% | 45.3% | 42.0% | |||
| 27 | Red-shouldered Hawk | 31.1% | 44.2% | 13.1% | |||
| 28 | Turkey Vulture | 39.3% | 39.5% | 0.2% | |||
| 29 | Yellow-rumped Warbler | 37.3% | 38.4% | 1.1% | |||
| 30 | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | 17.4% | 38.4% | 21.0% | |||
| 31 | Song Sparrow | 50.4% | 37.2% | 13.2% | |||
| 32 | White-breasted Nuthatch | 28.2% | 37.2% | 9.0% | |||
| 33 | Golden-crowned Kinglet | 21.9% | 37.2% | 15.3% | |||
| 34 | Bufflehead | 14.4% | 36.0% | 21.6% | |||
| 35 | Eastern Towhee | 36.6% | 34.9% | 1.8% | |||
| 36 | Hooded Merganser | 18.1% | 31.4% | 13.3% | |||
| 37 | Fish Crow | 14.3% | 31.4% | 17.1% | |||
| 38 | Bald Eagle | 15.1% | 30.2% | 15.1% | |||
| 39 | Mourning Dove | 37.7% | 25.6% | 12.1% | |||
| 40 | American Goldfinch | 22.3% | 24.4% | 2.1% | |||
| 41 | Killdeer | 19.2% | 24.4% | 5.2% | |||
| 42 | Pileated Woodpecker | 11.9% | 24.4% | 12.6% | |||
| 43 | Eastern Phoebe | 25.1% | 23.3% | 1.8% | |||
| 44 | European Starling | 18.8% | 23.3% | 4.5% | |||
| 45 | Ring-necked Duck | 8.2% | 23.3% | 15.1% | |||
| 46 | Rusty Blackbird | 2.7% | 23.3% | 20.6% | |||
| 47 | Northern Flicker | 25.6% | 22.1% | 3.5% | |||
| 48 | Brown-headed Cowbird | 6.3% | 20.9% | 14.6% | |||
| 49 | Hermit Thrush | 13.7% | 19.8% | 6.0% | |||
| 50 | Brown Thrasher | 15.3% | 18.6% | 3.3% | |||
| 51 | House Finch | 24.2% | 17.4% | 6.8% | |||
| 52 | Northern Shoveler | 3.3% | 16.3% | 13.0% | |||
| 53 | Gadwall | 4.2% | 15.1% | 10.9% | |||
| 54 | Belted Kingfisher | 18.3% | 14.0% | 4.4% | |||
| 55 | Red-winged Blackbird | 16.1% | 14.0% | 2.1% | |||
| 56 | Wood Duck | 7.8% | 12.8% | 5.0% | |||
| 57 | Common Grackle | 11.4% | 11.6% | 0.3% | |||
| 58 | Pine Siskin | 3.7% | 11.6% | 7.9% | |||
| 59 | Green-winged Teal | 2.6% | 11.6% | 9.0% | |||
| 60 | Red-tailed Hawk | 17.1% | 10.5% | 6.6% | |||
| 61 | Lesser Scaup | 5.2% | 10.5% | 5.3% | |||
| 62 | Black-and-white Warbler | 0.8% | 10.5% | 9.6% | |||
| 63 | Black Vulture | 16.2% | 9.3% | 6.9% | |||
| 64 | Hairy Woodpecker | 9.3% | 9.3% | 0.0% | |||
| 65 | Brown Creeper | 7.4% | 8.1% | 0.7% | |||
| 66 | American Wigeon | 0.7% | 7.0% | 6.3% | |||
| 67 | Fox Sparrow | 4.9% | 5.8% | 0.9% | |||
| 68 | Winter Wren | 8.7% | 4.7% | 4.0% | |||
| 69 | Cooper's Hawk | 4.2% | 4.7% | 0.4% | |||
| 70 | Horned Grebe | 2.1% | 4.7% | 2.5% | |||
| 71 | House Sparrow | 1.6% | 4.7% | 3.1% | |||
| 72 | Swamp Sparrow | 14.2% | 3.5% | 10.7% | |||
| 73 | Purple Finch | 3.1% | 3.5% | 0.4% | |||
| 74 | Great Egret | 1.2% | 3.5% | 2.3% | |||
| 75 | American Black Duck | 0.8% | 3.5% | 2.7% | |||
| 76 | Red-headed Woodpecker | 11.0% | 2.3% | 8.7% | |||
| 77 | Canvasback | 1.5% | 2.3% | 0.8% | |||
| 78 | Redhead | 0.9% | 2.3% | 1.4% | |||
| 79 | Barred Owl | 5.5% | 1.2% | 4.4% | |||
| 80 | Cedar Waxwing | 4.9% | 1.2% | 3.7% | |||
| 81 | Herring Gull | 3.7% | 1.2% | 2.5% | |||
| 82 | Red-breasted Nuthatch | 2.3% | 1.2% | 1.1% | |||
| 83 | Palm Warbler | 1.6% | 1.2% | 0.4% | |||
| 84 | Tree Swallow | 1.3% | 1.2% | 0.1% | |||
| 85 | Merlin | 0.6% | 1.2% | 0.6% | |||
| 86 | Northern Harrier | 0.6% | 1.2% | 0.6% | |||
| 87 | Loggerhead Shrike | 0.4% | 1.2% | 0.7% | |||
| 88 | Blue-winged Teal | 0.1% | 1.2% | 1.0% | |||
| 89 | Northern Bobwhite | 0.0% | 1.2% | 1.1% |