Bird Finder

Top Birds at Sarah P. Duke Gardens in December
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 56 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Sarah P. Duke Gardens during the month of 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.

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Rank Info Pics Species Entire Region This Location Difference Relative
1   White-throated Sparrow 61.3% 85.7% 24.4% 1.4x
2   Carolina Chickadee 64.3% 80.4% 16.1% 1.3x
3   Northern Cardinal 62.7% 78.6% 15.8% 1.3x
4   Carolina Wren 67.8% 69.6% 1.8% 1.0x
5   Eastern Towhee 38.9% 69.6% 30.7% 1.8x
6   Northern Mockingbird 32.4% 64.3% 31.9% 2.0x
7   Tufted Titmouse 58.3% 58.9% 0.6% 1.0x
8   American Robin 36.0% 55.4% 19.4% 1.5x
9   Red-bellied Woodpecker 57.9% 51.8% 6.2% 0.9x
10   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 49.7% 50.0% 0.3% 1.0x
11   White-breasted Nuthatch 34.5% 44.6% 10.2% 1.3x
12   Song Sparrow 53.9% 41.1% 12.8% 0.8x
13   Brown-headed Nuthatch 34.1% 41.1% 6.9% 1.2x
14   Great Blue Heron 42.6% 39.3% 3.4% 0.9x
15   Yellow-rumped Warbler 36.3% 39.3% 3.0% 1.1x
16   Mallard 30.5% 39.3% 8.8% 1.3x
17   American Crow 58.2% 35.7% 22.5% 0.6x
18   Downy Woodpecker 48.9% 33.9% 15.0% 0.7x
19   Blue Jay 46.7% 33.9% 12.8% 0.7x
20   House Finch 23.8% 33.9% 10.1% 1.4x
21   Mourning Dove 24.3% 32.1% 7.9% 1.3x
22   Hooded Merganser 19.4% 32.1% 12.8% 1.7x
23   Dark-eyed Junco 36.4% 30.4% 6.1% 0.8x
24   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 31.0% 30.4% 0.6% 1.0x
25   Brown Thrasher 19.4% 26.8% 7.4% 1.4x
26   American Goldfinch 40.9% 25.0% 15.9% 0.6x
27   Hermit Thrush 22.3% 25.0% 2.7% 1.1x
28   Wood Duck 3.7% 25.0% 21.3% 6.7x
29   Pine Warbler 18.2% 21.4% 3.2% 1.2x
30   European Starling 16.0% 17.9% 1.9% 1.1x
31   Turkey Vulture 36.5% 16.1% 20.4% 0.4x
32   Red-tailed Hawk 16.6% 16.1% 0.5% 1.0x
33   Cedar Waxwing 11.8% 16.1% 4.3% 1.4x
34   Eastern Bluebird 49.5% 12.5% 37.0% 0.3x
35   Golden-crowned Kinglet 32.5% 12.5% 20.0% 0.4x
36   House Sparrow 1.3% 8.9% 7.7% 7.1x
37   Northern Flicker 38.5% 7.1% 31.4% 0.2x
38   Canada Goose 32.1% 7.1% 24.9% 0.2x
39   Red-shouldered Hawk 28.4% 7.1% 21.2% 0.3x
40   Black Vulture 17.7% 7.1% 10.5% 0.4x
41   Brown Creeper 11.1% 7.1% 4.0% 0.6x
42   Eastern Phoebe 28.8% 5.4% 23.4% 0.2x
43   Red-breasted Nuthatch 4.1% 5.4% 1.2% 1.3x
44   Sharp-shinned Hawk 2.6% 5.4% 2.8% 2.1x
45   Red-winged Blackbird 14.7% 3.6% 11.2% 0.2x
46   Hairy Woodpecker 12.1% 3.6% 8.5% 0.3x
47   Gray Catbird 1.8% 3.6% 1.8% 2.0x
48   Orange-crowned Warbler 1.0% 3.6% 2.6% 3.6x
49   Muscovy Duck 0.8% 3.6% 2.7% 4.3x
50   Ring-billed Gull 29.2% 1.8% 27.4% 0.1x
51   Chipping Sparrow 20.7% 1.8% 18.9% 0.1x
52   Red-headed Woodpecker 12.7% 1.8% 10.9% 0.1x
53   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.9% 1.8% 4.1% 0.3x
54   Herring Gull 5.6% 1.8% 3.8% 0.3x
55   Purple Finch 5.4% 1.8% 3.7% 0.3x
56   Savannah Sparrow 4.8% 1.8% 3.0% 0.4x
57   House Wren 2.9% 1.8% 1.1% 0.6x
58   duck sp. 1.2% 1.8% 0.6% 1.5x
59   Barnacle Goose 0% 1.8% 1.8%
60   Black-necked Swan 0% 1.8% 1.8%