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

based on 71 checklists

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

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Rank Info Pics Species Entire Region This Location Difference
1   White-throated Sparrow 62.0% 84.5% 22.5%
2   Northern Cardinal 62.9% 73.2% 10.3%
3   Carolina Chickadee 64.4% 69.0% 4.6%
4   Carolina Wren 68.4% 66.2% 2.2%
5   Eastern Towhee 38.1% 66.2% 28.1%
6   American Robin 37.7% 59.2% 21.4%
7   Northern Mockingbird 32.0% 57.7% 25.8%
8   Tufted Titmouse 58.6% 52.1% 6.5%
9   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 50.7% 50.7% 0.0%
10   Song Sparrow 55.2% 45.1% 10.2%
11   Red-bellied Woodpecker 57.6% 43.7% 13.9%
12   Hooded Merganser 18.7% 43.7% 25.0%
13   Great Blue Heron 43.1% 42.3% 0.8%
14   Yellow-rumped Warbler 38.1% 42.3% 4.1%
15   Brown-headed Nuthatch 34.9% 40.8% 6.0%
16   White-breasted Nuthatch 34.4% 40.8% 6.5%
17   Mallard 30.0% 40.8% 10.8%
18   Dark-eyed Junco 37.2% 35.2% 2.0%
19   House Finch 24.4% 33.8% 9.5%
20   American Crow 58.9% 32.4% 26.5%
21   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 31.3% 31.0% 0.3%
22   Hermit Thrush 24.2% 31.0% 6.7%
23   Downy Woodpecker 49.6% 29.6% 20.1%
24   Blue Jay 45.8% 29.6% 16.3%
25   Cedar Waxwing 13.4% 26.8% 13.4%
26   American Goldfinch 41.8% 25.4% 16.5%
27   Mourning Dove 24.0% 25.4% 1.3%
28   Wood Duck 3.4% 23.9% 20.6%
29   Brown Thrasher 18.8% 21.1% 2.3%
30   Pine Warbler 18.2% 19.7% 1.6%
31   European Starling 15.4% 16.9% 1.5%
32   Red-tailed Hawk 16.0% 14.1% 1.9%
33   Eastern Bluebird 50.1% 12.7% 37.4%
34   Turkey Vulture 36.2% 12.7% 23.5%
35   Golden-crowned Kinglet 33.3% 12.7% 20.6%
36   Eastern Phoebe 30.7% 11.3% 19.4%
37   Red-shouldered Hawk 29.2% 9.9% 19.3%
38   Northern Flicker 39.2% 8.5% 30.8%
39   Brown Creeper 10.7% 8.5% 2.3%
40   Red-winged Blackbird 15.5% 7.0% 8.4%
41   House Sparrow 1.3% 7.0% 5.8%
42   Canada Goose 32.2% 5.6% 26.6%
43   Black Vulture 17.2% 5.6% 11.5%
44   Hairy Woodpecker 12.9% 4.2% 8.6%
45   Red-breasted Nuthatch 3.4% 4.2% 0.8%
46   Sharp-shinned Hawk 2.4% 4.2% 1.8%
47   Gray Catbird 1.8% 4.2% 2.4%
48   American Black Duck 1.7% 4.2% 2.5%
49   Chipping Sparrow 21.2% 2.8% 18.4%
50   Orange-crowned Warbler 1.0% 2.8% 1.9%
51   Ring-billed Gull 29.3% 1.4% 27.9%
52   Pied-billed Grebe 20.5% 1.4% 19.1%
53   Fox Sparrow 7.2% 1.4% 5.8%
54   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.7% 1.4% 4.3%
55   Herring Gull 5.4% 1.4% 4.0%
56   Savannah Sparrow 5.2% 1.4% 3.8%
57   Purple Finch 4.7% 1.4% 3.3%
58   House Wren 2.7% 1.4% 1.3%
59   Muscovy Duck 0.8% 1.4% 0.6%