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

based on 73 checklists

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

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Rank Info Pics Species Entire Region This Location Difference
1   Northern Cardinal 64.9% 71.2% 6.3%
2   Carolina Chickadee 60.1% 60.3% 0.2%
3   White-throated Sparrow 51.0% 57.5% 6.5%
4   Eastern Towhee 36.5% 54.8% 18.3%
5   Tufted Titmouse 57.0% 52.1% 5.0%
6   Carolina Wren 60.4% 49.3% 11.1%
7   House Finch 24.0% 47.9% 24.0%
8   Pine Warbler 38.5% 45.2% 6.7%
9   Yellow-rumped Warbler 37.3% 41.1% 3.8%
10   Mourning Dove 37.6% 39.7% 2.2%
11   American Robin 44.1% 38.4% 5.8%
12   Downy Woodpecker 42.0% 38.4% 3.6%
13   Red-bellied Woodpecker 50.3% 37.0% 13.4%
14   Dark-eyed Junco 28.5% 37.0% 8.5%
15   White-breasted Nuthatch 28.3% 37.0% 8.7%
16   Brown-headed Nuthatch 32.3% 35.6% 3.3%
17   Northern Mockingbird 27.6% 35.6% 8.0%
18   Song Sparrow 50.4% 32.9% 17.5%
19   Common Grackle 11.2% 27.4% 16.2%
20   Great Blue Heron 38.5% 26.0% 12.4%
21   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 37.2% 26.0% 11.2%
22   Canada Goose 46.0% 24.7% 21.3%
23   Mallard 36.0% 23.3% 12.7%
24   Blue Jay 39.3% 21.9% 17.4%
25   American Goldfinch 22.3% 21.9% 0.4%
26   American Crow 57.3% 20.5% 36.7%
27   Eastern Bluebird 47.9% 19.2% 28.7%
28   Brown Thrasher 15.3% 17.8% 2.5%
29   House Sparrow 1.5% 17.8% 16.3%
30   European Starling 18.8% 16.4% 2.4%
31   Hooded Merganser 18.2% 15.1% 3.2%
32   Turkey Vulture 39.5% 13.7% 25.8%
33   Golden-crowned Kinglet 22.1% 11.0% 11.1%
34   Wood Duck 7.8% 11.0% 3.2%
35   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 17.6% 8.2% 9.4%
36   Chipping Sparrow 17.3% 8.2% 9.1%
37   Hermit Thrush 13.8% 8.2% 5.6%
38   Eastern Phoebe 25.2% 6.8% 18.3%
39   Fish Crow 14.5% 6.8% 7.6%
40   Red-shouldered Hawk 31.3% 5.5% 25.9%
41   Red-tailed Hawk 17.1% 5.5% 11.6%
42   Red-winged Blackbird 16.1% 5.5% 10.6%
43   Cedar Waxwing 4.9% 5.5% 0.6%
44   Northern Flicker 25.7% 4.1% 21.6%
45   Hairy Woodpecker 9.4% 4.1% 5.3%
46   Fox Sparrow 4.9% 2.7% 2.2%
47   Cooper's Hawk 4.2% 2.7% 1.5%
48   Pine Siskin 3.8% 2.7% 1.1%
49   Purple Finch 3.1% 2.7% 0.3%
50   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.3% 2.7% 0.5%
51   Great Horned Owl 0.9% 2.7% 1.8%
52   Gray Catbird 0.5% 2.7% 2.2%
53   Ring-billed Gull 26.7% 1.4% 25.3%
54   Black Vulture 16.2% 1.4% 14.9%
55   Brown Creeper 7.5% 1.4% 6.1%
56   Brown-headed Cowbird 6.5% 1.4% 5.1%
57   Rock Pigeon 6.0% 1.4% 4.7%
58   Muscovy Duck 0.9% 1.4% 0.5%
59   Common Raven 0.5% 1.4% 0.9%
60   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 0.1% 1.4% 1.3%
61   Northern Bobwhite 0.0% 1.4% 1.4%