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Top Birds at Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve--Buffalo Trace Prairie in April
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Champaign, IL, USA

based on 41 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Lake of the Woods Forest Preserve--Buffalo Trace Prairie in April. 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   American Robin 71.5% 85.4% 13.8%
2   Northern Cardinal 61.9% 80.5% 18.6%
3   Field Sparrow 18.1% 75.6% 57.5%
4   Red-winged Blackbird 58.0% 73.2% 15.2%
5   Blue Jay 40.8% 73.2% 32.4%
6   Eastern Bluebird 20.8% 73.2% 52.4%
7   Tree Swallow 26.4% 70.7% 44.3%
8   Turkey Vulture 36.2% 63.4% 27.2%
9   Northern Flicker 36.8% 61.0% 24.2%
10   American Crow 50.0% 56.1% 6.1%
11   American Goldfinch 35.6% 56.1% 20.5%
12   Ring-necked Pheasant 8.9% 56.1% 47.2%
13   Black-capped Chickadee 15.3% 53.7% 38.3%
14   Song Sparrow 31.2% 51.2% 20.0%
15   Eastern Meadowlark 11.7% 51.2% 39.5%
16   Mourning Dove 47.1% 46.3% 0.8%
17   Downy Woodpecker 42.0% 46.3% 4.4%
18   Brown-headed Cowbird 46.8% 43.9% 2.9%
19   Eastern Towhee 25.4% 41.5% 16.1%
20   Brown Thrasher 22.3% 41.5% 19.1%
21   Yellow-rumped Warbler 39.3% 36.6% 2.7%
22   European Starling 42.4% 34.1% 8.3%
23   White-throated Sparrow 35.5% 31.7% 3.8%
24   Common Grackle 32.6% 31.7% 0.8%
25   Tufted Titmouse 26.0% 31.7% 5.7%
26   Eastern Phoebe 33.4% 29.3% 4.1%
27   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 28.1% 29.3% 1.1%
28   Red-bellied Woodpecker 40.6% 26.8% 13.7%
29   White-breasted Nuthatch 33.8% 24.4% 9.5%
30   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 32.7% 24.4% 8.3%
31   Savannah Sparrow 2.3% 24.4% 22.1%
32   Canada Goose 62.5% 22.0% 40.5%
33   Carolina Wren 23.6% 22.0% 1.6%
34   Red-tailed Hawk 16.2% 22.0% 5.8%
35   House Wren 15.0% 22.0% 7.0%
36   Golden-crowned Kinglet 13.6% 19.5% 5.9%
37   Great Blue Heron 20.6% 17.1% 3.5%
38   Mallard 51.4% 14.6% 36.8%
39   Killdeer 21.7% 14.6% 7.1%
40   House Finch 21.6% 14.6% 7.0%
41   Swamp Sparrow 16.9% 14.6% 2.3%
42   Vesper Sparrow 2.0% 14.6% 12.6%
43   Lark Sparrow 0.3% 14.6% 14.3%
44   Palm Warbler 14.9% 12.2% 2.7%
45   Chipping Sparrow 33.5% 9.8% 23.7%
46   House Sparrow 27.6% 9.8% 17.9%
47   Dark-eyed Junco 16.5% 9.8% 6.7%
48   Cooper's Hawk 14.3% 9.8% 4.6%
49   American Tree Sparrow 0.7% 9.8% 9.0%
50   Wood Duck 20.8% 7.3% 13.5%
51   Hermit Thrush 16.0% 7.3% 8.7%
52   White-crowned Sparrow 4.8% 7.3% 2.5%
53   American Kestrel 3.0% 7.3% 4.3%
54   Barn Swallow 15.0% 4.9% 10.1%
55   Brown Creeper 14.9% 4.9% 10.1%
56   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 14.4% 4.9% 9.5%
57   Hairy Woodpecker 9.2% 4.9% 4.3%
58   Bald Eagle 4.8% 4.9% 0.1%
59   Henslow's Sparrow 0.2% 4.9% 4.7%
60   Blue-winged Teal 22.7% 2.4% 20.2%
61   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 13.0% 2.4% 10.6%
62   Belted Kingfisher 12.6% 2.4% 10.2%
63   Rock Pigeon 8.5% 2.4% 6.0%
64   Pileated Woodpecker 7.9% 2.4% 5.4%
65   Nashville Warbler 5.2% 2.4% 2.7%
66   Winter Wren 4.8% 2.4% 2.4%
67   Chimney Swift 4.7% 2.4% 2.2%
68   Black-and-white Warbler 4.3% 2.4% 1.8%
69   Fox Sparrow 4.0% 2.4% 1.6%
70   Indigo Bunting 4.0% 2.4% 1.6%
71   Osprey 3.3% 2.4% 0.9%
72   Double-crested Cormorant 3.2% 2.4% 0.8%
73   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 3.1% 2.4% 0.7%
74   Blue-headed Vireo 3.1% 2.4% 0.6%
75   Great Egret 2.3% 2.4% 0.2%
76   Eastern Kingbird 1.9% 2.4% 0.6%
77   Northern Harrier 1.3% 2.4% 1.1%
78   Purple Martin 1.2% 2.4% 1.3%
79   Hooded Warbler 0.8% 2.4% 1.6%
80   American Redstart 0.6% 2.4% 1.8%
81   Blue Grosbeak 0.6% 2.4% 1.8%
82   Blackburnian Warbler 0.6% 2.4% 1.9%
83   American Pipit 0.5% 2.4% 1.9%
84   Smith's Longspur 0.2% 2.4% 2.2%
85   Grasshopper Sparrow 0.2% 2.4% 2.2%
86   Bobolink 0.1% 2.4% 2.4%
87   LeConte's Sparrow 0.0% 2.4% 2.4%