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Top Birds at Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) in February
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 35.791540, -78.781117

based on 71 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) 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   Canada Goose 44.2% 77.5% 33.3%
2   Ruddy Duck 16.2% 73.2% 57.1%
3   Song Sparrow 50.4% 64.8% 14.4%
4   Northern Cardinal 65.7% 62.0% 3.7%
5   Carolina Chickadee 59.8% 62.0% 2.2%
6   Dark-eyed Junco 30.4% 60.6% 30.2%
7   Carolina Wren 60.4% 57.7% 2.6%
8   Tufted Titmouse 57.8% 57.7% 0.0%
9   Eastern Bluebird 48.7% 57.7% 9.1%
10   Mallard 34.9% 53.5% 18.6%
11   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 36.9% 52.1% 15.2%
12   Yellow-rumped Warbler 39.6% 50.7% 11.1%
13   Brown-headed Nuthatch 34.2% 50.7% 16.5%
14   White-throated Sparrow 53.0% 49.3% 3.7%
15   American Robin 44.8% 49.3% 4.5%
16   Mourning Dove 36.8% 49.3% 12.5%
17   Northern Mockingbird 26.3% 49.3% 23.0%
18   House Finch 26.1% 45.1% 19.0%
19   Double-crested Cormorant 31.8% 43.7% 11.9%
20   Blue Jay 38.1% 40.8% 2.7%
21   Pine Warbler 40.0% 38.0% 1.9%
22   Red-bellied Woodpecker 50.0% 31.0% 19.0%
23   Killdeer 19.9% 31.0% 11.1%
24   Turkey Vulture 39.3% 29.6% 9.7%
25   American Crow 57.2% 28.2% 29.0%
26   Eastern Towhee 35.6% 28.2% 7.4%
27   Downy Woodpecker 43.3% 25.4% 18.0%
28   Great Blue Heron 38.3% 23.9% 14.3%
29   Eastern Phoebe 26.1% 23.9% 2.1%
30   Red-winged Blackbird 16.1% 23.9% 7.9%
31   Golden-crowned Kinglet 21.9% 22.5% 0.6%
32   Hooded Merganser 18.7% 22.5% 3.8%
33   Red-tailed Hawk 15.6% 19.7% 4.1%
34   Brown Thrasher 14.9% 19.7% 4.8%
35   White-breasted Nuthatch 28.9% 16.9% 12.0%
36   Chipping Sparrow 18.1% 16.9% 1.2%
37   Northern Flicker 25.2% 15.5% 9.7%
38   Bufflehead 15.0% 15.5% 0.4%
39   Hermit Thrush 16.0% 14.1% 1.9%
40   Belted Kingfisher 19.1% 12.7% 6.4%
41   Brown-headed Cowbird 6.3% 12.7% 6.4%
42   European Starling 17.2% 11.3% 6.0%
43   Fish Crow 15.1% 11.3% 3.8%
44   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 17.9% 9.9% 8.0%
45   Black Vulture 15.9% 9.9% 6.0%
46   American Goldfinch 22.2% 8.5% 13.7%
47   Brown Creeper 7.5% 7.0% 0.5%
48   Northern Shoveler 3.4% 7.0% 3.6%
49   Ring-billed Gull 25.6% 5.6% 19.9%
50   Bald Eagle 16.0% 5.6% 10.4%
51   Ring-necked Duck 7.7% 5.6% 2.1%
52   Fox Sparrow 5.3% 5.6% 0.3%
53   Red-shouldered Hawk 31.9% 4.2% 27.7%
54   Pied-billed Grebe 14.4% 4.2% 10.2%
55   Hairy Woodpecker 10.2% 4.2% 6.0%
56   Cooper's Hawk 4.0% 4.2% 0.2%
57   Red-breasted Nuthatch 1.9% 4.2% 2.3%
58   Swamp Sparrow 15.3% 2.8% 12.5%
59   Common Grackle 10.6% 2.8% 7.7%
60   Pileated Woodpecker 12.6% 1.4% 11.2%
61   Winter Wren 9.3% 1.4% 7.9%
62   Wood Duck 7.3% 1.4% 5.9%
63   Rock Pigeon 5.3% 1.4% 3.9%
64   Lesser Scaup 5.0% 1.4% 3.6%
65   Cedar Waxwing 4.6% 1.4% 3.2%
66   American Herring Gull 3.6% 1.4% 2.2%
67   Rusty Blackbird 2.9% 1.4% 1.4%
68   Sharp-shinned Hawk 1.8% 1.4% 0.4%
69   American Pipit 1.6% 1.4% 0.2%
70   Osprey 0.6% 1.4% 0.8%