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Top Birds at Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) in January
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 70 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) in January. 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   Ruddy Duck 16.2% 88.6% 72.4%
2   Canada Goose 34.1% 85.7% 51.6%
3   Song Sparrow 50.5% 65.7% 15.3%
4   Carolina Chickadee 58.8% 55.7% 3.1%
5   Mallard 32.1% 55.7% 23.6%
6   Yellow-rumped Warbler 34.5% 52.9% 18.4%
7   Bufflehead 15.1% 52.9% 37.8%
8   Carolina Wren 60.7% 51.4% 9.2%
9   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 42.4% 51.4% 9.0%
10   Northern Cardinal 59.2% 48.6% 10.6%
11   Dark-eyed Junco 32.1% 48.6% 16.4%
12   Eastern Bluebird 44.4% 45.7% 1.3%
13   Northern Mockingbird 28.6% 45.7% 17.1%
14   Blue Jay 39.0% 44.3% 5.3%
15   Great Blue Heron 38.9% 40.0% 1.1%
16   Tufted Titmouse 54.1% 38.6% 15.5%
17   Brown-headed Nuthatch 32.1% 38.6% 6.5%
18   White-throated Sparrow 53.8% 32.9% 20.9%
19   Double-crested Cormorant 29.8% 30.0% 0.2%
20   American Crow 53.1% 28.6% 24.5%
21   American Robin 34.8% 27.1% 7.7%
22   Eastern Towhee 32.5% 27.1% 5.4%
23   Mourning Dove 30.2% 25.7% 4.5%
24   Red-bellied Woodpecker 51.7% 24.3% 27.4%
25   Northern Flicker 28.3% 24.3% 4.0%
26   Hooded Merganser 20.4% 24.3% 3.9%
27   Northern Shoveler 3.6% 24.3% 20.7%
28   Downy Woodpecker 43.6% 22.9% 20.7%
29   House Finch 23.9% 20.0% 3.9%
30   Brown Thrasher 15.2% 20.0% 4.8%
31   Red-winged Blackbird 11.9% 18.6% 6.7%
32   Golden-crowned Kinglet 26.6% 17.1% 9.5%
33   Eastern Phoebe 24.4% 15.7% 8.7%
34   Belted Kingfisher 19.4% 15.7% 3.7%
35   Pied-billed Grebe 16.4% 15.7% 0.7%
36   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 24.6% 14.3% 10.3%
37   Turkey Vulture 35.5% 12.9% 22.6%
38   American Goldfinch 29.2% 12.9% 16.4%
39   Killdeer 16.3% 12.9% 3.4%
40   Ring-billed Gull 29.7% 10.0% 19.7%
41   Chipping Sparrow 16.7% 10.0% 6.7%
42   Ring-necked Duck 8.9% 10.0% 1.1%
43   European Starling 16.6% 8.6% 8.0%
44   Red-tailed Hawk 15.1% 8.6% 6.5%
45   White-breasted Nuthatch 30.6% 7.1% 23.5%
46   Hermit Thrush 18.6% 7.1% 11.4%
47   Black Vulture 16.2% 7.1% 9.1%
48   Fox Sparrow 6.7% 7.1% 0.4%
49   Canvasback 1.4% 7.1% 5.7%
50   Brown Creeper 8.7% 5.7% 3.0%
51   Gadwall 5.4% 5.7% 0.3%
52   Bald Eagle 16.9% 4.3% 12.7%
53   Hairy Woodpecker 10.5% 4.3% 6.2%
54   Lesser Scaup 4.4% 4.3% 0.2%
55   Pine Warbler 22.1% 2.9% 19.2%
56   Common Grackle 4.8% 2.9% 1.9%
57   Redhead 1.0% 2.9% 1.9%
58   Red-shouldered Hawk 26.6% 1.4% 25.2%
59   Swamp Sparrow 15.5% 1.4% 14.1%
60   Field Sparrow 13.3% 1.4% 11.8%
61   Pileated Woodpecker 12.8% 1.4% 11.4%
62   Winter Wren 11.2% 1.4% 9.7%
63   Rock Pigeon 6.5% 1.4% 5.0%
64   Cooper's Hawk 3.9% 1.4% 2.5%
65   American Coot 2.5% 1.4% 1.1%
66   Common Loon 1.7% 1.4% 0.3%
67   House Wren 1.3% 1.4% 0.2%