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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 54 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) during the month of 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 Relative
1   Ruddy Duck 16.1% 87.0% 70.9% 5.4x
2   Canada Goose 34.8% 85.2% 50.4% 2.4x
3   Bufflehead 15.4% 64.8% 49.4% 4.2x
4   Mallard 33.4% 61.1% 27.7% 1.8x
5   Song Sparrow 49.6% 59.3% 9.6% 1.2x
6   Carolina Chickadee 59.7% 50.0% 9.7% 0.8x
7   Carolina Wren 61.0% 44.4% 16.6% 0.7x
8   Yellow-rumped Warbler 32.2% 44.4% 12.3% 1.4x
9   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 41.0% 42.6% 1.6% 1.0x
10   Northern Mockingbird 29.8% 40.7% 10.9% 1.4x
11   Eastern Bluebird 42.6% 38.9% 3.7% 0.9x
12   Dark-eyed Junco 30.3% 38.9% 8.6% 1.3x
13   Northern Cardinal 59.3% 37.0% 22.3% 0.6x
14   Great Blue Heron 39.5% 37.0% 2.5% 0.9x
15   Blue Jay 38.1% 35.2% 2.9% 0.9x
16   Northern Shoveler 3.8% 29.6% 25.8% 7.7x
17   Tufted Titmouse 54.5% 25.9% 28.6% 0.5x
18   American Crow 52.5% 25.9% 26.6% 0.5x
19   Red-bellied Woodpecker 51.3% 25.9% 25.4% 0.5x
20   Brown-headed Nuthatch 30.2% 25.9% 4.3% 0.9x
21   Double-crested Cormorant 27.7% 25.9% 1.8% 0.9x
22   White-throated Sparrow 53.0% 24.1% 29.0% 0.5x
23   Hooded Merganser 21.9% 24.1% 2.1% 1.1x
24   Belted Kingfisher 20.0% 20.4% 0.4% 1.0x
25   Pied-billed Grebe 17.7% 20.4% 2.7% 1.2x
26   Eastern Towhee 32.8% 18.5% 14.3% 0.6x
27   American Robin 30.7% 16.7% 14.0% 0.5x
28   Downy Woodpecker 42.5% 14.8% 27.6% 0.3x
29   Mourning Dove 30.3% 14.8% 15.5% 0.5x
30   Eastern Phoebe 22.8% 14.8% 8.0% 0.6x
31   Brown Thrasher 16.3% 14.8% 1.5% 0.9x
32   Ring-necked Duck 8.9% 13.0% 4.1% 1.5x
33   Ring-billed Gull 31.4% 11.1% 20.3% 0.4x
34   Northern Flicker 28.0% 11.1% 16.9% 0.4x
35   Turkey Vulture 35.4% 9.3% 26.1% 0.3x
36   Golden-crowned Kinglet 25.9% 9.3% 16.7% 0.4x
37   House Finch 21.2% 9.3% 11.9% 0.4x
38   Chipping Sparrow 16.2% 9.3% 6.9% 0.6x
39   Red-winged Blackbird 10.7% 9.3% 1.5% 0.9x
40   Canvasback 1.5% 9.3% 7.7% 6.0x
41   American Goldfinch 27.7% 7.4% 20.3% 0.3x
42   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 24.4% 7.4% 17.0% 0.3x
43   Killdeer 16.4% 7.4% 9.0% 0.5x
44   Black Vulture 16.0% 7.4% 8.6% 0.5x
45   Red-tailed Hawk 15.9% 7.4% 8.5% 0.5x
46   Brown Creeper 9.0% 7.4% 1.6% 0.8x
47   Gadwall 5.7% 7.4% 1.7% 1.3x
48   Fox Sparrow 6.4% 5.6% 0.8% 0.9x
49   White-breasted Nuthatch 30.3% 3.7% 26.6% 0.1x
50   Pine Warbler 20.7% 3.7% 17.0% 0.2x
51   Hermit Thrush 17.9% 3.7% 14.2% 0.2x
52   Bald Eagle 16.8% 3.7% 13.1% 0.2x
53   Lesser Scaup 4.6% 3.7% 0.9% 0.8x
54   Common Grackle 4.4% 3.7% 0.7% 0.8x
55   Redhead 1.1% 3.7% 2.6% 3.3x
56   hawk sp. 0.6% 3.7% 3.1% 6.3x
57   Red-shouldered Hawk 25.1% 1.9% 23.3% 0.1x
58   European Starling 16.9% 1.9% 15.1% 0.1x
59   Swamp Sparrow 14.7% 1.9% 12.9% 0.1x
60   Field Sparrow 13.8% 1.9% 11.9% 0.1x
61   Winter Wren 11.0% 1.9% 9.2% 0.2x
62   Rock Pigeon 7.1% 1.9% 5.3% 0.3x
63   Cooper's Hawk 4.0% 1.9% 2.1% 0.5x
64   American Coot 3.2% 1.9% 1.4% 0.6x
65   Common Loon 1.7% 1.9% 0.2% 1.1x
66   woodpecker sp. 0.1% 1.9% 1.7% 16.2x
67   new world vulture sp. 0.1% 1.9% 1.8% 29.7x