Top Birds at Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) in December
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA
based on 33 checklists
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Discovery Lake (Restricted Access) in December. 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.
| Rank | Info | Pics | Species | Entire Region | This Location | Difference | Relative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ruddy Duck | 15.1% | 93.9% | 78.8% | 6.2x | |||
| 2 | Canada Goose | 31.8% | 69.7% | 37.9% | 2.2x | |||
| 3 | Song Sparrow | 53.8% | 60.6% | 6.8% | 1.1x | |||
| 4 | Blue Jay | 46.6% | 60.6% | 14.0% | 1.3x | |||
| 5 | Mallard | 30.4% | 60.6% | 30.2% | 2.0x | |||
| 6 | Bufflehead | 14.4% | 60.6% | 46.2% | 4.2x | |||
| 7 | Great Blue Heron | 42.6% | 57.6% | 15.0% | 1.4x | |||
| 8 | Yellow-rumped Warbler | 36.3% | 57.6% | 21.3% | 1.6x | |||
| 9 | Northern Cardinal | 62.9% | 54.5% | 8.3% | 0.9x | |||
| 10 | Northern Mockingbird | 32.5% | 54.5% | 22.0% | 1.7x | |||
| 11 | Carolina Wren | 68.0% | 51.5% | 16.4% | 0.8x | |||
| 12 | Carolina Chickadee | 64.3% | 51.5% | 12.8% | 0.8x | |||
| 13 | Eastern Bluebird | 49.2% | 51.5% | 2.3% | 1.0x | |||
| 14 | Dark-eyed Junco | 36.3% | 51.5% | 15.2% | 1.4x | |||
| 15 | White-throated Sparrow | 61.5% | 48.5% | 13.0% | 0.8x | |||
| 16 | Tufted Titmouse | 58.4% | 48.5% | 9.9% | 0.8x | |||
| 17 | Red-bellied Woodpecker | 58.0% | 48.5% | 9.5% | 0.8x | |||
| 18 | Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 49.6% | 45.5% | 4.2% | 0.9x | |||
| 19 | Brown-headed Nuthatch | 34.1% | 45.5% | 11.3% | 1.3x | |||
| 20 | American Goldfinch | 40.9% | 39.4% | 1.5% | 1.0x | |||
| 21 | Northern Shoveler | 4.3% | 36.4% | 32.0% | 8.4x | |||
| 22 | Downy Woodpecker | 48.9% | 33.3% | 15.5% | 0.7x | |||
| 23 | Pied-billed Grebe | 20.1% | 33.3% | 13.2% | 1.7x | |||
| 24 | Hooded Merganser | 19.4% | 30.3% | 10.9% | 1.6x | |||
| 25 | American Crow | 58.2% | 27.3% | 30.9% | 0.5x | |||
| 26 | Northern Flicker | 38.4% | 27.3% | 11.2% | 0.7x | |||
| 27 | Mourning Dove | 24.3% | 27.3% | 2.9% | 1.1x | |||
| 28 | Eastern Towhee | 39.2% | 24.2% | 14.9% | 0.6x | |||
| 29 | American Robin | 36.2% | 24.2% | 12.0% | 0.7x | |||
| 30 | Golden-crowned Kinglet | 32.3% | 24.2% | 8.1% | 0.7x | |||
| 31 | Belted Kingfisher | 24.1% | 24.2% | 0.2% | 1.0x | |||
| 32 | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | 31.0% | 18.2% | 12.9% | 0.6x | |||
| 33 | House Finch | 23.9% | 18.2% | 5.7% | 0.8x | |||
| 34 | Chipping Sparrow | 20.6% | 15.2% | 5.4% | 0.7x | |||
| 35 | Lesser Scaup | 3.7% | 15.2% | 11.5% | 4.1x | |||
| 36 | Double-crested Cormorant | 29.1% | 12.1% | 17.0% | 0.4x | |||
| 37 | Ring-billed Gull | 29.1% | 12.1% | 17.0% | 0.4x | |||
| 38 | Eastern Phoebe | 28.6% | 12.1% | 16.5% | 0.4x | |||
| 39 | Hermit Thrush | 22.3% | 12.1% | 10.2% | 0.5x | |||
| 40 | Turkey Vulture | 36.5% | 9.1% | 27.4% | 0.2x | |||
| 41 | White-breasted Nuthatch | 34.6% | 9.1% | 25.5% | 0.3x | |||
| 42 | Pine Warbler | 18.2% | 9.1% | 9.1% | 0.5x | |||
| 43 | Killdeer | 17.3% | 9.1% | 8.2% | 0.5x | |||
| 44 | Red-tailed Hawk | 16.6% | 9.1% | 7.6% | 0.5x | |||
| 45 | Rock Pigeon | 6.4% | 9.1% | 2.7% | 1.4x | |||
| 46 | Red-shouldered Hawk | 28.3% | 6.1% | 22.2% | 0.2x | |||
| 47 | Ring-necked Duck | 8.5% | 6.1% | 2.4% | 0.7x | |||
| 48 | Common Grackle | 5.8% | 6.1% | 0.3% | 1.1x | |||
| 49 | Gadwall | 5.0% | 6.1% | 1.0% | 1.2x | |||
| 50 | Brown Thrasher | 19.5% | 3.0% | 16.5% | 0.2x | |||
| 51 | Black Vulture | 17.7% | 3.0% | 14.6% | 0.2x | |||
| 52 | Bald Eagle | 16.5% | 3.0% | 13.5% | 0.2x | |||
| 53 | Red-winged Blackbird | 14.7% | 3.0% | 11.7% | 0.2x | |||
| 54 | Brown Creeper | 11.1% | 3.0% | 8.1% | 0.3x | |||
| 55 | Greater Scaup | 1.0% | 3.0% | 2.1% | 3.1x | |||
| 56 | blackbird sp. | 0.6% | 3.0% | 2.5% | 5.5x | |||
| 57 | Accipiter sp. | 0.3% | 3.0% | 2.7% | 10.6x |