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

based on 59 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   Ruddy Duck 15.2% 86.4% 71.2%
2   Canada Goose 45.6% 81.4% 35.7%
3   Song Sparrow 50.2% 64.4% 14.2%
4   Mallard 35.7% 64.4% 28.7%
5   Eastern Bluebird 47.6% 62.7% 15.1%
6   Carolina Wren 60.4% 61.0% 0.7%
7   Carolina Chickadee 60.0% 61.0% 1.0%
8   Dark-eyed Junco 28.4% 61.0% 32.7%
9   Northern Cardinal 65.0% 59.3% 5.7%
10   Tufted Titmouse 57.0% 57.6% 0.7%
11   Northern Mockingbird 27.5% 57.6% 30.2%
12   Brown-headed Nuthatch 32.2% 55.9% 23.7%
13   American Robin 44.0% 54.2% 10.2%
14   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 37.0% 54.2% 17.2%
15   Yellow-rumped Warbler 37.2% 50.8% 13.6%
16   Double-crested Cormorant 30.8% 50.8% 20.1%
17   White-throated Sparrow 51.0% 49.2% 1.9%
18   Blue Jay 39.1% 47.5% 8.3%
19   Mourning Dove 37.5% 45.8% 8.2%
20   House Finch 24.1% 40.7% 16.6%
21   Pine Warbler 38.5% 37.3% 1.2%
22   American Crow 57.1% 33.9% 23.2%
23   Red-bellied Woodpecker 50.3% 33.9% 16.4%
24   Eastern Towhee 36.6% 32.2% 4.4%
25   Turkey Vulture 39.4% 28.8% 10.6%
26   Downy Woodpecker 42.0% 27.1% 14.9%
27   Red-winged Blackbird 16.0% 27.1% 11.1%
28   Great Blue Heron 38.5% 23.7% 14.7%
29   Eastern Phoebe 25.1% 23.7% 1.3%
30   Golden-crowned Kinglet 22.0% 23.7% 1.7%
31   Killdeer 19.2% 23.7% 4.5%
32   Red-tailed Hawk 17.0% 22.0% 5.0%
33   Brown Thrasher 15.3% 22.0% 6.7%
34   Northern Flicker 25.6% 18.6% 7.0%
35   Hooded Merganser 18.2% 18.6% 0.4%
36   Chipping Sparrow 17.2% 18.6% 1.4%
37   Bufflehead 14.6% 18.6% 4.1%
38   White-breasted Nuthatch 28.4% 16.9% 11.4%
39   Belted Kingfisher 18.3% 15.3% 3.1%
40   Brown-headed Cowbird 6.4% 15.3% 8.9%
41   European Starling 18.8% 13.6% 5.3%
42   Fish Crow 14.4% 13.6% 0.9%
43   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 17.6% 11.9% 5.7%
44   Black Vulture 16.2% 11.9% 4.3%
45   Hermit Thrush 13.8% 10.2% 3.6%
46   Brown Creeper 7.4% 8.5% 1.0%
47   Northern Shoveler 3.3% 8.5% 5.1%
48   Ring-billed Gull 26.6% 6.8% 19.8%
49   American Goldfinch 22.4% 6.8% 15.6%
50   Bald Eagle 15.3% 6.8% 8.5%
51   Ring-necked Duck 8.3% 6.8% 1.5%
52   Fox Sparrow 4.9% 6.8% 1.9%
53   Red-shouldered Hawk 31.3% 5.1% 26.2%
54   Pied-billed Grebe 15.1% 5.1% 10.0%
55   Cooper's Hawk 4.2% 5.1% 0.9%
56   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.2% 5.1% 2.8%
57   Swamp Sparrow 14.1% 3.4% 10.7%
58   Common Grackle 11.4% 3.4% 8.0%
59   Hairy Woodpecker 9.4% 3.4% 6.0%
60   Winter Wren 8.7% 1.7% 7.0%
61   Wood Duck 7.9% 1.7% 6.2%
62   Lesser Scaup 5.3% 1.7% 3.6%
63   Cedar Waxwing 4.9% 1.7% 3.2%
64   Herring Gull 3.7% 1.7% 2.0%
65   Sharp-shinned Hawk 1.9% 1.7% 0.2%
66   American Pipit 1.7% 1.7% 0.0%
67   Osprey 0.6% 1.7% 1.1%