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Top Birds at Lake Raleigh in December
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 35.791540, -78.781117

based on 106 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Lake Raleigh 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.

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Rank Info Pics Species Entire Region This Location Difference
1   Double-crested Cormorant 30.9% 77.4% 46.5%
2   White-throated Sparrow 62.1% 76.4% 14.3%
3   Carolina Wren 67.7% 74.5% 6.8%
4   Great Blue Heron 43.3% 73.6% 30.2%
5   Carolina Chickadee 63.1% 72.6% 9.5%
6   Mallard 30.0% 72.6% 42.7%
7   Song Sparrow 54.2% 71.7% 17.5%
8   Ruddy Duck 15.6% 67.0% 51.4%
9   Northern Cardinal 62.6% 66.0% 3.4%
10   Bufflehead 14.2% 64.2% 50.0%
11   Northern Mockingbird 31.1% 61.3% 30.2%
12   Pied-billed Grebe 19.4% 60.4% 41.0%
13   Tufted Titmouse 58.1% 59.4% 1.4%
14   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 50.3% 59.4% 9.1%
15   American Crow 58.0% 56.6% 1.4%
16   Yellow-rumped Warbler 36.6% 56.6% 20.0%
17   Canada Goose 30.6% 56.6% 26.0%
18   Belted Kingfisher 23.9% 53.8% 29.8%
19   Red-bellied Woodpecker 56.6% 52.8% 3.7%
20   Eastern Towhee 36.2% 51.9% 15.7%
21   Blue Jay 44.9% 50.9% 6.1%
22   American Robin 37.6% 49.1% 11.4%
23   Brown Thrasher 17.9% 46.2% 28.3%
24   American Goldfinch 40.2% 42.5% 2.3%
25   Downy Woodpecker 49.2% 39.6% 9.6%
26   Northern Shoveler 3.9% 38.7% 34.8%
27   Ring-billed Gull 29.6% 36.8% 7.2%
28   Golden-crowned Kinglet 33.9% 34.0% 0.0%
29   Northern Flicker 38.1% 33.0% 5.1%
30   Dark-eyed Junco 38.3% 32.1% 6.2%
31   Red-shouldered Hawk 28.5% 31.1% 2.6%
32   Hermit Thrush 25.0% 31.1% 6.1%
33   Mourning Dove 23.3% 31.1% 7.8%
34   Bald Eagle 17.5% 30.2% 12.7%
35   Mute Swan 0.6% 28.3% 27.7%
36   White-breasted Nuthatch 34.2% 27.4% 6.8%
37   House Finch 24.6% 27.4% 2.8%
38   Ring-necked Duck 8.1% 27.4% 19.2%
39   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 30.9% 23.6% 7.3%
40   Turkey Vulture 36.2% 22.6% 13.6%
41   Eastern Bluebird 49.8% 20.8% 29.0%
42   Field Sparrow 16.3% 20.8% 4.4%
43   Eastern Phoebe 30.7% 19.8% 10.8%
44   Winter Wren 16.1% 17.9% 1.9%
45   Rock Pigeon 5.6% 17.0% 11.4%
46   Hooded Merganser 19.0% 16.0% 2.9%
47   Killdeer 18.6% 16.0% 2.5%
48   Red-winged Blackbird 14.5% 16.0% 1.5%
49   Cedar Waxwing 12.5% 16.0% 3.5%
50   Wood Duck 3.1% 16.0% 13.0%
51   Gadwall 5.6% 15.1% 9.5%
52   Swamp Sparrow 18.2% 13.2% 5.0%
53   European Starling 14.5% 13.2% 1.3%
54   Brown-headed Nuthatch 35.4% 11.3% 24.0%
55   Pine Warbler 17.6% 11.3% 6.3%
56   Red-tailed Hawk 15.3% 10.4% 4.9%
57   Wilson's Snipe 1.8% 10.4% 8.5%
58   Brown Creeper 10.8% 9.4% 1.4%
59   Cooper's Hawk 4.3% 9.4% 5.1%
60   Great Egret 1.1% 9.4% 8.3%
61   Orange-crowned Warbler 0.9% 9.4% 8.6%
62   Hairy Woodpecker 13.1% 8.5% 4.6%
63   Pileated Woodpecker 15.6% 7.5% 8.1%
64   Black Vulture 17.2% 6.6% 10.6%
65   Rusty Blackbird 3.0% 6.6% 3.6%
66   Canvasback 1.1% 6.6% 5.5%
67   Chipping Sparrow 21.1% 5.7% 15.5%
68   Lesser Scaup 3.9% 4.7% 0.8%
69   Gray Catbird 1.6% 4.7% 3.1%
70   American Coot 3.3% 3.8% 0.5%
71   Green-winged Teal 3.2% 3.8% 0.6%
72   Common Grackle 5.1% 2.8% 2.3%
73   Sharp-shinned Hawk 2.3% 2.8% 0.6%
74   Red-headed Woodpecker 11.8% 1.9% 9.9%
75   Pine Siskin 7.3% 1.9% 5.4%
76   Fox Sparrow 7.2% 1.9% 5.3%
77   American Herring Gull 5.6% 1.9% 3.7%
78   Purple Finch 5.1% 1.9% 3.2%
79   Red-breasted Nuthatch 3.3% 1.9% 1.4%
80   Barred Owl 2.8% 1.9% 0.9%
81   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.4% 0.9% 4.4%
82   House Wren 2.7% 0.9% 1.7%
83   Red-breasted Merganser 1.5% 0.9% 0.6%
84   Great Horned Owl 1.2% 0.9% 0.3%
85   Redhead 1.1% 0.9% 0.2%
86   Northern Harrier 1.1% 0.9% 0.2%
87   Northern Pintail 1.1% 0.9% 0.1%
88   White-crowned Sparrow 0.8% 0.9% 0.2%
89   Loggerhead Shrike 0.7% 0.9% 0.2%