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Top Birds at Lake Raleigh in January
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 135 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Lake Raleigh 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   Double-crested Cormorant 29.4% 73.3% 43.9%
2   Great Blue Heron 38.6% 70.4% 31.8%
3   Bufflehead 14.8% 62.2% 47.4%
4   Northern Cardinal 59.1% 61.5% 2.4%
5   White-throated Sparrow 53.6% 61.5% 7.9%
6   Ruddy Duck 16.1% 60.0% 43.9%
7   Mallard 31.9% 58.5% 26.6%
8   Carolina Wren 60.7% 57.0% 3.6%
9   Carolina Chickadee 58.9% 51.9% 7.0%
10   Tufted Titmouse 54.0% 51.9% 2.2%
11   Song Sparrow 50.5% 51.9% 1.3%
12   Canada Goose 34.2% 51.9% 17.6%
13   Pied-billed Grebe 16.0% 51.1% 35.1%
14   American Crow 53.0% 50.4% 2.6%
15   Northern Shoveler 3.3% 46.7% 43.4%
16   Yellow-rumped Warbler 34.5% 45.9% 11.5%
17   Ring-billed Gull 29.4% 45.9% 16.5%
18   Northern Mockingbird 28.5% 45.9% 17.4%
19   Belted Kingfisher 19.1% 45.9% 26.8%
20   Red-bellied Woodpecker 51.6% 44.4% 7.2%
21   Eastern Towhee 32.4% 44.4% 12.0%
22   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 42.5% 42.2% 0.3%
23   Blue Jay 39.0% 39.3% 0.3%
24   American Robin 34.8% 34.8% 0.0%
25   Downy Woodpecker 43.6% 32.6% 11.0%
26   Ring-necked Duck 8.7% 32.6% 23.9%
27   Mute Swan 0.7% 31.1% 30.4%
28   American Goldfinch 29.1% 30.4% 1.3%
29   Brown Thrasher 15.1% 28.1% 13.1%
30   Golden-crowned Kinglet 26.6% 26.7% 0.1%
31   House Finch 23.8% 26.7% 2.8%
32   Northern Flicker 28.3% 25.2% 3.1%
33   Dark-eyed Junco 32.3% 24.4% 7.9%
34   Red-shouldered Hawk 26.5% 24.4% 2.0%
35   Bald Eagle 16.8% 24.4% 7.6%
36   Hooded Merganser 20.4% 22.2% 1.8%
37   Turkey Vulture 35.5% 21.5% 14.0%
38   Mourning Dove 30.3% 21.5% 8.8%
39   Gadwall 5.3% 21.5% 16.2%
40   Eastern Phoebe 24.4% 20.7% 3.6%
41   Brown-headed Nuthatch 32.2% 18.5% 13.7%
42   White-breasted Nuthatch 30.6% 17.8% 12.8%
43   Hermit Thrush 18.5% 17.8% 0.7%
44   Eastern Bluebird 44.6% 16.3% 28.3%
45   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 24.7% 14.8% 9.9%
46   American Coot 2.4% 14.8% 12.4%
47   Killdeer 16.3% 14.1% 2.2%
48   Field Sparrow 13.2% 11.9% 1.4%
49   Cedar Waxwing 7.4% 11.9% 4.4%
50   Rock Pigeon 6.4% 11.9% 5.5%
51   Swamp Sparrow 15.5% 10.4% 5.1%
52   Winter Wren 11.1% 10.4% 0.8%
53   Pine Warbler 22.1% 9.6% 12.5%
54   European Starling 16.6% 9.6% 7.0%
55   Great Egret 1.3% 9.6% 8.4%
56   Red-tailed Hawk 15.1% 8.9% 6.2%
57   Fish Crow 4.3% 8.1% 3.9%
58   Wood Duck 3.0% 8.1% 5.1%
59   Brown Creeper 8.7% 7.4% 1.3%
60   Pileated Woodpecker 12.9% 6.7% 6.2%
61   Hairy Woodpecker 10.5% 6.7% 3.8%
62   Lesser Scaup 4.4% 6.7% 2.2%
63   Orange-crowned Warbler 0.9% 6.7% 5.7%
64   Chipping Sparrow 16.8% 5.9% 10.9%
65   Red-winged Blackbird 12.0% 5.2% 6.8%
66   Wilson's Snipe 2.0% 3.7% 1.7%
67   Peregrine Falcon 0.5% 3.7% 3.2%
68   Black Vulture 16.3% 3.0% 13.3%
69   Canvasback 1.4% 3.0% 1.5%
70   Redhead 1.0% 3.0% 2.0%
71   Purple Finch 3.9% 2.2% 1.7%
72   Cooper's Hawk 3.9% 2.2% 1.7%
73   Yellow-breasted Chat 0% 2.2% 2.2%
74   Herring Gull 5.6% 1.5% 4.1%
75   Green-winged Teal 3.5% 1.5% 2.0%
76   Red-headed Woodpecker 10.8% 0.7% 10.0%
77   Common Grackle 4.8% 0.7% 4.1%
78   Pine Siskin 4.5% 0.7% 3.8%
79   Rusty Blackbird 2.9% 0.7% 2.2%
80   Barred Owl 2.9% 0.7% 2.2%
81   Sharp-shinned Hawk 1.8% 0.7% 1.1%
82   American Black Duck 1.7% 0.7% 1.0%
83   House Sparrow 1.6% 0.7% 0.9%
84   Great Horned Owl 1.2% 0.7% 0.5%
85   Gray Catbird 0.9% 0.7% 0.1%
86   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 0.1% 0.7% 0.6%
87   Least Sandpiper 0.1% 0.7% 0.7%