Top Birds at Lake Raleigh in December
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA
based on 99 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.
| Rank | Info | Pics | Species | Entire Region | This Location | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Double-crested Cormorant | 29.7% | 78.8% | 49.0% | |||
| 2 | White-throated Sparrow | 62.0% | 75.8% | 13.8% | |||
| 3 | Great Blue Heron | 42.7% | 75.8% | 33.0% | |||
| 4 | Carolina Wren | 68.4% | 74.7% | 6.4% | |||
| 5 | Carolina Chickadee | 64.3% | 72.7% | 8.4% | |||
| 6 | Mallard | 29.7% | 72.7% | 43.0% | |||
| 7 | Song Sparrow | 55.0% | 71.7% | 16.7% | |||
| 8 | Ruddy Duck | 15.0% | 67.7% | 52.7% | |||
| 9 | Northern Cardinal | 63.0% | 65.7% | 2.7% | |||
| 10 | Bufflehead | 13.8% | 63.6% | 49.9% | |||
| 11 | Northern Mockingbird | 31.8% | 62.6% | 30.8% | |||
| 12 | Pied-billed Grebe | 20.0% | 62.6% | 42.6% | |||
| 13 | Tufted Titmouse | 58.5% | 61.6% | 3.1% | |||
| 14 | Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 50.6% | 60.6% | 10.0% | |||
| 15 | American Crow | 58.7% | 58.6% | 0.1% | |||
| 16 | Yellow-rumped Warbler | 38.0% | 58.6% | 20.6% | |||
| 17 | Canada Goose | 31.8% | 56.6% | 24.8% | |||
| 18 | Belted Kingfisher | 24.0% | 55.6% | 31.6% | |||
| 19 | Eastern Towhee | 38.1% | 54.5% | 16.4% | |||
| 20 | Blue Jay | 45.6% | 53.5% | 7.9% | |||
| 21 | Red-bellied Woodpecker | 57.5% | 52.5% | 5.0% | |||
| 22 | American Robin | 37.8% | 47.5% | 9.7% | |||
| 23 | Brown Thrasher | 18.6% | 45.5% | 26.9% | |||
| 24 | American Goldfinch | 41.7% | 42.4% | 0.7% | |||
| 25 | Downy Woodpecker | 49.6% | 39.4% | 10.2% | |||
| 26 | Ring-billed Gull | 29.0% | 39.4% | 10.4% | |||
| 27 | Northern Shoveler | 4.0% | 37.4% | 33.3% | |||
| 28 | Northern Flicker | 39.1% | 33.3% | 5.7% | |||
| 29 | Golden-crowned Kinglet | 33.1% | 33.3% | 0.2% | |||
| 30 | Mourning Dove | 24.0% | 33.3% | 9.4% | |||
| 31 | Dark-eyed Junco | 37.2% | 32.3% | 4.9% | |||
| 32 | Bald Eagle | 16.9% | 32.3% | 15.4% | |||
| 33 | Red-shouldered Hawk | 29.0% | 30.3% | 1.3% | |||
| 34 | Hermit Thrush | 24.2% | 30.3% | 6.1% | |||
| 35 | Mute Swan | 0.5% | 30.3% | 29.8% | |||
| 36 | Ring-necked Duck | 7.8% | 28.3% | 20.5% | |||
| 37 | House Finch | 24.4% | 27.3% | 2.9% | |||
| 38 | White-breasted Nuthatch | 34.5% | 26.3% | 8.2% | |||
| 39 | Turkey Vulture | 36.2% | 23.2% | 12.9% | |||
| 40 | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | 31.3% | 21.2% | 10.1% | |||
| 41 | Field Sparrow | 17.2% | 21.2% | 4.0% | |||
| 42 | Eastern Bluebird | 50.1% | 19.2% | 30.9% | |||
| 43 | Eastern Phoebe | 30.6% | 19.2% | 11.4% | |||
| 44 | Rock Pigeon | 5.9% | 18.2% | 12.3% | |||
| 45 | Hooded Merganser | 18.8% | 17.2% | 1.7% | |||
| 46 | Winter Wren | 15.8% | 17.2% | 1.3% | |||
| 47 | Cedar Waxwing | 13.4% | 17.2% | 3.7% | |||
| 48 | Wood Duck | 3.4% | 17.2% | 13.8% | |||
| 49 | Red-winged Blackbird | 15.4% | 16.2% | 0.8% | |||
| 50 | Gadwall | 4.9% | 16.2% | 11.2% | |||
| 51 | Killdeer | 18.2% | 14.1% | 4.1% | |||
| 52 | Swamp Sparrow | 17.9% | 13.1% | 4.7% | |||
| 53 | European Starling | 15.4% | 13.1% | 2.3% | |||
| 54 | Pine Warbler | 18.2% | 11.1% | 7.1% | |||
| 55 | Red-tailed Hawk | 16.0% | 11.1% | 4.9% | |||
| 56 | Brown Creeper | 10.7% | 10.1% | 0.6% | |||
| 57 | Wilson's Snipe | 1.9% | 10.1% | 8.2% | |||
| 58 | Great Egret | 1.2% | 10.1% | 8.9% | |||
| 59 | Orange-crowned Warbler | 0.9% | 10.1% | 9.2% | |||
| 60 | Brown-headed Nuthatch | 35.2% | 9.1% | 26.1% | |||
| 61 | Hairy Woodpecker | 12.8% | 9.1% | 3.8% | |||
| 62 | Cooper's Hawk | 4.6% | 9.1% | 4.5% | |||
| 63 | Black Vulture | 17.2% | 7.1% | 10.1% | |||
| 64 | Pileated Woodpecker | 15.8% | 7.1% | 8.7% | |||
| 65 | Rusty Blackbird | 3.2% | 7.1% | 3.9% | |||
| 66 | Canvasback | 1.2% | 7.1% | 5.9% | |||
| 67 | Chipping Sparrow | 21.2% | 5.1% | 16.2% | |||
| 68 | Gray Catbird | 1.8% | 5.1% | 3.3% | |||
| 69 | Lesser Scaup | 3.6% | 4.0% | 0.4% | |||
| 70 | American Coot | 3.2% | 4.0% | 0.8% | |||
| 71 | Sharp-shinned Hawk | 2.4% | 3.0% | 0.6% | |||
| 72 | Red-headed Woodpecker | 12.3% | 2.0% | 10.3% | |||
| 73 | Pine Siskin | 8.3% | 2.0% | 6.3% | |||
| 74 | Fox Sparrow | 7.3% | 2.0% | 5.2% | |||
| 75 | Common Grackle | 5.7% | 2.0% | 3.7% | |||
| 76 | Herring Gull | 5.4% | 2.0% | 3.4% | |||
| 77 | Purple Finch | 4.7% | 2.0% | 2.7% | |||
| 78 | Red-breasted Nuthatch | 3.5% | 2.0% | 1.4% | |||
| 79 | Green-winged Teal | 3.1% | 2.0% | 1.1% | |||
| 80 | Barred Owl | 3.0% | 2.0% | 1.0% | |||
| 81 | Brown-headed Cowbird | 5.7% | 1.0% | 4.7% | |||
| 82 | House Wren | 2.7% | 1.0% | 1.7% | |||
| 83 | Red-breasted Merganser | 1.5% | 1.0% | 0.5% | |||
| 84 | Great Horned Owl | 1.3% | 1.0% | 0.3% | |||
| 85 | Northern Pintail | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | |||
| 86 | Redhead | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.0% | |||
| 87 | Northern Harrier | 1.0% | 1.0% | 0.1% | |||
| 88 | White-crowned Sparrow | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.1% | |||
| 89 | Loggerhead Shrike | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.3% |