Top Birds at Lake Raleigh in February
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA
based on 177 checklists
This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Lake Raleigh 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.
| Rank | Info | Pics | Species | Entire Region | This Location | Difference | Relative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Double-crested Cormorant | 30.0% | 81.9% | 51.9% | 2.7x | |||
| 2 | Bufflehead | 13.6% | 71.2% | 57.6% | 5.2x | |||
| 3 | Northern Cardinal | 65.1% | 64.4% | 0.7% | 1.0x | |||
| 4 | White-throated Sparrow | 51.1% | 64.4% | 13.4% | 1.3x | |||
| 5 | Canada Goose | 45.5% | 62.7% | 17.2% | 1.4x | |||
| 6 | Great Blue Heron | 37.9% | 62.7% | 24.8% | 1.7x | |||
| 7 | Mallard | 35.3% | 62.7% | 27.4% | 1.8x | |||
| 8 | Ruddy Duck | 14.8% | 59.9% | 45.0% | 4.0x | |||
| 9 | Song Sparrow | 50.1% | 59.3% | 9.3% | 1.2x | |||
| 10 | Carolina Wren | 60.6% | 54.8% | 5.8% | 0.9x | |||
| 11 | American Crow | 57.2% | 54.8% | 2.4% | 1.0x | |||
| 12 | Pied-billed Grebe | 14.4% | 50.3% | 35.8% | 3.5x | |||
| 13 | Carolina Chickadee | 60.4% | 47.5% | 13.0% | 0.8x | |||
| 14 | Tufted Titmouse | 57.3% | 45.8% | 11.6% | 0.8x | |||
| 15 | Eastern Towhee | 36.5% | 45.8% | 9.2% | 1.3x | |||
| 16 | Belted Kingfisher | 17.8% | 45.2% | 27.4% | 2.5x | |||
| 17 | Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 37.2% | 44.6% | 7.4% | 1.2x | |||
| 18 | Red-bellied Woodpecker | 50.6% | 44.1% | 6.5% | 0.9x | |||
| 19 | Yellow-rumped Warbler | 37.3% | 44.1% | 6.8% | 1.2x | |||
| 20 | Northern Mockingbird | 27.4% | 39.5% | 12.2% | 1.4x | |||
| 21 | Fish Crow | 14.1% | 37.9% | 23.7% | 2.7x | |||
| 22 | Blue Jay | 39.4% | 35.0% | 4.4% | 0.9x | |||
| 23 | Red-shouldered Hawk | 31.3% | 30.5% | 0.8% | 1.0x | |||
| 24 | Ring-billed Gull | 26.5% | 30.5% | 4.0% | 1.2x | |||
| 25 | American Robin | 44.4% | 28.2% | 16.2% | 0.6x | |||
| 26 | Mourning Dove | 37.9% | 27.7% | 10.2% | 0.7x | |||
| 27 | Downy Woodpecker | 42.4% | 26.0% | 16.4% | 0.6x | |||
| 28 | Pine Warbler | 39.0% | 25.4% | 13.6% | 0.7x | |||
| 29 | Northern Shoveler | 3.0% | 25.4% | 22.4% | 8.5x | |||
| 30 | Mute Swan | 0.7% | 24.9% | 24.2% | 35.1x | |||
| 31 | Brown Thrasher | 15.1% | 24.3% | 9.2% | 1.6x | |||
| 32 | Turkey Vulture | 39.7% | 23.2% | 16.5% | 0.6x | |||
| 33 | Eastern Phoebe | 25.1% | 23.2% | 1.9% | 0.9x | |||
| 34 | Northern Flicker | 25.7% | 21.5% | 4.2% | 0.8x | |||
| 35 | American Goldfinch | 22.6% | 20.9% | 1.7% | 0.9x | |||
| 36 | House Finch | 24.5% | 19.2% | 5.3% | 0.8x | |||
| 37 | Dark-eyed Junco | 29.0% | 18.1% | 10.9% | 0.6x | |||
| 38 | Golden-crowned Kinglet | 22.1% | 18.1% | 4.0% | 0.8x | |||
| 39 | Lesser Scaup | 5.0% | 18.1% | 13.1% | 3.6x | |||
| 40 | Gadwall | 4.0% | 18.1% | 14.1% | 4.5x | |||
| 41 | White-breasted Nuthatch | 28.8% | 17.5% | 11.3% | 0.6x | |||
| 42 | White-winged Scoter | 0.5% | 17.5% | 17.0% | 32.3x | |||
| 43 | Brown-headed Nuthatch | 32.9% | 16.9% | 15.9% | 0.5x | |||
| 44 | Wood Duck | 7.7% | 16.9% | 9.3% | 2.2x | |||
| 45 | Eastern Bluebird | 48.4% | 14.7% | 33.8% | 0.3x | |||
| 46 | Hooded Merganser | 18.3% | 13.6% | 4.7% | 0.7x | |||
| 47 | Ring-necked Duck | 8.2% | 13.6% | 5.4% | 1.7x | |||
| 48 | Bald Eagle | 15.4% | 13.0% | 2.4% | 0.8x | |||
| 49 | Hermit Thrush | 14.1% | 13.0% | 1.1% | 0.9x | |||
| 50 | Red-winged Blackbird | 16.0% | 9.6% | 6.4% | 0.6x | |||
| 51 | Cedar Waxwing | 4.8% | 9.6% | 4.8% | 2.0x | |||
| 52 | American Coot | 3.5% | 9.0% | 5.5% | 2.5x | |||
| 53 | Killdeer | 19.4% | 8.5% | 10.9% | 0.4x | |||
| 54 | Field Sparrow | 12.6% | 8.5% | 4.2% | 0.7x | |||
| 55 | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | 17.9% | 7.3% | 10.5% | 0.4x | |||
| 56 | Winter Wren | 8.6% | 7.3% | 1.3% | 0.9x | |||
| 57 | Rock Pigeon | 6.0% | 7.3% | 1.4% | 1.2x | |||
| 58 | Red-tailed Hawk | 17.3% | 6.2% | 11.1% | 0.4x | |||
| 59 | Pileated Woodpecker | 12.2% | 6.2% | 6.0% | 0.5x | |||
| 60 | European Starling | 18.9% | 5.1% | 13.8% | 0.3x | |||
| 61 | Chipping Sparrow | 17.7% | 5.1% | 12.6% | 0.3x | |||
| 62 | Swamp Sparrow | 14.2% | 5.1% | 9.1% | 0.4x | |||
| 63 | Hairy Woodpecker | 9.6% | 5.1% | 4.5% | 0.5x | |||
| 64 | Black Vulture | 16.5% | 4.5% | 12.0% | 0.3x | |||
| 65 | Orange-crowned Warbler | 0.7% | 4.5% | 3.8% | 6.3x | |||
| 66 | Brown Creeper | 7.5% | 3.4% | 4.1% | 0.5x | |||
| 67 | Greater/Lesser Scaup | 1.0% | 3.4% | 2.4% | 3.5x | |||
| 68 | Canvasback | 1.5% | 2.3% | 0.7% | 1.5x | |||
| 69 | Peregrine Falcon | 0.6% | 2.3% | 1.7% | 3.8x | |||
| 70 | Gray Catbird | 0.5% | 2.3% | 1.7% | 4.3x | |||
| 71 | Fox Sparrow | 5.0% | 1.7% | 3.3% | 0.3x | |||
| 72 | Green-winged Teal | 2.7% | 1.7% | 1.0% | 0.6x | |||
| 73 | Great Egret | 1.2% | 1.7% | 0.5% | 1.4x | |||
| 74 | Black-and-white Warbler | 0.9% | 1.7% | 0.8% | 1.9x | |||
| 75 | Common Grackle | 11.5% | 1.1% | 10.4% | 0.1x | |||
| 76 | Red-headed Woodpecker | 11.1% | 1.1% | 9.9% | 0.1x | |||
| 77 | Brown-headed Cowbird | 6.5% | 1.1% | 5.4% | 0.2x | |||
| 78 | Cooper's Hawk | 4.4% | 1.1% | 3.3% | 0.3x | |||
| 79 | Wilson's Snipe | 2.8% | 1.1% | 1.7% | 0.4x | |||
| 80 | House Wren | 0.9% | 1.1% | 0.2% | 1.2x | |||
| 81 | American Black Duck | 0.8% | 1.1% | 0.3% | 1.4x | |||
| 82 | American Wigeon | 0.7% | 1.1% | 0.4% | 1.6x | |||
| 83 | Osprey | 0.6% | 1.1% | 0.5% | 1.9x | |||
| 84 | Barred Owl | 5.6% | 0.6% | 5.0% | 0.1x | |||
| 85 | Purple Finch | 3.3% | 0.6% | 2.7% | 0.2x | |||
| 86 | Rusty Blackbird | 2.9% | 0.6% | 2.3% | 0.2x | |||
| 87 | Red-breasted Nuthatch | 2.4% | 0.6% | 1.8% | 0.2x | |||
| 88 | Horned Grebe | 2.2% | 0.6% | 1.6% | 0.3x | |||
| 89 | Greater Scaup | 1.9% | 0.6% | 1.3% | 0.3x | |||
| 90 | gull sp. | 1.5% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.4x | |||
| 91 | Tree Swallow | 1.3% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 0.4x | |||
| 92 | new world sparrow sp. | 1.1% | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.5x | |||
| 93 | Muscovy Duck | 0.9% | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.6x | |||
| 94 | Blue-headed Vireo | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | 1.0x | |||
| 95 | blackbird sp. | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.1% | 1.2x | |||
| 96 | Downy/Hairy Woodpecker | 0.4% | 0.6% | 0.1% | 1.4x | |||
| 97 | Common Yellowthroat | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.3% | 1.8x | |||
| 98 | Ruby-crowned/Golden-crowned Kinglet | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.3% | 2.5x | |||
| 99 | Sharp-shinned/Cooper's Hawk | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.3% | 2.5x |