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Top Birds at Lake Betz in December
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 Betz 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   Mallard 29.2% 84.2% 55.0%
2   Bufflehead 13.1% 83.1% 70.0%
3   Song Sparrow 54.9% 72.3% 17.4%
4   Great Blue Heron 42.6% 69.5% 26.9%
5   Canada Goose 31.4% 69.5% 38.1%
6   White-throated Sparrow 62.1% 65.5% 3.5%
7   Pied-billed Grebe 19.6% 65.0% 45.3%
8   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 50.5% 64.4% 13.9%
9   Ruddy Duck 14.6% 63.3% 48.6%
10   Red-headed Woodpecker 11.3% 60.5% 49.1%
11   Blue Jay 45.5% 57.6% 12.1%
12   Hooded Merganser 18.2% 56.5% 38.3%
13   Belted Kingfisher 23.7% 55.9% 32.2%
14   Carolina Wren 68.7% 53.1% 15.6%
15   Northern Cardinal 63.2% 52.5% 10.6%
16   Yellow-rumped Warbler 37.9% 51.4% 13.5%
17   Northern Mockingbird 31.8% 50.8% 19.0%
18   Carolina Chickadee 64.7% 49.7% 15.0%
19   Northern Flicker 38.8% 49.2% 10.3%
20   Red-winged Blackbird 14.9% 45.8% 30.9%
21   American Goldfinch 41.8% 38.4% 3.3%
22   Red-shouldered Hawk 28.9% 37.9% 9.0%
23   Gadwall 4.5% 37.9% 33.4%
24   Eastern Towhee 38.3% 37.3% 1.0%
25   Downy Woodpecker 49.7% 36.7% 13.0%
26   Swamp Sparrow 17.5% 36.2% 18.7%
27   Tufted Titmouse 59.0% 35.6% 23.4%
28   American Crow 59.2% 31.6% 27.5%
29   Eastern Phoebe 30.5% 29.4% 1.2%
30   Turkey Vulture 36.2% 27.7% 8.5%
31   Brown Thrasher 18.7% 27.7% 9.0%
32   Red-bellied Woodpecker 58.0% 26.6% 31.5%
33   Brown-headed Nuthatch 35.1% 24.9% 10.2%
34   Pileated Woodpecker 15.5% 24.9% 9.3%
35   Rusty Blackbird 2.9% 24.9% 22.0%
36   Killdeer 18.1% 24.3% 6.2%
37   Eastern Bluebird 50.3% 23.7% 26.5%
38   Double-crested Cormorant 30.3% 23.2% 7.2%
39   Black Vulture 17.0% 21.5% 4.5%
40   Northern Shoveler 4.1% 19.8% 15.7%
41   Mourning Dove 24.1% 18.1% 6.1%
42   Field Sparrow 17.3% 16.9% 0.3%
43   American Robin 38.3% 15.8% 22.4%
44   Golden-crowned Kinglet 33.4% 15.3% 18.2%
45   House Finch 24.6% 14.1% 10.5%
46   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 31.6% 13.6% 18.0%
47   European Starling 15.4% 12.4% 3.0%
48   Dark-eyed Junco 37.6% 11.3% 26.3%
49   Winter Wren 15.9% 10.7% 5.2%
50   Red-tailed Hawk 16.1% 10.2% 5.9%
51   American Coot 3.1% 10.2% 7.1%
52   Common Grackle 5.6% 9.6% 4.0%
53   Bald Eagle 17.2% 9.0% 8.2%
54   Hermit Thrush 24.6% 7.9% 16.7%
55   Ring-billed Gull 29.5% 6.8% 22.7%
56   Pine Warbler 18.4% 6.8% 11.6%
57   Fox Sparrow 7.2% 6.8% 0.4%
58   Cooper's Hawk 4.6% 6.8% 2.2%
59   White-breasted Nuthatch 34.9% 5.6% 29.3%
60   Ring-necked Duck 8.0% 5.6% 2.3%
61   Cedar Waxwing 13.6% 4.5% 9.1%
62   Chipping Sparrow 21.4% 3.4% 18.0%
63   Hairy Woodpecker 13.0% 2.8% 10.2%
64   Graylag Goose 0.7% 2.8% 2.1%
65   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.7% 2.3% 3.5%
66   Purple Finch 4.8% 2.3% 2.5%
67   Wood Duck 3.6% 2.3% 1.3%
68   Pine Siskin 8.4% 1.7% 6.7%
69   Savannah Sparrow 5.3% 1.7% 3.6%
70   Bonaparte's Gull 12.9% 1.1% 11.8%
71   Brown Creeper 10.9% 1.1% 9.8%
72   Rock Pigeon 6.1% 1.1% 5.0%
73   Lesser Scaup 3.7% 1.1% 2.6%
74   Palm Warbler 3.0% 1.1% 1.9%
75   Sharp-shinned Hawk 2.5% 1.1% 1.3%
76   Great Horned Owl 1.3% 1.1% 0.2%
77   Orange-crowned Warbler 1.0% 1.1% 0.2%
78   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 0.1% 1.1% 1.1%
79   Horned Grebe 6.0% 0.6% 5.4%
80   Eastern Meadowlark 4.1% 0.6% 3.5%
81   Red-breasted Nuthatch 3.5% 0.6% 2.9%
82   American Black Duck 1.8% 0.6% 1.2%
83   Canvasback 1.2% 0.6% 0.7%
84   American Wigeon 1.2% 0.6% 0.6%
85   Black-and-white Warbler 1.0% 0.6% 0.5%
86   White-crowned Sparrow 0.9% 0.6% 0.3%
87   Merlin 0.5% 0.6% 0.0%