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Top Birds at Walnut Creek Wetland Center in December
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 16 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Walnut Creek Wetland Center 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 Relative
1   Carolina Wren 67.8% 87.5% 19.7% 1.3x
2   Carolina Chickadee 64.3% 87.5% 23.2% 1.4x
3   Northern Cardinal 62.8% 87.5% 24.7% 1.4x
4   White-throated Sparrow 61.5% 87.5% 26.0% 1.4x
5   Red-bellied Woodpecker 57.9% 87.5% 29.6% 1.5x
6   Eastern Bluebird 49.2% 87.5% 38.3% 1.8x
7   American Crow 58.0% 75.0% 17.0% 1.3x
8   Eastern Towhee 39.1% 75.0% 35.9% 1.9x
9   Tufted Titmouse 58.3% 68.8% 10.4% 1.2x
10   Song Sparrow 53.8% 68.8% 15.0% 1.3x
11   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 49.7% 68.8% 19.1% 1.4x
12   Downy Woodpecker 48.8% 68.8% 20.0% 1.4x
13   Northern Mockingbird 32.5% 68.8% 36.2% 2.1x
14   House Finch 23.8% 68.8% 44.9% 2.9x
15   American Goldfinch 40.7% 62.5% 21.8% 1.5x
16   Canada Goose 31.9% 62.5% 30.6% 2.0x
17   Eastern Phoebe 28.5% 62.5% 34.0% 2.2x
18   Red-shouldered Hawk 28.2% 62.5% 34.3% 2.2x
19   Mourning Dove 24.2% 62.5% 38.3% 2.6x
20   Chipping Sparrow 20.5% 62.5% 42.0% 3.0x
21   Blue Jay 46.6% 56.2% 9.6% 1.2x
22   Dark-eyed Junco 36.3% 56.2% 19.9% 1.5x
23   Yellow-rumped Warbler 36.3% 56.2% 19.9% 1.5x
24   American Robin 36.1% 56.2% 20.2% 1.6x
25   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 30.9% 56.2% 25.3% 1.8x
26   Turkey Vulture 36.3% 50.0% 13.7% 1.4x
27   White-breasted Nuthatch 34.5% 50.0% 15.5% 1.4x
28   Golden-crowned Kinglet 32.4% 50.0% 17.6% 1.5x
29   Mallard 30.5% 50.0% 19.5% 1.6x
30   Cedar Waxwing 11.8% 50.0% 38.2% 4.2x
31   Northern Flicker 38.3% 43.8% 5.4% 1.1x
32   Brown-headed Nuthatch 34.2% 43.8% 9.6% 1.3x
33   Hermit Thrush 22.3% 37.5% 15.2% 1.7x
34   Brown Thrasher 19.4% 37.5% 18.1% 1.9x
35   Pine Warbler 18.2% 37.5% 19.3% 2.1x
36   Field Sparrow 17.9% 37.5% 19.6% 2.1x
37   Hooded Merganser 19.4% 31.2% 11.8% 1.6x
38   European Starling 16.0% 31.2% 15.3% 2.0x
39   Red-winged Blackbird 14.6% 31.2% 16.6% 2.1x
40   Northern Shoveler 4.4% 31.2% 26.8% 7.1x
41   Wood Duck 3.8% 31.2% 27.5% 8.2x
42   Great Blue Heron 42.7% 25.0% 17.7% 0.6x
43   Red-tailed Hawk 16.6% 25.0% 8.4% 1.5x
44   Winter Wren 15.1% 25.0% 9.9% 1.7x
45   Hairy Woodpecker 12.0% 25.0% 13.0% 2.1x
46   Brown Creeper 11.1% 25.0% 13.9% 2.3x
47   Common Grackle 5.7% 25.0% 19.3% 4.3x
48   Ring-billed Gull 29.1% 18.8% 10.3% 0.6x
49   Belted Kingfisher 24.1% 18.8% 5.3% 0.8x
50   Swamp Sparrow 17.0% 18.8% 1.8% 1.1x
51   Pileated Woodpecker 15.7% 18.8% 3.1% 1.2x
52   Purple Finch 5.4% 18.8% 13.4% 3.5x
53   Gadwall 5.0% 18.8% 13.8% 3.8x
54   Sharp-shinned Hawk 2.6% 18.8% 16.2% 7.2x
55   Gray Catbird 1.7% 18.8% 17.0% 10.8x
56   Orange-crowned Warbler 1.0% 18.8% 17.8% 19.0x
57   Double-crested Cormorant 29.1% 12.5% 16.6% 0.4x
58   Fox Sparrow 6.9% 12.5% 5.6% 1.8x
59   Rock Pigeon 6.4% 12.5% 6.1% 1.9x
60   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.8% 12.5% 6.7% 2.1x
61   blackbird sp. 0.5% 12.5% 12.0% 23.2x
62   American Kestrel 6.3% 6.2% 0.0% 1.0x
63   Cooper's Hawk 4.8% 6.2% 1.5% 1.3x
64   duck sp. 1.2% 6.2% 5.1% 5.4x
65   Blue-headed Vireo 1.1% 6.2% 5.2% 5.8x
66   Loggerhead Shrike 0.7% 6.2% 5.5% 8.4x
67   Baltimore Oriole 0.2% 6.2% 6.0% 28.7x