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Top Birds at University Lake, Chapel Hill in December
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 35.791540, -78.781117

based on 51 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at University Lake, Chapel Hill 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   Carolina Wren 67.8% 68.6% 0.8%
2   Red-bellied Woodpecker 56.5% 66.7% 10.2%
3   American Crow 57.9% 62.7% 4.8%
4   Carolina Chickadee 63.2% 60.8% 2.4%
5   White-throated Sparrow 62.2% 60.8% 1.4%
6   Dark-eyed Junco 38.1% 56.9% 18.7%
7   Northern Cardinal 62.7% 54.9% 7.8%
8   Song Sparrow 54.3% 54.9% 0.6%
9   Brown-headed Nuthatch 35.1% 54.9% 19.8%
10   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 50.4% 52.9% 2.6%
11   Downy Woodpecker 49.1% 52.9% 3.9%
12   Tufted Titmouse 58.1% 51.0% 7.1%
13   Blue Jay 44.9% 51.0% 6.1%
14   American Goldfinch 40.2% 51.0% 10.8%
15   Yellow-rumped Warbler 36.7% 49.0% 12.3%
16   White-breasted Nuthatch 34.1% 49.0% 15.0%
17   Eastern Bluebird 49.5% 47.1% 2.5%
18   Northern Flicker 38.1% 47.1% 9.0%
19   Double-crested Cormorant 31.2% 47.1% 15.8%
20   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 30.8% 47.1% 16.3%
21   Canada Goose 30.8% 45.1% 14.3%
22   Belted Kingfisher 24.1% 43.1% 19.0%
23   Pileated Woodpecker 15.4% 43.1% 27.7%
24   Great Blue Heron 43.6% 41.2% 2.4%
25   Northern Mockingbird 31.4% 41.2% 9.8%
26   Pine Warbler 17.5% 41.2% 23.7%
27   American Robin 37.7% 39.2% 1.5%
28   Golden-crowned Kinglet 33.9% 39.2% 5.3%
29   Eastern Phoebe 30.5% 37.3% 6.7%
30   Hairy Woodpecker 13.0% 35.3% 22.3%
31   Mallard 30.3% 33.3% 3.0%
32   Eastern Towhee 36.4% 31.4% 5.0%
33   Ring-billed Gull 29.7% 31.4% 1.7%
34   Chipping Sparrow 20.9% 31.4% 10.4%
35   Brown Thrasher 18.1% 31.4% 13.3%
36   Bald Eagle 17.5% 31.4% 13.8%
37   House Finch 24.6% 27.5% 2.8%
38   Mourning Dove 23.4% 25.5% 2.1%
39   Winter Wren 16.0% 25.5% 9.4%
40   Red-winged Blackbird 14.5% 21.6% 7.1%
41   Fox Sparrow 7.1% 21.6% 14.5%
42   Turkey Vulture 36.1% 19.6% 16.5%
43   Hermit Thrush 25.1% 19.6% 5.5%
44   Red-tailed Hawk 15.2% 17.6% 2.4%
45   Red-shouldered Hawk 28.6% 15.7% 12.9%
46   Pied-billed Grebe 19.7% 15.7% 4.1%
47   Hooded Merganser 19.0% 15.7% 3.3%
48   Swamp Sparrow 18.2% 15.7% 2.5%
49   Cedar Waxwing 12.5% 15.7% 3.2%
50   Common Grackle 5.1% 15.7% 10.6%
51   Wood Duck 3.1% 15.7% 12.6%
52   American Black Duck 1.6% 15.7% 14.1%
53   Brown Creeper 10.8% 9.8% 1.0%
54   Black Vulture 17.2% 7.8% 9.3%
55   Purple Finch 5.1% 7.8% 2.8%
56   European Starling 14.5% 5.9% 8.6%
57   Great Horned Owl 1.2% 5.9% 4.7%
58   Northern Pintail 1.0% 5.9% 4.8%
59   Killdeer 18.6% 3.9% 14.7%
60   Field Sparrow 16.4% 3.9% 12.5%
61   Ruddy Duck 16.1% 3.9% 12.2%
62   Pine Siskin 7.2% 3.9% 3.3%
63   Gadwall 5.6% 3.9% 1.7%
64   Red-breasted Nuthatch 3.3% 3.9% 0.7%
65   Bufflehead 14.7% 2.0% 12.7%
66   Bonaparte's Gull 13.4% 2.0% 11.5%
67   Red-headed Woodpecker 11.8% 2.0% 9.8%
68   Ring-necked Duck 8.3% 2.0% 6.3%
69   Savannah Sparrow 5.4% 2.0% 3.4%
70   Barred Owl 2.8% 2.0% 0.9%
71   House Wren 2.7% 2.0% 0.7%
72   Sharp-shinned Hawk 2.3% 2.0% 0.3%
73   Gray Catbird 1.6% 2.0% 0.4%
74   Black-and-white Warbler 1.0% 2.0% 0.9%
75   Common Raven 0.9% 2.0% 1.1%
76   Eastern Screech-Owl 0.3% 2.0% 1.7%
77   Common Merganser 0.2% 2.0% 1.8%
78   Spotted Sandpiper 0.1% 2.0% 1.8%