Top Birds at University Lake, Chapel Hill in December
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA
based on 46 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.
| Rank | Info | Pics | Species | Entire Region | This Location | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carolina Wren | 68.4% | 69.6% | 1.1% | |||
| 2 | Red-bellied Woodpecker | 57.4% | 67.4% | 10.0% | |||
| 3 | American Crow | 58.7% | 65.2% | 6.5% | |||
| 4 | Carolina Chickadee | 64.4% | 60.9% | 3.6% | |||
| 5 | White-throated Sparrow | 62.1% | 60.9% | 1.3% | |||
| 6 | Brown-headed Nuthatch | 34.8% | 58.7% | 23.9% | |||
| 7 | Dark-eyed Junco | 37.1% | 56.5% | 19.4% | |||
| 8 | Northern Cardinal | 63.0% | 54.3% | 8.7% | |||
| 9 | Song Sparrow | 55.2% | 54.3% | 0.8% | |||
| 10 | American Goldfinch | 41.6% | 54.3% | 12.7% | |||
| 11 | Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 50.7% | 52.2% | 1.5% | |||
| 12 | Downy Woodpecker | 49.5% | 52.2% | 2.7% | |||
| 13 | Tufted Titmouse | 58.6% | 50.0% | 8.6% | |||
| 14 | Eastern Bluebird | 49.8% | 50.0% | 0.2% | |||
| 15 | Blue Jay | 45.7% | 50.0% | 4.3% | |||
| 16 | Yellow-rumped Warbler | 38.1% | 50.0% | 11.9% | |||
| 17 | Northern Flicker | 39.0% | 47.8% | 8.8% | |||
| 18 | Canada Goose | 31.9% | 47.8% | 15.9% | |||
| 19 | Double-crested Cormorant | 30.1% | 47.8% | 17.7% | |||
| 20 | White-breasted Nuthatch | 34.4% | 45.7% | 11.3% | |||
| 21 | Belted Kingfisher | 24.2% | 45.7% | 21.5% | |||
| 22 | Great Blue Heron | 43.1% | 43.5% | 0.4% | |||
| 23 | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | 31.2% | 43.5% | 12.3% | |||
| 24 | Pine Warbler | 18.0% | 43.5% | 25.4% | |||
| 25 | Pileated Woodpecker | 15.6% | 43.5% | 27.9% | |||
| 26 | American Robin | 37.9% | 41.3% | 3.4% | |||
| 27 | Northern Mockingbird | 32.1% | 41.3% | 9.2% | |||
| 28 | Golden-crowned Kinglet | 33.1% | 39.1% | 6.0% | |||
| 29 | Mallard | 30.1% | 37.0% | 6.9% | |||
| 30 | Eastern Towhee | 38.3% | 34.8% | 3.5% | |||
| 31 | Eastern Phoebe | 30.5% | 34.8% | 4.3% | |||
| 32 | Ring-billed Gull | 29.1% | 32.6% | 3.5% | |||
| 33 | Brown Thrasher | 18.8% | 32.6% | 13.8% | |||
| 34 | Bald Eagle | 17.0% | 32.6% | 15.6% | |||
| 35 | Hairy Woodpecker | 12.7% | 32.6% | 19.9% | |||
| 36 | Chipping Sparrow | 21.0% | 30.4% | 9.4% | |||
| 37 | Mourning Dove | 24.0% | 28.3% | 4.2% | |||
| 38 | House Finch | 24.4% | 26.1% | 1.7% | |||
| 39 | Winter Wren | 15.8% | 26.1% | 10.3% | |||
| 40 | Red-winged Blackbird | 15.4% | 23.9% | 8.6% | |||
| 41 | Fox Sparrow | 7.1% | 23.9% | 16.8% | |||
| 42 | Turkey Vulture | 36.1% | 19.6% | 16.5% | |||
| 43 | Hermit Thrush | 24.3% | 17.4% | 6.9% | |||
| 44 | Pied-billed Grebe | 20.4% | 17.4% | 3.0% | |||
| 45 | Swamp Sparrow | 17.8% | 17.4% | 0.4% | |||
| 46 | Cedar Waxwing | 13.5% | 17.4% | 3.9% | |||
| 47 | Common Grackle | 5.6% | 17.4% | 11.8% | |||
| 48 | Wood Duck | 3.5% | 17.4% | 13.9% | |||
| 49 | American Black Duck | 1.7% | 17.4% | 15.7% | |||
| 50 | Red-shouldered Hawk | 29.1% | 15.2% | 13.9% | |||
| 51 | Hooded Merganser | 18.8% | 15.2% | 3.6% | |||
| 52 | Red-tailed Hawk | 16.0% | 15.2% | 0.7% | |||
| 53 | Brown Creeper | 10.7% | 10.9% | 0.2% | |||
| 54 | Black Vulture | 17.1% | 8.7% | 8.4% | |||
| 55 | Purple Finch | 4.7% | 8.7% | 4.0% | |||
| 56 | European Starling | 15.4% | 6.5% | 8.9% | |||
| 57 | Great Horned Owl | 1.3% | 6.5% | 5.2% | |||
| 58 | Northern Pintail | 1.0% | 6.5% | 5.5% | |||
| 59 | Killdeer | 18.2% | 4.3% | 13.9% | |||
| 60 | Field Sparrow | 17.3% | 4.3% | 13.0% | |||
| 61 | Pine Siskin | 8.3% | 4.3% | 4.0% | |||
| 62 | Gadwall | 5.1% | 4.3% | 0.7% | |||
| 63 | Red-breasted Nuthatch | 3.4% | 4.3% | 0.9% | |||
| 64 | Ruddy Duck | 15.5% | 2.2% | 13.3% | |||
| 65 | Bufflehead | 14.3% | 2.2% | 12.1% | |||
| 66 | Bonaparte's Gull | 12.8% | 2.2% | 10.6% | |||
| 67 | Red-headed Woodpecker | 12.2% | 2.2% | 10.0% | |||
| 68 | Ring-necked Duck | 8.0% | 2.2% | 5.8% | |||
| 69 | Savannah Sparrow | 5.2% | 2.2% | 3.1% | |||
| 70 | Barred Owl | 3.0% | 2.2% | 0.8% | |||
| 71 | House Wren | 2.7% | 2.2% | 0.5% | |||
| 72 | Sharp-shinned Hawk | 2.4% | 2.2% | 0.3% | |||
| 73 | Gray Catbird | 1.8% | 2.2% | 0.4% | |||
| 74 | Black-and-white Warbler | 1.0% | 2.2% | 1.2% | |||
| 75 | Common Raven | 0.9% | 2.2% | 1.3% | |||
| 76 | Eastern Screech-Owl | 0.3% | 2.2% | 1.9% | |||
| 77 | Common Merganser | 0.2% | 2.2% | 2.0% | |||
| 78 | Spotted Sandpiper | 0.1% | 2.2% | 2.0% |