Bird Finder

Top Birds at Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve in January
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 42 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve in January. 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   White-throated Sparrow 53.7% 78.6% 24.8% 1.5x
2   Carolina Wren 61.1% 71.4% 10.3% 1.2x
3   Eastern Bluebird 43.3% 71.4% 28.1% 1.6x
4   Red-bellied Woodpecker 52.7% 69.0% 16.4% 1.3x
5   Northern Cardinal 59.7% 66.7% 7.0% 1.1x
6   Song Sparrow 50.4% 64.3% 13.9% 1.3x
7   American Robin 32.9% 64.3% 31.4% 2.0x
8   Carolina Chickadee 59.9% 57.1% 2.8% 1.0x
9   Tufted Titmouse 54.9% 54.8% 0.2% 1.0x
10   Downy Woodpecker 43.5% 52.4% 8.9% 1.2x
11   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 42.7% 50.0% 7.3% 1.2x
12   Eastern Towhee 33.6% 50.0% 16.4% 1.5x
13   American Goldfinch 29.2% 47.6% 18.4% 1.6x
14   Mallard 33.2% 45.2% 12.1% 1.4x
15   Mourning Dove 30.1% 45.2% 15.1% 1.5x
16   Northern Mockingbird 28.4% 45.2% 16.8% 1.6x
17   Pileated Woodpecker 13.0% 45.2% 32.3% 3.5x
18   Northern Flicker 28.8% 42.9% 14.1% 1.5x
19   Chipping Sparrow 16.1% 40.5% 24.4% 2.5x
20   American Crow 52.6% 38.1% 14.5% 0.7x
21   Brown Thrasher 15.7% 38.1% 22.4% 2.4x
22   Field Sparrow 13.2% 38.1% 24.9% 2.9x
23   Turkey Vulture 35.0% 35.7% 0.7% 1.0x
24   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 24.6% 35.7% 11.1% 1.5x
25   Golden-crowned Kinglet 27.6% 33.3% 5.7% 1.2x
26   Red-shouldered Hawk 26.1% 33.3% 7.2% 1.3x
27   Blue Jay 39.7% 31.0% 8.8% 0.8x
28   White-breasted Nuthatch 31.0% 31.0% 0.1% 1.0x
29   Brown-headed Nuthatch 32.5% 28.6% 3.9% 0.9x
30   Swamp Sparrow 15.0% 28.6% 13.5% 1.9x
31   Palm Warbler 1.7% 28.6% 26.9% 17.3x
32   Canada Goose 34.7% 26.2% 8.5% 0.8x
33   Dark-eyed Junco 31.8% 26.2% 5.6% 0.8x
34   House Finch 22.3% 26.2% 3.8% 1.2x
35   Hermit Thrush 18.3% 26.2% 7.9% 1.4x
36   Eastern Phoebe 23.3% 21.4% 1.9% 0.9x
37   European Starling 16.1% 21.4% 5.3% 1.3x
38   Winter Wren 11.0% 21.4% 10.4% 1.9x
39   Pine Siskin 5.0% 21.4% 16.4% 4.3x
40   Common Grackle 4.8% 19.0% 14.3% 4.0x
41   Yellow-rumped Warbler 34.0% 16.7% 17.4% 0.5x
42   Red-winged Blackbird 11.7% 16.7% 5.0% 1.4x
43   Hairy Woodpecker 10.3% 16.7% 6.3% 1.6x
44   Fox Sparrow 7.0% 16.7% 9.6% 2.4x
45   Black Vulture 16.2% 14.3% 1.9% 0.9x
46   Savannah Sparrow 4.1% 14.3% 10.2% 3.5x
47   Pine Warbler 22.1% 11.9% 10.2% 0.5x
48   Rock Pigeon 6.4% 11.9% 5.5% 1.9x
49   Great Blue Heron 39.9% 9.5% 30.4% 0.2x
50   Red-tailed Hawk 15.7% 9.5% 6.1% 0.6x
51   Brown-headed Cowbird 4.8% 9.5% 4.7% 2.0x
52   Purple Finch 4.1% 9.5% 5.4% 2.3x
53   Cooper's Hawk 3.9% 9.5% 5.6% 2.4x
54   Double-crested Cormorant 29.2% 7.1% 22.1% 0.2x
55   Red Crossbill 1.2% 7.1% 5.9% 5.8x
56   Northern Pintail 0.6% 7.1% 6.5% 11.6x
57   Belted Kingfisher 19.8% 4.8% 15.1% 0.2x
58   Eastern Meadowlark 4.4% 4.8% 0.4% 1.1x
59   Barred Owl 3.2% 4.8% 1.6% 1.5x
60   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.9% 4.8% 1.9% 1.7x
61   American Woodcock 1.4% 4.8% 3.4% 3.5x
62   House Wren 1.3% 4.8% 3.5% 3.7x
63   Great Horned Owl 1.3% 4.8% 3.5% 3.7x
64   Hooded Merganser 21.4% 2.4% 19.0% 0.1x
65   Killdeer 15.4% 2.4% 13.1% 0.2x
66   Cedar Waxwing 7.0% 2.4% 4.6% 0.3x
67   Fish Crow 3.2% 2.4% 0.8% 0.7x
68   Wood Duck 3.2% 2.4% 0.8% 0.7x
69   Rusty Blackbird 2.9% 2.4% 0.5% 0.8x
70   new world sparrow sp. 1.0% 2.4% 1.4% 2.4x
71   hawk sp. 0.5% 2.4% 1.9% 4.5x
72   Common Yellowthroat 0.5% 2.4% 1.9% 5.0x
73   woodpecker sp. 0.1% 2.4% 2.3% 18.8x