Bird Finder

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

based on 39 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Horseshoe Farm Nature Preserve 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% 84.6% 16.8% 1.2x
2   Northern Cardinal 62.8% 84.6% 21.9% 1.3x
3   Red-bellied Woodpecker 57.9% 82.1% 24.2% 1.4x
4   White-throated Sparrow 61.4% 79.5% 18.1% 1.3x
5   Eastern Bluebird 49.1% 74.4% 25.2% 1.5x
6   Song Sparrow 53.7% 71.8% 18.1% 1.3x
7   Carolina Chickadee 64.3% 64.1% 0.2% 1.0x
8   Tufted Titmouse 58.4% 64.1% 5.7% 1.1x
9   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 49.6% 64.1% 14.5% 1.3x
10   Downy Woodpecker 48.8% 61.5% 12.8% 1.3x
11   Northern Mockingbird 32.5% 61.5% 29.1% 1.9x
12   American Crow 58.0% 59.0% 0.9% 1.0x
13   American Goldfinch 40.8% 56.4% 15.6% 1.4x
14   Eastern Towhee 39.0% 56.4% 17.4% 1.4x
15   Northern Flicker 38.3% 56.4% 18.1% 1.5x
16   Hermit Thrush 22.1% 56.4% 34.3% 2.6x
17   American Robin 36.1% 53.8% 17.7% 1.5x
18   Chipping Sparrow 20.4% 53.8% 33.4% 2.6x
19   White-breasted Nuthatch 34.4% 48.7% 14.3% 1.4x
20   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 30.9% 46.2% 15.2% 1.5x
21   Brown Thrasher 19.3% 46.2% 26.8% 2.4x
22   Turkey Vulture 36.3% 43.6% 7.2% 1.2x
23   Brown-headed Nuthatch 34.1% 43.6% 9.5% 1.3x
24   Eastern Phoebe 28.5% 41.0% 12.5% 1.4x
25   Dark-eyed Junco 36.4% 38.5% 2.1% 1.1x
26   Pileated Woodpecker 15.6% 35.9% 20.3% 2.3x
27   Field Sparrow 17.9% 30.8% 12.9% 1.7x
28   Winter Wren 15.0% 30.8% 15.7% 2.0x
29   Golden-crowned Kinglet 32.3% 28.2% 4.1% 0.9x
30   Blue Jay 46.7% 25.6% 21.1% 0.5x
31   Mourning Dove 24.4% 25.6% 1.3% 1.1x
32   Savannah Sparrow 4.7% 25.6% 20.9% 5.5x
33   Great Blue Heron 42.7% 23.1% 19.6% 0.5x
34   Red-shouldered Hawk 28.2% 23.1% 5.1% 0.8x
35   Yellow-rumped Warbler 36.4% 20.5% 15.9% 0.6x
36   House Finch 23.9% 20.5% 3.4% 0.9x
37   Hairy Woodpecker 12.0% 20.5% 8.5% 1.7x
38   Palm Warbler 2.4% 20.5% 18.1% 8.4x
39   Pine Warbler 18.2% 15.4% 2.8% 0.8x
40   Swamp Sparrow 17.0% 15.4% 1.6% 0.9x
41   Red-winged Blackbird 14.7% 15.4% 0.7% 1.1x
42   Rock Pigeon 6.4% 15.4% 9.0% 2.4x
43   Canada Goose 32.1% 12.8% 19.2% 0.4x
44   Belted Kingfisher 24.1% 12.8% 11.3% 0.5x
45   Black Vulture 17.6% 12.8% 4.8% 0.7x
46   Cedar Waxwing 11.8% 12.8% 1.0% 1.1x
47   Cooper's Hawk 4.7% 12.8% 8.1% 2.7x
48   House Wren 2.8% 12.8% 10.0% 4.5x
49   Mallard 30.6% 10.3% 20.4% 0.3x
50   Bald Eagle 16.5% 10.3% 6.2% 0.6x
51   European Starling 16.0% 10.3% 5.7% 0.6x
52   Fox Sparrow 6.9% 10.3% 3.3% 1.5x
53   Eastern Meadowlark 3.9% 10.3% 6.3% 2.6x
54   Red-tailed Hawk 16.7% 7.7% 9.0% 0.5x
55   Red-headed Woodpecker 12.7% 7.7% 5.0% 0.6x
56   Common Grackle 5.8% 7.7% 1.9% 1.3x
57   Sharp-shinned Hawk 2.6% 7.7% 5.1% 3.0x
58   Hooded Merganser 19.5% 5.1% 14.4% 0.3x
59   Brown Creeper 11.1% 5.1% 6.0% 0.5x
60   Pine Siskin 9.3% 5.1% 4.2% 0.6x
61   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.8% 5.1% 0.7% 0.9x
62   Barred Owl 3.0% 5.1% 2.1% 1.7x
63   White-crowned Sparrow 0.8% 5.1% 4.3% 6.0x
64   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 0.3% 5.1% 4.8% 14.9x
65   Killdeer 17.4% 2.6% 14.8% 0.1x
66   Herring Gull 5.6% 2.6% 3.0% 0.5x
67   Purple Finch 5.4% 2.6% 2.9% 0.5x
68   Wood Duck 3.9% 2.6% 1.3% 0.7x
69   Rusty Blackbird 3.4% 2.6% 0.8% 0.8x
70   gull sp. 1.8% 2.6% 0.7% 1.4x
71   Great Horned Owl 1.3% 2.6% 1.2% 1.9x
72   Northern Harrier 1.0% 2.6% 1.5% 2.5x
73   American Woodcock 1.0% 2.6% 1.6% 2.5x
74   Common Raven 0.7% 2.6% 1.8% 3.4x
75   crow sp. 0.3% 2.6% 2.2% 7.7x
76   passerine sp. 0.2% 2.6% 2.4% 12.4x
77   new world vulture sp. 0.1% 2.6% 2.4% 18.6x
78   Grasshopper Sparrow 0% 2.6% 2.6%