Bird Finder

Top Birds at Falls Lake in January
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 22 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Falls Lake 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
1   American Crow 52.8% 31.8% 21.0%
2   Dark-eyed Junco 32.0% 31.8% 0.2%
3   Lesser Black-backed Gull 1.0% 31.8% 30.8%
4   Carolina Wren 60.5% 27.3% 33.3%
5   Northern Cardinal 59.0% 27.3% 31.8%
6   Carolina Chickadee 58.7% 27.3% 31.4%
7   Tufted Titmouse 53.9% 27.3% 26.6%
8   Red-bellied Woodpecker 51.4% 27.3% 24.2%
9   Eastern Bluebird 44.2% 27.3% 16.9%
10   Great Blue Heron 39.1% 27.3% 11.8%
11   Blue Jay 38.8% 27.3% 11.6%
12   House Finch 23.6% 27.3% 3.7%
13   White-throated Sparrow 53.5% 22.7% 30.8%
14   Downy Woodpecker 43.3% 22.7% 20.5%
15   American Robin 34.6% 22.7% 11.9%
16   Eastern Towhee 32.6% 22.7% 9.9%
17   Mourning Dove 30.0% 22.7% 7.2%
18   Northern Flicker 28.2% 22.7% 5.4%
19   Golden-crowned Kinglet 26.6% 22.7% 3.9%
20   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 24.4% 22.7% 1.6%
21   Belted Kingfisher 19.5% 22.7% 3.3%
22   Hairy Woodpecker 10.3% 22.7% 12.4%
23   Song Sparrow 50.7% 18.2% 32.6%
24   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 42.4% 18.2% 24.2%
25   Turkey Vulture 35.4% 18.2% 17.2%
26   Brown-headed Nuthatch 32.0% 18.2% 13.8%
27   White-breasted Nuthatch 30.3% 18.2% 12.1%
28   Double-crested Cormorant 29.9% 18.2% 11.8%
29   American Goldfinch 28.9% 18.2% 10.7%
30   Northern Mockingbird 28.8% 18.2% 10.6%
31   Red-shouldered Hawk 26.4% 18.2% 8.2%
32   Hermit Thrush 18.3% 18.2% 0.1%
33   Chipping Sparrow 16.5% 18.2% 1.7%
34   Pied-billed Grebe 16.4% 18.2% 1.7%
35   Black Vulture 16.1% 18.2% 2.1%
36   Pileated Woodpecker 12.6% 18.2% 5.5%
37   Brown Creeper 8.6% 18.2% 9.5%
38   Great Black-backed Gull 0.2% 18.2% 18.0%
39   Canada Goose 34.5% 13.6% 20.9%
40   Yellow-rumped Warbler 34.4% 13.6% 20.8%
41   Ring-billed Gull 29.7% 13.6% 16.1%
42   Eastern Phoebe 24.4% 13.6% 10.8%
43   Pine Warbler 21.7% 13.6% 8.1%
44   Swamp Sparrow 15.5% 13.6% 1.9%
45   Bufflehead 15.3% 13.6% 1.7%
46   Brown Thrasher 15.2% 13.6% 1.6%
47   Field Sparrow 13.2% 13.6% 0.4%
48   Red-winged Blackbird 12.0% 13.6% 1.7%
49   Bonaparte's Gull 9.4% 13.6% 4.2%
50   Cedar Waxwing 7.4% 13.6% 6.2%
51   Mallard 32.3% 9.1% 23.3%
52   Hooded Merganser 20.5% 9.1% 11.4%
53   Bald Eagle 17.0% 9.1% 7.9%
54   European Starling 16.6% 9.1% 7.5%
55   Red-tailed Hawk 15.1% 9.1% 6.0%
56   Winter Wren 11.2% 9.1% 2.1%
57   Red-headed Woodpecker 10.7% 9.1% 1.6%
58   Rock Pigeon 6.5% 9.1% 2.6%
59   Herring Gull 5.5% 9.1% 3.6%
60   Eastern Meadowlark 4.6% 9.1% 4.5%
61   Savannah Sparrow 4.3% 9.1% 4.8%
62   Horned Grebe 4.1% 9.1% 5.0%
63   Sharp-shinned Hawk 1.8% 9.1% 7.3%
64   Fox Sparrow 6.7% 4.5% 2.2%
65   American Kestrel 5.4% 4.5% 0.9%
66   Pine Siskin 4.4% 4.5% 0.2%
67   Fish Crow 4.3% 4.5% 0.2%
68   Cooper's Hawk 3.8% 4.5% 0.7%
69   Purple Finch 3.7% 4.5% 0.9%
70   American Pipit 2.4% 4.5% 2.2%
71   Common Loon 1.7% 4.5% 2.8%
72   American Black Duck 1.7% 4.5% 2.9%
73   House Sparrow 1.6% 4.5% 2.9%
74   American Woodcock 1.4% 4.5% 3.2%
75   House Wren 1.3% 4.5% 3.3%
76   Red-breasted Merganser 0.9% 4.5% 3.6%
77   Blue-headed Vireo 0.8% 4.5% 3.7%
78   Common Merganser 0.7% 4.5% 3.9%
79   Peregrine Falcon 0.5% 4.5% 4.1%
80   Eared Grebe 0.4% 4.5% 4.2%
81   White-winged Scoter 0.2% 4.5% 4.3%
82   Tundra Swan 0.0% 4.5% 4.5%
83   Osprey 0.0% 4.5% 4.5%