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

based on 21 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Falls Lake 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   Great Black-backed Gull 0.1% 28.6% 28.5%
2   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.7% 23.8% 23.2%
3   Laughing Gull 0.1% 19.0% 18.9%
4   Red-bellied Woodpecker 57.6% 14.3% 43.3%
5   Turkey Vulture 36.1% 14.3% 21.8%
6   Black Vulture 17.1% 14.3% 2.8%
7   Northern Cardinal 63.1% 9.5% 53.6%
8   White-throated Sparrow 62.2% 9.5% 52.7%
9   American Crow 58.8% 9.5% 49.3%
10   Tufted Titmouse 58.7% 9.5% 49.1%
11   Eastern Bluebird 49.9% 9.5% 40.4%
12   Downy Woodpecker 49.6% 9.5% 40.1%
13   Great Blue Heron 43.1% 9.5% 33.6%
14   Yellow-rumped Warbler 38.2% 9.5% 28.7%
15   American Robin 37.9% 9.5% 28.4%
16   Dark-eyed Junco 37.3% 9.5% 27.7%
17   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 31.3% 9.5% 21.8%
18   Double-crested Cormorant 30.3% 9.5% 20.7%
19   Ring-billed Gull 29.2% 9.5% 19.6%
20   Red-shouldered Hawk 29.1% 9.5% 19.6%
21   Belted Kingfisher 24.3% 9.5% 14.8%
22   Mourning Dove 24.1% 9.5% 14.5%
23   Bald Eagle 17.1% 9.5% 7.5%
24   Pileated Woodpecker 15.7% 9.5% 6.2%
25   Cedar Waxwing 13.5% 9.5% 4.0%
26   Bonaparte's Gull 12.7% 9.5% 3.2%
27   Carolina Wren 68.6% 4.8% 63.8%
28   Carolina Chickadee 64.5% 4.8% 59.8%
29   Song Sparrow 55.3% 4.8% 50.5%
30   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 50.8% 4.8% 46.0%
31   Blue Jay 45.8% 4.8% 41.0%
32   American Goldfinch 41.8% 4.8% 37.0%
33   Eastern Towhee 38.4% 4.8% 33.6%
34   Brown-headed Nuthatch 35.0% 4.8% 30.2%
35   White-breasted Nuthatch 34.5% 4.8% 29.7%
36   Golden-crowned Kinglet 33.2% 4.8% 28.4%
37   Northern Mockingbird 32.2% 4.8% 27.4%
38   Canada Goose 32.1% 4.8% 27.3%
39   House Finch 24.5% 4.8% 19.7%
40   Hermit Thrush 24.3% 4.8% 19.6%
41   Pied-billed Grebe 20.4% 4.8% 15.7%
42   Killdeer 18.2% 4.8% 13.4%
43   Winter Wren 15.9% 4.8% 11.1%
44   Red-headed Woodpecker 12.2% 4.8% 7.4%
45   Fox Sparrow 7.2% 4.8% 2.4%
46   Rock Pigeon 6.0% 4.8% 1.3%
47   Horned Grebe 5.9% 4.8% 1.1%
48   Herring Gull 5.4% 4.8% 0.6%
49   Gadwall 5.1% 4.8% 0.3%
50   Cooper's Hawk 4.6% 4.8% 0.1%
51   Common Loon 3.6% 4.8% 1.1%
52   Merlin 0.5% 4.8% 4.2%
53   Common Merganser 0.2% 4.8% 4.5%
54   Tundra Swan 0.2% 4.8% 4.6%
55   Common Goldeneye 0.1% 4.8% 4.7%
56   Surf Scoter 0.1% 4.8% 4.7%