Bird Finder

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 Relative
1   Great Black-backed Gull 0.1% 28.6% 28.5% 249.3x
2   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.6% 23.8% 23.2% 37.1x
3   Laughing Gull 0.1% 19.0% 18.9% 151.1x
4   Red-bellied Woodpecker 58.1% 14.3% 43.8% 0.2x
5   Turkey Vulture 36.4% 14.3% 22.1% 0.4x
6   Black Vulture 17.6% 14.3% 3.3% 0.8x
7   Northern Cardinal 63.0% 9.5% 53.5% 0.2x
8   White-throated Sparrow 61.6% 9.5% 52.1% 0.2x
9   Tufted Titmouse 58.5% 9.5% 49.0% 0.2x
10   American Crow 58.2% 9.5% 48.6% 0.2x
11   Eastern Bluebird 49.3% 9.5% 39.8% 0.2x
12   Downy Woodpecker 48.9% 9.5% 39.4% 0.2x
13   Great Blue Heron 42.7% 9.5% 33.2% 0.2x
14   Dark-eyed Junco 36.4% 9.5% 26.9% 0.3x
15   Yellow-rumped Warbler 36.4% 9.5% 26.9% 0.3x
16   American Robin 36.2% 9.5% 26.7% 0.3x
17   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 31.0% 9.5% 21.5% 0.3x
18   Double-crested Cormorant 29.1% 9.5% 19.6% 0.3x
19   Ring-billed Gull 29.1% 9.5% 19.6% 0.3x
20   Red-shouldered Hawk 28.2% 9.5% 18.7% 0.3x
21   Mourning Dove 24.4% 9.5% 14.9% 0.4x
22   Belted Kingfisher 24.1% 9.5% 14.6% 0.4x
23   Bald Eagle 16.5% 9.5% 7.0% 0.6x
24   Pileated Woodpecker 15.7% 9.5% 6.2% 0.6x
25   Cedar Waxwing 11.8% 9.5% 2.3% 0.8x
26   Bonaparte's Gull 11.5% 9.5% 1.9% 0.8x
27   Carolina Wren 68.0% 4.8% 63.3% 0.1x
28   Carolina Chickadee 64.4% 4.8% 59.7% 0.1x
29   Song Sparrow 53.9% 4.8% 49.2% 0.1x
30   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 49.7% 4.8% 45.0% 0.1x
31   Blue Jay 46.7% 4.8% 42.0% 0.1x
32   American Goldfinch 40.9% 4.8% 36.2% 0.1x
33   Eastern Towhee 39.2% 4.8% 34.4% 0.1x
34   White-breasted Nuthatch 34.6% 4.8% 29.8% 0.1x
35   Brown-headed Nuthatch 34.3% 4.8% 29.5% 0.1x
36   Northern Mockingbird 32.7% 4.8% 27.9% 0.1x
37   Golden-crowned Kinglet 32.4% 4.8% 27.6% 0.1x
38   Canada Goose 32.0% 4.8% 27.3% 0.1x
39   House Finch 23.9% 4.8% 19.2% 0.2x
40   Hermit Thrush 22.3% 4.8% 17.5% 0.2x
41   Pied-billed Grebe 20.2% 4.8% 15.5% 0.2x
42   Killdeer 17.3% 4.8% 12.6% 0.3x
43   Winter Wren 15.1% 4.8% 10.4% 0.3x
44   Red-headed Woodpecker 12.7% 4.8% 7.9% 0.4x
45   Fox Sparrow 7.0% 4.8% 2.2% 0.7x
46   Rock Pigeon 6.4% 4.8% 1.7% 0.7x
47   Herring Gull 5.6% 4.8% 0.8% 0.9x
48   Horned Grebe 5.5% 4.8% 0.7% 0.9x
49   Gadwall 5.0% 4.8% 0.3% 0.9x
50   Cooper's Hawk 4.8% 4.8% 0.0% 1.0x
51   Common Loon 3.1% 4.8% 1.7% 1.5x
52   Merlin 0.5% 4.8% 4.2% 8.8x
53   Common Merganser 0.3% 4.8% 4.5% 18.1x
54   Tundra Swan 0.2% 4.8% 4.6% 26.0x
55   Common Goldeneye 0.1% 4.8% 4.6% 37.8x
56   Surf Scoter 0.1% 4.8% 4.6% 41.6x