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

based on 85 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 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   Ring-billed Gull 30.0% 82.4% 52.4% 2.7x
2   Pied-billed Grebe 16.4% 71.8% 55.4% 4.4x
3   Double-crested Cormorant 28.9% 67.1% 38.2% 2.3x
4   Hooded Merganser 21.0% 61.2% 40.2% 2.9x
5   American Crow 52.5% 56.5% 4.0% 1.1x
6   Great Blue Heron 39.7% 55.3% 15.6% 1.4x
7   Canada Goose 34.5% 52.9% 18.4% 1.5x
8   Bonaparte's Gull 8.5% 52.9% 44.5% 6.2x
9   Tufted Titmouse 55.0% 44.7% 10.3% 0.8x
10   Bufflehead 15.3% 43.5% 28.2% 2.8x
11   Brown-headed Nuthatch 32.4% 42.4% 9.9% 1.3x
12   Mallard 33.2% 40.0% 6.8% 1.2x
13   Bald Eagle 17.0% 40.0% 23.0% 2.4x
14   Carolina Wren 61.3% 37.6% 23.7% 0.6x
15   Carolina Chickadee 60.1% 37.6% 22.5% 0.6x
16   Eastern Bluebird 43.5% 36.5% 7.0% 0.8x
17   Golden-crowned Kinglet 27.6% 36.5% 8.9% 1.3x
18   Dark-eyed Junco 31.7% 35.3% 3.6% 1.1x
19   Horned Grebe 3.9% 35.3% 31.4% 9.0x
20   Turkey Vulture 35.1% 34.1% 0.9% 1.0x
21   Belted Kingfisher 19.7% 34.1% 14.4% 1.7x
22   Northern Cardinal 59.9% 30.6% 29.3% 0.5x
23   Red-bellied Woodpecker 52.9% 30.6% 22.3% 0.6x
24   Pine Warbler 22.0% 29.4% 7.4% 1.3x
25   American Robin 33.1% 27.1% 6.0% 0.8x
26   Downy Woodpecker 43.7% 25.9% 17.8% 0.6x
27   Song Sparrow 50.6% 22.4% 28.3% 0.4x
28   White-breasted Nuthatch 31.1% 22.4% 8.7% 0.7x
29   Lesser Scaup 4.1% 22.4% 18.3% 5.5x
30   Mourning Dove 30.2% 21.2% 9.1% 0.7x
31   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 42.9% 20.0% 22.9% 0.5x
32   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 24.7% 18.8% 5.9% 0.8x
33   Northern Flicker 28.9% 17.6% 11.3% 0.6x
34   Hermit Thrush 18.4% 17.6% 0.7% 1.0x
35   Killdeer 15.4% 17.6% 2.3% 1.1x
36   American Black Duck 1.8% 17.6% 15.9% 10.0x
37   Blue Jay 39.9% 16.5% 23.4% 0.4x
38   American Goldfinch 29.4% 15.3% 14.1% 0.5x
39   Common Goldeneye 1.0% 15.3% 14.3% 14.8x
40   Ruddy Duck 16.6% 14.1% 2.5% 0.9x
41   Hairy Woodpecker 10.3% 14.1% 3.8% 1.4x
42   Gadwall 5.4% 14.1% 8.7% 2.6x
43   Redhead 1.0% 14.1% 13.1% 14.2x
44   Herring Gull 5.5% 12.9% 7.4% 2.4x
45   Yellow-rumped Warbler 34.1% 11.8% 22.4% 0.3x
46   Northern Mockingbird 28.6% 11.8% 16.9% 0.4x
47   Eastern Phoebe 23.4% 11.8% 11.6% 0.5x
48   Black Vulture 16.2% 11.8% 4.5% 0.7x
49   Pileated Woodpecker 13.1% 11.8% 1.3% 0.9x
50   Ring-necked Duck 9.3% 11.8% 2.4% 1.3x
51   Brown Creeper 9.2% 11.8% 2.6% 1.3x
52   Greater Scaup 1.9% 11.8% 9.9% 6.3x
53   Common Merganser 0.7% 10.6% 9.9% 14.9x
54   Red-tailed Hawk 15.7% 9.4% 6.3% 0.6x
55   Green-winged Teal 3.7% 9.4% 5.7% 2.6x
56   White-throated Sparrow 54.2% 7.1% 47.1% 0.1x
57   Fox Sparrow 7.1% 7.1% 0.0% 1.0x
58   European Starling 16.2% 5.9% 10.3% 0.4x
59   Red-winged Blackbird 11.7% 5.9% 5.9% 0.5x
60   Winter Wren 11.1% 5.9% 5.2% 0.5x
61   Cedar Waxwing 7.0% 5.9% 1.1% 0.8x
62   Purple Finch 4.1% 5.9% 1.8% 1.4x
63   American Wigeon 1.3% 5.9% 4.6% 4.7x
64   Greater/Lesser Scaup 1.0% 5.9% 4.9% 5.7x
65   Red-breasted Merganser 1.0% 5.9% 4.9% 5.9x
66   Long-tailed Duck 0.2% 5.9% 5.7% 27.8x
67   House Finch 22.5% 4.7% 17.8% 0.2x
68   Wood Duck 3.2% 4.7% 1.5% 1.5x
69   Great Horned Owl 1.3% 4.7% 3.4% 3.7x
70   Blue-headed Vireo 0.8% 4.7% 3.9% 5.9x
71   Wild Turkey 0.3% 4.7% 4.4% 14.6x
72   Red-shouldered Hawk 26.3% 3.5% 22.8% 0.1x
73   Chipping Sparrow 16.3% 3.5% 12.7% 0.2x
74   Field Sparrow 13.3% 3.5% 9.8% 0.3x
75   Fish Crow 3.2% 3.5% 0.3% 1.1x
76   duck sp. 1.1% 3.5% 2.4% 3.2x
77   Eastern Towhee 33.9% 2.4% 31.6% 0.1x
78   Swamp Sparrow 15.2% 2.4% 12.8% 0.2x
79   Red-headed Woodpecker 11.5% 2.4% 9.2% 0.2x
80   Rock Pigeon 6.5% 2.4% 4.1% 0.4x
81   Pine Siskin 5.1% 2.4% 2.7% 0.5x
82   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.9% 2.4% 0.5% 0.8x
83   Common Loon 1.7% 2.4% 0.7% 1.4x
84   gull sp. 1.4% 2.4% 0.9% 1.6x
85   American Woodcock 1.4% 2.4% 1.0% 1.7x
86   Eastern Screech-Owl 0.2% 2.4% 2.1% 10.7x
87   Cooper's Hawk 4.0% 1.2% 2.8% 0.3x
88   American Coot 2.8% 1.2% 1.7% 0.4x
89   Sharp-shinned Hawk 1.9% 1.2% 0.7% 0.6x
90   Great Egret 1.4% 1.2% 0.2% 0.8x
91   House Wren 1.3% 1.2% 0.1% 0.9x
92   Canvasback 1.3% 1.2% 0.1% 0.9x
93   Muscovy Duck 0.9% 1.2% 0.3% 1.3x
94   Merlin 0.4% 1.2% 0.8% 3.2x
95   crow sp. 0.3% 1.2% 0.8% 3.5x
96   Great Black-backed Gull 0.3% 1.2% 0.9% 4.6x
97   merganser sp. 0.0% 1.2% 1.2% 139.2x