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

based on 37 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Falls Lake--Beaverdam Reservoir 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   Pied-billed Grebe 19.9% 75.7% 55.7% 3.8x
2   Ring-billed Gull 28.9% 73.0% 44.1% 2.5x
3   Bonaparte's Gull 11.2% 64.9% 53.6% 5.8x
4   American Crow 58.0% 62.2% 4.1% 1.1x
5   Hooded Merganser 19.3% 54.1% 34.7% 2.8x
6   Tufted Titmouse 58.4% 51.4% 7.1% 0.9x
7   Great Blue Heron 42.6% 51.4% 8.8% 1.2x
8   Canada Goose 31.9% 51.4% 19.5% 1.6x
9   Double-crested Cormorant 29.0% 51.4% 22.4% 1.8x
10   Carolina Chickadee 64.4% 45.9% 18.4% 0.7x
11   Red-bellied Woodpecker 58.0% 43.2% 14.8% 0.7x
12   Brown-headed Nuthatch 34.2% 40.5% 6.4% 1.2x
13   Dark-eyed Junco 36.4% 37.8% 1.5% 1.0x
14   Horned Grebe 5.4% 35.1% 29.8% 6.5x
15   Carolina Wren 68.0% 32.4% 35.6% 0.5x
16   Mallard 30.5% 32.4% 1.9% 1.1x
17   Belted Kingfisher 24.1% 29.7% 5.7% 1.2x
18   Bufflehead 14.6% 29.7% 15.2% 2.0x
19   Eastern Bluebird 49.3% 27.0% 22.3% 0.5x
20   Downy Woodpecker 48.9% 27.0% 21.9% 0.6x
21   Turkey Vulture 36.4% 27.0% 9.4% 0.7x
22   Golden-crowned Kinglet 32.3% 27.0% 5.3% 0.8x
23   Bald Eagle 16.4% 27.0% 10.6% 1.6x
24   Northern Cardinal 63.0% 24.3% 38.7% 0.4x
25   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 49.7% 24.3% 25.4% 0.5x
26   Northern Flicker 38.5% 21.6% 16.8% 0.6x
27   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 31.0% 21.6% 9.4% 0.7x
28   Hermit Thrush 22.3% 21.6% 0.6% 1.0x
29   Ring-necked Duck 8.4% 21.6% 13.2% 2.6x
30   Song Sparrow 53.9% 18.9% 35.0% 0.4x
31   Blue Jay 46.7% 18.9% 27.8% 0.4x
32   White-breasted Nuthatch 34.6% 18.9% 15.7% 0.5x
33   Mourning Dove 24.4% 18.9% 5.5% 0.8x
34   American Black Duck 1.8% 18.9% 17.1% 10.4x
35   American Goldfinch 41.0% 16.2% 24.7% 0.4x
36   Yellow-rumped Warbler 36.4% 16.2% 20.2% 0.4x
37   American Robin 36.3% 16.2% 20.0% 0.4x
38   Pileated Woodpecker 15.7% 16.2% 0.5% 1.0x
39   Ruddy Duck 15.4% 16.2% 0.8% 1.1x
40   White-throated Sparrow 61.7% 13.5% 48.2% 0.2x
41   Black Vulture 17.6% 13.5% 4.1% 0.8x
42   Red-headed Woodpecker 12.7% 13.5% 0.9% 1.1x
43   Wood Duck 3.8% 13.5% 9.7% 3.5x
44   Lesser Scaup 3.7% 13.5% 9.8% 3.7x
45   Eastern Towhee 39.2% 10.8% 28.4% 0.3x
46   Northern Mockingbird 32.7% 10.8% 21.9% 0.3x
47   Killdeer 17.3% 10.8% 6.5% 0.6x
48   Red-tailed Hawk 16.6% 10.8% 5.8% 0.6x
49   Cedar Waxwing 11.8% 10.8% 1.0% 0.9x
50   Red-breasted Merganser 1.4% 10.8% 9.4% 7.8x
51   Eastern Phoebe 28.6% 8.1% 20.5% 0.3x
52   Pine Warbler 18.2% 8.1% 10.1% 0.4x
53   Hairy Woodpecker 12.1% 8.1% 4.0% 0.7x
54   Gadwall 5.0% 8.1% 3.1% 1.6x
55   Green-winged Teal 3.2% 8.1% 4.9% 2.6x
56   Common Loon 3.1% 8.1% 5.0% 2.6x
57   Northern Pintail 1.0% 8.1% 7.2% 8.5x
58   Common Merganser 0.2% 8.1% 7.9% 33.6x
59   Red-shouldered Hawk 28.3% 5.4% 22.9% 0.2x
60   House Finch 23.9% 5.4% 18.5% 0.2x
61   European Starling 16.0% 5.4% 10.6% 0.3x
62   Winter Wren 15.2% 5.4% 9.7% 0.4x
63   Red-winged Blackbird 14.7% 5.4% 9.3% 0.4x
64   Brown Creeper 11.1% 5.4% 5.7% 0.5x
65   Rock Pigeon 6.4% 5.4% 1.0% 0.8x
66   Common Grackle 5.8% 5.4% 0.4% 0.9x
67   Herring Gull 5.6% 5.4% 0.2% 1.0x
68   Red-breasted Nuthatch 4.1% 5.4% 1.3% 1.3x
69   gull sp. 1.8% 5.4% 3.6% 3.0x
70   Redhead 1.0% 5.4% 4.4% 5.2x
71   Wild Turkey 0.3% 5.4% 5.1% 16.2x
72   Chipping Sparrow 20.6% 2.7% 17.9% 0.1x
73   Field Sparrow 18.0% 2.7% 15.3% 0.2x
74   Swamp Sparrow 17.1% 2.7% 14.4% 0.2x
75   Pine Siskin 9.3% 2.7% 6.6% 0.3x
76   Fox Sparrow 7.0% 2.7% 4.3% 0.4x
77   Purple Finch 5.4% 2.7% 2.7% 0.5x
78   American Coot 3.1% 2.7% 0.4% 0.9x
79   Sharp-shinned Hawk 2.6% 2.7% 0.1% 1.0x
80   duck sp. 1.2% 2.7% 1.5% 2.3x
81   Blue-headed Vireo 1.1% 2.7% 1.6% 2.5x
82   Greater Scaup 1.0% 2.7% 1.7% 2.8x
83   Surf Scoter 0.1% 2.7% 2.6% 23.5x