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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 39 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
1   Pied-billed Grebe 20.2% 74.4% 54.2%
2   Ring-billed Gull 29.0% 71.8% 42.8%
3   Bonaparte's Gull 12.5% 66.7% 54.1%
4   American Crow 58.7% 61.5% 2.8%
5   Tufted Titmouse 58.6% 51.3% 7.3%
6   Canada Goose 31.9% 51.3% 19.3%
7   Double-crested Cormorant 30.1% 51.3% 21.2%
8   Hooded Merganser 18.7% 51.3% 32.6%
9   Great Blue Heron 43.0% 48.7% 5.7%
10   Carolina Chickadee 64.5% 46.2% 18.3%
11   Red-bellied Woodpecker 57.5% 41.0% 16.5%
12   Dark-eyed Junco 37.2% 38.5% 1.3%
13   Brown-headed Nuthatch 34.9% 38.5% 3.6%
14   Horned Grebe 5.8% 33.3% 27.5%
15   Carolina Wren 68.6% 30.8% 37.8%
16   Mallard 30.1% 30.8% 0.7%
17   Turkey Vulture 36.1% 28.2% 7.9%
18   Golden-crowned Kinglet 33.1% 28.2% 4.9%
19   Belted Kingfisher 24.3% 28.2% 3.9%
20   Bufflehead 14.2% 28.2% 14.0%
21   Eastern Bluebird 49.9% 25.6% 24.3%
22   Downy Woodpecker 49.6% 25.6% 24.0%
23   Bald Eagle 17.0% 25.6% 8.6%
24   Northern Cardinal 63.1% 23.1% 40.1%
25   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 50.8% 23.1% 27.7%
26   Northern Flicker 39.1% 20.5% 18.6%
27   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 31.3% 20.5% 10.8%
28   Hermit Thrush 24.3% 20.5% 3.8%
29   Ring-necked Duck 7.9% 20.5% 12.6%
30   Song Sparrow 55.3% 17.9% 37.4%
31   Blue Jay 45.8% 17.9% 27.9%
32   American Goldfinch 41.8% 17.9% 23.8%
33   White-breasted Nuthatch 34.5% 17.9% 16.5%
34   Mourning Dove 24.1% 17.9% 6.1%
35   American Black Duck 1.7% 17.9% 16.3%
36   Yellow-rumped Warbler 38.3% 15.4% 22.9%
37   American Robin 38.0% 15.4% 22.6%
38   Pileated Woodpecker 15.7% 15.4% 0.3%
39   Ruddy Duck 15.5% 15.4% 0.1%
40   White-throated Sparrow 62.3% 12.8% 49.5%
41   Black Vulture 17.1% 12.8% 4.3%
42   Red-headed Woodpecker 12.2% 12.8% 0.6%
43   Lesser Scaup 3.6% 12.8% 9.2%
44   Wood Duck 3.5% 12.8% 9.3%
45   Eastern Towhee 38.4% 10.3% 28.1%
46   Northern Mockingbird 32.2% 10.3% 22.0%
47   Killdeer 18.2% 10.3% 7.9%
48   Red-tailed Hawk 16.0% 10.3% 5.7%
49   Cedar Waxwing 13.5% 10.3% 3.2%
50   Red-breasted Merganser 1.5% 10.3% 8.8%
51   Eastern Phoebe 30.6% 7.7% 22.9%
52   Pine Warbler 18.2% 7.7% 10.5%
53   Hairy Woodpecker 12.8% 7.7% 5.1%
54   Gadwall 5.0% 7.7% 2.7%
55   Common Loon 3.6% 7.7% 4.1%
56   Green-winged Teal 3.1% 7.7% 4.6%
57   Northern Pintail 1.0% 7.7% 6.7%
58   Common Merganser 0.2% 7.7% 7.5%
59   Red-shouldered Hawk 29.1% 5.1% 24.0%
60   House Finch 24.5% 5.1% 19.4%
61   Winter Wren 15.9% 5.1% 10.7%
62   Red-winged Blackbird 15.4% 5.1% 10.3%
63   European Starling 15.4% 5.1% 10.3%
64   Brown Creeper 10.7% 5.1% 5.6%
65   Rock Pigeon 6.0% 5.1% 0.9%
66   Common Grackle 5.6% 5.1% 0.5%
67   Herring Gull 5.4% 5.1% 0.2%
68   Red-breasted Nuthatch 3.4% 5.1% 1.7%
69   Redhead 0.9% 5.1% 4.2%
70   Wild Turkey 0.3% 5.1% 4.8%
71   Chipping Sparrow 21.1% 2.6% 18.6%
72   Swamp Sparrow 17.9% 2.6% 15.3%
73   Field Sparrow 17.3% 2.6% 14.7%
74   Pine Siskin 8.3% 2.6% 5.7%
75   Fox Sparrow 7.2% 2.6% 4.7%
76   Purple Finch 4.7% 2.6% 2.2%
77   American Coot 3.2% 2.6% 0.7%
78   Sharp-shinned Hawk 2.4% 2.6% 0.1%
79   Blue-headed Vireo 1.2% 2.6% 1.3%
80   Greater Scaup 0.9% 2.6% 1.6%
81   Surf Scoter 0.1% 2.6% 2.5%