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Top Birds at Lake Wheeler in December
relative to other locations within 25 miles of 35.791540, -78.781117

based on 52 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Lake Wheeler 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   Ring-billed Gull 29.4% 90.4% 61.0%
2   Double-crested Cormorant 31.1% 80.8% 49.7%
3   Great Blue Heron 43.5% 63.5% 19.9%
4   American Crow 57.9% 61.5% 3.6%
5   Carolina Wren 67.9% 51.9% 15.9%
6   Pied-billed Grebe 19.6% 46.2% 26.5%
7   Carolina Chickadee 63.3% 42.3% 21.0%
8   Northern Cardinal 62.8% 42.3% 20.4%
9   Mallard 30.3% 42.3% 12.0%
10   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 50.4% 40.4% 10.0%
11   Tufted Titmouse 58.2% 38.5% 19.7%
12   Yellow-rumped Warbler 36.8% 38.5% 1.7%
13   Red-bellied Woodpecker 56.6% 36.5% 20.1%
14   Golden-crowned Kinglet 33.9% 32.7% 1.2%
15   Canada Goose 30.8% 32.7% 1.9%
16   Brown-headed Nuthatch 35.2% 30.8% 4.4%
17   Bald Eagle 17.5% 30.8% 13.2%
18   Dark-eyed Junco 38.3% 28.8% 9.4%
19   Blue Jay 45.0% 25.0% 20.0%
20   Belted Kingfisher 24.2% 25.0% 0.8%
21   Song Sparrow 54.5% 23.1% 31.4%
22   Eastern Bluebird 49.6% 23.1% 26.5%
23   Downy Woodpecker 49.2% 23.1% 26.1%
24   Northern Flicker 38.2% 23.1% 15.1%
25   American Robin 37.8% 23.1% 14.7%
26   Turkey Vulture 36.1% 23.1% 13.1%
27   White-breasted Nuthatch 34.2% 23.1% 11.1%
28   Bufflehead 14.6% 23.1% 8.5%
29   American Goldfinch 40.3% 21.2% 19.1%
30   Common Loon 3.7% 21.2% 17.5%
31   White-throated Sparrow 62.4% 19.2% 43.2%
32   Red-shouldered Hawk 28.6% 19.2% 9.4%
33   Horned Grebe 6.1% 17.3% 11.3%
34   Red-throated Loon 0.4% 17.3% 16.9%
35   Northern Mockingbird 31.5% 15.4% 16.1%
36   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 30.9% 15.4% 15.5%
37   Ruddy Duck 16.0% 15.4% 0.6%
38   Graylag Goose 0.6% 15.4% 14.7%
39   Eastern Phoebe 30.6% 13.5% 17.2%
40   Hermit Thrush 25.2% 13.5% 11.7%
41   Pine Warbler 17.6% 13.5% 4.1%
42   Mourning Dove 23.4% 11.5% 11.9%
43   Hooded Merganser 19.0% 11.5% 7.4%
44   Killdeer 18.6% 11.5% 7.0%
45   Red-winged Blackbird 14.5% 9.6% 4.9%
46   Ring-necked Duck 8.3% 9.6% 1.3%
47   American Herring Gull 5.6% 9.6% 4.0%
48   Chipping Sparrow 21.0% 7.7% 13.3%
49   Brown Thrasher 18.2% 7.7% 10.5%
50   Winter Wren 16.1% 7.7% 8.4%
51   European Starling 14.5% 7.7% 6.8%
52   Northern Shoveler 4.1% 7.7% 3.5%
53   Wood Duck 3.2% 7.7% 4.5%
54   Eastern Towhee 36.5% 5.8% 30.7%
55   Swamp Sparrow 18.2% 5.8% 12.5%
56   Field Sparrow 16.4% 5.8% 10.7%
57   Red-tailed Hawk 15.3% 5.8% 9.5%
58   Cedar Waxwing 12.6% 5.8% 6.8%
59   Rock Pigeon 5.6% 5.8% 0.1%
60   Lesser Scaup 3.9% 5.8% 1.9%
61   American Coot 3.3% 5.8% 2.5%
62   Redhead 1.1% 5.8% 4.7%
63   House Finch 24.7% 3.8% 20.9%
64   Black Vulture 17.2% 3.8% 13.3%
65   Pileated Woodpecker 15.6% 3.8% 11.7%
66   Bonaparte's Gull 13.4% 3.8% 9.6%
67   Brown Creeper 10.8% 3.8% 7.0%
68   Eastern Meadowlark 3.7% 3.8% 0.1%
69   Sharp-shinned Hawk 2.3% 3.8% 1.6%
70   American Wigeon 1.2% 3.8% 2.7%
71   Hairy Woodpecker 13.1% 1.9% 11.2%
72   Red-headed Woodpecker 11.8% 1.9% 9.8%
73   American Kestrel 5.6% 1.9% 3.7%
74   American Pipit 3.4% 1.9% 1.5%
75   Palm Warbler 3.0% 1.9% 1.1%
76   Barred Owl 2.8% 1.9% 0.9%
77   Wilson's Snipe 1.9% 1.9% 0.0%
78   Horned Lark 1.7% 1.9% 0.3%
79   Red-breasted Merganser 1.5% 1.9% 0.4%
80   Canvasback 1.1% 1.9% 0.8%
81   Northern Pintail 1.1% 1.9% 0.9%
82   Loggerhead Shrike 0.7% 1.9% 1.2%
83   Baltimore Oriole 0.3% 1.9% 1.6%
84   Dunlin 0.2% 1.9% 1.7%
85   Tundra Swan 0.1% 1.9% 1.8%
86   Laughing Gull 0.1% 1.9% 1.8%