Bird Finder

Top Birds at Lake Wheeler in January
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 50 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Lake Wheeler 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
1   Double-crested Cormorant 29.8% 74.0% 44.2%
2   Ring-billed Gull 29.5% 74.0% 44.5%
3   Great Blue Heron 38.9% 66.0% 27.1%
4   Mallard 32.2% 66.0% 33.8%
5   American Crow 52.8% 52.0% 0.8%
6   Carolina Wren 60.5% 44.0% 16.5%
7   Carolina Chickadee 58.7% 42.0% 16.7%
8   Tufted Titmouse 53.9% 40.0% 13.9%
9   Pied-billed Grebe 16.4% 40.0% 23.6%
10   Dark-eyed Junco 31.9% 38.0% 6.1%
11   Yellow-rumped Warbler 34.4% 36.0% 1.6%
12   Red-bellied Woodpecker 51.5% 34.0% 17.5%
13   Belted Kingfisher 19.4% 34.0% 14.6%
14   Bald Eagle 16.9% 34.0% 17.1%
15   Eastern Bluebird 44.2% 32.0% 12.2%
16   American Robin 34.6% 32.0% 2.6%
17   Brown-headed Nuthatch 31.9% 32.0% 0.1%
18   Golden-crowned Kinglet 26.6% 32.0% 5.4%
19   Northern Cardinal 59.1% 30.0% 29.1%
20   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 42.4% 30.0% 12.4%
21   Canada Goose 34.5% 30.0% 4.5%
22   White-breasted Nuthatch 30.2% 28.0% 2.2%
23   Ruddy Duck 16.5% 28.0% 11.5%
24   Song Sparrow 50.8% 26.0% 24.8%
25   Downy Woodpecker 43.3% 26.0% 17.3%
26   Turkey Vulture 35.4% 26.0% 9.4%
27   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 24.4% 26.0% 1.6%
28   American Goldfinch 28.9% 24.0% 4.9%
29   White-throated Sparrow 53.6% 22.0% 31.6%
30   Blue Jay 38.9% 22.0% 16.9%
31   Pine Warbler 21.7% 22.0% 0.3%
32   Bufflehead 15.3% 22.0% 6.7%
33   Mourning Dove 30.0% 18.0% 12.0%
34   Red-shouldered Hawk 26.4% 18.0% 8.4%
35   Northern Flicker 28.2% 16.0% 12.2%
36   Eastern Phoebe 24.5% 16.0% 8.5%
37   Hooded Merganser 20.5% 16.0% 4.5%
38   Red-tailed Hawk 15.1% 16.0% 0.9%
39   Fish Crow 4.3% 16.0% 11.7%
40   Northern Shoveler 3.7% 16.0% 12.3%
41   Hermit Thrush 18.3% 14.0% 4.3%
42   American Coot 2.5% 14.0% 11.5%
43   American Wigeon 1.2% 14.0% 12.8%
44   Northern Mockingbird 28.9% 12.0% 16.9%
45   Killdeer 16.4% 12.0% 4.4%
46   Brown Creeper 8.6% 12.0% 3.4%
47   Herring Gull 5.5% 12.0% 6.5%
48   Green-winged Teal 3.5% 12.0% 8.5%
49   Canvasback 1.4% 12.0% 10.6%
50   Graylag Goose 0.5% 12.0% 11.5%
51   Pileated Woodpecker 12.7% 10.0% 2.7%
52   Wood Duck 3.0% 10.0% 7.0%
53   Eastern Towhee 32.7% 8.0% 24.7%
54   House Finch 23.7% 8.0% 15.7%
55   European Starling 16.6% 8.0% 8.6%
56   Brown Thrasher 15.2% 8.0% 7.2%
57   Red-headed Woodpecker 10.7% 8.0% 2.7%
58   Horned Grebe 4.1% 8.0% 3.9%
59   Ring-necked Duck 9.0% 6.0% 3.0%
60   Lesser Scaup 4.5% 6.0% 1.5%
61   American Black Duck 1.7% 6.0% 4.3%
62   Great Black-backed Gull 0.2% 6.0% 5.8%
63   Swamp Sparrow 15.5% 4.0% 11.5%
64   Field Sparrow 13.3% 4.0% 9.3%
65   Winter Wren 11.2% 4.0% 7.2%
66   Bonaparte's Gull 9.5% 4.0% 5.5%
67   Cedar Waxwing 7.4% 4.0% 3.4%
68   Rock Pigeon 6.5% 4.0% 2.5%
69   Gadwall 5.5% 4.0% 1.5%
70   American Kestrel 5.4% 4.0% 1.4%
71   Pine Siskin 4.4% 4.0% 0.4%
72   Savannah Sparrow 4.3% 4.0% 0.3%
73   Redhead 1.0% 4.0% 3.0%
74   Mute Swan 1.0% 4.0% 3.0%
75   Red-breasted Merganser 0.9% 4.0% 3.1%
76   Chipping Sparrow 16.6% 2.0% 14.6%
77   Black Vulture 16.2% 2.0% 14.2%
78   Hairy Woodpecker 10.4% 2.0% 8.4%
79   Fox Sparrow 6.8% 2.0% 4.8%
80   Barred Owl 2.9% 2.0% 0.9%
81   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.4% 2.0% 0.4%
82   House Sparrow 1.6% 2.0% 0.4%
83   Northern Pintail 0.9% 2.0% 1.1%
84   Common Raven 0.5% 2.0% 1.5%
85   Peregrine Falcon 0.5% 2.0% 1.5%
86   Eared Grebe 0.4% 2.0% 1.6%
87   Least Sandpiper 0.1% 2.0% 1.9%
88   Northern Bobwhite 0.0% 2.0% 2.0%
89   Swan Goose 0.0% 2.0% 2.0%