Top Birds at Lake Wheeler in December
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA
based on 49 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.
| Rank | Info | Pics | Species | Entire Region | This Location | Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ring-billed Gull | 28.8% | 91.8% | 63.0% | |||
| 2 | Double-crested Cormorant | 30.0% | 79.6% | 49.6% | |||
| 3 | Great Blue Heron | 43.0% | 61.2% | 18.3% | |||
| 4 | American Crow | 58.7% | 59.2% | 0.5% | |||
| 5 | Carolina Wren | 68.5% | 53.1% | 15.4% | |||
| 6 | Pied-billed Grebe | 20.3% | 49.0% | 28.7% | |||
| 7 | Carolina Chickadee | 64.5% | 42.9% | 21.7% | |||
| 8 | Mallard | 30.0% | 40.8% | 10.8% | |||
| 9 | Northern Cardinal | 63.1% | 38.8% | 24.3% | |||
| 10 | Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 50.8% | 38.8% | 12.0% | |||
| 11 | Yellow-rumped Warbler | 38.2% | 38.8% | 0.6% | |||
| 12 | Red-bellied Woodpecker | 57.6% | 36.7% | 20.8% | |||
| 13 | Tufted Titmouse | 58.7% | 34.7% | 24.0% | |||
| 14 | Canada Goose | 32.0% | 34.7% | 2.7% | |||
| 15 | Golden-crowned Kinglet | 33.1% | 32.7% | 0.5% | |||
| 16 | Dark-eyed Junco | 37.2% | 30.6% | 6.6% | |||
| 17 | Brown-headed Nuthatch | 34.9% | 30.6% | 4.3% | |||
| 18 | Bald Eagle | 17.0% | 30.6% | 13.6% | |||
| 19 | Blue Jay | 45.8% | 26.5% | 19.3% | |||
| 20 | Song Sparrow | 55.3% | 24.5% | 30.8% | |||
| 21 | American Robin | 37.9% | 24.5% | 13.5% | |||
| 22 | Belted Kingfisher | 24.3% | 24.5% | 0.2% | |||
| 23 | Bufflehead | 14.2% | 24.5% | 10.3% | |||
| 24 | Eastern Bluebird | 49.9% | 22.4% | 27.5% | |||
| 25 | Northern Flicker | 39.1% | 22.4% | 16.7% | |||
| 26 | Turkey Vulture | 36.1% | 22.4% | 13.6% | |||
| 27 | Common Loon | 3.6% | 22.4% | 18.9% | |||
| 28 | Downy Woodpecker | 49.6% | 20.4% | 29.2% | |||
| 29 | American Goldfinch | 41.8% | 20.4% | 21.4% | |||
| 30 | White-breasted Nuthatch | 34.5% | 20.4% | 14.1% | |||
| 31 | White-throated Sparrow | 62.3% | 18.4% | 44.0% | |||
| 32 | Red-shouldered Hawk | 29.1% | 18.4% | 10.7% | |||
| 33 | Horned Grebe | 5.8% | 18.4% | 12.5% | |||
| 34 | Red-throated Loon | 0.4% | 18.4% | 18.0% | |||
| 35 | Northern Mockingbird | 32.2% | 16.3% | 15.9% | |||
| 36 | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | 31.3% | 16.3% | 15.0% | |||
| 37 | Ruddy Duck | 15.5% | 16.3% | 0.9% | |||
| 38 | Graylag Goose | 0.7% | 16.3% | 15.6% | |||
| 39 | Eastern Phoebe | 30.6% | 12.2% | 18.4% | |||
| 40 | Mourning Dove | 24.1% | 12.2% | 11.9% | |||
| 41 | Hooded Merganser | 18.9% | 12.2% | 6.6% | |||
| 42 | Pine Warbler | 18.2% | 12.2% | 5.9% | |||
| 43 | Hermit Thrush | 24.4% | 10.2% | 14.2% | |||
| 44 | Killdeer | 18.2% | 10.2% | 8.0% | |||
| 45 | Red-winged Blackbird | 15.4% | 10.2% | 5.2% | |||
| 46 | Ring-necked Duck | 7.9% | 10.2% | 2.3% | |||
| 47 | Herring Gull | 5.3% | 10.2% | 4.9% | |||
| 48 | Chipping Sparrow | 21.1% | 8.2% | 13.0% | |||
| 49 | Winter Wren | 15.9% | 8.2% | 7.7% | |||
| 50 | European Starling | 15.4% | 8.2% | 7.2% | |||
| 51 | Northern Shoveler | 4.3% | 8.2% | 3.8% | |||
| 52 | Eastern Towhee | 38.4% | 6.1% | 32.3% | |||
| 53 | Brown Thrasher | 18.9% | 6.1% | 12.8% | |||
| 54 | Swamp Sparrow | 17.9% | 6.1% | 11.7% | |||
| 55 | Field Sparrow | 17.3% | 6.1% | 11.2% | |||
| 56 | Red-tailed Hawk | 16.0% | 6.1% | 9.9% | |||
| 57 | Cedar Waxwing | 13.5% | 6.1% | 7.4% | |||
| 58 | Rock Pigeon | 6.0% | 6.1% | 0.1% | |||
| 59 | Lesser Scaup | 3.6% | 6.1% | 2.5% | |||
| 60 | Wood Duck | 3.5% | 6.1% | 2.6% | |||
| 61 | American Coot | 3.2% | 6.1% | 2.9% | |||
| 62 | Redhead | 0.9% | 6.1% | 5.2% | |||
| 63 | House Finch | 24.5% | 4.1% | 20.4% | |||
| 64 | Black Vulture | 17.1% | 4.1% | 13.1% | |||
| 65 | Pileated Woodpecker | 15.7% | 4.1% | 11.7% | |||
| 66 | Bonaparte's Gull | 12.8% | 4.1% | 8.7% | |||
| 67 | Brown Creeper | 10.8% | 4.1% | 6.7% | |||
| 68 | Eastern Meadowlark | 4.0% | 4.1% | 0.1% | |||
| 69 | Sharp-shinned Hawk | 2.4% | 4.1% | 1.7% | |||
| 70 | American Wigeon | 1.1% | 4.1% | 2.9% | |||
| 71 | Hairy Woodpecker | 12.9% | 2.0% | 10.8% | |||
| 72 | Red-headed Woodpecker | 12.2% | 2.0% | 10.2% | |||
| 73 | American Kestrel | 6.2% | 2.0% | 4.1% | |||
| 74 | American Pipit | 3.7% | 2.0% | 1.6% | |||
| 75 | Barred Owl | 3.0% | 2.0% | 1.0% | |||
| 76 | Palm Warbler | 3.0% | 2.0% | 0.9% | |||
| 77 | Wilson's Snipe | 2.0% | 2.0% | 0.1% | |||
| 78 | Horned Lark | 1.9% | 2.0% | 0.2% | |||
| 79 | Red-breasted Merganser | 1.5% | 2.0% | 0.5% | |||
| 80 | Canvasback | 1.2% | 2.0% | 0.8% | |||
| 81 | Northern Pintail | 1.0% | 2.0% | 1.0% | |||
| 82 | Loggerhead Shrike | 0.7% | 2.0% | 1.3% | |||
| 83 | Baltimore Oriole | 0.2% | 2.0% | 1.8% | |||
| 84 | Tundra Swan | 0.2% | 2.0% | 1.9% | |||
| 85 | Laughing Gull | 0.1% | 2.0% | 1.9% | |||
| 86 | Dunlin | 0.1% | 2.0% | 2.0% |