Top Birds at Lake Wheeler in December
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA
based on 45 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 | Relative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ring-billed Gull | 28.7% | 91.1% | 62.4% | 3.2x | |||
| 2 | Double-crested Cormorant | 28.8% | 77.8% | 49.0% | 2.7x | |||
| 3 | Great Blue Heron | 42.5% | 62.2% | 19.7% | 1.5x | |||
| 4 | American Crow | 58.0% | 57.8% | 0.3% | 1.0x | |||
| 5 | Carolina Wren | 68.0% | 53.3% | 14.6% | 0.8x | |||
| 6 | Pied-billed Grebe | 20.0% | 51.1% | 31.1% | 2.6x | |||
| 7 | Carolina Chickadee | 64.4% | 42.2% | 22.2% | 0.7x | |||
| 8 | Mallard | 30.5% | 42.2% | 11.7% | 1.4x | |||
| 9 | Northern Cardinal | 63.0% | 37.8% | 25.2% | 0.6x | |||
| 10 | Canada Goose | 31.9% | 37.8% | 5.8% | 1.2x | |||
| 11 | Red-bellied Woodpecker | 58.1% | 35.6% | 22.5% | 0.6x | |||
| 12 | Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 49.7% | 35.6% | 14.1% | 0.7x | |||
| 13 | Yellow-rumped Warbler | 36.4% | 35.6% | 0.8% | 1.0x | |||
| 14 | Tufted Titmouse | 58.5% | 33.3% | 25.2% | 0.6x | |||
| 15 | Golden-crowned Kinglet | 32.3% | 31.1% | 1.2% | 1.0x | |||
| 16 | Bald Eagle | 16.4% | 31.1% | 14.7% | 1.9x | |||
| 17 | Dark-eyed Junco | 36.4% | 28.9% | 7.5% | 0.8x | |||
| 18 | Brown-headed Nuthatch | 34.2% | 28.9% | 5.3% | 0.8x | |||
| 19 | Bufflehead | 14.6% | 26.7% | 12.1% | 1.8x | |||
| 20 | Blue Jay | 46.7% | 24.4% | 22.3% | 0.5x | |||
| 21 | Turkey Vulture | 36.4% | 24.4% | 12.0% | 0.7x | |||
| 22 | Belted Kingfisher | 24.1% | 24.4% | 0.4% | 1.0x | |||
| 23 | Common Loon | 3.0% | 24.4% | 21.4% | 8.2x | |||
| 24 | Song Sparrow | 54.0% | 22.2% | 31.7% | 0.4x | |||
| 25 | Eastern Bluebird | 49.4% | 22.2% | 27.2% | 0.5x | |||
| 26 | Downy Woodpecker | 49.0% | 20.0% | 29.0% | 0.4x | |||
| 27 | American Goldfinch | 41.0% | 20.0% | 21.0% | 0.5x | |||
| 28 | Northern Flicker | 38.5% | 20.0% | 18.5% | 0.5x | |||
| 29 | American Robin | 36.3% | 20.0% | 16.3% | 0.6x | |||
| 30 | Horned Grebe | 5.4% | 20.0% | 14.6% | 3.7x | |||
| 31 | Red-throated Loon | 0.1% | 20.0% | 19.9% | 193.4x | |||
| 32 | White-breasted Nuthatch | 34.6% | 17.8% | 16.8% | 0.5x | |||
| 33 | Red-shouldered Hawk | 28.2% | 17.8% | 10.5% | 0.6x | |||
| 34 | Ruddy Duck | 15.4% | 17.8% | 2.3% | 1.2x | |||
| 35 | Graylag Goose | 0.7% | 17.8% | 17.0% | 23.8x | |||
| 36 | White-throated Sparrow | 61.7% | 15.6% | 46.2% | 0.3x | |||
| 37 | Northern Mockingbird | 32.7% | 15.6% | 17.1% | 0.5x | |||
| 38 | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | 31.1% | 15.6% | 15.5% | 0.5x | |||
| 39 | Hooded Merganser | 19.5% | 13.3% | 6.2% | 0.7x | |||
| 40 | Pine Warbler | 18.2% | 13.3% | 4.9% | 0.7x | |||
| 41 | Mourning Dove | 24.4% | 11.1% | 13.3% | 0.5x | |||
| 42 | Killdeer | 17.3% | 11.1% | 6.2% | 0.6x | |||
| 43 | Red-winged Blackbird | 14.7% | 11.1% | 3.6% | 0.8x | |||
| 44 | Ring-necked Duck | 8.4% | 11.1% | 2.7% | 1.3x | |||
| 45 | Eastern Phoebe | 28.6% | 8.9% | 19.8% | 0.3x | |||
| 46 | European Starling | 16.0% | 8.9% | 7.1% | 0.6x | |||
| 47 | Winter Wren | 15.1% | 8.9% | 6.3% | 0.6x | |||
| 48 | Herring Gull | 5.6% | 8.9% | 3.3% | 1.6x | |||
| 49 | Northern Shoveler | 4.4% | 8.9% | 4.5% | 2.0x | |||
| 50 | Hermit Thrush | 22.3% | 6.7% | 15.7% | 0.3x | |||
| 51 | Chipping Sparrow | 20.6% | 6.7% | 14.0% | 0.3x | |||
| 52 | Brown Thrasher | 19.5% | 6.7% | 12.8% | 0.3x | |||
| 53 | Field Sparrow | 18.0% | 6.7% | 11.3% | 0.4x | |||
| 54 | Swamp Sparrow | 17.1% | 6.7% | 10.4% | 0.4x | |||
| 55 | Red-tailed Hawk | 16.7% | 6.7% | 10.0% | 0.4x | |||
| 56 | Cedar Waxwing | 11.9% | 6.7% | 5.2% | 0.6x | |||
| 57 | Rock Pigeon | 6.4% | 6.7% | 0.2% | 1.0x | |||
| 58 | Wood Duck | 3.8% | 6.7% | 2.8% | 1.7x | |||
| 59 | American Coot | 3.1% | 6.7% | 3.6% | 2.1x | |||
| 60 | Redhead | 1.0% | 6.7% | 5.6% | 6.4x | |||
| 61 | Eastern Towhee | 39.3% | 4.4% | 34.9% | 0.1x | |||
| 62 | House Finch | 24.0% | 4.4% | 19.5% | 0.2x | |||
| 63 | Black Vulture | 17.7% | 4.4% | 13.2% | 0.3x | |||
| 64 | Pileated Woodpecker | 15.8% | 4.4% | 11.3% | 0.3x | |||
| 65 | Bonaparte's Gull | 11.5% | 4.4% | 7.0% | 0.4x | |||
| 66 | Brown Creeper | 11.1% | 4.4% | 6.7% | 0.4x | |||
| 67 | Eastern Meadowlark | 3.9% | 4.4% | 0.5% | 1.1x | |||
| 68 | Lesser Scaup | 3.7% | 4.4% | 0.7% | 1.2x | |||
| 69 | Sharp-shinned Hawk | 2.6% | 4.4% | 1.8% | 1.7x | |||
| 70 | American Wigeon | 1.2% | 4.4% | 3.2% | 3.6x | |||
| 71 | Domestic goose sp. (Domestic type) | 0.1% | 4.4% | 4.4% | 55.3x | |||
| 72 | Red-headed Woodpecker | 12.7% | 2.2% | 10.5% | 0.2x | |||
| 73 | Hairy Woodpecker | 12.1% | 2.2% | 9.9% | 0.2x | |||
| 74 | American Kestrel | 6.3% | 2.2% | 4.1% | 0.4x | |||
| 75 | American Pipit | 3.2% | 2.2% | 1.0% | 0.7x | |||
| 76 | Barred Owl | 3.0% | 2.2% | 0.8% | 0.7x | |||
| 77 | Palm Warbler | 2.5% | 2.2% | 0.3% | 0.9x | |||
| 78 | Wilson's Snipe | 1.9% | 2.2% | 0.3% | 1.2x | |||
| 79 | gull sp. | 1.8% | 2.2% | 0.4% | 1.2x | |||
| 80 | Horned Lark | 1.6% | 2.2% | 0.7% | 1.4x | |||
| 81 | Red-breasted Merganser | 1.4% | 2.2% | 0.8% | 1.6x | |||
| 82 | Canvasback | 1.4% | 2.2% | 0.8% | 1.6x | |||
| 83 | Northern Pintail | 1.0% | 2.2% | 1.2% | 2.3x | |||
| 84 | Loggerhead Shrike | 0.7% | 2.2% | 1.5% | 3.0x | |||
| 85 | Baltimore Oriole | 0.2% | 2.2% | 2.0% | 10.2x | |||
| 86 | Tundra Swan | 0.2% | 2.2% | 2.0% | 12.1x | |||
| 87 | Laughing Gull | 0.2% | 2.2% | 2.1% | 13.8x | |||
| 88 | Dunlin | 0.1% | 2.2% | 2.1% | 27.6x |