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

based on 44 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Lake Wheeler in February. 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   Mallard 35.8% 59.1% 23.3%
2   Double-crested Cormorant 30.8% 59.1% 28.3%
3   Ring-billed Gull 26.4% 59.1% 32.7%
4   Great Blue Heron 38.3% 52.3% 13.9%
5   Canada Goose 45.9% 36.4% 9.5%
6   Carolina Chickadee 60.2% 31.8% 28.4%
7   American Crow 57.1% 31.8% 25.3%
8   Carolina Wren 60.5% 29.5% 31.0%
9   Tufted Titmouse 57.1% 27.3% 29.8%
10   Pine Warbler 38.6% 27.3% 11.3%
11   Yellow-rumped Warbler 37.3% 27.3% 10.1%
12   Northern Cardinal 65.1% 22.7% 42.4%
13   Pied-billed Grebe 15.0% 22.7% 7.7%
14   Red-bellied Woodpecker 50.4% 20.5% 29.9%
15   Belted Kingfisher 18.3% 20.5% 2.2%
16   Eastern Bluebird 47.8% 18.2% 29.6%
17   American Robin 44.2% 15.9% 28.3%
18   Graylag Goose 0.7% 15.9% 15.3%
19   Song Sparrow 50.4% 13.6% 36.8%
20   Turkey Vulture 39.4% 13.6% 25.8%
21   Blue Jay 39.3% 13.6% 25.6%
22   Mourning Dove 37.7% 13.6% 24.1%
23   Dark-eyed Junco 28.6% 13.6% 15.0%
24   White-breasted Nuthatch 28.4% 13.6% 14.7%
25   Fish Crow 14.4% 13.6% 0.8%
26   American Coot 3.6% 13.6% 10.0%
27   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 37.2% 11.4% 25.9%
28   Brown-headed Nuthatch 32.4% 11.4% 21.1%
29   Red-shouldered Hawk 31.2% 11.4% 19.9%
30   Ruddy Duck 15.7% 11.4% 4.3%
31   Wood Duck 7.8% 11.4% 3.6%
32   Downy Woodpecker 42.1% 9.1% 33.0%
33   Northern Flicker 25.6% 9.1% 16.6%
34   Golden-crowned Kinglet 22.1% 9.1% 13.0%
35   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 17.6% 9.1% 8.5%
36   Lesser Scaup 5.2% 9.1% 3.9%
37   Northern Shoveler 3.4% 9.1% 5.7%
38   White-throated Sparrow 51.2% 6.8% 44.4%
39   Eastern Phoebe 25.1% 6.8% 18.3%
40   American Goldfinch 22.4% 6.8% 15.6%
41   Killdeer 19.3% 6.8% 12.4%
42   Hooded Merganser 18.3% 6.8% 11.5%
43   Green-winged Teal 2.7% 6.8% 4.2%
44   Tree Swallow 1.3% 6.8% 5.6%
45   Eastern Towhee 36.8% 4.5% 32.2%
46   Northern Mockingbird 27.7% 4.5% 23.2%
47   Black Vulture 16.2% 4.5% 11.6%
48   Brown Thrasher 15.4% 4.5% 10.8%
49   Bufflehead 14.6% 4.5% 10.1%
50   Hermit Thrush 13.8% 4.5% 9.3%
51   Purple Martin 0.1% 4.5% 4.4%
52   House Finch 24.2% 2.3% 22.0%
53   Chipping Sparrow 17.3% 2.3% 15.0%
54   Red-tailed Hawk 17.1% 2.3% 14.8%
55   Red-winged Blackbird 16.1% 2.3% 13.8%
56   Bald Eagle 15.3% 2.3% 13.0%
57   Swamp Sparrow 14.1% 2.3% 11.8%
58   Pileated Woodpecker 12.0% 2.3% 9.7%
59   Red-headed Woodpecker 11.0% 2.3% 8.7%
60   Ring-necked Duck 8.3% 2.3% 6.0%
61   Rock Pigeon 6.0% 2.3% 3.7%
62   Bonaparte's Gull 5.4% 2.3% 3.2%
63   Gadwall 4.3% 2.3% 2.0%
64   Herring Gull 3.7% 2.3% 1.4%
65   Horned Grebe 2.1% 2.3% 0.1%
66   Greater Scaup 1.9% 2.3% 0.4%
67   Red-breasted Merganser 1.6% 2.3% 0.7%
68   Canvasback 1.5% 2.3% 0.7%
69   Great Egret 1.2% 2.3% 1.1%
70   Redhead 0.9% 2.3% 1.4%
71   Lesser Black-backed Gull 0.9% 2.3% 1.4%
72   Muscovy Duck 0.9% 2.3% 1.4%
73   White-winged Scoter 0.8% 2.3% 1.4%
74   American Black Duck 0.8% 2.3% 1.5%
75   American Wigeon 0.7% 2.3% 1.6%
76   Common Merganser 0.3% 2.3% 2.0%
77   Black-chinned Hummingbird 0.1% 2.3% 2.2%