Bird Finder

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

based on 41 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 Relative
1   Mallard 36.3% 58.5% 22.3% 1.6x
2   Double-crested Cormorant 30.1% 58.5% 28.4% 1.9x
3   Ring-billed Gull 27.9% 58.5% 30.6% 2.1x
4   Great Blue Heron 37.9% 48.8% 10.8% 1.3x
5   Canada Goose 46.0% 34.1% 11.9% 0.7x
6   Carolina Chickadee 59.8% 31.7% 28.1% 0.5x
7   American Crow 57.7% 29.3% 28.4% 0.5x
8   Carolina Wren 59.9% 26.8% 33.1% 0.4x
9   Tufted Titmouse 56.4% 26.8% 29.6% 0.5x
10   Pine Warbler 37.0% 24.4% 12.6% 0.7x
11   Yellow-rumped Warbler 34.8% 24.4% 10.4% 0.7x
12   Pied-billed Grebe 15.1% 24.4% 9.3% 1.6x
13   Northern Cardinal 64.2% 19.5% 44.7% 0.3x
14   Red-bellied Woodpecker 50.1% 19.5% 30.6% 0.4x
15   Belted Kingfisher 18.4% 19.5% 1.1% 1.1x
16   Eastern Bluebird 47.1% 17.1% 30.1% 0.4x
17   Graylag Goose 0.7% 17.1% 16.4% 25.1x
18   American Coot 4.0% 14.6% 10.6% 3.6x
19   Song Sparrow 50.2% 12.2% 38.0% 0.2x
20   American Robin 42.3% 12.2% 30.2% 0.3x
21   Turkey Vulture 39.6% 12.2% 27.4% 0.3x
22   Blue Jay 38.6% 12.2% 26.4% 0.3x
23   Mourning Dove 37.4% 12.2% 25.2% 0.3x
24   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 36.7% 12.2% 24.5% 0.3x
25   Brown-headed Nuthatch 31.2% 12.2% 19.0% 0.4x
26   White-breasted Nuthatch 28.2% 12.2% 16.0% 0.4x
27   Dark-eyed Junco 26.7% 12.2% 14.5% 0.5x
28   Fish Crow 13.9% 12.2% 1.7% 0.9x
29   Wood Duck 7.8% 12.2% 4.4% 1.6x
30   Downy Woodpecker 40.7% 9.8% 31.0% 0.2x
31   Red-shouldered Hawk 30.1% 9.8% 20.4% 0.3x
32   Golden-crowned Kinglet 21.7% 9.8% 12.0% 0.4x
33   Ruddy Duck 16.1% 9.8% 6.4% 0.6x
34   Lesser Scaup 5.7% 9.8% 4.1% 1.7x
35   Northern Shoveler 3.8% 9.8% 5.9% 2.6x
36   White-throated Sparrow 50.1% 7.3% 42.8% 0.1x
37   Northern Flicker 25.1% 7.3% 17.7% 0.3x
38   Eastern Phoebe 24.4% 7.3% 17.1% 0.3x
39   American Goldfinch 21.2% 7.3% 13.9% 0.3x
40   Killdeer 19.6% 7.3% 12.2% 0.4x
41   Hooded Merganser 18.9% 7.3% 11.6% 0.4x
42   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 17.8% 7.3% 10.5% 0.4x
43   Green-winged Teal 2.8% 7.3% 4.5% 2.6x
44   Eastern Towhee 35.5% 4.9% 30.6% 0.1x
45   Northern Mockingbird 28.2% 4.9% 23.3% 0.2x
46   Black Vulture 16.1% 4.9% 11.2% 0.3x
47   Brown Thrasher 15.6% 4.9% 10.7% 0.3x
48   Bufflehead 14.8% 4.9% 9.9% 0.3x
49   Hermit Thrush 14.1% 4.9% 9.2% 0.3x
50   gull sp. 1.5% 4.9% 3.4% 3.3x
51   Purple Martin 0.1% 4.9% 4.8% 60.4x
52   House Finch 22.9% 2.4% 20.5% 0.1x
53   Red-tailed Hawk 17.5% 2.4% 15.1% 0.1x
54   Chipping Sparrow 16.6% 2.4% 14.1% 0.1x
55   Red-winged Blackbird 15.0% 2.4% 12.5% 0.2x
56   Bald Eagle 15.0% 2.4% 12.5% 0.2x
57   Swamp Sparrow 14.1% 2.4% 11.7% 0.2x
58   Pileated Woodpecker 12.0% 2.4% 9.6% 0.2x
59   Ring-necked Duck 8.5% 2.4% 6.1% 0.3x
60   Rock Pigeon 6.7% 2.4% 4.2% 0.4x
61   Bonaparte's Gull 4.7% 2.4% 2.3% 0.5x
62   Gadwall 4.6% 2.4% 2.1% 0.5x
63   Herring Gull 4.0% 2.4% 1.6% 0.6x
64   Greater Scaup 2.0% 2.4% 0.4% 1.2x
65   Horned Grebe 1.9% 2.4% 0.5% 1.3x
66   Canvasback 1.8% 2.4% 0.6% 1.3x
67   Red-breasted Merganser 1.8% 2.4% 0.7% 1.4x
68   Tree Swallow 1.2% 2.4% 1.2% 2.0x
69   Redhead 1.0% 2.4% 1.4% 2.3x
70   Great Egret 1.0% 2.4% 1.4% 2.4x
71   Lesser Black-backed Gull 1.0% 2.4% 1.4% 2.5x
72   American Black Duck 0.9% 2.4% 1.5% 2.6x
73   Muscovy Duck 0.9% 2.4% 1.5% 2.7x
74   American Wigeon 0.6% 2.4% 1.8% 3.8x
75   White-winged Scoter 0.6% 2.4% 1.9% 4.2x
76   Common Merganser 0.4% 2.4% 2.1% 6.4x
77   woodpecker sp. 0.1% 2.4% 2.3% 17.6x
78   Black-chinned Hummingbird 0.1% 2.4% 2.3% 23.5x
79   Domestic goose sp. (Domestic type) 0.1% 2.4% 2.3% 23.5x