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Top Birds at Mason Farm Biological Reserve in January
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 361 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Mason Farm Biological Reserve 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   White-throated Sparrow 52.6% 86.1% 33.5%
2   Northern Cardinal 58.5% 75.1% 16.5%
3   Red-bellied Woodpecker 50.8% 74.2% 23.4%
4   Carolina Wren 60.1% 74.0% 13.8%
5   Song Sparrow 50.1% 72.3% 22.2%
6   Carolina Chickadee 58.4% 69.5% 11.2%
7   Tufted Titmouse 53.4% 68.7% 15.3%
8   Downy Woodpecker 42.6% 67.3% 24.7%
9   Eastern Towhee 31.7% 67.0% 35.4%
10   Blue Jay 38.2% 61.5% 23.3%
11   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 41.9% 57.3% 15.4%
12   Eastern Bluebird 43.9% 56.5% 12.6%
13   Red-headed Woodpecker 9.5% 56.5% 47.0%
14   American Crow 52.7% 54.3% 1.6%
15   Northern Flicker 27.6% 49.3% 21.7%
16   Hermit Thrush 17.5% 47.6% 30.2%
17   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 23.8% 46.5% 22.7%
18   Swamp Sparrow 14.7% 45.2% 30.4%
19   American Goldfinch 28.5% 43.8% 15.3%
20   Turkey Vulture 35.2% 42.7% 7.5%
21   Great Blue Heron 39.0% 40.2% 1.2%
22   Dark-eyed Junco 31.8% 37.7% 5.9%
23   Golden-crowned Kinglet 26.4% 37.7% 11.3%
24   Eastern Phoebe 24.1% 37.1% 13.0%
25   Northern Mockingbird 28.6% 36.8% 8.3%
26   Brown Thrasher 14.6% 36.8% 22.2%
27   Red-shouldered Hawk 26.1% 36.6% 10.5%
28   Field Sparrow 12.7% 34.6% 21.9%
29   White-breasted Nuthatch 30.2% 32.4% 2.2%
30   American Robin 34.7% 31.9% 2.8%
31   Winter Wren 10.6% 31.3% 20.7%
32   European Starling 16.2% 29.1% 12.8%
33   Yellow-rumped Warbler 34.6% 26.6% 8.0%
34   Black Vulture 15.9% 26.6% 10.7%
35   Red-tailed Hawk 14.8% 26.0% 11.3%
36   Mourning Dove 30.1% 25.5% 4.6%
37   Mallard 32.5% 24.7% 7.9%
38   Chipping Sparrow 16.4% 22.2% 5.8%
39   Pileated Woodpecker 12.4% 21.6% 9.2%
40   Barred Owl 2.4% 20.8% 18.4%
41   Canada Goose 34.9% 20.2% 14.7%
42   Hairy Woodpecker 10.1% 19.9% 9.9%
43   Red-winged Blackbird 11.8% 19.4% 7.6%
44   Brown Creeper 8.4% 18.0% 9.6%
45   Rusty Blackbird 2.6% 16.9% 14.3%
46   Pine Warbler 21.9% 15.8% 6.1%
47   Brown-headed Nuthatch 32.4% 14.4% 18.0%
48   Belted Kingfisher 19.6% 14.1% 5.5%
49   American Wigeon 0.9% 13.0% 12.1%
50   Northern Shoveler 3.6% 10.5% 7.0%
51   Cedar Waxwing 7.3% 10.0% 2.6%
52   Ring-billed Gull 30.2% 9.4% 20.8%
53   Killdeer 16.5% 9.4% 7.1%
54   Fox Sparrow 6.7% 7.5% 0.8%
55   House Finch 24.0% 6.6% 17.4%
56   Common Grackle 4.7% 6.4% 1.7%
57   Cooper's Hawk 3.8% 6.4% 2.6%
58   Purple Finch 3.6% 5.3% 1.6%
59   American Woodcock 1.3% 5.0% 3.7%
60   Pine Siskin 4.4% 4.7% 0.4%
61   Wood Duck 3.1% 3.3% 0.3%
62   Sharp-shinned Hawk 1.8% 3.0% 1.3%
63   Gray Catbird 0.8% 3.0% 2.2%
64   Bald Eagle 17.3% 2.8% 14.5%
65   Hooded Merganser 21.0% 2.2% 18.8%
66   Green-winged Teal 3.5% 1.9% 1.6%
67   Northern Harrier 0.5% 1.9% 1.4%
68   Fish Crow 4.4% 1.7% 2.7%
69   Savannah Sparrow 4.4% 1.7% 2.7%
70   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.4% 1.4% 1.0%
71   House Wren 1.3% 1.4% 0.1%
72   Double-crested Cormorant 30.7% 1.1% 29.6%
73   Brown-headed Cowbird 4.8% 1.1% 3.7%
74   Black-and-white Warbler 1.0% 1.1% 0.1%
75   Wilson's Snipe 2.1% 0.8% 1.3%
76   Great Horned Owl 1.3% 0.8% 0.4%
77   Blue-headed Vireo 0.8% 0.8% 0.0%
78   Pied-billed Grebe 16.9% 0.6% 16.3%
79   Rock Pigeon 6.6% 0.6% 6.1%
80   Wild Turkey 0.3% 0.6% 0.2%
81   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 0.1% 0.6% 0.4%
82   American Kestrel 5.6% 0.3% 5.3%
83   House Sparrow 1.6% 0.3% 1.4%
84   White-crowned Sparrow 1.5% 0.3% 1.2%
85   Vesper Sparrow 1.1% 0.3% 0.8%
86   Common Raven 0.6% 0.3% 0.3%
87   Evening Grosbeak 0.5% 0.3% 0.2%
88   Common Yellowthroat 0.4% 0.3% 0.1%
89   Merlin 0.4% 0.3% 0.1%
90   Eastern Screech-Owl 0.2% 0.3% 0.1%
91   Anhinga 0.0% 0.3% 0.3%