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

based on 295 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Mason Farm Biological Reserve 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.

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Rank Info Pics Species Entire Region This Location Difference
1   White-throated Sparrow 61.2% 92.9% 31.7%
2   Carolina Wren 67.9% 87.1% 19.2%
3   Red-bellied Woodpecker 56.6% 86.4% 29.8%
4   Carolina Chickadee 63.8% 85.4% 21.6%
5   Northern Cardinal 62.3% 85.1% 22.7%
6   Song Sparrow 54.3% 83.7% 29.4%
7   Tufted Titmouse 57.8% 83.1% 25.2%
8   Eastern Towhee 37.1% 79.0% 41.9%
9   Downy Woodpecker 48.7% 78.6% 30.0%
10   Blue Jay 44.8% 77.6% 32.8%
11   Eastern Bluebird 49.1% 73.9% 24.8%
12   Northern Flicker 38.0% 73.2% 35.2%
13   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 50.1% 72.9% 22.8%
14   American Crow 58.3% 71.2% 12.8%
15   Red-headed Woodpecker 10.5% 68.8% 58.3%
16   Dark-eyed Junco 36.5% 59.7% 23.1%
17   American Goldfinch 41.2% 59.3% 18.1%
18   Hermit Thrush 23.3% 59.0% 35.7%
19   Turkey Vulture 35.5% 54.2% 18.7%
20   Field Sparrow 16.2% 53.6% 37.4%
21   Golden-crowned Kinglet 32.5% 52.9% 20.3%
22   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 30.6% 52.5% 21.9%
23   Winter Wren 14.8% 51.9% 37.1%
24   Northern Mockingbird 31.6% 51.2% 19.6%
25   Eastern Phoebe 29.9% 50.8% 20.9%
26   Swamp Sparrow 16.8% 50.8% 34.0%
27   Brown Thrasher 17.9% 50.2% 32.2%
28   Yellow-rumped Warbler 37.9% 49.2% 11.3%
29   American Robin 37.6% 47.8% 10.2%
30   White-breasted Nuthatch 34.2% 42.7% 8.5%
31   Red-shouldered Hawk 28.7% 42.7% 14.1%
32   Great Blue Heron 43.1% 40.0% 3.1%
33   Chipping Sparrow 20.6% 38.6% 18.1%
34   European Starling 14.8% 35.3% 20.5%
35   Pileated Woodpecker 15.2% 33.2% 18.1%
36   Red-winged Blackbird 14.9% 32.5% 17.7%
37   Cedar Waxwing 12.9% 32.2% 19.3%
38   Red-tailed Hawk 15.5% 31.5% 16.0%
39   Black Vulture 16.7% 29.2% 12.4%
40   Hairy Woodpecker 12.4% 28.5% 16.1%
41   Canada Goose 32.2% 27.1% 5.0%
42   Brown Creeper 10.3% 26.4% 16.2%
43   Mourning Dove 24.0% 24.7% 0.7%
44   Brown-headed Nuthatch 35.2% 23.7% 11.5%
45   Belted Kingfisher 24.3% 23.1% 1.3%
46   Mallard 30.4% 19.0% 11.4%
47   Pine Warbler 18.2% 18.3% 0.1%
48   Barred Owl 2.6% 18.0% 15.4%
49   Fox Sparrow 6.9% 17.6% 10.7%
50   House Finch 24.7% 14.9% 9.8%
51   Common Grackle 5.4% 12.9% 7.5%
52   Ring-billed Gull 29.6% 12.2% 17.4%
53   Rusty Blackbird 3.0% 11.5% 8.5%
54   Pine Siskin 8.2% 10.8% 2.6%
55   Purple Finch 4.6% 9.8% 5.3%
56   Sharp-shinned Hawk 2.2% 9.5% 7.3%
57   Gray Catbird 1.6% 9.2% 7.6%
58   Cooper's Hawk 4.6% 6.8% 2.2%
59   American Woodcock 0.8% 6.4% 5.7%
60   Killdeer 18.5% 6.1% 12.4%
61   Bald Eagle 17.4% 4.7% 12.7%
62   Great Horned Owl 1.3% 4.1% 2.8%
63   House Wren 2.6% 3.4% 0.8%
64   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 0.5% 3.4% 2.9%
65   Wood Duck 3.5% 3.1% 0.5%
66   Red-breasted Nuthatch 3.5% 3.1% 0.4%
67   Pied-billed Grebe 20.9% 2.0% 18.9%
68   American Kestrel 6.3% 1.7% 4.6%
69   Black-and-white Warbler 1.0% 1.7% 0.7%
70   Common Yellowthroat 0.5% 1.7% 1.2%
71   Double-crested Cormorant 31.1% 1.4% 29.7%
72   Hooded Merganser 19.3% 1.4% 18.0%
73   Herring Gull 5.5% 1.4% 4.1%
74   Savannah Sparrow 5.3% 1.4% 4.0%
75   Fish Crow 1.9% 1.4% 0.5%
76   Orange-crowned Warbler 1.0% 1.4% 0.4%
77   Green-winged Teal 3.1% 1.0% 2.1%
78   House Sparrow 1.3% 1.0% 0.3%
79   Northern Harrier 1.0% 1.0% 0.1%
80   Rock Pigeon 6.2% 0.7% 5.5%
81   Wilson's Snipe 2.0% 0.7% 1.3%
82   American Black Duck 1.8% 0.7% 1.1%
83   Blue-headed Vireo 1.3% 0.7% 0.6%
84   White-crowned Sparrow 0.9% 0.7% 0.2%
85   Eastern Screech-Owl 0.3% 0.7% 0.4%
86   Snow Goose 0.1% 0.7% 0.5%
87   Ring-necked Duck 8.2% 0.3% 7.8%
88   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.8% 0.3% 5.5%
89   Eastern Meadowlark 4.1% 0.3% 3.8%
90   American Pipit 3.8% 0.3% 3.4%
91   Lesser Scaup 3.8% 0.3% 3.4%
92   American Wigeon 1.2% 0.3% 0.8%
93   Evening Grosbeak 0.3% 0.3% 0.0%
94   Red-eyed Vireo 0% 0.3% 0.3%