Bird Finder

Top Birds at NCSU Experimental Farm in January
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 60 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at NCSU Experimental Farm 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   Canada Goose 34.2% 73.3% 39.1%
2   Rock Pigeon 6.2% 58.3% 52.1%
3   European Starling 16.4% 43.3% 26.9%
4   Bufflehead 15.1% 43.3% 28.2%
5   Eastern Bluebird 44.4% 40.0% 4.4%
6   Turkey Vulture 35.4% 36.7% 1.3%
7   Killdeer 16.2% 35.0% 18.8%
8   American Crow 53.0% 33.3% 19.7%
9   Northern Shoveler 3.6% 28.3% 24.7%
10   Ross's Goose 0.6% 28.3% 27.7%
11   American Kestrel 5.3% 23.3% 18.0%
12   Northern Mockingbird 28.7% 21.7% 7.1%
13   Brown-headed Cowbird 4.7% 21.7% 17.0%
14   Mourning Dove 30.2% 20.0% 10.2%
15   Song Sparrow 50.7% 16.7% 34.0%
16   Eastern Phoebe 24.4% 16.7% 7.7%
17   Great Blue Heron 39.0% 15.0% 24.0%
18   Ring-billed Gull 29.6% 15.0% 14.6%
19   Eastern Meadowlark 4.5% 15.0% 10.5%
20   House Finch 23.9% 13.3% 10.6%
21   Ruddy Duck 16.5% 13.3% 3.2%
22   Red-tailed Hawk 15.1% 13.3% 1.7%
23   Hooded Merganser 20.5% 11.7% 8.8%
24   American Pipit 2.3% 11.7% 9.3%
25   Carolina Wren 60.8% 10.0% 50.8%
26   Yellow-rumped Warbler 34.7% 10.0% 24.7%
27   Mallard 32.3% 10.0% 22.3%
28   Double-crested Cormorant 29.9% 10.0% 19.9%
29   Black Vulture 16.2% 10.0% 6.2%
30   Greater White-fronted Goose 0.3% 10.0% 9.7%
31   Northern Cardinal 59.3% 8.3% 51.0%
32   Blue Jay 39.1% 8.3% 30.8%
33   American Robin 34.9% 8.3% 26.6%
34   Tufted Titmouse 54.2% 6.7% 47.5%
35   White-throated Sparrow 53.9% 6.7% 47.2%
36   Dark-eyed Junco 32.3% 6.7% 25.7%
37   Red-shouldered Hawk 26.6% 6.7% 19.9%
38   Pine Warbler 22.1% 6.7% 15.4%
39   Snow Goose 0.1% 6.7% 6.6%
40   Carolina Chickadee 59.0% 5.0% 54.0%
41   Red-bellied Woodpecker 51.8% 5.0% 46.8%
42   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 24.7% 5.0% 19.7%
43   Pied-billed Grebe 16.4% 5.0% 11.4%
44   Ring-necked Duck 9.0% 5.0% 4.0%
45   Cooper's Hawk 3.9% 5.0% 1.1%
46   Loggerhead Shrike 0.5% 5.0% 4.5%
47   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 42.6% 3.3% 39.3%
48   Bald Eagle 16.9% 3.3% 13.6%
49   Red-winged Blackbird 12.0% 3.3% 8.6%
50   Savannah Sparrow 4.3% 3.3% 0.9%
51   Redhead 1.0% 3.3% 2.3%
52   Downy Woodpecker 43.6% 1.7% 42.0%
53   Brown-headed Nuthatch 32.2% 1.7% 30.6%
54   White-breasted Nuthatch 30.6% 1.7% 28.9%
55   American Goldfinch 29.2% 1.7% 27.6%
56   Northern Flicker 28.4% 1.7% 26.7%
57   Chipping Sparrow 16.8% 1.7% 15.1%
58   Cedar Waxwing 7.5% 1.7% 5.8%
59   Gadwall 5.4% 1.7% 3.8%
60   Common Grackle 4.8% 1.7% 3.1%
61   Lesser Scaup 4.5% 1.7% 2.8%
62   Fish Crow 4.3% 1.7% 2.7%
63   American Coot 2.5% 1.7% 0.9%
64   Horned Lark 1.7% 1.7% 0.1%
65   Vesper Sparrow 1.1% 1.7% 0.6%
66   Northern Harrier 0.5% 1.7% 1.1%