Bird Finder

Top Birds at NCSU Experimental Farm in January
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 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 Relative
1   Canada Goose 34.5% 70.5% 35.9% 2.0x
2   Rock Pigeon 6.2% 70.5% 64.3% 11.4x
3   European Starling 16.0% 52.3% 36.3% 3.3x
4   Bufflehead 15.4% 52.3% 36.9% 3.4x
5   Eastern Bluebird 43.5% 38.6% 4.8% 0.9x
6   Northern Shoveler 3.8% 38.6% 34.9% 10.2x
7   American Crow 52.6% 36.4% 16.2% 0.7x
8   Turkey Vulture 35.0% 36.4% 1.3% 1.0x
9   Killdeer 15.3% 34.1% 18.8% 2.2x
10   American Kestrel 5.2% 31.8% 26.6% 6.1x
11   Mourning Dove 30.2% 25.0% 5.2% 0.8x
12   Brown-headed Cowbird 4.8% 25.0% 20.2% 5.2x
13   Song Sparrow 50.5% 20.5% 30.1% 0.4x
14   Ring-billed Gull 30.4% 20.5% 10.0% 0.7x
15   Northern Mockingbird 28.5% 20.5% 8.1% 0.7x
16   Great Blue Heron 39.9% 15.9% 24.0% 0.4x
17   Eastern Phoebe 23.3% 15.9% 7.4% 0.7x
18   Ruddy Duck 16.6% 15.9% 0.7% 1.0x
19   Eastern Meadowlark 4.4% 15.9% 11.6% 3.7x
20   Mallard 33.3% 13.6% 19.6% 0.4x
21   Red-tailed Hawk 15.6% 13.6% 2.0% 0.9x
22   American Pipit 2.2% 13.6% 11.4% 6.1x
23   Greater White-fronted Goose 0.4% 13.6% 13.2% 34.4x
24   Ross's Goose 0.3% 13.6% 13.3% 41.5x
25   Yellow-rumped Warbler 34.1% 11.4% 22.7% 0.3x
26   American Robin 33.1% 11.4% 21.7% 0.3x
27   House Finch 22.4% 11.4% 11.0% 0.5x
28   Northern Cardinal 59.9% 9.1% 50.8% 0.2x
29   Snow Goose 0.1% 9.1% 9.0% 71.9x
30   Carolina Wren 61.4% 6.8% 54.6% 0.1x
31   Red-shouldered Hawk 26.2% 6.8% 19.4% 0.3x
32   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 24.7% 6.8% 17.9% 0.3x
33   Pied-billed Grebe 16.8% 6.8% 10.0% 0.4x
34   Ring-necked Duck 9.4% 6.8% 2.5% 0.7x
35   Cooper's Hawk 3.9% 6.8% 2.9% 1.7x
36   Loggerhead Shrike 0.6% 6.8% 6.3% 12.1x
37   Carolina Chickadee 60.1% 4.5% 55.6% 0.1x
38   Tufted Titmouse 55.1% 4.5% 50.6% 0.1x
39   White-throated Sparrow 54.0% 4.5% 49.5% 0.1x
40   Red-bellied Woodpecker 52.9% 4.5% 48.4% 0.1x
41   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 42.8% 4.5% 38.3% 0.1x
42   Blue Jay 39.8% 4.5% 35.3% 0.1x
43   Dark-eyed Junco 31.9% 4.5% 27.3% 0.1x
44   Pine Warbler 22.1% 4.5% 17.6% 0.2x
45   Black Vulture 16.2% 4.5% 11.7% 0.3x
46   Savannah Sparrow 4.1% 4.5% 0.4% 1.1x
47   Redhead 1.1% 4.5% 3.5% 4.2x
48   Downy Woodpecker 43.7% 2.3% 41.4% 0.1x
49   Brown-headed Nuthatch 32.6% 2.3% 30.3% 0.1x
50   American Goldfinch 29.4% 2.3% 27.1% 0.1x
51   Northern Flicker 28.9% 2.3% 26.6% 0.1x
52   Hooded Merganser 21.4% 2.3% 19.1% 0.1x
53   Bald Eagle 17.2% 2.3% 14.9% 0.1x
54   Chipping Sparrow 16.2% 2.3% 13.9% 0.1x
55   Red-winged Blackbird 11.7% 2.3% 9.5% 0.2x
56   Cedar Waxwing 7.0% 2.3% 4.8% 0.3x
57   Gadwall 5.5% 2.3% 3.2% 0.4x
58   Common Grackle 4.8% 2.3% 2.5% 0.5x
59   Lesser Scaup 4.2% 2.3% 1.9% 0.5x
60   Fish Crow 3.2% 2.3% 1.0% 0.7x
61   American Coot 2.8% 2.3% 0.6% 0.8x
62   Horned Lark 1.7% 2.3% 0.6% 1.4x
63   Vesper Sparrow 0.8% 2.3% 1.5% 2.9x
64   Northern Harrier 0.6% 2.3% 1.7% 3.9x