Bird Finder

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

based on 22 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at NCSU Experimental Farm 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 Relative
1   Eastern Bluebird 49.2% 63.6% 14.4% 1.3x
2   European Starling 15.9% 63.6% 47.8% 4.0x
3   Bufflehead 14.5% 63.6% 49.1% 4.4x
4   Canada Goose 31.9% 59.1% 27.2% 1.9x
5   Rock Pigeon 6.3% 59.1% 52.8% 9.4x
6   Turkey Vulture 36.3% 45.5% 9.1% 1.3x
7   Eastern Meadowlark 3.8% 40.9% 37.1% 10.7x
8   American Crow 58.1% 36.4% 21.8% 0.6x
9   Northern Mockingbird 32.6% 31.8% 0.8% 1.0x
10   Northern Shoveler 4.4% 31.8% 27.4% 7.2x
11   Song Sparrow 53.9% 27.3% 26.6% 0.5x
12   Red-tailed Hawk 16.6% 27.3% 10.7% 1.6x
13   American Kestrel 6.2% 27.3% 21.1% 4.4x
14   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.8% 27.3% 21.5% 4.7x
15   Lesser Scaup 3.7% 27.3% 23.6% 7.5x
16   Mallard 30.6% 22.7% 7.8% 0.7x
17   Mourning Dove 24.3% 22.7% 1.6% 0.9x
18   Ruddy Duck 15.4% 22.7% 7.3% 1.5x
19   Blue Jay 46.7% 18.2% 28.6% 0.4x
20   Eastern Phoebe 28.6% 18.2% 10.4% 0.6x
21   Black Vulture 17.6% 18.2% 0.6% 1.0x
22   Killdeer 17.3% 18.2% 0.9% 1.1x
23   Savannah Sparrow 4.7% 18.2% 13.4% 3.8x
24   American Pipit 3.2% 18.2% 15.0% 5.7x
25   Carolina Wren 68.0% 13.6% 54.3% 0.2x
26   Carolina Chickadee 64.5% 13.6% 50.8% 0.2x
27   Greater White-fronted Goose 0.6% 13.6% 13.0% 21.6x
28   Northern Cardinal 63.0% 9.1% 53.9% 0.1x
29   White-throated Sparrow 61.6% 9.1% 52.5% 0.1x
30   Tufted Titmouse 58.5% 9.1% 49.4% 0.2x
31   Red-bellied Woodpecker 58.0% 9.1% 48.9% 0.2x
32   Great Blue Heron 42.7% 9.1% 33.6% 0.2x
33   Yellow-rumped Warbler 36.4% 9.1% 27.3% 0.2x
34   Field Sparrow 17.9% 9.1% 8.8% 0.5x
35   Ring-necked Duck 8.4% 9.1% 0.7% 1.1x
36   Cooper's Hawk 4.8% 9.1% 4.3% 1.9x
37   American Goldfinch 40.9% 4.5% 36.3% 0.1x
38   Dark-eyed Junco 36.5% 4.5% 31.9% 0.1x
39   American Robin 36.2% 4.5% 31.7% 0.1x
40   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 31.0% 4.5% 26.5% 0.1x
41   Ring-billed Gull 29.1% 4.5% 24.6% 0.2x
42   Double-crested Cormorant 29.1% 4.5% 24.6% 0.2x
43   Red-shouldered Hawk 28.3% 4.5% 23.7% 0.2x
44   House Finch 24.0% 4.5% 19.4% 0.2x
45   Chipping Sparrow 20.6% 4.5% 16.1% 0.2x
46   Hooded Merganser 19.5% 4.5% 15.0% 0.2x
47   Bald Eagle 16.5% 4.5% 11.9% 0.3x
48   Sharp-shinned Hawk 2.6% 4.5% 1.9% 1.7x
49   White-crowned Sparrow 0.9% 4.5% 3.7% 5.3x
50   Loggerhead Shrike 0.7% 4.5% 3.8% 6.1x
51   Merlin 0.5% 4.5% 4.0% 8.4x
52   crow sp. 0.3% 4.5% 4.2% 13.7x