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Top Birds at Shelley Lake in February
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 135 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Shelley Lake in February. 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 45.2% 93.3% 48.1%
2   Mallard 35.2% 84.4% 49.2%
3   Northern Cardinal 64.7% 83.0% 18.2%
4   Tufted Titmouse 56.7% 77.8% 21.1%
5   Great Blue Heron 37.9% 77.8% 39.9%
6   Carolina Chickadee 59.8% 76.3% 16.5%
7   Ring-billed Gull 25.9% 75.6% 49.7%
8   Carolina Wren 60.2% 74.8% 14.6%
9   American Robin 43.8% 69.6% 25.9%
10   American Crow 56.9% 68.9% 12.0%
11   Double-crested Cormorant 30.4% 65.9% 35.5%
12   Downy Woodpecker 41.7% 63.0% 21.3%
13   White-throated Sparrow 50.9% 60.0% 9.1%
14   Red-bellied Woodpecker 50.1% 60.0% 9.9%
15   Brown-headed Nuthatch 32.0% 56.3% 24.3%
16   Pine Warbler 38.3% 55.6% 17.3%
17   White-breasted Nuthatch 28.0% 55.6% 27.6%
18   Red-shouldered Hawk 30.9% 54.1% 23.2%
19   Killdeer 18.8% 53.3% 34.6%
20   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 36.9% 51.9% 14.9%
21   Bald Eagle 14.8% 51.9% 37.1%
22   Eastern Towhee 36.5% 49.6% 13.2%
23   Eastern Bluebird 47.7% 47.4% 0.3%
24   Yellow-rumped Warbler 37.1% 47.4% 10.3%
25   Song Sparrow 50.3% 45.2% 5.1%
26   Hooded Merganser 17.9% 41.5% 23.6%
27   Belted Kingfisher 18.0% 40.0% 22.0%
28   Turkey Vulture 39.3% 39.3% 0.1%
29   Mourning Dove 37.6% 39.3% 1.7%
30   Eastern Phoebe 24.9% 33.3% 8.4%
31   Golden-crowned Kinglet 21.9% 32.6% 10.7%
32   Northern Flicker 25.5% 31.9% 6.4%
33   Common Grackle 11.1% 31.1% 20.0%
34   Blue Jay 39.3% 28.1% 11.2%
35   House Finch 24.1% 28.1% 4.0%
36   American Goldfinch 22.3% 24.4% 2.2%
37   Pileated Woodpecker 11.8% 24.4% 12.6%
38   Red-tailed Hawk 17.0% 20.7% 3.8%
39   Dark-eyed Junco 28.7% 19.3% 9.4%
40   Fish Crow 14.4% 19.3% 4.9%
41   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 17.5% 17.0% 0.5%
42   Hermit Thrush 13.7% 17.0% 3.3%
43   Hairy Woodpecker 9.2% 17.0% 7.8%
44   Barred Owl 5.3% 16.3% 11.0%
45   Pied-billed Grebe 15.1% 15.6% 0.5%
46   Chipping Sparrow 17.3% 14.1% 3.2%
47   Northern Mockingbird 27.8% 12.6% 15.2%
48   Brown Thrasher 15.4% 12.6% 2.8%
49   Brown Creeper 7.4% 11.9% 4.5%
50   Red-winged Blackbird 16.1% 10.4% 5.7%
51   Fox Sparrow 4.8% 9.6% 4.8%
52   Pine Siskin 3.7% 8.9% 5.1%
53   Ruddy Duck 15.8% 6.7% 9.1%
54   Black Vulture 16.3% 5.9% 10.3%
55   Winter Wren 8.7% 5.2% 3.5%
56   Cedar Waxwing 4.9% 5.2% 0.3%
57   Ring-necked Duck 8.3% 3.7% 4.6%
58   Cooper's Hawk 4.2% 3.7% 0.5%
59   Tree Swallow 1.2% 3.7% 2.5%
60   Muscovy Duck 0.9% 3.7% 2.9%
61   Bufflehead 14.8% 3.0% 11.8%
62   Red-breasted Nuthatch 2.3% 3.0% 0.7%
63   Gray Catbird 0.5% 3.0% 2.4%
64   European Starling 19.0% 2.2% 16.8%
65   Field Sparrow 12.7% 2.2% 10.5%
66   Brown-headed Cowbird 6.5% 2.2% 4.3%
67   Rock Pigeon 6.1% 2.2% 3.8%
68   Herring Gull 3.7% 2.2% 1.4%
69   Purple Finch 3.1% 2.2% 0.9%
70   Swamp Sparrow 14.2% 1.5% 12.8%
71   Lesser Scaup 5.3% 1.5% 3.8%
72   Rusty Blackbird 2.9% 1.5% 1.4%
73   House Sparrow 1.6% 1.5% 0.1%
74   House Wren 0.9% 1.5% 0.5%
75   Great Horned Owl 0.9% 1.5% 0.5%
76   Black-and-white Warbler 0.9% 1.5% 0.6%
77   Sharp-shinned Hawk 1.9% 0.7% 1.1%
78   Canvasback 1.5% 0.7% 0.8%
79   Great Egret 1.2% 0.7% 0.5%
80   Mute Swan 1.1% 0.7% 0.4%