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Top Birds at Schenck Forest in December
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 137 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Schenck Forest 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   Northern Cardinal 62.7% 83.2% 20.5%
2   Carolina Wren 68.2% 82.5% 14.2%
3   Carolina Chickadee 64.2% 80.3% 16.1%
4   White-throated Sparrow 61.9% 79.6% 17.7%
5   Eastern Bluebird 49.4% 78.1% 28.7%
6   Brown-headed Nuthatch 34.4% 74.5% 40.1%
7   Song Sparrow 54.9% 73.7% 18.8%
8   Tufted Titmouse 58.4% 73.0% 14.6%
9   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 50.4% 73.0% 22.6%
10   American Crow 58.5% 72.3% 13.7%
11   Downy Woodpecker 49.2% 72.3% 23.1%
12   Blue Jay 45.4% 67.9% 22.5%
13   Northern Mockingbird 31.7% 65.0% 33.3%
14   Red-bellied Woodpecker 57.4% 62.8% 5.4%
15   Canada Goose 31.6% 62.8% 31.2%
16   White-breasted Nuthatch 34.1% 61.3% 27.3%
17   Golden-crowned Kinglet 32.7% 61.3% 28.6%
18   Chipping Sparrow 20.5% 60.6% 40.0%
19   Eastern Towhee 38.0% 59.1% 21.1%
20   Dark-eyed Junco 36.9% 59.1% 22.2%
21   Mourning Dove 23.6% 56.2% 32.6%
22   Mallard 29.8% 55.5% 25.7%
23   Yellow-rumped Warbler 38.0% 54.7% 16.8%
24   Northern Flicker 38.8% 54.0% 15.2%
25   American Goldfinch 41.5% 53.3% 11.7%
26   Great Blue Heron 42.9% 51.8% 8.9%
27   Turkey Vulture 35.9% 48.2% 12.3%
28   House Finch 24.1% 48.2% 24.1%
29   Pine Warbler 17.8% 48.2% 30.4%
30   Hooded Merganser 18.5% 46.0% 27.5%
31   American Robin 37.8% 45.3% 7.5%
32   Killdeer 17.8% 45.3% 27.5%
33   Eastern Phoebe 30.3% 44.5% 14.2%
34   Red-tailed Hawk 15.6% 44.5% 29.0%
35   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 31.1% 43.1% 12.0%
36   European Starling 15.0% 42.3% 27.3%
37   Gadwall 4.6% 41.6% 37.0%
38   Double-crested Cormorant 30.1% 40.9% 10.8%
39   Hermit Thrush 24.1% 40.9% 16.8%
40   Winter Wren 15.5% 40.9% 25.4%
41   Belted Kingfisher 24.1% 38.7% 14.6%
42   Field Sparrow 17.0% 38.7% 21.7%
43   American Kestrel 5.7% 36.5% 30.8%
44   Green-winged Teal 2.7% 33.6% 30.9%
45   Red-shouldered Hawk 29.0% 32.8% 3.8%
46   Rock Pigeon 5.7% 32.8% 27.2%
47   Ruddy Duck 15.3% 30.7% 15.4%
48   Fox Sparrow 6.9% 30.7% 23.8%
49   Bufflehead 14.1% 29.2% 15.1%
50   Pileated Woodpecker 15.5% 27.0% 11.5%
51   Eastern Meadowlark 3.7% 25.5% 21.8%
52   Pine Siskin 8.1% 20.4% 12.3%
53   Hairy Woodpecker 12.7% 19.7% 7.0%
54   Brown Creeper 10.6% 19.7% 9.1%
55   Red-winged Blackbird 15.4% 18.2% 2.9%
56   Brown Thrasher 18.9% 17.5% 1.3%
57   Cedar Waxwing 13.4% 17.5% 4.1%
58   Palm Warbler 2.8% 17.5% 14.8%
59   Ring-billed Gull 29.3% 16.1% 13.2%
60   Great Horned Owl 1.1% 15.3% 14.2%
61   Swamp Sparrow 17.9% 14.6% 3.3%
62   Cooper's Hawk 4.5% 14.6% 10.1%
63   Bald Eagle 17.1% 13.9% 3.2%
64   American Woodcock 0.8% 12.4% 11.6%
65   Black Vulture 17.1% 11.7% 5.5%
66   Red-headed Woodpecker 12.2% 11.7% 0.5%
67   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.6% 10.9% 5.4%
68   Northern Shoveler 4.3% 9.5% 5.2%
69   Loggerhead Shrike 0.6% 8.8% 8.1%
70   Ring-necked Duck 8.0% 8.0% 0.1%
71   Red-breasted Nuthatch 3.4% 8.0% 4.6%
72   Pied-billed Grebe 20.6% 7.3% 13.3%
73   Common Grackle 5.6% 7.3% 1.7%
74   Savannah Sparrow 5.2% 7.3% 2.1%
75   Sharp-shinned Hawk 2.4% 7.3% 4.9%
76   Purple Finch 4.7% 5.8% 1.1%
77   House Wren 2.6% 5.8% 3.2%
78   Common Raven 0.8% 5.8% 5.0%
79   Northern Pintail 1.0% 5.1% 4.2%
80   American Pipit 3.7% 3.6% 0.0%
81   Barred Owl 3.0% 3.6% 0.6%
82   Blue-headed Vireo 1.2% 3.6% 2.4%
83   Wood Duck 3.5% 2.2% 1.4%
84   Northern Harrier 0.9% 2.2% 1.3%
85   Herring Gull 5.4% 1.5% 4.0%
86   Rusty Blackbird 3.3% 1.5% 1.8%
87   American Black Duck 1.8% 1.5% 0.3%
88   Merlin 0.5% 1.5% 0.9%
89   Lesser Scaup 3.7% 0.7% 3.0%
90   Wilson's Snipe 2.0% 0.7% 1.2%
91   Gray Catbird 1.8% 0.7% 1.1%
92   American Wigeon 1.2% 0.7% 0.4%
93   Black-and-white Warbler 1.0% 0.7% 0.3%
94   White-crowned Sparrow 0.9% 0.7% 0.1%
95   Red Crossbill 0.8% 0.7% 0.0%
96   Least Sandpiper 0.4% 0.7% 0.3%
97   Eastern Screech-Owl 0.3% 0.7% 0.4%