Top Birds at Schenck Forest in December
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA
based on 123 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.
| Rank | Info | Pics | Species | Entire Region | This Location | Difference | Relative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carolina Wren | 67.7% | 82.1% | 14.4% | 1.2x | |||
| 2 | Northern Cardinal | 62.6% | 82.1% | 19.5% | 1.3x | |||
| 3 | Carolina Chickadee | 64.1% | 80.5% | 16.4% | 1.3x | |||
| 4 | White-throated Sparrow | 61.2% | 78.9% | 17.6% | 1.3x | |||
| 5 | Eastern Bluebird | 48.8% | 78.9% | 30.1% | 1.6x | |||
| 6 | Brown-headed Nuthatch | 33.6% | 77.2% | 43.7% | 2.3x | |||
| 7 | Song Sparrow | 53.5% | 76.4% | 23.0% | 1.4x | |||
| 8 | Ruby-crowned Kinglet | 49.3% | 74.0% | 24.7% | 1.5x | |||
| 9 | Tufted Titmouse | 58.2% | 73.2% | 15.0% | 1.3x | |||
| 10 | American Crow | 57.8% | 73.2% | 15.4% | 1.3x | |||
| 11 | Downy Woodpecker | 48.5% | 72.4% | 23.9% | 1.5x | |||
| 12 | Blue Jay | 46.3% | 67.5% | 21.2% | 1.5x | |||
| 13 | Northern Mockingbird | 32.1% | 65.0% | 32.9% | 2.0x | |||
| 14 | Red-bellied Woodpecker | 57.9% | 64.2% | 6.3% | 1.1x | |||
| 15 | Canada Goose | 31.5% | 63.4% | 31.9% | 2.0x | |||
| 16 | Golden-crowned Kinglet | 31.9% | 61.8% | 29.9% | 1.9x | |||
| 17 | White-breasted Nuthatch | 34.1% | 61.0% | 26.8% | 1.8x | |||
| 18 | Eastern Towhee | 38.8% | 59.3% | 20.5% | 1.5x | |||
| 19 | Mourning Dove | 23.9% | 58.5% | 34.7% | 2.5x | |||
| 20 | Chipping Sparrow | 20.0% | 58.5% | 38.5% | 2.9x | |||
| 21 | Dark-eyed Junco | 36.1% | 57.7% | 21.7% | 1.6x | |||
| 22 | Mallard | 30.2% | 56.9% | 26.7% | 1.9x | |||
| 23 | Yellow-rumped Warbler | 36.1% | 56.1% | 20.0% | 1.6x | |||
| 24 | American Goldfinch | 40.7% | 53.7% | 13.0% | 1.3x | |||
| 25 | Northern Flicker | 38.2% | 53.7% | 15.5% | 1.4x | |||
| 26 | Great Blue Heron | 42.5% | 52.0% | 9.5% | 1.2x | |||
| 27 | Turkey Vulture | 36.2% | 48.8% | 12.6% | 1.3x | |||
| 28 | Hooded Merganser | 19.0% | 48.8% | 29.7% | 2.6x | |||
| 29 | Pine Warbler | 17.8% | 48.0% | 30.2% | 2.7x | |||
| 30 | House Finch | 23.5% | 47.2% | 23.6% | 2.0x | |||
| 31 | Killdeer | 16.9% | 47.2% | 30.3% | 2.8x | |||
| 32 | Red-tailed Hawk | 16.2% | 45.5% | 29.3% | 2.8x | |||
| 33 | Gadwall | 4.4% | 45.5% | 41.1% | 10.3x | |||
| 34 | American Robin | 36.1% | 44.7% | 8.7% | 1.2x | |||
| 35 | European Starling | 15.6% | 44.7% | 29.2% | 2.9x | |||
| 36 | Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | 30.8% | 43.9% | 13.1% | 1.4x | |||
| 37 | Eastern Phoebe | 28.3% | 42.3% | 13.9% | 1.5x | |||
| 38 | Double-crested Cormorant | 28.9% | 40.7% | 11.7% | 1.4x | |||
| 39 | Winter Wren | 14.7% | 40.7% | 25.9% | 2.8x | |||
| 40 | American Kestrel | 5.8% | 40.7% | 34.9% | 7.0x | |||
| 41 | Belted Kingfisher | 23.9% | 39.0% | 15.2% | 1.6x | |||
| 42 | Hermit Thrush | 22.0% | 38.2% | 16.2% | 1.7x | |||
| 43 | Field Sparrow | 17.6% | 38.2% | 20.6% | 2.2x | |||
| 44 | Green-winged Teal | 2.7% | 37.4% | 34.7% | 13.8x | |||
| 45 | Rock Pigeon | 6.0% | 36.6% | 30.6% | 6.1x | |||
| 46 | Red-shouldered Hawk | 28.1% | 33.3% | 5.2% | 1.2x | |||
| 47 | Ruddy Duck | 15.2% | 32.5% | 17.3% | 2.1x | |||
| 48 | Bufflehead | 14.4% | 31.7% | 17.3% | 2.2x | |||
| 49 | Pileated Woodpecker | 15.5% | 28.5% | 12.9% | 1.8x | |||
| 50 | Fox Sparrow | 6.7% | 28.5% | 21.8% | 4.3x | |||
| 51 | Eastern Meadowlark | 3.6% | 28.5% | 24.9% | 7.9x | |||
| 52 | Pine Siskin | 9.1% | 22.0% | 12.8% | 2.4x | |||
| 53 | Red-winged Blackbird | 14.6% | 19.5% | 4.9% | 1.3x | |||
| 54 | Brown Creeper | 10.9% | 19.5% | 8.6% | 1.8x | |||
| 55 | Palm Warbler | 2.3% | 19.5% | 17.2% | 8.5x | |||
| 56 | Brown Thrasher | 19.4% | 18.7% | 0.7% | 1.0x | |||
| 57 | Hairy Woodpecker | 12.0% | 17.9% | 5.9% | 1.5x | |||
| 58 | Great Horned Owl | 1.1% | 16.3% | 15.1% | 14.5x | |||
| 59 | Ring-billed Gull | 29.3% | 15.4% | 13.8% | 0.5x | |||
| 60 | Cooper's Hawk | 4.6% | 15.4% | 10.8% | 3.3x | |||
| 61 | Swamp Sparrow | 17.1% | 13.8% | 3.2% | 0.8x | |||
| 62 | Cedar Waxwing | 11.8% | 13.8% | 2.0% | 1.2x | |||
| 63 | Red-headed Woodpecker | 12.7% | 13.0% | 0.3% | 1.0x | |||
| 64 | Bald Eagle | 16.5% | 12.2% | 4.3% | 0.7x | |||
| 65 | American Woodcock | 0.9% | 12.2% | 11.3% | 14.2x | |||
| 66 | Black Vulture | 17.7% | 10.6% | 7.1% | 0.6x | |||
| 67 | Brown-headed Cowbird | 5.8% | 10.6% | 4.8% | 1.8x | |||
| 68 | Northern Shoveler | 4.4% | 10.6% | 6.2% | 2.4x | |||
| 69 | Loggerhead Shrike | 0.6% | 9.8% | 9.1% | 15.6x | |||
| 70 | Ring-necked Duck | 8.5% | 8.9% | 0.5% | 1.1x | |||
| 71 | Red-breasted Nuthatch | 4.1% | 8.9% | 4.9% | 2.2x | |||
| 72 | Pied-billed Grebe | 20.3% | 8.1% | 12.2% | 0.4x | |||
| 73 | Savannah Sparrow | 4.7% | 8.1% | 3.4% | 1.7x | |||
| 74 | Common Grackle | 5.8% | 7.3% | 1.6% | 1.3x | |||
| 75 | Sharp-shinned Hawk | 2.6% | 7.3% | 4.8% | 2.9x | |||
| 76 | Purple Finch | 5.4% | 6.5% | 1.1% | 1.2x | |||
| 77 | House Wren | 2.8% | 6.5% | 3.7% | 2.3x | |||
| 78 | Northern Pintail | 0.9% | 4.9% | 4.0% | 5.3x | |||
| 79 | Common Raven | 0.7% | 4.9% | 4.2% | 7.0x | |||
| 80 | Barred Owl | 3.0% | 4.1% | 1.1% | 1.4x | |||
| 81 | American Pipit | 3.2% | 3.3% | 0.0% | 1.0x | |||
| 82 | Blue-headed Vireo | 1.0% | 3.3% | 2.2% | 3.1x | |||
| 83 | Wood Duck | 3.9% | 2.4% | 1.4% | 0.6x | |||
| 84 | Northern Harrier | 1.0% | 2.4% | 1.4% | 2.4x | |||
| 85 | Herring Gull | 5.6% | 1.6% | 4.0% | 0.3x | |||
| 86 | Rusty Blackbird | 3.4% | 1.6% | 1.7% | 0.5x | |||
| 87 | American Black Duck | 1.9% | 1.6% | 0.3% | 0.9x | |||
| 88 | hawk sp. | 0.5% | 1.6% | 1.1% | 3.3x | |||
| 89 | Lesser Scaup | 3.8% | 0.8% | 3.0% | 0.2x | |||
| 90 | Gray Catbird | 1.8% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 0.5x | |||
| 91 | American Wigeon | 1.3% | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.6x | |||
| 92 | new world sparrow sp. | 1.0% | 0.8% | 0.2% | 0.8x | |||
| 93 | Red Crossbill | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.1% | 0.9x | |||
| 94 | White-crowned Sparrow | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.1% | 0.9x | |||
| 95 | Merlin | 0.5% | 0.8% | 0.3% | 1.5x | |||
| 96 | crow sp. | 0.3% | 0.8% | 0.5% | 2.4x | |||
| 97 | Eastern Screech-Owl | 0.3% | 0.8% | 0.5% | 2.7x | |||
| 98 | Sharp-shinned/Cooper's Hawk | 0.2% | 0.8% | 0.6% | 4.4x |