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Top Birds at Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp in January
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 73 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Falls Lake--Hwy. 50 Boat Ramp 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
1   Ring-billed Gull 29.4% 74.0% 44.5%
2   Double-crested Cormorant 29.8% 53.4% 23.6%
3   Pied-billed Grebe 16.2% 53.4% 37.2%
4   Great Blue Heron 39.0% 50.7% 11.7%
5   Hooded Merganser 20.4% 50.7% 30.3%
6   Bonaparte's Gull 9.2% 47.9% 38.7%
7   Bufflehead 15.1% 45.2% 30.1%
8   Bald Eagle 16.8% 39.7% 22.9%
9   American Crow 52.9% 38.4% 14.5%
10   Lesser Scaup 4.3% 37.0% 32.7%
11   Carolina Wren 60.6% 34.2% 26.4%
12   Canada Goose 34.5% 32.9% 1.6%
13   Carolina Chickadee 58.8% 30.1% 28.7%
14   Tufted Titmouse 53.9% 30.1% 23.8%
15   Brown-headed Nuthatch 31.9% 30.1% 1.8%
16   Golden-crowned Kinglet 26.6% 30.1% 3.5%
17   Common Goldeneye 0.8% 28.8% 27.9%
18   Song Sparrow 50.8% 27.4% 23.4%
19   Dark-eyed Junco 32.0% 27.4% 4.6%
20   Greater Scaup 1.7% 27.4% 25.7%
21   Mallard 32.3% 26.0% 6.3%
22   Eastern Bluebird 44.3% 24.7% 19.6%
23   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 42.4% 23.3% 19.1%
24   Redhead 0.9% 23.3% 22.4%
25   Red-bellied Woodpecker 51.6% 21.9% 29.6%
26   Common Merganser 0.6% 21.9% 21.4%
27   White-breasted Nuthatch 30.3% 20.5% 9.7%
28   Belted Kingfisher 19.5% 20.5% 1.1%
29   Northern Cardinal 59.2% 19.2% 40.0%
30   Downy Woodpecker 43.4% 19.2% 24.2%
31   Mourning Dove 30.0% 17.8% 12.2%
32   Killdeer 16.3% 17.8% 1.5%
33   Herring Gull 5.5% 17.8% 12.3%
34   Horned Grebe 4.1% 16.4% 12.4%
35   Turkey Vulture 35.5% 15.1% 20.4%
36   American Goldfinch 29.0% 15.1% 13.9%
37   Northern Flicker 28.2% 13.7% 14.5%
38   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 24.4% 13.7% 10.7%
39   Long-tailed Duck 0.1% 13.7% 13.6%
40   American Robin 34.7% 12.3% 22.4%
41   Ruddy Duck 16.6% 12.3% 4.3%
42   Blue Jay 39.0% 11.0% 28.0%
43   Pine Warbler 21.8% 11.0% 10.8%
44   Hermit Thrush 18.3% 11.0% 7.3%
45   Hairy Woodpecker 10.3% 11.0% 0.6%
46   White-throated Sparrow 53.7% 8.2% 45.5%
47   Gadwall 5.4% 8.2% 2.8%
48   Yellow-rumped Warbler 34.5% 6.8% 27.7%
49   Black Vulture 16.2% 6.8% 9.3%
50   Pileated Woodpecker 12.7% 6.8% 5.8%
51   Red-headed Woodpecker 10.7% 6.8% 3.9%
52   Ring-necked Duck 9.0% 6.8% 2.1%
53   Red-breasted Merganser 0.9% 6.8% 5.9%
54   Eastern Towhee 32.7% 5.5% 27.2%
55   Brown Creeper 8.7% 5.5% 3.2%
56   Green-winged Teal 3.5% 5.5% 2.0%
57   Red-winged Blackbird 12.0% 4.1% 7.9%
58   Canvasback 1.4% 4.1% 2.7%
59   Eastern Phoebe 24.5% 2.7% 21.8%
60   Chipping Sparrow 16.6% 2.7% 13.8%
61   Red-tailed Hawk 15.1% 2.7% 12.4%
62   Winter Wren 11.2% 2.7% 8.5%
63   American Black Duck 1.7% 2.7% 1.1%
64   Northern Mockingbird 28.9% 1.4% 27.6%
65   Swamp Sparrow 15.6% 1.4% 14.2%
66   Field Sparrow 13.3% 1.4% 11.9%
67   Rock Pigeon 6.5% 1.4% 5.1%
68   Pine Siskin 4.4% 1.4% 3.0%
69   Cooper's Hawk 3.8% 1.4% 2.5%
70   Purple Finch 3.7% 1.4% 2.3%
71   Common Loon 1.7% 1.4% 0.3%
72   Great Egret 1.3% 1.4% 0.0%
73   Lesser Black-backed Gull 1.1% 1.4% 0.3%