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Top Birds at River Bend Forest Preserve in April
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Champaign, IL, USA

based on 175 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at River Bend Forest Preserve in April. 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 61.4% 81.7% 20.4%
2   American Robin 71.4% 77.7% 6.3%
3   Canada Goose 62.0% 65.7% 3.7%
4   Blue Jay 40.3% 62.3% 22.0%
5   Red-winged Blackbird 58.0% 61.7% 3.8%
6   Mourning Dove 46.6% 60.6% 14.0%
7   Turkey Vulture 35.7% 56.6% 20.8%
8   Tree Swallow 25.7% 56.6% 30.9%
9   Northern Flicker 36.3% 56.0% 19.7%
10   Black-capped Chickadee 14.2% 54.3% 40.1%
11   Belted Kingfisher 11.2% 49.1% 38.0%
12   American Crow 50.2% 48.0% 2.2%
13   Red-bellied Woodpecker 40.2% 48.0% 7.8%
14   Downy Woodpecker 41.8% 46.3% 4.5%
15   Tufted Titmouse 25.3% 44.6% 19.2%
16   White-throated Sparrow 35.2% 44.0% 8.8%
17   Eastern Towhee 24.8% 43.4% 18.6%
18   Brown-headed Cowbird 46.9% 42.9% 4.0%
19   Great Blue Heron 19.8% 41.7% 21.9%
20   Common Loon 0.3% 40.6% 40.2%
21   Brown Thrasher 22.0% 35.4% 13.4%
22   Eastern Bluebird 20.7% 35.4% 14.7%
23   European Starling 42.6% 34.9% 7.8%
24   Field Sparrow 18.0% 34.9% 16.9%
25   White-breasted Nuthatch 33.7% 34.3% 0.5%
26   Song Sparrow 31.3% 33.1% 1.8%
27   Pied-billed Grebe 12.2% 32.6% 20.4%
28   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 32.7% 32.0% 0.7%
29   American Goldfinch 35.9% 30.9% 5.1%
30   Yellow-rumped Warbler 39.6% 30.3% 9.3%
31   Mallard 51.9% 29.7% 22.2%
32   Eastern Phoebe 33.5% 29.1% 4.4%
33   Bald Eagle 3.9% 26.9% 22.9%
34   Carolina Wren 23.5% 26.3% 2.8%
35   Blue-winged Teal 22.4% 25.1% 2.8%
36   Wood Duck 20.6% 25.1% 4.6%
37   Golden-crowned Kinglet 13.3% 24.6% 11.3%
38   Dark-eyed Junco 16.1% 23.4% 7.3%
39   Barn Swallow 14.6% 23.4% 8.8%
40   American Coot 14.4% 22.9% 8.5%
41   Common Grackle 32.9% 22.3% 10.6%
42   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 28.4% 21.7% 6.7%
43   Killdeer 21.7% 21.7% 0.1%
44   Red-tailed Hawk 16.1% 20.6% 4.5%
45   Ring-necked Pheasant 8.9% 20.6% 11.7%
46   Pileated Woodpecker 7.4% 18.3% 10.9%
47   Osprey 2.8% 17.1% 14.3%
48   Double-crested Cormorant 2.7% 16.0% 13.3%
49   Hermit Thrush 16.0% 14.9% 1.1%
50   Swamp Sparrow 17.0% 14.3% 2.7%
51   Northern Rough-winged Swallow 14.3% 14.3% 0.0%
52   House Wren 15.1% 13.1% 1.9%
53   Fox Sparrow 3.7% 13.1% 9.5%
54   Chipping Sparrow 34.0% 12.6% 21.5%
55   Lesser Scaup 3.1% 12.6% 9.5%
56   Brown Creeper 15.0% 11.4% 3.5%
57   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 13.0% 11.4% 1.5%
58   Cooper's Hawk 14.5% 10.3% 4.2%
59   Barred Owl 6.3% 10.3% 3.9%
60   House Finch 22.0% 9.7% 12.3%
61   Northern Shoveler 10.5% 9.7% 0.8%
62   Palm Warbler 15.1% 9.1% 5.9%
63   Hairy Woodpecker 9.1% 9.1% 0.0%
64   Ring-billed Gull 1.5% 9.1% 7.6%
65   Ring-necked Duck 2.3% 8.0% 5.7%
66   Gadwall 1.5% 8.0% 6.5%
67   Winter Wren 4.7% 7.4% 2.7%
68   Northern Parula 15.0% 6.9% 8.1%
69   Red-breasted Merganser 0.6% 6.9% 6.3%
70   Green-winged Teal 3.6% 6.3% 2.7%
71   Great Egret 2.1% 6.3% 4.2%
72   Gray Catbird 7.5% 5.7% 1.7%
73   Spotted Sandpiper 4.5% 5.7% 1.2%
74   Bufflehead 3.7% 5.7% 2.0%
75   Purple Martin 1.0% 5.7% 4.7%
76   Forster's Tern 0.3% 5.7% 5.5%
77   Green Heron 4.3% 4.6% 0.3%
78   Yellow-throated Warbler 8.2% 4.0% 4.2%
79   Yellow Warbler 6.1% 4.0% 2.1%
80   American Kestrel 3.0% 4.0% 1.0%
81   Great Horned Owl 1.6% 4.0% 2.4%
82   Bonaparte's Gull 0.6% 4.0% 3.4%
83   Solitary Sandpiper 6.5% 3.4% 3.1%
84   Cliff Swallow 0.6% 3.4% 2.8%
85   Eastern Meadowlark 12.4% 2.9% 9.5%
86   Common Yellowthroat 5.8% 2.9% 3.0%
87   White-crowned Sparrow 4.9% 2.9% 2.0%
88   Hooded Merganser 1.6% 2.9% 1.3%
89   American White Pelican 1.3% 2.9% 1.5%
90   American Wigeon 0.8% 2.9% 2.1%
91   House Sparrow 28.4% 2.3% 26.2%
92   Red-headed Woodpecker 8.7% 2.3% 6.5%
93   Chimney Swift 4.7% 2.3% 2.4%
94   Warbling Vireo 4.7% 2.3% 2.4%
95   Rusty Blackbird 2.3% 2.3% 0.0%
96   Ruddy Duck 2.3% 2.3% 0.0%
97   Sharp-shinned Hawk 0.9% 2.3% 1.4%
98   Horned Grebe 0.5% 2.3% 1.7%
99   Rock Pigeon 8.7% 1.7% 7.0%
100   Louisiana Waterthrush 5.4% 1.7% 3.7%
101   Indigo Bunting 4.1% 1.7% 2.4%
102   Orange-crowned Warbler 3.5% 1.7% 1.8%
103   Greater Yellowlegs 2.8% 1.7% 1.1%
104   Broad-winged Hawk 2.7% 1.7% 0.9%
105   Eastern Kingbird 1.9% 1.7% 0.2%
106   Northern Harrier 1.3% 1.7% 0.4%
107   Common Goldeneye 0.0% 1.7% 1.7%
108   Eared Grebe 0.0% 1.7% 1.7%
109   Pine Warbler 6.1% 1.1% 5.0%
110   Northern Waterthrush 5.2% 1.1% 4.1%
111   Rose-breasted Grosbeak 3.2% 1.1% 2.1%
112   Baltimore Oriole 2.2% 1.1% 1.1%
113   Wood Thrush 2.0% 1.1% 0.8%
114   Northern Mockingbird 1.1% 1.1% 0.1%
115   American Tree Sparrow 0.8% 1.1% 0.4%
116   American Woodcock 0.7% 1.1% 0.4%
117   American Pipit 0.5% 1.1% 0.6%
118   Willet 0.2% 1.1% 1.0%
119   Swainson's Thrush 5.6% 0.6% 5.0%
120   Nashville Warbler 5.3% 0.6% 4.8%
121   Lesser Yellowlegs 4.7% 0.6% 4.2%
122   Black-throated Green Warbler 4.3% 0.6% 3.7%
123   Purple Finch 3.3% 0.6% 2.7%
124   Blue-headed Vireo 3.2% 0.6% 2.6%
125   Savannah Sparrow 2.6% 0.6% 2.0%
126   Great Crested Flycatcher 2.3% 0.6% 1.7%
127   Pine Siskin 2.3% 0.6% 1.7%
128   Blue-winged Warbler 1.8% 0.6% 1.3%
129   Eurasian Collared-Dove 1.8% 0.6% 1.3%
130   Lincoln's Sparrow 1.8% 0.6% 1.2%
131   Scarlet Tanager 1.6% 0.6% 1.0%
132   Horned Lark 1.3% 0.6% 0.7%
133   Yellow-throated Vireo 1.2% 0.6% 0.6%
134   Wild Turkey 0.9% 0.6% 0.3%
135   Least Sandpiper 0.9% 0.6% 0.3%
136   Cedar Waxwing 0.8% 0.6% 0.3%
137   Black-crowned Night-Heron 0.7% 0.6% 0.1%
138   Veery 0.7% 0.6% 0.1%
139   Redhead 0.6% 0.6% 0.1%
140   Bank Swallow 0.5% 0.6% 0.1%
141   Lark Sparrow 0.4% 0.6% 0.1%
142   Caspian Tern 0.4% 0.6% 0.2%
143   Sandhill Crane 0.3% 0.6% 0.2%
144   Marsh Wren 0.3% 0.6% 0.3%
145   Merlin 0.2% 0.6% 0.4%
146   Chestnut-sided Warbler 0.1% 0.6% 0.4%
147   Herring Gull 0.1% 0.6% 0.5%
148   Lapland Longspur 0.1% 0.6% 0.5%
149   Common Merganser 0.0% 0.6% 0.5%
150   American Black Duck 0.0% 0.6% 0.5%
151   Red-necked Grebe 0% 0.6% 0.6%
152   Common Gallinule 0% 0.6% 0.6%