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Top Birds at Lake Wheeler marshes in January
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 121 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Lake Wheeler marshes 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   Great Blue Heron 38.5% 82.6% 44.1%
2   Ring-billed Gull 29.2% 76.0% 46.9%
3   Canada Goose 34.1% 72.7% 38.7%
4   American Crow 52.8% 71.1% 18.3%
5   Mallard 31.8% 71.1% 39.2%
6   Double-crested Cormorant 29.5% 60.3% 30.8%
7   Carolina Wren 60.7% 53.7% 7.0%
8   Bald Eagle 16.6% 51.2% 34.7%
9   Red-bellied Woodpecker 51.6% 46.3% 5.3%
10   Pied-billed Grebe 16.1% 44.6% 28.5%
11   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 42.5% 42.1% 0.3%
12   Carolina Chickadee 59.0% 41.3% 17.6%
13   Tufted Titmouse 54.1% 41.3% 12.8%
14   Gadwall 5.1% 40.5% 35.4%
15   Killdeer 16.1% 36.4% 20.3%
16   Belted Kingfisher 19.2% 35.5% 16.3%
17   Ruddy Duck 16.4% 33.9% 17.5%
18   Blue Jay 39.0% 33.1% 6.0%
19   Ring-necked Duck 8.7% 33.1% 24.3%
20   Northern Cardinal 59.3% 32.2% 27.1%
21   Yellow-rumped Warbler 34.6% 30.6% 4.0%
22   Red-shouldered Hawk 26.4% 30.6% 4.1%
23   Hooded Merganser 20.3% 30.6% 10.2%
24   Golden-crowned Kinglet 26.6% 27.3% 0.7%
25   Brown-headed Nuthatch 32.2% 26.4% 5.7%
26   American Wigeon 1.0% 25.6% 24.6%
27   Northern Pintail 0.6% 24.8% 24.1%
28   Pileated Woodpecker 12.7% 24.0% 11.3%
29   Northern Shoveler 3.6% 23.1% 19.6%
30   Pine Warbler 22.0% 22.3% 0.3%
31   Green-winged Teal 3.3% 20.7% 17.3%
32   American Goldfinch 29.2% 18.2% 11.0%
33   Wood Duck 2.9% 17.4% 14.4%
34   Redhead 0.9% 16.5% 15.6%
35   Song Sparrow 50.8% 14.9% 36.0%
36   Downy Woodpecker 43.7% 14.9% 28.8%
37   Mourning Dove 30.3% 14.9% 15.4%
38   White-throated Sparrow 54.0% 14.0% 40.0%
39   Eastern Bluebird 44.6% 13.2% 31.4%
40   Northern Flicker 28.4% 13.2% 15.2%
41   American Robin 35.0% 11.6% 23.4%
42   Wilson's Snipe 2.0% 11.6% 9.6%
43   Turkey Vulture 35.6% 9.9% 25.7%
44   Eastern Phoebe 24.5% 8.3% 16.2%
45   Brown Thrasher 15.3% 8.3% 7.0%
46   Fish Crow 4.3% 8.3% 4.0%
47   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 24.7% 7.4% 17.3%
48   Winter Wren 11.2% 6.6% 4.6%
49   Black Vulture 16.3% 5.8% 10.5%
50   Bufflehead 15.3% 5.8% 9.5%
51   Herring Gull 5.5% 5.0% 0.6%
52   Eastern Towhee 32.8% 4.1% 28.6%
53   Northern Mockingbird 28.9% 4.1% 24.8%
54   Hermit Thrush 18.6% 4.1% 14.5%
55   Chipping Sparrow 16.8% 4.1% 12.7%
56   Red-winged Blackbird 12.0% 4.1% 7.9%
57   Bonaparte's Gull 9.5% 4.1% 5.3%
58   American Black Duck 1.7% 4.1% 2.5%
59   Mute Swan 1.0% 4.1% 3.2%
60   Dunlin 0% 4.1% 4.1%
61   House Finch 24.1% 3.3% 20.7%
62   Red-tailed Hawk 15.2% 3.3% 11.9%
63   Red-headed Woodpecker 10.7% 3.3% 7.4%
64   White-breasted Nuthatch 30.7% 2.5% 28.2%
65   Brown Creeper 8.7% 2.5% 6.2%
66   Cooper's Hawk 3.9% 2.5% 1.4%
67   Barred Owl 2.9% 2.5% 0.4%
68   Great Egret 1.3% 2.5% 1.2%
69   Dark-eyed Junco 32.5% 1.7% 30.8%
70   Cedar Waxwing 7.5% 1.7% 5.9%
71   Lesser Scaup 4.5% 1.7% 2.8%
72   Canvasback 1.5% 1.7% 0.2%
73   Graylag Goose 0.5% 1.7% 1.2%
74   Blue-winged Teal 0.1% 1.7% 1.6%
75   Least Sandpiper 0.1% 1.7% 1.6%
76   Hairy Woodpecker 10.5% 0.8% 9.7%
77   Fox Sparrow 6.8% 0.8% 5.9%
78   Common Grackle 4.8% 0.8% 4.0%
79   Horned Grebe 4.1% 0.8% 3.3%
80   Purple Finch 3.9% 0.8% 3.1%
81   American Coot 2.5% 0.8% 1.7%
82   Great Horned Owl 1.2% 0.8% 0.4%
83   Red-breasted Merganser 0.9% 0.8% 0.1%
84   Merlin 0.4% 0.8% 0.5%
85   Baltimore Oriole 0.3% 0.8% 0.6%
86   Great Black-backed Gull 0.2% 0.8% 0.6%
87   Blue-gray Gnatcatcher 0.1% 0.8% 0.7%