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

based on 109 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Lake Wheeler marshes 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   Great Blue Heron 42.6% 85.3% 42.7%
2   Mallard 29.7% 67.9% 38.2%
3   American Crow 58.6% 67.0% 8.4%
4   Canada Goose 31.7% 63.3% 31.6%
5   Pied-billed Grebe 20.0% 56.9% 36.9%
6   Ring-billed Gull 28.9% 55.0% 26.2%
7   Carolina Wren 68.7% 47.7% 20.9%
8   Belted Kingfisher 24.1% 42.2% 18.1%
9   Northern Shoveler 4.0% 42.2% 38.2%
10   Red-bellied Woodpecker 57.6% 41.3% 16.4%
11   Double-crested Cormorant 30.1% 41.3% 11.2%
12   Bald Eagle 16.8% 37.6% 20.8%
13   Gadwall 4.7% 36.7% 32.0%
14   Brown-headed Nuthatch 34.9% 35.8% 0.9%
15   Tufted Titmouse 58.8% 34.9% 23.9%
16   Carolina Chickadee 64.7% 33.9% 30.8%
17   Killdeer 18.0% 32.1% 14.1%
18   Northern Cardinal 63.3% 30.3% 33.1%
19   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 50.9% 27.5% 23.4%
20   Hooded Merganser 18.7% 27.5% 8.8%
21   Blue Jay 45.9% 26.6% 19.3%
22   Red-shouldered Hawk 29.1% 25.7% 3.4%
23   Northern Flicker 39.2% 23.9% 15.3%
24   Green-winged Teal 2.9% 22.9% 20.1%
25   Downy Woodpecker 49.8% 22.0% 27.8%
26   Eastern Bluebird 50.1% 21.1% 29.0%
27   Ring-necked Duck 7.8% 21.1% 13.3%
28   Song Sparrow 55.5% 20.2% 35.4%
29   Golden-crowned Kinglet 33.3% 20.2% 13.1%
30   White-throated Sparrow 62.6% 19.3% 43.3%
31   American Goldfinch 41.9% 18.3% 23.6%
32   Yellow-rumped Warbler 38.4% 18.3% 20.0%
33   Pileated Woodpecker 15.7% 17.4% 1.8%
34   Wood Duck 3.4% 17.4% 14.1%
35   American Wigeon 1.0% 17.4% 16.5%
36   Northern Pintail 0.9% 14.7% 13.8%
37   Wilson's Snipe 1.8% 13.8% 11.9%
38   Hermit Thrush 24.4% 12.8% 11.6%
39   Northern Mockingbird 32.4% 11.9% 20.4%
40   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 31.5% 11.9% 19.5%
41   Ruddy Duck 15.5% 11.9% 3.6%
42   American Black Duck 1.6% 11.9% 10.3%
43   Turkey Vulture 36.3% 11.0% 25.3%
44   Eastern Phoebe 30.7% 11.0% 19.7%
45   Brown Thrasher 18.9% 11.0% 7.9%
46   Bufflehead 14.3% 10.1% 4.2%
47   Barred Owl 2.9% 10.1% 7.1%
48   American Coot 3.2% 9.2% 6.0%
49   Red-winged Blackbird 15.5% 8.3% 7.2%
50   Eastern Towhee 38.6% 7.3% 31.3%
51   American Robin 38.2% 7.3% 30.9%
52   Winter Wren 15.9% 7.3% 8.6%
53   Least Sandpiper 0.4% 7.3% 7.0%
54   Pine Warbler 18.3% 6.4% 11.9%
55   Brown-headed Cowbird 5.7% 6.4% 0.8%
56   Common Grackle 5.6% 6.4% 0.8%
57   House Finch 24.6% 5.5% 19.1%
58   Red-tailed Hawk 16.1% 5.5% 10.6%
59   European Starling 15.5% 5.5% 10.0%
60   White-breasted Nuthatch 34.7% 4.6% 30.2%
61   Horned Grebe 5.9% 4.6% 1.3%
62   Graylag Goose 0.7% 4.6% 3.9%
63   Black Vulture 17.2% 3.7% 13.5%
64   Hairy Woodpecker 12.9% 3.7% 9.2%
65   Bonaparte's Gull 12.8% 3.7% 9.2%
66   Fish Crow 1.8% 3.7% 1.8%
67   Mourning Dove 24.3% 2.8% 21.5%
68   Brown Creeper 10.8% 2.8% 8.1%
69   Cooper's Hawk 4.6% 2.8% 1.9%
70   Lesser Scaup 3.7% 2.8% 0.9%
71   Canvasback 1.2% 2.8% 1.5%
72   Dunlin 0.1% 2.8% 2.7%
73   Dark-eyed Junco 37.6% 1.8% 35.7%
74   Chipping Sparrow 21.3% 1.8% 19.4%
75   Swamp Sparrow 18.0% 1.8% 16.1%
76   Red-headed Woodpecker 12.3% 1.8% 10.4%
77   Pine Siskin 8.3% 1.8% 6.5%
78   Rusty Blackbird 3.2% 1.8% 1.4%
79   Greater Yellowlegs 0.2% 1.8% 1.6%
80   Field Sparrow 17.4% 0.9% 16.5%
81   Fox Sparrow 7.3% 0.9% 6.3%
82   Herring Gull 5.4% 0.9% 4.5%
83   Purple Finch 4.8% 0.9% 3.8%
84   Great Egret 1.2% 0.9% 0.3%
85   American Woodcock 0.9% 0.9% 0.0%
86   Blue-winged Teal 0.1% 0.9% 0.8%
87   Anhinga 0.0% 0.9% 0.9%