Bird Finder

Top Birds at Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning in December
relative to other locations within 25 miles of Cary, NC, USA

based on 308 checklists

This page shows the probability of a species appearing on a checklist at Prairie Ridge Ecostation for Wildlife Learning 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   Northern Cardinal 62.1% 90.6% 28.4%
2   White-throated Sparrow 61.3% 88.3% 27.0%
3   Carolina Chickadee 63.8% 84.1% 20.3%
4   Northern Mockingbird 30.5% 84.1% 53.5%
5   Song Sparrow 54.3% 83.1% 28.8%
6   Blue Jay 44.7% 80.5% 35.9%
7   House Finch 22.7% 80.2% 57.5%
8   Carolina Wren 68.1% 78.9% 10.8%
9   Eastern Towhee 37.1% 76.9% 39.8%
10   Tufted Titmouse 58.1% 73.1% 14.9%
11   Downy Woodpecker 48.8% 71.4% 22.6%
12   American Robin 36.9% 70.8% 33.9%
13   American Crow 58.4% 69.5% 11.1%
14   Mourning Dove 22.7% 69.5% 46.8%
15   Yellow-rumped Warbler 37.3% 66.9% 29.6%
16   American Goldfinch 40.9% 66.6% 25.6%
17   Field Sparrow 15.8% 64.3% 48.5%
18   Red-bellied Woodpecker 57.3% 63.6% 6.4%
19   Ruby-crowned Kinglet 50.4% 60.4% 10.0%
20   Northern Flicker 38.4% 58.8% 20.3%
21   Eastern Bluebird 49.6% 58.1% 8.6%
22   White-breasted Nuthatch 33.7% 57.1% 23.4%
23   Brown Thrasher 17.8% 53.2% 35.5%
24   European Starling 14.2% 53.2% 39.0%
25   Chipping Sparrow 20.1% 52.6% 32.5%
26   Dark-eyed Junco 36.8% 51.3% 14.5%
27   Brown-headed Nuthatch 34.6% 45.5% 10.9%
28   Red-winged Blackbird 14.6% 42.9% 28.3%
29   Swamp Sparrow 17.1% 41.2% 24.1%
30   Cedar Waxwing 12.6% 41.2% 28.6%
31   Brown-headed Cowbird 4.6% 39.3% 34.7%
32   Red-tailed Hawk 15.3% 36.4% 21.0%
33   Red-shouldered Hawk 28.9% 34.7% 5.9%
34   Golden-crowned Kinglet 33.1% 34.1% 1.0%
35   Eastern Phoebe 30.4% 33.1% 2.7%
36   Turkey Vulture 36.2% 30.8% 5.3%
37   Yellow-bellied Sapsucker 31.3% 30.5% 0.8%
38   Canada Goose 32.1% 28.2% 3.9%
39   Hermit Thrush 24.2% 27.9% 3.7%
40   House Wren 2.0% 24.4% 22.4%
41   Hooded Merganser 18.7% 23.7% 5.0%
42   Winter Wren 15.7% 19.8% 4.1%
43   Fox Sparrow 6.8% 19.5% 12.7%
44   Pine Warbler 18.2% 17.9% 0.3%
45   Common Grackle 5.3% 17.9% 12.6%
46   White-crowned Sparrow 0.4% 15.6% 15.2%
47   Rock Pigeon 5.8% 15.3% 9.5%
48   Purple Finch 4.4% 14.6% 10.2%
49   American Bittern 0.0% 14.3% 14.2%
50   Ring-billed Gull 29.6% 14.0% 15.6%
51   Cooper's Hawk 4.4% 13.0% 8.6%
52   Pine Siskin 8.2% 12.3% 4.2%
53   Brown Creeper 10.7% 10.1% 0.7%
54   Double-crested Cormorant 30.9% 7.5% 23.4%
55   Killdeer 18.5% 6.8% 11.7%
56   American Kestrel 6.1% 6.8% 0.7%
57   American Pipit 3.6% 5.8% 2.2%
58   Black Vulture 17.4% 5.5% 11.9%
59   Hairy Woodpecker 13.0% 5.2% 7.8%
60   Mallard 30.9% 4.9% 26.0%
61   Orange-crowned Warbler 0.9% 4.5% 3.7%
62   Loggerhead Shrike 0.6% 4.2% 3.6%
63   Sharp-shinned Hawk 2.4% 3.9% 1.5%
64   Gadwall 5.1% 3.6% 1.5%
65   Great Blue Heron 44.3% 2.9% 41.4%
66   Palm Warbler 3.0% 2.6% 0.4%
67   Red-breasted Nuthatch 3.5% 2.3% 1.2%
68   Bald Eagle 17.5% 1.3% 16.2%
69   Northern Shoveler 4.5% 1.3% 3.2%
70   Gray Catbird 1.8% 1.3% 0.5%
71   Eastern Meadowlark 4.1% 1.0% 3.1%
72   Rusty Blackbird 3.3% 1.0% 2.3%
73   Barred Owl 3.1% 1.0% 2.1%
74   Redhead 1.0% 1.0% 0.0%
75   Common Raven 0.9% 1.0% 0.1%
76   Merlin 0.5% 1.0% 0.4%
77   Belted Kingfisher 25.0% 0.6% 24.3%
78   Savannah Sparrow 5.4% 0.6% 4.7%
79   Wood Duck 3.6% 0.6% 3.0%
80   House Sparrow 1.3% 0.6% 0.7%
81   Blue-headed Vireo 1.3% 0.6% 0.6%
82   Common Yellowthroat 0.5% 0.6% 0.2%
83   Lesser Scaup 3.8% 0.3% 3.4%
84   Common Loon 3.7% 0.3% 3.4%
85   Fish Crow 1.9% 0.3% 1.6%